Chapter Summaries

After Fang Mo’s force-penetration record drew competitors to Yun Kong, he trained until he broke through to Peak Hua Jin. Feng Xuyang brought him Mad Daoist’s cultivation insights for the Indestructible Diamond Body, leaving Fang Mo wondering why Feng Xuyang had given him such a valuable manuscript.

• Fang Mo’s twelfth-level force-penetration result spread widely and prompted geniuses to flock to Yun Kong to challenge his record.
• Fang Mo trained intensively and broke through to Peak Hua Jin while practicing Tiger Roaring Emperor Fist.
• Feng Xuyang visited Fang Mo and presented him with a handwritten copy of Mad Daoist’s Indestructible Diamond Body insights for the first three levels.
• Feng Xuyang said the manuscript was an exchange for Fang Mo’s Tai Chi Fist and left despite Fang Mo’s invitation to stay.
• Fang Mo questioned Feng Xuyang’s motives, then returned to study the manuscript in hopes of advancing his Indestructible Diamond Body before the grand competition.

Fang Mo studied the Indestructible Diamond Body insights and rapidly advanced his cultivation while reaching Minor Mastery in the Flowing Cloud Three Forms. After testing his swordsmanship, Luo Jiangyan taught him the Advancing Three Forms ahead of the tournament.

• Ye Qiuchen explained to Feng Xuyang that the Indestructible Diamond Body was Fang Mo’s only path to defying his Mortal Bone, and revealed that he had been badly injured obtaining its cultivation insights.
• Fang Mo used the insights to cultivate under increased gravity for three days, gaining 2,300 proficiency points in the Indestructible Diamond Body.
• Fang Mo met Luo Jiangyan in the bamboo grove, where she recognized that he had reached Peak Hua Jin and Minor Mastery in the Flowing Cloud Three Forms.
• Fang Mo demonstrated the Flowing Cloud Three Forms and exchanged sword strikes with Luo Jiangyan, who praised his progress.
• Luo Jiangyan agreed to teach Fang Mo the Advancing Three Forms and demonstrated Cloud Surge, Cloud Tumble, and Cloud Soar.

The Seven Star Alliance Grand Competition opened across its competition zones, and contestants began the first rounds of martial matches. Fang Mo was assigned to the eleventh group while Ding Bingxiu prepared to compete in the third group.

• Alliance Chairman Yelü Du announced the start of the competition, and Luo Jiming explained the rules in the Yun Kong Zone.
• The host completed the random pairings, placing Ding Bingxiu in the third group, Qu Jiang in the fifth, and Fang Mo in the eleventh.
• The first group competed, and several contestants were eliminated quickly by stronger opponents.
• The second group featured a close battle between two Late Hua Jin martial artists before its matches ended.
• Ding Bingxiu took the stage for his match and asked Fang Mo and the others to cheer for him.

Ding Bingxiu defeated a taller Spear Academy fighter with his copper hammer and advanced from the first round. As the fourth round began, the group watched an integrated Shadow Race contestant enter Arena Seven and discussed why Alien Race members competed alongside humans.

• Ding Bingxiu used his hammer to battle the Spear Academy fighter, whose spear strikes failed to break through his defense.
• Ding Bingxiu knocked the fighter off the stage, winning the match; the defeated man blamed his weapon, but referee Black Iron refused to allow a rematch.
• Ding Bingxiu returned to the stands and celebrated with Long Piaopiao cheering for him, while Qu Jiang reminded him that the tournament had only just begun.
• When the fourth round started, Qu Jiang pointed out a Shadow Race contestant on Arena Seven, and Ding Bingxiu explained that some Alien Race members had integrated into human society and served in the military.

Damo, a Scorpion Race warrior, defeated Luo Huacheng with eerie speed and a barrage of nonfatal cuts, shocking the spectators. After the victory, Fang Mo judged that Luo Huacheng had lost control of the fight and told Qu Jiang to prepare for his turn.

• Luo Huacheng challenged Damo and promised to step down if Damo survived three strikes.
• Damo redirected Luo Huacheng's heavy saber and used his movement technique to slash him dozens of times.
• Luo Huacheng admitted defeat and collapsed as Damo withdrew from the arena.
• The referee declared Damo the winner, and medical personnel carried Luo Huacheng away for treatment.
• Ding Bingxiu asked Fang Mo about Damo's strength, and Fang Mo said Luo Huacheng had been careless and lacked combat experience.
• Fang Mo told Qu Jiang to get ready because his turn was coming soon.

Fang Mo watched Zheng Tianming cripple an opponent and openly provoke him before Qu Jiang and Long Piaopiao advanced. Fang Mo then faced Yu Dongjian in the final group, agreeing to spar with a sword as the crowd watched.

• Qu Jiang suppressed his opponent and won with a Heaven-Turning Palm, while Zheng Tianming cut off his opponent's arm after the man tried to surrender.
• Zheng Tianming glared at Fang Mo and later told Sun Jingfei that he wanted to defeat and cripple Fang Mo to erase the shame of his life.
• Qu Jiang and Ding Bingxiu advanced, and Long Piaopiao defeated her opponent with one punch in under twenty seconds.
• Fang Mo recognized his opponent as Yu Dongjian, accepted his request for a swordsmanship match, and took an alloy straight saber from the weapon rack.
• Yu Dongjian adopted a solemn stance and asked Fang Mo for instruction as the match began.

Fang Mo silenced the arena and defeated Yu Dongjian with one saber strike, drawing cheers from Yun Kong Martial Academy and Tiger Might Martial Arts School. He left the ring having revealed only a fraction of his strength and decided he no longer needed to hide behind excessive caution.

• Fang Mo's fame drew roaring support from the arena, while his friends and Tiger Might Martial Arts School students watched with pride and concern.
• Fang Mo calmed the crowd and gave Yu Dongjian time to steady himself before their match.
• Yu Dongjian attacked with Lightning Gale, but Fang Mo countered with Shattering Sand Art and defeated him in a single move.
• Zheng Tianming and Wu Di discussed Fang Mo's skill and vowed to cripple him if they faced him.
• Yu Dongjian accepted Fang Mo's praise for his swordsmanship, and Fang Mo left the ring to thunderous cheers.
• Fang Mo reflected that his combat awareness had been tempered by sparring with Grandmasters and resolved to stop hiding his strength.

After advancing to the second round, Fang Mo discovered that his training had begun to generate inner force and prepared for the next matches. Qu Jiang won his bout, while a mysterious foreign martial artist bribed Yang Changqing to cripple Ding Bingxiu.

• Fang Mo trained through the night and realized that faint inner force was forming in his body.
• Fang Mo warned Qu Jiang and Ding Bingxiu to surrender if they drew opponents who were too strong, then learned that Ding Bingxiu had been paired with Yang Changqing.
• Qu Jiang fought for over half an hour and narrowly defeated his opponent.
• A brown-haired, blue-eyed martial artist offered Yang Changqing rewards to cripple Ding Bingxiu and left half the promised goods in a briefcase.
• Yang Changqing accepted the deal and resolved to cripple Ding Bingxiu during their match.

Ding Bingxiu fought Yang Changqing in the arena, where Yang's relentless attacks badly wounded him before Ding countered with an Iron Mountain Lean. The two became enraged with each other, and Ding charged again with his hammer as the chapter ended.

• Ding Bingxiu ignored Fang Mo's warning and entered the arena to face Yang Changqing.
• Yang Changqing wounded Ding Bingxiu with a fast slash and pursued him with repeated attacks.
• Ding Bingxiu threw his hammer to create an opening, then used Eight Extremes Iron Mountain Lean to knock Yang Changqing backward.
• Yang Changqing declared that Ding Bingxiu had angered him, and Ding answered that Yang had angered him too.
• Ding Bingxiu slammed his hammer into the arena and charged at Yang Changqing again.

Ding Bingxiu fought Yang Changqing while using Medicine Spirit Blood Eruption, then revealed that his physical strength—not his hammer—was his strongest weapon and won the match. He collapsed after the referee declared him the victor, and the medical team rushed to treat him.

• Yang Changqing tried to wear Ding Bingxiu down, but Ding grew fiercer as his wounds stopped bleeding.
• Long Piaopiao recognized Ding Bingxiu's state as Medicine Spirit Blood Eruption, and Qu Jiang explained how the Ding Family's secret technique worked to Fang Mo.
• Yang Changqing struck Ding Bingxiu with the Blood Hand Seal, but Ding seized him and countered with Xingyi Half-Step Collapse and Tiger Step Iron Mountain Lean, knocking him off the arena.
• Yang Changqing tried to return to the fight, but Safety Officers restrained him as the referee declared Ding Bingxiu the winner.
• Ding Bingxiu collapsed, and the referee called for the medical team to save him.

After Ding Bingxiu won his match but suffered serious injuries, Fang Mo suspected the Crimson Fire Saber Sect and the Eagle Claw Sect had arranged the attack and began preparing to retaliate. Long Piaopiao publicly accused the Crimson Fire Saber Sect of targeting her fiancé, giving Fang Mo an excuse to act without restraint.

• Fang Mo and Qu Jiang visited the injured Ding Bingxiu, who had won his match but needed to recover from damage to his heart and lungs.
• Fang Mo blamed the Crimson Fire Saber Sect or the Eagle Claw Sect for targeting Ding Bingxiu and ordered Zhao Ji to list their competitors.
• Zheng Tianming and Wu Di discussed their failed attempt to seriously injure Ding Bingxiu, while Sun Jingfei warned them not to jeopardize the sect's plans.
• Long Piaopiao confronted Wu Di and Zheng Tianming in the waiting area, accused the Crimson Fire Saber Sect of deliberately injuring Ding Bingxiu, and vowed to remember the grudge.
• Fang Mo realized Long Piaopiao had made the accusation publicly to give their coming retaliation a pretext, and he prepared to act against the Crimson Fire Saber Sect.

Fang Mo advanced his Indestructible Diamond Body and prepared for the third round, where he was paired against Qian Mei of the Crimson Fire Saber Sect. Ding Bingxiu received a bye while Qu Jiang drew a Peak Hua Jin opponent, and the chapter ended as Fang Mo entered the arena with a saber.

• Fang Mo defeated his Late Hua Jin opponent in the second round, and all three brothers advanced.
• Fang Mo trained under fifteen times gravity and raised his Indestructible Diamond Body to Mastery, increasing his internal force and vitality.
• Ding Bingxiu recovered in time for the third round, and Long Piaopiao noticed Fang Mo had grown stronger.
• Ding Bingxiu received a bye, while Qu Jiang drew a Peak Hua Jin opponent and accepted that his run was over.
• Fang Mo was paired against Qian Mei, who rejected Sun Jingfei's suggestion to forfeit and vowed to cripple him.
• Fang Mo entered the arena with a saber when the fifth group's matches began.

Fang Mo defeated Qian Mei with a single saber strike, severing his arm and winning the match. He returned to his companions, where he explained that he had deliberately made a dramatic display to draw out the remaining challengers.

• Qian Mei attacked Fang Mo with the first slash of the Crimson Fire Saber Sect's Eight Saber Slashes Technique, but Fang Mo redirected his heavy saber and cut off his arm.
• The referee declared Fang Mo the winner after Qian Mei was carried away for treatment.
• Zheng Tianming and Wu Di angrily threatened Fang Mo, while Sun Jingfei blamed them for provoking him and warned that he would report them to the sect.
• Ding Bingxiu praised Fang Mo, and Long Piaopiao reconsidered whether she could defeat him.
• Qu Jiang warned Fang Mo that his swift victory would draw attention, and Fang Mo said he wanted the other challengers to come after him so he could deal with them together.
• Guan Lu checked Fang Mo for injuries.

The regional competition ended with fifty contestants selected, and Fang Mo received his reward while Commander Jiang tried to recruit him into the military. Five days later, the finalists would gather in Yinji City, and Ding Feng arrived to congratulate Ding Bingxiu and confront those responsible for his injury.

• The regional competition selected fifty contestants, including Fang Mo, Gan Zhengyang, Yu Fenghua, and Ding Bingxiu, though Luo Jiming objected to the round-based selection.
• The contestants received their rewards, and Jiang Zhong invited Fang Mo to train with the army while Luo Jiming defended Fang Mo's place at Yun Kong Martial Academy.
• The finals were scheduled for five days later in Yinji City, and Fang Mo, Ding Bingxiu, and Qu Jiang left the arena together.
• Ding Feng arrived with Wu Jiang and bodyguards, congratulated Ding Bingxiu on reaching the finals, and greeted Qu Jiang and Fang Mo.
• Ding Feng said that those who had used underhanded methods against Ding Bingxiu would not escape consequences, prompting Qu Jiang and Fang Mo to suspect he had come for the Crimson Fire Saber Sect.

Fang Mo learned that his rapid inner-force growth came from cultivating the Indestructible Diamond Body, and the three elders gave him valuable gifts and guidance. After resting, he departed for Yinji City with his companions, where a new journey awaited.

• Elder Jiang, Elder Dong, and Elder Hong examined Fang Mo and confirmed that he had cultivated substantial inner force without using forbidden medicine.
• Fang Mo explained that reaching the late third level of the Indestructible Diamond Body had accelerated his inner-force cultivation, and Elder Hong praised his potential.
• Elder Jiang gave Fang Mo an annotated internal cultivation method for the Tiger Roaring Emperor Fist and advised him to keep studying the Flowing Cloud Sword Art with Luo Jiangyan.
• Elder Hong gave Fang Mo a Thousand-Year Blood Ganoderma, and Elder Dong gave him a Dragon Origin Ice Jade.
• Fang Mo returned to the villa and rested for two days before Ding Feng arranged a private plane to take the group to Yinji City.

Fang Mo and his companions arrived in Yinji City, where Wu Jiang showed them the Space Elevator and Seven Star Arena and explained the Alliance’s coming martial competition against Alien Civilizations. The group encouraged Fang Mo to aim high, while he said he would do his best.

• The Ding Family aircraft landed in Yinji City, and Wu Jiang welcomed Fang Mo, Ding Bingxiu, and their companions aboard three smaller aircraft.
• Wu Jiang brought the group near the Space Elevator and explained that top competitors would ride it to the Starship Port before traveling to Zhiyuan Star.
• Ding Bingxiu and Wu Jiang told Fang Mo that the alien competition would test the Galactic Alliance’s strength against civilizations that looked down on it.
• Wu Jiang revealed that Yinji City’s Seven Star Arena would host the competition, which would be broadcast across the Alliance using an expensive quantum communication network.
• Ding Bingxiu, Qu Jiang, Zhao Ji, Guan Lu, and Wu Jiang voiced confidence in Fang Mo, and he replied that he would do his best.

Fang Mo stayed at the luxurious Ding Family building in Homeworld and rapidly cultivated the Tiger Roaring Emperor Fist Internal Art with the aid of his Bronze Mirror. He joined Ding Bingxiu, Qu Jiang, and Guan Lu for a lavish dinner, leaving them joking about how rich Ding Bingxiu was.

• Ding Feng welcomed Ding Bingxiu and his companions to the Ding Family Commercial Building and arranged a lavish residence for them.
• Fang Mo trained alone, gaining proficiency in the Tiger Roaring Emperor Fist and advancing the matching internal art to Beginner (52/100).
• Ding Bingxiu, Qu Jiang, and Guan Lu returned from sightseeing and teased Fang Mo about seeming unusually energetic after training.
• Fang Mo joked that he had transmigrated with a god-tier system, while privately recognizing that his Bronze Mirror was the real source of his abilities.
• Ding Bingxiu served expensive Cloud Horn Deer Meat shipped from Xuanling Star, and the group joked about eating the tycoon poor.

After a breakthrough in his Internal Art, Fang Mo received a briefing from Yue Quan and Luo Jiangyan about the Grandmasters competing in the fifteen-day tournament. As Yue Quan left, Luo Jiangyan stayed behind and asked whether there was a room for her.

• After eating Exotic Beast Meat, Fang Mo, Guan Lu, and the others cultivated, and Fang Mo advanced his Tiger Roaring Emperor Fist Internal Art to Proficient Level.
• Yue Quan and Luo Jiangyan visited Fang Mo at Ding Bingxiu's flat, where Yue Quan tested Fang Mo's Internal Force and was surprised by what she found.
• Yue Quan explained that the tournament would last fifteen days, use a points system, and include Grandmasters, then showed Fang Mo information about seventeen dangerous competitors.
• Yue Quan warned Fang Mo to be careful and left to attend to the Donglai Sword Sect's disciples, while Luo Jiangyan took a suitcase from the car.
• Luo Jiangyan asked Fang Mo whether there was a room for her, and Ding Bingxiu eagerly offered to arrange one.

Fang Mo attended the Alliance grand competition and watched the major military, martial academy, and sect delegations enter the Seven Star Arena. The chapter ended as he spotted another acquaintance among the sect delegations.

• Fang Mo and his companions arrived at the packed Seven Star Arena and settled in the competitors' resting area before the opening ceremony.
• The six great legions entered, and footage revealed the Expeditionary Legions' battles against Alien Races and exotic beasts.
• The Top Ten Martial Academies entered, and Fang Mo recognized Luo Jiming, Elder Jiang, and Yue Wuping.
• The Tianyi Sect arrived with three representatives, including Feng Xuyang and the Wind Thunder Sword God, Gu Liangyunzong.
• Fang Mo watched the other sects enter and spotted an acquaintance among their ranks.

Fang Mo and his companions watched the finals matchups, where Glaireo faced Zheng Tianming in the opening group. Glaireo defeated Zheng Tianming with one sword strike, while Fang Mo remained scheduled to fight a Late Hua Jin opponent in Group Five.

• Fang Mo noticed Gu Ming was absent from the Danshi Mountain Buddhist Monastery delegation and wondered how he was doing at the Buddhist Institute.
• The tournament announced its matchups: Fang Mo was placed in Group Five against a Late Hua Jin martial artist, Ding Bingxiu drew an early Transformation Force fighter, and Luo Jiangyan drew Peak Hua Jin fighter Zhou Qing.
• The first group’s matches began, and the crowd cheered for Glaireo as he entered the arena against Zheng Tianming.
• Glaireo urged Zheng Tianming to surrender, but Zheng Tianming attacked with his saber, determined to test the difference between them.
• Glaireo struck Zheng Tianming down with one sword blow, sparing his life, and left the arena to roaring cheers.