Chapter Summaries

Yue Buqun and Zuo Lengchan fought over leadership of the Five Peaks Alliance as Yue exposed Zuo’s schemes against the other sects. Gu Qing watched from above, assessing the martial arts masters’ rapid progress in Ultimate Immeasurable Qi Gong as their clash intensified.

• Yue Buqun and Zuo Lengchan ignored attempts by Daoist Tianmen, Abbess Dingyi, and Mr. Mo Da to mediate and attacked each other.
• Zuo Lengchan accused Yue Buqun of learning Songshan Swordsmanship from the wall carvings, and Yue admitted it while revealing Zuo’s plots against the Taishan, Hengshan, and Mount Hua Sects.
• Yue Buqun and Zuo Lengchan shattered their swords and continued fighting with their bodies, using Ice Palm and Mount Hua techniques as their power climbed to a hundred and twenty thousand volts.
• Gu Qing secretly observed the battle and concluded that masters with deep internal strength advanced quickly in Ultimate Immeasurable Qi Gong and retained their martial technique skills.

Gu Qing reunited with Linghu Chong, who had learned the Nine Solitary Swords from Feng Qingyang and came to ask him to stop destabilizing the jianghu. Gu Qing defended his actions and explained his view of the jianghu and strength, leaving Linghu Chong with much to consider.

• Gu Qing returned to the Hanzhong headquarters and found Linghu Chong waiting for him.
• Linghu Chong had learned the Nine Solitary Swords from Feng Qingyang, who planned to stop Gu Qing and had chosen Linghu Chong as the art’s successor.
• Gu Qing greeted Linghu Chong and invited him to drink, so Linghu Chong set aside his prepared plea and drank with him until late at night.
• Linghu Chong asked why Gu Qing had published powerful martial arts that brought chaos and casualties to the jianghu.
• Gu Qing argued that the jianghu had always been violent and that he had only advanced its weapons, then said a strong man should not let fear limit him.

Feng Qingyang led the Orthodox Alliance to confront Gu Qing at the Jianghu Monthly Report, while Ren Woxing joined forces with them to eliminate the mysterious publisher. Gu Qing challenged the assembled experts to attack him, and the battle began with Xiang Wentian’s death and the others launching a joint assault.

• Feng Qingyang stopped Zuo Lengchan and Yue Buqun from killing each other, then formed the Orthodox Alliance with Shaolin, Wudang, and the Five Great Sword Sects.
• Feng Qingyang, Master Fangzheng, Daoist Chongxu, and the sect leaders confronted Gu Qing at the newspaper office, where Ren Woxing revealed himself and proposed a temporary alliance.
• Gu Qing called out Yue Buqun and Zuo Lengchan over their motives, then rejected Feng Qingyang’s demand that he disband the Jianghu Monthly Report.
• Gu Qing destroyed the newspaper office and challenged the assembled fighters to use their famous ultimate techniques against him.
• Xiang Wentian attacked with the Magnetic Field Heavenly Saber, but Gu Qing killed him with a Current Propulsion strike.
• Ren Woxing and Feng Qingyang reached 300,000 Volts, and the gathered experts attacked Gu Qing together.

Gu Qing used the martial artists surrounding him as sparring partners, healing from their attacks and then overwhelming them once he stopped holding back. As the survivors fled or stayed to face him, Gu Qing threatened those remaining with death unless they broke through to Magnetic Field Rotation.

• Gu Qing fought the besieging martial artists with their own techniques, but after Feng Qingyang wounded him, Cellular Recombination healed him instantly.
• Abbess Dingyi took a strike meant for Feng Qingyang, and Monk Bujie arrived to protect the nuns before Gu Qing blasted him away.
• After Ren Woxing struck Gu Qing with a 400,000-Volt punch, the attack backfired and Ren Woxing was sent crashing to the ground.
• Gu Qing injured Zuo Lengchan, Yue Buqun, Mr. Mo Da, Daoist Tianmen, Master Fangzheng, Daoist Chongxu, and others, but none entered Magnetic Field Rotation.
• Yue Buqun, Zuo Lengchan, Monk Bujie, and Ren Woxing fled with their companions, while Linghu Chong, Daoist Tianmen, Daoist Chongxu, Master Fangzheng, and Feng Qingyang remained.
• Gu Qing told those who stayed that he would no longer hold back and that they would die if they failed to reach Magnetic Field Rotation.

Gu Qing defeated Feng Qingyang, Linghu Chong, Daoist Chongxu, Master Fangzheng, and Daoist Tianmen in the Battle of Hanzhong, then left The Smiling, Proud Wanderer world. He returned to find Vanessa still at Current Propulsion after more than a year away.

• Gu Qing unleashed Evil Slaying Path, killed Daoist Chongxu, Master Fangzheng, and Daoist Tianmen, and defeated Feng Qingyang and Linghu Chong.
• Gu Qing used Cellular Recombination to restore Linghu Chong's battered body, then left him alive and departed.
• The Battle of Hanzhong devastated the martial world, killing Feng Qingyang, Master Fangzheng, Daoist Chongxu, and Xiang Wentian and leaving Ren Woxing seriously wounded.
• The Jianghu Monthly Report announced its disbandment, and Gu Qing left The Smiling, Proud Wanderer world.
• Gu Qing returned after more than a year, criticized Vanessa for remaining at Current Propulsion, and had her serve him.

Gu Qing returned to Chronicle World and discovered that Andrew Detmer’s apparent death had led to the rise of the True God Hall, a cult worshipping him as a god. After witnessing World Purge agent Black Panther Dram kill the cult’s Divine Envoy, Gu Qing learned the movement had spread widely, with its headquarters seemingly in Bahrain.

• Gu Qing spent twenty-six draws, gave the Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlit Night to Vanessa, rested at Lehnsherr Manor, and then paid one hundred thousand Spacetime Value to return to Chronicle World.
• Gu Qing arrived in an alley and overheard True God Hall believers praising their god and asking its Divine Envoy to admit them into the faith.
• Black Panther Dram confronted Slavko Weaver and the believers, killed them in a fight, and left the gathering place.
• Gu Qing watched the fight and learned that the True God Hall worshipped Andrew Detmer, who had apparently survived the Nuclear Bomb and become a god.
• Gu Qing learned that the cult had spread across the world, recruited people with Bionic Abilities and Current Propulsion, and seemed to have its headquarters in Bahrain.

Gu Qing learned that Matt Garetty led World Purge, which hunted superhumans, and that General William was one of the few Magnetic Field Masters. After flying to Washington to settle an old score, Gu Qing drew William out to intercept him personally.

• Gu Qing learned from Dram's memories that Matt Garetty had founded World Purge and that Natsumi Kojima and General William were also Magnetic Field Masters.
• Gu Qing decided to repay Matt for the nuclear explosion and flew toward the United States, hoping General William would give him a worthy fight.
• At the Pentagon, General William was alerted to an unidentified person flying toward Washington and learned that it was Erik Lehnsherr, presumed dead in the Persian Gulf nuclear explosion.
• William refused to rely on conventional missiles and went out to intercept Gu Qing, standing atop a speeding fighter jet.

General William confronted Gu Qing, expecting his amplified Magnetic Field Rotation power to make him a match for the rumored powerhouse, but Gu Qing overwhelmed and humiliated him. William's power surged to 90,000 Horsepower, yet Gu Qing stood firm and sent him flying again.

• General William intercepted Gu Qing and attacked him, but Gu Qing blew apart his right arm with a single move.
• Gu Qing crushed William's Magnetic Field Amplifier, called it trash, and demanded that William get up and fight again.
• Gu Qing repeatedly slapped William while satellites watched, provoking him into an emotional outburst.
• William's power surged from 70,000 to 90,000 Horsepower, and he struck Gu Qing with Jade Splitting Stone Fist—Stone Shattering Shock.
• Gu Qing remained unmoved by the clash, while William flew backward with his muscles splitting and blood spraying.

Gu Qing defeated and killed General William after William unleashed his full power, then destroyed the Pentagon and the White House. One week later, Matt stood in Osaka with Natsumi Kojima, appearing worried that Gu Qing might come after him.

• Gu Qing taunted William, who overcame his hesitation and surged to fifty times his previous strength.
• William attacked Gu Qing with 130,000 units of power, but Gu Qing endured the blow and fought back.
• Gu Qing overwhelmed William in their renewed clashes and killed him with the Black Sword of Death.
• Gu Qing flew to the Pentagon and destroyed it, then demolished the White House.
• A week later, Natsumi Kojima found Matt in Osaka and asked whether he feared Gu Qing would come looking for him.

Matt sent Natsumi Kojima away with Bazel and waited at World Purge headquarters for Gu Qing, whom he blamed for the spread of superpowers and the danger of Magnetic Field Rotation. After they debated their opposing beliefs, the two prepared to fight, and an explosion erupted atop a building in Osaka City.

• Matt knocked Natsumi Kojima unconscious and told Bazel that she would lead World Purge if he did not survive.
• Bazel evacuated Natsumi Kojima as Gu Qing entered Matt's office.
• Matt and Gu Qing reminisced about their past before Matt accused Gu Qing of causing the spread of superpowers.
• Gu Qing explained that Magnetic Field Rotation was driven by faith, will, determination, and love, and he and Matt prepared to fight.
• An explosion tore through the top floor of a three-hundred-meter-tall building in Osaka City, scattering debris over the streets below.

Matt fought Gu Qing across Osaka, but Gu Qing’s superior attacks steadily weakened him. After two hours, Gu Qing prepared to end the battle, leaving Matt facing death.

• Matt struck Gu Qing with his Savior Evil Extermination techniques, sending him through the Abeno Building as their fight devastated the landmark and its surroundings.
• Matt and Gu Qing continued battling in the streets, and Gu Qing blocked Matt’s ultimate four-hit combo with Rapid Bullet Fist.
• Matt demanded that Gu Qing use the move he had used against William, and Gu Qing challenged him to apply more pressure first.
• Matt raised his power to 140,000 units, prompting Gu Qing to unleash the Evil Slaying Path; their clash disabled military equipment and pulverized buildings and streets.
• After two hours, Gu Qing’s attacks had badly weakened Matt despite his Cellular Recombination, and Gu Qing told him it was time to say goodbye.

Gu Qing killed Matt after overwhelming him in battle, then left Chronicle World and returned to Lehnsherr Manor. There, he learned that Vanessa had disappeared while investigating a powerful suspected werewolf group in Las Vegas.

• Gu Qing repeatedly wounded Matt with Evil Slaying Sword Qi, and Matt died after asking him to spare the others.
• Gu Qing left Chronicle World, satisfied with his increased strength and the turmoil his battles had caused.
• Back at Lehnsherr Manor, Gu Qing learned about the Lehnsherr Family's structure and Vanessa's role in running it.
• Gu Qing read family member Chipman's memories and discovered that Vanessa had gone to Las Vegas to investigate suspected werewolves who had seized local businesses and killed the families' personnel.
• Chipman's memories revealed that Vanessa had encountered a formidable opponent and had not returned.

Gu Qing traveled to Las Vegas after learning that werewolves had attacked Vanessa, and discovered that the Moonlight organization was led by Mad Wolf, a powerful man with Current Propulsion. After healing Vanessa and learning where Mad Wolf hid, Gu Qing reached Wolf’s Den, where crimson-eyed figures watched him from the darkness.

• Gu Qing flew to Las Vegas after deciding to investigate reports of werewolves.
• Gu Qing found Vanessa gravely injured and used her memories to learn that Mad Wolf, leader of the Moonlight organization, had wounded her.
• Gu Qing healed Vanessa and asked her where Mad Wolf was hiding.
• Vanessa told Gu Qing that Mad Wolf lived at Wolf’s Den and could not return to human form.
• Gu Qing went to Wolf’s Den and entered its modified cave, where crimson eyes appeared around him.

Gu Qing learned from a captured werewolf that Mad Wolf, formerly Nur Martino, had infected townspeople and planned to turn the world into werewolves. After brushing aside Mad Wolf, Gu Qing followed a strange attraction deeper into the cave and found a wine-red-haired woman imprisoned there.

• Gu Qing evaded the werewolves, killed all but one, and read the captive's memories to learn how Mad Wolf had made the townspeople into obedient werewolves.
• Gu Qing learned that Mad Wolf was Nur Martino, a Mutant who had suffered persecution, taken revenge on the town, and planned to create a werewolf empire through the Moonlight organization.
• Gu Qing concluded that Mad Wolf was a Mutant and prepared to leave, but sensed something drawing him deeper into the cave.
• Mad Wolf attacked Gu Qing from behind, but Gu Qing casually hurled him into a rock wall and continued onward.
• Gu Qing blasted open a metal door and found prisoners inside, including the wine-red-haired woman who had drawn him there.

Gu Qing, living as Erik, fell in love with Magda and settled with her in Tusayan after killing Mad Wolf. When Vanessa came to find him, Erik attacked her to protect Magda and ordered her to stay away.

• Gu Qing killed Mad Wolf after reading his memories and freed the captives, leaving Magda and Erik together in the prison.
• Erik and Magda spent a week together in Las Vegas, fell in love, and returned to Magda’s home in Tusayan to settle down.
• Vanessa recovered, eliminated the remaining werewolves, and tracked Erik to Magda’s home after discovering their relationship.
• Erik struck Vanessa when she arrived at the door and warned her not to approach them again.
• Magda checked on the injured Vanessa, who left without answering, then returned inside when Erik called her.

Erik spent five peaceful years living with Magda, but his growing unease surfaced when she suggested they have a child. As Magda imagined their future together, Erik realized he had neglected his strength and wondered what he had been doing with his life.

• Erik comforted Lydia’s son Wright after he fell, then conjured butterflies to cheer him up.
• Lydia thanked Erik for looking after Wright and said Will might visit for dinner when he was less busy.
• Erik reflected that he had spent five years living peacefully and had repeatedly ignored the system’s call to enter the anchored Wonder Woman world.
• Erik and Magda shared dinner, but Erik remained troubled by his inability to feel truly happy or hear his heart beating.
• Magda suggested that she and Erik have a child, while Erik felt an instinctive resistance and remembered how much he had neglected his training.

Gu Qing realized that the World Consciousness had manipulated his life through his identity as Erik Lehnsherr and his family with Magda. He destroyed Tusayan Town to defy the fate imposed on him, broke through to 250,000 horsepower, and entered the Star Breaking Realm.

• Gu Qing escaped the collapsing house and retreated to the Pacific Ocean, where he concluded that the World Consciousness had manipulated his fate through his identity as Erik Lehnsherr.
• Gu Qing flew to Tusayan Town and saw Magda calling for him, saying she loved him and could sense that he was nearby.
• Gu Qing resisted the World Consciousness's influence and raised his power to 250,000 horsepower with Magnetic Field Rotation.
• Gu Qing unleashed the Myriad Magnetic Martial Way: Evil Slaying Path, erasing Tusayan Town and leaving a vast crater.
• Gu Qing shattered his Destiny Star, entered the Star Breaking Realm, and gained a battle mark on his forehead.

After breaking free of an enemy’s influence, Gu Qing glimpsed a future in which his rage destroyed the world and chose to enter a DC instance instead. He arrived in Themyscira, where Diana and Queen Hippolyta’s warriors confronted him.

• Gu Qing unleashed his fury on the sea but saw a future vision warning that destroying the world would lead to catastrophe, so he decided to stay calm and enter a DC world.
• Steve Trevor crashed into the Aegean Sea after German soldiers shot down his plane, and Gu Qing watched them search for him.
• Gu Qing identified the setting as the first Wonder Woman movie and flew toward Themyscira, noting that his arrival had made Steve crash earlier than expected.
• Gu Qing crossed Themyscira’s magical barrier and met Diana, who was startled to see a man and asked who he was.
• Queen Hippolyta arrived with Amazonian warriors, prepared to fight, and declared that Gu Qing was not welcome.

Gu Qing challenged the Amazonian warriors and easily defeated Antiope without moving from his spot, winning permission to stay temporarily on Themyscira. Hippolyta ordered the Amazonians to watch him and uncover his purpose, while Diana remained unconvinced that he was hostile.

• Gu Qing dismissed the Amazonian warriors as weak and announced that he would stay on Themyscira, challenging them to make him move half a step.
• Antiope accepted Gu Qing’s challenge and attacked him with a longsword, but he effortlessly blocked every strike without moving or counterattacking.
• Hippolyta stopped the duel and allowed Gu Qing to stay temporarily, warning him to keep away from the towns and not harm Themyscira.
• Diana looked back at Gu Qing as the Amazonians departed, but Hippolyta interrupted her before she could respond to his greeting.
• Hippolyta told Diana, Antiope, and the senators to observe Gu Qing, discover his purpose and weakness, and prepare to mobilize if he threatened Themyscira.

Gu Qing settled into a cabin on Themyscira and told Diana about the outside world and World War I. Diana believed Ares had caused the war and wanted to stop him, but Hippolyta forbade her from acting and said she was different from the Amazonians.

• Gu Qing built a wooden cabin near the Amazonians’ training grounds and reflected on the powers he could gain at higher levels of Magnetic Field Rotation.
• Diana approached Gu Qing at night, asked about men and the world beyond Themyscira, and learned that he was a traveler from another world.
• Gu Qing told Diana about World War I and warned her that German soldiers had entered the area near Themyscira.
• Diana told Hippolyta that the war was Ares’s doing and that stopping him was the Amazonians’ duty.
• Hippolyta forbade Diana from acting, saying she was different from the Amazonians, then left Diana confused.