Chapter Summaries

After dying at 103 in the world of The Nine Cauldrons, Zhang Ning was reborn as Jianing Dalut in the world of Coiling Dragon and recognized that Saint Realm experts could attain immortality. Jianing began learning about the Korur Empire and his family’s history, leaving him alive in a world where he could pursue the realms beyond mortality.

• Zhang Ning realized too late that his first life had been in the world of The Nine Cauldrons and died at age 103.
• Zhang Ning awakened as an infant named Jianing Dalut and used his memories to identify his new world as Coiling Dragon.
• Jianing learned that Saint Realm warriors and magi could live forever, renewing his interest in pursuing immortality.
• Jianing discovered that the Dalut Family was a ducal bloodline in the Korur Empire, descended from the Saint Domain Warrior Duke Darut.
• Jianing learned that the Dalut Family possessed Battle Qi manuals and that warriors were common throughout Duke Darut’s Territory.

At eighteen, Jie Ning reached the physical limit of his Internal Family Boxing and planned to pursue the Saint Realm before studying magic. His family asked him to meet Count Lewis Cardin’s daughter as a potential marriage match, and Jie Ning agreed to get to know her.

• Jie Ning assessed his strength as that of a Level 7 Warrior and expected his Level 8 Battle Qi to reach Level 9 in about a month.
• Kanweier summoned Jie Ning to the drawing room, where he greeted his parents and Uncle Maki.
• Maki explained that Count Lewis Cardin wanted a marriage alliance and had recommended Jie Ning to the count as a match for his eighteen-year-old daughter, a Level 5 mage.
• Jie Ning agreed to meet the young woman, and Melinda sent him away before confronting Chris and Maki behind a closed door.

Jie Ning traveled toward Duke Kading's Territory to train on his own and grew closer to understanding the earth while walking barefoot. When an archer ambushed the caravan, Jie Ning sensed the man's location through the earth and struck from behind.

• Jie Ning told Maki and Chris he wanted to travel alone, and they learned he had reached Level 8; Melinda agreed that he could meet Maki in Kading City.
• Jie Ning joined a caravan as a guard and journeyed barefoot, eventually reaching Level 9 and feeling a new connection to the earth.
• An archer shot at Jie Ning from the forest, but Jie Ning caught and returned the first arrow, injuring the attacker.
• Jie Ning pursued the hidden archer and dodged the repeated arrows, but could not locate him by sight.
• Jie Ning sensed the archer through the earth, appeared behind him, and brought his sword down.

Jie Ning’s caravan reached Kading City after he helped drive off a bandit attack and continued training his Terrain Teleportation. He reunited with Maki, who planned to take him to meet Count Lewis at dinner.

• Jie Ning returned to the caravan, defeated the bandits attacking it, and continued traveling with the group.
• Jie Ning reflected that his body’s limitations prevented him from using Terrain Teleportation reliably and expected to master it after reaching the Saint Realm.
• Musha brought Jie Ning meat soup and asked whether he had someone he liked; he told her he was traveling to meet his fiancée.
• Kane told Jie Ning that Kading City was about a month away, and the caravan reached the city one month later.
• Jie Ning returned part of Kane’s payment before saying farewell to the caravan.
• Jie Ning met Maki at the city gate, and Maki told him Count Lewis wanted to meet him at dinner.

Jie Ning attended a dinner with Count Lewis’s family, where his breakthrough to Level 9 shocked everyone. After dinner, he went to explore Kading City’s night market with Arannis, who asked him to call her Lannie.

• Maki took Jie Ning to meet Count Lewis and his family at Kai Yan Restaurant.
• When Lewis asked about Jie Ning’s warrior rank, Jie Ning revealed he had recently advanced from Level 8 to Level 9.
• Lewis, Carita, Quinta, and Arannis reacted with astonishment, while Maki proudly boasted about his nephew.
• Lewis suggested that Quinta and Arannis show Jie Ning around Kading City’s night market after dinner.
• Arannis asked Jie Ning to call her Lannie, then walked with him into the crowd as Quinta trailed behind, unsure what to do.

Jie Ning left Kading City with Arannis, Quinta, Count Lewis, and Lady Carita to travel to Tieling Town, where their families would discuss his marriage to Arannis. On the journey, Arannis began training toward the Saint Realm, and she reached Level 6 just as Tieling Town came into view.

• Jie Ning promised Arannis he would discuss their marriage with his father after returning home, and Quinta revealed that Arannis could travel with him.
• Quinta explained that Count Lewis and Lady Carita would accompany them, with Lewis intending to confirm a wedding date with Jie Ning's father.
• Maki admitted that his boasting about Melinda's parenting had helped persuade Lady Carita to join the journey and ask Melinda about raising children.
• Jie Ning continued sensing the earth during stops, while Arannis decided to train hard so she could one day travel the Bana Continent with him.
• Aslannie reached Level 6 Mage, and the group neared Tieling Town.

Jie Ning discovered that practicing Tai Chi while circulating Battle Qi strengthened his body and helped his cultivation, then set out for Kading City to bring Arannis home. On the way, he broke through to the Saint Realm, tested his transformed abilities, and flew toward Kading City.

• Count Lewis and Baron Chris agreed that Jie Ning and Arannis would marry in Tieling Town during the next year's War God Festival.
• After Arannis left, Jie Ning practiced Tai Chi and realized that combining martial arts with his transforming Battle Qi could strengthen his body and speed his path to the Saint Realm.
• Three months later, Jie Ning used a Sound Transmission Box to keep in touch with Arannis and set out for Kading City, leaving Tieling Town in Ms. Melinda's care.
• After Jie Ning sent word that he was coming to fetch her, Arannis waited excitedly in the courtyard at Kading City.
• On the road, Jie Ning's Battle Qi reached its limit and transformed as he broke through to the Saint Realm.
• Jie Ning tested his new abilities, flew into the air, and headed toward Kading City.

Jie Ning met Wilt and two other Saint Realm experts while traveling to Kading City to bring his bride home, and they discovered he was only nineteen and would marry Wilt’s descendant. After the wedding arrangements were confirmed and he reunited with Arannis, Jie Ning left with her for their new home.

• Wilt stopped Jie Ning near Kading City and explained the Korur Empire’s rules for identifying and registering Saint Realm experts.
• Cass and Dubi joined Wilt, learned Jie Ning was nineteen, and discovered he had come to marry Lewis Cardin’s daughter, making him Wilt’s great-great-grandson’s son-in-law.
• Wilt, Cass, and Dubi accompanied Jie Ning to Lewis’s estate, where they welcomed him and agreed to attend the wedding on War God Festival.
• Jie Ning met Arannis in the rear courtyard, and Lewis later learned that his future son-in-law was a Saint Realm expert.
• The next day, Arannis left with Jie Ning, while Lewis and Quinta watched them fly away in disbelief.

After becoming a Saint Realm expert, Jie Ning returned home with Arannis and planned to travel with her to the Dinar Empire to study magic. Newly informed that the Overgods had once granted humans Battle Qi and magic, he decided to search for their former landing site in the empire’s south, hoping to find ancient spells and advance toward godhood.

• Jie Ning collected the Dalut Family emblem in Dalut City and invited several Saint Realm experts to his wedding before returning to Tieling Town with Arannis.
• Baron Chris lamented that the news of Jie Ning’s breakthrough had spread before he could show off, and Melinda dragged him away to discuss his plan.
• Jie Ning recalled Gersell explaining that the Overgods had appeared in the ancient world, wiped out its God-level Magic Beasts, and bestowed Battle Qi and elemental magic on humanity.
• Jie Ning reasoned that the Overgod positions might still be unfilled, but resolved to focus first on becoming a god rather than chasing an Overgod Spark.
• Jie Ning decided to travel to the Dinar Empire, locate the Overgods’ former landing site in its southern region, and search for ancient Earth and Fire System spells.

Jie Ning and Arannis’s wedding brought Duke Darut and the Dalut Family’s Saint Realm experts, who gave Jie Ning a wealth of magic and Battle Qi texts and explained secrets about godhood. As Jie Ning married Arannis, he stopped viewing life as a plan from the outside, and his Battle Qi and spiritual power grew.

• Chris invited nobles from across Duke Darut's Territory to Jie Ning and Arannis's wedding after Jie Ning became a Saint Realm expert.
• Duke Darut arrived with Dalut Family Saint Realm experts, greeted Jie Ning, and gave him a Space Ring filled with manuals and books about magic incantations.
• Darut explained that magic incantations could reveal secrets of becoming a god, while Gru exposed Darut's exaggerated claims about collecting them.
• Darut told Jie Ning that Battle Qi also concealed the Four Rules, prompting Jie Ning to realize that warriors could contribute Faith Power to the Rule Gods.
• During the wedding ceremony, Jie Ning realized he had treated life as a planned sequence of events and began to feel like a participant in the world.
• Jie Ning's Battle Qi and spiritual power increased as he faced Arannis, astonishing the Saint Realm experts present.

Jie Ning studied the Overgods’ magic and advanced rapidly while traveling with Arannis through the Kodi Mountains. He demonstrated how his Life’s Ripple could kill a powerful Magic Beast, and reflected that his Life Rule might enhance the talents of those around him.

• Jie Ning finished reviewing the magic bestowed by Overgods and realized it consisted entirely of Saint Domain spells, while he began refining magical power toward becoming a Level 8 Mage.
• Jie Ning and Arannis traveled to the Kodi Mountains, where they discussed the past rule of Divine Beasts and their extraordinary ability to become gods upon adulthood.
• Arannis asked about Jie Ning’s progress, and he said he had reached the Level 9 Peak and was close to becoming a Saint Magus.
• A Silver Ring Thunder Python tried to ambush Jie Ning and Arannis, but Jie Ning killed it instantly with his Life’s Ripple.
• Jie Ning explained that he sensed life as unique fluctuations and theorized he could control or embed his own fluctuations in others; Arannis stopped him when his explanation became too difficult to follow.

Jie Ning and Arannis found an Earth God Corpse beneath a blade of grass in the Death God Desert, and Jie Ning studied how the plant absorbed the corpse’s divine power and turned it into growth. His observations helped him comprehend Earth Element and advance to the Saint Realm, where the chapter ended with him embracing Arannis.

• Jie Ning sensed an enormous Life Fluctuation from a blade of grass and discovered an Earth God Corpse wrapped in its roots.
• Jie Ning explained to Arannis that the corpse was of little use to them, but the grass’s absorption of divine power could aid his understanding of the laws.
• Jie Ning and Arannis settled near the corpse, where Jie Ning studied how the grass absorbed elements and grew.
• Jie Ning’s insight into Earth Element deepened as he examined mud, stone, and metals, and his Spiritual Sea began to transform.
• After days of meditation, Jie Ning broke through to the Saint Realm, and Arannis stood guard until he awoke.

Arannis questioned whether her rapid growth beside Jie Ning was real, and Jie Ning explained how his Life Law affected those around him. He discussed the levels of Saint Realm experts and revealed that Senior Gru was a hidden Saint Realm Limit, while his own path to godhood still required several difficult steps.

• Arannis told Jie Ning she was amazed by how quickly she had advanced from a Level 5 Mage toward Level 9, and Jie Ning attributed her growth to his Life Fluctuations and the Heavenly Law.
• Jie Ning explained that he was studying his Life Fluctuations to cultivate the Life Law, which created an environment that benefited Arannis and other beings below the Saint Realm.
• Arannis teased Jie Ning about becoming a Saint Realm Mage after gaining insight into the Earth Element, and Jie Ning said he was still far from godhood despite nearing the dividing line in both the Life Law and Earth Law.
• Jie Ning described three levels of Saint Realm experts and told Arannis that Senior Gru was one of the rare experts who had comprehended his Mysteries to the limit.
• Jie Ning explained that Senior Gru had mastered the Fire Profound Mystery by cultivating restraint and integrating his understanding into his life.

Jie Ning used his Life Law magic to awaken Little Grass as a level-one magical beast, then encountered two Saint Realm experts and discovered that one was his long-lost grandfather, Dale Dalut. The chapter ended with Jie Ning killing Dale’s pursuer and revealing his identity to Dale.

• Jie Ning used Life Nourishment to turn Little Grass into a level-one magical beast, which he named Life Grass.
• Life Grass hid from the powerful newcomers, then surfaced to absorb energy from Jie Ning and rubbed against his ankle before returning to its spot.
• Jie Ning sensed two approaching Saint Realm experts and released his aura, but his crest warmed when one identified himself as Dale Dalut of the Korur Empire.
• Jie Ning recognized Dale as his grandfather and used the Earth-walking Technique to appear between Dale and his pursuer, Harley.
• Harley tried to flee, but Jie Ning struck him with a beam of light and killed him.
• Jie Ning told the stunned Dale that he was his grandson, Jie Ning.

Dale returned home after learning of Jie Ning’s marriage and strength, then traveled again and brought Jie Ning a Divine Spark he had found. Jie Ning refused it, and Dale headed back to Tieling Town as Jie Ning and Arannis prepared to return home; Jie Ning’s growing emotional connection to the world brought him to the final threshold before godhood.

• Dale returned to Tieling Town, met his grandson Haba, and discovered that Jie Ning had created Internal Family Boxing for the family.
• Dale traveled again and, after finding a Divine Spark, was chased by Harley to Jie Ning’s residence.
• Dale told Jie Ning and Arannis how Divine Sparks had appeared and explained that he had found one by attacking the place where the first warriors discovered theirs.
• Dale offered Jie Ning the red Divine Spark as a wedding gift, but Jie Ning refused it because he believed he could become a god on his own.
• Dale set off for Tieling Town, while Jie Ning and Arannis decided to prepare to return home.
• Jie Ning embraced Arannis and realized that his emotional ties to the world had grown into a mature Seed of life, bringing him close to godhood.

Jie Ning learned that a Divine Spark had appeared nearby but declined to pursue it, choosing instead to return to Tieling Town with Arannis. He revealed that he could become a god through the Life Law and wanted to do so at home, so they hurried toward town, which came into sight after a few days.

• Jie Ning released Qiu Li after learning that Qina had seized a nearby Divine Spark and was being pursued.
• Jie Ning and Arannis encountered Gru, Duke Darut, and several other Saint Realm experts heading to watch the fight over the Divine Spark.
• Jie Ning declined Gru's invitation to join them and said he wanted to return to Tieling Town.
• Jie Ning told Arannis that he could become a god whenever he wanted and hoped the Life Law would benefit those around him.
• Arannis urged Jie Ning to hurry home, and he flew with her toward Tieling Town, which they reached after a few days.

Jie Ning became a god through External Godhood, while his life aura helped several family members and allies advance. After explaining his Divine Avatar to them, he sensed another god’s ascension and flew to investigate.

• Jie Ning began his ascension in the Baron’s Mansion, and his aura of life helped Arannis become a Level 9 mage and Chris, Maki, and Lewis become Level 9 Warriors.
• The Heaven and Earth Laws formed a Divine Spark for Jie Ning, who chose External Godhood and endured the division of his soul.
• Jie Ning completed his ascension as the God of Life, created a Divine Avatar, and merged it into his true body before embracing Arannis.
• Jie Ning explained his Divine Avatar and the family’s gains from his life aura, then sensed that someone else had become a god.
• Jie Ning told his family to wait and flew toward the source of the new god’s ascension.

Jie Ning arrived at the scene of Gru’s breakthrough and revealed that he, too, had become a god. As Gru explained the fight that led to his ascension, the Dalut Family collected ransom from the subdued Saint Realm experts and discovered a wind-element Divine Spark among the spoils.

• Jie Ning greeted Gru and shocked the gathered Saint Realm experts by revealing that he had recently become a god.
• Gru explained that Idel had incited an attack after Qina tried to pass off an empty Space Ring, and that Gru killed Idel when his Explosive Truth advanced during their battle.
• Gru told Jie Ning that he had killed Qina after ascending and had used his Divine Domain to pin the remaining Saint Realm experts to the ground.
• Gru assigned Wolqi to negotiate ransom from the captives, while the Dalut Family cleaned up the battlefield and made stone tables and chairs.
• Gru sorted through the captured Space Rings and found a black, cyan-glowing wind-element Divine Spark.

Gru gave Qina’s Divine Spark to Darut, and he and Jie Ning exchanged insights about their laws and the choices involved in becoming gods. Years later, Jie Ning’s family gained titles and he transformed the Death Desert into Life Duke’s Territory, where he and Arannis ended the chapter together.

• Gru handed Qina’s Divine Spark to Darut, who accepted it.
• Jie Ning and Gru shared their insights into life and fire, discussing the advantages and drawbacks of External Godhood.
• Darut suggested becoming a god through External Godhood and then having the main body refine another Divine Spark, but Gru knocked him flying.
• After Jie Ning returned to Tieling Town, several years passed, and the Korur Empire gained the titles God of Fire and God of Life while Dale became Life Duke and Chris became Earl.
• Jie Ning chose the Death Desert for Dale’s territory and used the Life Law to restore its vitality, earning it the name Life Duke’s Territory.
• Arannis recalled Jie Ning’s exhaustion after restoring the desert, and Jie Ning pulled her into his embrace before they vanished from the courtyard.

Jie Ning and Arannis returned to the prosperous Life Duke's Territory after nearly a century and reunited with Kaixi, the elf who had become steward of the Hall of Life. The chapter leaves them intrigued by the secret purpose behind Kaixi's pursuers and planning to intervene.

• Jie Ning abandoned the idea of using methods associated with the Death Rule to strengthen his soul and continued studying the Life Law.
• Nearly a hundred years later, Jie Ning and Arannis walked unnoticed through the crowded City of Life, where Jie Ning explained how he could alter others' perceptions.
• Jie Ning and Arannis returned to the Hall of Life and greeted Kaixi, their elf steward, whom they had first encountered thirty years earlier.
• The chapter recalled how Kaixi had been fleeing pursuers when she worried that Jie Ning and Arannis might be endangered, while Arannis imagined helping her.
• Jie Ning sensed that Kaixi's pursuers were likely her own kin and discovered they hoped to seek help from the God of Life, prompting him and Arannis to make a plan.