Chapter Summaries

Shi Yan used Liu Xiuyuan's sword strike to provoke the Monster Emperors in the Eternal Rain Domain into attacking the pursuing Demon Blade Emperor, then escaped with Mu Yuqing. After they reached the Void-Splitting Demon Whale King's territory, Shi Yan lured the creature with his blood and dove into the sea to face it.

• Shi Yan restored Mu Yuqing's strength and sent Liu Xiuyuan's cyan sword pellet into the Eternal Rain Domain, drawing the Monster Emperors into a fight with the Demon Blade Emperor.
• Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing escaped as the five Monster Emperors surrounded the Demon Blade Emperor and began their battle.
• Shi Yan told Mu Yuqing they would kill the Void-Splitting Demon Whale King, and she teleported them to its territory.
• Mu Yuqing explained that land demon beast cores could lure the whale, but Shi Yan used his own blood instead.
• The Void-Splitting Demon Whale King approached, and Shi Yan plunged into the sea to meet it.

Shi Yan killed the Level 8 Void-Splitting Demon Whale King and gave its Demon Core to Mu Yuqing. Meanwhile, Liu Xiuyuan intercepted the badly wounded Demon Blade Emperor and killed him, leaving the emperor’s warning about Huaxia’s future unanswered.

• Shi Yan used Collapse to destroy the Void-Splitting Demon Whale King, then gave its Demon Core to Mu Yuqing and agreed to stand guard while she moved to safety.
• The Demon Blade Emperor fled after fighting five Monster Emperors, while they turned to repair the hole in the clouds above the Eternal Rain Domain.
• Liu Xiuyuan intercepted the injured Demon Blade Emperor and challenged him, overpowering him with his Sword Domain and Sword Qi.
• The Demon Blade Emperor tried to escape by trapping Liu Xiuyuan’s domain in blood-red light, but Liu Xiuyuan transformed into a sword and pierced his heart.
• As he died, the Demon Blade Emperor warned that Huaxia was too strong and would one day face a coalition.

After Mu Yuqing reached Martial King and Huaxia’s global summit failed to secure broad support against demon beasts, Shi Yan headed to Tokyo Metropolis through a spatial gate. He arrived above a busy street and was immediately surrounded by hidden guards.

• Liu Xiuyuan explained to Shi Yan that Huaxia had called a global summit to investigate the Spiritual Revival and prepare for future dangers.
• After twenty days in seclusion, Mu Yuqing used the Demon Core to reach Eighth Tier and broke Huaxia’s record for the youngest Martial King.
• Huaxia held the Global Martial Arts Leaders Summit, but most countries declined to join its effort to control demon beasts.
• Shi Yan persuaded Mu Yuqing to return to Huaxia, and she opened a spatial gate that sent him to Tokyo Metropolis.
• Hidden guards rushed in and blocked Shi Yan as he appeared above a busy Tokyo street.

Shi Yan arrived in Tokyo Metropolis to retrieve his stolen blade and provoked the hostile crowd and Nagashima Goro. Nagashima seized on Shi Yan’s challenge and asked whether he would face Japan’s warriors in an arena.

• Shi Yan’s arrival drew a furious crowd, but Nagashima Goro silenced them and introduced himself as the guard commander responsible for Shi Yan’s safety.
• Shi Yan demanded that Nagashima find Yamaguchi Takuro and return his stolen blade, while accusing the Dongying authorities of hypocrisy.
• Shi Yan challenged the surrounding Japanese warriors to come at him, and Nagashima asked whether he was willing to fight them in an arena.

Shi Yan accepted Nagashima Goro’s livestreamed arena challenge and fought Japanese martial artists while waiting for Yamaguchi Takuro. He killed two opponents with ease, leaving the crowd stunned and the second fighter shattered beneath his kick.

• Nagashima Goro arranged a worldwide livestream and an open arena battle, and Shi Yan agreed to the risk of casualties.
• Shi Yan told nearby Huaxia martial artists to stay back, then faced an Early Fifth Order Japanese swordsman.
• Shi Yan dodged the swordsman’s strike and killed him with a slap, while Nagashima Goro publicly accepted the result as part of the agreed battle.
• A Mid Fifth Order fighter created slick water across the arena and charged Shi Yan with his ability.
• Shi Yan caught the fighter’s fist and shattered his lower body with a Left Straight Kick.

Liu Wang and the people in a park watched Shi Yan kill a Japanese warrior in a livestream, while a deranged Lu Jiaojiao was healed by a mysterious old woman who offered to take her to a sacred hall. The old woman learned Lu Jiaojiao’s name, leaving her fate in the woman’s hands.

• Liu Wang saw Shi Yan’s livestream and gathered parkgoers to watch him fight Japanese warriors.
• Shi Yan killed a Late Fifth Order samurai with a single punch, and the livestream’s audience grew to more than 100,000 viewers.
• Lu Jiaojiao crawled toward the screen, still consumed by hatred for Shi Yan, and rejected a steamed bun offered to her.
• A mysterious old woman lifted Lu Jiaojiao, healed her injuries, and restored her clarity.
• The old woman said Lu Jiaojiao’s beliefs aligned with her faith and offered to guide her to a sacred hall; Lu Jiaojiao gave her name.

Shi Yan continued defeating Japanese warriors in the arena, drawing cheers in Huaxia and fury in Japan while earning Martial Virtue Points. After mocking Nagashima Goro and revealing his flames, he killed a Mid Sixth Order wind warrior and left Japan searching for another opponent.

• Li Tao, Ding Le, and Lei Gang watched Shi Yan's livestream at Magic Martial University, where Lei Gang had returned to keep an eye on Li Tao.
• Viewers in Huaxia and abroad celebrated and debated Shi Yan's arena battle as he killed Japanese warriors and gained Martial Virtue Points.
• Nagashima Goro asked Shi Yan to rest, but Shi Yan taunted him, prompting Japanese spectators to throw objects that Shi Yan burned with his Sky Dragon Blazing Flames.
• Nagashima Goro sent a Mid Sixth Order wind warrior after Shi Yan, who exposed the man's hiding place and killed him with a Flame Palm.

Shi Yan defeated a succession of Dongying warriors, including a Martial General, until Ryōmori Reiko arrived and stopped the fighting. She returned his Lava Spirit Devouring Saber and revealed Yamaguchi Takuro’s severed head, leaving Shi Yan to face the unexpected delivery.

• Shi Yan killed successive Sixth Order and Seventh-Tier warriors, earning more than three hundred thousand Martial Virtue Points.
• Dongying’s spectators grew afraid when Shi Yan defeated a Martial General, while Nagashima Goro struggled to decide whether to send another fighter.
• Ryōmori Reiko appeared, ordered the fighting to stop, and apologized to Shi Yan for arriving late.
• Ryōmori Reiko presented Shi Yan with his Lava Spirit Devouring Saber, but Shi Yan insisted that Yamaguchi Takuro should return it himself.
• Ryōmori Reiko’s Space Ring flashed, and Yamaguchi Takuro’s severed head fell to the ground.

Ryōmori Reiko tried to apologize to Shi Yan and escort him away from Japan, but Shi Yan claimed his saber was missing the Eight-Headed Serpent’s soul and invoked Po to pressure her. Reiko admitted she was wrong and offered to agree to his demands.

• Ryōmori Reiko presented Yamaguchi Takuro’s head and Shi Yan’s saber as an apology, then invited Shi Yan to come with her and explain what was missing.
• Ryōmori Reiko led Shi Yan away as Japanese spectators protested, while Nie Lingshan and Qi Ziyue watched the interrupted battle from their training room.
• Shi Yan told Ryōmori Reiko that the saber had once contained the Eight-Headed Serpent’s soul and accused Japan of losing it.
• Shi Yan produced one of Po’s Flying Daggers and said Po had put the serpent’s soul in the saber, frightening Ryōmori Reiko.
• Ryōmori Reiko acknowledged Po’s connection to the Eight-Headed Serpent, apologized, and offered to agree to Shi Yan’s demands.

Shi Yan left Dongying with Space Rings full of ancient cultural treasures, then lured his pursuers to Yasukuni Shrine and destroyed it with Southern Bright Blazing Fire. Ryōmori Reiko spirited him away as Dongying’s martial artists began to hunt him.

• Shi Yan told Ryōmori Reiko that the ancient artifacts he had collected were more precious than Dongying Country and left her behind.
• Shi Yan appeared in public and fled from the angry crowd, drawing martial artists into pursuit.
• A Fifth Tier martial artist struck Shi Yan at Yasukuni Shrine, and Shi Yan used the blow to enter the shrine grounds.
• Shi Yan unleashed Southern Bright Blazing Fire, killing the pursuers and people inside and reducing Yasukuni Shrine to magma.
• Ryōmori Reiko flew Shi Yan away as an Emperor’s aura appeared, and Shi Yan reflected that the long-awaited day had finally arrived.

Shi Yan learned that Ryōmori Reiko had trapped him in a Shadow Remnant Domain so he would remain confined for a year, while Japan decided whether to side with Huaxia or White Eagle Country. After his strongest attacks failed to escape the Martial Emperor’s domain, Shi Yan threatened to kill Reiko unless she could free him.

• Shi Yan revealed that he had reached the Seventh Tier, and Reiko gave him a drop of Demon Emperor's Essence Blood as an apology for the journey.
• Reiko confessed that she wanted Shi Yan to stay with her, then trapped him in a Shadow Remnant Domain and said he would be confined for one year.
• Reiko explained that Japan would decide its allegiance in a year and that she had been ordered to kill Shi Yan if White Eagle Country went to war with Huaxia, but she planned to defy that order and hide him.
• Shi Yan fused five Blazing Flame Divine Needles and detonated them, badly injuring both himself and Reiko without breaking the domain.
• Shi Yan used the Phantom Blood Saber to slice through the domain briefly, but the sunlight vanished and the space closed again.
• Reiko identified the domain as part of the Shadow Emperor’s domain, and Shi Yan demanded that she free him or die.

Shi Yan learned how to weaken the Shadow Emperor's Shadow Remnant Domain by filling its shadows with Blood Vitality, while Ryōmori Reiko revealed why she had trapped him and begged him to take her in. When Shi Yan's Blood Vitality proved insufficient to break the domain, he spotted the Demon Emperor's Essence Blood and formed a new plan.

• Shi Yan overpowered Ryōmori Reiko with his Martial King-level Spiritual Power and Eighth Realm body, forcing her to explain how to weaken the Shadow Remnant Domain.
• Ryōmori Reiko explained that Blood Vitality could fill the shadows and drain the domain, then begged Shi Yan to let her leave with him as his maid.
• Ryōmori Reiko revealed that the Heavenly Martial Emperor had raised her to be given to the Alloy Emperor, and that she had worked with the Shadow Emperor to escape that fate and seek Shi Yan's protection.
• Shi Yan ignored Ryōmori Reiko's pleas and poured his Blood Vitality into the shadows, but his supply proved too weak to break the domain.
• Shi Yan accused Ryōmori Reiko of misleading him, then noticed the Demon Emperor's Essence Blood in her hand and thought of using it to increase his Blood Vitality.

Shi Yan gained Martial Virtue Points by defeating Ryōmori Reiko, then used Demon Emperor's Essence Blood to advance his Blood Refinement Divine Ape and open his Sea of Consciousness. He reached the Late Seventh Order and prepared to leave with Ryōmori Reiko.

• Shi Yan accepted Ryōmori Reiko as his servant and had her help him earn Martial Virtue Points.
• Shi Yan consumed the Demon Emperor's Essence Blood and advanced the Blood Refinement Divine Ape to the Bone Realm, greatly increasing his Blood Vitality.
• Shi Yan's Spiritual Power rose to 14136 Hz, and he opened his Sea of Consciousness.
• Shi Yan's cultivation advanced to the Late Seventh Order, and he told Ryōmori Reiko it was time to leave.

Ryōmori Reiko reported Shi Yan’s escape to the Heavenly Martial Emperor and used the Flying Dagger and Shadow Emperor’s interference to avoid punishment. Shi Yan returned to Kyoto, witnessed foreign countries sending gifts to Huaxia, and headed toward Jingwu as his university team prepared for the competition.

• Ryōmori Reiko told the Heavenly Martial Emperor that Shi Yan had escaped the Shadow Remnant Domain and showed him the Flying Dagger and the box that had held the Demon Emperor’s Essence Blood.
• The Heavenly Martial Emperor blamed the Shadow Emperor, ordered Ryōmori Reiko to prepare for the December Elite Competition, and warned her to avoid Shi Yan.
• Shi Yan returned to Kyoto and learned that countries were bringing gifts to Huaxia after its recent show of strength; he healed a middle-aged man before continuing toward Jingwu.
• Nie Lingshan and Qi Ziyue waited for Shi Yan outside the reception hotel while Gu De and Mu Yuqing gathered the Magic Martial University contestants.
• Mu Yuqing led the team toward the training room, but someone suddenly darted out and blocked their path.

Shi Yan arrived at Jingwu and stopped Wang Gaojun from taking Qi Ziyue away, revealing the force of his presence to the Magic Martial University group. After Wang Gaojun fled, Qi Ziyue reunited with Shi Yan, and Nie Lingshan introduced him to Teacher Mu.

• Wang Gaojun tried to take Qi Ziyue to his club’s training grounds, but she refused and told him she already liked someone.
• Wang Gaojun attempted to seize Qi Ziyue, but an invisible barrier kept him from reaching her.
• Mu Yuqing stepped between Wang Gaojun and Qi Ziyue, while Nie Lingshan mocked his lecherous reaction to Mu Yuqing’s beauty.
• Shi Yan appeared, lifted Wang Gaojun, and slammed him into the ground before ordering him to leave.
• Wang Gaojun recognized Shi Yan and fled after Shi Yan released the pressure on him.
• Qi Ziyue flew into Shi Yan’s arms, and Nie Lingshan introduced him to Teacher Mu as their captain.

Shi Yan reunited with Qi Ziyue at Jingwu and revealed, through an accidental injury, that his physique had become dramatically stronger. After Wu Bangning was likewise shocked by Shi Yan’s strength, the National College Tournament began the next day with Jingwu taking the stage first.

• Mu Yuqing met Shi Yan and Qi Ziyue and explained that General Situ had suggested she come to Jingwu as a teacher.
• Shi Yan accidentally fractured Qi Ziyue’s hand when his strengthened physique rebounded against her pinch, then healed her with the Fire of Life.
• Nie Lingshan sensed the immense life aura surrounding Shi Yan and realized he had grown far stronger in Dongying.
• Wu Bangning arrived, was shocked by Shi Yan’s physique, and agreed to keep what he had noticed quiet.
• The National College Tournament began the next day, and host Jingwu took the stage first.

Shi Yan watched the elimination matches and led Magic Martial University onto the arena on the second day, where the team deliberately lowered their cultivation to match their opponents. The match against Minghua Internal Medicine Martial School began with Qi Ziyue attacking, and the chapter left the fight underway.

• Shi Yan watched Jingwu's team compete and noticed Ye Xinghe, Bai Yuyao, and Wang Gaojun among its contestants.
• Qi Ziyue and Bai Yuyao exchanged hostile looks, and Qi Ziyue anticipated that they might face each other in a later match.
• The elimination matches continued, and Shi Yan resolved to fight slowly so the large crowd could see his moves and earn him Martial Virtue Points.
• On the second day, Shi Yan led Magic Martial University's team onto the arena to face Minghua Internal Medicine Martial School, whose contestants wore white lab coats.
• At Shi Yan's signal, Magic Martial University's five fighters lowered their auras to the Fourth Order, and Qi Ziyue opened the match with her Purple Moon Blade as the opposing team began a technique called Intestinal Peristalsis.

Shi Yan’s team overwhelmed Minghua Internal Medicine Martial School in the elimination match, and he then brought more than a million recovered cultural relics to Wu Bowen at the Martial Arts Education Department. Wu Bowen promised to arrange a reward, while Shi Yan asked for a Spiritual Power Cultivation Method and revealed that he had opened his Sea of Consciousness.

• Minghua Internal Medicine Martial School used unusual bodily afflictions against Shi Yan’s team, but Shi Yan dispersed them and his teammates defeated their opponents in a minute and a half.
• Shi Yan earned Martial Virtue Points for the victory and went to the Martial Arts Education Department to hand Wu Bowen a bag of Space Rings.
• Wu Bowen discovered that the rings contained more than a million cultural relics lost by Huaxia and declared that Shi Yan had earned enormous merit.
• Shi Yan asked Wu Bowen to arrange a reward and requested a high-grade Cultivation Method for Spiritual Power.
• Wu Bowen realized that Shi Yan had opened his Sea of Consciousness and said he would call Minister Du back immediately.

Shi Yan received major rewards from Du Shouliang, including plans to reforge his saber with a Blade Soul and two S-Class techniques. Du Shouliang demonstrated how essence, qi, and spirit formed a domain, and Shi Yan grasped the lesson before the chapter ended.

• Du Shouliang examined Shi Yan's antiques, found that most were genuine, and decided to reward him.
• Du Shouliang arranged for Ye Daorong to reforge Shi Yan's Lava Spirit Devouring Saber in the Ye Family's Blade Tomb, potentially using a Blade Soul.
• Du Shouliang gave Shi Yan the S-Class Yan Shen Jue for Spiritual Power and Six Harmonies Saber Domain for saber cultivation.
• Du Shouliang demonstrated his domain and explained how essence, qi, and spirit fused to form one.
• Shi Yan watched the Martial Arts Education Department return to view and exclaimed that he had understood.

After Du Shouliang demonstrated how a domain formed, Shi Yan realized how to develop his Fire God Domain by integrating essence, qi, and spirit. Du Shouliang warned him that Huaxia faced the threat of a new Restricted Zone, and Shi Yan left prepared to help fight the monster beasts.

• Shi Yan bowed to Du Shouliang and explained that Spiritual Power could form a domain’s framework and unify essence, qi, and spirit.
• Du Shouliang realized Shi Yan had learned the Fire God Domain and recognized Situ Yaoyang’s role in preparing him.
• Du Shouliang told Shi Yan that Huaxia’s Martial Emperors were working to prevent another Restricted Zone from appearing.
• Du Shouliang revealed that the Silver Moon Sky Wolf on the moon was manipulating spiritual energy and could be responsible for the threat.
• Du Shouliang said Shi Yan might have to join the fight after the competition and suggested that Po might be able to kill the Silver Moon Sky Wolf.