Chapter Summaries

Sequence Thirteen transferred her domain’s origin to Bai Shengnan, helping her become a Martial Emperor, then charged into the Changbai Mountains Restricted Zone to hold off its Monster Emperors. Shi Yan learned that Sequence Thirteen’s soul had already scattered, and her sacrifice left him grieving as Bai Shengnan carried him away.

• Sequence Thirteen told Bai Shengnan to protect Shi Yan and implanted the origin of her domain into Bai Shengnan’s Sea of Consciousness.
• Bai Shengnan became a Martial Emperor, and Emperors around the world sensed Huaxia’s new Emperor.
• The Monster Emperors attacked beneath Changbai Mountains, while Bai Shengnan emerged and drew them toward the Restricted Zone’s core.
• Shi Yan rushed back to save Sequence Thirteen, but Bai Shengnan stopped him and explained that Sequence Thirteen’s soul had scattered and she had given her domain to Bai Shengnan.
• Sequence Thirteen unleashed a final burst of white light in the Restricted Zone, and Bai Shengnan took Shi Yan away after the blast struck them.

After leaving the Restricted Zone, Shi Yan thanked Bai Shengnan, who teased him about marrying Bai Yuyao and introduced Mu Yuqing, prompting a jealous exchange between the two women. Back at Magic Martial University, Huang Qizheng reflected on the Brocade Pouch strategies and called Shi Yan over to face the monster beasts.

• Shi Yan admitted to Bai Shengnan that he had been impulsive and recognized how much stronger he needed to become before challenging the Restricted Zone.
• Bai Shengnan urged Shi Yan to call her mother-in-law, then summoned Mu Yuqing and Bai Yuyao and said she would return to Kyoto with her daughter.
• Mu Yuqing showed jealousy over Bai Shengnan's suggestion and Shi Yan's connection to Bai Yuyao, then left with Shi Yan after he held her hand.
• Shi Yan returned to Magic Martial University and told Huang Qizheng what had happened during the trip.
• Huang Qizheng reflected on the Brocade Pouch strategies and called Shi Yan over, preparing to let him fight monster beasts.

Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing finished a demon-beast hunt on Mount Wu, then felt a powerful spatial disturbance caused by the Silver Moon Sky Wolf on the moon. After Huang Qizheng ordered them to return to Magic Martial University immediately, the chapter left the cause of the disturbance unknown.

• Shi Yan froze and blasted apart a fleeing demon-beast horde while Mu Yuqing stored the corpses in her temporary space.
• Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing discussed their half-month of missions, Bai Shengnan's watch over Shi Yan, and Mu Yuqing's plan to rank highly in December's Global Elite Competition.
• The Silver Moon Sky Wolf sent another crushing spatial disturbance, which Mu Yuqing sensed was strongest in the east.
• Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing received an urgent message from Huang Qizheng ordering them to return to Magic Martial University immediately.

Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing learned that Du Shouliang had sacrificed himself to stop the Silver Moon Sky Wolf from turning the Wuyi Mountains into a Restricted Zone. At the devastated battlefield, Shi Yan’s grief triggered a breakthrough that expanded his Sea of Consciousness and advanced him to the Early Eighth Tier.

• Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing arrived at Magic Martial University and learned that Du Shouliang had perished with six Monster Emperors in the Wuyi Mountains.
• Mu Yuqing transported Shi Yan and the university’s upper echelon to the battlefield, where Bai Shengnan and other Martial Emperors searched for Du Shouliang’s remains.
• Shi Yan mourned Du Shouliang, remembering the guidance and support he had received from him.
• Shi Yan’s Sea of Consciousness shattered and expanded a hundredfold as his Spiritual Power surged.
• Shi Yan absorbed spiritual energy, expanded his dantian’s spiritual-energy lake tenfold, and stabilized at the Early Eighth Tier.

Shi Yan advanced to the Early Eighth Order while Huaxia’s experts gathered to mourn Du Shouliang. Bai Xuanling ordered them to collect every trace of Du Shouliang, hoping to gamble that his Spiritual Power could allow a turnaround.

• Shi Yan returned from his breakthrough and saw Huaxia’s experts arrive to honor Du Shouliang, including Liu Xiuyuan, Situ Yaoyang, Cheng Batian, Bai Xuanling, Fang Ziwei, and Meng Xuan.
• Bai Xuanling calculated the gates, coughed up blood, and ordered everyone to gather all of Du Shouliang’s remains, including his blood and hair.
• Bai Xuanling stopped Shi Yan from helping and told him to conserve his strength for what came next.
• Shi Yan asked if there was a way to save Du Shouliang, and Bai Xuanling said they would gamble on the strength of Du Shouliang’s Spiritual Power.

Po restored the Chaos Domain Field, revived Du Shouliang with Shi Yan’s life-saving flames, and then set off for the moon. She left Meng Xuan an ancient ring and named him her successor if she did not return within seven days.

• Po arrived at the Chaos Domain Field, quieted it, and gathered Du Shouliang’s scattered remains into a whole body.
• Po used Memory Recall to reveal how Du Shouliang had fought the six Monster Emperors and died after two of them became overlords.
• Po restored Du Shouliang’s Spiritual Origin, and Shi Yan poured his life-saving flames into him until his body recovered and he was alive again.
• Bai Xuanling told Shi Yan to stop once Du Shouliang’s body had recovered enough to nourish his soul, and Wu Bowen took the unconscious Du Shouliang away.
• Po gave Meng Xuan an ancient ring and said he would take over her duties if she had not returned within seven days, then flew toward the moon.

Po flew alone toward the moon to confront the Silver Moon Sky Wolf, while people across the world watched and Huaxia’s experts prepared for a possible assault on the Restricted Zone. After Po departed, Shi Yan reunited with Fang Ziwei, Huang Qizheng, and Meng Xuan above the Wuyi Mountains.

• Po headed for the moon, prompting Martial Emperors worldwide to recognize that he was going to confront the Silver Moon Sky Wolf.
• The Heavenly Martial Emperor celebrated the impending clash, while the Alloy Emperor reflected on how far Po surpassed him.
• Huaxia’s experts left the Wuyi Mountains after being told to conserve their strength, and they understood that an assault on a Restricted Zone might be coming.
• Shi Yan stayed behind with Fang Ziwei, Huang Qizheng, and Meng Xuan, and Fang Ziwei praised him for his achievements.
• Meng Xuan welcomed Shi Yan and teased him, while Fang Ziwei thanked Huang Qizheng for carrying the burden of looking after the group in her absence.
• Fang Ziwei told Huang Qizheng she could not return soon and would continue her work despite being eighty.

After Mu Yuqing sensed an unknown presence near the moon, the Silver Moon Sky Wolf’s howl gave Huaxia’s experts an opening to attack the Changbai Mountains Restricted Zone. Shi Yan and the others arrived as a giant staff descended on the Monster Emperors.

• Meng Xuan gave Shi Yan advice about Australia and the Global Elite Competition while showing him the Bronze Ring Po had entrusted to her.
• Mu Yuqing told Shi Yan that testing her spatial ability toward the moon had exposed her to a terrifying aura that belonged neither to Po nor the Silver Moon Sky Wolf.
• The Silver Moon Sky Wolf howled, and a message ordered the experts to assemble and attack the Changbai Mountains Restricted Zone.
• Wang Changfu led Mu Yuqing and more than thirty experts to the Restricted Zone, while Meng Xuan and Bai Shengnan flew ahead.
• A colossal staff smashed down on the Monster Emperors, who roared in fury at the humans’ attack.

Huaxia's Martial Emperors launched a surprise assault on the Restricted Zone, killing Monster Kings and breaking the monsters' chance to form a Beast Tide. As the battle spread into a one-sided slaughter, Shi Yan moved to help Liu Xiuyuan fight the Purple Sable Emperor.

• Cheng Batian, Liu Xiuyuan, and Situ Yaoyang attacked the Monster Emperors while Liu Xiuyuan slew Monster Kings who could help organize a Beast Tide.
• Meng Xuan and Bai Shengnan killed a Serpent Emperor and joined forces against another Monster Emperor, while Liu Xiuyuan engaged the Purple Sable Emperor.
• Ye Daorong and three more imperial figures joined the battle, giving Huaxia's side the advantage as Wang Changfu and other King-Class fighters attacked the Monster Kings.
• Shi Yan and the other fighters slaughtered monsters across the Restricted Zone, and Shi Yan observed Meng Xuan's skillful use of flames.
• The Purple Sable Emperor blasted Liu Xiuyuan backward, and Shi Yan weighed his saber and offered to help him.

Shi Yan killed the Purple Sable Emperor and helped Huaxia's forces gain the upper hand in the assault on the Changbai Mountains Restricted Zone. As the other Monster Emperors fell, Liu Xiuyuan warned everyone to leave the Core Zone, where the Azure Striped White Tiger Emperor faced the Martial Emperors' final attack.

• Shi Yan endured the Purple Sable Emperor's Mental Attack, then used Collapse and Blazing Flame Divine Needles to destroy its body and bones before killing its escaping core-bearing form.
• Shi Yan took the Purple Sable Emperor's Demon Core and returned to battling low-tier demon beasts while Liu Xiuyuan and the other Martial Emperors fought the remaining Monster Emperors.
• More Emperor-Class fighters joined the battle, and Huaxia's forces overwhelmed the Restricted Zone's Emperor-Class and King-Class defenders.
• Shi Yan caught Liu Xiuyuan as he was thrown backward, and Liu Xiuyuan ordered everyone to leave the Core Zone.
• The Azure Striped White Tiger Emperor clashed with two Martial Emperors' weapons in a blinding burst of white light.

Huaxia conquered the Changbai Mountains Restricted Zone, but the strongest human and the Silver Moon Sky Wolf vanished after a terrifying creature appeared near the moon. Shi Yan returned to Magic Martial University with Mu Yuqing and prepared to strengthen himself while waiting for news.

• Shi Yan and the other experts led people away from the Core Zone as the battle’s shockwaves shook the Restricted Zone, then the Green Striped White Tiger King’s phantom scattered, confirming its death.
• Liu Xiuyuan sent the forces to clear out the remaining demon beasts, and Bai Shengnan later confirmed the Restricted Zone had been completely wiped out.
• Cheng Batian went to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains while Situ Yaoyang investigated the moon; Bai Shengnan stayed behind to oversee the cleanup, and Shi Yan left with Mu Yuqing.
• News of Huaxia’s victory spread worldwide, while Alloy Emperor saw Po’s Flying Dagger fall in Yellowstone Park and chose to wait before acting.
• Situ Yaoyang and Elder Tu confirmed that no living beings remained on the moon and discussed the terrifying creature that had taken Po and the Silver Moon Sky Wolf; they agreed to wait seven days before sending an expedition.
• Shi Yan returned to Magic Martial University with Mu Yuqing, worried by her pale appearance, and decided to use his Martial Virtue Points to strengthen himself before Third Senior Brother arrived.

Shi Yan upgraded two flames to Spirit-Class at Magic Martial University, causing manifestations that terrified the university’s beast pets and alarmed Yan En. With Principal Wang Changfu’s support, Shi Yan flew high into the sky to upgrade Heavenly Calamity Sacred Fire to Saint-Class.

• Shi Yan used 100,000 Martial Virtue Points to evolve Sky Dragon Blazing Flame into Breath of the Blazing Dragon, whose manifestation frightened the university’s underground beast pets.
• Yan En confronted Shi Yan over the disturbance, then warned him that the spectacle could draw unwanted attention.
• Shi Yan spent another 100,000 Martial Virtue Points to evolve Earth Core Lotus Fire into Earth Vein Spirit Flame, producing a second fiery manifestation.
• Wang Changfu arrived, sent Yan En to handle the mess, and assured Shi Yan that Magic Martial University would support him.
• Shi Yan asked the university to keep people away from open areas, flew high into the sky, and began upgrading Heavenly Calamity Sacred Fire.

Shi Yan upgraded the Heavenly Calamity Sacred Fire to Saint-Class, then strengthened his cultivation, spiritual power, saber skills, and control. After returning to Magic Martial University, he reassured Mu Yuqing that he had broken through safely and that she was feeling better.

• Shi Yan evolved the Heavenly Calamity Sacred Fire into the Life Extinguishing Tribulation Fire, whose manifestation shrouded the sky and Magic Martial University in deadly grayness.
• Shi Yan gathered away the manifestation, then raised Yan Shen Jue to its eighth layer, advancing to Eighth-Order Mid-Stage and increasing his energy to 5.1 Chen.
• Shi Yan upgraded the Six Harmonies Saber Domain to Saber Qi and perfected the Thirty-Six Paths of Flaming Wind Saber before deciding to master his new abilities.
• Shi Yan returned to Magic Martial University's Martial Practice Arena, where Huang Qizheng dismissed the gathered teachers and students.
• Shi Yan asked Mu Yuqing how she was feeling, and she said she was much better before asking whether he had just broken through.

Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing helped Huaxia win victories against monsters as the number of martial artists grew and rumors were suppressed. When the spatial abnormality near the moon disappeared and a spacecraft went to investigate, they feared Po had not returned and went to Ye Daorong for protective equipment.

• Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing fought monsters across Huaxia, while reports celebrated victories, a doubling of martial artists, and a thirteen-year-old awakening abilities.
• Shi Yan watched the authorities arrest people spreading rumors about Huaxia’s martial artists and awakening reports.
• Mu Yuqing told Shi Yan that the spatial abnormality she had sensed from the moon had disappeared on the final day of Po’s seven-day appointment.
• Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing saw a Martial Arts Military Department spacecraft heading for the moon and realized Po had not returned.
• Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing visited Ye Daorong, who warned them to use killing to stop killing and gave Shi Yan a Storage Ring containing the equipment he had requested.

Shi Yan completed the final layer of the Blood Refinement Divine Ape, then learned that Po and the Silver Moon Sky Wolf had vanished and foreign countries were threatening Huaxia with demands and force. He chose to confront the crisis himself and left with Huang Qizheng that night.

• Shi Yan used the Azure Striped White Tiger Emperor's essence blood to complete the Blood Refinement Divine Ape, raising his energy and body refinement realm.
• Huang Qizheng told Shi Yan that the military had found no trace of Po or the Silver Moon Sky Wolf on the moon, forcing Huaxia to suspend its next attack on the Restricted Zone.
• Western countries demanded Huaxia surrender formation secrets, pay compensation, cede territory, hand over Po's cultivation method, and execute Shi Yan, threatening force if Huaxia refused.
• Shi Yan rejected Huang Qizheng's offer to handle the matter and said he would take responsibility for what needed to be done.
• Shi Yan told Huang Qizheng they would leave for Australia immediately, as foreign martial artists had already gathered in the sea beyond Shanghai.

Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing confronted a force of foreign martial artists gathered in airships off Huaxia’s coast. Shi Yan’s unseen calamities killed nearly everyone, leaving the Martial Kings to face him and Mu Yuqing.

• Shi Yan illuminated the sea and found more than two hundred foreign martial artists waiting to enter Huaxia.
• Shi Yan identified himself as a Huaxia Special Action envoy and demanded their legal documents, but a white Martial King ordered an attack.
• Shi Yan counted down as the attackers charged, then he and Mu Yuqing vanished when his fireball went out.
• The foreign martial artists began suffering deadly calamities, attacking one another or themselves, while the Martial Kings endured burning bones.
• Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing reappeared before the surviving Martial Kings, and Shi Yan said he had not even used any force.

Shi Yan killed the invading warriors with his Life Extinguishing Tribulation Fire and Martial Emperor-level power, then left with Mu Yuqing for Australia. In Dongying Country, Heavenly Martial Emperor ordered Shadow Emperor to recruit foreign warriors and intercept Shi Yan before the Global Elite Competition.

• Shi Yan used the Life Extinguishing Tribulation Fire and the Blood Colored Giant Ape to kill nearly all the attacking Martial Kings, then beheaded the three survivors.
• Shi Yan checked his Martial Virtue Points, saw that the Monster Suppression Bureau was approaching, and told Mu Yuqing they would go to Australia.
• Shadow Emperor learned that everyone in the Vanguard Operation had died and raged over the loss.
• Heavenly Martial Emperor reprimanded Shadow Emperor, warned that the killer was stronger than him, and ordered him to recruit warriors from other countries to intercept Shi Yan in Australia.

Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing arrived in Australia's Gibson Desert, where Long Zhenhua showed them the valuable Blessed Lands created by Space Collapses. Seeing how the competition rankings affected Huaxia's share of those lands, Shi Yan resolved to go all out in the upcoming Global Martial Arts Elite Competition.

• Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing arrived in the Gibson Desert and met Long Zhenhua, Huaxia's commander stationed in Australia.
• Long Zhenhua guided Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing through Flying Sand Residence and explained how its entrances connected to Space Collapse sites.
• Shi Yan explored the Zero-Gravity Space and other Blessed Lands, learning about their benefits to researchers and martial artists.
• Long Zhenhua asked Shi Yan whether the competition put him under pressure, and Shi Yan said he hoped his opponents would come looking for him.
• Long Zhenhua told Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing to rest and prepare for the next day's competition.

Shi Yan entered the Global Martial Arts Elite Competition in the Shattered Mirror Space, where contestants fought for points and the top three places under deadly, unrestricted rules. After sensing powerful outsiders gathering in Australia, he entered a poison-filled fragment and encountered a woman just as he found its exit.

• Alex explained the competition rules, distributed record-keeping wristwatches, and started the one-day contest at nine o'clock.
• Shi Yan sensed Martial General-level experts heading toward Australia, while Long Zhenhua left to make arrangements to protect Huaxia.
• Shi Yan entered the Shattered Mirror Space and found himself in a small fragment governed by poison rules.
• Shi Yan resisted the toxins with his Blood Vitality and Nine Revolutions Vajra Art, then used his Spiritual Power to locate a weak point in the fragment.
• A graceful woman appeared beside Shi Yan as he prepared to leave the poison fragment.

Shi Yan learned that the Shadow Emperor planned to ambush him and Mu Yuqing, while Mu Yuqing swiftly reached the competition’s final layer and took a position. As contestants began killing weaker opponents, spectators saw Shi Yan trapped in a strange space with two opponents still remaining.

• Ryōmori Reiko warned Shi Yan that the Shadow Emperor planned to ambush him and Mu Yuqing after the competition, then disappeared into another space fragment.
• Mu Yuqing used her space ability to clear the layers rapidly and reached the final layer before the other contestants.
• Mu Yuqing entered the rightmost final-layer fragment space and began contending with its powerful rules.
• Dietrich the Blood Prince killed a Martial General contestant, and other seeded contestants also slaughtered weaker opponents in their spaces.
• Spectators condemned the killings and demanded that Alex stop the competition, but he said he could not interfere under its rules.
• The spectators noticed Shi Yan facing two opponents in a space with peculiar rules and feared he might die.