Chapter Summaries

As factions prepared for the Great Battlefield, Madam Xi Yan and Crimson Eye arranged to give Zhou Leng coveted Battlefield Shield Tokens, while Aiden plotted to claim the Ice Snow Divine Cult’s Holy Son title before confronting him. The chapter ended with Zhao He drunk and complaining at Thousand Willow Academy.

• Feng Wenhao told Hu Yi that the Martial Guard was struggling to stop the Demon-Worshiping Cult’s kidnappings, and they discussed Ru University and the martial academies.
• Huangmeng Sect leaders said demons were seeking a Martial Shadow Wall and creating White Lake, and ordered their people to stop White Lake and kill someone.
• Madam Xi Yan sent Rao Mingxian and Shen Jun to deliver a Battlefield Shield Token to Zhou Leng and warned him to seek White Lake Mother Fruits and beware of Zhao He.
• Crimson Eye ordered Jade Wing to find Zhou Leng and offer him a Battlefield Shield Token, a Colossal Dragon Extraordinary Body, and an ally blood pact.
• Aiden learned that Zhou Leng’s influence had reduced the Ice Snow Divine Cult’s supplies to the Trump Family, but told Jax to keep the family publicly allied with Zhou Leng while Aiden pursued the Ice Snow Tear and the Holy Son title.
• Zhao He drank heavily with Lou Feiqiong and friends at Thousand Willow Academy and complained to them.

Zhao He’s frustrations with his family and Lou Feiqiong’s support for Zhou Leng brought Lou Feiqiong into conflict with the Lou Clan, which confined him and cut off his communications. Meanwhile, Zhou Leng studied ancient Martial Dao traces in the Ancient King’s Array until a summons from the Crimson Dragon Queen forced him to leave for the Crimson Dragon Lair as the Great Battlefield’s opening approached.

• Zhao He lamented that his father and eldest brother opposed recruiting Zhou Leng and had even considered arranging his death.
• Lou Shanding accused Lou Feiqiong of concealing Zhou Leng’s progress and ordered him confined at home, while the elders took away his communication devices.
• Lou Feiqiong accepted his punishment and left the meeting room, privately hoping Zhou Leng would survive without becoming like the great lineages.
• Zhou Leng spent three days sensing ancient objects in the Ancient King’s Array and identified thirty-seven traces, including a Three-Eyed Crystal that could temper Martial Will.
• Jade Wing told Zhou Leng that the Crimson Dragon Queen had agreed to his terms, but Zhou Leng chose to study the Array for a few more days.
• A red dragon announced that the Great Battlefield might open at any time, so Molten Hammer found Zhou Leng and brought him the order to hurry to the Crimson Dragon Lair.

Zhou Leng borrowed a fossilized shield, then traveled to Crimson Eye’s lair and made an alliance with her in exchange for battlefield maps, notes, and treasures. With Crimson Eye’s help, he absorbed Refined Dragon Blood and began developing a Colossal Dragon Blood Extraordinary Body, leaving with Dragon-like bloodline power that he would need to strengthen through further trials.

• Zhou Leng borrowed the fossilized shield from the Ancient King's Array and Jade Wing flew him and Molten Hammer to Crimson Eye’s lair.
• Crimson Eye and Zhou Leng signed contracts promising not to harm each other and establishing their cooperation in the Great Battlefield.
• Crimson Eye gave Zhou Leng a Battlefield Shield Token and two bottles of Refined Dragon Blood, and offered maps and rewards in exchange for half the treasures he found at specified locations.
• Zhou Leng drank Refined Dragon Blood, and his Magma Meridians helped his body withstand and absorb its power.
• Crimson Eye tempered Zhou Leng with her dragon breath for hours, helping his blood gain Dragon-like power.
• Crimson Eye told Zhou Leng that he would need to earn Dragon God's Blessing more than ten times to consolidate a complete Colossal Dragon Blood Extraordinary Body.

Zhou Leng, Zhang Xinglie, and Azure-Crimson Flame exchanged Battlefield Shield Tokens as the Great Battlefield neared its opening. Azure-Crimson Flame reached Zhou Leng with a Giant Clan token, but he could not enter through the dragons’ side and had almost no time to return to the Giant Royal Court.

• Crimson Eye told Zhou Leng the Great Battlefield would open in three or four days, and Jade Wing arranged for Molten Hammer to deliver Zhou Leng’s Battlefield Shield Token and Refined Dragon Blood to Zhang Xinglie.
• Molten Hammer learned that Zhang Xinglie was at the Giant Royal Court and delivered Zhou Leng’s gifts, only to discover Zhang Xinglie already had two Battlefield Shield Tokens and had sent one to Zhou Leng through Azure-Crimson Flame.
• Zhang Xinglie and Molten Hammer sold an extra Battlefield Shield Token with Shanhe Tianyue’s help, obtaining a large amount of Martial Dao resources as news arrived that the Great Battlefield was about to open.
• Azure-Crimson Flame learned Zhou Leng had left the Crimson Dragon Lair and rushed to Dragon Mountain with Zhang Xinglie’s token, choosing to deliver it rather than risk being too late himself.
• Azure-Crimson Flame gave Zhou Leng the universal Battlefield Shield Token and explained that his own Giant Clan token could not be used to enter from the dragons’ side, while the Great Battlefield was expected to open within an hour.

Zhou Leng received multiple Battlefield Shield Tokens and gave one to Rao Mingxian before the Great Battlefield opened. As the group raced toward the entrance among the Ten Realms’ greatest geniuses, Rao Mingxian reflected on Zhou Leng’s rise and accepted his own role as a witness.

• Zhou Leng returned Azure-Crimson Flame’s token, then accepted another token from Rao Mingxian and gave Rao Mingxian one of his extras.
• A call announced that the Great Battlefield had opened, so Zhou Leng, Jade Wing, Azure-Crimson Flame, and Rao Mingxian hurried toward its entrance.
• The group passed famous geniuses from across the Ten Realms, including Gloomy Death Tide, Crimson Sorrow, Blood Axe Hoof, and Rock-Splitting Armor.
• Rao Mingxian recalled Zhou Leng’s journey from an ordinary classmate to a central figure among the Ten Realms’ strongest young geniuses.
• Rao Mingxian silently wished Zhou Leng well and decided that being a witness to his rise was meaningful.

Zhou Leng and his companions gathered at Dragon Mountain before entering the Great Battlefield, where Xu Ming warned Zhou Leng about the dangers and offered him support. As they watched the Undying Knight confer with powerful demons, Jade Wing explained the battlefield’s divine dangers and the gods’ ability to alter lower-order rules.

• Zhou Leng and his companions arrived at Dragon Mountain, where Jade Wing warned them that the Great Battlefield would pit them against dangerous enemies regardless of faction.
• Xu Ming recognized Zhou Leng’s talent, added him on Wuxin, and urged him to stay with human experts and avoid reckless fights.
• The Undying Knight arrived and joined a gathering of powerful demons, who discussed preparations ordered by their king.
• Jade Wing explained that the Great Battlefield was shaped by the residual wills of gods and that its dangers depended on which divine will they encountered.
• Jade Wing described how gods could alter lower-order rules and even cause entire civilizations to be destroyed.

Zhou Leng absorbed the power released by the opening Great Battlefield and advanced from Bone-Tempering toward the Muscle Realm, revealing extraordinary signs of strength. As Xu Ming and the others guarded him, Zhao He and Mad Prince Aiden arrived, leaving Xu Ming to face Aiden’s challenge.

• Jade Wing warned Zhou Leng not to read strange Divine Scripts and cautioned the group about the Great Battlefield’s deadly power.
• At the battlefield entrance, Zhou Leng secretly absorbed the released power until he could no longer suppress it, and Xu Ming told him to advance while the others protected him.
• Zhou Leng’s advancement produced bell-like Bone-Tempering sounds, and Rao Mingxian identified his Giant Physical Extraordinary Body; Xu Ming and the others discovered Zhou Leng had never appeared in the Innate Realm Rankings.
• Zhao He recognized Zhou Leng’s extraordinary talent and realized that Wang Boxiong and Chen Shouhu had helped protect him, while Xu Ming positioned himself between Zhao He and Zhou Leng.
• Mad Prince Aiden confronted the group, and Xu Ming declared he would face Aiden in the Great Battlefield.

Zhou Leng advanced through Thunderclap Bone-Tempering and Flesh-Rising Tendon Dragon, drawing the attention of martial clans and Demigod Dragons before entering the Great Battlefield. Meanwhile, Li Linhan learned that Zhang Meiqin had been abducted by the Demon-Worshiping Cult, and the chapter left her whereabouts unknown.

• Aiden told Zhao He that Zhou Leng's bone explosions showed Thunderclap Bone-Tempering, the prerequisite for Flesh-Rising Tendon Dragon, and warned that the Trump Family would remain Zhou Leng's friend.
• The Demigod Dragons recognized Zhou Leng's extraordinary bone-explosion sounds, while Crimson Eye claimed him as hers.
• Zhou Leng's tendons emerged and twisted together like dragons before sinking into his flesh, and Jade Wing shielded him with a black light barrier.
• Xu Ming and Jade Wing downplayed Zhou Leng's abilities as Zhao He secretly sent news of his advancement to the Zhao family.
• Li Linhan learned from Feng Wenhao that Zhang Meiqin had been abducted by the Demon-Worshiping Cult, and Feng Wenhao said the authorities would investigate while Hu Yi's mother remained missing.

After Zhang Meiqin was abducted by the Demon-Worshiping Cult, Li Linhan and the Martial Guards searched for answers while learning that Song Juesi had emerged as a Grandmaster. Meanwhile, Zhou Leng completed his advancement to the Muscle-Tendon Innate Realm and entered the Great Battlefield, where he encountered the terrifying Calamity Envoy.

• Li Linhan learned that Zhang Meiqin had been taken by the Demon-Worshiping Cult, and Feng Wenhao promised to alert Zhou Leng when he returned to Blue Star.
• Deng Zhijue told Feng Wenhao that the cult's kidnappings might be connected to another Demonic Blood Sacrifice, while Wei Hong reported that Song Juesi had officially emerged from seclusion as a Grandmaster.
• Zhou Leng emerged from the black barrier after advancing to the Muscle-Tendon Innate Realm, and the assembled martial artists congratulated him on his extraordinary strength.
• The Calamity Envoy arrived at Dragon Mountain and entered the Great Battlefield with the Undying Knight, leaving everyone overwhelmed by its presence.
• Jade Wing warned Zhou Leng that the Calamity Envoy could kill them all, and Zhou Leng led the others into the canyon passage.

The Heavenly Stair appeared across the Ten Realms as Zhou Leng entered the Great Battlefield. Lou Feiqiong explained to Lou Shanding that he had risked the Lou Clan’s power to keep Zhou Leng from becoming a regret in history, but Lou Shanding questioned whether it could change Zhou Leng’s fate.

• Zhou Leng and Xu Ming entered the Great Battlefield, and three divine beams converged to form the Heavenly Stair above the Ten Realms.
• Chen Shouhu, Wang Boxiong, Xu Qingjin, and Hu Yi looked up at the Heavenly Stair while thinking about Zhou Leng and their own worries.
• Lou Shanding confronted Lou Feiqiong about his actions against the Lou Clan and asked why he had protected Zhou Leng.
• Lou Feiqiong recalled his father’s childhood teachings and explained that he had acted to prevent future generations from mourning Zhou Leng as a historical regret.
• Lou Shanding warned that the Lou Clan and other great clans would punish them, then asked whether Lou Feiqiong’s sacrifices mattered if people like them would ultimately kill Zhou Leng.

Lou Feiqiong confronted Lou Shanding over the Zhao family's defection and humanity's future, while Zhou Leng entered the Great Battlefield and discovered that his Heavenly Stair Trial was tied to the sinister Remnant Sky Bone. After translating the trial's requirements, Zhou Leng received Xu Ming's message asking others to protect him and replied that his own favor would be valuable in the future.

• Lou Feiqiong told Lou Shanding that a dynasty unable to protect the river of ages deserved to fall, and challenged him over the Zhao family's defection to the demons.
• A masked Siren entered the West Sea Demon City defensive line, revealed an ancient jade piece, and vanished after vowing to kill half of his Grandmaster and Demigod enemies.
• Zhou Leng entered the Great Battlefield, saw blood seep from the Remnant Sky Bone, and recorded its influence and trial requirements in the Tower Book.
• Zhou Leng translated the Heavenly Stair's announcement and learned that his three-stage trial required him to reach the Remnant Sky Bone's core, become a Sky Bone Warrior, and complete an intermediate trial.
• Zhou Leng read Xu Ming's request that others protect him in the Great Battlefield and replied that his own favor would be worth a great deal in the future.

Zhou Leng cultivated in the Great Battlefield, where the Remnant Sky Bone’s blood-red light accelerated his Indestructible Star Body and his techniques improved rapidly. After eating Ten-Horned Demon Dragon meat to strengthen his body, he charged at an arrogant Blue-Skinned Siren and confronted him.

• Zhou Leng surveyed the ruins with a Demonized Drone, then translated Heavenly Stair Divine Script and practiced his techniques in a concealed dwelling.
• Zhou Leng absorbed Stellar Void True Energy, transforming his true qi and establishing a stronger foundation for the Star-Gazing Formula.
• The Remnant Sky Bone released a blood-red light that swept across the battlefield, and Zhou Leng’s Indestructible Star Body rapidly advanced as it absorbed Stellar Power.
• Zhou Leng cultivated the Star Phoenix Restoration Art, condensed forty-nine Star Phoenix Feathers in an hour, and tested his strength by kneading steel with his hands.
• Zhou Leng ate one hundred kilograms of Ten-Horned Demon Dragon meat and ran toward the Remnant Sky Bone while his body absorbed its power.
• A Blue-Skinned Siren stared at Zhou Leng from a ruined building, and Zhou Leng charged at him after recognizing his hostility.

Zhou Leng tested his newly strengthened power by killing a Blue-Skinned Siren and a Bow of a Hundred Eyes as he traveled toward the Remnant Sky Bone, unknowingly gathering transparent blood orbs. He joined four human martial artists on the way, but his claim to be Xu Ming’s friend left the two Southern Seas men suspicious.

• Zhou Leng crushed the Blue-Skinned Siren after discovering that his true qi could control a wave and use it to strike back.
• Zhou Leng killed a Bow of a Hundred Eyes and continued toward the Remnant Sky Bone as invisible blood orbs gathered behind him.
• Zhou Leng encountered Wang Yunbo, Yu Xiao, Ruan Xiangnan, and Hayin fighting two Wing-Horn Demons; the demons escaped in a burst of blood mist.
• Zhou Leng introduced himself as Xu Ming’s friend, and the five traveled together toward a Humanoid Alliance camp.
• Ruan Xiangnan questioned why Zhou Leng was unknown despite his rapid advancement, and Zhou Leng warned the Southern Seas men that they had been lucky.

Zhou Leng and the others discussed the strained relations between the Dragon Kingdom and the Southern Seas as they traveled toward the Remnant Sky Bone. They reached the Black Iron Forest camps, where Xu Ming greeted Zhou Leng.

• Ruan Xiangnan and Hayin’s Southern Seas origins prompted the group to discuss suspicion, the Demon-Worshiping Cult, and the countries’ competing interests.
• As the group advanced, they discussed the blood-red eyes, the dangers of the Great Battlefield, and the strength of Xu Ming and the Three Heroes of Shuizhou.
• Yu Xiao urged the Southern Seas men to join the fight against Demonic Beasts, but Ruan Xiangnan and Hayin described why many in their countries did not want to fight.
• Zhou Leng reflected on the Dragon Kingdom’s distrust of other countries and remembered Xu Ming’s warning to be wary of everyone outside the Dragon Kingdom.
• The group reached the camps outside the Black Iron Forest, where Xu Ming came over to greet Zhou Leng and asked whether he had shown Wang Yunbo the message.

Zhou Leng joined the human martial artist camp, where Xu Ming welcomed him and led a meeting about the Remnant Sky Bone and Heavenly Stair trials. Xu Ming explained his mission and warned Zhou Leng to stay behind and build up his strength before attempting the Violet Mist, which Zhou Leng recognized as Divine Might Land.

• Zhou Leng arrived at the camp with Xu Ming and was warmly introduced to the martial artists, who had heard about him from Xu Ming.
• Xu Ming and Wang Xiong led a meeting where the group reviewed the Remnant Sky Bone, the Heavenly Stair Trial, and the dangers surrounding their camp.
• Xu Ming urged anyone who could not escape to leave behind a spark of hope for humanity, revealing that some entrants had missions to preserve knowledge and survival plans.
• Zhou Leng studied the camp's map and realized the Violet Mist was Divine Might Land, the first trial of the Heavenly Stair Trial.
• Xu Ming told Zhou Leng he had to get out, discussed their shared ties to the Demon City Army and the Dragon Kingdom's plans for exploration and survival, and advised him to build his foundation before attempting the Violet Mist.

Zhou Leng stayed at the Great Battlefield to eat and cultivate while his newly made connections among other races came to visit. The chapter ended with a group of Giants arriving to speak with him.

• Xu Ming urged Zhou Leng to eat enough meat to complete three rounds of Muscle Surge and gave him valuable meat, including the last piece of Legendary Dragon meat.
• Zhou Leng shared his Divine Script research with Xu Ming, who recorded his findings about the Violet Mist being a Divine Might Trial and warned him to keep the discovery private.
• Zhou Leng settled into a large tent and received generous meat gifts from Dragon Kingdom Great Innates, including Wang Xiong and Wang Yunbo.
• Black Axe and other dwarves visited Zhou Leng, and he agreed to cooperate with them if the opportunity arose.
• Snow Mountain Wolf and Mountain-Sea Light led Demon Spirit Masters to meet Zhou Leng, while human martial artists remarked on his standing among other races.
• Flourishing Crown told Zhou Leng that the Treant Elders' Council would grant him honorary titles and an audience quota with the Mother Tree; afterward, a group of Great Innate Giants arrived to see him.

Zhou Leng used a Dragon Skull Elixir with the Giants’ help while human martial artists gathered intelligence and formed an alliance against hostile factions. After a Giant’s rare talent awakened following exposure to the Violet Mist, Zhou Leng agreed to wait until he completed one Muscle Surge before entering it.

• Zhou Leng declined the Giants’ invitation to join their team and had a Great Innate Realm Giant attach a Dragon Skull Elixir to his back, which he began absorbing with the Giants’ medicines and meat.
• After Xu Ming returned from the Violet Mist, Zhou Leng recorded the martial artists’ trial experiences and learned that Rock-Splitting Armor might attack the Humanoid Alliance once someone found a way through the mist.
• Zhou Leng proposed that the four Humanoid Alliance races unite until the Heavenly Stair Trial ended and retaliate against demons that started a war; Xu Ming agreed to discuss the plan.
• The humans, Demon Spirit Masters, Dwarves, and Treants announced their alliance, and the demons also agreed to focus on completing the Divine Might Land trial.
• A Giant awakened a rare talent and became a Giant Bone Giant after repeatedly entering the Violet Mist, prompting the factions to believe the mist offered benefits.
• Zhou Leng asked to enter the Violet Mist, but Xu Ming told him to wait until his Dragon Skull was absorbed and he had completed one Muscle Surge.

Zhou Leng consumed huge amounts of Beast World beast meat and cultivated the Taiqing Sea Garment, transforming his body despite showing no ordinary Muscle Surge. After learning that warriors had died in the Divine Might Trial, he went with Wang Yunbo to test his strength and hear what had happened.

• Zhou Leng realized his cultivation was following an unusual path and that Beast World beast meat might provide the power he needed.
• Zhou Leng ate Grandmaster Beast World beast meat and cultivated the Taiqing Sea Garment until it fused with his skin and stabilized True Qi Perpetual Motion.
• Zhou Leng sensed that his muscles had surpassed the strength of a normal third Muscle Surge and decided to test his power somewhere deserted.
• Zhou Leng met Wang Yunbo, who told him that Hayin and other warriors had died in the Divine Might Trial after attempting stronger Divine Might.
• Wang Yunbo explained the trial's doubling stages and reported that Orcs had suffered the most deaths; he and Zhou Leng walked out of camp as a notification sounded from his pocket.

Zhou Leng trained in the ruins, mastered the Heavenly Tide Palm’s Ten Thousand Tides technique, and raised his Space-Severing Finger to Great Accomplishment. When four Great Innate Realm orcs attacked, he killed one with a single palm strike, while Manxing Hu fled toward the orc camp.

• Wang Yunbo gave Zhou Leng a demonized badge and returned to Divine Might Land after learning the team there was in trouble.
• Zhou Leng practiced in the Giants’ city ruins and formed the Heavenly Tide Palm’s killing move, Ten Thousand Tides.
• Zhou Leng’s Space-Severing Finger reached Great Accomplishment, producing a foot-long blade of true qi.
• Manxing Hu and three other Great Innate Realm orcs confronted Zhou Leng, and Zhou Leng recognized that Rock-Splitting Armor had likely sent them.
• Zhou Leng charged the strongest orc, shattered the warrior’s heart with Ten Thousand Tides, and cut off his head with Sword-Finger Qi.
• The remaining three orcs entered a berserk state; two attacked Zhou Leng while Manxing Hu ran toward the orc camp.

A Demigod activated and monitored an ancient trial ground, while the Calamity Envoy sought a Demigod corpse in the Great Battlefield. Zhou Leng fought two berserk Great Innate Realm Orcs, tested his Muscle-Tendon Stage abilities, and killed them with the Space-Severing Finger.

• A Demigod activated the abandoned trial ground, began monitoring its participants, and projected the Rulekeeper beneath the Heavenly Stair.
• The Calamity Envoy continued toward a complete Starry Sky Race Demigod corpse that could help his true body descend into the Demon Prison.
• Zhou Leng battled two berserk Great Innate Realm Orcs and used their attacks to build combat experience while relying on the Taiqing Sea Garment to withstand their blows.
• Zhou Leng crippled one Orc, tore off the other's arm, and fought them again after they transformed into regenerating Flesh Giants.
• Zhou Leng used the Space-Severing Finger to carve away the Orcs' flesh until both Orcs exploded.