Chapter Summaries

Zhao Chen transmigrated into the Great Thousand World and found himself at the Northern Spiritual Academy as the Mirror of Judgment tested students for entry to the Spiritual Road. After Liu Yang and Liu Mubai failed, Zhao Chen’s starlight began rising, and an unexplained system offered to bind to him.

• Zhao Chen realized he had transmigrated into the world of The Great Ruler and recognized Mu Chen among the students seeking entry to the Spiritual Road.
• Dean Xiao announced that the Mirror of Judgment would select candidates, and Zhao Chen worried that he had little chance of being chosen.
• The Mirror of Judgment appeared and sent blue starlight over the students to test their qualifications.
• Liu Yang’s and Liu Mubai’s starlight shattered before reaching the mirror, disqualifying both of them.
• Zhao Chen’s starlight gathered to rise toward the mirror, and a notification asked whether he wanted to bind with a system.

After binding the God-level Check-in System and receiving a Ninth-Grade Divine Meridian, Zhao Chen was chosen by the Mirror of Judgment for the Spirit Road. He and Mu Chen entered the Starry Sky Gate, leaving Dean Xiao hopeful about the Northern Spiritual Realm’s prospects.

• Zhao Chen bound the God-level Check-in System and received a Ninth-Grade Divine Meridian and a check-in opportunity.
• Zhao Chen’s starlight surged past Liu Yang and Liu Mubai’s, and the Mirror of Judgment granted him the journey to the Spirit Road.
• Zhao Chen encouraged Mu Chen, who resolved to enter the Spirit Road so he could learn about his mother and reunite his family.
• Mu Chen was also chosen by the Mirror of Judgment, shocking the academy and angering Liu Yang and Liu Mubai.
• The Mirror of Judgment brought Zhao Chen and Mu Chen to the Starry Sky Gate, and they stepped through into the Spirit Road trial space.

Zhao Chen arrived alone in the Spirit Road, learned its survival rules, and used his sign-in opportunity to obtain the divine artifact Asura Sword. He headed toward a stream to hunt Spirit Beasts after the system assigned him a mission to kill one Low-Level Spirit Beast.

• Zhao Chen found himself separated from Mu Chen in a forest and received his Crimson Token, which explained the Spirit Road’s dangers and rules.
• Zhao Chen surveyed the forest and headed toward a nearby stream, knowing he needed to improve his First-Level Spirit Body to survive.
• Zhao Chen used his sign-in opportunity and received the Asura Sword, which he discovered was a divine artifact.
• Zhao Chen set out for the stream, and the system assigned him a mission to kill one Low-Level Spirit Beast for another sign-in opportunity.

Zhao Chen stole Wu Yingying’s Crimson Token and escaped her pursuit before tracking down and killing a Blood Pig Tiger. He gained a check-in opportunity and awakened a First-Level Spirit Body.

• Zhao Chen found Wu Yingying bathing, stole her Crimson Token, and fled when she discovered him.
• Wu Yingying chased Zhao Chen for dozens of kilometers before he used an herb to disrupt his aura and escape.
• Zhao Chen tracked a Blood Pig Tiger through the Deep Mountain Forest and identified its neck as a weak point.
• Zhao Chen ambushed the Blood Pig Tiger with the Asura Sword and killed it before it could become berserk.
• Zhao Chen absorbed the Blood Pig Tiger Essence through his Crimson Token, awakening a First-Level Spirit Body and gaining a check-in opportunity.
• Zhao Chen decided to use his new check-in opportunity.

After signing in as the Blood Pig Tiger, Zhao Chen received a Mustard Seed Bracelet that could store items without spiritual power. As he fled the pursuing Wu Yingying, he reached a Rift Valley and tried to turn her accusations back on her.

• Zhao Chen bound the Mustard Seed Bracelet to himself and discovered he could store and retrieve the Asura Sword without spiritual power.
• Zhao Chen fashioned a scabbard from the Blood Pig Tiger's hide and headed onward after receiving a task to kill three Level 2 Spirit Beasts.
• Wu Yingying pursued Zhao Chen, calling him a thief for taking her Crimson Token, while he tried to escape into the Deep Mountain.
• Zhao Chen stopped at a Rift Valley, where Wu Yingying caught up and pointed her Snow White Dagger at him.
• Zhao Chen accused Wu Yingying of being a robber who had tried to seize his Blood Pig Tiger Essence, then demanded proof that she had not pursued him to kill him.

Wu Yingying confronted Zhao Chen, believing he had stolen her Crimson Token, but he denied it and convinced her she might have chased the wrong person. After she asked to travel with him until she found her brother, Zhao Chen demanded a real guarantee, and she offered him her Snow White Dagger as collateral.

• Wu Yingying accused Zhao Chen of taking her Crimson Token, but he challenged her to prove it and threatened to leave her behind.
• Wu Yingying broke down in tears and admitted she had assumed Zhao Chen was the thief because she found no one else nearby.
• Zhao Chen suggested the thief might still be where Wu Yingying had first lost her Crimson Token, then started walking away to hunt spirit beasts.
• Wu Yingying asked to follow Zhao Chen until she reached Guardian Land and found her brother.
• Zhao Chen rejected her promise of a future reward, so Wu Yingying offered him her Snow White Dagger as collateral.

Zhao Chen took Wu Yingying’s spiritual herbs and used them to unlock a Second-Level Spirit Body, then led her into the Deep Mountain to hunt spirit beasts. He killed a powerful Mountain Bear with two swift sword strikes, leaving Wu Yingying stunned by his strength.

• Zhao Chen refused Wu Yingying’s Snow White Dagger but accepted the two spiritual herbs from her Storage Bag.
• Zhao Chen absorbed the herbs through his Crimson Token and unlocked a Second-Level Spirit Body.
• Zhao Chen promised to take Wu Yingying to the Guardian Land once he reached a Third-Level Spirit Body and asked her to use her keen nose to locate spirit beasts.
• Wu Yingying led Zhao Chen to a spirit beast’s habitat, where he identified a Mountain Bear and prepared to fight it.
• Zhao Chen charged the Mountain Bear, cut off its paw, and then beheaded it with the Asura Sword.

Zhao Chen killed a powerful Mountain Bear with one sword and used its essence to advance his Spirit Body, while Wu Yingying struggled to keep up. They reached the Gilded Ape tribe, where the frightened apes offered Monkey Wine, and Zhao Chen took nearly all of it before moving on.

• Wu Yingying watched Zhao Chen kill the Mountain Bear with a single strike, and he bragged about his strength while threatening her after she called him thick-skinned.
• Zhao Chen absorbed the Mountain Bear's essence with the Crimson Token and said he was close to unlocking a Third-Level Spirit Body.
• Wu Yingying identified the Gilded Ape tribe, and Zhao Chen decided to spare the apes if they offered their Monkey Wine.
• A frightened Gilded Ape brought Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying two large gourds of Monkey Wine, which Zhao Chen stored in his Mustard Seed Bracelet.
• Zhao Chen left with all the large gourds, while Wu Yingying complained until a Gilded Ape tossed her a tiny gourd.

Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying found two Level 2 Spirit Beasts fighting over a Fire Fragrance Orchid, and Zhao Chen killed them both. Wu Yingying was frightened by his strength and begged him not to hit her.

• Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying sensed two spirit beasts ahead and approached their fight.
• Wu Yingying recognized the Fire Fragrance Orchid, but her shout drew the Fire Python Tiger and Iron Wing Bird's attention to them.
• The two spirit beasts joined forces against Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying, and Zhao Chen attacked them with his Asura Sword.
• Zhao Chen severed the Fire Python Tiger's paw, killed it, then struck down the fleeing Iron Wing Bird.
• Wu Yingying begged Zhao Chen not to hit her, and Zhao Chen asked whether she was part of the cheer squad.

Zhao Chen absorbed the Fire Python Tiger and Iron Wing Bird essences, advanced to a Third-Level Spirit Body, and gave Wu Yingying two Fire Fragrance Orchid petals, which raised her to the Second-Level Spirit Body. He acquired the Asura Bow through a sign-in reward and received a new task to kill five Level 2 Spirit Beasts and one Level 3 Spirit Beast with it.

• Zhao Chen absorbed the essences of the Fire Python Tiger and Iron Wing Bird, activating a Third-Level Spirit Body.
• Zhao Chen gave Wu Yingying two Fire Fragrance Orchid petals, and she used them to activate a Second-Level Spirit Body.
• Zhao Chen received the Asura Bow as a sign-in reward and bonded with the divine artifact.
• Zhao Chen waited for a new sign-in task, which required him to kill five Level 2 Spirit Beasts and one Level 3 Spirit Beast using the Asura Bow.

Zhao Chen fashioned an arrow from a Fire Python Tiger’s tailbone and Iron Wing Bird feathers, then practiced with the Asura Bow while waiting for nightfall. A pack of Netherworld Wolves led by a Level 3 Netherworld Wolf King surrounded their tree, and Zhao Chen prepared to fight them from above.

• Zhao Chen asked Wu Yingying for the Fire Python Tiger tailbone and Iron Wing Bird feathers so he could make arrows for the Asura Bow.
• Zhao Chen fashioned a single arrow and attached a tiger tendon so he could retrieve it after firing.
• After night fell, Zhao Chen practiced archery while Wu Yingying watched beside the campfire.
• A pack of twenty Netherworld Wolves approached, so Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying climbed into a large tree.
• Wu Yingying identified four Level 2 wolves, fifteen Level 1 wolves, and their Level 3 leader, the Netherworld Wolf King; Zhao Chen raised his bow and told her to watch and learn.

Zhao Chen used the Asura Bow to kill a Netherworld Wolf and wound a Level 2 Netherworld Wolf, then bet Wu Yingying he could pierce the Netherworld Wolf King’s defenses. Wu Yingying agreed and demanded that, if he lost, he help her find the Crimson Token and let her become the boss.

• Wu Yingying doubted Zhao Chen’s archery and warned him to be careful as he prepared to fight the Netherworld wolf pack.
• Zhao Chen shot and killed a Level 1 Netherworld Wolf, surprising Wu Yingying with his accuracy.
• Zhao Chen shot a Level 2 Netherworld Wolf through the back, and the other Level 2 wolves panicked.
• Zhao Chen asked Wu Yingying whether he could pierce the Level 3 Netherworld Wolf King’s defenses, and she said his arrow could not do it.
• Zhao Chen bet that he could make the Netherworld Wolf King bleed and asked Wu Yingying for a weapon usable as an arrow if he won.
• Wu Yingying demanded that Zhao Chen help her find the Crimson Token and let her turn the tables and be the boss if he lost.

Zhao Chen killed the Netherworld Wolf King with the Asura Bow’s blade after using the Fire Python Tail Arrow to pierce its skull, then claimed Wu Yingying’s bet. He used her rusty Firewood Stick as an arrow to pressure the remaining pack and targeted its temporary leader.

• Zhao Chen shot the Netherworld Wolf King with the Fire Python Tail Arrow, then struck it with the Asura Bow’s blade and killed it.
• Zhao Chen used the Crimson Token to absorb the Netherworld Wolf King’s essence soul and reminded Wu Yingying that he had won their bet.
• Wu Yingying handed Zhao Chen a rusty Firewood Stick because it was the closest thing she had to an arrow.
• Zhao Chen shot at the temporary Netherworld wolf pack leader, but the Level 2 wolf dodged and a Level 1 wolf behind it was killed instead.
• Zhao Chen aimed the Firewood Stick at the temporary leader until it panicked and dodged, then mocked it by asking whether the other wolves were still alive.

Zhao Chen killed the last Netherworld Wolf and used the pack’s essence souls to unlock a Fourth-Grade Spirit Body. The next morning, he and Wu Yingying left the forest for the Guardian Land, but two approaching newcomers charged toward them across the grassland.

• Zhao Chen killed the Level 2 Netherworld Wolf that had survived by dodging, then absorbed the pack’s essence souls and unlocked a Fourth-Grade Spirit Body.
• Wu Yingying worried that she still had not found her Crimson Token, and Zhao Chen teased her about how many petals of future spirit herbs she would receive.
• The next morning, Zhao Chen told Wu Yingying they were heading to the Guardian Land, making her eager to see her brother and reach safety.
• Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying reached the forest’s edge and discussed whether someone could use another person’s Crimson Token to absorb essence souls.
• Two men spotted Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying and charged toward them across the grassland.

Zhao Chen ambushed Zhan Cheng and Zhan Xiong, defeated them, and collected their Crimson Tokens and belongings. After Wu Yingying handed over the tokens, Zhao Chen gave her gathered spirit medicines and criticized her for failing to beat Zhan Xiong.

• Zhan Cheng and Zhan Xiong introduced themselves to Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying, and Zhao Chen suddenly attacked Zhan Cheng and demanded their Crimson Tokens.
• Zhan Xiong charged Zhao Chen with his Wolf Tooth Club, but Zhao Chen punched him away and knocked Zhan Cheng unconscious.
• Wu Yingying searched both brothers and collected their belongings before handing Zhao Chen all four Crimson Tokens and the Storage Bags and sword.
• Zhao Chen gave Wu Yingying the gathered spirit medicines from Zhan Cheng's Storage Bag and chided her for losing to Zhan Xiong, a Peak First-Level Spirit Body.

Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying traveled toward a Guardian Land and discovered a strange mountain that might hold a Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit guarded by a Level 4 Spirit Beast. Zhao Chen decided to hunt spirit beasts first, and Wu Yingying sensed a Level 2 Spring Vine Snake nearby.

• Zhao Chen asked Wu Yingying for the way to a Guardian Land, and she said they needed to cross a mountain where powerful spirit beasts might lurk.
• Wu Yingying spotted a mountain with a bare upper half and concluded that a high-grade spirit herb had absorbed the surrounding Spiritual Energy.
• Zhao Chen recognized the mountain as the place where the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit grew and suspected a Level 4 Spirit Beast guarded it.
• Zhao Chen decided to hunt a Level 2 Spirit Beast before approaching the summit, and Wu Yingying suggested fighting a Level 3 Spirit Beast if they found one.
• Wu Yingying detected a Level 2 Spring Vine Snake in the forest and pointed Zhao Chen toward it.

Zhao Chen completed his sign-in mission by killing the Spring Vine Snake and received the movement spirit art Nine Heavens Thunderclap Steps. He and Wu Yingying found a Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit on the mountaintop, where Zhao Chen drew out its Level 4 guardian, the Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast.

• Zhao Chen killed the Level 2 Spring Vine Snake, completed his sign-in mission, and used his reward to obtain Nine Heavens Thunderclap Steps.
• Zhao Chen learned he could use Nine Heavens Thunderclap Steps as a movement martial skill without spirit power and received a new mission to kill three Level 3 Spirit Beasts and one Level 4 Spirit Beast.
• Zhao Chen told Wu Yingying that the Spring Vine Snake had not raised his Spirit Body to the next level, then led her farther up the mountain.
• Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying found a Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit, which Wu Yingying identified as a rare spirit medicine for improving physical constitution.
• Zhao Chen threw a stone toward the fruit, and its guardian shattered it with a tentacle; Zhao Chen spotted the Level 4 Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast behind the mountain wall.

Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying confronted the Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast guarding the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit, and Zhao Chen decided to kill it rather than wait years for the fruit to ripen. His shot with Wu Yingying’s mysterious firewood stick wounded the beast and revealed its hidden power, leaving Zhao Chen ready to attack again.

• Zhao Chen explained that the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit would take years to ripen, so he and Wu Yingying could not afford to wait.
• Wu Yingying suggested leaving the fruit for later, but Zhao Chen decided to take it and use its power to strengthen himself.
• Zhao Chen drew the Asura Bow and shot the Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast with Wu Yingying’s firewood stick.
• The arrow severed the beast’s four venomous snakes and struck its right leg, while Zhao Chen noticed a blood-red blade aura from the stick.
• Wu Yingying said the Guardian Land could forge arrows for points, and Zhao Chen pulled the arrow free and prepared to shoot again.

Zhao Chen killed the wounded Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast as the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit ripened, then prepared to claim the fruit and advance his Spirit Body. Wu Yingying asked for a share and was delighted when Zhao Chen agreed.

• The Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast rushed for the ripening Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit, but Zhao Chen stopped it and fought back with the Asura Bow and Asura Sword.
• Zhao Chen used Nine Heavens Thunderclap Steps to reach the beast's back and kill it with a strike to its skull.
• Zhao Chen absorbed the beast's essence with the Crimson Token, strengthening his Fourth-Grade Spirit Body toward its peak.
• Wu Yingying realized the beast's blood had hastened the fruit's ripening, and Zhao Chen told her to handle the corpse carefully because its venomous snakes were poisonous.
• Wu Yingying asked Zhao Chen to share the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit, and he agreed.

Zhao Chen consumed the Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit and reached a Fifth-Grade Spirit Body before he and Wu Yingying set out for the Guardian Land. They encountered Ge Hai and his companions, whom Wu Yingying defeated and robbed.

• Wu Yingying explained how to use the ripe Crimson Cloud Scarlet Tempering Fruit, and Zhao Chen shared a few drops of its juice with her before consuming it himself.
• Zhao Chen unlocked a Fifth-Grade Spirit Body, and he and Wu Yingying prepared to head to the Guardian Land.
• Ge Hai arrived with two companions, claimed Saint Spiritual Academy had chosen him, and demanded the Crimson Token linked to the Lion-bodied Snake-dancing Beast.
• Wu Yingying swiftly defeated Ge Hai's two companions, then evaded Ge Hai's Rushing River Fist and knocked him unconscious.
• Wu Yingying knocked out the other two men and confiscated their Storage Bags and Crimson Tokens, giving Zhao Chen the tokens and other spoils.