Chapter Summaries

Ji Ziyun defeated a group of raiders, and Zhao Xing warned Murong Xue that their expedition required her to fight alongside her teammates. At the Eternal Night Sea, the group navigated a blockade around Night Fortress Number Ninety-Eight, joined Pei Yuanchang’s territory, and prepared to pursue the Spiritual Fish Transformation with Zhao Xing’s own method.

• Ji Ziyun killed the eight Earth Fiend raiders after they harpooned the Arrowfish Flying Boat, while Zhao Xing secretly watched and used Gale Law to save the damaged boat.
• Zhao Xing challenged Murong Xue’s reluctance to kill enemies and told her she would burden her teammates if she refused to fight; he then offered Ji Ziyun help finding treasures.
• At the Eternal Night Sea, Ji Ziyun learned that seven top-tier exploration teams had joined forces to blockade the waters around Night Fortress Number Ninety-Eight.
• After receiving invitations from Ji Dan, Ji Chen, and Pei Yuanchang, Zhao Xing chose to enter Pei Yuanchang’s territory so the group could act independently.
• Pei Yuanchang explained that spiritual fish were leaping from the thawing sea, but extreme cold made them difficult to catch; Zhao Xing declined his offer of fishing ships and left with cold-resistant robes.
• Zhao Xing retrieved two boxes aboard the Qilin Flying Boat and called on Old Chen to help with his own method of catching the spiritual fish.

Zhao Xing and Chen Shijie built a Warm Bloom Shed in the Midnight Sea and prepared rare plants to draw fish up from beneath the ice. After inspecting their new fishing setup, the group assigned Xia Jing to catch the fish while the others handled the work around him.

• Zhao Xing distributed custom fishing gear, and Ji Ziyun taught Long Xiao, Xia Jing, and Chen Shijie how to fish while Zhao Xing and Chen Shijie searched for a site for the Warm Bloom Shed.
• Zhao Xing explained that he had heavily modified the Qilin Flying Boat and planned to grow fifth-rank Water Immortal, Fish Devouring Grass, and Azure Sea Cloud Vine seedlings inside the shed.
• Pei Yuanchang rejected Zeng Changguang's demand for a permanent Senior Explorer slot and declined Ren Fang, then learned Zhao Xing had built a sixth-rank Warm Bloom Shed nearby.
• Chen Shijie tended the Azure Sea Cloud Vine and handled seasonal changes while Zhao Xing cultivated the Water Immortal and Fish Devouring Grass for chumming.
• Xia Jing caught far more fish than Ji Ziyun, while Long Xiao caught none; Zhao Xing later showed them the shed and explained how the Azure Sea Cloud Vine could provide underwater access and observation.
• The group planned to expand the fishing area and use bait to lure fish to the surface, assigning Xia Jing to catch them.

Zhao Xing and his companions used the Water Immortal and Fish Devouring Grass to draw in a huge haul of fish, but a colossal Dragon Whale attacked and nearly swallowed them. After they escaped and shared the catch, Pei Yuanchang arrived and asked where the Dragon Whale had gone.

• Long Xiao cut an opening through the ice while Zhao Xing planted a Water Immortal and scattered Fish Devouring Grass to attract fish.
• Xia Jing and the others watched fish swarm onto the ice, and Zhao Xing and Chen Shijie used Dragon Absorbs Water to haul in a vast catch.
• Zhao Xing spotted a gigantic Dragon Whale swallowing sharks and hurriedly swept his companions away before it smashed through the ice and devoured the fishing ground.
• Zhao Xing and his companions protected the Warm Bloom Shed from the waves, counted their losses, and reflected on the danger before dividing and eating the fish.
• Pei Yuanchang watched a recording of the harvest and Dragon Whale attack, then visited Zhao Xing and asked where the Dragon Whale had gone.

Zhao Xing learned that Pei Yuanchang wanted to cooperate in hunting the Dragon Whale, then led his companions to a new fishing ground where they caught beneficial fish and discovered Yin Yang Fish that could strengthen the Fate Soul. As Zhao Xing traveled to meet Pei Yuanchang’s forces, Liu Tianning’s Ten Thousand Laws Tower Ship arrived in the Midnight Sea, and Zhao Xing confronted the joint exploration group’s blockade by declaring his master’s name.

• Zhao Xing told Pei Yuanchang that the Dragon Whale had swallowed his fishing gear and Star Fixing Plate, and Pei proposed cooperating with Liu Tianning to hunt the whale.
• Liu Tianning told Zhao Xing to cooperate with Pei, revealed that Rahu King was his patron, and Zhao Xing continued toward the Midnight Sea with Ji Zixuan.
• Zhao Xing and his companions harvested Fish Devouring Grass, caught spellfish, and watched Long Xiao and Xia Jing fail to break through before Xia Jing used the Gluttony Art to recover.
• Pei Yuanchang sent Zhao Xing a Yin Yang Fish, which Zhao Xing identified as a fish that could strengthen the Fate Soul, and Zhao Xing set out for Icefire Island.
• Zhao Xing learned that Pei Yuanchang faced rival exploration groups near Icefire Island, then received word that Liu Tianning’s Ten Thousand Laws Tower Ship had arrived in the Midnight Sea.
• Xiao Baoyu, Heir Apparent of the Martial Accomplishment Marquis, tried to bar Zhao Xing’s ship from the area, and Zhao Xing answered that his master was Liu Tianning.

Zhao Xing’s group used Liu Tianning’s fearsome reputation to reach the Dark Stone Coral Reef and obtain Yin Yang Fish, which strengthened Zhao Xing’s Fate Soul and restored Long Xiao. They began searching the waters while Ji Ye ordered his forces to attack anyone obstructing them and drive off Liu Tianning’s student.

• Xiao Baoyu recognized Zhao Xing as Liu Tianning’s disciple, apologized, and let his flying boat pass; Zhao Xing later cleared another blockade by invoking Liu Tianning’s name.
• A bearded officer recounted how the young Liu Tianning had annihilated a bandit stronghold and defeated a Sixth-Rank commander, while Xia Jing shared stories of Liu Tianning quelling the Xunyang River disaster and challenging thirty-two Dao Academies.
• Zhao Xing’s group reached Wu Jiang’s camp at the Dark Stone Coral Reef and received six Yin Yang Fish as their share.
• Zhao Xing ate all six fish, raising his Fate Soul to late Sixth Rank and advancing Heaven’s Eye Art; Long Xiao ate one and recovered his normal size.
• Zhao Xing and his companions began searching for more Yin Yang Fish as Ji Ye learned of their alliance with Pei Yuanchang and ordered his forces to attack obstructors and drive off Liu Tianning’s student.

Zhao Xing’s life soul reached sixth-rank perfection, and he broke through to powerful cloud and earth domains while fishing near Icefire Island. After defeating repeated challengers, he established himself as a feared sixth-rank cultivator, but the growing competition in the Midnight Sea kept him hunting for more fish and preparing for further battles.

• Zhao Xing brought Murong Xue and Ji Zixuan to Liu Tianning’s tower ship, where Princess Youruo pressured Murong Xue until Zhao Xing persuaded her to relent.
• Liu Tianning warned Zhao Xing that same-rank opponents would be his responsibility, while promising to kill anyone above Rank Six who attacked him; Zhao Xing also inspected Liu Tianning’s immense violet fortune.
• Zhao Xing contacted Tian Yan and Lu Bang about sharing his Midnight Sea harvest, and Lu Bang arranged for Feng Qi and Cai Jin to go there.
• After eating Yin Yang Fish, Zhao Xing’s life soul reached sixth-rank perfection, and he advanced the Cloud Devour Domain and Boundless Earth Palace to high-tier domains.
• Cen Haibo challenged Zhao Xing over territory, but Zhao Xing killed him with the Six-Turn Soaring Serpent Transformation and warned the other cultivators to stay away.
• Over seven days, Zhao Xing won nine battles against challengers, spreading his reputation through the exploration corps as a potentially invincible sixth-rank cultivator.

After Zhao Xing’s life soul broke through to fifth rank, Ji Ye ordered two fifth-rank cultivators to capture him, prompting Liu Tianning to intervene and kill them. The incident spread across the Ten Suns Grotto Heaven, and Liang Ruohai urged Ji Dan to strengthen his ties with Zhao Xing.

• Zhao Xing caught and ate eighty-one Yin Yang Fish, breaking through to a fifth-rank life soul and strengthening his Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppets and spells.
• Ji Ye ordered Qin Chongwu and Huangfu Song to capture Zhao Xing after he ignored Ji Ye’s warnings to stay away from his territory.
• Qin Chongwu and Huangfu Song pursued Zhao Xing, who fled by flying boat and used spells to slow them as their Battle Vajras attacked his vessel.
• Liu Tianning arrived in Floating Vine armor, rescued Zhao Xing, and killed Qin Chongwu, Huangfu Song, and thirty Battle Vajras for breaking his rule against fifth-rank cultivators attacking Zhao Xing.
• Ji Ye watched Liu Tianning leave without daring to attack, and news of the clash spread through the exploration groups and Ten Suns Grotto Heaven.
• Liang Ruohai advised Ji Dan to reassess Zhao Xing’s importance to Liu Tianning and work harder to befriend him.

After Liu Tianning rescued Zhao Xing, rival exploration groups sent gifts to keep them satisfied and aboard the ship. Zhao Xing raised his Luck to Evolution Five, then used the Earth Mirror to find Yun Yi and offer him an opportunity, leaving the future sword cultivator indebted to him.

• Ji Chen decided to send an apology and gifts to Liu Tianning, while Pei Yuanchang sent Zhao Xing his share of a collection.
• Xing Ming and the three kings discussed Liu Tianning’s overwhelming strength and praised Zhao Xing’s solid combat ability.
• Zhao Xing refined his Ten Thousand Laws Clones, recovered from his breakthrough, and accepted Liu Tianning’s gift ledger; Liu Tianning told him to remain aboard and await a chance to hunt the Dragon Whale.
• Zhao Xing traded with exploration teams for Wood-Eating Armored Fish and Sand Pike, raising his Luck to Evolution Five by June 11.
• Zhao Xing found Yun Yi’s name on the explorer list and contacted Wang Weimin, then invited Yun Yi to accept his favor.
• Yun Yi accepted Zhao Xing’s offer, and Zhao Xing arranged for Wang Weimin to escort him to Gao Ming at the Ministry of Agriculture residence.

Zhao Xing joined Liu Tianning’s expedition to hunt the giant Dragon Whale after it moved into shallow waters, while continuing his cultivation and investments aboard the ship. Liu Tianning’s attack began to injure and restrain the whale, and Zhao Xing sensed that killing it could yield enough Lifespan Spiritual Elegance to extend their lives by two hundred years.

• Zhao Xing observed the unusual physician Li Fuhan aboard the ship and recalled his future achievements and brutal medical methods.
• Zhao Xing cultivated turtle divination by refining thousands of turtle plastrons, and Princess Youruo offered him Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Turtle plastrons from her collection.
• Liu Tianning learned that the Dragon Whale had entered shallow waters to feed, and he led Zhao Xing and Pei Yuanchang’s ships east to hunt it.
• Ji Ye retreated when Liu Tianning’s ship arrived, while Ji Chen stayed nearby and continued trying to win Liu Tianning’s favor.
• Liu Tianning used his clones, Solar Terms Decrees, life-soul techniques, and Resilient Vines to attack the Dragon Whale, while Pei Yuanchang’s ships fired Locking God Chains to restrain it.
• Zhao Xing sensed the Dragon Whale contained enormous amounts of Lifespan Spiritual Elegance and urged Liu Tianning to kill it so they could gain another two hundred years of lifespan.

Liu Tianning and Zhao Xing killed a Dragon Whale and absorbed its Spiritual Elegance and marrow, gaining increased lifespan and a stronger body. After the three kings secretly took the whale’s heart, Zhao Xing returned to Yang City and uncovered a sealed memory linking Ten Suns in the Sky to the Profound Heaven Sect and possibly the Liang King.

• Liu Tianning and Pei Yuanchang’s forces restrained the Dragon Whale for three days while Ji Chen blocked Ji Ye and other factions from interfering, and Liu Tianning destroyed its life soul.
• Liu Tianning and Zhao Xing consumed golden blood from the Dragon Whale’s heart, increasing their lifespan limits; Liu Tianning confirmed that his own limit had been broken and reported the discovery to the Rahu King.
• Zhao Xing absorbed Dragon Whale marrow and evolved from Nascent Gold Bone to Greater Mastery of Gold Bone, greatly strengthening his body.
• The Heaven Derivation King, Rahu King, and Ling De King arrived, sealed off the Dragon Whale, and departed with its heart; Liu Tianning and Pei Yuanchang divided the remaining treasure among their group.
• Zhao Xing returned to Yang City on the third day of the seventh month, reviewed his memories, and recalled that Ten Suns in the Sky might be connected to the Profound Heaven Sect and the Liang King.

Zhao Xing’s attempt to guide Liu Tianning toward the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven’s hidden palace succeeded, but fate’s backlash plunged his luck and the Grotto-Heaven into crisis. Liu Tianning exposed the Profound Heaven Sect’s invasion, yet Blood Spirit Venerable activated Five Suns in the Sky and appeared to send a pillar of light away as Rahu King destroyed his avatar.

• Zhao Xing planted dreams of Scarlet Lake in Liu Tianning’s clone, and Liu Tianning eventually reported his premonitions to Rahu King, who suspended protective formations in sixteen areas.
• Liu Tianning searched Scarlet Lake, found the tenth gateway, and raised a first-level alert after Blood Spirit Venerable’s needle failed to control him through Floating Duckweed.
• Zhao Xing’s luck collapsed as the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven’s crisis intensified, while Blood Spirit Venerable ordered preparations and activated Five Suns in the Sky.
• The Military Realm ordered everyone to evacuate Scarlet Lake, and Zhao Xing, Xia Jing, Chen Shijie, and Long Xiao waited in Yang City as dangerous celestial disturbances spread.
• Rahu King attacked Blood Spirit Venerable’s palace and shattered its barrier, but Blood Spirit Venerable sacrificed his avatar to the Ten Suns Sun Crown, which released a pillar of light before the chapter ended mid-sentence.

After the Ten Suns disaster, Zhao Xing benefited from Liu Tianning’s rescue efforts and rose through the Pacifying Barbarians War, but his growing military merit and fortune threatened to keep him on the battlefield. To escape a promotion he did not want, he sent memorials criticizing Prince Liang’s growing power, then drew his comrades into supporting the impeachment.

• Ten Suns in the Sky ended with no survivors left outside Yang City, and the court punished Ling De King, Heaven Derivation King, Rahu King, and many officials while rewarding Liu Tianning for his warning and rescues.
• Zhao Xing reviewed the casualties, explained how battlefield injuries could damage an official’s fortune protection, and learned that Ji Ziyun, Han Bing, Che Shihai, and Wang Ji had survived, though Wang Ji had fallen in rank.
• Liu Tianning gained a powerful Fourth Grade appointment, while Zhao Xing returned to the battlefield as a logistics officer and later killed Lord Fire Feather during a failed attack on his supply city.
• After Great Zhou’s armies captured the Fire Demon Tribe’s territory, Zhao Xing worried that his rapidly rising merit would force him into Fifth Grade and keep him in the war, so he drafted memorials opposing Prince Liang Ji Mingxian’s control of military authority.
• Zhao Xing sent the memorials to officials empowered to submit them to Emperor Jing, then told Xia Jing, Long Xiao, and Liao Rulong that he was impeaching Prince Liang; they agreed to submit memorials too.

Zhao Xing exposed Ji Yuanqiu’s smuggling and corruption, triggering a major purge that damaged the Liang King Faction’s reputation. After the faction had Zhao Xing and three allies suspended, the kings ruled that Zhao Xing must leave the army but preserved his rank and merits, leaving his transfer order to be sent back to Nine Heavens Responding Origin Prefecture.

• Yang An and Fan Yanlin noted that the Liang King Faction avoided confronting Zhao Xing because Liu Tianning and the True Self Faction had powerful backing, while Xia Hongyi discovered that Xia Jing had copied Zhao Xing’s impeachment memorials.
• Liu Tianning advised Zhao Xing to seek solid evidence, so Zhao Xing targeted Ji Yuanqiu and the Leiyang Merchant Guild for reselling war spoils, scrapping warships, and exploiting Nuer Army soldiers.
• Zhao Xing coordinated with his allies to seize Leiyang Merchant Guild assets and arrest Yi Zhiwen, who confessed and implicated Ji Yuanqiu; the Military Realm then executed Ji Yuanqiu, Yi Zhiwen, and numerous associates, while dissolving the Leiyang Army.
• Ji Chen flew into a rage over the purge, and Zhao Xing continued publicly and privately denouncing the Liang King after speaking with Liu Tianning about his opposition to the prince’s command.
• The Liang King Faction suspended Zhao Xing, Chen Shijie, Long Xiao, and Liao Rulong for insulting a royal prince, and the four were placed under house arrest in Yang City.
• Xin King, Anning King, and Rahu King ruled that Zhao Xing could not remain in the army but should keep his military merits and receive an official promotion, with only his honorary title revoked.

Zhao Xing returned to Nanyang County in a grand homecoming after visiting his teachers and receiving generous gifts, including a Floating Vine seedling and Yang An’s Azure Dragon Sword Qi. His celebration turned to anger when he discovered his friend Zong Shichang had been jailed by the Song Clan’s allies, and he freed him by melting open the cell.

• Zhao Xing reassured his friends after leaving detention, then warned Xia Jing about threats on the battlefield, including the Nine Hells Army and the Southern Wilderness’s strengthened witches.
• Zhao Xing visited Tian Yan, Lu Bang, Liu Tianning, Yang An, and Jia Pu; Tian Yan gave him ten million points, Liu Tianning gifted him a Floating Vine seedling, and Yang An filled his Ten Thousand Laws Clones with Azure Dragon Sword Qi.
• Zhao Xing, Chen Shijie, and Long Xiao traveled home with a fleet of twenty-three flying boats, while officials arranged fast Tower Ship journeys and elaborate welcomes for Zhao Xing.
• Wang Shiyang organized a grand reception for Zhao Xing in Nanyang County and learned that Zhao Xing wanted to see his friend Zong Shichang.
• Zhao Xing found Zong Shichang locked in the Patrol Office after the Song Clan had him arrested for protecting commoners during flood control, then melted the cell bars and took him away.

Zhao Xing rescued Zong Shichang, punished Song Ji, and forced the Song Family to surrender its exploitative holdings and withdraw from the prefecture. After returning home and arranging his family’s move east, Zhao Xing traveled with Chen Shijie and Long Xiao to Li Fire Dao Academy to seek honorary Teaching Dharma Master authorization, where they began their assessment.

• Zhao Xing beat Song Ji for abusing Zong Shichang, while Wang Shiyang and He Xian declined to intervene.
• Zong Shichang demanded that the Song Family cancel villagers’ usurious debts, return seized fields, fund public works, and have Song Ji resign; Song Chengde agreed under Zhao Xing’s threat of an investigation.
• Song Ji resigned, and the Song Family withdrew to South Willow County; Zhao Xing then returned to Gucheng, reunited with his family and Xue Wenzhong, and arranged to move his household east.
• Zong Shichang married Liu Muqing, and Zhao Xing later decided to seek authorization at Li Fire Dao Academy with Chen Shijie and Long Xiao.
• The three reached the Dayuan Prefecture branch of Li Fire Dao Academy and entered the Dharma Transmission Tower to leave self-created spells for their honorary Teaching Dharma Master assessment.

Zhao Xing obtained honorary teaching status at the Li Fire Dao Academy, defeated a challenger connected to Liu Tianning’s old grudges, and received a posting at the Dragon Horse Bureau in the East Sea. After arriving in Chongming Prefecture, he met Princess Youruo, who explained that the islands were preparing for the Four Seas Beast Competition and the Returning Ruins secret realm.

• Zhao Xing, Long Xiao, and Chen Shijie passed the Dharma Transmission Tower’s tests and registered as honorary Dharma Masters of the Li Fire Dao Academy.
• Jin Qi and dozens of other Sixth-Rank cultivators challenged Zhao Xing over Liu Tianning’s past, but Zhao Xing agreed to one ordinary spar and defeated Bai Ming instantly with stored Azure Dragon Sword Qi.
• Zhao Xing warned the academy’s officials that he would not continue the previous generation’s grudges, then received orders assigning him and Chen Shijie to Dragon Horse Bureau posts and Long Xiao to a maritime Cruising Office.
• Zhao Xing and his companions traveled with their families through the Li Fire Divine Altar to Chongming Prefecture, where Zhao Xing arranged for Zhao Zheng to study at the Azure Water Daoist Academy.
• Zhao Xing visited Princess Youruo, who explained his Dragon Horse Bureau duties and invited him to travel with her to the Purple Firmament Islands for preparations for the Four Seas Beast Competition.

Zhao Xing arrived at Twin Islands and took over the depleted Dragon Horse Bureau with Princess Youruo’s backing. After training in beast speech, he helped find a missing herd of Celestial Horses, discovered a hidden group of Firemane Horses, and pursued their king.

• Ji Ziyun told Zhao Xing that Twin Islands had lost its Divine Selection Division after decades of failed competition preliminaries, and Zhao Xing asked Princess Youruo for help restoring the bureau.
• Princess Youruo promised Zhao Xing young beasts and competition slots, then publicly introduced him as the bureau’s new Left Director and ordered the officials to pay their respects.
• Zhao Xing took office, left Tao Anchun in charge of daily affairs, and spent two and a half months learning beast-taming arts before inspecting Tuoquan Palace.
• When the Celestial Horses failed to return, Zhao Xing used his powerful timing and Cloud Arts to locate Tao Anchun, Ling Ruoxue, Cao Jiang, and the missing herds.
• Ling Ruoxue explained that Celestial Horse Naga had fought a hidden Firemane Horse herd and advanced to sixth rank; Zhao Xing used beast speech to distract the rival horse king and then chased him with Nine Heavens Astral Wind.

Zhao Xing subdued the Firemane Horse King, purged negligent Dragon Horse Bureau officials, and built the bureau into a major operation with new resources, staff, and tens of thousands of young beasts. When visitors arrived to assess his horses, he demonstrated thousands of warhorses moving in perfect formation and combining their abilities into battle formations, leaving the guests astonished.

• Zhao Xing forced the Firemane Horse King to submit, then used the returned herd to impress曹疆 and陶安春 and expose Dragon Horse Bureau officials who had failed to respond to the disturbance.
• Zhao Xing sent a dismissal list of 249 negligent officials to Chongming Prefecture, which removed them, and he assigned new duties to陶安春,董元秋,曹疆, and鲍士秋 while planning to expand Tuoquan Palace and train its horses.
• Zhao Xing developed a training method combining the Myriad Beasts True Word Art with the Slave Seal Art, and he used its decrees to make Firemane Horses obey commands.
• Princess Youruo's support and Sun Shizhao's funding and staffing helped Zhao Xing expand the bureau, feed fifty thousand young beasts, and improve Land Island's growing conditions.
• Zhao Xing trained the young beasts and adult horses, while the Dragon Horse Bureau's numbers and resources grew enough to attract visitors from the Azure Water Daoist Academy and several armies.
• Zhao Xing greeted the visitors with 3,546 Celestial Horses and Firemane Horses, which marched in perfect formations and displayed combined battle formations, stunning the guests and impressing Ji Ziyun.

Zhao Xing demonstrated his trained Dragon Whisker Horses to visiting generals, secured major military orders, and agreed to cultivate Ji Ziyun’s Gluttony Art after the autumn harvest. He then experimented with the Startling Thunder Transformation Art on wild beasts and, by late July, prepared to receive students from Azure Water Daoist Academy.

• Zhao Xing revealed the Mountain Cat’s Wind Thunder Pure Yuan Body and told Azure Water Daoist Academy’s doctors that his Transformation of Seasons Art had helped it advance, earning a fifty-million cultivation contract.
• Zhao Xing demonstrated his disciplined Dragon Whisker Horses and their battle formation, prompting He Wu and Fang Ze to order horses while Xia Tong reserved Purple Lightning Horses for the Black Armor Army.
• Zhao Xing agreed to help Ji Ziyun advance her Gluttony Art after the autumn harvest, then devoted himself to testing his Startling Thunder Transformation Art on One-Horned Wild Boars.
• Ling Ruoxue found Zhao Xing in the Thunder Pool Wasteland after he had killed more than eighty thousand boars and told him Azure Water Daoist Academy’s delegation was arriving.
• Ji Ziyun advised Shang Ziyan and Su Minghui to cooperate with Zhao Xing and demonstrate their talents as the academy’s flying ship approached Twin Islands.

Zhao Xing trained the Azure Water Daoist Academy’s pet beasts and Ji Ziyun at the Twin Dragon Horse Bureau, producing dramatic gains that impressed the academy. After Qin Hongying ordered negotiations for future cooperation, she speculated that Zhao Xing might one day unite the Time, Earthly Advantage, and True Self factions.

• Tong Wanyang dismissed the Twin Islands as an insignificant competitor despite Zhao Xing’s growing warhorse program.
• Zhao Xing began the academy’s training contract, warned the students about the risks, and used the Wasteland Thunder Pool to advance their pet beasts.
• Shang Ziyan and Su Minghui endured pain through their Soul Contracts, while Ji Ziyun undertook Zhao Xing’s grueling Gluttony Art training.
• The pet beasts made major gains, and the Silver Moon Wolf King subdued a group of frenzied beasts before the training ended.
• The academy verified that the beasts had surpassed their promised improvements, and Qin Hongying ordered Zhai Zhong and Wen Ji to negotiate priority cooperation with Zhao Xing.
• Qin Hongying told Zhai Zhong and Wen Ji that Zhao Xing might eventually master and unite the Time, Earthly Advantage, and True Self factions, and authorized them to offer whatever was needed.