Chapter Summaries

Luo Shen joined forces with the Azure Dragon Squad to rescue the Yanshan Squad from a massive beast horde. He carved through the monsters and reached the Beginner Lord Level Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar, and their battle continued as the other squads prepared to charge.

• Chen Qinglong contacted Luo Shen and proposed joining forces to break through to the Yanshan Squad, while Luo Shen claimed he would handle the Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar.
• Luo Shen charged alone into the beast horde, prompting Chen Qinglong to lead the Azure Dragon Squad toward the residential building and the Yanshan Squad captain to order fire support and prepare a countercharge.
• Luo Shen killed monsters as he fought, mastered the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade Third Level, and advanced to the Fourth Level.
• The Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar attacked Luo Shen, but he dodged its strikes and wounded its forehoof before the two clashed again.

Luo Shen fought and killed the Beginner Lord Level Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar, creating his first blade technique, Lightning Flash, and helping the Azure Dragon Squad and Yanshan Squad survive the beast horde. After harvesting the monsters’ materials, he accepted the captains’ thanks, while the Bloodthirsty Tank escaped.

• The Yanshan Squad fought its way from the residential building and joined the Azure Dragon Squad as Luo Shen battled the Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar.
• Luo Shen reached Great Perfection in his blade technique, comprehended blade intent, and created Lightning Flash.
• Luo Shen killed the Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar with one slash, causing the surrounding boar-type monsters to flee.
• The Bloodthirsty Tank escaped Chen Qinglong and fled the commercial plaza, while Luo Shen collected the slain monsters’ valuable materials.
• Luo Shen lamented how expensive his future manuals and equipment would be as the Azure Dragon Squad and Yanshan Squad captains approached to thank him.
• Luo Shen told Chen Qinglong and the Yanshan Squad captain that they were fellow dojo members and should help one another in the Wilderness Area.

Luo Shen trained in City 023 until a Mid-level Lord Silver Thorn Dragon Lizard forced him to retreat and destroyed his battle blade. After seeing the hundred-billion bounty tied to Luo Feng, he received a silent call from him and tried to reassure him without revealing what he knew.

• Chen Qinglong and the Yanshan Squad gave Luo Shen monster materials in thanks, and he accepted only one High-level Beast General corpse.
• Luo Shen spent several days fighting monsters, growing stronger as his Nine Heavens Origin Guidance Art advanced to the fourth level.
• Luo Shen provoked a Mid-level Lord Silver Thorn Dragon Lizard, escaped its pursuit, and lost his Ghost Shadow Battle Blade.
• Luo Shen decided to return to the base city after filling his combat backpack with monster materials.
• Luo Shen saw a news alert announcing a hundred-billion bounty and concluded that Luo Feng had killed Li Wei despite his warning.
• Luo Feng called Luo Shen but remained silent, so Luo Shen told him to stop wandering outside and return to rest before their planned trip back.

Luo Shen helped Luo Feng move past his worries about the bounty and reassured him that he would not betray him. After reuniting at the Southeastern Military District supply base, Luo Shen revealed his astonishing haul, including a Beginner Lord Level monster, and the two left for the HR Alliance Building.

• Luo Shen teased Luo Feng about Xu Xin to prompt him to call her, then ended their conversation and went to sleep.
• Three days later, Luo Shen arrived at the supply base and learned that Luo Feng had already returned.
• Luo Shen showed Luo Feng the monsters in his backpack, including a Beginner Lord Level Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar, leaving Luo Feng stunned by his strength.
• Luo Feng asked whether Luo Shen had been tempted to report him for the bounty, and Luo Shen assured him that he would never betray his senior brother.
• Luo Shen asked about Luo Feng's conversation with Xu Xin, and the two grew closer after clearing the unspoken suspicion between them.
• Luo Shen and Luo Feng took the academy's private car from Jiangnan Train Station to the HR Alliance Building.

Luo Shen sold his monster materials to the HR Alliance and used the deal to secure a discounted battle blade, combat gear, and martial arts manual. As he and Luo Feng waited for the purchases, Verina Polenas recognized Luo Shen’s name and told Li Yao that they had found the person who killed Li Wei.

• Luo Shen and Luo Feng met Manager Fang and two other HR Alliance client managers to sell Luo Shen’s monster materials.
• The client managers confirmed the materials included those from a Beginner Lord Level Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar and valued the full collection at 8.43 billion Huaxia Coins.
• Luo Shen negotiated to exchange the materials for a Model A7 Ghost Shadow Battle Blade, Series 6 combat gear, and the first six levels of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade.
• Manager Fang agreed to take a small loss to complete the purchase, and Luo Shen was satisfied that he had secured the equipment and manual.
• Verina Polenas matched Luo Shen’s martial artist ID to the person she suspected of killing Li Wei and called Li Yao to tell him they had found the murderer.

Luo Shen collected his new equipment and the first six levels of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, then revealed to Luo Feng that he had mastered its fourth level. At the train station, Li Yao confronted him over Li Wei’s death, and Luo Shen fled to draw Li Yao away while Luo Feng called Zhuge Tao for help.

• Luo Shen checked the delivered equipment and manuals at the HR Alliance building, then left with Luo Feng for the train station.
• Luo Shen demonstrated the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade’s fourth-level force-generation method, astonishing Luo Feng.
• Li Yao arrived at the waiting room and accused Luo Shen of killing his son, Li Wei.
• Luo Shen warned Luo Feng to call the supervisor, smashed through a wall, and ran as Li Yao pursued him.
• Luo Feng called Zhuge Tao for help while Li Yao decided Luo Shen’s flight proved his guilt.

Luo Shen fled through a factory as Li Yao pursued him, convinced he had killed Li Yao’s son. When Luo Shen’s movement technique reached Grand Perfection, he comprehended Unity of Man and Nature and began evading Li Yao’s attacks, leaving Li Yao shocked by his Artistic Conception Level movement.

• Luo Shen realized Li Yao had already decided he was the killer and tried to escape while waiting for help from the Limitless Martial Arts Academy.
• Li Yao caught up with Luo Shen, who dodged into a factory and used its machinery to evade the faster High-level War God.
• Li Yao extended his arm with the Black God Suit and slashed through a crane, then continued attacking as Luo Shen insisted he had not killed Li Yao’s son.
• Luo Shen invoked his Elite Training Camp recruitment to warn Li Yao against defying the Limitless Martial Arts Academy, but Li Yao ignored him and attacked more fiercely.
• Luo Shen’s Perfect Level Movement Technique reached Grand Perfection, prompting him to comprehend Unity of Man and Nature; he then evaded Li Yao’s repeated strikes.
• Li Yao watched Luo Shen’s movements and realized he had reached the rare Artistic Conception Level.

Li Yao attacked Luo Shen, convinced he had killed Li Wei, but Inspector Liu Liang intervened before he could finish him. Li Yao remained certain of Luo Shen’s guilt despite having no evidence, leaving their conflict unresolved.

• Li Yao recognized Luo Shen’s Unity of Man and Nature state and decided to kill him before he could grow stronger.
• Li Yao overwhelmed Luo Shen, breaking his right arm and knocking him through a wall.
• Liu Liang arrived in time to stop Li Yao and carried the injured Luo Shen away from him.
• Liu Liang challenged Li Yao for attacking a Limitless Martial Arts Academy member without evidence, but Li Yao insisted Luo Shen had killed Li Wei.
• Luo Shen explained the earlier dispute with Li Wei and said his trip to City 023 and rescue of the Yanshan Squad could be verified, but Li Yao dismissed his account.

After Inspector Liu rescued Luo Shen from Li Yao, Luo Shen resolved to rely on his own strength and prepare for larger threats. At Limitless Tower, the group discussed Luo Feng’s and Luo Shen’s cultivation progress while waiting for Special Envoy Yang Hui to arrive and assess them for the Elite Training Camp.

• Inspector Liu warned Li Yao that there was no evidence Luo Shen had killed his son, then took Luo Shen away and promised to report Li Yao’s hunt to headquarters.
• Luo Shen recognized that his own strength was the only dependable protection against Li Yao, the Golden Horn Beast, and the Nuolanshan Family.
• Inspector Liu brought Luo Shen to Limitless Tower, where Luo Feng, Zhuge Tao, and Zhou Zhengyong welcomed them, and Zhou Zhengyong confirmed that Yang Hui was on his way.
• Luo Feng reported his physical attributes and said he had completed the third level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, prompting Inspector Liu to suggest he could qualify for the Elite Training Camp.
• Luo Shen said his physical attributes had reached the Intermediate Warlord level and that he had completed the fourth level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, leaving Inspector Liu, Zhuge Tao, and Zhou Zhengyong stunned.

Luo Shen and Luo Feng demonstrated their strength to Yang Hui, who had arrived to assess them for the Elite Training Camp. The chapter ended after Luo Shen landed a nearly 19,000-kilogram punch, with his test still underway.

• Luo Shen told Inspector Liu that he had become a Prospective Warrior two and a half months earlier and thanked Zhuge Tao for his support.
• Inspector Liu noticed Yang Hui's fighter jet arrive, and Zhou Zhengyong welcomed Yang Hui and brought him upstairs with Luo Shen and Luo Feng.
• Yang Hui learned that Luo Feng was a Beginner Warlord who had reached the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade Third Level, while Luo Shen was an Intermediate Warlord at the Fourth Level.
• Luo Feng punched the testing machine and recorded more than 28,000 kilograms of force, confirming his third-level technique.
• Luo Shen struck the testing machine and recorded 18,971 kilograms, nearly 19,000 kilograms of force.

Luo Shen demonstrated the astonishing power he had gained through his blade training, prompting Yang Hui to take him and Luo Feng to the Elite Training Camp for a meeting with its Inspector. The brothers arrived after dark, where the Black Dragon statue gave them a willpower baptism.

• Luo Shen threw a punch with his injured right hand avoided, unleashing four bursts of force with his left and registering 85,361 kilograms.
• Yang Hui recorded Luo Shen's punch and decided to report his performance to the Inspector, preparing to bring the brothers to Hongning Base City.
• Yang Hui explained that Luo Shen might be specially recruited into the Elite Training Camp, while Luo Feng would need to pass its standard A-grade assessment.
• Yang Hui brought Luo Shen and Luo Feng by fighter jet to the Elite Training Camp and led them through its gates.
• Luo Shen and Luo Feng faced the Black Dragon statue, and Luo Shen received a minor increase in willpower.

Luo Shen visited the Limitless Martial Arts Academy’s inspector and signed a generous core-member contract. Inspector Wang then discussed the academy’s planned punishment for Li Yao, leaving its final handling unresolved.

• Yang Hui led Luo Feng and Luo Shen through the Training Camp and escorted them to Inspector Wang’s villa.
• Luo Shen met Inspector Wang and remained unaffected by the pressure of his Planetary-level presence.
• Luo Shen reviewed the academy’s funding and reward clauses, then signed the core-member contract.
• Inspector Wang told Luo Shen that the academy would punish Li Yao, but that its rules allowed at most ten years of detention because Li Yao had not killed anyone.

Luo Shen chose to handle Li Yao’s punishment through compensation and future revenge, then joined the Elite Training Camp and focused on improving his blade techniques. After receiving 50 billion yuan in compensation from Li Yao, he headed to the Nine-story Tower to test his progress.

• Inspector Wang offered Luo Shen a choice between having the Academy imprison Li Yao or securing compensation and seeking revenge himself, and Luo Shen chose the second option.
• Luo Feng passed the camp’s A-rank entrance assessment, and he and Luo Shen completed enrollment and received places on the Black Dragon Ranking.
• Tie Zong and Pu Ka arrested Li Yao under a special warrant, and Li Yao submitted rather than risk endangering Vinina.
• Luo Shen studied blade manuals and trained intensively, while he attended Chu Qiang’s welcome banquet with Luo Feng.
• Yang Hui told Luo Shen that Li Yao had paid him 50 billion yuan in compensation, and Luo Shen decided to test his physical fitness at the Nine-story Tower.

Luo Shen accepted Candice Polainas’s challenge to wager 50 billion, and the two prepared to fight before a crowd of students and instructors. The chapter ended as Luo Shen entered the Challenge Room, with the match about to begin.

• Candice challenged Luo Shen to a wager match for 50 billion, and Luo Shen accepted after recognizing him as Li Yao and Vinina’s nephew.
• Shi Jiang offered to face Candice instead, but Luo Shen reassured him and agreed to handle the challenge himself.
• Luo Feng warned Luo Shen about Candice’s strength and offered to cover half the wager if Luo Shen lost; Luo Shen accepted and invited him to dinner.
• The next day, students and War God instructors gathered to watch the 100-billion match, while Yang Hui declined to predict the outcome.
• Luo Shen and Candice entered the Challenge Room after Luo Feng wished Luo Shen luck.

Luo Shen defeated Candice in their fifty-billion wagered virtual-space battle, revealing his overwhelming blade technique, force generation, and movement skills. He left the Challenge Room victorious as the first new Training Camp recruit to defeat a top-fifty old student immediately after joining.

• Luo Shen chose the grasslands as the battle scene, and Candice boasted that it favored him.
• Luo Shen overpowered Candice’s swordsmanship with a 4.2-fold power burst and superior blade technique, leaving him with a severe wound and an injured right arm.
• Luo Shen revealed that his movement technique had reached Artistic Conception Level after his fight with Li Yao.
• Candice refused to accept defeat, but Luo Shen disarmed him and killed him with a final slash.
• The virtual-space system announced Luo Shen’s victory, and he walked out of the Challenge Room to a stunned crowd.

Luo Shen prepared to use his Trial Tower assessment privilege, prompting the Training Camp students to gather and watch for his ranking. The chapter left him entering the virtual Trial Tower as the Black Dragon Ranking was about to reveal how far he could advance.

• Students crowded around Luo Shen after he defeated Candice and invited him to join their factions, while Candice tried to slip away.
• Luo Shen and Luo Feng teamed up to hunt monsters in the Wilderness Area, and Luo Feng rose into the Black Dragon Ranking's top 100.
• Luo Shen told Luo Feng that the Trial Tower assessment's one-hour limit made its timing less important, and decided to take it the next day.
• Luo Shen entered the trial room at the Nine-story Tower, and word of his assessment spread as students rushed to check the Black Dragon Carving.
• Luo Shen put on the Mind Sensor Helmet and appeared before the seven-story Trial Tower in the virtual world.

Luo Shen tested his punching power and entered the Trial Tower, where he began the first-floor trial. As trainees watched the Black Dragon Ranking, his rank climbed into the top hundred, and it changed again just before the chapter ended.

• Luo Shen scored 45,081 kilograms on the Punch Power Testing Machine, giving him a Combat Power Amplitude of 4.5.
• Luo Shen entered the Trial Tower and began the first-floor Stage A trial to kill 50 Brute Bulls within 10 minutes.
• Candice watched the Black Dragon Ranking and hoped Luo Shen would fail to rise, while William celebrated Luo Feng's ranking at 119th.
• Luo Shen's ranking rose from outside the top 140 to just above Luo Feng, then climbed to 95th place.
• At 12:29:33, Luo Shen's ranking changed again as he continued the Trial Tower trial.

Luo Shen cleared the first floor of the Trial Tower, created a new blade technique, and began the second-floor trial as his Black Dragon Ranking position surged into the top ten. The chapter left him fighting Ironclad Scorpions while students gathered at the rankings reacted to his sudden rise.

• Luo Shen cleared Stage C of the first floor, raising his Combat Power Amplitude to 9 before entering the desert trial against Ironclad Scorpions.
• Candice grew distressed as Luo Shen climbed to 58th place on the Black Dragon Ranking and drew attention from factions around the world.
• Luo Shen killed 50 Ironclad Scorpions, developed the prototype blade technique Wind Thunder Galloping Star, and raised his Combat Power Amplitude to 12.65.
• Luo Shen began Stage B of the second floor and used Wind Thunder Galloping Star to kill three Ironclad Scorpions with one strike.
• At 12:58 p.m., Luo Shen’s ranking jumped from 59th to 10th, shocking the students watching the Black Dragon Ranking.

After Luo Shen's sudden rise into the Black Dragon Ranking's top ten sparked accusations of cheating, Inspector Wang verified that his results were legitimate and approved his rewards early. Luo Shen confirmed his choices for the rewards and learned they would arrive at the Training Camp within an hour.

• The trainees demanded an investigation into Luo Shen's ranking, and Yang Hui called Inspector Wang to report the situation.
• Inspector Wang checked Luo Shen's records and confirmed his Punching Power Level was 5.5, his Trial Tower level was 2.6, and his Combat Power Amplitude was 14.3.
• Inspector Wang told Yang Hui that Luo Shen's ranking was valid and arranged for the Dragon Blood reward to be issued early.
• After Inspector Wang's confirmation silenced the accusations, the trainees crowded around Luo Shen, who escaped to his private courtyard with help from the China trainees.
• The Limitless Martial Arts Academy contacted Luo Shen, confirmed his rewards, and asked him to specify his Series 7 gear, weapons, and manual.
• Luo Shen chose his gear, including the Ghost Shadow Battle Blade, and the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade manual; the academy said the rewards would arrive within an hour.

Luo Shen received Dragon Blood and used it with his cultivation techniques to transform his body. Afterward, he tested his strength and discovered that his punch power had reached 121,381 kilograms.

• Luo Shen collected his reward case from the delivery personnel and carried it back to his underground chamber unnoticed.
• Luo Shen opened the case, found Dragon Blood and the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade manual, and applied the Dragon Blood to his body.
• Luo Shen used the Five Hearts Vortex, Nine Heavens Origin Guidance Art, and Wind Thunder Galloping Star to accelerate the Dragon Blood's effects despite the intense pain.
• After fifty-two minutes, Luo Shen emerged with greatly increased strength and headed to the Nine-story Tower to test it.
• Luo Shen struck the punch-power machine and saw a reading of 121,381 kilograms.