Chapter Summaries

Meng Chuan led a police operation to raid an underground casino where black-market merchants were selling Spirit Nourishing Objects to the Demon Summoning Hall. After learning the casino had two guarded entrances, he prepared to begin the assault.

• Meng Chuan identified three merchants as the mission’s targets and recognized one as the owner of the divine oil shop where he had bought Esoteric Sect oil.
• The three merchants met Xu Li in the casino basement and handed over five crates of Spirit Nourishing Objects for the Demon Summoning Hall.
• Xu Li secretly reported that the shipment pleased Lord Thousand Heads, then ordered the merchants to wait while his men moved the crates.
• Meng Chuan and his officers approached the demolition building, while Old Wu watched the main entrance and the team waited for a scout’s report.
• A scout told Meng Chuan that the casino had a guarded south entrance and a hidden north entrance watched from the shadows.

Meng Chuan led officers in a raid on a casino suspected of sheltering the Demon Summoning Hall and the black market. He broke through a hidden passage to the underground level, where the enemy realized the raid had exposed them.

• Chen Dalu reported the casino’s layout, and Meng Chuan divided the officers into two groups to raid the main hall and upper levels.
• Meng Chuan and ten officers stormed the casino, subdued the entrance guards, and arrested gamblers and thugs while the other officers secured the side entrance.
• Meng Chuan injured a hall manager who tried to alert others, then smashed open a concealed passage to the underground level.
• Old Wu’s group found another hidden entrance, and Meng Chuan told them to search the hall before surrounding the underground chamber.
• The casino owner asked a Demon Summoning Hall martial artist for help, but Meng Chuan kicked three masked martial artists as they emerged into the passage.
• The casino owner panicked when he realized the police had uncovered the Demonic Path operation and asked his lord what to do.

Meng Chuan and the officers fought their way through the casino as Xu Li tried to protect the remaining Spirit Nourishing Objects and escape the police. The chapter left Chen Dalu facing Xu Li after his arms were shattered, while Meng Chuan and Yang Lan rushed toward the fight.

• Xu Li ordered his men to move the remaining crates and kill the black-market merchants, then used demonic qi to prepare to fight the police.
• Meng Chuan and Yang Lan helped secure the upper floors and descended toward the third floor, where they encountered the casino owner and the crates.
• Xu Li broke the black-market merchants’ legs and charged into the fight between Chen Dalu, Old Wu, and the Demon Summoning Hall martial artists.
• Xu Li wounded Chen Dalu with demonic qi, while Meng Chuan killed two Demon Summoning Hall fighters and hurried onward with Yang Lan.
• Xu Li swept his leg at Chen Dalu, shattering his crossed arms as Meng Chuan and Yang Lan rushed toward them.

Meng Chuan rescued Chen Dalu and defeated Xu Li with a single kick, then helped the officers capture the Demon Summoning Hall remnants. As the team secured the scene, Xu Li emerged from the crater transformed and apparently still alive.

• Xu Li's divine barrier stopped bullets, and he nearly killed Chen Dalu before Meng Chuan used Yang Lan's whip to pull him clear.
• Meng Chuan ignored Xu Li's offer to end the fight and shattered his spine with a single kick, leaving him embedded in the wall.
• Meng Chuan and Old Wu subdued the remaining Demon Summoning Hall fighters while Yang Lan went to retrieve the black-market merchants.
• Chen Dalu thanked Meng Chuan, who told him to recover as the officers treated his injuries and secured the prisoners.
• Xu Li murmured a plea to Lord Thousand Heads, then emerged from the crater with backward-curving claws as Meng Chuan warned the nearby officer to watch out.

Dragon Nine led a police assault on Chaoyang Tower and fought Priest Fan, whose body had been transformed by the Demon Flood Dragon’s power. Priest Fan escaped into a swarm of demonic shadows, leaving Dragon Nine facing countless apparent copies of him.

• The Martial Arts Association subdued mole Wang Xuan before he could reach the harbor stronghold.
• Dragon Nine declared Chaoyang Tower a military restricted zone and sent officers to search and secure its rooms.
• Dragon Nine smashed into Mythic Entertainment Company on the eighteenth floor and confronted Priest Fan.
• Priest Fan used a Sky Demon Force Field to withstand sniper fire, then attacked Dragon Nine with a Demon Flood Dragon claw.
• Dragon Nine exposed Priest Fan’s attempted escape and struck him with the Ape King Demon Subduing Spear, tearing apart his suit and revealing scaled flesh.
• Priest Fan connected with the strange cauldron in his chest and scattered into demonic shadows, each appearing to Dragon Nine as a True Person.

Dragon Nine crushed Priest Fan’s escape attempts, but Priest Fan transformed into the Thousand-Headed Dragon Lord and overwhelmed him. At the casino, Meng Chuan fought a split soul of the Demon Flood Dragon, ending the chapter pressing his attack despite its attempts to bewitch him.

• Dragon Nine used the Nine Aspects Ape God Art to crush Priest Fan and search for the Demon Flood Dragon’s true spirit.
• Priest Fan’s corpse transformed into the Thousand-Headed Dragon Lord, who destroyed Dragon Nine’s armor and blasted him through the high-rise.
• Yin Tianshou appeared beneath the ink-dark clouds and paid his respects to the Dragon Lord.
• At the casino, Meng Chuan recovered from the split soul’s demonic will and attacked it, ordering the others to retreat.
• Meng Chuan grappled the Demon Flood Dragon and smashed it into the ground, but a shrill screech briefly disrupted him.
• Meng Chuan closed in again with Eight-Step Cicada Chase and struck toward the Demon Flood Dragon’s head with Lung Metal Qi.

Meng Chuan fought and defeated the Demon Flood Dragon possessing Xu Li, while officers helped wear down the monster. After the battle, he reunited with Yang Lan and confirmed the mission was complete, but the Demon Flood Dragon’s mention of its main body pointed to a larger target.

• Meng Chuan battled the Demon Flood Dragon at close quarters, using his techniques to break its ribs and evade its attacks while officers fired on it.
• The Demon Flood Dragon tried to recruit Meng Chuan, but he pretended to consider the offer before attacking it again.
• The imprint in Xu Li’s chest cracked, draining the Demon Flood Dragon’s demonic Qi; Meng Chuan destroyed its imprint and watched its separated soul burn away.
• Meng Chuan collected the monster’s horn, then joined the officers and headed upstairs to meet Yang Lan.
• Yang Lan told Meng Chuan that she had captured the black-market traders and seized the smuggled Spirit Nourishing Objects, and Meng Chuan declared the mission complete.

Yin Tianshou and Yang Huan killed the Demon Flood Dragon and contained its poisonous remains, ending the attack on Yong'an. Afterward, Meng Chuan questioned the captured mustached man, who offered to reveal more contraband in exchange for a chance to live.

• Yin Tianshou tore out the Demon Flood Dragon's main tendon, and Yang Huan crushed it before they destroyed the creature.
• Yang Huan gathered the poisonous flesh and blood into a Returning Ruins vortex, preventing the remains from falling on Yong'an.
• Dragon Nine learned that five police officers had died and sent Liu Jinglong to handle the aftermath while he reported to the city government.
• Old Wu told Liu Jinglong that Meng Chuan had defeated the Demon Flood Dragon's divided soul and that the operation had seized Spirit Nourishing Objects.
• Meng Chuan pressed the mustached man for information about hidden contraband, and the man offered a chest of Spirit Nourishing Objects and half a chest of Esoteric Body Forging Oil.
• The mustached man asked whether Meng Chuan cultivated an Esoteric Cultivation Method.

Meng Chuan helped wrap up the raid on the gambling den and learned that the haul could earn him substantial Merit Points. After Team Leader Liu praised his performance and examined the Demon Flood Dragon’s horn, Meng Chuan returned home late and slept in before training.

• The mustached shop owner revealed a hidden compartment containing an Esoteric Cultivation Method, and Meng Chuan arranged for the police to search his shop.
• Meng Chuan spoke with Meng Yongzhi, who praised his work but warned him to request backup rather than force a fight.
• At the Yong'an Police Department, Meng Chuan reported that the gambling den criminals and evidence were secured and no enemy bandits had escaped.
• Liu Jinglong estimated Meng Chuan would receive at least three hundred Merit Points and opened his martial arts treasury access.
• Meng Chuan gave Liu Jinglong the Demon Flood Dragon’s horn, and Liu advised him to send it to the research institute to see whether it could upgrade his gloves.
• After getting home late, Meng Chuan slept in to ensure he had enough rest for martial arts training.

Meng Chuan broke the limit of Cloud Ascending Steps, then spent his police department rewards on items to support his cultivation. He ended the chapter planning to strengthen himself and discussing the recent mission with Chief Long.

• Meng Chuan broke Cloud Ascending Steps to obtain the Cloud Traces trait, whose effects left a force trail after rapid movement and created brief footholds in midair.
• Meng Chuan logged into the Yong'an Police Department Honor Armory and spent his points on Esoteric Sect incense, a Spirit Gathering Cushion, Esoteric Sect oil, and medicinal ingredients.
• Meng Chuan passed on the expensive Blood Chiwen fist blade because he lacked true qi, and decided he could obtain the hard-technique manuals through United University instead.
• Meng Chuan saw that his Martial Arts Examination bonus points had arrived and grew confident that he could enter the Grandmaster Class early.
• After lunch, Meng Chuan called Chief Long, who praised his defeat of the Demon Flood Dragon's soul and his deception during the mission.

Meng Chuan obtained and studied the Esoteric Cultivation Method, but found its incomplete Shiva Elephant Washing Method unsuitable for him. He then met with Yin Tianshou to discuss Traits and began seeking a deeper understanding of them.

• Dragon Nine gave Meng Chuan the original Esoteric Cultivation Method and its translation after the police station finished examining it.
• Meng Chuan learned that the Shiva Elephant Washing Method was an incomplete secret method for converting spiritual power into physical strength, and decided to set it aside until he could find its missing lower volume.
• Meng Chuan took the method home, sent Steel Bone and the horn to the research institute, and hurried to Yong'an Martial Arts University.
• Yin Tianshou questioned Meng Chuan about his Trait, and Meng Chuan explained that it improved his martial arts aptitude and let him recover quickly after severe injuries, though it required energy.
• Meng Chuan asked Yin Tianshou to teach him about Traits, and Yin Tianshou began by asking whether he knew their classifications.

Meng Chuan learned how Great Chu classified and named traits, then tested the Spirit Gathering Cushion he had redeemed. He remained wary of Yin Tianshou and ended the day studying Duo Mo Iron Crotch.

• Yin Tianshou explained Great Chu’s Superhuman, Life, and Mystery trait categories and said only the first grandmaster with a trait could name it.
• Meng Chuan left Yong'an Martial Arts University after Yin Tianshou hinted that his trait was interesting, and Yin privately noted that it was not a Phoenix Trait.
• Meng Chuan received his Spirit Gathering Cushion at home and used it to raise Dragon Meditation from 28% to 29%.
• Meng Chuan suspected Yin Tianshou had an ulterior motive for asking about the chemical plant and decided to limit contact with him.
• Meng Chuan practiced standing postures on the cushion, found little difference from standing on the floor, and later studied Duo Mo Iron Crotch online.

Meng Chuan demonstrated his powerful fist techniques on a specially reinforced Silicon-Gold Post at National United University Prep High, impressing the new students who watched him. After his attacks transformed the post, its metal gradually repaired itself, leaving only faint marks.

• Meng Chuan decided to ask Gang Bro before practicing the outrageous technique he had read about online.
• Zong Ping showed new students around the school, and Xiao Liu injured his hand and foot by attacking Meng Chuan's specially reinforced Silicon-Gold Post.
• Meng Chuan arrived to practice, and Zong Ping explained that no one else at the Preparatory High could hit his personal post.
• Meng Chuan used the Melting Core Flame Burst Fist and another Five Elements Universe Fist application to melt and twist the post.
• Meng Chuan performed Luo Family Eight Extremities, carving dents and gaps into the post before its metal gradually repaired itself.

Meng Chuan broke Duo Mo Iron Arms’ limit and gained the Arm of Stone trait, then went to Li Weigang to begin learning Duo Mo Iron Crotch. He left ready to endure the skill’s painful and unusual body conditioning.

• Meng Chuan praised Xiao Liu’s Eagle Claw Skill practice, then declined Meng Jiaolong’s invitation to spar that afternoon.
• Meng Chuan returned home and broke Duo Mo Iron Arms’ limit, gaining the Arm of Stone trait, which reflected some impact and sensed disturbances in the ground and rock.
• Meng Chuan tested the new trait by touching a kitchen cleaver to his arm, and the blade’s edge curled.
• Meng Chuan went to Gangzi Club and impressed its members by lifting and curling heavy tungsten steel weights before Li Weigang arrived.
• Meng Chuan asked Li Weigang to teach him Duo Mo Iron Crotch, and Li Weigang agreed after warning him to endure the discomfort during conditioning.

Meng Chuan advanced his hard-skill training, reaching entry level in Duo Mo Iron Crotch Skill and major success in Qi Nurturing Armor Skill. Meanwhile, Luo Guanyun pursued the Parasitic Assembly in Osaka, and Meng Chuan joined the effort to investigate Black Water Company.

• Li Weigang trained Meng Chuan in Duo Mo Iron Crotch Skill and warned that it would take several more sessions to reach entry level.
• Three days later, Meng Chuan reached entry level in Duo Mo Iron Crotch Skill and planned to limit-break Duo Mo Iron Legs next.
• Luo Guanyun learned that the Parasitic Assembly had planted demon seeds in Osaka to harvest at New Year and set out to pursue one of its high-ranking members.
• Li Weigang told Meng Chuan he would be away for the New Year, while Meng Chuan's Qi Nurturing Armor Skill reached major success.
• Meng Chuan learned that Hongyu Labor Services Company was a front for Black Water Company and called Dragon Nine to join the crackdown.

Meng Chuan asked Dragon Nine to join the operation against Black Water Company, but learned that the Martial Arts Association would handle it without civilian martial artists. At Preparatory High, Grandmaster Wang's lecture deepened Meng Chuan's understanding of how bodily control and limit-breaking shaped movement techniques, and Meng Chuan put the lesson into practice during Lu Zhuxiao's class.

• Meng Chuan offered to help Dragon Nine with the operation against Black Water Company, but Dragon Nine said the Martial Arts Association was not recruiting civilian martial artists.
• Dragon Nine told Meng Chuan that Wang Xuan had been sentenced for treason and other crimes, then warned him to stay alert to surviving demonic forces.
• Grandmaster Wang lectured Preparatory High students on how the body's carrying capacity and control shaped movement techniques, and Meng Chuan realized that the body was like a raft cutting through water.
• Meng Chuan asked Grandmaster Wang about his raft theory, and the Grandmaster confirmed that peak bodily control and breaking limits could make movement techniques more powerful.
• Meng Chuan attended Lu Zhuxiao's movement technique class and demonstrated Eight-Step Cicada Chase while Lu Zhuxiao instructed the students to study his footwork.

Meng Chuan mastered Eight-Step Cicada Chase after Lu Zhuxiao’s instruction, impressing the instructor with his rapid progress. Lu Zhuxiao decided to report Meng Chuan’s potential to Principal Yang and urged the school to secure him as a future Martial Zenith Legacy.

• Meng Chuan raised Eight-Step Cicada Chase to 100% proficiency while practicing on the posts.
• Lu Zhuxiao pointed out Meng Chuan’s footwork, and Meng Chuan swiftly reached mastery in Eight-Step Cicada Chase.
• Lu Zhuxiao told the students that Meng Chuan was nearing the eighth gate and could defeat ten of them at once.
• Lu Zhuxiao considered Meng Chuan’s potential to become United University’s Martial Zenith Legacy and a contender in the Dawn Martial Arts Competition.
• Lu Zhuxiao resolved to report Meng Chuan’s progress to Principal Yang and encourage him to keep the young martial artist at United University.

Meng Chuan’s promised sparring match with Zheng Zhenzhen turned into a jealous dragon-tiger brawl when she found Meng Jiaolong at the academy. He broke up their fight but left both women angry and unconvinced by his explanation.

• Meng Chuan and Zheng Zhenzhen arranged to spar at Infinite Martial Arts Academy before the New Year, though she complained about his cheap hot pot invitation.
• Zheng Zhenzhen arrived at the academy and found Meng Jiaolong there, then angrily accused Meng Chuan of breaking their agreement to spar alone.
• Meng Jiaolong taunted Zheng Zhenzhen, and the two women launched into a fierce fight on the ring.
• Meng Chuan cleared the spectators away and stepped between the fighters when their battle threatened to damage the ring.
• Meng Chuan restrained Meng Jiaolong and pushed Zheng Zhenzhen off the ring, insisting the meeting had been a misunderstanding.

Meng Chuan used his newly developed earth and water techniques in sparring and training, breaking Surging Wave Fist’s limit and discovering how its Tide Marks could destroy a boulder from within. The chapter ended on Lunar New Year’s Eve, when he saw Meng Yiyi cooking and asked his aunt whether she could cook.

• Meng Chuan used Mountainous Earth Fist’s Joint Power and Spleen Earth Qi to bind Zheng Zhenzhen and Meng Jiaolong, then blasted them off the arena and charged their membership cards for repairs.
• Meng Chuan continued training and sparring with Zheng Zhenzhen and Meng Jiaolong while preparing for the affiliated quota battle and Supernova Competition.
• Meng Chuan broke Surging Wave Fist’s limit and acquired the Marsh Breath trait, which let him condense mist and stack Tide Marks on targets.
• Meng Chuan combined Tide Marks with Layered Wave Rock Crushing Fist to hollow out a boulder and shatter it with Ocean Devour.
• On Lunar New Year’s Eve, Meng Chuan saw Meng Yiyi cooking and asked his aunt whether she could cook.

Meng Chuan celebrated the New Year with his family and then continued his training without a break. On the first day of the year, he mastered the Five Elements Universe Fist and broke through to the eighth gate, impressing Liu Sanduo.

• Meng Yiyi cooked a disastrous shredded-potato dish, so Xue Na prepared the family’s New Year’s Eve dinner.
• Meng Chuan learned that Meng Yiyi was collecting materials near Mount Taihang and warned her about the dangers of its Demon Nests.
• Meng Yiyi heard about Meng Chuan’s martial arts progress and wished him success as he continued training after the family gathering.
• Meng Chuan practiced the Five Elements Universe Fist on New Year’s Day and reached its mastery realm as his qi and blood entered the eighth gate.
• Meng Chuan demonstrated his new strength by splitting a dead tree apart, while Liu Sanduo watched from afar and remarked that he could not settle down even during the New Year.