Chapter Summaries

Meng Chuan and Luo Qin faced off in a duel at United University after both had become Martial Artists. Their clash began as Purple Sun True Lord warned Chen Qiushui of an ominous divination, and the chapter ended just as the two fighters launched their attacks.

• Students and teachers gathered at United University to watch Meng Chuan and Luo Qin's duel, while Lu Zhuxiao dismissed doubts about Meng Chuan's strength.
• Chen Qiushui welcomed Purple Sun True Lord, who said a divination had warned him of a tribulation involving his disciple.
• Meng Chuan and Luo Qin took their positions, traded taunts, and clashed through their auras before the match began.
• Meng Chuan and Luo Qin attacked at the same time as the crowd watched.

Meng Chuan fought Luo Qin and overwhelmed him with his physical strength, perfected movement, and Five Elements True Qi. His Azure Dragon Clawing shattered Luo Qin’s storm and spiritual defenses, leaving the duel on the brink of a decisive end.

• Luo Qin claimed the field by shaping the surroundings with his icy crane form, but Meng Chuan suppressed his aura and met his attack head-on.
• Meng Chuan endured the freezing mental force hidden in Luo Qin’s palm and declared that Luo Qin was no match for him.
• Meng Chuan used his perfected Eight-Step Cicada Chase to appear in front of Luo Qin, then expanded his body and unleashed his immense physical strength.
• Meng Chuan combined his lower-body power and Five Elements True Qi to execute Azure Dragon Clawing, scattering Luo Qin’s storm and breaking through his spiritual defenses.

Meng Chuan defeated Luo Qin in the arena by overpowering his sword techniques and nearly crushing his neck before Purple Sun True Man rescued his disciple. Meng Chuan left after the victory, having also gained a small increase in his Five Elements water imagery.

• Luo Qin countered Meng Chuan's attack with his True Martial [Sinking Pavilion] Sword and his imagery creature, but Meng Chuan kicked aside the sword and scattered its True Qi with his claw.
• Luo Qin launched a Sword Qi strike at Meng Chuan's throat, but Meng Chuan shattered it with Tiger's Roar Lung Forging and rushed back into close combat.
• Meng Chuan pursued Luo Qin through his Crane Shadow Body Exchange and slashed his shoulder with Moon at the Bridge of Helplessness.
• Meng Chuan went to strike Luo Qin's back, but Purple Sun True Man rescued his disciple and moved him above the clouds.
• Meng Chuan saluted the cheering crowd and left the arena, while Tracing Back the Patterns gave him a small gain in his Five Elements water imagery.

After defeating Luo Qin, Meng Chuan assessed his strength and practiced Water Style, which led him into the Beast King Diagram’s Extreme Cold World. The immortal crane bestowed Luo Qin’s Bestowal Crane Soaring Clouds art on him, and Meng Chuan discovered he could revisit the world through its mark, though not immediately.

• Meng Chuan returned to Huaqing Pool after informing Chen Qiushui and judged that his strength could overwhelm Luo Qin and challenge some First Limit Martial Artists.
• Meng Chuan realized his movement technique was falling behind and planned to learn Divine Travel Hundred Transformations from Zhao Chun after Eight-Step Cicada Chase broke its limit.
• Meng Chuan practiced Water Style and entered the Extreme Cold World, where the immortal crane bestowed Bestowal Crane Soaring Clouds on him.
• Meng Chuan recognized the world as the Beast King Diagram and realized that he could not yet practice the Image Form art because his meridian routes differed.
• Meng Chuan found that the mark left by the crane could let him reenter the Extreme Cold World through his will, but repeated attempts revealed a cooldown.

Meng Chuan failed to figure out how to enter the Qi Jiguang Long Fist Imaginary World and returned to cultivating, while Purple Sun True Lord’s ominous divination prompted him to leave with Luo Qin. Three days later, Huo Ting sensed something wrong near the Chencang Demon Nest.

• Meng Chuan considered how to find the keyhole to the Qi Jiguang Long Fist Imaginary World, then set the problem aside and continued cultivating.
• Luo Qin told Purple Sun True Lord that his connection to Crane Immortal Soaring Clouds had weakened after his defeat by Meng Chuan, and resolved to strengthen his spirit.
• Purple Sun True Lord’s bronze coin crumbled during an ominous divination, so he contacted Chen Qiushui and immediately departed for the mountain with Luo Qin.
• Huo Ting guarded the supposedly cleared Chencang Demon Nest after hearing about Purple Sun True Lord’s prediction, but treated the warning as unlikely to concern his post.
• After silencing the cicadas with his aura, Huo Ting sensed a disturbance and spread his spiritual power across a hundred li.

Qimu led a massive horde of Heavenly Demons out of the Chencang Demon Nest, critically wounding Huo Ting before Lu Ang arrived to confront it. At North Union University’s Yong'an Campus, Meng Chuan learned of the disaster and was told that nearby martial universities would mobilize to help Chencang.

• Huo Ting ordered the defenders to form ranks as the Demon Nest barrier broke and tens of thousands of Heavenly Demons surged out.
• Qimu emerged from the Demon Nest, pierced Huo Ting through the chest, and sent more demons toward Chencang.
• Lu Ang arrived and attacked Qimu, which briefly collapsed its demonic body before recovering and continuing to face him.
• A Withered Wood Puppet with a purple tree-crown imprint moved cunningly among the horde instead of charging toward the city.
• Chen Qiushui woke Meng Chuan and summoned him to the school plaza, where he learned that Huo Ting was critically injured and Chencang was under attack.
• The old gatekeeper explained that a Level 4 Demon Nest master had appeared in the suppressed nest and announced that United University and nearby martial universities would mobilize.

Bai Qing mobilized the martial artists to help Chencang’s residents and stop the Heavenly Demons pouring from the Demon Nest. As the rescue force headed toward the city, Meng Chuan prepared to fight, with Dong Yue secretly assigned to protect him.

• Bai Qing appointed himself commander, assigned the martial artists their roles, and ordered them to prioritize rescuing residents while warning them about Upper Sky Demons.
• Meng Chuan messaged Xu Qingfeng and Meng Jiaolong, then learned from Bai Qing that Dong Yue would watch over him in secret.
• The United University forces and martial artists from neighboring schools set out for Chencang as the demon calamity spread across the region.
• On the vehicle, Brother Wang advised the First Limit Martial Artists to work in groups and avoid fighting Upper Sky Demons beyond their means.
• Several martial artists invited Meng Chuan to join their group, but he considered acting alone because Dong Yue was secretly supporting him.

Meng Chuan entered Chencang City alone to fight the Heavenly Demons and help its survivors. He killed a Middle Sky Demon in one blow and collected its valuable hide, then looked ahead to hunting more demons through the city.

• Meng Chuan declined to join a team, and the convoy arrived at a settlement filled with wounded and grieving survivors.
• Meng Chuan entered Chencang City after hearing the warning to prioritize rescue and call for reinforcements when needed.
• Meng Chuan's mental power was overwhelmed by the demons' malice, but he steadied himself and watched Lu Zhuxiao lead the United University martial artists onward.
• Meng Chuan spotted a First-Limit Martial Artist fighting a Thorned Abomination and several Withered Wood Puppets, then killed the Middle Sky Demon with one blow.
• The other martial artist explained that the demons lacked true spirits and warned Meng Chuan about the corpse's miasma poison.
• Meng Chuan collected the remaining hide and continued hoping to kill more demons for their valuable materials.

Meng Chuan rescued residents trapped in Good Fortune Restaurant and turned to fight the Thorned Abominations outside. After killing one with a single punch, he faced two stronger demons whose mysterious protective membranes resisted his blows.

• Meng Chuan agreed to follow a wounded Martial Artist to Good Fortune Restaurant, where more than a dozen residents were trapped near three Thorned Abominations.
• Three Thorned Abominations attacked the residents in the restaurant’s storage room, but Meng Chuan stunned one and destroyed it with a blazing punch.
• Meng Chuan ordered the Martial Artist, Feng Yue of Yan Hua Martial Arts University, to evacuate the residents and identified himself as North Union University’s Meng Chuan.
• Feng Yue recognized Meng Chuan as the National Champion and was shocked that he had only just broken through.
• Meng Chuan charged the remaining two Thorned Abominations and struck them with both fists, but their protective membranes resisted his attack.

Meng Chuan killed two Thorned Abominations, fed one valuable True Spirit to his Dragon Demon, and learned that the city operation was progressing well. After resting, he shared his collected Heavenly Demon materials in the group chat and asked his friends to estimate their value.

• Meng Chuan used Qi Jiguang Long Fist and his enhanced physical strength to destroy two Thorned Abominations.
• Meng Chuan had the Dragon Demon swallow the stronger Heavenly Demon's True Spirit so he could later learn the effects of its Essence-Qi of Wood.
• Meng Chuan concluded that he should avoid Heavenly Demons near the upper rank and rested while eating nutrient paste.
• Meng Chuan read that more than half the Heavenly Demons had been cleared and that no United University members had died.
• Xu Qingfeng told the group that he had killed a Withered Wood Puppet, and Meng Chuan posted a picture of his own hides and tree burls for a price estimate.

Meng Chuan finished hunting Heavenly Demons and headed toward gunfire to see an Upper Sky Demon. At dawn, he arrived as military forces and university teachers battled a peak-rank Upper Azure Wood Beguiler.

• Meng Chuan filled his backpack with Heavenly Demon materials, fed Dragon Demon its fourth true spirit, and set off toward the gunfire after seeing signal flares.
• The Upper Azure Wood Beguiler killed the adjutant with its demonic energy, and the commander ordered the troops to retreat while he tried to hold it back.
• Lu Zhuxiao and other Martial University teachers arrived, and Lu Zhuxiao hurled his spear at the Beguiler to save the commander.
• The Beguiler evaded the spear, attacked the commander again, and used fungal threads to seize and fling away two True Martial weapons.
• Lu Zhuxiao charged the Beguiler as a three-person encirclement formed around it.

Meng Chuan ambushed the void-type Azure Wood Beguiler and destroyed its head with a single powerful strike. He revealed himself to Lu Zhuxiao and the other fighters after the demon fell.

• Lu Zhuxiao recognized that the Azure Wood Beguiler was a void-type demon and told the others to target its brow.
• Meng Chuan waited in hiding, learned that electronic devices failed inside the Demon Nest, and prepared to attack on his own.
• The Azure Wood Beguiler deflected the fighters' attacks and sent mycelia toward Lu Zhuxiao.
• Meng Chuan burst from the ruins, shattered the demon's force field, and struck its brow while its mycelia pierced his body.
• Meng Chuan's muscles trapped the mycelia, and his fist blade smashed the Azure Wood Beguiler's head, killing it.
• Lu Zhuxiao recognized Meng Chuan, who confirmed his identity and began conserving his strength.

After Meng Chuan killed the Azure Wood Beguiler, he helped the Chencang Garrison clear the city and received the commander's thanks. As the survivors rested, Lin Yue secretly carried a strange tree burl that seemed to be alive.

• Meng Chuan collected the Azure Wood Beguiler's Upper Sky Demon core and explained his body-tempering path to Lu Zhuxiao.
• Commander Wang thanked Meng Chuan and the others for saving the garrison and Chencang's residents.
• Meng Chuan and the Martial Artists swept through the city while Lin Yue hid from him and guarded the strange tree burl in his backpack.
• By midafternoon, Commander Wang gave Meng Chuan a military supplement, and Meng Chuan drank it before resting.

After fighting for more than ten hours during the Chencang Heavenly Demon calamity, Meng Chuan helped the forces clear the city and returned to United University exhausted but satisfied that he had saved many people. He went to sleep with valuable spoils in hand and his fist techniques greatly improved.

• Meng Chuan rested after slaughtering scores of Heavenly Demons, reflected on his spoils, and wondered whether the calamity’s culprit had escaped.
• Dong Yue returned to watch over Meng Chuan after the Demon Nest situation stabilized and saw him destroy a Thorn Heavenly Demon with a powerful punch.
• The military, police, and Martial University wiped out ninety-nine percent of the Heavenly Demons in Chencang City, and grateful survivors thanked Meng Chuan and the other students as they left.
• Meng Chuan rode back to school beside Meng Jiaolong and Xu Qingfeng, declined a massage so he could sell his spoils, and noticed that real combat had improved his fist techniques.
• Meng Chuan returned to United University, collapsed into bed, and let his exhausted body relax as he fell asleep.

Meng Chuan entered the Riverside Battle during Dawn-Dusk Enlightenment and faced Commander Qi, who corrected his use of Qi Jiguang Long Fist against a long weapon. As their fight continued, Meng Chuan began grasping the style’s principles but suffered another slash to his thigh.

• Meng Chuan woke refreshed and found the Dragon Demon's green spots had grown, though the True Spirits were still being digested.
• Meng Chuan practiced two third-rate fist arts, then entered Sudden Enlightenment while performing Qi Jiguang Long Fist.
• Meng Chuan was pulled into the Riverside Battle, where he faced Commander Qi and barely held his ground against the blade and shield.
• Commander Qi criticized Meng Chuan for using short fists against a long weapon, then attacked to test and correct his technique.
• Meng Chuan adapted his movements and began to understand how Qi Jiguang Long Fist gathered his whole body’s strength, but Commander Qi slashed his thigh.

After earning Commander Qi’s fist intent in the Imaginary World, Meng Chuan improved his Qi Jiguang Long Fist and considered what else the world might contain. Back at United University, he learned the tree demon was still being fought and planned to exchange his Chencang spoils for credits and buy Qiao Jia Spirit Pills.

• Meng Chuan received Commander Qi’s fist intent, which became a key to the Imaginary World, and his Qi Jiguang’s Thirty-Two Form Long Fist proficiency rose from 2% to 32%.
• Meng Chuan returned to his bedroom to cultivate his mental method, then visited Dong Yue for treatment and discussed his progress toward mutating the Baihui and Danzhong Acupoints.
• Dong Yue told Meng Chuan that the Demon Nest was not fully cleared and that Governor Lu and two Martial Arts Heavenly Kings were still suppressing the tree demon until Zhou Sheng arrived.
• Meng Chuan checked United University’s announcement and found that exchanging his Chencang Heavenly Demon spoils for credits was more worthwhile than selling them for cash.
• Meng Chuan decided to exchange his spoils at the resource office and buy Qiao Jia Spirit Pills to support his cultivation.

After the battle at the Demon Nest, Meng Chuan exchanged his spoils at United University and stunned everyone with the size and value of his haul. He left for the Dan Chamber with more than four thousand credits, having learned that the Azure Wood Beguiler he killed had been close to title level.

• Meng Chuan brought a huge pile of Demon Nest materials to United University's resource exchange center, where the staff counted 2,078 credits' worth.
• Chu Yanlong asked how Meng Chuan had gathered so many materials, and Meng Chuan said he had defeated the monsters with one punch each.
• Meng Chuan handed over a Demon Core from an Upper Sky Demon and explained that it came from an Azure Wood Beguiler disguised as a solid-type demon.
• The staff valued the core at 2,000 credits, and the people in the hall were shocked that Meng Chuan had killed such a powerful demon as a newly advanced Martial Artist.
• Meng Chuan exchanged his materials, bid Chu Yanhu farewell, and headed to the Dan Chamber, reflecting that the Azure Wood Beguiler had been close to title level.

Meng Chuan bought Qiao Jia Spirit Pills and discovered that the returned Essence-Qi of Wood was changing his body and strengthening his penetrating attacks. Meanwhile, Lin Yue’s mysterious Mutated Tree Tumor reacted to his blood, and a trace of green seeped into his palm.

• Meng Chuan inspected a Qiao Jia Spirit Pill, subdued the demon image in his consciousness, and bought four pills for 2,000 credits.
• The next morning, Meng Chuan found green specks across his sinews and bones and realized the Essence-Qi of Wood was increasing his punches’ penetrating power.
• Meng Chuan tested the effect on a stone pier, then decided to practice punching to help his body absorb the essence-qi.
• Lin Yue failed to identify the Mutated Tree Tumor at the library or resource exchange center, where staff offered only five credits for it.
• Lin Yue scraped the tumor and drew blood, triggering a pulse from inside it, while a trace of green silently entered the lines of his palm.

After the Chencang Demon Nest riot ended, Meng Chuan reflected on the disaster and attempted to advance Dragon Meditation. He successfully reached the third level, then remembered he still had an online following.

• Meng Chuan read that the Chencang disaster had been contained, Venerable Huo had escaped, and Zhou Sheng had killed the Tree Demon.
• Meng Chuan decided to attempt the third level of Dragon Meditation and studied Mental Division through an online course.
• Meng Chuan repeatedly practiced dividing his spiritual power, then successfully split it into three portions and guided two into the existing yellow dragons.
• Meng Chuan broke through to Dragon Meditation's third level and controlled a newly formed third yellow dragon alongside the other two.
• Meng Chuan noticed a slight improvement in his thinking and decided to continue cultivating daily without relying on costly medicines.
• Meng Chuan remembered that he was still an internet celebrity.

Meng Chuan found his new fist art certification had made him famous, posted a paid tutorial, and resolved to confront a Jiangcheng critic. Inspired by news of Great Sage Zhao suppressing a Level 4 Demon Nest, he trained until two fist arts broke their limits, then examined their traits.

• Meng Chuan discovered his profile had been certified as the founder of the New National Obligatory Basic Fist Art and responded to the comments on his old video.
• Meng Chuan uploaded a paid breakdown of the new fist art and checked flights to Jiangcheng after a Tai Chi class account mocked him.
• News reported that Heaven-Tilting Great Sage - Zhao Linyuan had destroyed a Level 4 Demon Nest on the southern coast, prompting Meng Chuan to vow to reach the Eighth Great Limit.
• Meng Chuan broke Beacon Smoke Fist's limit and obtained the Obscure Trace trait.
• Meng Chuan broke Candle Shadow Step Fist's limit and obtained the Shadow Erosion trait, which he judged disappointing before returning to inspect Obscure Trace.