Chapter Summaries

At the Martial Arts Tournament, Cui Yun offered Ning Yu Die a Sacred Artifact crown and revealed his God-Level Talent, but Luo Zheng countered by giving her an even more valuable Saint Grade Protective Treasure Armor. The crowd recognized Luo Zheng’s gift as the superior treasure, leaving Cui Yun humiliated and Ning Yu Die wearing the armor.

• Cui Yun declared that his God-Level Talent would let him eventually reach the Void Tribulation Realm and asked Ning Yu Die to accept his gift.
• The spectators and sect disciples reacted with shock to Cui Yun’s claim, while Xuan Yuanxiao invited him to settle things in the Martial Arts Arena.
• Luo Zheng mocked Cui Yun’s Sacred Artifact crown and took a Protective Treasure Armor from Ning Yu Die’s Sumeru Ring.
• Luo Zheng called Ning Yu Die “Little Butterfly” and draped the armor over her shoulders, revealing its shield and body-strengthening effects.
• Ning Yu Die praised the armor as a Saint Grade treasure and teased that it was ugly, while Luo Zheng promised to find her a better-looking one.
• The crowd judged Luo Zheng’s armor more valuable than the Central Region’s other known treasures, and Cui Yun’s face turned iron-blue.

Luo Zheng’s Sacred Artifact armor stunned the spectators and further established him as an extraordinary talent, while Cui Yun hid his murderous intent toward him. Cui Yun resumed his match against Xuan Yuanxiao, whose Water Law drew the crowd’s attention, and attacked after Cui Yun’s aura suddenly changed.

• Yan Yueshan and Shi Kefan marveled at Luo Zheng’s armor and abilities, and Shi Kefan declared the Cloud Palace’s rise to Fifth Grade Sect status nearly certain.
• Cui Yun accepted that Ning Yu Die had rejected his marriage proposal, while Cui Xie reframed the humiliation as a reason for his son to strive harder.
• Cui Yun secretly resolved to kill Luo Zheng at the Martial Arts Tournament, while Luo Zheng planned to use his Challenge Token against Cui Yun and then challenge Si Miaoling.
• Xuan Yuanxiao entered the Martial Arts Arena and displayed his mastery of about sixty percent of the Water Law.
• Cui Yun ignored Xuan Yuanxiao’s challenge at first, then unleashed his aura and lunged at him with wind blades circling his fingers.

Cui Yun nearly killed Xuan Yuanxiao in the Martial Arts Tournament, but Xuan Yuanxiao surrendered and Old Xiao stopped Cui Yun from attacking again. After drawing an Exemption Token, Cui Yun was furious, and Luo Zheng surprised everyone by using a Challenge Token to challenge him.

• Cui Yun overwhelmed Xuan Yuanxiao with wind techniques, crippled both his arms, and tried to kill him.
• Xuan Yuanxiao burned his essence blood to delay Cui Yun, then surrendered at the edge of the arena.
• Old Xiao stopped Cui Yun from attacking Xuan Yuanxiao and ordered him to draw a token; Cui Yun drew and crushed an Exemption Token.
• Cui Xie advised Cui Yun to turn his anger into a driving force, and Cui Yun resolved to challenge Luo Zheng if he drew a Challenge Token.
• Luo Zheng interrupted the next match and used his Challenge Token to challenge Cui Yun.

Luo Zheng challenged Cui Yun after his earlier victories, and the two prepared to fight while displaying their mastery of multiple Laws. The chapter ended with the spectators stunned as Luo Zheng produced complete Wind and Metal Laws to match Cui Yun’s technique.

• Luo Zheng announced that he would challenge Cui Yun, and Ning Yu Die asked whether he was confident; Luo Zheng answered with a smile.
• Hua Tianming bet his entire fortune on Luo Zheng winning, despite Bai Li Hongfeng’s protests.
• Cui Yun drew Cui Xie’s Sacred Artifact, the Nameless Ring Blade, and surrounded himself with Wind Blades enhanced by Metal Law.
• Luo Zheng recognized that Cui Yun had layered two Laws together rather than fused them, and Azure Dragon told him he could do the same.
• Luo Zheng created Wind Blades layered with golden light using complete Wind Law and complete Metal Law, leaving the spectators stunned by how many complete Laws he had mastered.

Luo Zheng revealed that he had mastered several Laws and blocked Cui Yun’s Sacred Artifact with a plain-looking sword, forcing Cui Yun to unleash the Nameless Ring Blade’s blood ability. A Yellow Springs Yaksha emerged from the blood rune, leaving the duel poised to escalate.

• The onlookers and alliance leaders realized that Luo Zheng had mastered Wind and Metal Laws, while Old Xiao suspected he had also mastered Thunder Law.
• Cui Yun attacked Luo Zheng from within the wind with the Nameless Ring Blade, but Luo Zheng drew a sword and blocked his strikes.
• Luo Zheng told Cui Yun that the wind had revealed his position, while the spectators marveled at his Sacred Artifacts.
• Cui Yun decided to fight Luo Zheng with all his might and drew blood along the Nameless Ring Blade, despite Cui Xie warning him.
• The blood formed a rune on the arena, and a monster identified as the Yellow Springs Yaksha emerged from it.

Luo Zheng fought Cui Yun and his summoned Yellow Springs Yaksha in the arena, using Demon Night to counter the Yaksha while he faced it himself. He shattered the arena barrier with a blow powered by five hundred Dragon Scales, leaving the fight’s outcome unresolved.

• Cui Yun summoned a Yellow Springs Yaksha with his Nameless Ring Blade and attacked Luo Zheng alongside it.
• Luo Zheng summoned Demon Night, who struck the Yaksha with the Blood Demon Great Emperor's giant sword and sent it crashing into the barrier.
• Cui Yun's Breaking Air Kill pierced Luo Zheng's shoulder with Saber Qi after Luo Zheng blocked his strike.
• The Yaksha grew larger as Demon Night repeatedly battered it, so Luo Zheng switched opponents with her and charged the creature himself.
• Luo Zheng used the power of five hundred Dragon Scales to smash the Yaksha into the weakened barrier and break it.

Luo Zheng shattered the Martial Arts Arena’s barrier, destroyed the Yellow Springs Yaksha with lightning, and overwhelmed Cui Yun while deliberately provoking him instead of killing him. Cui Xie intervened too late, and Cui Yun’s Martial Heart cracked under Luo Zheng’s taunts.

• Luo Zheng’s punch sent the Yellow Springs Yaksha into the arena barrier and shattered the barrier and the runes beneath it.
• Luo Zheng dodged the growing Yellow Springs Yaksha, pierced it with lightning, and drove its body into a blood-colored rune that repelled his sword.
• Luo Zheng turned to Cui Yun and taunted him as Demon Night’s Sword Dance kept him trapped, while the Yellow Springs Yaksha disappeared into the rune.
• Cui Yun charged at Luo Zheng in anger, but Demon Night struck him down and sent him rolling to Luo Zheng’s feet.
• Luo Zheng mocked Cui Yun for wanting to marry Little Butterfly, and Cui Xie shouted for him to stop.
• Cui Yun heard his Martial Heart crack as Luo Zheng told Cui Xie that it was too late.

After Luo Zheng shattered Cui Yun’s confidence, Cui Xie confronted him in the Martial Arts Arena. Ning Yu Die tried to shield Luo Zheng, but Luo Zheng pulled her behind him and faced Cui Xie’s overwhelming pressure alone.

• Luo Zheng’s defeat left Cui Yun’s pride and Martial Heart in ruins.
• Cui Xie entered the arena and fixed his attention on Luo Zheng as Ning Yu Die and the World Commerce Alliance’s three leaders joined them.
• Shi Kefan warned Cui Xie against attacking a junior, but Cui Xie released his mountain-like aura toward Luo Zheng.
• Ning Yu Die tried to resist Cui Xie’s pressure, but Luo Zheng pulled her behind him and told her he did not like women standing in front of him.
• Cui Xie’s aura pressed down on Luo Zheng, leaving the watching martial artists convinced that his soul was in danger.

Luo Zheng withstood Cui Xie's soul pressure, forcing Cui Xie to retreat with Cui Yun while Ning Yu Die remembered the warmth of her childhood and felt protected by Luo Zheng. The tournament was suspended after the arena barrier shattered, leaving Luo Zheng intent on killing Si Miaoling when the matches resumed.

• Cui Xie unleashed his soul pressure on Luo Zheng, but Luo Zheng stood firm without injury.
• Ning Yu Die remembered her family's warmth before their deaths and felt comforted as Luo Zheng bore Cui Xie's pressure for her.
• Cui Xie took Cui Yun and the Nameless Ring Blade back to the High Platform after failing to harm Luo Zheng.
• Luo Zheng planned to kill Si Miaoling, Cui Xie's remaining tournament contestant, to provoke Cui Xie further.
• Old Xiao suspended the tournament because Luo Zheng had shattered the arena barrier and its runes needed repairs.

After the Martial Arts Arena’s Six Paths Barriers burned out, Tower Master Nie said repairs would take three days, threatening to delay the tournament. Luo Zheng offered to repair the runes within an hour, but Nie and the other Runemaster grandmasters mocked him.

• Old Xiao summoned three Rune Tower grandmasters, who inspected the damaged barriers and found their runes burned out by an immense power load.
• Tower Master Nie said the runes would take three days to repair, then refused when Old Xiao demanded the work be done in three hours.
• The crowd grew angry over the delay and demanded refunds, while Tower Master Nie insulted them and refused to help.
• Shi Kefan tried to persuade Tower Master Nie to repair the barriers quickly, but Nie insisted that three days was the fastest possible.
• Luo Zheng offered to repair the runes within an hour in exchange for compensation, and Tower Master Nie and the other grandmasters ridiculed his claim.

Luo Zheng offered to repair the World Commerce Alliance’s damaged runes within an hour, despite the Rune Tower masters’ disbelief. He began drawing with Perfect Stroke, stunning the masters as he swiftly completed the first rune.

• Luo Zheng told Shi Kefan he could repair the runes within an hour and asked what the reward would be.
• Tower Master Nie threatened that the Rune Tower would withdraw if Shi Kefan let Luo Zheng try, but Shi Kefan stood by his decision.
• Shi Kefan promised Luo Zheng fifty thousand Top Grade True Essence Stones if he repaired the runes.
• Luo Zheng prepared the materials and began restoring the runes while the Rune Tower masters watched.
• Luo Zheng used Perfect Stroke to draw the first rune, leaving Tower Master Nie and the other masters stunned.

Luo Zheng rapidly repaired the World Commerce Alliance’s burned runes, astonishing the Rune Tower grandmasters and drawing attention from the assembled martial artists. He secretly altered one of the Four-Star Runes into a divine mark, and Shi Kefan offered him a rare Soul Nurturing Jade as thanks.

• Luo Zheng refused a Soul Nurturing Pill and continued drawing Three-Star Runes without pausing.
• Luo Zheng restored all 126 burned Three-Star Runes while the Rune Tower grandmasters and martial artists watched.
• Luo Zheng glanced at Luo Yan, then secretly changed a Four-Star Rune’s strokes to include a divine mark.
• Luo Zheng completed all three Four-Star Runes, and Tower Master Nie agreed to hang his name upside down as promised.
• Shi Kefan offered Luo Zheng a Soul Nurturing Jade, startling Tower Master Nie and the other grandmasters.

Luo Zheng repaired the Martial Arts Arena’s barrier with Perfect Stroke runes, accepted the World Commerce Alliance’s reward, and watched the tournament resume. Ao Xiang’s winning streak ended with him challenging Si Miaoling, whose response suggested she knew he intended to kill her.

• Shi Kefan gave Luo Zheng a Soul Nurturing Jade as compensation, and Luo Zheng accepted it.
• Old Xiao tested the repaired runes, and six stronger light curtains formed around the Martial Arts Arena; Shi Kefan paid Luo Zheng fifty thousand Top Grade True Essence Stones.
• The tournament resumed, and Ao Xiang won three bouts despite his Shining Upon God Pinnacle cultivation.
• Ao Xiang drew a Challenge Token and challenged Si Miaoling, alarming Luo Zheng, who had also targeted her.
• Si Miaoling smiled and said Ao Xiang wanted to kill her, making both Ao Xiang and Luo Zheng react with alarm.

Ao Xiang challenged Si Miaoling to rescue her lover, but Si Miaoling toyed with her and mocked her weakness. As their fight continued, Ao Xiang began a Beast Transformation, leaving Luo Zheng worried that the duel would disrupt his plans against Cui Xie.

• Si Miaoling revealed that Ao Xiang was a god-level talent and mocked her for confronting Cui Xie before she was strong enough to protect her lover.
• Ao Xiang attacked Si Miaoling, who erased her first strike and invited her to fight, while making clear that killing her would not save the woman.
• Ao Xiang and Si Miaoling fought in the Martial Arts Arena, with Si Miaoling evading every saber slash and the spectators cheering Ao Xiang on.
• Luo Zheng grew anxious because Ao Xiang's challenge could spoil his plan to kill Si Miaoling by surprise.
• After twenty breaths of attacks, Ao Xiang began a Beast Transformation, her eyes and face turning cyan as her ears and fingernails changed.

Ao Xiang transformed into a Cloud Piercing Leopard and overwhelmed Si Miaoling, but she trapped him with Flesh and Blood Flowers. When he tried to use Three Corpse Gu on himself to gain strength, Si Miaoling stopped the worm, leaving Ao Xiang helpless and Luo Zheng watching tensely.

• Ao Xiang underwent Beast Transformation, greatly increasing his speed and striking Si Miaoling with his claws.
• Si Miaoling used a High-Grade Immortal Artifact feather garment to blunt Ao Xiang’s attacks while attaching black flowers to him.
• Si Miaoling commanded the flowers to grow into Flesh and Blood Flowers that pierced Ao Xiang’s body and bound him in place.
• Ao Xiang revealed a Three Corpse Gu and tried to send it into his head, but Si Miaoling pinned it to the ground with a flower stem.
• Si Miaoling explained the Gu’s deadly effects as Ao Xiang’s eyes dimmed, and Luo Zheng watched with clenched fists.

Luo Zheng watched Ao Xiang suffer defeat at Si Miaoling’s hands and remained determined to kill her, despite the danger of provoking Cui Xie. After Si Miaoling failed to draw a token that would let her challenge Luo Zheng, he gave the badly injured Ao Xiang a Rank Six healing pill and revealed that they shared the same goal.

• Si Miaoling taunted Ao Xiang about his lover and the Heavenly Devil Joyous Union Grand Formation, and Ao Xiang insulted her by calling her an old maid.
• Old Xiao declared Si Miaoling the winner, and she drew an Exemption Token instead of the Challenge Token she needed to challenge Luo Zheng.
• The World Commerce Alliance stewards began removing the thorns from Ao Xiang while Old Xiao announced Xiao Jie’s match against Huang Jinglong.
• Luo Zheng took a Rank Six Pill from Ning Yu Die, went to Ao Xiang, and crushed the pill into powder for him to swallow.
• Luo Zheng told Ao Xiang through True Essence Voice Transmission that they shared the same goal, and Ao Xiang realized Luo Zheng was likely Luo Yan’s brother.

Luo Zheng carefully used his Exemption Tokens to make Si Miaoling challenge him, setting up the confrontation he and Ao Xiang needed. The chapter ended as Luo Zheng faced Si Miaoling in the arena and Cui Xie questioned whether he shared Ao Xiang’s goal.

• Luo Zheng gave Ao Xiang a Rank Six Pill, reviving his hope after Ao Xiang’s failed attempt to kill Si Miaoling.
• Xiao Jie defeated Huang Jinglong, drew a Challenge Token, and challenged Luo Zheng, who refused with an Exemption Token.
• Luo Zheng used Exemption Tokens to avoid several matches, while Si Miaoling won two fights and obtained a Challenge Token.
• After Luo Zheng used his last Exemption Token, Si Miaoling challenged him, and he accepted.
• Ning Yu Die warned Luo Zheng to be careful, while Cui Xie urged Si Miaoling not to give him an opportunity.
• Si Miaoling questioned Luo Zheng about arranging her challenge, and Cui Xie wondered whether Luo Zheng shared Ao Xiang’s goal.

Si Miaoling trapped Luo Zheng in her Purple Extreme Domain and attacked him with six throwing knives, while Luo Zheng revealed his mastery of Space Law and struck at her. She escaped his punch by turning into purple smoke, leaving the duel unresolved and the spectators stunned by Luo Zheng’s abilities.

• Si Miaoling spread her Purple Extreme Domain across the arena and launched six throwing knives at Luo Zheng.
• Luo Zheng struggled against the domain’s restraints and was cut by the knives as he dodged them.
• Luo Zheng used Space Law to appear beside Si Miaoling and punched at her, but she transformed into purple smoke and reappeared elsewhere.
• Si Miaoling mocked Luo Zheng and remarked on his unexpected mastery of Space Law.
• Xiao Jie and his senior brother watched Luo Zheng’s display and struggled to reckon with his talent.

Luo Zheng struggled to fight Si Miaoling, whose Purple Extreme Yin Body let her hide in the Purple Extreme World and attack him with giant swords. Azure Dragon and Crimson Dragon explained that he could defeat her by finding the spatial node connecting her to that world, but Luo Zheng was still searching as the arena crumbled beneath the barrage.

• Si Miaoling evaded Luo Zheng’s attacks by turning into purple smoke, and he realized the figures before him were not her true body.
• Luo Zheng searched the arena with his soul power but could not detect Si Miaoling’s hidden presence.
• Azure Dragon explained that Si Miaoling had hidden inside the Purple Extreme World, where she could summon giant swords to attack him.
• Si Miaoling’s giant swords repeatedly struck the arena, forcing Luo Zheng to dodge as the platform became wrecked.
• Crimson Dragon told Luo Zheng to find the spatial node connecting Si Miaoling to the Purple Extreme World, while another wave of giant swords descended.

Luo Zheng discovered Si Miaoling’s hiding place in the spatial node and attacked her before she could summon the true spirit of the Purple Extreme World. He shattered her barrier and left her seemingly defeated on the arena floor.

• Luo Zheng evaded the growing barrage of greatswords while searching for the spatial node where Si Miaoling was hiding.
• Ning Yu Die watched Luo Zheng and hesitated to use the Cloud Palace’s Destruction Magical Eye against Si Miaoling.
• Luo Zheng sensed a spatial distortion, stabbed the hidden node, and forced Si Miaoling to emerge with a chest wound.
• Si Miaoling used her blood to form a rune and began summoning the true spirit of the Purple Extreme World, prompting Azure Dragon to urge Luo Zheng to kill her quickly.
• Luo Zheng pierced Si Miaoling with his sword, shattered her purple barrier with the Blood Jade Crystal’s energy, and struck her into the ground with a devastating punch.