Chapter Summaries

Lu Changfeng used the Abaka clone to exploit the Blood Wolf Demon Realm’s allocation of Heaven and Earth Origin Energy, harvesting energy from death-row inmates to support his cultivation. Ten days later, he watched Rakshasa Academy’s practical combat assessment and recognized a Rune Bomb he had made when it won a match.

• Lu Changfeng replaced Abaka’s soul with a clone, then the academy’s staff noticed increased energy consumption and suspected a death-row inmate had advanced.
• After leaving the secret realm with Fang Yuan, Lu Changfeng hunted blood wolves with him during the students’ trial.
• The Abaka clone hunted down more than forty death-row inmates, and Lu Changfeng killed them in the secret realm to absorb their share of its Heaven and Earth Origin Energy.
• Lu Changfeng gave the Abaka clone a replica Energy Core to collect more energy, then left the secret realm without alerting its staff.
• At the academy’s practical combat assessment, a bespectacled youth used Lu Changfeng’s Rune Grenade to defeat an opponent with a Rune Machine Gun.
• The bespectacled youth thanked Lu Changfeng, saying the grenade had helped him earn a chance at promotion.

Lu Changfeng advanced to the Intermediate Spirit Condensation Realm while his clone Lu You continued progressing at Rakshasa Academy. After returning to school, Lu You dominated the second-year practical assessment with four-star Rakshasa Sword Intent infused with Chaos runes and earned the nickname Chaos Swordsman.

• Lu You impressed Tan Mingming with his rune-making talent, then spent his first year advancing at the academy and secretly securing access to twelve secret realms for Heaven and Earth Origin Energy.
• During the holiday, Lu You stayed home while his true self found a rocky planet outside the Heart Realm and secluded himself to cultivate.
• After twenty-five days of cultivation, Lu Changfeng broke through to the Intermediate Spirit Condensation Realm, greatly expanding his divine-sense range and speed.
• Lu Changfeng returned to the Heart Realm and replenished Dragon Space from the secret realms before Lu You started the new school year.
• Lu You passed the second-year practical assessment with the highest score, wielding four-star Rakshasa Sword Intent embedded with Chaos runes.
• The students recognized Lu You as the Chaos Swordsman because he alone could perfectly control Chaos Power.

After Lu Changfeng was promoted to Intermediate Bone Refining Realm, Rakshasa Academy named his Lu You identity a Human King Seed and sent him into the Blood Domain Secret Realm to temper his sword intent. He entered a prison town to gather information and ended the chapter facing a scarred criminal with at least five-star blade intent.

• Lu Changfeng completed his promotion to Intermediate Bone Refining Realm and learned that the academy wanted to designate Lu You a Human King Seed.
• Rakshasa Academy's board unanimously approved Lu You as a Human King Seed, promising promotion opportunities and Luo Feng's personal instruction in Rakshasa Sword Intent.
• Luo Feng took Lu Changfeng to the Blood Domain Secret Realm, warned him about its criminals, and gave him a key to escape before the planned three-month return.
• Lu Changfeng entered a strange, blood-red wilderness and cautiously approached a dilapidated town where residents secretly watched him.
• At a tavern, Lu Changfeng traded a golden leaf for ale and learned the Blood Domain was a prison where killing was not against the law.
• A scarred young man followed Lu Changfeng out of the tavern, demanded his clothes and sword, and revealed at least five-star blade intent.

Lu Changfeng comprehended five-star Rakshasa Sword Intent, then entered the Blood Domain Secret Realm again and killed a trial-taker who attacked him. In a village, he met a powerful middle-aged man whose five-star flame blade intent challenged him to a duel.

• Lu Changfeng escaped the scar-faced young man's five-star saber strike by crushing a red key, then told Deputy Dean Luo Feng he had gained insight into five-star True Intent.
• Lu Changfeng entered seclusion, compressed his Rakshasa Sword Intent into his consciousness, and advanced it to five stars with the help of Chaos Runes.
• Lu Changfeng disguised himself in prison clothes and entered the Blood Domain Secret Realm through a forest entrance, where he killed a female trial-taker who fired a Rune Rifle at him.
• Lu Changfeng reached a village, traded the woman's belongings for a meal, and observed that the middle-aged cook was a powerful expert.
• The cook revealed his murderous intent and attacked Lu Changfeng with a flaming blade, and the two exchanged dozens of blows.

Lu Changfeng killed the Child Protector, discovered the nature of his village, and traveled to Maple Leaf Town to challenge the Maple Leaf Sword Master. After the bearded swordsman defeated him and spared his life, Lu Changfeng agreed to transfer the man's wealth in exchange for three more bouts.

• Lu Changfeng killed the Child Protector with one strike, then found a map and diary that revealed the man's past and his efforts to protect children.
• Lu Changfeng gathered the villagers, burned Child Protector Village, and left them to fend for themselves; most walked into the flames after he departed.
• Lu Changfeng studied the map, chose Maple Leaf Town as his next destination, and learned it was controlled by the Maple Leaf Sword Sect.
• The bearded instructor recognized Lu Changfeng as a trial-taker and challenged him, wielding a Maple Leaf Sword formed from his Six-star Sword Intent.
• The bearded swordsman defeated Lu Changfeng but spared him, asking him to transfer his accumulated wealth to a bank account; Lu Changfeng agreed on the condition that they fight three more bouts.

Lu Changfeng trained in Maple Leaf Town by dueling Du Wu and learning to condense his Rakshasa Sword Intent against the Six-star Maple Leaf Sword. As Du Wu’s final challenge began, Lu Changfeng faced the full force of the Maple Leaf Sword, which made his body feel as if it were falling apart.

• Lu Changfeng stayed in the Maple Leaf Small Building grounds to study his duel with Du Wu, then followed him and several dozen sword practitioners to watch them fight a group of saber-wielders in a bloody battle.
• Lu Changfeng and Du Wu fought again, and Lu Changfeng focused on Rakshasa Sword Intent, enduring thirty moves before Du Wu stopped the fight.
• The Maple Leaf Sword Master sent golden light into a new group of practitioners, giving them Sword Intent; Zhang Xun emerged with Three-star Sword Intent and later challenged Lu Changfeng to spar.
• Lu Changfeng fought Du Wu for a hundred exchanges, improving his Sword Qi, then continued cultivating while Zhang Xun survived repeated battles and advanced to Four-star Sword Intent.
• After more than a month of training, Lu Changfeng signaled that he was ready for his final bout with Du Wu, whose Maple Leaf Sword unleashed its full oppressive force.

Lu Changfeng defeated Du Wu with his newly manifested Chaos Rakshasa Sword, then advanced his avatar to the peak of the Spirit Condensation Realm over the following months. Mo Yuan told him he would need to keep strengthening his Sword Intent in the Blood Domain Secret Realm before he could qualify for a Human King advancement, and gave him a Rakshasa Sword suited to his Sword Intent.

• Lu Changfeng manifested his Chaos Rakshasa Sword during his duel with Du Wu and defeated him after adding six Chaos Runes.
• Lu Changfeng left the Blood Domain Secret Realm and asked Vice Dean Luo Feng for an opportunity to advance to the Spirit Condensation Realm.
• Luo Feng secured approval, and Lu Changfeng advanced through the Bone Refining and Fetal Transformation realms over the next half-year, eventually reaching the peak of the Spirit Condensation Realm.
• Lu Changfeng learned more than three thousand simplified Martial Dao Runes while continuing his studies at Rakshasa Academy.
• Mo Yuan told Lu Changfeng that six-star Rakshasa Sword Intent was not enough to qualify for a Human King advancement and urged him to keep strengthening it in the Blood Domain Secret Realm.
• Mo Yuan gave Lu Changfeng a Rakshasa Sword, which his Sword Intent recognized as a suitable body for its physical manifestation.

Lu Changfeng reached Shepherd Village, where he settled his true body to teach the villagers martial arts, then traveled to Iron Fist Town and challenged its master, Naganuo. After learning Naganuo had been imprisoned for political reasons, Lu Changfeng considered him a potential future companion and resumed their sparring.

• Lu Changfeng found Shepherd Village, learned about its criminal descendants from the Shepherd Leader, and placed his true body there to teach martial arts.
• Lu Changfeng flew to Iron Fist Town and challenged Naganuo, its powerful master and a political exile.
• Lu Changfeng and Naganuo fought for half a day, then shared a meal and discussed Naganuo's past and the prison's restrictions on escape.
• Lu Changfeng considered recruiting Blood Domain experts like Naganuo as future companions and invited him to continue sparring.
• Naganuo charged at Lu Changfeng with a punch as their fight resumed.

Lu Changfeng fought Snow Eagle Lord to develop the Rakshasa Sword Intent, then left Snow Eagle Town after pushing Snow Eagle Lord’s True Intent to the brink of breaking. Snow Eagle Lord later condensed the Black Eagle True Intent, while Lu Changfeng headed toward a Demon King to seek another breakthrough.

• Lu Changfeng arrived at Snow Eagle Town and challenged Snow Eagle Lord, whose Black Eagle True Intent forced him to awaken the Rakshasa Sword Intent’s defensive characteristic.
• Lu Changfeng spent the next half month using Snow Eagle Lord as a sparring partner, strengthening his sword intent until it could suppress Snow Eagle Lord’s True Intent.
• Lu Changfeng pushed Snow Eagle Lord into one final battle, where Snow Eagle Lord’s eagle claws shattered and his True Intent suffered severe damage.
• After Lu Changfeng left, Snow Eagle Lord began closed-door cultivation and, half a year later, successfully condensed the Black Eagle True Intent.
• Lu Changfeng reached the territory of the Demon Race and chose a Demon King as his next stepping stone toward a breakthrough.

Lu Changfeng awakened the Seven-star Rakshasa Sword Intent and used its Rakshasa's Protection Spirit to survive a fight with the Azure Dragon Demon King, escaping through his main body’s abilities. After recovering and strengthening his sword intent, he set out for Sunset Town to test himself against the criminal known as Strongest Spear.

• Lu Changfeng challenged the sleeping Azure Dragon Demon King, whose Extreme Frozen Current overwhelmed his defenses until the Rakshasa Sword Intent awakened as the Seven-star Rakshasa's Protection Spirit.
• The Azure Dragon Demon King battered Lu Changfeng and trapped him in its Demon King Domain, but Lu Changfeng escaped with his main body’s Extreme Dao Breaking Domain and Cosmic Void Crossing.
• Lu Changfeng recovered in Shepherd Village and resolved to return to face the Azure Dragon Demon King after advancing to Human King.
• During three months of recovery, Lu Changfeng further developed his Seven-star Rakshasa Sword Intent, strengthened it with seven more Chaos Runes, and doubled his strength.
• Lu Changfeng studied his scroll map, chose the wanted mercenary Strongest Spear in Sunset Town as his next opponent, and flew there.

Lu Changfeng fought the Strongest Spear in Sunset Town, using the battle to discover that Rakshasa Sword Intent could attack as well as defend. He defeated the Strongest Spear, who survived and revealed his past connection to Mo Yuan and the Human King trial.

• Lu Changfeng used his interface to confirm that the Strongest Spear had reached the peak of seven-star Radiance True Intent, then challenged him in Sunset Town.
• The Strongest Spear battered Lu Changfeng with his Radiance Spear and unleashed the Spear of Light, shattering Lu Changfeng's Chaos Rakshasa Sword and armor.
• Lu Changfeng amplified his sword strikes with Longevity Sword Dao and Myriad Swords Return to Origin, damaging the Strongest Spear's manifested true intent while suffering severe injuries himself.
• Lu Changfeng realized Rakshasa Sword Intent could be used offensively, and Rakshasa emerged from his sea of consciousness as a silver sword at the peak of the seven-star level.
• The Strongest Spear admitted defeat, and Lu Changfeng spared him and asked for tea.
• The Strongest Spear told Lu Changfeng that he had defeated Mo Yuan during a past Human King trial, though neither of them had earned a chance at promotion.

Lu Changfeng continued roaming the Blood Domain Secret Realm, where his growing reputation as the Rakshasa Swordsman made him a leading candidate for the next Human King trial. After sparing the resourceful criminal Hao San, he encountered an arrogant golden-haired young man who challenged his claim to a Human King spot.

• Yan praised Lu Changfeng’s strength and talent, while Lu Changfeng asked him to join him if he ever found a way out of the secret realm.
• Lu Changfeng traveled north for months, killing attackers and becoming famous throughout the Blood Domain Secret Realm and the Heart Realm.
• At Hao San’s village, Lu Changfeng’s sword strike severed Hao San’s prosthetic hand, but Hao San survived by using his Prajna Palm Intent to redirect the attack.
• Lu Changfeng spared Hao San, rested in his village, and learned that Hao San had practiced the five-star Prajna Palm Intent from a martial art originating in a destroyed nation.
• As Lu Changfeng prepared to leave with a bag of blood fruits, a golden-haired young man arrived and told him to give up competing for a Human King spot.

Lu Changfeng befriended Lewenstein and learned that he and Poirier were his main rivals for one of three Human King promotion slots. With two years left, Lu Changfeng traveled to Maple Leaf Town to seek guidance on strengthening his Rakshasa Sword Intent, where Zhang Xun told him Du Wu had been killed.

• Lu Changfeng turned Lewenstein’s challenge into a friendly conversation and invited him to share fruit wine in Yonas’s tavern.
• Lewenstein explained that the Human King trial had three stages and three promotion slots, and named Lu Changfeng, himself, and Poirier as the likely candidates.
• Lu Changfeng learned that Poirier was a thirty-six-year-old prince rumored to have eight-star Diamond Sword Intent, and decided to strengthen his own Sword Intent before the trial.
• Lewenstein warned Lu Changfeng that Maple Leaf Sword Master was a nine-star Human King, but Lu Changfeng left for Maple Leaf Town to seek his guidance.
• Lu Changfeng met Zhang Xun in the Maple Leaf Small Building courtyard and learned that a trial-taker had killed Du Wu.

Lu Changfeng killed Zhang Xun to gain an audience with the Maple Leaf Sword Master, then played games with him in exchange for guidance on advancing his Rakshasa Sword Intent. After the games, the Sword Master warned that everyone who reached Nine-Star became a lunatic.

• Lu Changfeng challenged Zhang Xun and killed him with a Rakshasa Sword, prompting the Maple Leaf Sword Master to summon him upstairs.
• The Maple Leaf Sword Master invited Lu Changfeng to play a survival game, and Lu Changfeng helped them win before asking for Sword Intent guidance.
• The Sword Master offered to share the complete Maple Leaf Sword Intent cultivation method if Lu Changfeng carried him through another game.
• Lu Changfeng and the Maple Leaf Sword Master survived and built a powerful base over three months in a full-dive survival game, then died after starting a war.
• The Maple Leaf Sword Master explained that everyone who advanced to Nine-Star became a lunatic, leaving Lu Changfeng shocked.

Maple Leaf Sword Master explained how nine-star Martial Dao True Intent could develop a personality and affect its host, then gave Lu Changfeng the Maple Leaf Sword Intent cultivation method. Lu Changfeng chose to advance Rakshasa Sword Intent despite the risks, let it control his body to strengthen its consciousness, and began a battle with Nether Old Man.

• Maple Leaf Sword Master explained the stages of True Intent and how nine-star True Intent could influence or even try to seize its host, revealing that his depression came from his Maple Leaf Sword Intent.
• Lu Changfeng accepted the Maple Leaf Sword Intent cultivation method, then spent half a year playing a survival game with Maple Leaf Sword Master until they cleared it.
• Lu Changfeng consulted Rakshasa Sword Intent about advancing to nine stars and chose to pursue Extreme Dao Martial Art despite the possibility of becoming an aggressive madman.
• Lu Changfeng let Rakshasa Sword Intent control his body so it could strengthen its consciousness, and after three days of practice, they went to Nether Town to challenge Nether Old Man.
• Nether Old Man recognized that Rakshasa Sword Intent controlled Lu Changfeng's body and accepted the challenge, enveloping them both in a dark space.

Lu Changfeng defeated Nether Old Man with Rakshasa Sword Intent, prompting the old man to flee and allowing the sword intent to reach the quasi-eight-star level. After returning to Rakshasa Academy and learning about the risks of further advancement, Lu Changfeng traveled to the Heart Emperor Palace to take part in the Human King Trial.

• Rakshasa Sword Intent broke through Nether Old Man's mental space and clashed with his Nether True Intent, leaving both badly injured.
• Nether Old Man fled Nether Town, and Lu Changfeng later discovered the town had been left without a master.
• Rakshasa Sword Intent advanced to the quasi-eight-star level as Lu Changfeng trained in the Blood Domain Secret Realm.
• Human King Rakshasa warned Lu Changfeng about nine-star True Intent and gave him his private phone number before the academy directors shared information about the trial's contenders.
• Lu Changfeng returned home, met his ordinary younger brother, and then traveled to the Heart Emperor Palace, where the other Human King Trial candidates gathered.

Lu Changfeng entered the Human King Trial and passed its first test by enduring an illusion that exposed his memories and emotions. The second trial began as a contest of luck, leaving Lu Changfeng with a ten of spades while Lewenstein drew a joker.

• Natasha invited Lu Changfeng to join her team, but he declined, and Lewenstein arrived and spoke with him about the trial.
• Poirier arrived, tried to join Natasha's team, and promised to help her advance; Lewenstein warned Lu Changfeng that Poirier wanted to marry Natasha and annex the Black Eagle Empire.
• The Heart Emperor Realm Artifact Spirit began the first trial, an illusion that eliminated more than twenty trial-takers who moved or cried out in pain.
• Lu Changfeng endured illusions of Zhang Desheng and his mother, and only twenty-one trial-takers remained after the test.
• The Heart Emperor Realm announced a luck-based second trial, and Lewenstein drew a joker while Lu Changfeng drew the ten of spades.

Lu Changfeng and the other surviving trial participants faced Mother Spider, a peak demon king, in a one-hour survival round. Poirier fought her with Nine-star Diamond Sword Intent but was trapped and swallowed, leaving Lu Changfeng, Lewenstein, Natasha, and her lackeys exposed to Mother Spider.

• Lu Changfeng survived the luck-based card round by the narrowest margin, and eleven trial participants were eliminated.
• The Heart Emperor Realm began the Mother Spider round, releasing a chained peak demon king into a sealed desert and giving the participants ten seconds to flee.
• Poirier stayed to fight Mother Spider, cutting through her web before her exploding spiderlings overwhelmed him.
• Natasha and her six lackeys joined Lu Changfeng and Lewenstein, while Lu Changfeng chose to observe rather than confront Mother Spider.
• Poirier emerged in Nine-star Diamond Sword Intent and attacked Mother Spider, but she trapped him in layered three-colored webs and swallowed him.
• Mother Spider turned her attention toward Lu Changfeng, Lewenstein, Natasha, and the others.

Lu Changfeng and the other trial-takers fled Demon King Mother Spider, whose speed and power made the trial a desperate struggle to survive. Lewenstein advanced to eight-star Angel True Intent while buying time, but Mother Spider kept killing participants, leaving the trial unresolved as she pursued Paul.

• Lu Changfeng, Lewenstein, Lu You, Natasha, and the others scattered when Mother Spider noticed them, but she quickly caught and swallowed one of Natasha's lackeys.
• Lu Changfeng urged Lewenstein to distract Mother Spider, and Lewenstein used Angel True Intent to evade her attacks while drawing her away from other trial-takers.
• Under the pressure of the chase, Lewenstein advanced to eight-star Angel True Intent and gained a major increase in speed.
• Mother Spider abandoned her pursuit of Lewenstein and killed several trial-takers, including a nearby spectator, while Lewenstein taunted her and Lu Changfeng kept his distance.
• Natasha called on Paul to protect her, but Paul fled; Mother Spider trampled Natasha to death and then turned to chase Paul, while the trial continued.

Lu Changfeng and the other survivors completed the Human King Trial, signed Heart Realm’s service contract, and underwent promotion to Human King. Lu Changfeng became captain of the newly formed Imperial Mirror Vanguard Squad Thirteen, while Lewenstein and Poirier received their own assignments.

• Heart Emperor Realm ended the trial, and Poirier emerged alive from Mother Spider after hiding inside her; Poirier, Lu You, and Lewenstein were declared the successful participants.
• The three signed contracts requiring them to serve Heart Realm for a hundred years, and Heart Emperor Realm assured Lu Changfeng that earlier trial participants had only faked their deaths.
• After resting, Lu Changfeng, Lewenstein, and Poirier entered separate Promotion Chambers and advanced from Spirit Condensation Peak to Early Human King.
• Heart Emperor Realm appointed Lu Changfeng captain of the new Imperial Mirror Vanguard Squad Thirteen and gave him authority to choose its members.
• Heart Emperor Realm assigned Lewenstein as deputy leader of Vanguard Team Two and appointed Poirier leader of Central District First Brigade in the Imperial Mirror Disciplinary Team.