Chapter Summaries

Li Ziyu faced Ji Wudi, who revealed that he was a Level Five Peak Martial Artist and challenged him to attack three times. Li Ziyu unleashed his Subtle-level Great Sun Body Tempering Method, and Ji Wudi answered with his own Subtle-level Level 9 body-tempering skill.

• The principals and spectators learned that Li Ziyu was a Level Five Advanced Martial Artist, while Ji Wudi claimed to be a Level Five Peak Martial Artist.
• Ji Wudi said he would let Li Ziyu attack three times without dodging or counterattacking, and Li Ziyu accepted.
• Li Ziyu drew Demon Moon and activated the Great Sun Body Tempering Method, summoning two golden suns after its breakthrough to the Subtle level.
• Ji Wudi grew to match Li Ziyu's giant form and revealed that he cultivated the Subtle-level Level 9 King Ming Dragon Shaking Body Tempering Method.

Li Ziyu unleashed his Great Sun Body Tempering Method and Lightning Breathing, then defeated Ji Wudi with a single Ninefold Thunder Blade slash. The spectators were left stunned by Li Ziyu’s overwhelming strength.

• Li Ziyu expanded his body with the Great Sun Body Tempering Method and surrounded himself with destructive purple lightning.
• Ji Wudi acknowledged Li Ziyu’s talent and used Mingwang Tossing Mountains to raise a huge slab of arena flooring between them.
• Li Ziyu swung Demon Moon with Ninefold Thunder Blade, cutting through the alloy slab and sending Ji Wudi flying out of the arena.
• Ji Wudi landed outside the arena vomiting blood and unable to rise, while the spectators realized Li Ziyu had overwhelmingly defeated a Peak Level Five Martial Artist.

Li Ziyu defeated Ji Wudi in the individual competition, provoking Coach Niu to challenge him before Yu Ningmo drove him off. The contestants then moved on to the Fierce Beast Arena, where Ji Wudi resolved to surpass Li Ziyu.

• Xia Lin and the other spectators were stunned when Li Ziyu defeated Ji Wudi, while Wang Xinyang accepted that Li Ziyu was beyond him.
• Coach Niu accused Li Ziyu of cheating and rushed onto the arena, but Yu Ningmo intercepted him and blasted him away.
• Coach Niu threatened to settle matters in the Fierce Beast Arena, then returned to the VIP stand.
• The host announced Li Ziyu as the individual competition winner, followed by Ji Wudi and Wang Xinyang.
• The contestants followed the host to the virtual equipment area for the Fierce Beast Challenge, a fifty-floor simulated tower climb.
• Ji Wudi watched Li Ziyu and resolved to build a martial heart devoted to surpassing him.

Li Ziyu entered the Fierce Beast Arena, where contestants competed to clear levels of increasingly powerful beasts for points. He effortlessly earned perfect scores through the tenth level, leaving the competition poised to grow more difficult.

• The staff explained that contestants used Virtual Interaction Devices to fight through fifty levels, earning points based on their speed and technique.
• Ji Wudi resolved not to lose to Li Ziyu, while Wang Xinyang entered a pod hoping to compete for third place.
• Li Ziyu entered the virtual arena and killed a Level 1 Intermediate Shadow Cat with a stone, perfectly clearing the first level for twenty thousand points.
• Li Ziyu declined his rest period and rapidly defeated the Shadow Cats of the second level with thrown stones.
• Li Ziyu perfectly cleared ten levels in a row, defeating ten Peak Level Two Earth Tyrant Bears without using a weapon or combat technique.

Spectators and officials watched Li Ziyu, Ji Wudi, and Lin Wuyang race ahead in the Fierce Beast Arena, predicting that Li Ziyu could reach the fortieth floor and later pursue the Martial Saint Inheritance. Ji Wudi cleared the thirtieth floor, broke the arena record, and prepared to face stronger beasts while determined not to let Li Ziyu surpass him.

• Spectators praised Li Ziyu, Ji Wudi, and Lin Wuyang for reaching the tenth floor with Perfect Clears and discussed whether Li Ziyu could break the arena record.
• Lin Daoyue and Yu Ningmo expected Li Ziyu to reach the fortieth floor, while Yu Ningmo considered the Martial Saint Secret Realm and Wang Daoyuan said Li Ziyu had the best chance at its inheritance.
• Coach Niu privately scoffed at the officials' confidence that their universities could obtain the Martial Saint Inheritance.
• Ji Wudi fought through the beasts on the thirtieth floor and received confirmation that he had achieved a Perfect Clear.
• Ji Wudi celebrated breaking the arena's historical record, noted that he had six hundred thousand Points, and resolved to proceed cautiously and keep Li Ziyu from surpassing him.

Wang Xinyang cleared the thirtieth floor but recognized that Li Ziyu and Ji Wudi had far surpassed him. Li Ziyu continued earning Perfect Clears beyond the thirtieth floor, and the chapter left him facing a Level Five Peak Hell Three-Headed Bear.

• Wang Xinyang cleared the thirtieth floor with an Excellent rating and decided to try the next floor before giving up.
• Spectators watched Li Ziyu and Ji Wudi race ahead, while Wang Xinyang's thirtieth-floor clear matched the Fierce Beast Arena's historical record.
• Li Ziyu continued earning Perfect Clears through the thirty-third floor at roughly one floor per minute, widening the gap with Ji Wudi.
• Yu Ningmo celebrated Li Ziyu's performance, Wang Daoyuan regretted that Kyoto Martial Arts University had not recruited him, and Coach Niu struggled to explain his speed.
• Li Ziyu appeared on a frozen plain and faced a Level Five Peak Hell Three-Headed Bear.

Li Ziyu defeated a Hell Three-Headed Bear on the thirty-ninth floor and entered the next floor without resting, while Ji Wudi struggled through the same floor and believed he was outperforming him. The crowd watched Li Ziyu’s score climb in disbelief as he achieved Perfect Clears far beyond the arena’s previous record.

• Li Ziyu used his Spiritual Sense to drive Vibranium Flying Daggers at the Hell Three-Headed Bear, but its Ice Armor stopped them from reaching its body.
• The Hell Three-Headed Bear charged Li Ziyu and attacked with its paw and ice spikes, but Li Ziyu defeated it and Perfect Cleared the thirty-ninth floor.
• Li Ziyu entered the next floor without resting and wondered whether his strength could defeat the Level Six beasts he expected to face.
• Ji Wudi defeated the Hell Three-Headed Bear on his own thirty-ninth floor, rested, and confidently believed Li Ziyu was still behind him.
• The crowd saw Li Ziyu’s score pass through the thirty-ninth floor with a Perfect Clear on every floor and reacted in shock.

Li Ziyu fought through the Fierce Beast Duel Arena, perfectly clearing its increasingly difficult floors while spectators marveled at his strength and compared him to Star Brilliance Martial Saint. After the contestants emerged, the rankings revealed that he had perfectly cleared all fifty floors, shattering the arena’s longstanding record; Ji Wudi then stepped out of his Virtual Pod with a pleased smile.

• Li Ziyu perfectly cleared the thirty-ninth floor, stunning the judges and prompting Yu Ningmo and Wang Daoyue to compare his talent to Star Brilliance Martial Saint.
• Li Ziyu transformed and fought through more than a hundred Peak Level 5 Fierce Beasts and a Level Six Beginner Fierce Beast to perfectly clear the forty-fifth floor.
• Contestants who had been eliminated emerged and gathered around the Points rankings, where they saw Li Ziyu had earned one million points by perfectly clearing all fifty floors.
• Lei Zhan and Yin Miaomiao reacted in disbelief to Li Ziyu’s record-breaking result and compared their own performances unfavorably with his.
• Ji Wudi walked out of his Virtual Pod, saw the astonished students gathered around the rankings, and smiled.

Li Ziyu won the National Youth Martial Arts University League after achieving a perfect clear of all fifty floors, then received his prize and a place in the Martial Saint Secret Realm. As he prepared to return to Magic City Martial Arts University, rival principals tried to recruit him, and Yu Ningmo said she had something to tell him aboard the airship.

• Ji Wudi discovered that Li Ziyu had taken first place with a perfect fifty-floor clear and reacted in disbelief.
• Yuan Yuze announced Li Ziyu as the individual, Ferocious Beast Duel Arena, and overall champion, and named Capital City Martial Arts University the team champion.
• Yuan Yuze gave Li Ziyu and the other top-ten contestants their rewards and told them they could enter the Martial Saint Secret Realm in one week to seek the Star Brilliance Martial Saint Inheritance.
• Wang Daoyuan and the principals of Canglan and Holy Rock Martial Arts Universities tried to recruit Li Ziyu, but he said he planned to stay at Magic City Martial Arts University.
• Yu Ningmo teased Li Ziyu about his hidden secrets, then asked him to board the airship because she had something to tell him.
• Coach Niu comforted the dejected Ji Wudi, urging him to keep cultivating and promising that the Extreme Path Martial Arts Hall's Martial Saint Inheritance would help him surpass Li Ziyu.

Extreme Path Yuan worried Li Ziyu might obtain the Martial Saint Inheritance, but Coach Niu claimed their hall master had ensured only the Extreme Path Martial Arts Hall could get it. Li Ziyu arrived at Magic University, learned more about the secret realm, and chose to spend the week training before entering it.

• Coach Niu reassured Extreme Path Yuan that the Extreme Path Martial Arts Hall had arranged to secure the Martial Saint Inheritance.
• On the airship, Yu Ningmo explained the Martial Saint Secret Realm’s three stages and promised to send Li Ziyu Magic University’s information about it.
• Li Ziyu arrived at Magic University and was greeted by cheering students, including his roommate Sun Qiming.
• Sun Qiming asked Li Ziyu to attend a mixer, but Li Ziyu declined so he could prepare for the secret realm and cultivate another Battle Skill.
• Inspired by Li Ziyu’s diligence, Sun Qiming decided to increase his training to sixteen hours a day.

After winning the National Youth Martial Arts University League, Li Ziyu examined his rewards and used Spirit Ore to enhance his realm. The chapter left him newly advanced to Level Four and checking his changed body in a mirror.

• Yu Ningmo and Sun Qiming urged Li Ziyu to balance cultivation with rest before the Martial Saint Secret Realm.
• Li Ziyu reviewed his rewards, including a Storage Bracelet, one billion Great Xia Coins, a Level Five equipment voucher, and five hundred grams of Spirit Ore.
• Li Ziyu transferred his belongings into the larger Storage Bracelet and swallowed ten grams of undiluted Spirit Ore.
• Li Ziyu used the Great Sun Body Tempering Method to absorb the Spirit Ore and found that his realm and Thunderclap Slash could be enhanced.
• Li Ziyu enhanced his realm from Peak Level Three to Level Four Beginner, then walked to a mirror to inspect himself.

After winning the National Youth Martial Arts University League, Li Ziyu visited Martial Artist's Home to collect his equipment and received a far more valuable Black Radiance Battle Suit as a gesture of goodwill. He tested its fit and heat resistance, then learned it could also shield him from an attack by a Level Six Beginner Martial Artist.

• Li Ziyu noticed his body had grown heavier and stronger, then planned to test his abilities after collecting his equipment.
• Li Youcai welcomed Li Ziyu to Martial Artist's Home and explained that the shop was upgrading all equipment collected during its anniversary celebration.
• Li Ziyu accepted the shop's goodwill and examined the Black Radiance Battle Suit, made from Black Dragon King hides and advanced materials.
• Li Ziyu used the Great Sun Breathing Technique and Flame Breathing to test the suit's adjustable fit and heat resistance as his body expanded and flames surged.
• Li Youcai told Li Ziyu the suit could activate a shield capable of blocking an attack from a Level Six Beginner Martial Artist.

Li Ziyu chose the Divine Illumination Underworld King Scripture at the Battle Skill Library and cultivated it to Peak Level, greatly improving his ability to attack with Spiritual Sense. With only three hours until departure, he prepared to leave for the Martial Saint Secret Realm.

• Li Ziyu left Li Youcai after receiving the Black Radiance Battle Suit, and Li Youcai told his staff that Li Ziyu was the National Youth Martial Arts University League champion and a Peak Level 5 Martial Artist.
• At Magic City Martial Arts University’s Battle Skill Library, Li Ziyu selected the Level 9 Psychic Master battle skill Divine Illumination Underworld King Scripture and a Level 1 skill to use with the Martial God System.
• Five days later, Li Ziyu had raised the Divine Illumination Underworld King Scripture to Peak Level and tested it by crushing an Asma Alloy target with Spiritual Sense.
• Li Ziyu judged that his Spiritual Sense alone could defeat Ji Wudi and might overpower Level 6 Martial Artists, then decided to set out for the Martial Saint Secret Realm.
• Li Ziyu saw that only three hours remained before departure and postponed testing his strength at the Martial Arts Association until after the trip.

As the Martial Saint Secret Realm prepared to open, Zuo Hongyang, Li Yulong, and the Canglan Martial Arts University dean praised Li Ziyu’s chances of claiming its inheritance. Extreme Path Martial Arts Hall’s Tianwei Xing challenged their confidence and proposed a wager, leaving Zuo Hongyang wary.

• At Martial Saint Town, Li Yulong and the Canglan Martial Arts University dean envied Zuo Hongyang for recruiting Li Ziyu and predicted that Li Ziyu could obtain the Martial Saint Inheritance.
• Tianwei Xing arrived and argued that Extreme Path Martial Arts Hall’s Ji Wudi could also claim the inheritance.
• Zuo Hongyang mocked Ji Wudi’s defeat by Li Ziyu, and Tianwei Xing erupted with pressure and threatened him.
• Zuo Hongyang, Li Yulong, and the Canglan Martial Arts University dean joined forces to withstand Tianwei Xing’s aura.
• Tianwei Xing withdrew his pressure and proposed a wager, prompting Zuo Hongyang to ask what he wanted to bet.

Tian Weixing tricked Zuo Hongyang into wagering an eighth-level beast core by concealing that the Extreme Path Martial Arts Hall could send a second-generation disciple into the Martial Saint Secret Realm. The powerful crew-cut disciple arrived with the hall’s delegation, leaving Zuo Hongyang furious as Li Ziyu and the other students arrived.

• Tian Weixing proposed a wager of Star Shine Ore against Zuo Hongyang’s eighth-level thunder-element beast core, and Zuo Hongyang accepted, confident Li Ziyu would prevail.
• The Extreme Path Martial Arts Hall’s airship arrived with an imposing crew-cut young man, Ji Wudi, and an elder.
• Tian Weixing revealed that the Extreme Dao Martial Saint had authorized a second-generation disciple to enter the secret realm, and he taunted Zuo Hongyang about the wager.
• Zuo Hongyang protested that the disciple violated the under-twenty-five rule, but Tian Weixing dismissed the rules and Zuo Hongyang could only endure the loss.
• The Capital University airship landed, and Yu Ningmo, Li Ziyu, Lei Zhan, Yin Miaomiao, and the other students disembarked.

Li Ziyu and the others learned that Extreme Path Martial Arts Hall would send second-generation disciples into the Martial Saint Secret Realm, prompting the military and other factions to join the expedition. The airships carried the participants toward the secret realm, where they would be randomly scattered and learn their missions after arrival.

• Zuo Hongyang told Li Ziyu and Yu Ningmo about his bet with Tianwei Xing, and Yu Ningmo confirmed that Extreme Path Martial Saint had ordered second-generation disciples to participate.
• Yu Ningmo explained that the military had secured permission to send support into the secret realm, and the Southern Military Region's Qiming Star graduates and members of all four S-Class Battle Groups arrived.
• Liu Yang dismissed the newcomers as no threat, while Ji Wudi warned him that Li Ziyu might be his greatest competitor.
• After the other qualified universities arrived, the leaders assigned participants to fifty airships, grouping Extreme Path Martial Arts Hall together and pairing other universities with military and battle-group members.
• Li Ziyu boarded his assigned airship and received a Communication Bracelet as a military officer explained the secret realm's location, the travel restrictions, and the random placement of entrants.

Li Ziyu’s squad members introduced their abilities before entering the Martial Saint Secret Realm, where completing the first stage first might earn a special reward. The team prepared to support Li Ziyu against Liu Yang, a Level Six Intermediate Martial Artist, though the mission had not yet begun.

• Chen Xing explained the Secret Realm’s three mission stages and introduced himself as a Level Five Psychic Master who could defend the squad.
• Wei Jianguo introduced himself as a Level Five Advanced fire-element Martial Artist whose combat power matched a Level Five Peak Martial Artist.
• Mei Wan'er introduced herself as a Level Four Advanced Martial Artist and said her skill with a modified sniper rifle could threaten Level Five Advanced opponents.
• Wei Jianguo praised Mei Wan'er's talent after recalling a video of her intercepting Gatling bullets with sniper fire.
• Chen Xing warned that Liu Yang’s Level Six cultivation and True Meaning gave him a major advantage, but promised that the squad would support Li Ziyu.

Li Ziyu entered the Martial Saint Secret Realm and realized he had arrived in Great Xia two hundred years in the past, when Star Brilliance Martial Saint and the other future Martial Saints were young. His Communication Bracelet showed the realm’s countdown and population, then announced a group chat invitation.

• Li Ziyu declined to immediately team up with Chen Xing, Wei Jianguo, and Mei Wan'er as their airship approached the secret realm.
• Li Ziyu spotted the barrier around the Martial Saint Secret Realm before the airship passed through it and its passengers were scattered.
• Li Ziyu appeared at a busy city intersection, stopped his punch before striking a young man, and heard the young man call him an Ancient Martial Artist.
• Li Ziyu connected the term Ancient Martial Artist to the early days of Martial Artists and realized he was in Great Xia two hundred years ago, likely when the future Martial Saints had just entered university.
• Li Ziyu checked his Communication Bracelet, saw the realm’s closing countdown and a count of 102 people inside, and received a group chat invitation.

Chen Xing guessed that the Martial Saint Secret Realm’s ultimate inheritance depended on defeating Star Brilliance Martial Saint, while Li Ziyu doubted his theory and examined the newly revealed first-stage missions. Li Ziyu discovered that the missions were divided across a color-coded map, with a locked, extremely dangerous S-grade mission among them.

• Chen Xing told Wei Jianguo, Mei Wan'er, and Li Ziyu that the secret realm took place in Demon Capital two hundred years earlier, when Wu University had just begun its term.
• Chen Xing guessed that they would need to defeat Star Brilliance Martial Saint in his entrance test to earn his recognition and receive the inheritance, and Wei Jianguo and Mei Wan'er agreed.
• Chen Xing suggested that the group meet up and complete the first-stage mission, but Li Ziyu focused on the mission map displayed on his Communication Bracelet.
• Li Ziyu found that the map divided Demon Capital into color-coded mission areas, tracked completion progress and ranking, and showed that an S-grade mission was locked behind a prerequisite.

Li Ziyu learned how the Martial Saint Secret Realm ranked missions and chose a C-rank hostage-rescue mission at a gold shop. He reached the heavily secured scene and headed toward the lockdown despite warnings, leaving the rescue about to begin.

• Li Ziyu figured out that mission ranks unlocked in order and awarded different amounts of completion, then decided to attempt missions from C-rank up to S-rank.
• Li Ziyu selected a C-rank mission to rescue ten hostages from three Ancient Martial Artist bandits in a gold shop.
• Li Ziyu ignored the group’s gathering message and used his wristband to travel to the mission location.
• Li Ziyu arrived at the surrounded gold shop, heard bystanders discuss the bandits’ strength, and moved toward the restricted area despite police warnings.