Chapter Summaries

Li Ziyu used his mission bracelet to identify himself as support from the higher-ups and took charge of the response to an armed robbery in the Demon Capital. Despite the peace officers’ doubts and warnings, he approached the jewelry store alone to negotiate with the robbers.

• Li Ziyu showed his bracelet to a middle-aged peace officer, who recognized him as the support sent by the higher-ups and escorted him to the command area.
• Hu Zhiming and Old Wang discussed how difficult it would be to subdue the Level Four Advanced Ancient Martial Artist robbers with their available forces.
• The middle-aged peace officer introduced Li Ziyu to Hu Zhiming, who doubted that someone so young could resolve the crisis.
• Li Ziyu ordered the peace officers to announce that he wanted to negotiate, then headed toward the jewelry store wearing combat gear and carrying his Demon Moon Battle Saber.
• Hu Zhiming urged Li Ziyu to put on a bulletproof vest, while other peace officers guessed that he intended to persuade the robbers to surrender.

Li Ziyu instantly killed the robbers holding hostages at a gold shop, completed a C-rank mission, and left to pursue a B-rank mission. Meanwhile, Chen Xing, Wei Jianguo, and Mei Wan'er waited in a café to begin their own mission, growing concerned that Li Ziyu had not arrived and that the Extreme Path Martial Arts Hall was already ahead.

• Li Ziyu killed the bald robber with a single strike, rushed into the gold shop, and killed the two remaining robbers while freeing the hostages.
• Li Ziyu confirmed that he had completed a C-rank mission, unlocking B-rank missions, then refused Hu Zhiming's offer of thanks and left.
• Chen Xing explained that the team should focus on B-rank missions, while Wei Jianguo eagerly agreed to the plan.
• Mei Wan'er arrived late after catching a thief and joined Chen Xing and Wei Jianguo at the café.
• Chen Xing and Wei Jianguo said the Extreme Path Martial Arts Hall had already completed a C-rank mission and might be attempting a B-rank mission.
• Chen Xing wondered why Li Ziyu had not arrived yet.

Chen Xing, Wei Jianguo, and Mei Wan'er learned that Li Ziyu planned to tackle the secret-realm mission alone and decided to prove their own ability. Before they could start, they discovered that Li Ziyu had already completed a B-rank Mission and taken the lead in mission progress.

• Chen Xing and Wei Jianguo urged Mei Wan'er to ask Li Ziyu when he would join them, and she reported that he intended to act alone.
• Wei Jianguo angrily smashed the table, while Chen Xing and Mei Wan'er speculated that Li Ziyu either trusted his own strength or considered them a burden.
• Wei Jianguo proposed that the three of them form a team and complete missions to show Li Ziyu their strength, and Chen Xing agreed.
• Chen Xing prepared to accept a nearby C-rank Mission, but their wristbands announced that Li Ziyu had achieved the first completion of a B-rank Mission.
• Chen Xing saw that Li Ziyu had risen to first place with 20% mission progress, ahead of Li Yang and Wang Xinyang at 5% each.
• The three recommitted themselves to completing missions after Chen Xing insisted that they could still prove themselves.

Li Ziyu killed a Peak Level Five fierce beast in one strike, then recognized that Zuo Tianlang might be Zuo Hongyang’s grandfather and jokingly advised him to name his grandson Zuo Hongyang. Meanwhile, disciples of the Extreme Path Martial Arts Hall debated whether Li Ziyu or Li Yang completed missions faster and decided to check the rankings.

• Li Ziyu killed the fierce beast threatening a military division, and Zuo Tianlang thanked him for saving the soldiers.
• Li Ziyu learned Zuo Tianlang’s surname and generation-naming tradition, then guessed he was Zuo Hongyang’s grandfather.
• Li Ziyu claimed someone in Zuo Tianlang’s family had a teacher-student connection with him and suggested naming his grandson Zuo Hongyang.
• Li Ziyu left for his next mission while Ji Wudi, Liu Donghan, and Chen Si waited outside a building for Li Yang to finish his mission.
• Chen Si praised Li Yang’s mission speed and questioned Li Ziyu’s ability, while Ji Wudi insisted Li Ziyu was no slower.
• Ji Wudi and Chen Si agreed to compare Li Ziyu and Li Yang on the Combat Technique Mission rankings.

Chen Si, Liu Donghan, Ji Wudi, and Li Yang discovered that Li Ziyu had reached 45 percent mission completion and finished two A-rank Missions, leaving Li Yang determined to catch up with a team. Meanwhile, Wei Jianguo, Mei Wan'er, and Chen Xing defeated a Level Five Advanced Iron Blood Tyrant Dragon for a B-rank Mission and wondered why Li Ziyu was still fighting alone.

• Chen Si and Liu Donghan saw Li Ziyu at the top of the mission rankings with 45 percent progress, and Ji Wudi was shocked by the result.
• Li Yang emerged after completing a B-rank Mission, then discovered Li Ziyu had completed two A-rank Missions and reached 45 percent progress while his own progress was only 15 percent.
• Ji Wudi suggested that Li Yang team up with them, and Li Yang agreed to take on an A-rank Mission with their support.
• Wei Jianguo, Mei Wan'er, and Chen Xing coordinated their attacks to kill a Level Five Advanced Iron Blood Tyrant Dragon and complete a B-rank Mission.
• The three fighters discussed the difficulty of the mission and speculated that Li Ziyu was still farming C-rank Missions alone.

Li Ziyu pursued his final A-rank mission in Demon Capital while Li Yang raced to intercept him and claim the mission first. Inside the air-raid shelter, the Zeroing Cult’s Red Cardinal prepared to sacrifice two kidnapped girls before hearing someone approach.

• Chen Xing and others saw Li Ziyu at forty-five percent mission completion and wondered how he had progressed so quickly.
• Li Ziyu accepted three nearby A-rank missions, completed the first two, and headed with Demon Moon to arrest the Zeroing Cult’s Red Cardinal.
• Li Yang rushed toward the same mission with Ji Wudi and two others, intending to finish it before Li Ziyu.
• The Red Cardinal rallied the cultists and prepared to burn two bound girls as sacrifices.
• The Red Cardinal heard footsteps outside the shelter and turned toward the entrance.

Li Ziyu arrived at the Zeroing Cult’s air-raid shelter and confronted Cardinal Nikola, who refused to surrender and attacked him with a massive fireball. The chapter ended as the fireball hurtled toward Li Ziyu.

• Nikola ordered a cultist to open the shelter door after repeated impacts shook it, while the cultists assumed government forces were outside.
• A red-glowing blade pierced through the steel door and killed the cultist standing by the valve.
• Nikola opened the damaged door and found Li Ziyu alone outside; Li Ziyu asked whether Nikola intended to surrender.
• Nikola introduced himself as the Zeroing Cult’s Cardinal and said he would use Li Ziyu as a sacrifice.
• Nikola formed a huge fireball and launched it at Li Ziyu as the cultists shouted for redemption.

Li Ziyu completed the A-rank mission by killing the cardinal and dozens of cultists, then accepted an S-rank mission at Demon Capital’s Martial Arts University entrance examination. The mission would suppress everyone in the Martial Saint Secret Realm to Level 1 and temporarily strip away their battle techniques.

• The cardinal’s fireball failed to harm Li Ziyu, who tested his Spiritual Sense defense and judged the cardinal too weak.
• Li Ziyu used the Divine Illumination Underworld King Scripture and Chibaku Tensei to crush the cardinal and dozens of cultists, completing the A-rank mission.
• Li Yang, Ji Wudi, Liu Donghan, and Chen Si arrived outside the shelter and planned to wait for Li Ziyu and the cardinal to weaken each other.
• Li Ziyu’s repulsive force blasted the four men into a hill, and they realized he had killed the Level 6 cardinal in one strike.
• Li Ziyu rescued two girls, ignored the stunned men, and headed for the city center to pursue an S-rank mission.
• The mission system assigned Li Ziyu an entrance examination mission requiring him to surpass Star Brilliance Martial Saint in talent, while suppressing all Martial Artists in the secret realm to Level 1 and stripping their battle techniques.

Li Ziyu accepted an S-rank mission that suppressed everyone in the Martial Saint Secret Realm to Level 1 Intermediate and required him to surpass Star Brilliance Martial Saint in talent. As other participants headed to watch, the chapter shifted to the heavily guarded site of Great Xia's first Martial Arts University entrance test, where a mysterious visitor asked for directions.

• Li Ziyu accepted the S-rank mission to impress Star Brilliance Martial Saint with his talent at the entrance test, triggering the secret realm-wide cultivation suppression.
• Wang Xinyang, Bai Ximo, Lei Zhan, Yin Miaomiao, Li Yang, and Ji Wudi reacted to the mission, with Li Yang and Ji Wudi doubting Li Ziyu could complete it.
• Chen Xing, Wei Jianguo, and Mei Wan'er decided to head to the mission site and see what gave Li Ziyu confidence.
• At the entrance-test site, wealthy residents watched as authorities guarded the requisitioned villa district, military helicopters brought students, and an important convoy arrived.
• A magnetic-voiced stranger asked whether the location was No. 36, Xuhui District.

Li Ziyu entered the sealed villa district for the Martial Arts University test, where he found the gathered candidates and wondered how to identify the Star Brilliance Martial Saint. As he stood at the entrance, a humble-looking youth arrived and showed Li Ziyu his silver credential to prove he was there to take the test.

• Li Ziyu showed his wristband to Hu Zhiming and entered the villa district, surprising the business magnates outside.
• Lin Wuji and Wang Chaoyue stood among the candidates as soldiers guarded a clearing filled with beast cages.
• Li Yang and Ji Wudi excitedly recognized the young Extreme Dao Martial Saint and Transcendent Martial Saint, while Li Yang disparaged Li Ziyu.
• Li Ziyu considered how to display his talent because he did not know which candidate was the Star Brilliance Martial Saint.
• A dark-skinned youth in worn clothes asked Li Ziyu to move and showed him a silver credential to prove he was taking the test.

Li Ziyu met an earnest youth who had been recruited for his strength and learned that Great Xia was testing candidates for its first Martial Arts University. The test began with a martial arts manual and a fight against a ferocious beast, which was revealed to be a Shadow Cat.

• A youth explained to Li Ziyu that soldiers had recruited him after he wrestled a blind bear at twelve, and he hoped to use his university subsidies to build roads in his mountain village.
• Li Ziyu believed the youth’s story and suspected he had a strength-based talent.
• Hu Yiwei announced that Great Xia was establishing its first university for Ancient Martial Artists and outlined the candidates’ two-round test.
• Soldiers distributed martial arts manuals and weapon racks, prompting candidates to question why they would use cold weapons against a beast.
• Hu Yiwei ordered soldiers to uncover the cage, revealing a Shadow Cat.

During the assessment, Hu Yiwei demonstrated that the Gale Blade Technique could pierce the Shadow Cat’s bulletproof hide and gave the candidates three hours to master it. Li Ziyu used the system to raise the technique to Micro-level and asked to demonstrate it first.

• Li Ziyu recognized the caged Shadow Cat and remarked that its name suited it.
• Soldiers fired rifles at the Shadow Cat, but the bullets failed to pierce its fur.
• A burly man used the Gale Blade Technique to wound the Shadow Cat, and Hu Yiwei announced the three-hour assessment.
• The candidates began studying their manuals while Li Ziyu wondered which of them was the young Star Brilliance Martial Saint.
• Li Ziyu spent qi and blood points to raise the Gale Blade Technique to Micro-level.
• Li Ziyu called out to Hu Yiwei and requested to demonstrate the technique first, drawing the candidates’ astonished attention.

Li Ziyu claimed he had comprehended Gale Blade Technique and silenced the doubters with a spectacular demonstration. The judges were left to assess his skill, while Hu Yiwei waited to learn what realm he had reached.

• Li Ziyu said he had comprehended Gale Blade Technique, prompting Hu Yiwei and the other students to doubt him.
• Li Ziyu took a battle blade and prepared to demonstrate, so Hu Yiwei summoned the four judges who specialized in the technique.
• The judges arrived skeptical, and Hu Yiwei invited Li Ziyu to begin.
• Li Ziyu unleashed a blade arc that cracked the asphalt for dozens of meters, then cut passing leaves into powder with a flurry of slashes.
• Hu Yiwei asked the four judges what realm Li Ziyu had reached.

Li Ziyu stunned the judges and students by demonstrating a Micro-level Gale Blade Technique after only two minutes of study. Several future Martial Saints also mastered the technique, and the test continued with half the students eventually eliminated.

• Li Ziyu demonstrated the Gale Blade Technique so perfectly that the four judges praised his mastery and asked to take him as a disciple.
• Li Yang, Ji Wudi, Lin Wuji, Wang Chaoyue, and the other students were shocked by Li Ziyu’s Micro-level technique.
• Lin Xingyao mastered the Gale Blade Technique ten minutes later, passed the judges’ test, and vowed to catch up to Li Ziyu.
• Lin Ziyu recognized Lin Xingyao as the young Star Brilliance Martial Saint, whose competitive spirit grew after seeing Li Ziyu’s skill.
• Five minutes later, Lin Wuji and Wang Chaoyue also demonstrated the technique, and more students followed as half of the test-takers were eliminated.

The survival test against the Shadow Cat eliminated many contestants, while Li Ziyu watched to assess how Lin Xingyao might help him complete the S-rank Mission. Lin Xingyao faced the beast with confidence, but the chapter ended as he began his attack.

• Hu Yiwei began the second test, requiring contestants to survive the Shadow Cat's attacks for half an hour, with military Martial Artists standing by to rescue them.
• The first short-haired contestant panicked and dropped his saber, and most of the contestants who followed also failed, leaving only a minority to pass.
• Li Ziyu considered the test's high elimination rate and waited to see how Lin Xingyao would perform before deciding how to complete his mission.
• Lin Xingyao told Li Ziyu he would not lose to him again, took a long saber, and stepped onto the stage as contestant number thirty-six.
• The Shadow Cat charged at Lin Xingyao, who laughed and began using the Gale Blade Technique.

Lin Xingyao impressed the examiners by killing a Shadow Cat and fighting a stronger fierce beast, earning an offer of greater rewards if he continued. When the beast suddenly mutated into a berserk Level 3 creature and attacked him, Lin Xingyao faced certain death until a metallic clang rang out.

• Lin Xingyao killed the Shadow Cat in one strike, and Hu Yiwei offered him doubled university rewards and five million Great Xia Coins each year if he continued the test.
• Lin Xingyao chose to continue and fought a Level 2 Beginner fierce beast, dodging its attacks and wounding it despite his exhaustion.
• Hu Yiwei ordered the beast returned to its cage, but it suddenly mutated into a berserk Level 3 fierce beast and struck Lin Xingyao across the chest.
• The beast charged at the injured Lin Xingyao, while Hu Yiwei and the guards failed to reach him in time.
• As Lin Xingyao raised his hands to shield his neck, a sharp metallic clang rang out.

Li Ziyu saved Lin Xingyao by unleashing a Mastery-level Gale Blade Technique and completed the S-rank Mission, astonishing everyone who learned what his achievement meant. As Chen Xing, Wei Jianguo, and Mei Wan'er arrived expecting to see Star Brilliance Martial Saint's talent, their wristbands revealed that Li Ziyu had completed the mission and unlocked its second stage.

• Li Ziyu killed the mutated Level 3 fierce beast with a torrent of blade strikes, saving Lin Xingyao, who wondered if Li Ziyu was a god.
• Li Ziyu learned that he had completed the S-rank Mission and reflected on raising Gale Blade Technique to Mastery Level.
• Ling Yang, Ji Wudi, Liu Donghan, and Chen Si realized that Li Ziyu's achievement marked him as more talented than Star Brilliance Martial Saint and worried about competing with him at the Seed Training Camp.
• Chen Xing, Wei Jianguo, and Mei Wan'er hurried to the villa district, believing Li Ziyu had failed the impossible S-rank Mission.
• The three newcomers saw a wristband alert confirming Li Ziyu had completed the S-rank Mission and unlocked the second-stage mission, and they froze in shock.

Li Ziyu completed the first-stage quest and was sealed inside the Martial Saint Secret Realm to challenge a same-level Starshine Martial Saint. He faced a younger Lin Xingyao and powered up for their battle.

• Li Ziyu became the only person to complete the first-stage quest, triggering the secret realm to immobilize everyone else and assign him a challenge against a Level Four, Intermediate Starshine Martial Saint.
• The mechanical voice revealed Li Ziyu's realm, shocking the onlookers and Ji Wudi, while Li Yang resolved to report Li Ziyu's talent to the Martial Saint Lord.
• Li Ziyu was teleported to a martial academy building, where a younger Lin Xingyao explained that he had spent three years preparing to defeat him.
• Lin Xingyao challenged Li Ziyu with his self-created Four Forms of Starfall, and Li Ziyu accepted, drawing the Demon Moon Battle Saber.
• Li Ziyu activated the Great Sun Body Tempering Art, grew to two and a half meters, and began using the Natural Breathing Art's Breath of Thunder.

Li Ziyu defeated Lin Xingyao in the Martial Saint Secret Realm and inherited his Level 10 Starfall battle skills. After puzzling over Lin Xingyao’s warning about Extreme Path and Transcendent Martial Saint, Li Ziyu picked up an unexplained crystal, triggering a sudden mutation.

• Lin Xingyao used Starfall against Li Ziyu, who countered with Ninefold Thunder Blade as their battle lasted a day.
• Lin Xingyao admitted defeat, gave Li Ziyu the Starfall manual and an amber diamond-shaped crystal, and warned him that Extreme Path and Transcendent Martial Saint were traitors to humanity.
• Li Ziyu wondered why the young Lin Xingyao knew those future Martial Saint titles and suspected his death was connected to the two figures.
• Li Ziyu learned the three chapters of Starfall, including the Bewildering Star Movement Technique and Indestructible Star Body, and the manual vanished into starlight.
• Li Ziyu picked up the diamond-shaped crystal, and a sudden mutation occurred.

Li Ziyu absorbed a crystal that perfected his organ tempering and boosted him to Level Four Peak, but before he could test a skill upgrade, the Martial Saint Secret Realm began to close. Outside, Extreme Path Martial Arts Hall elders Tianwei Xing and Tianyong Xing discussed the coming Seed Training Camp rivalry with the Transcendent Martial Arts Hall.

• The crystal dissolved into light that entered Li Ziyu, triggering a painful increase in qi and blood.
• Li Ziyu's organs cooled after tempering, and his breath blasted large craters into the ground, revealing that his organ tempering exceeded perfect grade.
• Li Ziyu checked his system panel and found that the crystal had raised him to Level Four Peak while leaving further upgrades available.
• Li Ziyu considered upgrading a Micro-level Combat Skill, but the secret realm began to collapse and announced its closure.
• Tianwei Xing and Tianyong Xing discussed Tianwei Xing's coming breakthrough, dismissed Zuo Hongyang's confidence in Li Ziyu, and anticipated Sun Yuanba entering the Seed Training Camp.