Chapter Summaries

Lu Sheng rescued Lu Ning and confronted the First Saint King, revealing his monstrous form and drawing the enemy into the Soldier Realm. Inside the scorched Land of Thunder, Lu Sheng explained how the realm’s rules suppressed outsiders as they searched for a way out.

• Lu Sheng’s Winter Night Roar froze the battlefield, but the First Saint King used Time Freeze before the Pain Cow broke its hold and Lu Sheng struck the phantom down.
• The First Saint King hurled the Blue-Eyed Man, the Black-Winged Man, and Lu Ning away, where black dogs surrounded them and the Star Soul core ended up in one dog’s jaws.
• Evergreen Child emerged from Lu Ning’s icy sandball, wounded the Black-Winged Man, and tried to flee with Lu Ning before the First Saint King caught them.
• Lu Sheng arrived and revealed his full devil form, shocking Lu Ning, then attacked the First Saint King and sent him into a crater.
• Lu Sheng trapped the First Saint King in the Soldier Realm and carried Lu Ning and Evergreen Child through the scorched Land of Thunder while explaining that its laws suppressed outsiders.

Lu Sheng and the First Saint King fought inside the Heart Devil World, where each sought to overcome the other’s rules and power. Lu Sheng unleashed Infinite Divine Might, and the battle ended in a devastating blast.

• Lu Sheng used God-Entrusting Power to identify the Heart Devil World’s rules and flew toward the central lake, while the First Saint King struggled to comprehend Lu Sheng’s many abilities.
• The First Saint King decided to fight Lu Sheng directly and challenged him to survive three moves.
• Lu Sheng and the First Saint King clashed across the lake, trading water attacks, blade strikes, and lightning-fast techniques.
• The First Saint King froze time and attacked Lu Sheng’s neck, but Lu Sheng knocked him into the lake with his tail.
• Lu Sheng raised his Black Blade and unleashed Infinite Divine Might, causing a black pillar of light to split the Land of Thunder and erupt in a massive blast.

Lu Sheng defeated the First Saint King's avatar, rescued Lu Ning, and returned to the Yuan Devil Sect with Evergreen Child. As the First Saint Gate’s invasion stalled at Nine Bright Province’s border, Evergreen Child revealed that he came from beyond the stars and had been drawn into Yellow Springs Star by the Grid Black Net.

• Lu Sheng destroyed the First Saint King's avatar and Soldier Realm, then rescued Lu Ning and found Evergreen Child badly injured but recoverable.
• Lu Ning explained how Evergreen Child became his teacher, and Lu Sheng collected the colored ball of light and prepared to return with them.
• Lu Sheng sent the Nine Great Yin Devils to contain the First Saint Gate’s armies at the border while he returned to the Yuan Devil Sect.
• The First Saint King and his advisers discussed the stalled invasion, but the First Saint King ordered them to observe the situation rather than change targets.
• Lu Sheng questioned Evergreen Child, who said he came from beyond the stars and had been pulled into Yellow Springs Star by the Grid Black Net, a protective screen established by the Mother of Pain.

Lu Sheng learned more about the Green Ravine Sect and the threats gathering around him, then entered seclusion to make a descent before the World of Pain’s Regional Bishop summoned him. He arrived in a world where combat depended on armor and awoke in the body of Platinum Military Academy student Zhuo Lin, beside his girlfriend Yu Sha.

• Evergreen Child told Lu Sheng that the Green Ravine Sect and Mother of Pain were led by Void Nether experts, and Lu Sheng agreed to let him continue teaching Lu Ning.
• Cross Star warned Lu Sheng that the Regional Bishop would summon him on the full moon in half a month, and Lu Sheng resolved to strengthen his divine soul before then.
• Lu Sheng wrote to the Aurora Sect Master and Li Shunxi, activated the Research Hall’s formations, and entered a descent.
• Lu Sheng awakened in a factory in the Yalen Federation, where he learned that soldiers relied on armor for combat.
• Lu Sheng recognized that he had descended into Zhuo Lin, a second-year student at Platinum Military Academy, as Yu Sha worried over him.

Lu Sheng took over Zhuo Lin’s body in an armor-dependent world and learned that Zhuo Lin’s wish was to uncover the truth behind the explosion that destroyed his orphanage and take revenge. After returning to Platinum Academy, Lu Sheng examined the student armor as he considered how to adapt to the world’s restrictive rules.

• Lu Sheng pretended to recover after knocking Zhuo Lin unconscious, then continued the factory tour with Yu Sha and learned about the world’s armor manufacturing.
• Lu Sheng discovered that Zhuo Lin wanted revenge on whoever caused the Serin City explosion that killed his orphanage friends, while the world’s rules severely restricted unnatural powers.
• Lu Sheng repaired Zhuo Lin’s body and rode back toward Platinum Academy with Yu Sha, reassuring her that their relationship mattered to him.
• Yu Sha returned to her rented room, and Lu Sheng continued to Platinum Academy and entered his private dormitory.
• Lu Sheng inspected the lightweight Soldier Armor X17 hanging in his room and pressed its brow to investigate its mysteries.

Lu Sheng searched for a way to strengthen Zhuo Lin’s body and resolve the karma, but found that he lacked guidance on improving Armor Fusion Power. After meeting a student who wanted to become a Shield Soldier, he hit upon a promising idea.

• Lu Sheng tested the lightweight Soldier Armor, then decided to pursue armor-based strength while avoiding a dangerous investigation into the culprit.
• Lu Sheng found that Deep Blue could not improve his Armor Fusion Power without more information, so he set out to find textbooks.
• Lu Sheng overheard Terra explain that Iron Tower’s weak heart-method evaluation limited how much power he could draw from armor, while Iron Tower said he wanted to escape his family’s Shield Soldier tradition.
• Lu Sheng met Xia Cheng, promised to return her borrowed uniform, and learned she planned to become a Shield Soldier.
• Lu Sheng recalled Zhuo Lin’s wish for protection and began considering a Shield Soldier path of his own.

Lu Sheng investigated Fusion Power training at Platinum Academy’s library, where a mysterious warning and Sha Jie’s suspicious behavior suggested danger around Zhuo Lin’s past. Back in his dormitory, Lu Sheng began Iron Man Third Gear and used Deep Blue to raise his Armor Fusion Power, leaving him eager to continue training.

• Lu Sheng received another mysterious note reading “Be careful” after a bespectacled man bumped into him at the library.
• Lu Sheng studied Fusion Power methods and chose Iron Man Third Gear, memorizing its training steps.
• Lu Sheng encountered Sha Jie, who acted concerned about his injury but later muttered that Lu Sheng still had not died.
• Lu Sheng began first gear training in his dormitory, but Zhuo Lin’s weak body could only complete half the movements.
• Lu Sheng used Deep Blue to advance Iron Man Third Gear to First Gear Level 1, raising his Armor Fusion Power to Weak Grade Level 3.

Night Walker accepted a contract to assassinate Zhuo Lin, while Lu Sheng rapidly raised Zhuo Lin’s Fusion Power until his body reached its limits. After witnessing a rooftop killing, Lu Sheng encountered Iron Tower and then a mysterious trench-coated student in the elevator.

• Night Walker accepted a contract to target Zhuo Lin and planned to strike after Platinum Academy’s major exams.
• Lu Sheng used Deep Blue to raise Iron Man Third Gear and Fusion Power, reaching Medium Grade Level Three before his body needed time to recover.
• After his metabolism returned to normal, Lu Sheng went to the rooftop and overheard two men exchanging goods before one killed the other and disappeared.
• Iron Tower confronted Lu Sheng, accused him of being involved in Billy’s disappearance, and threatened to kill Quan Shi Hui.
• Lu Sheng encountered a trench-coated female student in the elevator and asked whether she was the person Iron Tower had been looking for.

Lu Sheng raised his Fusion Power and combat skills, then secretly followed his heightened senses to witness White Lion execute his eldest daughter. The chapter left White Lion mourning over his daughter’s body as he explained why he believed assassins could not afford to love.

• Lu Sheng refused to enter the elevator with the armed, blood-scented woman and decided to obtain certified armor.
• Lu Sheng used Deep Blue to raise his Fusion Power to superior-grade Level One and then to an immense level, expanding his perception to nearly a thousand meters.
• Lu Sheng strengthened Cloud-Turning Rain-Stirring Thousand and Eight Plum-Breaking Hand Forms so his body could better keep up with his control.
• Lu Sheng used his Fusion Power to avoid surveillance and track activity near the teaching district.
• White Lion watched his eldest daughter die after carrying out a family execution, then lamented that love had weakened her as an assassin.

After witnessing the academy’s black-robed staff dispose of a murdered student, Lu Sheng borrowed 100,000 Te Coin from loan sharks to fund his plans. At Armor Department class, he received and certified standard Soldier Armor, then learned he could use academy credit to add components.

• Lu Sheng watched academy staff in black robes remove a dead girl’s body, then found a discreet loan advertisement and decided to borrow money.
• Lu Sheng borrowed a total of 100,000 Te Coin from four loan companies by offering his student documents and academy armor as collateral.
• Lu Sheng attended Armor Department practical class, where Teacher Cheng Shu Yin issued standard Soldier Armor for the students’ final exam.
• Lu Sheng inspected and certified his armor, sensed that its tendrils seemed almost alive, and learned it could create a protective force field when he was outside it.
• Cheng Shu Yin explained armor maintenance and told the students they could choose components using their free academy credit, giving Lu Sheng a way to upgrade his armor.

Lu Sheng visited the academy’s armor modification center and used his free allowance to add three layers of stacked-alloy bulletproof armor to his suit. He left with an exceptionally bulky, heavily protected armor setup, while keeping his unusual plans to himself.

• Lu Sheng politely declined Xia Cheng’s invitation to join her group’s outing, though he remembered her kindness and resolved to look after her if he had the chance.
• Lu Sheng went to the logistics department’s modification center and heard students discuss Quan Shi Hui’s lead in the combat simulation rankings.
• A modification technician showed Lu Sheng the facility and explained his one-thousand-Te-Coin free allowance for armor changes.
• Lu Sheng selected the cheapest stacked-alloy bulletproof external armor and had the technician install three layers on his suit.
• Lu Sheng’s armor became more than twice the size of an ordinary student’s suit, and the technician was astonished by his request for so much protection.

Lu Sheng secretly built a massive, remotely controlled armor and hid it beneath the academy, then went to confront Sha Jie about following him. Sha Jie prepared to kill him, while Xia Cheng and her friends watched their meeting from across the dormitory.

• Lu Sheng added layers of armor, burst-enhancement components, and control systems, then used his fusion force to move the giant suit into an underground lake near the academy.
• Lu Sheng concealed the armor beneath the lakebed and decided to investigate who was truly responsible for the recent murders.
• Lu Sheng went to Sha Jie’s room and claimed he wanted advice about his armor, while an Iron Curtain member hid inside.
• Sha Jie drew a hidden blade and approached Lu Sheng, suspecting that he might have discovered the Iron Curtain member.
• Lu Sheng asked Sha Jie why he had followed him before, as Xia Cheng and her friends watched them from the girls’ dormitory.

Lu Sheng confronted Sha Jie to learn what he knew about the old bombing case, but an Iron Curtain fighter attacked and was killed by Lu Sheng. Lu Sheng knocked Sha Jie unconscious and carried him toward the academy exit.

• Xia Cheng saw Zhuo Lin speaking with Sha Jie and was surprised by his changed demeanor, but Sha Jie shut the curtains before she could keep watching.
• Istan told Iron Tower he suspected Quan Shi Hui's connection to the Iron Curtain, had leads on the rooftop murder, and had sent a warning letter to the young man under surveillance.
• Lu Sheng demanded that Sha Jie reveal what he knew about the bombing case, then faced Sha Jie and a hidden Iron Curtain fighter when they attacked him.
• Lu Sheng blocked their strikes with a force field and killed the Iron Curtain fighter with Intention of Breaking Plum Blossoms, triggering the dormitory alarm.
• Lu Sheng dragged Sha Jie out of the dormitory and toward the academy exit, then knocked him unconscious when Sha Jie tried to stop and escape.

Lu Sheng abducted Yu Sha and Sha Jie, then used his massive armor to stage a public attack on the city Police Station under Iron Curtain’s name. The spectacle forced the authorities to respond to Iron Curtain, while Sha Jie realized Lu Sheng would disregard anyone harmed in pursuit of his goal.

• Xia Cheng and the other girls found Lu Sheng carrying the unconscious Sha Jie, and Lu Sheng hurried away with him before they could question the scene.
• Lu Sheng dragged Yu Sha from her impoverished rental and took her and Sha Jie to retrieve his underwater armor near the outskirts.
• After leaving Yu Sha at a hotel, Lu Sheng questioned Sha Jie about the Police Station and Iron Curtain, learning the group’s ranks and the chief Durant Kerry’s name.
• Lu Sheng emerged from the sewer in his giant armor, smashed into the Police Station, and declared himself Iron Curtain Cohen while attacking the compound.
• An unseen assailant blasted the armored giant’s hand, and he retreated through the sewers before the officers could bring out heavier weapons.
• Lu Sheng told Sha Jie that the staged attack was meant to force the authorities to pursue Iron Curtain, and Sha Jie realized Lu Sheng cared nothing for the casualties his plan might cause.

Lu Sheng forced Sha Jie into an alliance, then won Sha Luona’s cooperation by offering a tempting deal in exchange for money and armor resources. With Sha Jie appointed as their messenger, Lu Sheng left headquarters and entered Cherry District to seek out the Iron Fist gang.

• Lu Sheng took Sha Jie and Yu Sha through several government departments while Iron Curtain Cohen’s escape caused widespread disruption across Platinum City.
• At the Sha residence, Lu Sheng pressured Sha Jie to cooperate and secure money, armor materials, and components, and Sha Jie insisted that their actions remain lawful.
• Lu Sheng and Sha Jie went to Sha Corporation headquarters, where Lu Sheng incapacitated Uncle Hua and met Sha Luona.
• Lu Sheng and Sha Luona reached a verbal partnership agreement, appointing Sha Jie as their messenger after Lu Sheng offered a condition that persuaded both Sha Luona and Sha Jie.
• Lu Sheng entered the gang-ridden Cherry District and recalled that the region’s dominant gang was Iron Fist, whose core members bore clenched-fist tattoos.

Lu Sheng built up his forces and commissioned Sha Corporation to construct massive armor while improving his hypnosis technique with Deep Blue. He then traveled to Hasike City, where he approached the notorious prisoner Buck Henry.

• Lu Sheng took over the Iron Fist branch, recruited Yu Sha, and began modifying his certified armor with materials gathered by Sha Corporation.
• Lu Sheng ordered Sha Jie to keep adding armor to a towering machine and have it submerged in a lake for further work while he traveled out of town to recruit promising candidates.
• Lu Sheng bought a book on Psychological Guidance Therapy, used Deep Blue to raise and derive the technique, and greatly improved his hypnosis and inducement skills.
• Two days later, Lu Sheng arrived at Hasike City’s Underground Dripping-Water Prison and heard the guards recount Buck Henry’s violent crimes as he approached Heavy Cell No. 103.

Lu Sheng recruited seven notorious criminals by offering them what they wanted, then returned to Platinum Academy with Yu Sha to confront Iron Curtain. The chapter left him entering the academy as Iron Tower and a bespectacled man hurried downstairs.

• Lu Sheng hypnotized prison guards and asked Buck Henry whether he wanted to leave prison.
• Lu Sheng offered to save Garnason, an underground fighting champion suffering from severe heart disease, in exchange for conditions.
• Lu Sheng revived Madam Belle after her son Sairo stabbed her, then recruited seven powerful criminals and learned that Iron Curtain had returned its focus to Platinum Academy.
• Lu Sheng and Yu Sha entered Platinum Academy, where they encountered Quan Shi Hui in the dormitory building.
• After Quan Shi Hui left in the elevator, Iron Tower and a bespectacled man hurried downstairs with pale faces.

Lu Sheng gathered notorious Emperor Armor bearers and declared that their newly founded organization would seize Platinum City by sunrise. As assassins converged on his dormitory, Garnason waited behind the door in Bull Head Black Armor.

• Iron Tower and Istan mourned Nelly and said they suspected a woman from Iron Curtain, while Lu Sheng took Yu Sha back to his dormitory.
• Lu Sheng summoned Mondo, Half Face, and Doctor Keller to a meeting and told them to wait for the remaining members.
• Night Walker returned to Platinum Academy to assassinate Lu Sheng, accompanied by his mentor, while Iron Curtain and Black Angel operatives also converged on the dormitory.
• A Black Angel operative cut through the dormitory lock, revealing Garnason crouched inside in Bull Head Black Armor.
• Lu Sheng announced that the organization would destroy Platinum City by sunrise and establish an era ruled by its seven Emperor Armor bearers.

Night Walker discovered that the apparent Yu Sha was Madam Belle, who had killed his mentor, while Count Pella and Quan Shi Hui discussed the forces gathering at Platinum Academy. Poison Dragon Galgandi’s White Feather Army surrounded the academy to seize the Starlight Line Diagram, and Lu Sheng’s group prepared to fight their way out.

• Night Walker left the standoff at Yu Sha’s room, followed a figure downstairs, and found Madam Belle dragging his mentor’s corpse before she attacked him with a chainsaw.
• Quan Shi Hui confronted her uncle, Count Pella, who revealed that the White Feather Army, academy mentors, and Moon Scar Assassin were poised to act against the intruders.
• Poison Dragon Galgandi ordered the White Feather Army to advance on Teaching Building Two and seal the academy’s escape routes.
• Lu Sheng learned that the Starlight Line Diagram was a blueprint for strategic armor and agreed to face the encircling army.
• Madam Belle and Doctor Keller went to confront Light of North Ridge, while Mondo leaped through a window and Half Face prepared to move out.

Lu Sheng and the Seven Leaves fought their way into Platinum Academy, where Poison Dragon Galgandi revealed that the academy was conducting a secret experiment. The principal unveiled the thirty-meter Radiance King and seized Yu Sha to threaten Lu Sheng, who began to counterattack with a gigantic metal hand.

• Lu Sheng led Buck Henry and Thunder King Nolan through the White Feather Army toward the academy’s laboratory building.
• Poison Dragon Galgandi intercepted Lu Sheng, overpowered him with his Emperor Armor, and revealed that the attackers were test subjects in a secret project.
• Principal Count Pella announced the Radiance King and watched the enormous mech emerge from a fissure in the athletic field.
• Quan Shi Hui confronted her uncle, Principal Count Pella, as he revealed that White Lion had delivered Yu Sha into his custody.
• Principal Count Pella threatened to kill Yu Sha, and Lu Sheng answered by summoning a gigantic black metal hand that burst through the wall toward him.