Vol. 1Blood and War Across the Islands

Wang Yu advanced through cultivation and military service, gaining powerful methods as the conflict between Nanxi and Canaan spread across the islands. He joined Dongfang Ye’s assault to retake Island Town 740, where the landing began under Canaan’s crossbow fire.

  • Wang Yu rose through Body Tempering, helped Sun Chengshan secure a profitable share of Meng Lao Er’s Purple Coal Vein, and prepared with the gym’s disciples for the coming sea tide.
  • As the tide devastated the harbor, Wang Yu and the disciples took shelter on jagged rocks and faced the approaching sea beasts.
  • Wang Yu survived the sea tide, defended the Purple Coal Vein from Zhao Yong, and left Island Town to seek a Blood Burning Method through military service.
  • After impressing Chen Wenlin in recruit selection, Wang Yu joined the Pioneer Garrison and began studying methods in the Secret Martial Building.
  • Wang Yu earned access to Blood Burning techniques, learned the Blood Shadow Method from the Flower Picking Bandit, and survived the attack on the Ximos delegation.
  • As Nanxi moved toward war, Wang Yu completed his first Blood Transformations with two methods and agreed to conceal his talent and strength.
  • Wang Yu rose to become a decisive fighter in the war, defeating beasts, enemy agents, and Canaan officers while pursuing cultivation methods amid unrest across the islands.
  • Dongfang Ye led a force to retake Island Town 740, and Wang Yu helped deflect Canaan’s Ship-Breaking Crossbows as the soldiers landed and fought the Secret Deer Gang.
Chapters 1–101 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Silver Belt Tide

Wang Yu rose through the Body Tempering levels, helped Sun Chengshan secure and profit from Meng Lao Er’s Purple Coal Vein, and bought materials to expand his cultivation. As a dangerous sea tide struck Island No. 732, Wang Yu and the gym’s core disciples waited on the coast for the sea beasts to arrive.

  • Wang Yu joined the Shadowless Fist Gym, activated his proficiency interface through training, and reached the Body Tempering First Level within eight days.
  • Wang Yu helped Meng Lao Er drive off Wang Xiaoma’s gang and discovered that a Purple Coal Vein lay beneath Meng Lao Er’s land.
  • Wang Yu arranged a partnership between Meng Lao Er and Sun Chengshan, who funded the mine and secured a profitable share for the gym and Wang Yu.
  • Wang Yu and the Shadowless Fist disciples defended the mining operation from rival halls, while Sun Chengshan and Zheng Anbang dealt with Gu Hongming and the attempted ore theft.
  • Wang Yu traveled with Sun Chengshan to a Night Sleep Gathering, where he bought Blood Pig Meat and incomplete Body Tempering Method manuals.
  • Wang Yu practiced several methods alongside Shadowless Fist, reached the Body Tempering Fourth Layer, and surprised Sun Chengshan with his progress.
  • Sun Chengshan warned the disciples that a fierce sea tide was approaching, and Wang Yu joined him and the core disciples at the harbor as the storm destroyed ships and a massive sea whale surfaced.
  • As the rising tide flooded the beach and harbor road, Sun Chengshan led Wang Yu and the disciples to a raised slope of jagged rocks to wait for the sea beasts.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2From Island Town to the Army

Wang Yu survived the dangerous sea tide, defeated Zhao Yong’s attempt to seize the Purple Coal Vein, and left Island Town to seek a Blood Burning Method through military service. After impressing Chen Wenlin in the recruit selection, he joined the Pioneer Garrison and began studying and practicing methods in the Secret Martial Building.

  • Wang Yu helped Sun Chengshan and Song Hezheng survive attacks by sea creatures, killed Fang Shihao after he threatened Zhang Erdan, and sold a Red Rhinoceros Crab to Shi Yang.
  • Shi Yang killed the Silver Ribbon Dragon Whale, and Wang Yu later drove off Zhao Yong’s gang when they attacked the Shadowless Fist Gym over the Purple Coal Vein.
  • Sun Chengshan reached the Body Tempering Sixth Level, and Wang Yu decided to join the army to gain access to a Blood Burning Method.
  • Wang Yu left Island Town for Capital City, rejected Liu Yemei’s confession, and registered for the new recruit selection.
  • Wang Yu defeated Li Yuanbo in the additional sparring test, and Chen Wenlin offered to help him qualify for a Blood Burning Method and earn the needed Merit Points.
  • Wang Yu enlisted in the Eleventh Corps, reported to the Third Battalion, and visited the Secret Martial Building but found himself not yet qualified to study its Blood Burning Methods.
  • Wang Yu memorized five body-tempering methods and practiced them, then planned to learn all the methods in the Secret Martial Building so he could cultivate them through his personal interface.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3Rising Through Blood and War

Wang Yu earned access to Blood Burning techniques, gained the Blood Shadow Method from the Flower Picking Bandit, and survived an attack on the Ximos delegation that intensified the conflict. He completed his first Blood Transformations with two methods as Nanxi moved toward war, then agreed to conceal his talent and strength.

  • Wang Yu passed his combat-potential assessment, earned early eligibility for a Blood Burning Method, and became a Special Operations Soldier, later mastering and fusing many Body Tempering techniques.
  • Wang Yu joined Chen Wenlin’s mission to capture the Flower Picking Bandit, saved people during the bandit’s bombing, and ultimately killed him after learning the Blood Shadow Method.
  • Wang Yu fought during the attack on the Ximos delegation, saved Li Yuanbo, and earned enough merits to become a Special Class Soldier as the assault disrupted relations between Ximos and Nanxi.
  • Wang Yu began cultivating Blood Shadow and chose the Indestructible Blood Burning Method, quickly mastering its diagram and completing his first cultivation session.
  • After coordinated attacks killed or injured military rising stars, Wang Yu focused on self-reliance and completed his first Blood Transformation with the Indestructible Method.
  • Wang Yu learned the Blood Burning state and completed a first Blood Transformation with Blood Shadow, gaining concealment and speed while finding its Blood Shadow Clone ineffective.
  • Wang Yu visited the injured Chen Wenlin, learned that Canaan backed the Rebel Army and war might spread, and accepted the Military Department’s secrecy restrictions to keep cultivating without drawing attention.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4War Across the Island Towns

Wang Yu rose from a new squad vice captain to a decisive fighter in the war, defeating beasts, enemy agents, and Canaan officers while pursuing cultivation methods. As conflict and Secret Deer Gang unrest spread across the islands, Dongfang Ye led a force to retake Island Town 740, where the assault began under crossbow fire.

  • Wang Yu killed the Alpha Wolf with Mind Control Saber during the beast tide, then later helped wound the Monkey King before escaping its pack and discovering Earth Core Dripping Liquid, ancient crystals, and a glowing saber in a cave.
  • Wang Yu returned to the outpost, joined Chen Wenlin’s Twelfth Squad as Vice Captain, advanced his cultivation, and prepared for war as Canaan and Nanxi entered open conflict.
  • Wang Yu’s company defended Island Town No. 811 from Canaan infiltrators and a night assault, and he killed Taishi Ying before capturing enemy officers and earning recorded merit.
  • Chen Wenlin and Wang Yu left Island Town No. 811 to respond to unrest, fought to retake Island 725, and learned that Secret Deer Gang violence was destabilizing Island Town 732.
  • Wang Yu protected Meng Lao Er’s family, joined Liu Bingwei and Sun Chengshan against Secret Deer Gang attackers, and killed their escaping brute with Mind Control Saber.
  • Dongfang Yuan Hua arrived, appointed Dongfang Ye to command the military forces, and Wang Yu returned to Island Town 725 as news came that Island Town 740 had fallen.
  • Dongfang Ye led nearby troops to retake Island Town 740, and Wang Yu helped deflect Canaan’s Ship-Breaking Crossbows as the soldiers landed and fought the Secret Deer Gang.
Chapters 76–101 Summaries Read
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