Chapter Summaries

Wang Yu broke through his Basic Leg Techniques to Level Seven and helped Luo Chu’s group kill the Monkey King with a devastating saber strike. As the Green Skin Monkeys grew agitated, a second, enormous Giant Green Skin Ape charged toward the group, and Luo Chu fired a signal flare.

• Luo Chu offered Wang Yu a share of the Monkey King’s meat and ten jin of Smoke Luo Crocodile belly armor treasure meat if he could wound the beast.
• Wang Yu charged the Monkey King, broke through to Level Seven Basic Leg Techniques, and cut a huge gash through its waist and abdomen with a burst of speed.
• Wang Yu evaded the wounded Monkey King while Luo Chu and the other officers attacked its exposed wound until it fell.
• Wang Yu rested after exhausting himself and realized that his Basic Leg Techniques had reached Level Seven.
• Chen Wenlin noticed that the Green Skin Monkeys were gathering and shrieking instead of fleeing after their leader’s death.
• A second Giant Green Skin Ape appeared, and Luo Chu launched a red signal flare as he ordered everyone to run.

Wang Yu led Xu Xiunian and the others out of the Green Skin Monkeys’ encirclement, then drew a pursuing Monkey King away so they could escape. After raising his Basic Leg Techniques to Level Seven, he used treasure-material meat and the Blood Burning Method to temper his body, discovering major gains in speed and agility.

• Wang Yu led Xu Xiunian and the others through the Green Skin Monkeys and escaped the encirclement as a Giant Green Skin Ape and several Monkey Kings threatened them.
• Xu Xiunian offered to lure a pursuing Monkey King away, but Wang Yu ordered him to lead the others back to the outpost and drew the beast’s attention himself.
• Wang Yu used his Level Seven Leg Technique to outrun the Monkey King through the forest and eventually shook off its pursuit.
• Wang Yu concealed his aura with the Blood Shadow Method, ate treasure-material meat, and cultivated the Blood Burning Method to accelerate the tempering of his legs.
• Wang Yu found that Level Seven Basic Leg Techniques had greatly increased his speed and agility, and he looked forward to improving his Basic Fist Techniques and Basic Defense.

Wang Yu discovered that members of the Rebel Army had lured the Green Skin Monkey King to distract Nanxi's forces while seeking Earth Core Stone Dripping. He followed them to an earth fissure, where he found one man dead and watched the survivor struggle against the Gray Stone Tiger guarding the karst cave.

• Wang Yu overheard two men discuss luring the Green Skin Monkey King and stealing Earth Core Stone Dripping, and suspected they belonged to the Rebel Army.
• Wang Yu followed the men toward the earth fissure, drawn by their connection to the monkey king and the valuable treasure.
• Wang Yu found one of the men dead with wounds from a savage beast, while his companion was nowhere in sight.
• Wang Yu discovered the surviving black-robed man fighting the Gray Stone Tiger near the karst cave and realized the tiger was overwhelming him.
• Wang Yu considered retreating to report the men and return with military reinforcements rather than risk fighting the tiger himself.

Wang Yu entered the karst cave after the Gray Stone Tiger chased away a black-robed old man and found a store of Earth Core Dripping Liquid. After killing the wounded old man, Wang Yu faced the returning tiger and used its charge to smash open a hidden passage in the cave wall.

• Wang Yu slipped into the karst cave while the Gray Stone Tiger pursued the black-robed old man, then searched its vast tunnels for a heat source.
• Wang Yu found a stalactite pillar producing reddish-yellow Earth Core Dripping Liquid and collected the accumulated pool in a porcelain bottle.
• Wang Yu noticed a crack in the innermost rock wall but left it unexplored as he started to leave the cave.
• Wang Yu encountered the injured black-robed old man and killed him with a single Mind Control Saber strike.
• The Gray Stone Tiger returned and blocked Wang Yu's escape, so Wang Yu dodged its charge and led it into the cracked wall, breaking open a person-sized hole.

Wang Yu escaped the Gray Stone Tiger by entering a dark underground passage, where he discovered a glowing saber, energy-rich white crystals, and an ancient skeleton. After finding that the crystals dramatically accelerated his cultivation, he decided to use the saber to break free the enormous crystal beneath the chamber floor.

• Wang Yu fled down the passage while the Gray Stone Tiger stayed outside, apparently afraid to enter, and he meditated until his mental strength recovered.
• Wang Yu followed a faint glow to a sealed stone chamber and discovered a glowing saber surrounded by pure-white crystals.
• Wang Yu found that holding a crystal greatly increased his Qi and Blood and raised his cultivation proficiency more than ten times faster than usual.
• Wang Yu uncovered a human skeleton and copied Scriptural Ancient Script carved into the ground, suspecting the remains belonged to an ancient person.
• Wang Yu tried to chip the massive floor crystal free, snapped his saber, and turned to the glowing saber as his next tool.

Wang Yu retrieved the Glowing Saber, used the cave crystals to reach Blood Burning Second Turn, and killed the Gray Stone Tiger before returning to the military outpost. He reported back to Xu Xiunian and the others, then worried about Chen Wenlin and the rest of the team.

• Wang Yu pulled the Glowing Saber from the crystal and used it to pry out a large chunk of crystal.
• Wang Yu trained on the crystals for a day and completed his second Blood Transformation, reaching Blood Burning Second Turn.
• Wang Yu fought the Gray Stone Tiger outside the cave, wounded it with Mind Control Saber, and beheaded it with a second strike.
• Wang Yu hid the remaining crystals deep in the forest, retrieved the tiger’s corpse, and returned to the military outpost after two days.
• Xu Xiunian and several teammates welcomed Wang Yu back, and Xu Xiunian recognized the Gray Stone Tiger corpse.
• Wang Yu wondered whether Chen Wenlin and the others had survived their encounter with the Ape King.

Wang Yu returned to the army, learned that the Green Skin Monkey King had been deliberately lured to the outpost, and became Vice Captain of the newly formed Third Battalion's Twelfth Squad. At his new residence, he translated an ancient inscription that mentioned the Ziwei Human Race, the Shrieking Dragon, and a million Shangyang Army troops left behind.

• The outpost staff took away the Gray Stone Tiger corpse, and Wang Yu received fifty jin of its precious materials after learning Chen Wenlin and the others had survived.
• Chen Wenlin told Wang Yu that investigators suspected human agents had lured the Green Skin Monkey King, and Wang Yu reported seeing two suspicious people in the forest.
• Two months later, Chen Wenlin formed the Third Battalion's Twelfth Squad with 470 members and appointed Wang Yu as its Vice Captain.
• Wang Yu inspected the inexperienced recruits and joined Chen Wenlin in addressing them and assigning training tasks.
• Wang Yu translated an ancient inscription describing an escape through a Star Gate, the loss of a million Shangyang Army troops, and a general's regret at failing to witness the Ziwei Human Race's revival.

Wang Yu used the last of his rare crystals to advance his Blood Burning cultivation and continued to refine his combat skills, reaching a level of strength beyond ordinary standards. As political and military tensions worsened, he anticipated being sent to the front lines soon.

• Wang Yu exhausted the remaining crystals, which had accelerated his Indestructible Method and Blood Shadow Method to their third Blood Transformation.
• Wang Yu tested his strength on military training equipment, leaving deep marks with his punches after raising his four basic methods to the seventh level.
• Wang Yu continued training his fist, blade, leg, and defense techniques, using his Proficiency Panel to refine them further.
• Wang Yu reflected on the Rebel Army's continued resistance, the Canaan Empire's escalating conflict with Nanxi, and the growing influx of people seeking safety in Capital City.
• Wang Yu expected that he would soon be armored and sent to the front lines as the great-power conflict intensified.

Wang Yu used his growing strength to stop Qing Jiao’s gang from looting Chenxiang Village and helped Chen Wenlin’s corps capture the bandits. With war looming and recruits at risk of being sent to the front, Wang Yu then sought to obtain Qing Jiao’s Blood Burning Method for his cultivation experiments.

• Wang Yu continued cultivating while troops were pulled from the Pioneer Garrison and the front-line crisis worsened.
• Qing Jiao’s gang raided Chenxiang Village, threatening families and overpowering local garrison soldiers.
• Chen Wenlin brought his corps to the village, while Wang Yu confronted Qing Jiao’s fleeing gang on their boat and swiftly incapacitated them.
• Chen Wenlin’s corps captured the bandits and returned with Wang Yu, as Chen Wenlin worried that his new recruits might be forced into battle before they were ready.
• Wang Yu asked Chen Wenlin for permission to question Qing Jiao and began trying to obtain his Blood Burning Method.

After securing the Returning Dragon Qi Method, Wang Yu prepared for the war between Canaan and Nanxi and deployed with his company to guard a transport route near the Storm Sea. He continued cultivating the method aboard the airship as his unit headed for Island Town No. 811.

• Wang Yu agreed to send a letter and fifty thousand Crystal Coins to the Zhao San Family in exchange for the leader's complete Blood Burning Method scriptures, which he confirmed were genuine.
• Wang Yu returned to Capital City, began cultivating the Returning Dragon Qi Method, and advanced it with help from his Proficiency Panel.
• Canaan and Nanxi erupted into all-out war, drawing Ximos into the conflict, and Wang Yu's company received deployment orders.
• Wang Yu spent 12,200 Merit Points on defensive equipment and briefly spoke with Liu Bingwei, who told him not to die.
• Wang Yu and nearly five hundred soldiers departed Capital City aboard a military airship for Island Town No. 811, where they were assigned to defend a rear transportation route.
• During the journey, Wang Yu continued cultivating the Returning Dragon Qi Method, bringing it close to three Blood Transformations.

Wang Yu uncovered and captured Canaan Empire agents who had infiltrated Island Town No. 811 to poison its water supply, while their commanders prepared to assault the town. The chapter ended with the enemy forces moving to attack before their captured agents could be interrogated.

• Chen Wenlin and Wang Yu arrived at Island Town No. 811 and helped strengthen security around its medical facilities and supply warehouses.
• Several disguised enemy agents infiltrated the medical facility, and Wang Yu caught a fake doctor attempting to poison the pure-water supply.
• Wang Yu defeated the Blood Burning Third Turn impostor, captured him, and recovered his poisoned dagger.
• Chen Wenlin and Huang Feihu reported that other agents had been caught near the supply warehouses, while Wang Yu stopped the impostor from swallowing a poison pill.
• Aboard a hidden ship in the Storm Sea, Canaan Empire commanders learned that Poison Fang's infiltration had failed and ordered a forced assault on Island Town No. 811 that night.

After learning that Canaan forces planned to raid Island Town, Wang Yu and the defenders tried to hold them off until reinforcements arrived. The town’s defenses collapsed, and Taishi Ying wounded Chen Wenlin before an unseen archer drew his attention.

• Chen Wenlin reported that military reinforcements would arrive in two hours, and Wang Yu warned the enemy could destroy Island Town’s supplies before then.
• A black ship brought hundreds of Canaan soldiers into the harbor, and they killed the guards before advancing on the town.
• Huang Feihu organized the defenders outside Island Town while Wang Yu killed an elite soldier with an arrow and beheaded a Blood Burning Second Turn attacker with his saber.
• The Canaan force broke through the military formations and entered the town as Huang Feihu retreated toward the supply warehouses.
• Taishi Ying ignored a Qi Explosion Stone trap, wounded Chen Wenlin, and then deflected an iron arrow before moving to find the hidden archer.

Wang Yu killed Taishi Ying after a fierce battle and turned the tide of the fighting around the supply warehouse. He pursued the retreating Canaan officers, hoping to capture their Blood Burning Realm cultivation methods.

• Wang Yu used a Blood Shadow Clone carrying a Qi Explosion Stone to wound Taishi Ying, then fought him in a prolonged clash.
• Taishi Ying's killing strike cut Wang Yu's armor and left a wound, but Wang Yu endured it as Taishi Ying's Qi and Blood dwindled.
• Wang Yu unleashed his Mind Control Saber and decapitated Taishi Ying.
• Wang Yu brought Taishi Ying's corpse to the defenders, demoralizing the Canaan troops and helping reverse the battle.
• Wang Yu killed a Canaan Blood Burning Realm officer and pursued the four remaining officers as they tried to retreat, intending to capture their cultivation methods.

Wang Yu helped repel Canaan’s raid on Island Town 811, earning major merit by capturing enemy officers, while the defenders suffered heavy losses. Months later, the war had expanded across Fragment Star No. 5, leaving ordinary people displaced and exposed to its violence.

• Wang Yu left the warehouse to capture surviving Canaan officers while fires burned across Island Town 811.
• Wang Yu used Special Interrogation Medicine on two prisoners and obtained two Blood Burning Methods.
• Xu Changchun arrived with reinforcements, praised Wang Yu for capturing six officers, recorded his merit, and ordered his achievements kept quiet for his protection.
• The defenders counted severe casualties and damage to transport and medical facilities, though Island Town 811 remained secure afterward.
• Wang Yu spent the following months preparing to integrate five Blood Burning Methods as the war spread across the seas.
• Wang Yu learned that the empire had forcibly relocated poor residents to Fragment Star No. 5, where ordinary people suffered as the war widened.

Wang Yu reflected on the powerful but costly Modified Indestructible Method before receiving a new mission with Chen Wenlin's troop. Their orders sent them toward the Silver Belt Sea, where unrest threatened Island No. 732 and Wang Yu's Master Sun Chengshan.

• Wang Yu realized that cultivating the Modified Indestructible Method had drained his money and supplies, leaving him worried that his progress would stall.
• Chen Wenlin received a mission order from the battalion commander and prepared his troop to depart immediately.
• Chen Wenlin and Wang Yu exchanged farewells with Garrison Commander Huang Feihu before leaving Island Town by airship.
• Chen Wenlin explained that unrest had erupted across several Island Towns in the Silver Belt Sea, threatening the Military Department's defenses.
• Wang Yu learned that the Secret Deer Gang was behind unrest on Island No. 732 and worried about Sun Chengshan and the martial hall.

Wang Yu and Chen Wenlin diverted to Island 725, where Canaan-backed rebels had nearly overrun the town, and helped retake it with reinforcements from the Silver Army. The fighting spread across the Silver Belt Sea, while unrest in Island Town 732 worsened and Liu Bingwei moved in to restore order.

• Chen Wenlin received orders to support Island 725, and Wang Yu learned that Canaan-made Ship-Breaking Crossbows were attacking their airship as it approached.
• Chen Wenlin led his troops ashore under fire, and Wang Yu fought through the rebels as they advanced toward the crossbows.
• A Silver Army flagship arrived, and a powerful warrior from it destroyed the Ship-Breaking Crossbows and helped the troops retake Island 725.
• Wang Yu learned that Island Town 732 was temporarily secure, while the Nanxi Empire and Canaan Empire resumed full-scale fighting across the Silver Belt Sea.
• A day later, looting and disorder worsened in Island Town 732, and Liu Bingwei set out to take charge after hearing that Garrison Commander Lu Pan was unconscious from his wounds.

Wang Yu reunited with Meng Lao Er amid the chaos in Island Town 732, rescued his family from rioters, and offered to take them to Capital City. After heading toward the Garrison Commander's residence, he saw Liu Bingwei and witnessed Secret Deer Gang members launch an attack there.

• Lu Pan's physicians stabilized his injuries, easing the officers' fears and reassuring Sun Chengshan that the residence remained a safe refuge.
• A mob broke into Meng Lao Er's estate, but Wang Yu arrived, promised to take Meng Lao Er and his family to Capital City, and swiftly incapacitated the rioters.
• Wang Yu left Meng Lao Er's family temporarily settled and headed for the Garrison Commander's residence to find out what had happened to Sun Chengshan.
• Wang Yu spotted Liu Bingwei leading soldiers toward Island Town 732, then saw Secret Deer Gang members use an explosion to storm the Garrison Commander's residence.
• Liu Bingwei rushed toward the attack as Wang Yu recognized the headband-wearing assailants as Secret Deer Gang members.

Wang Yu arrived at the Garrison Commander's residence and helped Liu Bingwei fight a Blood Burning Sixth Turn attacker. He killed the fleeing brute with one saber strike, leaving Liu Bingwei stunned by his strength.

• Liu Bingwei fought a saber-wielding brute who recognized her as the Military Ice Flower and tried to capture her.
• Wang Yu received a mission to support Liu Bingwei while Sun Chengshan and Song Hezheng fought Secret Deer Gang members in the courtyard.
• Wang Yu joined the battle and blocked the brute's escape, giving Liu Bingwei an opening to wound him.
• The brute detonated a Qi Explosion Stone, escaped the damaged residence, and tried to call for reinforcements.
• Wang Yu caught the fleeing brute with Mind Control Saber and cut him in half, shocking Liu Bingwei.

Wang Yu reunited with Sun Chengshan and brought him and Meng Lao Er’s family to safety while the unrest across the islands continued. A powerful visitor from the Imperial Capital arrived to investigate the Rebel Army and placed the cold-faced young man Ye in command, displacing Liu Bingwei.

• Wang Yu found Song Hezheng digging Sun Chengshan out of the ruins and revealed that he had reached the Blood Burning Realm.
• Wang Yu arranged for Sun Chengshan and Meng Lao Er’s family to travel to Capital City, while the Secret Deer Gang’s growing forces kept the island towns in turmoil.
• Lu Pan told Liu Bingwei and Wang Yu that his injuries had brought him close to a second Blood Transformation, and they discussed the Imperial Capital’s imminent arrival.
• Senior Yuan Hua arrived with two young men, recognized Wang Yu’s Blood Burning Fourth Turn, and questioned him about his cultivation.
• Liu Bingwei and Lu Pan briefed Yuan Hua on the Rebel Army and the Secret Deer Gang, and Yuan Hua appointed Ye to take command of the military forces.

Wang Yu learned that Dongfang Yuan Hua and Dongfang Ye had taken charge of suppressing the rebellion, then returned to Island Town 725 to cultivate and help rebuild. After Island Town 740 fell to the Secret Deer Gang, Dongfang Ye led a large force to retake it, and the assault began under fire from Canaan’s Ship-Breaking Crossbows.

• Liu Bingwei told Wang Yu that Dongfang Yuan Hua belonged to Nanxi’s Imperial Family and had authority over the rebellion, while Dongfang Ye was a young prodigy of the Dongfang Family.
• Wang Yu returned to Island Town 725, where he helped Chen Wenlin’s troop rebuild the town and used his Merit Points to obtain cultivation supplies.
• News spread that Island Town 740 had fallen, its civilians had been imprisoned, and its garrison and reinforcements had been slaughtered.
• Dongfang Ye ordered the nearby troops to assemble and retake Island Town 740, and Chen Wenlin took half his troop with the force.
• As the ships approached Island Town 740, Canaan’s Ship-Breaking Crossbows attacked, but Wang Yu and Dongfang Ye deflected incoming spears before the soldiers landed and engaged the Secret Deer Gang.