Chapter Summaries

Chen Chuan abandoned a drawn-out fight and unleashed his full power against Takoda. After overcoming Takoda’s hidden techniques and water-based defenses, Chen Chuan struck him down, leaving the battle’s aftermath unresolved.

• Takoda used the water and his Spiritual Fire to keep Chen Chuan at a distance and wear down his stamina, while Red Dust forced Takoda to focus on their close-range exchange.
• Chen Chuan recognized Takoda’s plan and chose a direct assault, merging with the Second Self and activating the Heaven and Earth Furnace Breathing Method.
• Takoda revealed his War Tattoos and drew out more power as Chen Chuan advanced at overwhelming speed, shattering the waves in his path.
• Chen Chuan broke Takoda’s raised arm and severed one leg, though a vortex pulled Takoda away from most of the second slash.
• Takoda unleashed a torrent and other currents to escape, but Chen Chuan pushed through and slashed across his chest, sending him crashing onto the cracked ground.

Chen Chuan defeated Takoda, took him and the battle spoils aboard the ship, and returned to the mission vessel. After learning that Mister Zhuan had gone after Zhao Zhenye, Chen Chuan sought urgent measures to locate them and strengthen the coastal domain field network.

• Chen Chuan found Takoda alive after their fight, rejected his request to be returned to the Federation, and knocked him unconscious.
• Chen Chuan collected Takoda, the other Fighters' remains, and their weapons, then returned to the ship and ordered a coastal patrol.
• Chen Chuan received a telegram saying Mister Zhuan had pursued Zhao Zhenye, who might have recovered and mastered a secret art.
• After a day without news, Chen Chuan proposed that Haidong and Jibei Provinces inspect their domain field signals and activate the backup plan.
• Jibei Province replied that it was consulting Haidong Province and would give a definite answer before noon.

Great Shun’s officials activated a chain of domain field relays, establishing stable communication between Haidong Province Central City and Jibei Province Central City. Chen Chuan used new intelligence to track Zhao Zhenye to an unnamed island, where Mister Zhuan confronted him as Chen Chuan rushed toward them.

• Feng He Shou received a telegram from Director Chen and set out for Central City.
• Haidong Province and Jibei Province activated their relay stations, connected their domain fields, and exchanged greetings over a stable signal.
• Chen Chuan received reports of unusual sightings, mapped them into a spiral, and headed toward the likely location with Zhao Ming.
• Mister Zhuan arrived on Zhao Zhenye’s unnamed island and challenged him to settle their past, and Zhao Zhenye asked whether only the two of them had come.

Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister fought Zhao Zhenye together, using coordinated attacks to pierce his body with a giant Red Tassel Spear. Zhao Zhenye revealed that the struck body was an illusion created by the Fusion Faction’s Formless Body, and the three resumed their battle as ships spotted the upheaval and telegraphed the news.

• Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister joined forces against Zhao Zhenye, combining scythe, spear, and smoke attacks to pressure him.
• Zhao Zhenye used the Great Azure Void Style to restrain Masked Mister, but Mister Zhuan’s spear forced him to abandon his counterattack.
• Masked Mister distracted Zhao Zhenye with a burst of multicolored light, allowing Mister Zhuan’s giant Red Tassel Spear to pierce and explode his apparent body.
• Zhao Zhenye’s true body emerged from his illusory spiritual aspect, revealing his use of the Fusion Faction’s Formless Body.
• The three fighters launched into another exchange of attacks above the island, while passing ships spotted the battle and sent news by telegraph.

Zhao Zhenye fought Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister to a stalemate until they used the Heart-Knocking Stool to disrupt his abilities and break his defenses. He then unleashed his suppressed power, shattered Masked Mister’s mask, and drove a fist through Mister Zhuan’s chest as Mister Zhuan recognized the power as Longevity Observation.

• Zhao Zhenye held off Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister through a prolonged battle, while both sides conserved their strength and waited for an opening.
• Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister released the Heart-Knocking Stool, whose sound made all three forget abilities and bodily functions, and used their training to attack Zhao Zhenye first.
• Masked Mister exploited a later sound to strike Zhao Zhenye, while Mister Zhuan’s Outer Aspect hit him with the Red Tassel Spear and shattered his defensive rhythm.
• A voice urged Zhao Zhenye to end the fight quickly, and he released his suppressed power, forcing both opponents to retreat.
• Zhao Zhenye seized and shattered Masked Mister’s mask, then punched through Mister Zhuan’s chest as Mister Zhuan identified his power as Longevity Observation.

Zhao Zhenye defeated Mister Zhuan and left to destroy the Skyline relay stations, while Chen Chuan arrived and learned that Zhao had reached the Longevity Observation Realm. After studying the battle and taking the Heart-Knocking Stool, Chen Chuan set off to pursue Zhao Zhenye.

• Zhao Zhenye threw Mister Zhuan into the sea, restrained his released power, and headed toward the relay station while avoiding a direct attack on Haidong Province Central City.
• Chen Chuan found Mister Zhuan gravely wounded on the shore, extinguished the Spiritual Fire, and sent Zhao Ming to summon help.
• Mister Tang told Chen Chuan that Zhao Zhenye had reached the Longevity Observation Realm and warned him to seek support rather than confront Zhao alone.
• Chen Chuan used a Mask fragment to experience the battle and learned about the Heart-Knocking Stool.
• Chen Chuan silenced and packed the Heart-Knocking Stool, then followed Zhao Zhenye's remaining field information.

Zhao Zhenye destroyed the Zhuoya Island relay station and moved to attack a replacement link, but Chen Chuan intercepted him. As the two prepared to fight above the sea, Chen Chuan unleashed his full power and formed a towering Spirit Manifestation.

• Zhao Zhenye burned the domain field organisms at the Zhuoya Island relay station and sensed a nearby backup vessel.
• Qi Weizhao learned that the relay station had been attacked and ordered nearby personnel evacuated while officials worked to restore communications and monitor the route.
• Zhao Zhenye approached the replacement-link vessel, but Chen Chuan intercepted his attack and ordered the crew to report the situation and move away.
• Chen Chuan struck Zhao Zhenye and forced him to recognize the danger he posed, while Zhao Zhenye released more of his power.
• Chen Chuan prepared to defeat Zhao Zhenye quickly, activated his techniques, and summoned an armored Spirit Manifestation wreathed in spiritual flame.

Chen Chuan used his enhanced strength and a rapid series of punches to pressure Zhao Zhenye, but Zhao identified a flaw in Chen Chuan’s force-field technique and repelled them both. The fight remained unresolved as Zhao began to break Chen Chuan’s momentum.

• The Domain Field relay showed Chen Chuan and Zhao Zhenye facing off, while Yao Zhiyi warned that Feng He Shou could not intervene and Qi Weizhao ordered aid for Mister Zhuan.
• Chen Chuan unleashed his full power and attacked Zhao Zhenye, who chose to meet his first punch head-on with the Great Azure Void Style.
• Chen Chuan followed with a fast succession of punches, using his second self to absorb the impacts and steadily wear down Zhao Zhenye’s spiritual fire.
• Zhao Zhenye spotted a flaw in Chen Chuan’s control of the force fields and swept his palm aside to create a repulsive force that pushed them apart.

Chen Chuan used the Snow Monarch Blade and coordinated Lost Objects to keep Zhao Zhenye under pressure, while Zhao repeatedly found ways to defend and adapt. The fight remained unresolved as Zhao began adapting to Chen Chuan’s force and the effects of the Heart-Knocking Stool.

• Zhao Zhenye used the Great Azure Void Style to break free, but Chen Chuan drew the Snow Monarch Blade and slashed him before he could recover.
• Chen Chuan pressed Zhao with repeated blade strikes, weakening his Spiritual Fire until Zhao drew on the Spiritual Fire of his external form to restore his defense.
• Chen Chuan activated the Heart-Knocking Stool and used Cold Claw to hinder Zhao, then continued attacking while Zhao struggled to maintain his defense.
• The Heart-Knocking Stool’s later sounds took away the fighters’ hearing and then vision, but neither effect stopped the battle.
• Zhao blocked Chen Chuan’s attack with less damage and recognized that Fuming Force was helping him adapt to Chen Chuan’s force.

Chen Chuan pressed Zhao Zhenye with the Great Bright Light Style and the Heart-Knocking Stool, but Zhao Zhenye recovered with help from a hidden woman. Chen Chuan continued attacking to build toward a decisive power, and the Red-Clothed Woman entered the battle as Zhao Zhenye blocked his strike.

• Chen Chuan switched to the Great Bright Light Style, weakened Zhao Zhenye's defenses, and used the Heart-Knocking Stool to disrupt his balance.
• Chen Chuan struck Zhao Zhenye twice and kept him pinned with alternating hard and supple blade techniques while Zhao Zhenye searched for a counter.
• A woman offered to intervene, and Zhao Zhenye accepted her help as Chen Chuan's next strike approached.
• Zhao Zhenye's Spiritual Fire surged back, restoring his strength and supporting his battered spirit image.
• Chen Chuan continued attacking to build the power he needed for a decisive blow, while Zhao Zhenye tried to evade and disperse his strikes.
• The Red-Clothed Woman appeared beside Zhao Zhenye and swung her Wild Goose Feather Blade at him.

Chen Chuan and Red Dust worked together to break Zhao Zhenye’s defenses, and Chen Chuan unleashed a powerful flame that overwhelmed him. Zhao Zhenye vanished through what Chen Chuan suspected was a rift, leaving Chen Chuan to emerge from the sea with his victory secured but his opponent’s fate uncertain.

• Red Dust disrupted Zhao Zhenye’s attacks and Spirit Manifestation, helping Chen Chuan sustain his relentless assault.
• Zhao Zhenye unfurled his Fist Wraps and tried to bind the Snow Monarch Blade while his Spirit Manifestation attacked Chen Chuan’s.
• Chen Chuan unleashed an ethereal flame that burned through Zhao Zhenye’s Fist Wraps and Spirit Manifestation, then pierced and split Zhao Zhenye’s body.
• Chen Chuan burned away Zhao Zhenye’s hands and destroyed his head with a platinum-white beam, but Zhao Zhenye vanished in a flash of light.
• Chen Chuan suspected Zhao Zhenye had escaped through a rift, then shot upward from the sea as the water closed around him.

Chen Chuan defeated Zhao Zhenye at sea and returned with the Heart-Knocking Stool, leaving his allies to learn of his victory through the ship’s recordings. Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister watched the fragmented footage and wondered how Chen Chuan had won without reaching Longevity Observation.

• After the battle, Chen Chuan retrieved the Heart-Knocking Stool, confirmed the ship had received his message, and flew away while the crew celebrated his victory.
• Mister Zhuan recovered aboard a rescue vessel as Masked Mister explained why Chen Chuan had gone to confront Zhao Zhenye and why he believed Chen Chuan had prepared carefully.
• An orderly delivered ship recordings to Mister Zhuan, who recognized that Chen Chuan had integrated the Great Azure Void Style and the Great Bright Light Style.
• Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister watched footage of the fierce battle and saw Chen Chuan emerge from the sea alive, leading them to conclude that he had won.
• Masked Mister speculated that Chen Chuan might have reached Longevity Observation, but Mister Zhuan doubted it and said he still needed to confirm whether Zhao Zhenye was dead.

Chen Chuan defeated Zhao Zhenye and helped secure Skyline, while Zhao Zhenye’s mysterious companion sacrificed her worldly form to restore him. Zhao Zhenye regained control of his revived body and wondered how he had been killed.

• Yao Zhiyi verified footage of Chen Chuan overpowering Zhao Zhenye, celebrated the victory, and the Safety Decision Team remained on alert until Skyline connected.
• Chen Chuan met Feng He Shou at sea, told him the attacker had been dealt with, and asked him to keep watch over Skyline.
• In the Convergence Zone, a woman used her worldly form to rebuild Zhao Zhenye’s mutilated body and sacrificed her remaining energy to revive him.
• Zhao Zhenye absorbed the crystalline object and used a memory-storing cultivation aid obtained from the Old Imperial Household to regain control of his body.
• Zhao Zhenye wondered how Chen Chuan had killed him.

Zhao Zhenye reconstructed his defeat by Chen Chuan and planned to use the woman’s essence source to rebuild his power independently. Meanwhile, Chen Chuan finished inspecting Skyline’s relay stations and arrived on Erwen Island ahead of the domain field connection celebrations.

• Zhao Zhenye recalled that Chen Chuan had defeated him, realized the being who possessed him was gone, and gained control of the woman’s complete essence source.
• Zhao Zhenye planned to capture demons from beyond the heavens and restore the essence source so he could command dual strength himself.
• Chen Chuan inspected Skyline’s relay stations, reflected on his gains from fighting Zhao Zhenye, and resolved to focus on reaching the Longevity Observation Realm after the connection was complete.
• Chen Chuan arrived on Erwen Island on the evening of the twenty-first, where Feng He Shou welcomed him to the Wave Pavilion during heavy snow.
• Chen Chuan and Feng He Shou watched the bonfire celebrations before the two Central Cities’ domain fields were due to connect at midnight, and Feng He Shou announced he had arranged performances.

Chen Chuan attended the celebration on Erwen Island as Jibei and Haidong provinces connected their domain fields and established Skyline. After monitoring the celebrations and testing the new link, he left for his duties at dawn with Zhao Ming following him.

• Chen Chuan watched the Wave Pavilion's performances and recognized the hidden creatures, puppets, and birds behind several acts.
• At midnight on the twenty-second, the domain fields of Jibei Province Central City and Haidong Province Central City connected, and Qi Weizhao and Su Shangrong announced Skyline's establishment.
• Government spokespeople outlined plans to allocate Skyline resources, while residents of both cities received a day of open real-time exchanges.
• Chen Chuan tested the connection from Erwen Island, spoke with colleagues and the Safety Decision Team, and told his younger aunt and her family he was safe.
• Chen Chuan monitored for sabotage during the festivities, then thanked Feng He Shou and departed Erwen Island at dawn with Zhao Ming.

At Cheng Zhou’s eightieth birthday banquet, Liu Yin reunited with family peers while Cheng Zitong arrived with Xiao Ke and was stopped at the entrance for lacking an invitation. Ni Qianqian explained the Cheng Family’s ambition to produce a martial artist beyond the limit just as someone came out to confront Cheng Zitong.

• Liu Yin offered Cheng Zhou birthday wishes, then joined Xiao Jing, Han Kuang, and Ren Qiao outside and discussed his work at the Handling Bureau.
• Liu Yin and his friends watched Qiao’s intensely dedicated young disciple enter the main hall and joked about how Cheng’s influence had pushed others to train harder.
• Cheng Zitong and Xiao Ke arrived with gifts, and a Cheng Family member demanded that Cheng Zitong show an invitation despite being Cheng Zhou’s son.
• Ni Qianqian recognized Cheng Zitong and told Team Leader Li that the Cheng Family had long hoped to produce a martial artist beyond the limit.
• Ni Qianqian began explaining that Cheng Zhou had placed his hopes in his eldest son, then spotted a burly middle-aged man coming out and anticipated a confrontation.

Cheng Zitong came to his grandfather Cheng Zhou’s eightieth-birthday celebration, but Cheng Zicheng tried to keep him out of the main hall to protect the Cheng Family’s dignity. As Cheng Zitong waited in a side room, a gift from Heaven’s Wrath Gang leader Yu Hongming arrived at the banquet.

• Cheng Zitong recognized his cousin Cheng Zicheng at the entrance and followed him into the mansion with Xiao Ke.
• Ni Qianqian told Team Leader Li and her colleague that Cheng Zitong had left Central City after years of conflict with the Cheng Family and Old Master Cheng.
• Cheng Zicheng urged Cheng Zitong to avoid the main hall, but Cheng Zitong insisted on sending his birthday gift to Cheng Zhou and stayed in the side room.
• Cheng Zitong reassured Xiao Ke that Cheng Zhou would invite them in later, while Cheng Zicheng took the gift toward the main hall.
• A Cheng Family junior announced that Yu Hongming, leader of Heaven’s Wrath Gang, had sent Cheng Zhou a birthday gift, and Cheng Zhou ordered the visitors brought in.

At Cheng Zhou’s eightieth-birthday banquet, gifts arrived from the Heaven's Wrath Gang, the Central City garrison, and Chief Administrator Qi. Cheng Zitong came to greet his father but was told he could not sit in the main hall, and he left expecting the family to invite him back.

• Tang Xun delivered Yu Hongming’s birthday gifts, and Cheng Zhou accepted them and thanked the Heaven's Wrath Gang.
• Cheng Zhou learned that Qiao Weiting had sent gifts through an orderly and instructed his people to respond appropriately.
• Secretary Qiao delivered Chief Administrator Qi’s gifts and praised the Cheng Family, then left before explaining whom Qi had thanked for raising a fine son.
• Cheng Zicheng told Cheng Zhou that Cheng Zitong was in the eastern front courtyard, and Cheng Zhou asked for him to come over.
• Cheng Zitong greeted Cheng Zhou with a basket of Violet-Gold Dates, but Cheng Zhou directed him to sit outside because he lacked the required seniority and realm.
• Cheng Zitong left the hall with Xiao Ke and said they would be invited back later.

At Cheng Zhou’s eightieth birthday banquet, a live greeting from Haidong Province and prominent congratulations showcased the Cheng Family’s connections. The guests then welcomed Chen Chuan, who arrived and addressed Cheng Zitong as his teacher before joining the birthday celebration.

• Cheng Zitong and Xiao Ke sat with the younger relatives outside the main hall while Cheng Zhou’s banquet continued.
• Cheng Xiaoyun arranged a live Skyline broadcast from Haidong Province, where the Cheng Family’s juniors offered birthday wishes and San Cheng Huang and Cai Zhaoyin delivered congratulations.
• Cheng Zhou received a message and led the Cheng Family and banquet guests outside to welcome an arriving guest, inviting Cheng Zitong to come along.
• Cheng Chuan arrived by Fighter Council Airship, received salutes from officials and guards, and went directly to Cheng Zitong to greet him as his teacher.
• Cheng Chuan told Cheng Zitong that he would join him in wishing Old Mister Cheng a happy birthday.

Chen Chuan attended Cheng Zhou’s birthday with Cheng Zitong, where his presence highlighted the respect he commanded and the way Cheng Zitong was treated by the Cheng Family. After Chen Chuan told Cheng Zhou that the connection between the two Central Cities had been secured, Cheng Zhou called the news a greater gift than anything he could receive personally.

• Guests from Central City greeted Chen Chuan as he arrived with Cheng Zitong, and Liu Yin and the young people saluted him before he returned their salute.
• Chen Chuan presented Cheng Zhou with the Dan Gu Qi Lue and a Sui Yuan Bow, prompting the guests to recognize the gifts’ value and thoughtfulness.
• At the entrance, Chen Chuan produced his Invitation and drew attention to Cheng Zitong’s earlier treatment, leading a Cheng Family attendant to apologize to both men.
• Chen Chuan insisted on sitting beside Cheng Zitong, and Cheng Zhou invited Cheng Zitong to the main table before Chen Chuan took his seat there.
• Cheng Zhou asked about connecting Skyline, and Chen Chuan assured him that the obstacles had been dealt with and the two Central Cities could handle any further issues.
• Cheng Zhou said that hearing Skyline had been safely connected was a greater birthday gift than the books and bow because it brought joy to hundreds of millions.