Chapter Summaries

Xue Jing discovered that his Lv9 Consciousness Simulation could create dynamic weather and opponents who improvised, then traveled with Ning Yuan Tai to Skyscraper Center to visit Xu Corporation. The chapter ended as Xu Mude questioned Xue Jing bringing Maomao inside and remarked that the facility’s equipment was valuable.

• Xue Jing’s simulated Zhou Yinglin improvised a chaotic spear thrust that pierced his shoulder, revealing a flaw in Return to Nothing and giving Xue Jing advance warning of Zhou Yinglin’s only chance to defeat him.
• After another day of simulation training, Xue Jing learned that Ning Yuan Tai had arranged a visit to Xu Corporation and agreed to travel with him to Skyscraper Center.
• Ning Yuan Tai warned Xue Jing that Xu Mude looked down on people outside the Thirteen Great Houses and asked him to leave the conversation to him.
• Xue Jing and Ning Yuan Tai flew to Skyscraper Center, where Ning Yuan Tai greeted Xu Mude and Xue Jing entered the facility with Maomao.
• Xu Mude recognized Xue Jing and questioned why he had brought a cat into a place filled with valuable equipment.

Ning Yuan Tai clashed with Xu Mude over the privileges of the Thirteen Great Houses, and Xue Jing encouraged Ning Yuan Tai to keep empathizing with the less fortunate. At Xu Corporation’s Skyscraper Center, Xue Jing collected Divinity from accessible God Relics and learned that the Wind of Creation might be on the 1097th or 1098th floor, then began planning how to infiltrate the heavily guarded building.

• Xu Mude defended the superiority of birth into the Thirteen Great Houses, and Ning Yuan Tai could not rebut his argument.
• Xue Jing told Ning Yuan Tai that his concern for people less privileged than himself was admirable, even if his beliefs might change as he grew older.
• Ning Yuan Tai arranged for Xue Jing to tour Xu Corporation’s God Relic collection, where Xue Jing extracted Divinity from four accessible relics, including the Salted Fish Sword.
• The guide mentioned that the 1097th and 1098th floors of Skyscraper Center were off-limits and might contain exceptionally precious items.
• After returning to Zhi Ge Base, Xue Jing judged Xu Corporation’s security too strong for a direct assault and began considering an alibi, infiltration route, and escape plan.

Xue Jing upgraded Shadow Flame and discovered ways to combine it with his mental aura and construct humanoids capable of using martial techniques. After three days of training, he reached seventy-seven thrusts of Seamless Heavenly Garment, and the U19 quarterfinal draw paired him with Zhou Yinglin.

• Xue Jing spent 4,500 Divinity to raise Shadow Flame to Lv9 and tested its expanded range, destructive power, and strengthened abilities.
• Xue Jing learned to coat his mental aura in Shadow Flame, giving his Conqueror's Haki physical damage, and built a Shadow Flame humanoid that could use Whirlwind Thunder.
• Xue Jing trained for three days in Consciousness Simulation, practicing infiltration, Seamless Heavenly Garment, and the construction of Shadow Flame humanoids.
• Xue Jing reached seventy-seven thrusts of Seamless Heavenly Garment against a simulated Zhou Yinglin, while Return to Nothing improved enough to withstand seventy thrusts.
• The U19 quarterfinal draw matched Xue Jing against Zhou Yinglin in the fourth match.

Xue Jing entered the quarterfinals facing Zhou Yinglin, whose reputation and threats had convinced many spectators that Xue Jing was in mortal danger. Zhou Yinglin publicly offered to spare Xue Jing if he abandoned martial arts, but Xue Jing shattered his mental pressure and answered with a warning as the match began to loom.

• Xue Jing predicted that the quarterfinal draw had been arranged to match him against Zhou Yinglin, while Maomao noted that online opinion about him had begun to improve.
• Xue Jing arrived at the packed Super Arena with Ning Yuan Tai, then heard Wei Junwu warn him about Zhou Yinglin's martial skill and powerful mental abilities.
• At the arena, Xue Jing watched the quarterfinals beside Yin Muhu as spectators discussed rumors that Zhou Yinglin intended to kill him.
• Zhou Yinglin appeared behind Xue Jing and publicly offered to spare his life if he crippled his martial foundation and swore never to practice martial arts again.
• Zhou Yinglin overwhelmed the nearby contestants with his mental aura and told Xue Jing he could not win, but Xue Jing blasted the aura apart and warned Zhou Yinglin that strength had to match his words.

Xue Jing crushed Zhou Yinglin in the U19 quarterfinals, first breaking through his Seamless Heavenly Garment and then defeating him with the Seamless Gun Technique he had learned in seven days. He left Zhou alive but mutilated, earning the name Demon King Xue as the arena erupted in shock.

• Xue Jing’s Conqueror’s Haki overwhelmed the Super Arena, and he rejected Zhou Yinglin’s proposal while the two exchanged threats.
• Wei Junwu won his quarterfinal match, Song Nanxing defeated Li Mu, and Otogi Suzuka easily beat Chen Chao before Xue Jing and Zhou Yinglin entered the arena.
• Xue Jing sent Zhou Yinglin flying with Awakening of Insects - Sunken Abyss, then demonstrated that he had learned Seamless Heavenly Garment and challenged Zhou to attack.
• Zhou Yinglin’s spear strikes failed to harm Xue Jing, who caught his spear and overwhelmed him with eighty thrusts of the Seamless Gun Technique.
• Xue Jing prevented Zhou Yinglin from conceding and mutilated him on the ring before leaving; spectators hailed him as Demon King Xue.

Xue Jing defeated Zhou Yinglin in the quarterfinals, stunning viewers and drawing congratulations from friends and allies. After Wu Youqing warned him that the fight had exposed his strength and worsened his feud with Zhou Yinglin’s side, Xue Jing agreed to a post-match interview and repeated that he had learned Seamless Heavenly Garment from Zhou Yinglin.

• Xue Jing’s crushing victory over Zhou Yinglin amazed the contestants, the Hidden Dragon Dojo, his family, and viewers across the city.
• Xue Jing checked the experience he gained from the fight and realized he had overwhelmed Zhou Yinglin because he had studied him through countless simulated battles.
• Ning Yuan Tai and Jiang Siwei congratulated Xue Jing backstage, and Ning Yuan Tai ran back to the ring to retrieve the Forgotten Greatsword.
• Wu Youqing told Xue Jing that Zhou Yinglin’s side would seek retaliation within the rules and warned him that future challengers could be more dangerous.
• Ke Jiaqian interviewed Xue Jing, who mocked Zhou Yinglin’s performance and said he had learned Seamless Heavenly Garment from him a few days earlier.

After defeating Zhou Yinglin, Xue Jing advanced Seamless Heavenly Garment to Hundred Needles Thousand Threads and fulfilled Weapon Combat’s sublimation conditions. He spent 1000 Divinity to transform the skill into Arms Lord.

• Xue Jing told Ke Jiaqian that people had to work with what they had, then bluntly admitted his own rise had been easy.
• Xue Jing’s simulated spear duel with himself pushed Seamless Heavenly Garment from eighty to ninety-five thrusts, bringing Weapon Combat’s sublimation within reach.
• Xu Mude mocked Zhou Yinglin while Miracle Doctor Zhang reattached his injuries, and Zhou Yinglin demanded a life-shortening drug to heal quickly and vowed revenge on Xue Jing.
• Xue Jing trained through the night and achieved the hundredth thrust of Seamless Heavenly Garment, Hundred Needles Thousand Threads.
• Xue Jing spent 1000 Divinity to sublimate Weapon Combat into the extraordinary skill Arms Lord.

Xue Jing discovered that Weapon Combat had sublimated into the extraordinary skill Arms Lord, granting him mastery over weapons and the ability to reinforce and control them. At the quarterfinals, Zhou Yinglin returned after super surgery, defeated Wei Junwu, and glared toward Xue Jing, who dismissed him as a stone to kick aside.

• Xue Jing tested Arms Lord, learning that he could instantly understand, reinforce, and telekinetically control weapons, even treating weeds and his own body as weapons.
• Xue Jing discovered that Arms Lord let him wield weapons as other weapon types, and he used a spear like the Forgotten Greatsword to smash a long trench into the ground.
• Xue Jing arrived at the quarterfinals, where spectators called him Demon King Xue, and learned that the contestants had been divided into winners' and losers' brackets.
• Xue Jing and Otogi Suzuka saw that Zhou Yinglin had recovered through super surgery, while Xue Jing told Yin Muhu he regarded him as a stone that could simply be kicked aside.
• Zhou Yinglin defeated Wei Junwu, then glared at Xue Jing before leaving the arena after realizing Xue Jing had not even looked at him.

Xue Jing defeated Huang Lu without moving, using Consciousness Slash to make him experience vivid illusions of being cut apart until he lost consciousness. After the quarterfinals ended, Xue Jing prepared to return to Zhi Ge Base but encountered a person in black robes whose identity he did not recognize.

• Wei Junwu complained that Zhou Yinglin had recovered from his injuries, while Yin Muhu and Xue Jing discussed the upcoming matches.
• Song Nanxing and Otogi Suzuka won their quarterfinal matches, securing semifinal spots alongside Xue Jing.
• The crowd loudly cheered for Xue Jing as he entered the arena to face Huang Lu, who was frightened and had been forced to compete by his club.
• Xue Jing used Consciousness Slash to make Huang Lu feel that his arm, thigh, and neck had been cut, causing Huang Lu to collapse unconscious without Xue Jing physically attacking him.
• The referee declared Xue Jing the winner, and Xue Jing realized his newly attained Weapon Lord mastery had enabled Consciousness Slash.
• Wei Junwu forfeited his match against Zhou Yinglin, and after three days of rest Xue Jing encountered a stranger in black robes outside the parking lot.

Xue Jing forced An Lupiing to reveal Yun Qin’s location and led him to the hidden basement where she was held. After keeping his promise to release An Lupiing, Xue Jing met him again just around the corner.

• Xue Jing seized An Lupiing and demanded to know whether Yun Qin was alive and where she was being held.
• Xue Jing planted Black Flame inside An Lupiing and used his words to deduce that Yun Qin was nearby in Yuan City.
• An Lupiing agreed to take Xue Jing to Yun Qin after Xue Jing inflicted unbearable pain with the Black Flame.
• An Lupiing led Xue Jing to a residence in C16 District, where Xue Jing sensed Yun Qin in a concealed basement.
• Xue Jing removed the Black Flame and let An Lupiing leave, then turned up at the intersection where An Lupiing had gone, leaving him blank and drooling.

Xue Jing killed An Lupiing, helped Ning Fengwan reunite with Yun Qin, and brought the rescued maid to live at his villa. Two days later, he infiltrated Xu Corporation’s Skyscraper Center to steal God Relics, absorbing divinity from the Goldfinger Pen and continuing deeper into the facility.

• Xue Jing annihilated An Lupiing with Black Flame, then called Ning Yuan Tai to bring Ning Fengwan to Yun Qin’s location.
• Ning Fengwan reunited with Yun Qin in the basement, and Xue Jing was introduced as the Dragon Cult’s Grand Elder, whom Yun Qin had to obey.
• Yun Qin moved into Xue Jing’s villa at Zhi Ge Base and became its new maid.
• At midnight, Xue Jing used his shadow abilities to leave Zhi Ge Base and travel through the wilderness toward Xu Corporation’s Skyscraper Center.
• Xue Jing evaded the facility’s security and reached the 1052nd floor, where he entered the Goldfinger Pen’s containment chamber.
• Xue Jing absorbed the Goldfinger Pen’s divinity, bringing his total to 836, and headed for another target.

Xue Jing infiltrated Xu Corporation’s God Relic storage and gathered enough Divinity to raise Shadow Flame to Lv10. After returning to Zhi Ge Base, he unlocked its Divinity Avatar, the Nonexistent Beast.

• Xue Jing stole Divinity from God Relics on the 1052nd floor and searched for a route to the hidden 1097th and 1098th floors, but turned back rather than risk entering blindly.
• Xue Jing returned to the storage area and continued extracting Divinity until his total reached 10037, then escaped Xu Corporation as employees discovered the holes he had drilled.
• Xue Jing upgraded Shadow Flame to Lv10, restored his Mana Bar, and traveled back to Yuan City while avoiding detection.
• Xue Jing returned to Zhi Ge Base, sent Yun Qin out of the room, and unlocked the Shadow Flame Divinity Avatar, the Nonexistent Beast.

Xue Jing summoned the Nonexistent Beast, a Shadow Flame Divinity Avatar that could erase things from existence and spit them back out, and explored its uses and limits. After testing it on Maomao, he watched the U19 semifinal draw and learned he would face Zhou Yinglin, then heard Ning Yuan Tai approaching his villa.

• Xue Jing summoned the Nonexistent Beast by reciting its invocation and discovered that it could make objects—and himself—nonexistent before restoring them.
• Xue Jing tested the beast’s limits, finding that it consumed Shadow Flame Mana, required time to summon, and could only act within six meters of him.
• Xue Jing used the Nonexistent Beast as storage and a way to deploy the Dragon Sakura Seed’s roots from the void.
• Xue Jing briefly swallowed Maomao and released her in midair to test how a struggling person escaped, then explained the ability to her.
• Xue Jing watched the U19 semifinal draw and saw that he would face Zhou Yinglin, whom he suspected had rigged the draw.
• Xue Jing heard Ning Yuan Tai approaching the villa and noticed that his footsteps sounded uneven and anxious.

Ning Yuan Tai warned Xue Jing that the White Emperor, Lu Shenliu, had arrived in Yuan City and might have been hired to kill him by the Zhu Family. Xue Jing asked Wu Youqing for help, and she promised to keep Lu Shenliu away while Xue Jing focused on his matches.

• Ning Yuan Tai told Xue Jing that Lu Shenliu had arrived in Yuan City and might be targeting him.
• Ning Yuan Tai explained that the Extreme Martial King’s ambiguous praise of Lu Shenliu had deterred powerful enemies from moving against him.
• Xue Jing suspected the Zhu Family had hired Lu Shenliu to send a warning to Wu Youqing and the Sixth Agency.
• After lunch, Xue Jing called Wu Youqing, who said she would send people to protect him and told him to focus on his matches.
• Xue Jing told Wu Youqing that he expected to obtain the item she had asked him to steal within a few days, and she urged him to stay safe.

Xu Mude and Zhou Yinglin discussed the unexplained holes in the God Relic compartments and Zhou’s confidence in his rematch with Xue Jing, while Lu Shenliu came to Yuan City to intervene if needed. At the semifinals, Xue Jing watched Otogi Suzuka defeat Song Nanxing, then entered the arena for his second match against Zhou Yinglin carrying a fishing rod.

• Xu Mude learned that researchers had found identical, unnaturally smooth holes in every God Relic compartment and ordered constant surveillance.
• Zhou Yinglin insisted that he would defeat Xue Jing in their rematch, while Lu Shenliu said he would act after their match if necessary.
• Xue Jing borrowed Ning Yuan Tai’s fishing rod on the way to the Super Arena and declined Otogi Suzuka’s offer to join a pre-match interview.
• Otogi Suzuka defeated Song Nanxing with his ultimate technique, Secret Art: God Slaying Slash, while Xue Jing watched unnoticed and then returned backstage.
• Xue Jing and Zhou Yinglin entered the arena together for their second match, and spectators reacted with confusion when Xue Jing appeared carrying a fishing rod.

Xue Jing defeated Zhou Yinglin in their semifinal rematch, overpowering him with a fishing rod despite Zhou Yinglin unleashing the Wind of Creation. After brutally ending the match, Xue Jing collected the relic and left the ring.

• Xue Jing taunted Zhou Yinglin before their rematch, while Zhou Yinglin claimed he had prepared to counter Xue Jing’s God-Given Secret Techniques.
• Zhou Yinglin revealed the Wind of Creation and spread its power across the ring, believing it would suppress Xue Jing’s abilities.
• Zhou Yinglin attacked with Hundred Needles Thousand Threads, but Xue Jing’s reinforced fishing rod shattered his Seamless Heavenly Garment and knocked the Embroidered Needle away.
• Xue Jing pierced Zhou Yinglin with a hundred spear-like blows and formed a Robe of Feathers, while Zhou Yinglin could only stare in disbelief.
• Xue Jing grabbed Zhou Yinglin by the ankle and repeatedly smashed him into the ring until he lay motionless.
• Xue Jing gathered the Wind of Creation into a ball, took it with him, and left as the referee declared him the winner.

After defeating Zhou Yinglin, Xue Jing prepared for Lu Shenliu’s possible attack, but Wu Xuanzhu intervened and forced Lu Shenliu to withdraw. Xue Jing’s Divinity absorption finished, revealing a new skill, Feathering, which he could now activate.

• Xue Jing handed Ning Yuan Tai’s fishing rod back and sent him away for safety, expecting Lu Shenliu might target him.
• Xue Jing watched his Divinity rise as the Wind of Creation was absorbed, then sensed Lu Shenliu’s attack approaching Yuan City.
• Lu Shenliu’s blade lights filled the sky, but Wu Xuanzhu’s spear shadows countered them and prevented the attack from reaching the city.
• Wu Xuanzhu said he had come to help a junior, and Lu Shenliu agreed to withdraw rather than offend Youqing A Meng.
• Xue Jing checked his interface and found the newly unlocked Divinity Skill Feathering, available to activate for 500 Divinity.

Xue Jing tested the newly acquired Feathering skill and discovered that it let him control objects as extensions of his body, including applying his other abilities to them. After proving he could fly and attack at extreme range, he realized Feathering could also redirect his blade energy, hinting at a transformation in his combat system.

• Xue Jing left the Super Arena without meeting Wu Xuanzhu and returned to Zhi Ge Base, while Wu Xuanzhu reprimanded Zhou Yinglin and decided to send him to the Seventh City Circle.
• Xue Jing used Feathering on the Forgotten Greatsword and found he could control it freely in the air and apply Armed Reinforcement and Twin Birth Speed to it.
• Xue Jing Feathered himself and discovered he could fly naturally, move at doubled speed with Twin Birth Speed, and control his sword from a great distance.
• Xue Jing Feathered a strand of hair, reinforced it into a steel needle, and used it to strike an alloy training dummy from afar.
• Xue Jing redirected his released blade energy with Feathering and sensed that the skill could transform the way he fought.

Xue Jing upgraded Feathering, then used the Yellow Crone Skill to cultivate his organs and provoke the fury needed to awaken Profound Meaning Scale. When Wu Xuanzhu appeared at his villa, Xue Jing mistook him for an attacker and unleashed a furious assault, leaving the old man stunned as a greatsword crashed down on him.

• Xue Jing raised Feathering to Lv5, tested his faster flight and sword control, and found that controlling the heavy Forgotten Greatsword consumed far more mana than controlling himself.
• Xue Jing trained the Yellow Crone Skill until his five organs reached Small Perfection and used its method to stir his liver and build the anger needed for Profound Meaning Scale.
• Wu Xuanzhu bypassed Zhi Ge Base's security and appeared before Xue Jing at his villa while Xue Jing was cultivating.
• Xue Jing opened his eyes in a fury, mistook Wu Xuanzhu for an enemy, and struck him with Eye-Dotting, amplified by Profound Meaning Scale.
• Wu Xuanzhu matched Xue Jing's punch with one finger, but Xue Jing's platinum coating suddenly doubled its power and sent the old man through several buildings, drawing blood from his fingertip.
• Xue Jing followed by bringing down a platinum greatsword, and Wu Xuanzhu looked up at the incoming blow in disbelief.

Xue Jing fought Wu Xuanzhu while under the influence of his rage, impressing the Spear Saint with his power and mastery of Seamless Heavenly Garment before admitting he had practiced it for only ten days. Wu Xuanzhu recognized Xue Jing as Li Qi’s disciple and began recounting how Wan Yulai had once challenged Li Qi.

• Xue Jing unleashed a powerful sword strike and performed Wu Xuanzhu’s Seamless Heavenly Garment with a greatsword, reaching 123 thrusts before Wu Xuanzhu stopped him with his Divine Intent Needle.
• Xue Jing admitted he had regained control earlier but kept fighting because he wanted to test himself against a worthy opponent, and Wu Xuanzhu accepted his explanation.
• Wu Xuanzhu asked how long Xue Jing had practiced Seamless Heavenly Garment, and Xue Jing said about ten days, leaving the Spear Saint stunned.
• Wu Xuanzhu offered to take Xue Jing as his disciple, but Xue Jing declined out of loyalty to Li Qi.
• Wu Xuanzhu revealed that Li Qi had once been crippled by Wan Yulai and began telling Xue Jing how Wan Yulai challenged Li Qi at his door more than a decade earlier.