Chapter Summaries

At Hidden Dragon Dojo’s opening, Xue Jing examined the mysterious gifts and used the Lion Sleeping Nirvana Diagram to begin cultivating the Buddhist Sect’s Nirvana Skill. He awakened with the new Sleep skill activated, while Zong Shichan recovered from being caught in his aura.

• Li Qi received rare herbs from White Crow, the Lion Sleeping Nirvana Diagram from Zhi Ge, and the divine spear Night Cutting Ice, whose maker Xue Jing recognized as He Jiuxi.
• Hidden Dragon Dojo opened, and nearly a thousand students joined after personal disciples screened them.
• Xue Jing concluded that Senior Sister Zhu’s grandfather was likely behind the gifts of weapons and stored Night Cutting Ice in the Nonexistent Beast.
• Xue Jing learned from Li Qi that the Lion Sleeping Nirvana Diagram could help practitioners comprehend Nirvana Skill and the Lion King's Great Strength.
• Xue Jing visualized the Buddha in the diagram, entered the lion’s sleeping posture, and unconsciously cultivated Nirvana Skill as his body changed.
• Zong Shichan entered the training room and became absorbed in Xue Jing’s aura; Xue Jing woke, activated Sleep, and helped her recover her breath.

After Zong Shichan nearly fell under Xue Jing’s overwhelming influence, he trained with the Nirvana Skill and made rapid gains while noticing signs of Buddha’s Thirty-Two Marks appearing on his body. The chapter ended with Xue Jing learning that he would examine the Martial Exam at Silver City Number Nine Exam Hall in the Seventh City Circle, nine days later.

• Zong Shichan told Xue Jing that his cultivation had nearly brainwashed her, and he ordered her to knock before entering his cultivation room.
• Xue Jing used the Nirvana Skill to recover from intense training, raising his Body and Mind values and advancing his Visualization and Sleep skills.
• Xue Jing noticed signs of Buddha’s Thirty-Two Marks, including longer eyelashes, indigo-tinted eyes, and a lengthening tongue.
• Xue Jing continued teaching and training at the Hidden Dragon Dojo as its student body grew to nearly three thousand.
• Du Shiwei told Xue Jing that he would serve as an examiner at Silver City Number Nine Exam Hall in the Seventh City Circle on February 26th.

Xue Jing learned about the Seventh City Circle’s brutal martial exam traditions as he prepared to serve as a proctor there, then spent five days training and increasing his attributes. Just before he was due to leave, Void Blade reported that a Two Worlds Overlapping Phenomenon had surged past the Weak Overlap threshold, and Xue Jing rushed out to investigate.

• Ning Yuan Tai and Shan Xiao warned Xue Jing that the Seventh City Circle’s exams were unusually violent, especially its battle-royale-style Joint Exam, and Ning Yuan Tai offered to guide him there by secure route.
• After five days of intense training, Xue Jing raised his Body and Will attributes by more than two hundred and developed indigo eyes with faint Emerald Light.
• Xue Jing brought Teaching to Lv10 and met its Sublimation Conditions, but he still lacked the Divinity required to gain the transcendent skill.
• Xue Jing received Void Blade’s call reporting that contamination had surged from 10% to 40% in two minutes and exceeded the Weak Overlap threshold.
• Xue Jing changed clothes and left the Hidden Dragon Dojo to investigate the likely Two Worlds Overlapping Phenomenon.

Xue Jing confronted a strange being whose eye emerged from a growing black fissure during an abnormal World Tremor, and he suspected it had targeted him since birth. As the creature prepared to descend, Wu Youqing spoke with a mysterious girl from the future, while Xue Jing summoned the Two-Faced Child of God to face the threat.

• Xue Jing arrived at White Crow Base and learned that the contamination rate was rising unusually slowly as the World Tremor intensified.
• Xue Jing saw a black fissure containing an alien eye that seemed to target him, ordered the White Crow personnel to evacuate, and stayed behind.
• Xue Jing found a news report dated five days after his birth that identified the area as a frequent World Tremor zone, and feared the being might have been watching him since he was born.
• Wu Youqing spoke with a tiny, static-filled figure about Xue Jing, reassured it that he could handle the danger, and teased it about its future relationship with him.
• As the fissure grew to nearly a meter wide, Xue Jing's sword attack vanished into it without harming the eye, so he drew the Illuminating Night Blade and summoned the Two-Faced Child of God.

Xue Jing discovered that the otherworldly entity seemed to be targeting the Two-Faced Child of God rather than him personally, then fought the enormous monster after it crossed into the present world. He wounded it with his combined ultimate technique and followed with a relentless spear assault, but the monster was still screaming and fighting back.

• Xue Jing tested the eye’s attention with the Two-Faced Child of God and concluded that the entity might be seeking the power rather than targeting him personally.
• The eye emerged from the black hole as a gigantic five-eyed, seven-legged monster, and the contamination rate and World Tremor fell to zero.
• The monster charged at Xue Jing, who unleashed Great Extinction Black Sky and split its body in two.
• The monster sent mutated steel bars toward Xue Jing, while black tentacles and candle wax began repairing its divided body.
• Xue Jing drew Night Cutting Ice and used Unparalleled Skill Under Heaven to stab the monster repeatedly, covering its body in wounds.

Xue Jing learned from Wu Youqing that the enormous monster was a Parasitic Candle whose true body was a black candle, then fought through its tricks to destroy it. A Ban confirmed the kill and awarded him 4,027 Divinity.

• Xue Jing called Wu Youqing, who identified the monster as a Parasitic Candle and explained that its candle body was its true form.
• Xue Jing attacked the black candle, but the Parasitic Candle animated his spear and clothing, forcing him to endure severe injuries before regenerating.
• Xue Jing formed a Shadow Flame giant and battered the monster after it refused to communicate.
• Xue Jing discovered that the black candle had moved between the divided halves of its host and cut it apart with annihilating flame lightning.
• A Ban confirmed the Parasitic Candle's death, and Xue Jing received 4,027 Divinity.

Xue Jing killed the Parasitic Candle, recovered Night Cutting Ice, and discovered that its mutation had given the spear a controllable, stretching, flexible form. After the battle, he discussed rewards and Divinity Factors with White Crow and the city officials, then went to the Sunny City University library to ask Youqing A Meng questions about the creature.

• Xue Jing gained 4,027 Divinity from killing the Parasitic Candle and considered how to spend his accumulated Divinity.
• Xue Jing dug underground, found Night Cutting Ice, and used Feathering to restore control of the spear while preserving its mutation.
• Xue Jing discovered that Night Cutting Ice could stretch and bend while remaining durable, then destroyed the mutated steel bars left in the sky.
• Void Blade and the White Crow members waited at a distance, while Void Blade spoke with Councilman Pei Xiaoen about Xue Jing handling the crisis.
• Xue Jing joined the White Crow members for a celebratory meal and asked Void Blade to seek Divinity Factors as a reward.
• Xue Jing declined Pei Xiaoen's offer of money and went to the Sunny City University library to consult Youqing A Meng.

Wu Youqing rejected Otogi Kagura’s invitation to join the Pranksters, while Kagura teased her about Xue Jing and declared they would become rod sisters. Later, Xue Jing asked Wu Youqing about the Parasitic Candle’s arrival and its apparent interest in him, and she began explaining the Omniscience Paradox as a small figure took shape beside her.

• Otogi Kagura invited Wu Youqing to join the Pranksters, but Wu Youqing refused after learning the group knew about the Crimson Mist within her.
• Otogi Kagura pressed Wu Youqing about her relationship with Xue Jing, then said she intended to become her rod sister before leaving the library attic.
• Xue Jing met Otogi Kagura outside the library, learned Yi Chai Er Bian had been repaired, and told her she could freely switch between her male and female forms.
• Xue Jing found Wu Youqing reading online comments shipping him with Otogi Suzuka, and she responded to him with unusual coldness before softening.
• Xue Jing told Wu Youqing about the Parasitic Candle and its possible connection to his birth and the World Tremor; Wu Youqing said his theory was likely correct.
• Wu Youqing introduced the Omniscience Paradox and lit a match, as a small, nearly invisible figure began taking shape beside her.

Wu Youqing explained how the All-Knowing Demon and the Black Candle God were connected to the Parasitic Candle targeting Xue Jing, prompting him to resolve to grow stronger. Back home, Xue Jing sublimated Teaching into Empowerment and tried the new skill on Xue Wan.

• Wu Youqing told Xue Jing about the All-Knowing Demon, the Omniscience Paradox, and why the Parasitic Candle's cross-world journey implicated the ancient god.
• Wu Youqing warned that the Black Candle God was also involved and that more threats might reach Xue Jing, who decided to turn them into motivation to grow stronger.
• Xue Jing returned home, checked his increased attributes, and spent 1,000 Divinity to sublimate Teaching into Empowerment.
• Xue Jing approached Xue Wan on the sofa and pressed his palm against her head to test Empowerment, striking her with a powerful impact.

Xue Jing tested his new Empowerment skill on Xue Wan, Yun Qin, and Ning Maomao, then upgraded True Martial and Dragon Horn. He ended the chapter asleep in a Buddha-like pose, radiating sacred light that drove every insect from his room.

• Xue Jing empowered Xue Wan with Seamless Heavenly Garment techniques, overwhelming her with the mental burden and memories of his training before she recovered and demonstrated her newfound martial skill.
• Xue Jing cautiously empowered Yun Qin with two stance arts and gave Ning Maomao the stance arts, five Hidden Dragon Style Killing Moves, and ordinary skills, leaving both exhausted.
• Xue Jing wondered why Empowerment seemed to lack Teaching's experience-feedback effect, then upgraded True Martial to Lv4 and found that it greatly improved his control of Moving Strength.
• Xue Jing chose Dragon Horn over Arms Lord and upgraded it to Lv6, then tested its gravity effect at roughly twenty-seven times gravity.
• Xue Jing went to sleep in a Buddha-like posture as golden radiance drove the mosquitoes and other insects out of his room.

Xue Jing realized that Nirvana Skill had granted him Lion King's strength and used Empowerment to pass the skill's insights to Li Qi, improving his condition. After Li Qi declared that Dragon Lord would soon return, Xue Jing discovered he could reverse Empowerment and began absorbing Zong Shichan's skills.

• Xue Jing found that his strength had increased dramatically overnight despite only a small rise in his physique, and concluded that Nirvana Skill had blessed him with Lion King's divine power because of his high Saint index.
• Xue Jing visited Li Qi at Hidden Dragon Dojo and learned that his master still could not understand Nirvana Skill.
• Xue Jing placed his hand on Li Qi's head and empowered him with Nirvana Skill, cleansing his spirit and improving his appearance and health.
• Li Qi expelled dark blood, thanked Xue Jing, and said that Dragon Lord would soon return.
• Xue Jing began training Zong Shichan, realized Empowerment could be reversed, and absorbed knowledge from her spirit.

Xue Jing discovered that the golden light of his Body Emitting Light mark filtered unwanted knowledge while he empowered his disciples with martial arts and the Yellow Crone Skill. As the martial arts examination approached, he left for the Seventh City Circle after Ning Fengwan kissed him and urged him to return safely.

• Xue Jing used his Body Emitting Light to filter knowledge drawn from Zong Shichan, absorbing only Tiger Soul Fist insights without overloading his mind.
• Xue Jing empowered Zong Shichan with the basics of the Yellow Crone Skill, then passed on the complete art to Senior Sister Meng and later empowered Meng Bo Shang and Chen Fu Guang.
• Xue Jing prepared to travel to the Seventh City Circle for the approaching martial arts examination, while Xue Wan complained about having to return to school.
• Ning Fengwan kissed Xue Jing and promised they could be together after he returned, then worried that her promise had jinxed his trip.
• Xue Jing left home, while Ning Fengwan hurried to the bathroom and fretted over her impulsive farewell.

Xue Jing flew toward the Seventh City Circle aboard a private Dragon Core Aircraft sent by Zhi Ge and discovered a hidden bottle containing a Divinity Factor in the Commander's bedroom. Meanwhile, researchers suspected that Dragon Mother was preparing to unleash a Dragon Tide.

• Xue Jing met Ning Yuan Tai and the Void Blade Squad at White Crow Base, where they reported that contamination in the Unfinished Building District had fallen to 0%.
• Xue Jing boarded the Commander's aircraft with Ning Yuan Tai and learned that he alone had permission to use her bedroom.
• Researchers observed the Four Great True Dragons driving away nearby dragon species and warned that a Dragon Tide might be approaching.
• Xue Jing found a hidden drawer in the bedroom and accidentally triggered his panel's detection of the glowing liquid as a Divinity Factor.

Xue Jing discovered a hidden vial of Divinity Factor and absorbed it, gaining 6,277 Divinity before upgrading Arms Lord and Dragon Horn. When a vast Dragon Tide blocked the plane’s route to the Seventh City Circle, he ordered the crew to bring the plane closer so he could clear the way.

• Xue Jing found a concealed document detailing the Ultimate Breaking Limits Method and a vial of Divinity Factor, memorized the method, and chose not to practice it.
• Xue Jing absorbed the vial’s contents, raising his Divinity count to 6,277, then upgraded Arms Lord to Lv3 and Dragon Horn to Lv7.
• Xue Jing woke to commotion in the cockpit and saw tens of thousands of frenzied dragons blocking the plane’s path.
• Ning Yuan Tai explained that the dragon swarm might be a Dragon Tide, while the crew feared rerouting would delay their arrival for the martial arts exam.
• Xue Jing ordered the plane closer and said he would clear the way; Ning Yuan Tai backed him and urged the captain to fly forward.

Xue Jing unleashed his full-power True Dragon Eye-Dotting strike to clear a path through a dragon horde, then learned that the gathering might signal an impending Dragon Tide. After Ning Yuan Tai explained how Zhu Xia handled past Dragon Tides and the Azure Court’s Dragon Hunting Decree, Xue Jing considered the rewards for hunting dragonkin.

• Xue Jing combined his abilities and martial arts to unleash True Dragon Eye-Dotting, wiping out the dragonkin blocking the aircraft’s path and scattering the survivors.
• Xue Jing discovered that several dragonkin in the horde had come from an Intersection Zone and gained more than a thousand points of Divinity from them.
• Zhi Ge’s members applauded Xue Jing, and he sent them back to rest before asking Ning Yuan Tai about Dragon Tides.
• Ning Yuan Tai explained that Dragon Tides intensify when the Dragon Mother begins producing offspring and that Azure Court’s Dragon Hunting Decree rewards those who kill dragonkin.
• Xue Jing asked about the rewards for dragon hunting and learned that exceptional contributors could request something directly from Azure Court.

Xue Jing traveled safely to the Seventh City Circle, learning about the super organisms Flame Tumor and Sky Ice along the way. As the plane reached the city, a violent bald man prepared for an impending scheme, while Xue Jing arrived in sight of the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace.

• Ning Yuan Tai showed Xue Jing the Burning Garden and recounted how Flame Tumor had threatened the world before it was subdued.
• Xue Jing declined to tour the Edge Cities and told Ning Yuan Tai to take him directly to Silver City.
• A scarred bald man in Edge City No. 461 recognized the Commander's plane, discussed a plan over the phone, and crushed a passerby who challenged him.
• As the plane entered the Inner Ring, Ning Yuan Tai explained that Sky Ice was expanding across the Arctic and worsening the region's climate.
• Xue Jing saw the Seventh City Circle's Supreme Martial Ascension Palace, which Ning Yuan Tai described as a vast martial arts holy land with 46,972 floors.

Xue Jing learned about the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace before choosing to travel to Silver City for his work as a Martial Exam Proctor. At Zhi Ge’s Silver City base, Vice Captain Zhuang Qiu challenged him, and Xue Jing effortlessly overwhelmed him.

• Ning Yuan Tai explained that the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace was named after the Extreme Martial King and described its Heavenly Lords and demanding ascent.
• Xue Jing declined Ning Yuan Tai’s suggestion to visit the palace first and flew with him to Silver City.
• Yang Yingyu and Zhuang Qiu met Xue Jing at Zhi Ge’s base, where Zhuang Qiu said he wanted to test Xue Jing’s skills before allowing him to serve as a Martial Exam Proctor.
• Xue Jing told Zhuang Qiu that he could not test him, then remained unmoved as Zhuang Qiu crushed his hand with all his strength.
• Xue Jing twisted Zhuang Qiu’s hand, spun him through the air until his tactical suit was shredded, and dropped him face-first onto the pavement.

Xue Jing established his strength among the people of Zhi Ge Base, then learned that the upcoming Joint Exam would take place in the food-scarce Steel Tree Sea. At Exam Hall Number Nine, several students planned to force the authorities to replace him as their examiner, and He Han left after agreeing not to reveal their scheme.

• Xue Jing defeated Zhuang Qiu in a contest of strength, earning the vice-captain's acknowledgment and the respect of Zhi Ge Base.
• Xue Jing learned that the Joint Exam would include five Silver City exam halls and take place in G651 Intersection Zone—Steel Tree Sea, where candidates could bring only one portion of food.
• Ning Yuan Tai explained that Steel Tree Sea had no food suitable for humans, and Xue Jing considered how scarcity would shape the exam's challenges.
• Xue Jing and Ning Yuan Tai drove to Exam Hall Number Nine, where examiners would train the students for three days before the seven-day exam began.
• A group of students, led by a round-faced boy, planned to prove Xue Jing could not lead them and force the authorities to replace him as examiner.
• He Han declined to take part, left to play Baldur's Gate 3, and assured the round-faced boy that he would not warn Xue Jing.

Xue Jing arrived at Xuanwu Mansion and learned that some students planned to challenge him, while He Han revealed that another examinee, Zhao Longtu, had once beaten a teacher into a vegetable. Xue Jing investigated the situation by asking Ning Yuan Tai to look into Zhao Longtu, then easily defeated the students who ambushed him at the training ground, leaving them buried in the ground as he introduced himself as their teacher.

• He Han recognized Xue Jing at the mansion gate, joined his vehicle, and warned him that students were plotting to get him replaced.
• He Han identified several students who had not arrived and explained that Zhao Longtu had been sent to juvenile detention after beating his homeroom teacher into a vegetable.
• Xue Jing asked Ning Yuan Tai to investigate Zhao Longtu before training began the next day.
• The round-faced Xing Yan led the students in an ambush on Xue Jing, while He Han was forced to come along with them.
• Xue Jing caught Xing Yan's punch, slammed him into the ground, and used him to hammer the other charging students into the training ground.
• Xue Jing told the buried students that he would cultivate them as their teacher and asked them to get along with him.

Xue Jing charmed the students at Xuanwu Mansion and prepared to train them for the Joint Exam, while secretly stockpiling food to bring into the Steel Tree Sea. The next morning, new students arrived, including Cao Sini, whose fearsome reputation impressed Chen Xingyan and He Han.

• Xue Jing let Fu Jiali and several other female students join him for lunch, while Chen Xingyan and He Han discussed their failed plan to catch him off guard.
• Xue Jing told Ye Jingqiu that he had a girlfriend, disappointing her and prompting Chen Xingyan to insist her heartbreak was only an act.
• Xue Jing told Ning Yuan Tai that the students needed better training and nutrition, then bought huge quantities of ingredients and stored them inside the Nonexistent Beast.
• Xue Jing explained that he planned to take the stored food into the Steel Tree Sea and claim he had found it there if anyone questioned him.
• The next morning, Chen Xingyan and He Han watched Yuan Baijing, Zhong Wei, and Cao Sini arrive, and Chen Xingyan warned He Han that Cao Sini had killed an opponent who mocked her name.