Chapter Summaries

Xue Jing entered the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace to gather martial knowledge by defeating opponents and absorbing their skills. He climbed past the fifteen-thousandth floor in a single day, but the strain on his mind forced him to stop and rest.

• Xue Jing traveled alone to the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace and asked Xuan Ling to send him to the highest available starting floor.
• Xue Jing defeated Luo Feng with one blow, absorbed his martial knowledge, and drew spectators’ attention when they recognized his A+ rating.
• Xue Jing won match after match, absorbed each opponent’s martial knowledge, and skipped floors as spectators’ appreciation votes accumulated.
• Xue Jing reached the 15,736th floor after defeating nearly a hundred opponents, while Xuan Ling grew alarmed at his worsening mental burden.
• Xue Jing told Xuan Ling to stop arranging matches, lay down in a Nirvana Lion Recline posture, and fell asleep as a golden glow and lotus fragrance filled the room.

After Nirvana cleared much of Xue Jing’s mental burden and greatly increased his Mind, he resumed fighting in the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace and rapidly climbed the levels. He ended his instant-kill streak against a defensive Heaven Movement Faction master with his Near-Godly Move, Unification.

• Xuan Ling watched Xue Jing sleep and marveled as Nirvana dissolved his mental abnormalities without any sign of external influence.
• Xue Jing woke after four hours and thirty-three minutes, saw that his Mind had risen to 2822, and told Xuan Ling to arrange his next opponent.
• Over the next two days, Xue Jing crushed opponents in the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace, climbed past level thirty thousand, and gained more Body and Mind through Reverse Empowerment.
• News spread that examiner Xue Jing had led thirty students to place within the top thirty of the Seventh City Circle’s Inner Ring Joint Exam.
• Near level forty thousand, Xue Jing faced a middle-aged Heaven Movement Faction master who claimed his defensive counterattacks would stop Xue Jing’s instant-kill streak.
• Xue Jing struck the man with Unification, overwhelming his defenses with countless coordinated streams of force and sending him crashing into the SC Force Field wall.

Xue Jing defeated Qiu Jingyun with Myriad Phenomena: Revert to One and absorbed his martial arts knowledge, prompting Xuan Ling to offer him access to the vast martial arts data stored within her. She proposed that he seek the device Pinocchio to remove her AI restrictions, leaving Xue Jing to weigh a dangerous possible path toward rivaling the Extreme Martial King.

• Xue Jing used Myriad Phenomena: Revert to One to defeat Qiu Jingyun, then touched his head to absorb his martial arts knowledge.
• Xue Jing reflected on his progress in the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace and his goal of refining Myriad Phenomena and Revert to One.
• Xuan Ling explained that Xue Jing's head-touching ritual let him absorb opponents' martial arts and revealed the mental burden it caused.
• Xuan Ling offered Xue Jing the martial arts knowledge stored within her, saying it represented the experience of hundreds of millions of Martial Artists.
• Xuan Ling told Xue Jing about the rumored Pinocchio device, which could modify an AI's code and teach it to lie, and suggested it might let her share her knowledge.
• Xue Jing recoiled at the prospect of using Pinocchio, while Xuan Ling said the device might offer his only chance to rival the Extreme Martial King.

Xue Jing reached the final regular floor of the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace, developed Myriad Currents, and began challenging the Floor Masters. Ye Honghui accepted his challenge, which was scheduled for three days later.

• Xue Jing upgraded True Martial, Arms Lord, and Nirvana, then used his refined control of force to create the new move Myriad Currents.
• Xue Jing defeated the opponent on the forty-six-thousandth floor with Myriad Currents, completing the regular floors and drawing amazed reactions from spectators.
• Xuan Ling explained that Floor Masters could accept or refuse challenges, and Xue Jing asked her to apply upward until one agreed.
• Xue Jing entered Nirvana in his resting room and woke less than three hours later.
• Xuan Ling told Xue Jing that Ye Honghui, the first-floor Floor Master, had accepted his challenge for three days later.

After his rapid growth in the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace, Xue Jing learned that major universities and city circles were competing to claim him as a lecturer, but he left the decision for later. As he finished consolidating his strength in Silver City, his plans were interrupted by an unexpected visit from his Sixth Senior Sister, Zhu Shan Ying.

• Xue Jing left the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace after failing to find anyone willing to spar with him.
• Xue Jing called Du Shiwei and learned that the Fifth and Seventh City Circles and Capital City University were competing to recruit him as a lecturer.
• Xue Jing asked whether he could hold lecturer positions at multiple universities and told Du Shiwei to direct callers to him rather than choose on his behalf.
• Xue Jing spent a day mastering his new strength in the Consciousness Simulation space and practiced Thousand Transformations Dragon until he could roughly turn his palm into a dragon claw.
• Zhu Shan Ying arrived to visit Xue Jing, and he greeted his Sixth Senior Sister.

Xue Jing reunited with Zhu Shan Ying after nearly four months apart, but her bodyguards tried to keep them under watch. He knocked all four unconscious with his Silent Extinction of Myriad Flows technique, then prepared to catch up with Zhu Shan Ying.

• Xue Jing met Zhu Shan Ying in the hotel lobby and learned she was allowed to speak with him for only thirty minutes under her bodyguards' watch.
• Xue Jing argued that the bodyguards should not eavesdrop on their conversation and invited Zhu Shan Ying upstairs.
• When a bodyguard stopped Zhu Shan Ying, Xue Jing seized her wrist and used Silent Extinction of Myriad Flows to knock all four bodyguards unconscious.
• Zhu Shan Ying praised Xue Jing's strength, checked that the bodyguards were alive, then hugged his arm and said he smelled good.
• Xue Jing invited Zhu Shan Ying to sit down and talk properly.

On the Carrie Hotel rooftop, Zhu Shan Ying revealed her family background and explained why the Zhu Family had targeted Xue Jing. Xue Jing learned that Zhu Shan Ying’s grandfather had likely helped arrange his role as a young examiner and had given him two treasured weapons, while the family’s marriage dispute remained unresolved.

• Zhu Shan Ying teased Xue Jing about their thirty-minute meeting, then admitted she was a direct descendant of the Zhu Family’s Capital City Main Branch.
• Xue Jing reassured Zhu Shan Ying that he did not blame her for the trouble he had faced and said that trouble would have found him regardless.
• Zhu Shan Ying explained that her family had summoned her back and planned to marry her to Zhu Daizhao, but her grandfather Zhu Jingshi had delayed the arrangement after she objected.
• Xue Jing connected the marriage dispute to Zhu Xuanli withholding his rewards, Zhu Daizhao arranging an arena attack, Lu Shenliu coming to Yuan City, and an attempted ambush with GOD-287.
• Zhu Shan Ying said her grandfather had probably helped select Xue Jing as a young examiner, then recognized the Forgotten Greatsword and Night Cutting Ice as her grandfather’s collectibles.

After Zhu Shan Ying visited Xue Jing, she gave him the God Relic Soul Transcendence, which he recognized as a dangerous tool for breaking through limits. Three days later, Xue Jing prepared to challenge Ye Honghui, the first-floor master, and activated Crimson after learning his odds of winning with physical martial force alone were nearly zero.

• Xue Jing reflected that Grandfather Zhu’s apparent help might have been a test rather than simple affection, then told Zhu Shan Ying that Crouching Rabbit had shattered to become the move Sakura Full Moon.
• Zhu Shan Ying said she was glad Crouching Rabbit had become part of Xue Jing’s technique, then gave him the God Relic Soul Transcendence and asked whether he would come save her if she called for help.
• Xue Jing promised to come if Zhu Shan Ying shouted loudly enough, and she left after their brief visit.
• Xue Jing absorbed Soul Transcendence’s Divinity, studied its ability to force a mental Limit Break and its risk of drawing its user too close to God, then stored it away for a future need.
• Three days later, Xue Jing returned to the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace to challenge Ye Honghui, and Xuan Ling told him his chance of winning with pure physical martial force was nearly zero.
• Xue Jing said he would get serious and activated Crimson.

Zhu Shan Ying visited Xue Jing, gave him the God Relic Soul Transcendence, and shared her troubles before leaving. Three days later, Xue Jing prepared to challenge Ye Honghui and activated Crimson after learning his odds were nearly zero if he relied only on physical martial prowess.

• Xue Jing reflected that Grandfather Zhu’s gifts and help seemed more like a test than simple affection, then told Zhu Shan Ying that Crouching Rabbit had shattered; she was glad it had become the move Sakura Full Moon.
• Zhu Shan Ying gave Xue Jing GOD-251 Transcendence, asked whether he would come save her if she ever cried out, and laughed when he promised to come as long as she shouted loudly enough.
• After Zhu Shan Ying left, Xue Jing considered the danger and potential of Soul Transcendence, extracted its Divinity, and stored the relic for a future breakthrough.
• Three days later, Xue Jing arrived at the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace to challenge Ye Honghui, Floor Master of the first floor among the Uppermost Nine Hundred Floors.
• Xuan Ling told Xue Jing that his chances of winning with only physical martial prowess were nearly zero, so Xue Jing activated Crimson.

Xue Jing faced Ye Honghui, whose Jade Bone Art and ties to the Secret Martial Society made the challenge a fight he could not refuse. Their match began with a clash that split the bone beneath Xue Jing’s knuckles.

• Fan Gu warned Ye Honghui that challenging Xue Jing could bring him no benefit, but Ye Honghui said the Secret Martial Society had ordered him to fight and that his Jade Bone Art countered Xue Jing.
• Xue Jing asked Xuan Ling whether Crimson was allowed in the palace, and she explained that powers formed by one’s own flesh and body counted as martial arts.
• He Han, Ye Jingqiu, and Zhao Longtu watched as Ye Honghui appeared in the arena and the fighters’ colliding mental auras shook the spectators.
• Xue Jing recognized Ye Honghui’s Jade Bone Art as a milder form of the cannibalistic White Bone Nurturing Art and expressed interest in its bone-refining method.
• Ye Honghui praised Xue Jing’s martial arts and will, then released a murderous aura as the countdown ended.
• Xue Jing and Ye Honghui clashed at close range, and Xue Jing’s knuckles burst open with a visible crack in the bone beneath.

Xue Jing faced Floor Master Ye Honghui in a challenge at the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace, where he learned the rules allowed him to use Crimson and discovered Ye’s Jade Bone Art was tied to the Secret Martial Society’s plan to kill him. The battle began with Xue Jing striking Ye in the forehead, but the impact cracked Xue’s knuckle bone.

• Ye Honghui told Fan Gu that the Secret Martial Society had ordered him to defeat Xue Jing, and that his Jade Bone Art might counter Xue’s fighting style.
• Xuan Ling explained that Crimson counted as power formed by Xue Jing’s own body and was allowed in the Palace.
• Xue Jing arrived at the packed arena, where Zhao Longtu identified his opponent as Ye Honghui, a practitioner of the Jade Bone Art.
• Xue Jing learned that Ye Honghui’s art descended from the wicked White Bone Nurturing Art, though the adapted version nourished rather than drained his flesh and blood.
• Ye Honghui praised Xue Jing’s martial arts, then released killing intent as the match countdown ended.
• Xue Jing and Ye Honghui clashed at close range, and Xue Jing’s punch struck Ye’s forehead while cracking the bone beneath Xue’s knuckles.

Xue Jing fought Ye Honghui, whose consciousness and vitality were anchored in nearly indestructible jade bones, and brought out Nightshine to challenge him. After using Return to Nothing to withstand Ye Honghui’s Withered Ember, Xue Jing sent the blade flying to attack Ye Honghui as the fight continued.

• Ye Honghui let Xue Jing strike his head and torso, revealing that his jade bones remained unharmed despite the destruction of his flesh.
• Xue Jing realized that he needed to destroy Ye Honghui’s bones and asked whether he could use a weapon; Ye Honghui agreed.
• Xue Jing drew Nightshine from the void and re-entered the Crimson state after devising a way to break Ye Honghui’s Jade Bones.
• Ye Honghui exposed his arm bones and attacked Xue Jing with Withered Ember, while Xue Jing used Return to Nothing to hold off the blow.
• The two fighters separated after a long clash, leaving Xue Jing’s palms bleeding and a shallow dent in Ye Honghui’s knuckles.
• Xue Jing sent Nightshine flying into Ye Honghui’s throat and then repeatedly slashed and stabbed at him, but Ye Honghui’s neck bones resisted the blade.

Xue Jing fought Ye Honghui, whose consciousness resided in nearly indestructible jade bones, and brought out Nightshine after realizing his ordinary attacks could not break them. The chapter ended with Ye Honghui dismissing Xue Jing’s apparently ineffective flying-blade attacks, unaware of his opponent’s purpose.

• Ye Honghui blocked Xue Jing’s punch with his skull and endured a forceful strike that stripped the flesh from his torso, revealing his jade bones.
• Xue Jing recognized that Ye Honghui’s bones were too hard for his unarmed attacks to damage and asked whether he could use a weapon.
• Xue Jing drew Nightshine from the void and entered his Crimson state as Ye Honghui exposed his arm bones and attacked with Withered Ember.
• Xue Jing used Return to Nothing to meet Ye Honghui’s punch, and the two exchanged force until they were driven apart, with Xue Jing retreating farther and bleeding from his palms.
• Nightshine flew at Ye Honghui on its own, striking and probing his neck and collarbone; Ye Honghui deflected it and assumed Xue Jing was testing for a weakness.

Ning Furen’s top-secret report examined the Ancient Days lineage and questioned whether the being whose death began the new era had truly been the Real World’s God. It left open the possibility that the God witnessed at the Death of God was an outsider, and ordered the report burned after reading.

• Ning Furen described research into Alien God lineages and ranked Great Mother and Crimson Mist as the Ancient Days’ highest entities.
• Ning Furen proposed that a forgotten third entity had once stood beside Great Mother and Crimson Mist.
• Ning Furen cited accounts linking Snake, the Lord of a Thousand Reds and Myriad Colors, and Great Mother, and noted that order could accommodate chaos.
• Ning Furen questioned whether the being who died in the Death of God was the Real World’s God or an outsider.
• Ning Furen’s report was classified top secret and ordered destroyed after reading.