Chapter Summaries

Luo Jun survived the Elemental Sphere and permanently transformed vital energy into a stronger body, then faced the weakened deity-level BOSS in a desperate fight. He dodged and fled underground with the Dice of Heavenly Secrets, but a Great Failure left his right forearm fractured as the BOSS kept pursuing him.

• Luo Jun used the Elemental Sphere’s pressure and dice-assisted nourishment to convert vital energy into physical matter, greatly increasing his attributes before the sphere exploded.
• Luo Jun discovered that his Strength had reached 999 and realized his body had undergone a permanent transformation distinct from Armament Transformation.
• The deity-level BOSS emerged from the lava and attacked Luo Jun, who dodged several strikes and used Moonlit Step to flee underground.
• Luo Jun repeatedly escaped the BOSS beneath the earth with successful dice rolls, but eventually received a Great Failure and used the Path to Success Bracelet to block its effect.
• The BOSS struck Luo Jun, fracturing his right forearm as the fight continued.

Luo Jun stalled the BOSS through repeated injuries, death, and revival, then used the Creation Chessboard and Dice of Heavenly Secrets to trap it in a Cave Heaven. He successfully suppressed the BOSS and began a desperate attack.

• Luo Jun suffered broken limbs and was killed by the BOSS, but [Immortality] revived him and reset his abilities’ cooldowns.
• Luo Jun teleported across Earth and tried to outrun the BOSS, which pursued him by tunneling through the planet’s mantle.
• Luo Jun used the Creation Chessboard’s defensive spells and abnormal statuses to stop the BOSS from using the Emergency Medicine Chest.
• Luo Jun knocked the medicine chest and Treatment Needle from the BOSS’s hands, then trapped them both inside a Cave Heaven.
• Luo Jun used Refresh and Regret to reroll his suppression attempt, succeeded with Black and White Reversal, and attacked the BOSS.

Luo Jun defeated the Deified BOSS, completed the Tier S mission, and gained three levels before returning to the academy. He left to inspect his rewards, while reports on Heavenly Origin Island revealed that Kraken and Atlas had disappeared after a powerful being killed them.

• Luo Jun trapped the dying BOSS behind repeated barriers until its aura vanished, then returned to the settlement room and received an Excellent evaluation with four mission rewards.
• Luo Jun gained three levels and used Merge Similar Events to draw four sets of ten Attribute Points, bringing his Strength to the 999-point limit.
• Luo Jun left the mission and returned to the academy, where Song Yi told him that Lei Huoshan and Chen Chi Xiong had asked about his safety; Luo Jun then headed to his villa.
• Gold Emperor learned that Kraken and Atlas had appeared near Elias Port and that both monsters' life signals had gone silent after a possible Ascension-level or stronger being attacked them.

Luo Jun inspected the Legendary Treasure Tools he had gained, including the Reaper and the unfinished Free Mech, and discovered that the mech could use other items as modules. After identifying several possible modules among his stored Treasure Tools, he realized the Universal Repairman could fix damaged items and prepared to use it.

• Luo Jun returned to his villa and went to the basement to examine his mission rewards.
• Luo Jun identified the Reaper as a growing Legendary scythe that harvested souls, though it carried an unknown misfortune effect.
• Luo Jun examined the Lethal Antidote and learned that it had equal chances to heal, poison, or do both.
• Luo Jun discovered that the Free Mech required seven different modules and used its Hibernation Coffin to find suitable Treasure Tools in his Hundred Treasure Box.
• Luo Jun found that several damaged items, including pieces of the Cold-Blooded Butcher Set, could serve as modules, but their damage might weaken their functions.
• Luo Jun took out the Universal Repairman, a Legendary toolbox capable of repairing and temporarily enhancing Treasure Tools.

Luo Jun enhanced the Free Mech by repairing and installing several Treasure Tools, then tested its improved abilities. After its weak energy module ran dry, he replaced it with the Demon King Core, which activated the mech with a far more powerful aura.

• Luo Jun used Excessive Repair on the Hanging Hook and discovered its enhanced effects became permanent when he installed it as the Free Mech's left-arm module.
• Luo Jun powered the mech with a Qi Storage Spirit Stone and tested its enemy-seeking hook, confirming it had no cooldown and could restrain targets until they broke free or it was retracted.
• Luo Jun used Excessive Repair on the Kai Ren Qi, People-Trampling Boots, and Horrifying Hide, then installed them as modules that gave the mech stronger attacks, defenses, and skills.
• Luo Jun ordered the Free Mech to activate Butcher's Arrival, but it shut down after exhausting the Qi Storage Spirit Stone's limited energy.
• Luo Jun replaced the spirit stone with the Demon King Core, which activated the Free Mech with surging Gang Qi and a fierce, domineering aura.

Luo Jun inventoried his mission rewards, including a single-use chess piece that could summon a Deity-level Forbidden Life, and discovered his Free Mech had reached Ascension-level status. He spent the day strolling through Ningdong and watching Wild Hunt 2, where his Cultivator’s perspective made the opening action seem comical.

• Luo Jun found a new Creation Chessboard piece containing the Deified BOSS from the final round, which could summon a Forbidden Life for thirteen seconds at a cost of 100 million Breath Vitality.
• Luo Jun learned that the awakened Free Mech’s aura had alarmed Gabriel and Sima Xin, and he told them it was their new colleague.
• Luo Jun decided to explore Ningdong on foot while waiting for his Teleportation Staff to recharge and preparing to help with the freshman entrance exam.
• Luo Jun visited Qianyue Mall and reflected on how his life as a Cultivator had begun there a year earlier.
• Luo Jun bought a ticket to Wild Hunt 2 and laughed at a monster fight that looked awkward to him, prompting two girls to glare at him.

Luo Jun watched a film about Ling Yao and recognized the Demon-Breaking Golden Edge, then discovered that two fans had followed him because his knowledge and reactions seemed to reveal insider information. Zheng Xiaoou admitted she could sense his emotions, leading Luo Jun to suspect that his former classmate was a Cultivator.

• Luo Jun watched Ling Yao fight monsters and recognized the Demon-Breaking Golden Edge when the hero awakened his power.
• Luo Jun judged that the film's final monster had been a relatively gentle creature and pitied it after its staged death.
• Zheng Xiaoou and a twin-tailed girl followed Luo Jun into a stairwell and questioned him about his knowledge of Ling Jun and the Demon-Breaking Golden Edge.
• Zheng Xiaoou explained that she belonged to Ling Jun's fan club and could sense that Luo Jun's emotions during the movie differed from the audience's.
• Luo Jun asked how Zheng Xiaoou could sense emotions and concluded that she was probably a Cultivator.

Luo Jun learned how Zheng Xiaoou and Zheng Xiaodi gained their unusual senses, then returned to the academy and discovered he had been assigned to lead the rescue team for the entrance examination. Tie Jingang revealed that the exam would include powerful prisoners, including six-star prisoners whom Luo Jun was expected to guard.

• Luo Jun used his ability to learn that Zheng Xiaoou and Zheng Xiaodi had gained their cultivation method and special senses from Sister Sha Sha after an earthquake and landslide near Puhua.
• Luo Jun told the twins that Ling Jun and Ling Xin were cousins, and Zheng Xiaoou added him on WeChat before leaving to meet Sister Sha Sha for new information.
• Luo Jun checked the forums and found no reports about the Tier S mission or Miyamoto Haru's fate, though he concluded she had returned safely to the Main World.
• Luo Jun returned to the academy and met Tie Jingang, who explained that he needed a rescue team leader for the entrance examination's third subject.
• Tie Jingang described an exam involving prisoners and a challenge area with six-star prisoners, then revealed that Luo Jun was expected to guard them.

Luo Jun helped Zheng Xiaoou and Zheng Xiaodi find the exam venue, where they met their idol Ling Jun and watched examinees mock him for being an actor with little cultivation talent. When Luo Jun intervened, the crowd recognized him as a celebrated champion and rushed to get his autograph, leaving the two girls stunned.

• Luo Jun met Zheng Xiaoou and Zheng Xiaodi at the Trial Stone Steps, where they explained that they had come to see Ling Jun after Sha Sha told them he was taking the exam.
• Luo Jun led the girls to the exam grounds, and they found Ling Jun, got his autograph, and took photos with him.
• A bald examinee and a female student mocked Ling Jun and his fans, and the female student demonstrated her Gang Qi by cutting through a tree.
• Luo Jun stepped in to calm the crowd and escort the girls away, but the examinees recognized him as the Heavenly Origin Tournament champion and Endless Maze record-setter.
• The examinees surged toward Luo Jun for autographs and luck, stunning Zheng Xiaoou and Zheng Xiaodi after they had just heard them dismiss celebrity fans.

Luo Jun welcomed the entrance-exam candidates and watched them tackle the Trial Stone Steps, where few could match his effortless climb. After sending Ling Jian to the next test and Sophia to her exam, he realized Sophia was a top-tier Assassin hiding her aura.

• Luo Jun was mobbed by fans and reunited with Ling Jian, Ling Jun, the Zheng sisters, and Sha Sha before the examination began.
• Sha Sha told Luo Jun she had failed last year’s final assessment because Divine Eye Song Yi sensed her fear, and she hoped to pass this time.
• Luo Jun climbed to the summit to record results, while the candidates struggled on the Trial Stone Steps; he remarked that this year’s examinees were mediocre.
• Ling Jian reached the summit and asked Luo Jun to send him to Subject Two after A-Jun passed the Green Wristband finish line.
• Sophia, a candidate from the Federation, reached the summit with ease and said she wanted to study Zhendan culture; Luo Jun sent her onward and recognized her as a top-tier Assassin.

Tie Jingang and Shi Li received seven Six-star Prisoners from Northern Prison for the exam, including the notorious cannibal Zheng Bailu and charm illusionist Gong Shiyue. After the prisoners’ restraints unlocked inside the examination zone, several began recovering their Vital Energy, and a woman approached Hu Pingwei to recruit him, hinting that another prisoner had been sealed for decades.

• Tie Jingang and Xiao Li discussed the dangers of Northern Prison’s prisoners as Shi Li delivered them to Bewildering Peak.
• You Hao recognized Tie Jingang, and the guards escorted the Six-star Prisoners into the Subject Three challenge zone.
• The guards brought out Zheng Bailu, whose ability let him grow stronger by eating cultivators, and Shi Li explained that the Yuan Cultivation Society had studied him.
• Gong Shiyue joined the prisoners, and Shi Li warned Tie Jingang to ensure the academy took precautions against another exam accident.
• The examination zone unlocked the prisoners’ shackles, and Hu Pingwei and three others regained their Vital Energy.
• A woman told Hu Pingwei she wanted to recruit him and noted that another prisoner had been sealed for decades.

Huang Yue recruited Hu Pingwei and two other prisoners to kill Zheng Bailu, but their ambush revived the Cannibal Butcher, who began fighting Hu Pingwei. Meanwhile, Gong Shiyue hid nearby and You Hao tried to escape the grounds before someone confronted him.

• Huang Yue offered Hu Pingwei an Elder Token holder’s promise of reduced sentences in exchange for helping kill Zheng Bailu, and Hu Pingwei agreed.
• Gong Shiyue entered the forest, found Zheng Bailu wrapped in restraint clothes, and hid when Huang Yue arrived with Hu Pingwei and two other prisoners.
• Huang Yue ordered the two prisoners to attack Zheng Bailu, but he burst free, drained their life force, and restored his body.
• Hu Pingwei charged Zheng Bailu, and their fight shook the forest while Gong Shiyue remained concealed.
• You Hao refused to join Huang Yue’s plan and headed for the edge of the grounds to seek an escape, but a voice told him not to leave his designated work area.

Luo Jun stopped You Hao and Gong Shiyue from escaping the testing field while a prisoner named Zheng Bailu broke through to the Peak. Zheng Bailu appeared carrying Gang Kai Hu Pingwei's severed head, and Luo Jun confronted him at the field's edge.

• Luo Jun warned You Hao to stay away from the electrified fence, then knocked him unconscious and left him hanging from a tree.
• You Hao found Luo Jun's warning near the fence and sensed a powerful aura as someone in the field broke through to the Peak.
• Gong Shiyue fled toward the fence in terror, but Luo Jun stopped her and dragged her back with an iron hook.
• The aura subsided, and Zheng Bailu appeared carrying Gang Kai Hu Pingwei's severed head as Gong Shiyue identified him as a newly ascended Peak expert.
• Luo Jun warned Zheng Bailu not to approach the edge of the field.

Luo Jun confronted Zheng Bailu, a cannibal prisoner who had broken through to Peak, and summoned the Bloody Butcher to fight him during the exam. Zheng Bailu survived his collar’s explosion and continued battling, while Luo Jun noticed an unusual fluctuation from the fight.

• Zheng Bailu attacked Luo Jun with blood arrows, but Luo Jun dispersed them with a breath and earwax before summoning the Bloody Butcher from the forest.
• The Bloody Butcher restrained Zheng Bailu with tracking hooks, paralysis, and vengeful ghosts, then struck him with a deadly blade light.
• Zheng Bailu detonated his collar to blunt the blade attack, survived the explosion, and swallowed Hu Pingwei’s head to heal his burns.
• Gong Shiyue clung to Luo Jun for protection as Zheng Bailu’s whip targeted her, and Luo Jun knocked the whip aside.
• The Bloody Butcher renewed its assault, forcing Zheng Bailu back into the grounds, and Luo Jun sensed an unusual fluctuation from their fight.

Luo Jun discovered that Zheng Bailu could devour killing intent and convert flesh into power, then tested the limits of that ability by force-feeding him his own blood until Zheng Bailu’s body collapsed. After studying the process through the night, Luo Jun joined the candidates at the Subject Three briefing, where a hand rose to challenge one of the dangerous Six-star Prisoners.

• Luo Jun arrived as Zheng Bailu devoured the Bloody Butcher’s manifested flesh and grew stronger, then pinned Zheng Bailu down and fed him a drop of his blood.
• Luo Jun bit flesh from his own forearm and forced it into Zheng Bailu’s mouth, discovering that Zheng Bailu could digest the blood but not easily damage his Saint’s Body.
• Luo Jun poured blood into Zheng Bailu until the resulting power overwhelmed him, grotesquely mutating his body and causing it to collapse completely.
• Luo Jun stood over Zheng Bailu’s remains through the night and morning, repeatedly reviewing the changes he had observed.
• Tie Jingang introduced Bewildering Peak as the Subject Three testing ground and offered candidates a chance to earn an immediate pass by bringing back a Six-star Token from the challenge zone.
• After candidates examined the list of seven Six-star Prisoners, someone applied to enter the challenge zone.

Sophia entered Ningdong Academy’s challenge zone, revealed herself as Wu Run, and found Gong Shiyue terrified and Luo Jun staring blankly in a bloodstained pit. After Luo Jun effortlessly dodged Wu Run’s attacks and subdued her, he pointed her toward You Hao and hinted that he recognized her real face.

• Sophia signed the waiver and entered the challenge zone while the other candidates went to the regular zone.
• Sophia removed her disguise, revealing herself as Wu Run, and found Gong Shiyue in a frightened, dazed state.
• Wu Run packed Gong Shiyue into her Hundred Treasure Box, then found Luo Jun standing motionless in a bloodstained pit.
• Wu Run attacked Luo Jun, but he dodged every strike and then put her in a chokehold when she threatened him with a forceful blow.
• Luo Jun said he had been sleepwalking, directed Wu Run toward You Hao, and told her that her real face was pretty.

Luo Jun tracked Wu Run after she withdrew from the examination, recalling that he had been tasked with using Gong Shiyue to lure out the people behind her. He followed Wu Run back toward the [Martial World] Gate, where she attacked Senior Sister Deng Qian.

• Sophia withdrew from the challenge examination, while Tie Jingang learned from Luo Jun that Gong Shiyue had left behind a decoy and You Hao was hiding in the grass.
• Luo Jun followed Wu Run using a concealed tracking Treasure Tool and remembered how Su Manchen had recruited him to locate the people behind Gong Shiyue.
• Su Manchen had explained that Gong Shiyue's memories were hidden behind Double Forgetfulness and that the Yuan Cultivation Society and academy were using the examination to lure out her associates.
• Luo Jun discovered that Wu Run had turned back toward the academy and followed her while she used a powerful Invisibility Technique.
• Wu Run returned to the Back Mountain and approached the [Martial World] Gate, where she revealed herself and transformed into a Water Person that attacked Senior Sister Deng Qian.

Wu Run took control of Deng Qian’s body and fled into the [Martial World], but Luo Jun tracked her across the region and confronted her in a cave. He deduced that Wu Run was connected to Wu Kong and Wu Feng, and realized that the group had been targeting him rather than Gong Shiyue.

• Wu Run entered Deng Qian’s body, used her identity to pass through the [Martial World] gate, then separated from her in the mountains and left her unconscious.
• Luo Jun followed Wu Run into the [Martial World], watched Deng Qian recover, and used a hidden stash of banknotes to buy a detailed map.
• Luo Jun repeatedly used the Dice of Heavenly Secrets to track Wu Run’s movements, then teleported to a mountain valley where her signal had stopped.
• Luo Jun summoned Ailongtan and Gabriel to guard the cave entrance and confronted Wu Run inside.
• Luo Jun linked Wu Run to Wu Kong and Wu Feng through their shared surname, goals, and similar abilities, then concluded that they had used Gong Shiyue to lure him out.

Luo Jun fought the Wu siblings after discovering they had lured him into a trap, but he overwhelmed their attacks and tracked them underground. When the four Wu siblings joined hands, they began merging into a powerful elemental form.

• Luo Jun deduced that Wu Run had controlled Deng Qian and manipulated Su Manchen into luring him to the cave, then confronted Wu Yan and Wu Feng.
• Wu Feng, Wu Run, and Wu Yan raised a Stone Giant to attack Luo Jun while Ailongtan and Gabriel fought it outside the cave.
• Wu Kun escaped Luo Jun’s underground prison by self-destructing and joined the others as they fled through the earth, but Luo Jun found them and destroyed his stone substitute.
• Wu Kun admitted that the siblings had sought the Eternal Star and revealed that Wu Kong was absent; Luo Jun noticed their strong reaction when he asked about Wu Yingjie.
• The four Wu siblings joined hands and began merging into four interwoven elements, while Luo Jun’s punch dispersed their bodies into elemental forms.

Luo Jun defeated the fused Gang Qi humanoid repeatedly, discovering that Black Fire could not affect it and that it weakened through physical attacks. Dragon Mother Ao Zhen, the Nine Provinces Divine Beggar, Blade Saint Guan Tianfeng, and Sword Saint Zuo Taixuan arrived, but the humanoid resisted their combined assault and kept charging at Luo Jun.

• Wu Kun, Wu Feng, Wu Yan, and Wu Run fused into a translucent Gang Qi humanoid with Ascension-level power.
• Luo Jun fought the humanoid, found Black Fire ineffective, and wore down its energy with repeated physical attacks until it vanished.
• Dragon Mother Ao Zhen, the Nine Provinces Divine Beggar, Blade Saint Guan Tianfeng, and Sword Saint Zuo Taixuan arrived after sensing the Ascension-level aura.
• Luo Jun explained that the Ascended Expert was still among them, and the scattered Gang Qi gathered back into the humanoid.
• The four Ascended Experts attacked the humanoid together, but it repelled them and continued charging at Luo Jun.