Chapter Summaries

Qin Heng defeated Ji Lingyun and won the Grade A Tournament championship, though he admitted Ji Lingyun was still stronger. After learning the truth behind their grudge, Qin Heng vowed to kill Ji Lingyun someday and watched Ji Dingjiang take his son away.

• Ji Dingjiang suppressed the demonic power in Ji Lingyun, who regained control and acknowledged Qin Heng's victory.
• The Chief Judge announced Qin Heng as the Grade A Tournament champion, and the stadium erupted in cheers.
• Ji Lingyun asked whether Qin Heng wanted to kill him, and Qin Heng said he would seek revenge because Ji Lingyun was responsible for Fang Lingxue's loss.
• Ji Lingyun lamented that they could not be friends, and Ji Dingjiang dragged him away before the award ceremony.

After defeating Ji Lingyun, Qin Heng rested with his family, Fang Lingxue, and his senior apprentices as they celebrated his championship. He sensed his spiritual sense growing stronger and planned to investigate it after recovering, then agreed to treat everyone to a meal at Wind and Cloud Restaurant.

• Qin Heng's senior apprentices praised him for defeating Ji Lingyun, while Ning Fan judged that Ji Lingyun still had greater overall strength but acknowledged Qin Heng's remarkable explosive power.
• Fang Lingxue hugged Qin Heng in relief, and he promised to keep growing stronger and settle the matter involving her family completely.
• Qin Heng reassured his worried parents and reflected that the clear current that helped him use Surging Waves was likely his developing spiritual sense.
• Fang Lingxue worried that cameras had captured her embracing Qin Heng and that her school might punish her for dating, but Chen Yu reassured her.
• Qin Heng invited his family and senior apprentices to lunch and agreed to take them to the extravagant Wind and Cloud Restaurant.

Qin Heng received the Grade A championship medal and accepted the expectations of the older generation to protect their city. Wang Jianming reconciled with him over Wang Peng’s death, announced his retirement, and entrusted the future to the young heroes.

• Qin Heng walked onto the awards platform as the crowd cheered and silently vowed not to let the older generation down.
• Xu Rang presented Qin Heng with the championship medal and praised his talent, effort, and future prospects.
• An elite student from Dragon God Martial Hall accepted Ji Lingyun’s runner-up medal on his behalf from Wang Jianming.
• Wang Jianming told Qin Heng he no longer blamed him for Wang Peng’s death and said he planned to retire.
• Wang Jianming urged Qin Heng and Chen Yu to carry the burden of the future before departing.

After winning the Grade A championship, Qin Heng gave interviews, collected his rewards, and rode away with his companions in his new war chariot. He learned that Zhao Chong and Han Liang had reached their finals, leaving Heavenly Dao Martial Hall with a chance to win three championships.

• Qin Heng thanked Fang Lingxue in an interview and answered reporters' questions about his rapid rise, his advice to young martial warriors, and Wang Jianming's words.
• Qin Heng left the venue with his companions after declining further interviews, and they rode in the Grade C High-End War Chariot he had chosen as a championship reward.
• Qin Heng's companions admired the war chariot and his two Grade C Combat Suits as they discussed the value of his prizes.
• Ding Baishan said Fan Kun had defeated him in the Grade B quarterfinals, while Zhao Chong and Han Liang described their upcoming championship matches.
• Qin Heng and Han Liang praised Xiao Yang's talent, and the group considered Qin Heng an unprecedented genius.

At a celebration banquet, Qin Heng learned that Martial God Zhang’s highest-standard cultivation plan was delayed because Zhang would lead a lunar exploration mission. As compensation, Qin Heng was offered a future stay at the Martial Goddess Residence, and he planned to cultivate in seclusion before joining Xu Yichen’s group to search for medicinal herbs.

• Wang Yue welcomed Qin Heng and his friends to Wind and Cloud Restaurant, giving them a ninety percent discount and a Diamond VIP membership.
• Xin Yongquan told Qin Heng that Martial God Zhang had approved the highest-standard cultivation plan for him, but would be away for at least six months to lead the Lunar Exploration Program.
• Xin Yongquan offered Qin Heng the chance to stay at the Martial Goddess Residence and seek clues to the complete World Extinction Ninefold Calamity.
• Qin Heng agreed to cultivate in seclusion for ten days or half a month, then join Xu Yichen and the others to search for Extreme Yang Earth Vein medicinal herbs in West Shu.

After winning the Grade A Tournament, Qin Heng celebrated with his family and senior apprentices at Wind and Cloud Restaurant, where Grandmaster Lin Feng arrived to meet him. Lin Feng befriended Qin Heng and asked him for help, leaving the request unknown.

• Qin Heng told everyone that Martial God Zhang could not guide him for six months but had invited him to visit the Martial Goddess Residence.
• Qin Heng and his companions ordered an extravagant celebratory meal at Wind and Cloud Restaurant, and he flirted with Fang Lingxue.
• Lin Feng, one of the restaurant's Grandmaster owners, came to meet Qin Heng and toasted him.
• Lin Feng added Qin Heng as a friend and said he wanted Qin Heng's help with something.

Lin Feng asked Qin Heng to avenge his deceased eldest son by killing the Beast God of West Shu. Qin Heng accepted a five-year pact and received Lin Feng’s Supreme Card, leaving with a long-term mission and the promise of a vast reward.

• Lin Feng told Qin Heng that his eldest son, Lin Shaoxuan, had been killed by the Beast God of West Shu and asked Qin Heng to avenge him once he grew strong enough.
• Lin Feng offered Qin Heng thirty percent of his Wind and Cloud Restaurant shares if he killed the Beast God, then gave him a Supreme Card for unlimited spending with a five-year deadline to reach Grandmaster.
• Qin Heng’s senior brothers and sisters urged him to accept, pointing to his rapid progress and the card’s enormous value.
• Qin Heng agreed to the five-year pact and promised to do his utmost to behead the Beast God of West Shu.
• Lin Feng gave Qin Heng the card, drank with him, and departed with a desolate air.

After celebrating Heavenly Dao Martial Hall’s three championship titles, Qin Heng rested at Fang Lingxue’s urging instead of cultivating. While he slept, a change in his body drew in Cosmic Energy and restored much of his depleted cellular energy.

• Qin Heng paid for the family’s meal himself, and everyone went to watch Zhao Chong’s match.
• Zhao Chong and Han Liang won their divisions, giving Heavenly Dao Martial Hall three championships in total.
• Fang Lingxue persuaded Qin Heng to stop cultivating and rest for the night.
• While Qin Heng slept, a cool current connected his cells, strengthening their absorption of Cosmic Energy and restoring more than half his depleted energy.
• Chen Yu sensed the energy fluctuation and praised Qin Heng’s dedication.

After waking late, Qin Heng talked with his parents about celebrating his championship and helping struggling neighbors, then drove himself to the Heavenly Dao Martial Hall in his battle car. The intelligent driving system carried him smoothly toward the hall.

• Qin Heng woke after nine, exchanged teasing messages with Fang Lingxue, and told her he was returning to train.
• Qin Heng ate breakfast with his parents and agreed they should hold a banquet in their Old Home to celebrate his championship.
• Qin Heng transferred money to his parents and asked them to use some of it to help families in need in the Slum District.
• Qin Heng said goodbye to his parents, loaded the White Dragon Spear into his battle car, and activated its intelligent driving system.
• The battle car scanned the garage, planned a route, and drove Qin Heng toward the Heavenly Dao Martial Hall.

After winning the championship, Qin Heng found his classes canceled and went to meet the Council of Elders. They offered him exceptional resources and instruction in exchange for binding himself to Heavenly Dao Martial Hall, which he readily accepted.

• Qin Heng arrived late at the Beast Fighting Arena and learned from Qin Ziyang that there was no class because the arena had no Monsters left for him to train on.
• Qin Ziyang told Qin Heng that Han had taken the day off to spend time with Yu Weiwei and directed him to find the Vice Hall Master in the Emerald Bamboo Forest.
• Qin Heng found more than twenty elders gathered at the Council of Elders, where they discussed his championship victory and his talent for martial arts.
• Xin Yongquan offered Qin Heng unlimited Energy Points, access to the Hall of Collections' Top Secret Information Storage Room, and instruction from the elders.
• Zhang Zhenwei said Qin Heng had to bind himself to Heavenly Dao Martial Hall and avoid joining other organizations, and Qin Heng agreed.

Qin Heng received a combat-focused training schedule and showed Wang Daoyi the Goddess of War's three moves. While sparring, Qin Heng unexpectedly awakened a Battle Domain, leaving the elders eager to see what it could do.

• Qin Heng learned that more than thirty Martial Hall elders would spar with him throughout the week to improve his combat skills.
• Wang Daoyi asked Qin Heng to demonstrate the Goddess of War's three moves and used All Beings Equal to restore Qin Heng's battle qi.
• Qin Heng sensed a mysterious power while channeling battle qi, and Wang Daoyi withdrew his Battle Domain so Qin Heng could test it again.
• Qin Heng's power formed an invisible domain with a radius of fifteen meters, and Xu Yichen and Zhang Zhenwei recognized it as Qin Heng's own Battle Domain.
• Wang Daoyi asked Qin Heng to activate the domain's effect, but Qin Heng admitted he did not know how to use it.

Qin Heng awakened his Battle Domain and discovered it let him vanish into Other-Space and teleport within its range. Wang Daoyi encouraged him to develop the ability further and promised to have Yi Chen take him to the Hall of Collections for an SS-rank martial art.

• Wang Daoyi explained Battle Domains and instructed Qin Heng to use his divine sense and battle qi to awaken his domain’s power.
• Qin Heng entered the void and reappeared fifteen meters away, revealing that his Battle Domain let him disappear and teleport.
• Qin Heng tested the ability, learning that entering the void consumed mental energy and battle qi, while brief teleports cost less.
• Wang Daoyi questioned whether teleportation and concealment were the domain’s only effects, and Qin Heng suggested he might uncover more as he grew stronger.
• Qin Heng asked about the Goddess of War, and Wang Daoyi revealed that she had taught him to use a Battle Domain.
• Wang Daoyi praised Qin Heng and said Yi Chen would take him to the Hall of Collections to obtain an SS-rank martial art.

Qin Heng demonstrated his growing mastery of the Goddess of War’s spear techniques before the elders, earning Wang Daoyi’s praise for his power and comprehension. Afterward, Xu Yichen took him to the Hall of Collections and explained that the Goddess of War’s ultimate art surpassed ordinary 3S manuals, leaving Qin Heng wondering about her full strength.

• Wang Daoyi replenished Qin Heng’s Battle Qi with his Battle Domain, and Qin Heng used Blazing Fire to display a strike Wang said could reach eighty or ninety percent of the Goddess of War’s might at a higher realm.
• Qin Heng used Thunder to damage the Emerald Bamboo Forest, and Wang praised his grasp of the move’s essence.
• Qin Heng unleashed seven layers of spatial tides with raging waves, and Wang explained that the move could reach nine layers at its peak.
• Wang sent Xu Yichen to take Qin Heng to the Hall of Collections, then departed after the elders praised Qin Heng’s promise.
• Xu Yichen told Qin Heng that the final moves of World Extinction Ninefold Calamity could shatter plateaus and crack continents, prompting Qin Heng to wonder what the Goddess of War could do at full strength.

Qin Heng visited the top-secret martial arts collection with Xu Yichen and examined several powerful manuals, ultimately choosing the Burning Heart Art and Great Strength Divine Power. The chapter left him studying the Burning Heart Art’s spear-based finishing moves, including one that seemed stronger than Raging Waves.

• Xu Yichen took Qin Heng into the restricted collection and explained that its martial arts manuals were at least S-rank and dangerous to learn.
• Qin Heng examined Blood Hell Seven Absolutes and set it aside because its cultivation required prolonged immersion in slaughter.
• Qin Heng rejected the SSS-rank Heaven Burning Spear Technique because it required fire-element battle qi.
• Xu Yichen explained Zhang Tong’s talent and urged Qin Heng to study many martial arts before eventually creating his own.
• Xu Yichen gave Qin Heng the Burning Heart Art and its companion Great Strength Divine Power, which could unleash up to seven times his strength at a heavy battle-qi cost.
• Qin Heng read the Burning Heart Art and found that its final spear move, Heaven and Earth Coexistence, seemed more powerful than Raging Waves.

Qin Heng studied Zhang Tong’s manuals, then discovered that his divine sense let him absorb far more Cosmic Energy during cultivation. The next morning, Chen Yu announced she was leaving the Martial Hall to enter the wilderness, parting from Qin Heng with a promise to keep in touch.

• Qin Heng memorized the Burning Heart Art and Great Strength Divine Power manuals after studying them in the Hall of Collections with Xu Yichen.
• Qin Heng raised his cultivation room’s energy assistance and realized his divine sense helped him absorb dense Cosmic Energy and strengthen his Soul of Life.
• After a night of cultivation, Qin Heng returned to peak condition and felt much stronger than before the Martial Arts Tournament.
• Chen Yu told Qin Heng that she was leaving the Martial Hall that day to pack and say farewell to her master and teachers.
• Chen Yu left after Qin Heng urged her to stay safe and find companions, promising they would chat in the future.

After Chen Yu left Heavenly Dao Martial Hall, Qin Heng focused on cultivation, mastering new techniques and becoming a popular figure among the students. Xu Yichen then took him into the wilderness with a group to search for a divine medicine, leaving the expedition about to begin.

• Chen Yu departed Heavenly Dao Martial Hall, leaving Qin Heng as the only Elite Class student residing on the seventh floor.
• Qin Heng adjusted to Chen Yu's departure and trained intensively, learning First Level Divine Strength and mastering the Burning Heart Art.
• After half a month, students crowded around Qin Heng at the Beast Fighting Arena for autographs and photos before their class began.
• Xu Yichen arrived to take Qin Heng into the wilderness, and Qin Heng realized he had missed the group's notice about the trip.
• Xu Yichen told Qin Heng they would meet the others and depart an hour after Old Bai and the Divine Medicine Group, searching for a divine medicine.

Qin Heng joined Xu Yichen and the Martial Hall team for a weeklong search for medicine in the West Shu Hundred Thousand Mountains. After receiving a crate of Moon Gold Crystals and stocking his battle vehicle with supplies, he set off with the group toward the Border Wall.

• Xu Yichen explained why most of the students could not join the trip, leaving Qin Heng, Xue Qiang, and Wang Wenhao as the only students going.
• Xu Yichen gave Qin Heng a lead-sealed crate containing a little over ten thousand Energy Points' worth of Moon Gold Crystals for cultivation on the journey.
• Xue Qiang, Wang Wenhao, and Zhong Wanshan chose to ride with Qin Heng, while the group prepared a wartime channel between their vehicles.
• Qin Heng filled his battle vehicle with fuel, water, food, and wilderness supplies before the convoy headed toward the Border Wall.
• Xue Qiang noticed Qin Heng's Energy Storage Panel was off, and Qin Heng turned it back on as they discussed the cost of buying a battle vehicle.

Qin Heng and the Heavenly Dao Martial Hall team traveled toward the West Shu Hundred Thousand Mountains to get ahead of the Divine Medicine Group and search for a medicinal plant. Along the way, Qin Heng learned how far his fame could influence future Martial Warrior recruitment and resolved to keep improving and eventually help the Slum District.

• Xu Yichen shared Old Bai's coordinates with Qin Heng and explained that the team would circle ahead of the Divine Medicine Group to search for a second plant.
• Qin Heng asked Zhong Wanshan about his recent activities, and Zhong Wanshan said recruiting Qin Heng had earned him a large bonus and paid leave.
• Zhong Wanshan and Xue Qiang told Qin Heng that his fame was inspiring young people worldwide to train as Martial Warriors.
• Qin Heng realized poverty kept many Slum District children from training and vowed to change their circumstances if he gained the ability.
• Qin Heng began comprehending the Great Strength Divine Power, while Zhong Wanshan and Wang Wenhao discussed why humanity still needed to work hard against the Monsters.

Qin Heng, Xu Yichen, and the other teachers stopped in a Monster-dense forest and hunted wild game for a barbecue. After sharing the meal, Qin Heng learned that Chen Yu was over eight hundred kilometers away, and the group prepared to continue their journey.

• Xu Yichen stopped the war chariots in a forest south of Dating Lake and split the teachers into teams to explore nearby.
• Qin Heng used his divine sense to locate and kill an Advanced Monster Five-Colored Little Phoenix, then returned with Xu Yichen and Wang Wenhao.
• The teams gathered their catches and cooked a large wilderness barbecue around a bonfire.
• Xue Qiang posted a video of the group eating in the Elite Class chat, and Chen Yu shared her location after saying she envied their meal.
• Qin Heng discovered that Chen Yu was more than eight hundred kilometers away in a straight line.

Qin Heng’s group traveled west through the wilderness and stopped to admire Dating Lake, where Xu Yichen and Zhong Wanshan reflected on humanity’s place in nature. Xu Yichen pointed out that the region around Nansha lacked a nearby god-level lifeform, hinting that Qin Heng might one day fill that role.

• After cultivating with Moon Gold Crystals, Qin Heng joined Xu Yichen’s group as they continued toward the Ten Thousand Mountains.
• Xu Yichen led the group to a hollow overlooking Dating Lake and spoke about how nature had recovered as humans retreated into Base Cities.
• Zhong Wanshan discussed the conflict between evolutionary strength and humanity’s efforts to support ordinary people, prompting Qin Heng to reflect on their responsibilities.
• Xu Yichen explained that humans, beasts, and plants shared Earth’s energy resources and that god-level lifeforms were spread across most regions.
• Qin Heng realized no god-level lifeform was based near Nansha, and Xu Yichen hinted that the south needed a god as the group teased Qin Heng about becoming one.