Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue killed Zhang Xiaolin despite his attempt to buy his life, demonstrating that the beginner space’s restrictions could not stop him. As the others recovered from the terrifying display, Xu Yue turned to Madam Wang to discuss what came next.

• Zhang Xiaolin offered Xu Yue a generous reward and an agreement in exchange for his life.
• Xu Yue explained that his limits came from the Reincarnation Space rather than the beginner space’s World Will.
• Xu Yue struck Zhang Xiaolin with lightning, causing his soul to collapse and his body to vanish.
• Xu Yue repaired the damaged world, and the others reacted with awe and confusion.
• Xu Yue turned to Madam Wang and said they should discuss what came next.

Xu Yue left Mantuo Villa after strengthening Li Qingluo, Wang Yuyan, and Mu Wanqing, then traveled toward the Xingzi Forest incident. In Suzhou, he encountered Qiao Feng at Songhe Tower.

• Xu Yue studied martial arts at Mantuo Villa and used them as reference for developing a cultivation method suited to himself.
• Xu Yue improved Li Qingluo and Wang Yuyan, while Mu Wanqing also gained strength after seeking Wang Yuyan's guidance.
• Xu Yue arranged for Dragon Guard Manor to integrate Mantuo Villa as its Anbu and prepared to head to the Xingzi Forest incident.
• Xu Yue's group arrived in Suzhou, where Mu Wanqing asked Wang Yuyan about a pose, and Duan Yu continued trying to win Wang Yuyan's favor.
• At Songhe Tower, Qiao Feng recognized Xu Yue and approached him.

Xu Yue’s party met Qiao Feng and celebrated as he became sworn brothers with Jiumozhi and Duan Yu, but Qiao Feng soon left after receiving urgent news from the Beggar’s Clan. As rebellion erupted in Xingzi Forest, Far East Governor’s Mansion operatives planned to seize the clan while warning that Xu Yue might be a Reincarnator.

• Qiao Feng thanked Xu Yue for exposing the Reincarnators who had tried to exploit him, and Xu Yue invited him to seek help if he ran into trouble in the Beggar’s Clan.
• Qiao Feng, Jiumozhi, and Duan Yu drank together and became sworn brothers, with Jiumozhi accepting the eldest-brother role.
• A Beggar’s Clan disciple delivered an urgent report, and Qiao Feng rode away to deal with trouble in the clan; Xu Yue said his group would attend the clan assembly.
• Quan Guanqing incited the Beggar’s Clan’s four elders into rebellion, while operatives used small animals to relay news from Xingzi Forest.
• Far East Governor’s Mansion operatives planned to force Qiao Feng out and take control of the Beggar’s Clan, but their hunched leader warned that other legions—and possibly Xu Yue—could interfere.

At Xingzi Forest, Qiao Feng’s defense of Murong Fu was challenged by Quan Guanqing as new martial artists intervened and Madam Ma arrived. Meanwhile, rival Reincarnators and Western Xia forces prepared to exploit the Beggar’s Clan assembly, leaving the confrontation on the verge of widening into an attack.

• Qiao Feng suppressed the Beggar’s Clan rebellion, rescued the two elders, and accepted punishment on behalf of the four rebel elders, while Quan Guanqing accused him of conspiring with Murong Fu to kill Ma Dayuan.
• Three formidable martial artists and Murong Fu, Bao Butong, and Feng Bo'e emerged from Xingzi Forest and defended Murong Fu, with one of the three demonstrating a powerful claw technique.
• Murong Fu said he had been in Western Xia when Ma Dayuan died, but Quan Guanqing rejected his account and demanded proof.
• A Beggar’s Clan disciple announced Madam Ma’s arrival, and Quan Guanqing reacted with satisfaction as he looked toward Qiao Feng.
• Reincarnators from the Far East Governor’s Mansion decided to wait for more opponents to gather before targeting the Beggar’s Clan and the other Reincarnators.
• Western Xia First Rank Hall forces advanced toward Xingzi Forest with newly recruited experts, intending to destroy the Beggar’s Clan.

After the accusations confirmed Qiao Feng’s Khitan identity, he fought off Murong Fu and the others and prepared to leave the Beggar’s Clan gathering. The Western Xia First Rank Hall then arrived, and the Reincarnators recognized its powerful leader as a terrifying threat.

• Qiao Feng accepted that he might be Khitan, denied killing Ma Dayuan, and drove the Dog Beating Staff into the ground as he relinquished his position as Clan Leader.
• Murong Fu and Quan Guanqing joined forces against Qiao Feng, while Murong Fu secretly considered gaining control of the Beggar’s Clan’s intelligence network.
• Qiao Feng overwhelmed Murong Fu, Quan Guanqing, and their allies, then warned the gathering not to pursue him.
• Reincarnators hidden among the Beggar’s Clan discussed their plan to use Qiao Feng as bait, expecting him to leave after his identity was exposed.
• The Western Xia First Rank Hall emerged from Xingzi Forest after the Beggar’s Clan intercepted a warning about its arrival.
• Qiao Feng cautiously faced the Hall’s powerful leader, while the Reincarnators recognized the man’s rumored mastery of Heavenly Demon Dissolution and grew terrified.

Roasted Kidney and the Western Xia First Rank Hall attacked Qiao Feng and the Beggar's Clan, but Roasted Kidney found Qiao Feng far stronger than expected. William Robinson arrived with reinforcements to confront the legions, and a Beiyang Intruder revealed himself at the end.

• Roasted Kidney and the Western Xia general attacked the Beggar's Clan with poison, leaving many disciples and elders incapacitated despite warnings from the Reincarnators.
• Qiao Feng demanded the antidote and fought Roasted Kidney, while Beiyang Reincarnators blocked Roasted Kidney's subordinates and refused to withdraw.
• Roasted Kidney struggled against Qiao Feng and realized he could not defeat him without risking his own life.
• William Robinson arrived with more than ten people, causing Roasted Kidney to break off the fight and retreat beside the Western Xia general.
• William Robinson said he had come to eliminate hostile legions, and an unseen Beiyang Intruder announced that he was there.

Xu Yue and his allies arrived at Xingzi Forest and faced William Robinson, whose overwhelming power repelled Qiao Feng and Jiumozhi. As the fight turned desperate, Murong Fu decided to stay and choose a side rather than flee.

• Xu Yue’s group arrived, and the three Beiyang Elites warned him that William Robinson was a dangerous enemy who might require all their allies to confront.
• William Robinson revealed a deathly aura that withered the surrounding leaves and trees, then taunted Xu Yue and his allies.
• Qiao Feng attacked William Robinson to protect Xu Yue, but William stopped the blow with telekinesis and sent Qiao Feng flying.
• Jiumozhi rushed in to help Qiao Feng, but William casually neutralized his attacks as well.
• Murong Fu rejected Bao Butong’s suggestion that they retreat and resolved to remain, choose a side, and pursue fame and support for Great Yan.

Murong Fu and William Robinson negotiated over William's plan to divide and exploit the Central Plains, while the factions around them split apart. As the Beiyang Reincarnators saw their chances collapse, Xu Yue urged Duan Yu to step forward.

• Murong Fu stepped forward, and William Robinson offered to help him restore Great Yan.
• William Robinson revealed his foreign identity and declared that he could support several rival peoples in dividing the Central Plains.
• William Robinson's offer tempted Murong Fu and the Western Xia general, while Jiumozhi rejected the plan and Roasted Kidney sought to withdraw.
• William Robinson demanded payment from the Beiyang Reincarnators in exchange for letting them go, leaving them pale and isolated.
• Xu Yue patted Duan Yu on the shoulder and told him to step forward like his eldest and second brothers.

William Robinson killed Duan Yu to intimidate the gathered factions, prompting Murong Fu, the Western Xia First Rank Hall, and Quan Guanqing to submit while Qiao Feng and Jiumozhi prepared to fight. Xu Yue revealed himself as the world’s backlash against William Robinson and declared that China would reign supreme again.

• Duan Yu attacked William Robinson with Lingbo Weibu and the Six Meridian Divine Sword, but William Robinson’s invisible barrier stopped the blows before air blades tore Duan Yu apart.
• Murong Fu, the Western Xia First Rank Hall, and Quan Guanqing submitted to William Robinson, while Quan Guanqing claimed the Beggar's Clan leadership.
• Qiao Feng and Jiumozhi gathered Duan Yu’s remains and refused to submit, and Chen Youdao joined them in defying William Robinson.
• Xu Yue told Qiao Feng and Jiumozhi that their show of defiance would not save Duan Yu, then confronted William Robinson as the sky darkened and thunder rolled.
• Xu Yue declared himself the backlash against William Robinson, and the world’s overwhelming pressure made William Robinson turn toward him in alarm.

William Robinson was erased from existence by the World Will’s descent, leaving everyone unaware of his fate. Xu Yue defeated Roasted Kidney with a sword formation, while Murong Fu was left facing the ruin of his reputation after siding with the Western Xia First Rank Hall.

• William Robinson recognized Xu Yue’s power as a force surpassing the World Will and was erased, along with every trace of his existence.
• Murong Fu, Quan Guanqing, and Duan Yu questioned their recent actions after their memories of the erased events shifted.
• Roasted Kidney challenged Xu Yue, who used projected weapons merged with physical swords to trap and wound him.
• Roasted Kidney conceded and left Xingzi Forest with the Turkish Kebab Shop elites.
• Wang Yuyan, A Zhu, and A Bi urged Murong Fu to give up, while he lamented his ruined reputation.

Wanyan Aguda sensed an unexpected change in the world and agreed to meet the people seeking him. After the Beggar's Clan assembly collapsed, Qiao Feng joined Dragon Guard Manor and left to investigate the conspiracy surrounding his origins.

• Wanyan Aguda sensed an unfamiliar presence and agreed to meet the people who had come to see him.
• The Western Xia First Rank Hall fled after its defeat, Quan Guanqing was imprisoned, and Murong Fu left after Xu Yue forgave him.
• Qiao Feng was comforted by Duan Yu and Jiumozhi, then asked Xu Yue whether he knew anything about Qiao Feng's origins.
• Xu Yue told Qiao Feng that Murong Bo had orchestrated the Yanmen Pass incident and might have faked his death.
• Qiao Feng agreed to join Dragon Guard Manor, received a token to use its agents and intelligence, and left to question his adoptive parents.

Xu Yue returned to Bianliang and prepared to enter the palace as the Grand Empress Dowager Gao’s illness threatened to reshape the court. At the palace entrance, Zhao Ji challenged him over arriving without a gift, and Xu Yue instead announced that he would ask The Emperor to establish a crown prince.

• Qiao Feng departed, A Zhu and A Bi went to find their young master, and Xu Yue returned to Bianliang with the others.
• Xu Yue told the three Elite Reincarnators from Beiyang that the Shogunate and Wings of Freedom leaders were dead, assigned them to gather allies, and promised them positions in Dragon Guard Manor.
• Duan Yu, Jiumozhi, and Chen Youdao left Xu Yue’s company, leaving Wang Yuyan and Mu Wanqing with him.
• Little Dezzi reported that the Grand Empress Dowager Gao had fallen ill, and Xu Yue ordered him to prepare to enter the palace.
• Zhao Ji approached Xu Yue at the palace entrance with a ginseng gift and mocked him for coming empty-handed.
• Xu Yue said he had not brought a gift because the Grand Empress Dowager was beyond medicine, then announced that he would ask The Emperor to establish a crown prince.

Xu Yue seized control of the court and was appointed heir to the Great Song Dynasty, while Emperor Zhezong Zhao Xu remained on the throne and began ruling with less resistance. The Garrison Mission opened as soon as Xu Yue became heir.

• Prince Duan presented a thousand-year ginseng to the critically ill Gao Shi, then prompted Xu Yue to report his business to Emperor Zhezong Zhao Xu.
• Xu Yue declared that Zhao Xu had no son and asked to be appointed heir, then explained that Zhao Xu was destined to have no descendants.
• Xu Yue threatened to control the court officials, and Ancestor Sunflower chose not to stop him.
• Gao Shi died, Zhao Xu began ruling personally, and he appointed the Imperial Prince Zhao Yue as heir while court officials were replaced or removed.
• Dragon Guard Manor's experts helped Zhao Xu implement the New Policies with little opposition, while Xu Yue left him on the throne and returned to an idle life.
• The Garrison Mission opened as soon as Xu Yue was appointed heir.

Xu Yue stopped Qiao Feng from killing A Zhu disguised as Duan Zhengchun, exposed Kang Min’s deception, and redirected Qiao Feng toward the real killer. With court affairs settled and Wanyan Aguda uniting the Jurchen tribes, Xu Yue set out to consolidate the martial world’s forces.

• Xu Yue arrived at Little Mirror Lake as Qiao Feng prepared to strike the man he believed had led the attack on his family.
• Xu Yue warned Qiao Feng that Duan Zhengchun could not have been the former Leader and revealed that the disguised figure was A Zhu.
• A Zhu explained that she had posed as her father to settle Qiao Feng’s hatred, and Qiao Feng realized he had nearly killed her.
• Xu Yue told Qiao Feng that Kang Min had a motive to mislead him and that the person killing witnesses was not the former Leader.
• Qiao Feng suspected Murong Bo was the powerful killer, then agreed to accompany Xu Yue.
• Xu Yue learned that Wanyan Aguda had united the Raw Jurchen tribes and planned to gather the martial world’s forces, beginning with Deaf-Mute Valley and Spirit Vulture Palace.

Su Xinghe considered the search for an heir to Wu Yazi as Qiao Feng and his companions traveled with A Zhu. They encountered Ding Chunqiu, and Xu Zhu’s attempt to mediate the confrontation drew Xu Yue’s attention to him and to Reincarnators secretly following the monk.

• Su Xinghe reluctantly considered finding an heir for Wu Yazi as his master’s condition worsened.
• Qiao Feng, A Zhu, Wang Yuyan, Xu Yue, and Little Dezzi traveled together, with Qiao Feng promising to cherish A Zhu.
• The group met Ding Chunqiu and his followers at a crowded crossroads, and Qiao Feng challenged the Star Constellation Old Monster.
• Xu Zhu rushed in to urge both sides to value harmony, while Xu Yue recognized him as a promising target and sensed Reincarnators watching him.
• Little Dezzi hinted that Ding Chunqiu might hesitate to harm a Shaolin eminent monk, prompting a sharp gleam in Ding Chunqiu’s eyes.

Ding Chunqiu poisoned and nearly killed Xu Zhu, but Xu Yue repeatedly cured him with pills, frustrating Ding Chunqiu and drawing the attention of nearby Reincarnators. The mission changed to require saving Xu Zhu and driving Ding Chunqiu away, and Xu Yue put his pills away.

• Ding Chunqiu attacked Xu Zhu, struck him in the chest, and poisoned him while Qiao Feng inexplicably hesitated to intervene.
• Nearby Reincarnators recognized Xu Yue as a powerful figure and received a mission to save Xu Zhu, but decided to keep their distance and follow the group.
• Xu Yue gave Xu Zhu a pill that cured his poison and restored his breathing, prompting Ding Chunqiu to attack him with more poisons.
• Xu Yue cured each new poison with another pill until the mission changed to require saving Xu Zhu and driving Ding Chunqiu away.
• Xu Yue put away his bottle, while the observing Reincarnators watched in disbelief.

Ding Chunqiu fled after his poisons were neutralized, and Xu Zhu joined Xu Yue’s group on the way to Deaf-Mute Valley. There, Novsky focused on the Zhenlong Chess Game as a possible source of Xu Zhu’s power, just as Ding Chunqiu’s arrival was announced.

• Ding Chunqiu tried to attack Xu Zhu but escaped through Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell when sword qi struck him, prompting his followers to scatter.
• Xu Yue healed Xu Zhu’s chest, and Xu Zhu joined the group traveling to Deaf-Mute Valley to meet Shaolin’s delegation.
• Little Dezzi warned Xu Zhu about meddling in others’ affairs and said the group would let him face trouble as a way to gain experience.
• Novsky questioned Xuan Nan about the Zhenlong Chess Game and planned to learn how Xu Zhu might have gained power from it.
• Chants announcing Star Constellation Old Immortal drifted into Deaf-Mute Valley.

At Deaf-Mute Valley, Xu Yue’s arrival stopped Ding Chunqiu from pressing Su Xinghe, and the martial artists soon turned their anger toward Qiao Feng. Xu Zhu defended Qiao Feng, provoking the crowd and triggering a mission that made Novsky suspect Xu Yue had planned the confrontation.

• Ding Chunqiu entered Su Xinghe’s Zhenlong Chess Game, but a cough from Xu Yue’s group jolted him out before he could act rashly.
• Xu Yue arrived at Deaf-Mute Valley, and Murong Fu, Ding Chunqiu, and the remaining Three Evils greeted him warily.
• The gathered martial artists recognized Qiao Feng and denounced him, while Novsky hoped their hostility would help him control the situation.
• Xu Zhu approached Xuan Nan and defended Qiao Feng, arguing that the Juxian Manor heroes had started the fight and that other accusations lacked evidence.
• The crowd turned on Xu Zhu and demanded that he be beaten, and Novsky heard that a mission had been triggered and wondered whether Xu Yue had engineered the scene.

Xu Yue stopped the heroes from killing Xu Zhu, then revealed Qiao Feng’s allegiance to the Dragon Guard Manor and admitted he intended to bring the martial world under imperial authority. As the crowd grew hostile, Su Xinghe tried to restore peace, but Xu Yue insisted that he had come for the Xiaoyao School and told Su Xinghe not to obstruct him.

• Xu Yue stopped Qiao Feng from intervening while the heroes beat Xu Zhu, then stepped in when Xu Zhu was nearly dead.
• Xu Yue identified Qiao Feng as a member of the Dragon Guard Manor and declared that the accusations against him were baseless.
• Novsky accused Xu Yue of trying to control the martial world, and Xu Yue exposed Novsky as a Roshan devil before admitting his aim was to persuade the heroes to submit to the imperial court.
• The gathered heroes erupted in anger, while Murong Fu, Ding Chunqiu, and the Four Great Evils quietly withdrew from the confrontation.
• Su Xinghe spoke up to calm the crowd and protect the gathering, but Xu Yue told him he had come for the Xiaoyao School and asked him not to make things difficult.

Xu Yue crushed Novsky’s attempt to rally the martial artists by turning his reinforcements, Dragon Eagle and Hollow Rice Noodles, into obedient allies. After healing Xu Zhu, he was invited into the Xiaoyao School’s house to discuss terms with its hidden leader.

• Novsky welcomed Dragon Eagle and Hollow Rice Noodles as reinforcements, but both immediately declared their support for Xu Yue and the imperial court.
• Xu Yue ordered Dragon Eagle and Hollow Rice Noodles to persuade the martial artists to submit peacefully, then healed Xu Zhu by resetting his bones.
• Novsky tried to use his Escape Scroll, but Dragon Eagle and Hollow Rice Noodles seized him and tore off both his arms.
• Xu Yue approached Su Xinghe to discuss the Xiaoyao School’s terms, and an old voice from the house invited him inside.