Chapter Summaries

Lin Shuguang joined Xia Jianfei and Zhong Mingjie at the interception point, where a massive Blazing Rock Owl legion threatened to halt their advance. He killed the legion’s leader with one saber strike, turning the tide and allowing the Daredevil Squad to move toward the spatial barrier.

• Lin Shuguang and his group reached Section Six’s interception point and saw the Blazing Rock Owls descend in a vast, fiery swarm.
• Xia Jianfei and Zhong Mingjie charged into the flock while Lin Shuguang searched for the hidden leader directing the beasts.
• Lin Shuguang found and killed the golden-feathered Blazing Rock Owl leader with a single saber strike, throwing the legion into disarray.
• Zhong Mingjie rallied the fighters to advance, and Xia Jianfei followed Lin Shuguang while acknowledging his earlier prejudice.
• The advancing group encountered the Daredevil Squad, which headed into the windblown sand to slip behind the Ferocious Beasts as the others drew their fire.

Lin Shuguang joined a new Daredevil Squad and led it toward the Spatial Barrier to plant a spatial bomb after the previous squad was wiped out. As the soldiers nearly finished setting it up, powerful Ferocious Beasts began breaking through, and Lin Shuguang sensed an even greater threat approaching.

• Lin Shuguang and his allies found the dead Daredevil Squad and reported its failure to their superiors.
• A replacement Daredevil Squad arrived, and Lin Shuguang joined it while Xia Jianfei and Zhong Mingjie stayed behind to lead the Elemental Users.
• Lin Shuguang led the squad toward the Spatial Barrier as a group of nearly fifty Ferocious Beasts charged toward the second firing position.
• The soldiers began setting up the spatial bomb, while Lin Shuguang guarded the barrier and cut down Ferocious Beasts trying to break through.
• With only ten seconds left on the bomb setup, the Spatial Barrier shook under the arrival of a force more powerful than the beasts before it.

Lin Shuguang stayed behind to cover the Daredevil Squad’s retreat and disappeared in the explosion that destroyed the Spatial Barrier. His allies began searching for him, while his friends in the Demon Capital waited anxiously for news.

• Lin Shuguang fought the Minotaur Giant and ordered the Daredevil Squad to flee while he drew the pursuing beasts away from them.
• Lin Shuguang summoned the Demon God Armor and fought the Minotaur Giant as the bomb’s countdown dwindled, then a huge explosion engulfed the mountain forest.
• The Daredevil Squad escaped and reported Lin Shuguang missing, while Lu Hong and others struggled to believe he had died.
• Cao Chao and Han Yi armed themselves and set out to search the cavern for Lin Shuguang.
• Meng Shenzhou and Chu Xiongtian worried that Lin Shuguang had not returned to the Demon Capital for two days.

After the Blood-colored Demonic Saber transported Lin Shuguang to a remote snowfield, he gained the Power of God and Demon and fled an avalanche into a cave. He learned he was in District Nine and took shelter with Jiang Xiaoxue, Song Yan, and Xiao Hui while the storm kept him from contacting the outside world.

• Lin Shuguang checked the spoils from killing the Minotaurs and discovered he had obtained one Power of God and Demon.
• The Blood-colored Demonic Saber vanished, leaving Lin Shuguang alone on a vast snowfield without any way to contact the outside world.
• Lin Shuguang ran from an avalanche and spotted a cave after hearing Xiao Hui call to him.
• Jiang Xiaoxue stopped Xiao Hui from approaching the bloodied stranger, but Lin Shuguang reached the cave and thanked him for the warning.
• Xiao Hui told Lin Shuguang that the cave was in District Nine, and Lin Shuguang sat apart while Jiang Xiaoxue and Song Yan remained wary of him.

Lin Shuguang left the cave after meeting Jiang Xiaoxue, Song Yan, and Xiao Hui, then encountered and killed a Hunting Group squad searching for the trio. Jiang Xiaoxue, Song Yan, and Xiao Hui later found the frozen bodies he left behind and cautiously approached them.

• Xiao Hui gave Lin Shuguang a map and introduced him to Jiang Xiaoxue and Song Yan, who remained wary of him.
• Lin Shuguang left the cave as the blizzard eased, and Xiao Hui bid him farewell.
• A Hunting Group squad surrounded Lin Shuguang and asked whether he had seen two women and a man; their bearded leader ordered his men to kill him.
• Lin Shuguang killed the squad, looted Beast Cores and Elemental Stones from their bodies, and left.
• Jiang Xiaoxue, Song Yan, and Xiao Hui came across the squad's frozen bodies and cautiously moved closer.

Lin Shuguang returned safely from the snowfield after killing the Silver Snake hunters, though he denied it when Song Yan questioned him. After contacting Lu Hong and Huang Qisheng, he left by military helicopter, while Xiao Hui proudly declared him his brother.

• Song Yan and Jiang Xiaoxue found the Silver Snake hunters dead from single saber strikes and suspected a powerful expert had killed them.
• Xiao Hui recognized the dead bearded man as the hunter who had grabbed him and hurried after the suspected killer with Jiang Xiaoxue and Song Yan.
• Song Yan confronted Lin Shuguang about killing the Silver Snake hunters, but he denied knowing them; she noticed his bag came from one of the dead men and thanked him for dealing with them.
• Lin Shuguang borrowed Xiao Hui's phone, learned three days had passed since the Freshman Cup, and told Lu Hong and Huang Qisheng he was safe and would handle matters after returning.
• Lin Shuguang gave Xiao Hui an elemental stone as thanks, then boarded a helicopter sent by the Military Department.
• Xiao Hui called Lin Shuguang his brother and bragged about him, before Jiang Xiaoxue dragged him away by the ear.

After returning to the Demon Capital, Lin Shuguang claimed his rewards and learned that winning the Hundred Schools League in two months could earn him access to every Bone Tempering Hundred Resonances cultivation method in the Secret Pavilion and a chance to enter the Divine Land. He left determined to prepare for the competition and defeat the other contenders.

• Lin Shuguang returned to the Special Management Bureau, where Director Luo praised his contribution and promised to help him obtain a Bone Tempering Hundred Resonances cultivation method of his choice.
• Lin Shuguang reunited with Meng Shenzhou and his dormmates at Demon Martial, then collected his Rookie King rewards from the academic affairs office.
• Lin Shuguang spent three million to fuse all three offered saber techniques into the Killing Character Art and chose one technique as his reward.
• Qi Lin told Lin Shuguang that winning the Hundred Schools League would let him choose any Martial Artist Cultivation Method in the Secret Pavilion and earn an opportunity to enter the Divine Land.
• Qi Lin gave Lin Shuguang two Great Yuan Pills, and Lin Shuguang vowed to defeat the competition's contenders.

Lin Shuguang stopped the Yang and Guo families from forcing Huang Qisheng to cut the price of Elemental Stone, then settled into his new villa at Demon Martial. A high-credit escort mission to Mohai City caught his attention, and he agreed to join Meng Shenzhou and their friend.

• Lin Shuguang pressured Guo Maofan into submission, then injured Yang Qi and backed Huang Qisheng's decision to terminate both families' contracts.
• Huang Qisheng raised the Elemental Stone price by ten percent for the three remaining families, which accepted after the Special Management Bureau removed the Yang and Guo crews from the mine.
• Lin Shuguang received upgraded benefits, said farewell to Pang Hu and the others in Room 317, and moved into villa B-23.
• Lin Shuguang spent the next week on missions, classes, and cultivation while building his credit-point total.
• Meng Shenzhou told Lin Shuguang about a team mission escorting supplies to Mohai City for three hundred credit points, and Lin Shuguang welcomed the chance to earn more.

Lin Shuguang and the other Demon Martial students escorted a shipment of Cold Yin Stone toward Mohai City, only to be surrounded by White Horse Village. The students prepared to fight as Ma Xiangnan, the bandits’ Third Boss, demanded the ore.

• Meng Shenzhou explained that the convoy carried Cold Yin Stone and warned that White Horse Village might target it because King Ma was an ice Elemental User.
• Lin Shuguang, Meng Shenzhou, Chu Xiongtian, and the other participants set out with the chamber of commerce’s convoy for Mohai City.
• White Horse Village’s armed vehicles surrounded the convoy, and Lin Shuguang ordered everyone to prepare for battle.
• Manager Chang claimed he had contacted Demon Martial, but Lin Shuguang and Chu Xiongtian recognized that the signals were jammed and knew they had to rely on themselves.
• Ma Xiangnan, White Horse Village’s Third Boss, stepped out and demanded that the convoy hand over the Cold Yin Stone.

Lin Shuguang led the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce and Demon Martial students into battle against White Horse Village, killing a bandit before confronting Ma Xiangnan. The fight between them began as Lin Shuguang launched a savage slash at the White Horse Village chief.

• Ma Xiangnan demanded that the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce hand over the cold yin stone, and Lin Shuguang ordered Chang Guang to step back before striking.
• Lin Shuguang killed a saber-scarred White Horse Village fighter with a single slash and rallied the Demon Martial students to attack.
• The Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce archers and guards joined the battle as hundreds of White Horse Village bandits charged, and Ma Xiangnan cut down several opponents.
• Chang Guang urged Zhao Ye to kill Ma Xiangnan, but Lin Shuguang rushed ahead and intercepted the chief as he moved to stomp a fallen Demon Martial student.
• Ma Xiangnan threatened Lin Shuguang, who interrupted him and charged with a powerful saber slash.

Lin Shuguang fought Ma Xiangnan, White Horse Village’s third chief, and used repeated upgrades to overcome the Viscera Refining expert’s superior cultivation. After killing Ma Xiangnan, he turned on the remaining bandits and ordered them to surrender or die.

• Ma Xiangnan recognized Lin Shuguang’s saber skill as a future threat and attacked him with his Golden Ring Great Saber.
• Their first clash revealed Ma Xiangnan’s deep Bone Tempering foundation and Lin Shuguang’s unusually powerful blood energy.
• Ma Xiangnan unleashed Blood Fiend Wind-Breaking Slash, while Lin Shuguang repeatedly upgraded his power and charged through the pressure.
• Lin Shuguang’s Slaughter Blade defeated Ma Xiangnan, and he killed the wounded chief with a final slash.
• Lin Shuguang ordered White Horse Village’s leaderless bandits to leave or be killed.

Lin Shuguang defeated Ma Xiangnan and routed White Horse Village’s bandits, saving the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce’s escort. He broke through to Bone Tempering Eighty Resonances, then reached Mohai City with the survivors and was praised at a banquet.

• Lin Shuguang cut down Ma Xiangnan and drove White Horse Village’s bandits into retreat, though the escort suffered heavy casualties.
• Chang Guang thanked Lin Shuguang for saving the caravan, while Zhao Ye admitted he could not identify Lin Shuguang’s saber technique.
• Chang Guang and Zhao Ye saw Lin Shuguang break through to Bone Tempering Eighty Resonances after obtaining Ma Xiangnan’s eighty-resonance Martial Artist Cultivation Method.
• Lin Shuguang, Meng Shenzhou, and Chu Xiongtian continued the escort and arrived safely in Mohai City two hours later.
• Chang Guang told Sun Zhan that Lin Shuguang had killed Ma Xiangnan, and Sun Zhan recognized Lin Shuguang’s promising future.

After White Horse Village attacked the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce, Demon Martial learned that Lin Shuguang had killed Ma Xiangnan and rallied to avenge its dead students. The school launched a mission against the bandits, and Lin Shuguang led his companions into the fight.

• Yan Kai reported that White Horse Village had killed nine Demon Martial people, injured thirty, and been driven off after Lin Shuguang killed Ma Xiangnan.
• Qi Lin identified Lin Shuguang as this year's Rookie King, astonishing the leaders, who also learned that more than 120 bandits had been killed.
• The Vice Principal ordered Demon Martial to hunt down White Horse Village after the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce tracked the fleeing bandits.
• Demon Martial students, including Pang Hu's Class 258, vowed to seek revenge and threw themselves into training.
• Lin Shuguang and his companions received a mission offering credit points for killing White Horse Village bandits, and Lin Shuguang told them to make the bandits pay in blood.

Lin Shuguang’s group traveled through the harsh sands near Mohai City, where Meng Shenzhou explained the secrets behind Bone Tempering Hundred Resonances. After finding a marketplace full of murdered villagers, Lin Shuguang followed the bloody tracks toward White Horse Village’s bandits.

• Old Hat explained that the region’s sandy climate had changed after a powerful fire-attribute cultivator died there three hundred years earlier.
• Meng Shenzhou told Lin Shuguang that reaching Bone Tempering Hundred Resonances required understanding a cultivation method’s true essence, and that such insight could bring rapid breakthroughs.
• Lin Shuguang detected blood and led the group to a marketplace where villagers’ corpses had been drained of blood and mutilated.
• Old Hat identified the slaughter as the work of White Horse Village’s First Boss, while Chu Xiongtian said the boss practiced an evil blood-drinking technique.
• Lin Shuguang examined the bloody wheel tracks and determined the villagers had died less than half a day earlier, then urged the group to pursue the bandits.

Lin Shuguang’s group entered a sealed ghost city and faced an ambush by Corpse Puppet, King Ma’s chief guardian. Lin Shuguang found and killed him, while the group remained inside the city.

• The group reached the deserted ancient city, where the gates slammed shut and a ghostly infant corpse attacked a student.
• Lin Shuguang killed the infant corpse with his lightning-wreathed saber, and Old Hat identified it as an evil creature born of the Ghost Dao.
• Corpse Puppet filled the city with poisonous wind, so Old Hat handed out antidote pills and warned the students that their enemy was a powerful Viscera Refining Stage fighter.
• Lin Shuguang’s blood energy held back the poison as he searched for Corpse Puppet and detected him near the southwest city wall.
• Lin Shuguang smashed the wall, confronted Corpse Puppet, and killed him with a saber strike.

Lin Shuguang and the Demon Martial students attacked White Horse Village after armed helicopters blasted through its defenses. King Ma overwhelmed Wang Sheng, but a sudden saber strike forced him to dodge as the chapter ended.

• Lin Shuguang led his squad toward White Horse Village, where more than a dozen armed helicopters fired missiles into the stronghold and Demon Martial students joined the assault.
• Lin Shuguang charged into the battle while Old Hat stayed behind and hoped the young fighters would return safely.
• King Ma emerged from the rubble, killed a Demon Martial fighter, and drove back the attackers with his powerful Gang Qi and punches.
• Wang Sheng confronted King Ma but was wounded and sent flying after underestimating his strength.
• A sudden crash alerted King Ma, who dodged a savage streak of saber light from an unidentified attacker.

Lin Shuguang helped Wang Sheng defeat King Ma, then killed him and routed White Horse Village’s bandits. After news of the stronghold’s destruction spread, Demon Martial’s leaders praised Lin Shuguang as he studied the Martial Arts Notes looted from King Ma.

• Lin Shuguang joined Wang Sheng in attacking King Ma, growing stronger with each saber strike and wounding him badly.
• The battle collapsed the platform, and Lin Shuguang pursued the escaping King Ma and pierced his heart with his saber.
• Lin Shuguang cut down White Horse Village’s bandits after King Ma’s death, while the Second Boss remained missing.
• News of White Horse Village’s destruction spread across eastern China, and Demon Martial leaders praised Lin Shuguang’s strength and potential.
• Lin Shuguang returned to his Cultivation Room and read the Martial Arts Notes he had taken from King Ma.

Lin Shuguang raised his bone-tempering cultivation to ninety resonances and learned that the mysterious Assassin had killed White Horse Village's Second Boss. After several days of training, Yan Jun of the Myriad Gods Association approached him, saying Protector Xie wanted to recruit him.

• Lin Shuguang spent credit points to learn Blood Hell Instant Shadow Art and raised his bone-tempering limit to ninety resonances, then trained until he reached full cultivation.
• Lin Shuguang went for barbecue with Meng Shenzhou and Chu Xiongtian, who told him that a mysterious figure called Assassin had slaughtered the convoy carrying White Horse Village's Second Boss.
• At the restaurant, Meng Shenzhou explained the Viscera Refining Stage and speculated about how factions guarded hundred-resonance cultivation methods, then admitted his claims were based on stories.
• After several days of cultivation, Lin Shuguang was stopped by Yan Jun, who introduced himself as a second-year member of the Myriad Gods Association and said Protector Xie wanted to recruit him.

Lin Shuguang rejected the WS Association’s attempt to recruit him and accepted Cao Chao’s offer to work at the Ancient Coin Auction House. After arriving at the crowded auction house, they encountered a sudden commotion.

• Yan Jun tried to recruit Lin Shuguang into the WS Association and demanded a million in membership fees or Bone Tempering Pills, but Lin told him to scram.
• Yan Jun reported Lin’s refusal to the WS Association, whose higher-ups dismissed him as a frog in a well, while Xie Hetang showed no reaction.
• Lin continued cultivating and doing missions, reflecting on his strength after learning how difficult King Ma had been to defeat.
• Cao Chao offered Lin three Great Yuan Pills to help staff an auction at the Ancient Coin Auction House, and Lin accepted.
• Two days later, Lin and Cao Chao arrived at the auction house, where Lin marveled at its crowds and costly admission to the inner area.
• A commotion suddenly broke out behind Lin and Cao Chao.

Lin Shuguang worked security at the Ancient Coin Merchant Association auction, where Master Situ recognized him as a junior of his old friend Li Yihai. After learning Lin Shuguang had killed King Ma, Manager Luo arranged for him to accompany the Gu Family's Ninth Miss to Crimson Crane Platform in place of an unwanted Yuan Family youth.

• Lin Shuguang and Cao Chao left after Cao Chao identified Manager Luo and the Gu Family's Ninth Miss, while Master Situ sensed a familiar energy fluctuation.
• Lin Shuguang and Cao Chao guarded Zone D as the auction began, and Cao Chao explained that Master Situ's Jade Talisman was up for auction.
• Master Situ recognized Lin Shuguang in the passage and wondered if the Suxuan Sect had found a new Sect Master, while Lin Shuguang noticed the old man's probing perception.
• Manager Luo obtained Lin Shuguang's information and learned he was the Demon Martial Rookie King who had killed King Ma.
• After the Gu Family's Ninth Miss complained about the Yuan Family youth assigned to accompany her to Crimson Crane Platform, Manager Luo chose Lin Shuguang to go in his place.