Chapter Summaries

Lin Shuguang reached the sealed treasure in the ancient palace and claimed a black Mysterious Stone Tablet, then confronted Qin Taihang and Watanabe Konoha. After Lin Shuguang easily sent Qin flying, Qin urged Watanabe to join him in killing Lin Shuguang in exchange for the tablet.

• Qin Taihang and Watanabe Konoha fought over the treasure as the seal in the palace began to break.
• Lin Shuguang arrived first, lifted the wordless tablet, and ignored Qin and Watanabe's demands to put it down.
• Qin recognized Lin Shuguang as the man who had ruined his standing and challenged him, while Lin advanced carrying the tablet.
• Lin Shuguang struck Qin with the tablet, sending him flying and leaving Watanabe wary of Lin's strength.
• Qin called on Watanabe to help kill Lin Shuguang and promised him the tablet.

Lin Shuguang forced Watanabe Konoha to help him kill Qin Taihang, then killed Watanabe Konoha despite promising to let him leave. He looted the fallen men as Qin Taihang died in a rage.

• Lin Shuguang defeated Watanabe Konoha with the Mysterious Stone Tablet, then fought Qin Taihang and Watanabe Konoha together.
• Watanabe Konoha tried to withdraw, but Lin Shuguang demanded that he help kill Qin Taihang and swore in the name of the West River Sect to honor his word.
• Watanabe Konoha recognized that Lin Shuguang was from the West River Sect and joined him against Qin Taihang.
• Lin Shuguang knocked Qin Taihang into Watanabe Konoha's attack, and Watanabe Konoha pierced Qin Taihang's heart.
• After Watanabe Konoha asked to leave, Lin Shuguang crushed him with the stone tablet and began looting both men as Qin Taihang died.

Lin Shuguang finished refining the treasure medicines, raised his mental power above ten thousand, and used Watanabe Konoha’s communicator to help the Special Management Bureau pursue the Eastern Ying spies. The West River Sect found Jiang Xue'er but still could not locate Lin Shuguang, and Elder Cheng decided they should leave the palace and search for him on the way back.

• The West River Sect fought the Eastern Ying Ninjas and, after a costly victory, continued searching the palace for Jiang Xue'er and Lin Shuguang.
• Lin Shuguang finished cultivating in a cave and saw that his mental power had reached 11,000 while his other attributes remained below ten thousand.
• Lin Shuguang unlocked Watanabe Konoha’s communicator and read a message saying the Eastern Ying group was preparing to withdraw and warning that an unidentified figure had appeared in the West River Sect.
• Lin Shuguang bound Watanabe Konoha, handed him and the communicator’s contact information to the Special Management Bureau, and directed them to intercept the withdrawing group.
• The West River Sect found Jiang Xue'er, who remembered Lin Shuguang warning her before she lost consciousness, but Elder Cheng said Lin Shuguang remained missing.
• Elder Cheng decided the West River Sect should leave the palace and keep searching for Lin Shuguang on the way back.

Lin Shuguang survived the explosion and extracted an ancient Martial Dao inheritance from the Mysterious Stone Tablet, while the West River Sect mourned his supposed death and honored him as a protector. The Qin Family faced growing unrest after rumors spread that Qin Taihang had been killed by an Eastern Ying martial artist.

• Jiang Xue'er accepted Elder Cheng's plan, and the West River Sect returned from East Yue Mountain without finding Lin Shuguang.
• Lin Shuguang used 588.8 million to analyze the Mysterious Stone Tablet and gained the First Sect's Martial Dao inheritance, including knowledge of cultivation realms and energy crystals.
• Lin Shuguang left without revealing himself to Zhao Xifeng, while the West River Sect's Sect Master and Elder Cheng mourned his disappearance.
• Zhao Xifeng described Lin Shuguang as loyal and righteous, and the Sect Master granted him the title of Honorary Protector.
• The West River Sect's Sect Master supported Lin Shuguang's actions against the Myriad Saints Chamber of Commerce, frustrating Jiang Yujian.
• Rumors spread that an Eastern Ying martial artist had killed Qin Taihang, stirring anger and unease around the Qin Family.

The Qin Family mourned Qin Taihang and prepared to confront Eastern Ying, while Lin Shuguang arrived in Huai City to watch Lin Xiaoxi compete in archery. Lin Xiaoxi stunned the crowd by hitting all eight targets, but someone immediately challenged her result.

• Third Uncle Qin identified Watanabe Konoha as the suspected killer of Qin Taihang, and the Qin Family Patriarch ordered a bloody purge of Eastern Ying's forces in Dragon City.
• The Qin Family Ancestor announced that he would personally go to Eastern Ying to demand an explanation and warned the family not to act independently as other elders prepared to break their seals.
• Lin Shuguang reached the True Power Fruit Archery Hall and helped calm Lin Xiaoxi before her competition.
• Lin Xiaoxi hit every target in her first three rounds, then rapidly shot eight arrows and struck all eight targets in the final round.
• Bai Heng suggested that Lin Xiaoxi might be close to awakening, and an unidentified person shouted, "I don't accept this!"

After Lin Xiaoxi won an archery competition, Lin Shuguang defended her from accusations and decided to seek a renowned archer to teach her. He returned to the Special Management Bureau to claim his reward, but Si Qianjun told him Qin Taihang was dead and revealed the Qin Family Martial King had gone to Eastern Ying.

• A girl and a young man accused Lin Xiaoxi of cheating, and Lin Shuguang knocked the man away and forced the Archery Hall's Hall Master to his knees.
• Lin Xiaoxi asked how she could keep practicing archery, and Lin Shuguang arranged to visit Senior Liu, a legendary archer in a neighboring province.
• Bai Heng described Senior Liu's past leading the Archery Gate in battle and caring for its wounded survivors.
• Si Qianjun told Lin Shuguang that the captured Eastern Ying ninja was a senior member of Dark Crow and that the higher-ups were questioning him.
• When Lin Shuguang asked for his reward, Si Qianjun said Qin Taihang was dead and that the Qin Family Martial King had gone to Eastern Ying.

Lin Shuguang’s cultivation surged toward the Golden Body Realm, demolishing the Special Management Bureau’s cultivation room, while the Qin Family Ancestor’s victory in Eastern Ying and news of a possible Core Realm powerhouse heightened tensions. The chapter ended with Lin Shuguang joining a meeting where Fang Yuan quietly asked him something.

• Si Qianjun learned that the Qin Family Ancestor had devastated Eastern Ying, then heard from the Governor that the Qin Family might produce three more Profound Connection Realm Martial Kings and that a Divine Temple figure might have reached the Core Realm.
• Lin Shuguang dismissed Master Jin’s warning about Mu Hai, then cultivated so intensely that he destroyed the Special Management Bureau’s cultivation room.
• Si Qianjun realized Lin Shuguang had grown stronger, and Lin Shuguang paid for the damage before deciding he would need to cultivate in the mountains.
• The Archery Hall’s Hall Master brought Lin Shuguang gifts and apologized over his younger sister; Lin Shuguang refused the gifts, then told his mother to keep them when they were delivered to Lin’s Shop.
• Lin Shuguang returned to a meeting where staff discussed the possible Core Realm breakthrough, and Fang Yuan leaned over to ask him something quietly.

Lin Shuguang accepted a three-month secondment to the Demon Suppression Division after learning that the Qin Family’s ancestor was nearing the Core Realm and the family’s growing power could threaten him. Si Qianjun revealed that the assignment was meant to assess the Division and prepare for the danger ahead, while the Governor urged him to break through before the coming battles.

• Fang Yuan teased Lin Shuguang about Shen Hongxue before Si Qianjun ordered him to mobilize his department and deploy White Dove to monitor Western forces.
• Si Qianjun told Lin Shuguang that he had outgrown Demon Martial, but Lin asked about compensation and access to its Cultivation Rooms and Secret Pavilion.
• Si Qianjun showed Lin footage of the Qin Family Ancestor splitting the sea and warned that the old man could become Great Xia’s first Core Realm expert, while another Qin Family Mystic Martial King was soon to emerge.
• Si Qianjun offered Lin a three-month secondment to the Demon Suppression Division, and Lin agreed when he heard it offered the best compensation in Great Xia.
• After Lin left, Si Qianjun told the Governor that Lin had agreed and asked whether the Special Management Bureau would support him if the Qin Family threatened him.
• The Governor said the bureau belonged to no one person and urged Si Qianjun to break through soon because hard battles were ahead.

Lin Shuguang helped Liu Bai uncover the truth behind his guilt and overcome the inner turmoil that had stalled his cultivation for decades. After Liu Bai reached the Profound Connection Realm, Lin Shuguang asked him for a favor, and Liu Bai left to handle an urgent matter.

• Lin Shuguang visited Liu Bai and challenged the half-step Tongxuan archer, but sensed that Liu Bai was holding back and struggling to suppress something.
• A group led by an old man in black arrived to demand Liu Bai’s legacy, then used the deaths of thirty-one Archery Gate members and Zhao Kui to provoke him.
• Lin Shuguang told Liu Bai that the old man in black was the child Liu Bai had once saved and had likely been affected by a demonic seed.
• When the old man in black ordered his men to attack, Liu Bai unleashed his arrow intent, killed the attackers, and took the old man away.
• Half an hour later, Liu Bai returned with renewed vitality after reaching the Profound Connection Realm and thanked Lin Shuguang.
• Lin Shuguang asked Liu Bai for a favor, then offered to help with Liu Bai’s urgent mission for a low rate.

Lin Shuguang arrived at Devil's Island to join the Demon Suppression Division and began his seven-day training with the Vermilion Bird Squad. After learning the [Horizontal Sun Moon Slash] in a single demonstration, he maxed it out with the system and unleashed enough power to trigger the island's emergency status, leaving his instructors stunned.

• Lin Shuguang passed the checkpoints at Devil's Island and met Lu Tao and the Vermilion Bird Squad, where Leng Hu welcomed him to the Demon Suppression Division.
• Lu Tao took Lin Shuguang to his quarters, explained the seven-day training period, and helped him choose the code name Night King.
• Lu Tao brought in Master Diamond to teach Lin Shuguang the [Horizontal Sun Moon Slash], a saber technique obtained from the Ancient Ruins.
• Lin Shuguang used the system to learn the technique at max level and unleashed a devastating slash that triggered Devil's Island's emergency status before he stopped himself.
• Lin Shuguang incorporated the technique into [Slaughter Blade-Killing Character Art] and asked Master Diamond for even more powerful saber techniques, leaving Master Diamond and Lu Tao dumbfounded.

Lin Shuguang stunned the Training Ground by mastering the [Horizontal Sun Moon Slash] after one demonstration, prompting the Vermilion Bird Squad to shorten his training period. He later joined a special training class for new recruits, where he was asked to sign in.

• Lin Shuguang unleashed the [Horizontal Sun Moon Slash], drawing a crowd and leaving Master Diamond and Lu Tao stunned.
• Lu Tao reported Lin Shuguang's talent to Wei Qianjun, who demanded to hear what had happened.
• Lin Shuguang cultivated in his quarters while Lu Tao brought him maps and told him his training period had been shortened.
• Lu Tao told Lin Shuguang he would attend a special training class that evening and might join the squad on a mission the next day.
• Lin Shuguang arrived at the multimedia room, where an instructor greeted him and someone asked him to sign in.

Lin Shuguang attended his first Special Training Class lesson, where the instructor explained the hidden dangers of the ocean and the Demon Domain. Lin Shuguang left the lesson eager to enter the sea and fight its creatures.

• Qi Qing asked Lin Shuguang to sign in, then learned from the instructor that he belonged in the class despite having no number.
• The instructor introduced the theory that the continent’s history might be far older and more mysterious than researchers believed, and that deities could represent an undiscovered level of Martial Dao.
• The instructor explained that powerful marine races lived in the sealed Demon Domain and that awakened beings could break the curses confining them.
• The instructor said modern weapons, even nuclear weapons, were largely ineffective against the underwater world, so countries trained martial artists to face its threats.
• Lin Shuguang thought eagerly about heading into the sea and becoming the Sea King.

Lin Shuguang learned that underwater mineral resources made the seas an important frontier for the Demon Suppression Division, then joined Lu Tao for underwater combat training. After they entered an unprotected area and found a giant mutated squid, Lin Shuguang charged straight at it.

• The instructor explained that the seas held abundant mineral resources and unopened ruins, giving countries practical reasons to send Martial Artists underwater.
• Qi Qing asked Lin Shuguang why he had no unit designation, but he brushed past her without explaining.
• Lu Tao gave Lin Shuguang a welcome gift and asked about his swimming and breath-holding abilities.
• The next morning, Lu Tao took Lin Shuguang to try on an underwater combat suit and breathing helmet before leading him into the sea.
• Beyond the protected zone, Lin Shuguang and Lu Tao spotted a giant mutated squid tearing apart a shark, and Lin Shuguang charged at it while Lu Tao watched in shock.

Lin Shuguang killed a giant mutant squid while Lu Tao explained the Demon Domain’s dangers and the continent’s need for its resources. Their talk ended when they learned Leng Hu had died in battle and only one member of his thirteen-person squad had survived.

• Lin Shuguang punched through and then slashed the giant mutant squid in two, leaving Lu Tao stunned by his strength.
• At central command, Commander Yang ordered the work on a new Demon Domain entrance to continue despite the risk of Sea Monster Clan attacks, citing the urgent need for supplies.
• Lu Tao told Lin Shuguang that the Demon Domain was dangerous and recalled how an invasion by the Manxiong Empire had nearly destroyed its expedition and weakened the empire.
• Lin Shuguang asked when they would enter the Demon Domain, but a blast from the base interrupted them.
• Lu Tao and Lin Shuguang learned that Leng Hu had died during an operation and that only one of the thirteen Vermilion Bird Squad members had survived; Lu Tao rushed through the crowd as the gates were ordered open to welcome the fallen heroes.

Lin Shuguang witnessed the Demon Suppression Division bury its fallen heroes and saw the Old General unleash the power of Mystic Profundity against the Demon Domain. Eager to enter the Demon Domain, Lin Shuguang learned that the Vermilion Bird Squad’s mission had been canceled and later spotted an unremarkable elderly man who might be a hidden expert.

• A bloodied returning warrior reported that the team had killed seven Grandmasters and forty-three Viscera Refining Realm enemies and seized the Dragon Eye, while the Old General honored the fallen and struck down more than a dozen Demon Kings.
• Lin Shuguang accompanied Lu Tao to the Cemetery, where Lu Tao vowed to enter the Demon Domain and Wei Qianjun urged him to avenge Leng Hu through cultivation.
• Lin Shuguang returned to his quarters and cultivated after witnessing the Old General’s display of Mystic Profundity.
• Lin Shuguang asked Wei Qianjun about the evening mission and learned that it had been reassigned because Cheng Yuan was too emotionally unsettled.
• Lin Shuguang left and noticed an elderly man holding a broom, wondering whether he was a hidden expert.

Lin Shuguang befriended the mysterious Senior Song, received Golden Yuan Pills, and learned he had been summoned to meet the old man at midnight. After swallowing the pills, Lin Shuguang's strength broke ten thousand.

• Lin Shuguang helped the old man sweep and hinted that he wanted a mission, but the old man told him to visit less often.
• Lin Shuguang returned the next morning, and the old man gave him Golden Yuan Pills before secretly inviting him to come alone at midnight.
• Wei Qianjun delivered a letter from Yujing City to Senior Song and sensed that the old man's Cultivation had advanced.
• Lin Shuguang swallowed the Golden Yuan Pills and refined their energy, pushing his Attribute Points higher and breaking ten thousand in strength.

Lin Shuguang was tricked by Elder Song into entering the Demon Domain to retrieve a bottle of river water in exchange for future Golden Yuan Pills. After exploring the unfamiliar realm, he rushed toward a Great Xia squad under attack and arrived to help them retreat.

• The Old General saw a photograph of Lin Shuguang with Grandpa Song and told the intelligence officer to leave them alone.
• Lin Shuguang visited the old man at midnight, but the old man transported him to a Demon Domain entrance and asked him to fetch river water in exchange for Golden Yuan Pills.
• Lin Shuguang entered the Demon Domain without alerting the patrol teams and began searching for elemental ore.
• Lin Shuguang heard a Great Xia squad call for reinforcements after being ambushed by Lobster Monsters and charged toward the fighting.
• Lin Shuguang cut through the surrounding creatures and offered to cover the squad's retreat.

Lin Shuguang defeated a Western martial artist who ambushed him in the Demon Domain, then considered raiding the attacker’s base for money. Meanwhile, the Qin Family planned to investigate the Special Management Bureau and pressure three forces into becoming its subordinates, while the West River Sect sounded an alarm over an approaching enemy.

• Lin Shuguang warned a battered Huaxia squad to leave, then scavenged three diamond-shaped crystals and gained ten attribute points by refining them.
• A Western martial artist attacked Lin Shuguang with earth techniques, but Lin Shuguang killed him and took his pills and route map.
• Lin Shuguang studied the route map and decided he could go borrow money from the attacker’s base.
• Third Uncle Qin and the Qin Family Patriarch suspected the Special Management Bureau was involved in Qin Taihang’s death and ordered an investigation.
• The Qin Family Patriarch told Third Uncle Qin to recruit the West River Sect, the Myriad Saints Chamber of Commerce, and Donghua Hall as subordinate forces, threatening those who refused.
• The West River Sect’s alarm bell rang, and Zhao Xifeng and Lu Yao realized a powerful enemy was attacking.

Lin Shuguang vanished from Devil’s Island, prompting the Vermilion Bird Squad and the Old General to search for him. The Old General learned that Mr. Song had brought Lin Shuguang into a mysterious situation and ordered Mr. Song to stay put while he sent people to find him.

• Lu Tao searched for Lin Shuguang and reported to Wei Qianjun that he was missing.
• Wei Qianjun learned from the Duty Department that Lin Shuguang had not left Devil’s Island and put on his War Armor.
• Mr. Song waited anxiously for Lin Shuguang, fearing the consequences of having drawn him into something dangerous.
• The Old General received reports of a Kabbalah presence near West Fire City and ordered the Azure Dragon Squad and Black Tortoise Squad to prepare.
• The Old General learned that Lin Shuguang had vanished and confronted Mr. Song about his whereabouts.
• After hearing Mr. Song’s account, the Old General said he would send people to search and ordered Mr. Song not to act on his own.

Lin Shuguang escaped the Demon Domain creatures pursuing him, killed several in a gorge, and seized their Blood Energy before fleeing an approaching Profound Connection Realm enemy. After consuming [Kabbalah]'s treasure medicines, he broke through into the Golden Body Realm and turned to face his pursuer.

• Lin Shuguang fled [Kabbalah]'s camp with stolen cultivation resources while a pack of Demon Domain creatures chased him.
• Lin Shuguang lured his pursuers into a gorge, triggered a landslide, and killed five of the trapped creatures.
• A powerful Profound Connection Realm aura appeared, so Lin Shuguang abandoned the remaining spoils and escaped.
• Lin Shuguang ate treasure medicine while running, raising all four attributes above ten thousand and reaching the Golden Body Realm.
• Lin Shuguang recharged to break through into the Profound Connection Realm and faced the approaching enemy, ready to fight.