Chapter Summaries

Gang Yan challenged Lin Shuguang at Northern Icefield Lake, but Lin Shuguang shattered his sword with the Slaughter Blade and forced him onto the defensive. Gang Yan then revealed a larger trap, leaving Lin Shuguang enclosed within a Wicked Array.

• Gang Yan attacked Lin Shuguang with a giant sword, and their clash destroyed every boat on the lake.
• Gang Yan revealed that he had undergone a Second Awakening and combined his sword abilities with water control.
• Lin Shuguang summoned the Slaughter Blade and cleaved apart Gang Yan’s giant sword, surprising the onlookers.
• Gang Yan lured Lin Shuguang into a Sword Domain Magnetic Field, but Lin Shuguang tore through it with saber energy and lightning.
• Gang Yan invoked five profound Qi soldiers and covered Northern Icefield Lake with a Torrent Sword Domain, trapping Lin Shuguang in a Wicked Array.

Lin Shuguang overwhelmed Gang Yan in a battle across Ice Plains Valley, breaking his Wicked Array and driving him to the brink with a devastating saber strike. Gang Yan withdrew his hands, leaving the watching crowd to wonder whether the fight had already been decided.

• Gang Yan trapped Lin Shuguang in a Wicked Array, but Lin Shuguang unleashed six million cal of Blood Energy and shattered the sword domain.
• Lin Shuguang charged Gang Yan with his Divine Saber, Thunder, and cold ice powers, revealing that he had awakened three times.
• Gang Yan poured nearly thirty years of cultivation into a Wicked Array, but Lin Shuguang's saber broke through his defenses and overwhelmed him.
• The onlookers watched in disbelief as Senior Taici praised both fighters and predicted Lin Shuguang could become Great Xia's youngest Core Realm expert.
• Gang Yan boasted that he would reach the Core Realm within five years, but Lin Shuguang called him an idiot and pressed down with a killing slash.
• Gang Yan silently withdrew his hands, recognizing he lacked the strength to withstand Lin Shuguang's attack.

Gang Yan used the life-burning power of his ancient inheritance to unleash a massive sword strike against Lin Shuguang, but Lin Shuguang answered with a saber strike that crushed it. Their battle devastated Ice Plains Valley and ended with Gang Yan mortally wounded and dead at the lakebed.

• Gang Yan withdrew his sinister formation’s sword domain and summoned the Heaven God Sword by sacrificing the lake’s fish and shrimp and drawing on his life.
• Lin Shuguang charged the hundred-meter sword and met it with a seemingly ordinary saber strike that overwhelmed Gang Yan’s attack.
• The two fighters crashed into the lake, sending enormous waves toward shore and tearing apart the banks as Lin Shuguang pinned Gang Yan beneath his saber.
• Gang Yan suffered a deep wound across his torso, admitted he was still no match for Lin Shuguang, and died at the lakebed.

After killing Gang Yan, Lin Shuguang claimed the Steel Alliance and used Lin Yi and Liu Bai to crush the remaining opposition. The witnesses realized his name would soon spread across Great Xia, while Lu Youwei and Xu Qianxue began to suspect that Wang Ye was Lin Shuguang.

• Lin Shuguang announced that Gang Yan was dead and demanded to know whether anyone objected to the Steel Alliance changing hands.
• The new deputy alliance leader challenged Lin Shuguang, but Lin Yi killed him with a burst of Sword Intent.
• Liu Bai revealed himself as another Profound Connection Realm expert and threatened anyone who resisted Lin Shuguang.
• The Steel Alliance members knelt and accepted Lin Shuguang as their new Alliance Leader, and he went to the Main Hall with Lin Yi and Liu Bai.
• Lu Youwei asked Xu Qianxue whether Wang Ye might actually be Lin Shuguang, leaving Xu Qianxue stunned.

Lin Shuguang took over the Steel Alliance after killing Gang Yan, and Si Qianjun recommended him for the [Spark Plan]. The Qin Family learned that Lin Shuguang had three Profound Connection Realm allies and began discussing how to respond.

• Lin Shuguang ordered logistics manager Liu Fang to handle the Steel Alliance's affairs and report its inventories by the next day.
• Si Qianjun heard that Lin Shuguang had taken over the Steel Alliance and urged the governor to let him join the [Spark Plan].
• Qin Tianwen learned that Lin Shuguang had killed Gang Yan and claimed the Steel Alliance's leadership with two Profound Connection Realm helpers.
• The Qin Family head called for the clan elders to discuss Lin Shuguang, while Qin Tianwen urged the family to kill him first.

Lin Shuguang ordered the Steel Alliance to expand and set out to investigate Gang Yan's Stockpile after killing Gang Yan. News of his victory spread across the Martial Dao world, drawing attention from the Governor and prompting the Qin Family to suspect he was the mysterious Swordsman they had been seeking.

• Lin Shuguang ordered the Steel Alliance to expand despite Liu Fang's warning about the Qin Family, then set out with Liu Bai and Lin Yi for Gang Yan's cultivation room.
• Lu Shuangxue of the Lu Family greeted Lin Shuguang at headquarters, but he ignored her and continued on his way.
• News that Lin Shuguang had killed Gang Yan spread through Great Xia and Southeast Asia, making him known as the youngest living Profound Connection Realm expert.
• The Governor reviewed a top-secret report on Lin Shuguang's abilities and called Commander Yang on Devil's Island.
• The Qin Family's elders analyzed Lin Shuguang's battle and suspected he was the mysterious Swordsman who had killed Taihang.
• The Qin Family Patriarch noted Lin Shuguang's strength and his two Profound Connection Realm helpers, while a Clan Elder raised his eyes without changing expression.

The Qin Family decided to continue its Expansion Plan while secretly monitoring Lin Shuguang, and threatened to obstruct the Special Management Bureau if necessary. At the Steel Alliance, Lin Shuguang spent 1.3 billion to comprehend Gang Yan’s sword intent, then learned that someone overseas had placed a one-billion bounty on him.

• The Qin Family Patriarch ordered the family to continue the Expansion Plan and watch Lin Shuguang, while warning that the Qin Family would retaliate if the Special Management Bureau interfered with its plans.
• Lin Shuguang, Liu Bai, and Bai Heng examined the Steel Alliance’s cultivation supplies and Gang Yan’s legacy, where a powerful sword intent erupted from an iron case before Lin Shuguang suppressed it.
• Lin Shuguang paid 1.3 billion to comprehend the sword intent and transfer it to Lin Yi, then spent an hour cultivating its martial dao principles.
• Si Qianjun called Lin Shuguang and warned him that someone overseas had posted a one-billion bounty on him.
• Lin Shuguang scoffed at the bounty and said the amount was too small, offering to take the job himself if they added a zero.

Lin Shuguang broke through to the Sixth Heaven of the Profound Connection Realm while strengthening his saber arts, and the Steel Alliance attracted new followers. He sensed that a vast karma power was consuming the planet’s will and ordered his alliance to gather saber and mental power techniques as it began to expand under his leadership.

• A heavenly anomaly appeared over Peach Garden as Lin Shuguang broke through, drawing Martial Dao experts who discussed his power and the Steel Alliance’s prospects.
• Several experts voluntarily pledged allegiance to the Steel Alliance, encouraged by Lin Shuguang’s breakthrough and the auspicious sign above Peach Garden.
• Lin Shuguang spent a billion to max out the Steel Alliance’s saber techniques and fuse them into stronger versions of his Blade of Slaughter arts.
• Lin Shuguang sensed karma power eroding the planet’s will and worried that it would seek him out when it descended.
• Lin Shuguang ordered Liu Fang to gather saber and mental power techniques, then the Steel Alliance reorganized and began advancing under his leadership.

After cultivating in seclusion until the end of the month, Lin Shuguang learned that a mysterious magnetic field had sealed Huai City and driven its residents to madness. He left for the city with Liu Bai and Bai Heng, where new intelligence arrived just as they prepared to enter.

• Lin Shuguang’s blood energy exceeded eight million calories as he cultivated and mastered nearly one hundred saber techniques.
• Bai Heng told Lin Shuguang that a mysterious magnetic field had cut off Huai City for a week, causing people to go mad and kill each other, though Director Si reported that Lin Shuguang’s family was safe.
• Liu Bai decided to return to Huai City to find Lin Xiaoxi, and Lin Shuguang agreed to go with him and Bai Heng.
• Lin Shuguang and his companions flew to Huai City, where military personnel explained that entry remained extremely difficult despite the magnetic field’s weakening.
• A powerful fluctuation struck Huai City’s magnetic field, and the personnel reported that something had happened inside.

Lin Shuguang and Liu Bai entered the sealed Huai City to rescue civilians and stop the ancient corpses, while Si Qianjun's forces fought to defend Longhu Center. The chapter ended as Lin Shuguang and Liu Bai arrived to face the giant corpses besieging headquarters.

• Lin Shuguang cut short the warnings, entered Huai City through the temporary passage with Liu Bai, and learned they had six hours before the energy supply ran out.
• Lin Shuguang slaughtered a pack of walking corpses and learned that Si Qianjun had gathered civilians and martial artists at Longhu Center.
• Liu Bai rebuked civilians who tried to block Lin Shuguang, and Lin Shuguang assured a child that they would survive before racing toward Longhu Center with Liu Bai.
• Three giant corpses led a horde in an assault on Longhu Center, where the wounded Si Qianjun prepared to fight until Lin Shuguang and Liu Bai arrived.

Lin Shuguang arrived at central Longhu and quickly destroyed the walking corpse horde, then ordered the officials to mobilize everyone to fight while preparing for a single evacuation chance. After reassuring himself that his family was safe, he entered the spatial tunnel at Luoshan to confront the threat within.

• Lin Shuguang arrived at the base and killed a giant corpse with one saber strike, then cleared a path through the horde as Si Qianjun and Liu Bai led people to safety.
• Lin Shuguang learned that his family was safe and explained that Huai City had only one evacuation opportunity in six hours.
• When an official proposed abandoning ordinary people, Lin Shuguang knocked him unconscious and ordered everyone to fight the walking corpses.
• Lin Shuguang reached Luoshan and charged alone into the spatial tunnel while Si Qianjun and the Special Management Bureau watched and vowed to wait for him.

As Lin Shuguang entered Huai City to face the foreign beings, the Qin Family discussed the crisis and plotted to exploit his absence from the Steel Alliance. Rumors about his departure stirred unrest at the alliance, where Liu Fang prepared to respond with Lin Yi’s help.

• Cao Chao told Huang Qisheng that Lin Shuguang had returned to Huai City, while the authorities kept the details of the crisis sealed.
• A messenger informed the Qin Family that Lin Shuguang and Liu Bai had entered Huai City, where officials were preparing a six-hour deadline and a major battle against the foreign beings.
• Qin Tianwen suggested spreading word that Lin Shuguang had left the Steel Alliance so others might move against it, and the Qin Family Patriarch did not object.
• Rumors that Lin Shuguang was away from headquarters made people restless, and three outside experts arrived to challenge the Steel Alliance.
• Liu Fang ordered his subordinate to invite deputy alliance leader Lin Yi to deal with the visitors.

Lin Shuguang defeated the Corpse God in the Spatial Tunnel, while the Governor struggled to prepare an evacuation route through Huai City's growing Magnetic Field. The chapter left Lin Shuguang pausing his final blow after the Corpse God said it could see something.

• Lin Yi drove away those threatening the Steel Alliance, and the Qin Family fell silent after learning of his strength.
• Professor Wang warned the Governor that the Magnetic Field had surged beyond the equipment's capacity, so the Governor called Dragon City for more energy supplies.
• Si Qianjun received Lin Shuguang's parents and told them he believed Lin Shuguang would be all right.
• Lin Shuguang stood unharmed in the Spatial Tunnel and faced the wounded Corpse God amid the ruins.
• Lin Shuguang raised his foot to kill the Corpse God, but stopped when it said it could see something.

Lin Shuguang learned that the Corpse God was only a soul fragment and that a mysterious being destroyed him before he could reveal more. While Lin Shuguang prepared to leave the spatial tunnel, golden light swept through Huai City, bringing widespread breakthroughs and leaving Lin Xiaoxi waiting for her brother.

• The Corpse God warned Lin Shuguang that his immense karma power could provoke a backlash and hinted at a true world beyond the Fragmented World.
• A Vertical Pupil appeared in the sky and annihilated the Corpse God, after which the Ancient Corpse Tribe members also perished.
• Lin Shuguang wondered about the world’s secrets, vowed to grow strong enough to cut down the sky, and prepared to exit the spatial tunnel before sensing an uninvited guest.
• After the six-hour deadline passed without contact from outside, Si Qianjun and the trapped crowd feared they had been abandoned inside Huai City.
• Golden light pierced the clouds, and nearly half the million-plus people grew stronger, with more than a hundred breaking through to Martial Dao Great Grandmaster.
• Liu Bai guarded Lin Xiaoxi’s family as they cultivated, while Lin Xiaoxi asked where her brother was and why he had not returned.

Outside Huai City, Professor Wang warned the Governor that the city was sealed by a powerful magnetic field, while its inhabitants cultivated under golden light. Inside an Alternate Dimension, Lin Shuguang evolved the Blood Shield Giant Form Technique into Savage God Blood and bluffed the Divine Envoy into believing he was a reawakened member of the Divine Temple, ending with the Envoy promising to contact him.

• Professor Wang told the Governor that Huai City's readings had surged and the city could not be entered until its magnetic field opened on its own.
• Si Qianjun and other powerhouses saw strange figures above the clouds as people across Huai City practiced martial arts in golden light.
• Lin Shuguang upgraded the Blood Shield Giant Form Technique until it evolved into Savage God Blood, greatly increasing his strength and defense.
• The Divine Envoy mistook Lin Shuguang's ability to cultivate the technique as proof that he belonged to the Divine Temple and invited him to join its campaign in the West.
• Lin Shuguang pretended to have lost his memories and demanded cultivation resources, then used a burst of Saber Intent to strengthen the Divine Envoy's belief that he was a powerful reawakened being.
• As the Alternate Dimension collapsed, the Divine Envoy escaped through the void and told Lin Shuguang to wait for word, while Lin Shuguang regretted not extracting more from him.

After destroying the Corpse God and escaping the alternate dimension, Lin Shuguang absorbed its remaining energy and advanced to the seventh heaven of the Profound Connection Realm. He broke Huai City's magnetic-field barrier with a saber strike, reunited with his family and allies, and was greeted by the Governor, whose comment about the Demon God Armor left him asking what he meant.

• Lin Shuguang returned to Huai City as the golden light faded, absorbed a ball of energy, and advanced to the seventh heaven of the Profound Connection Realm.
• Si Qianjun and the others welcomed Lin Shuguang back, while Lin Xiaoxi, Liu Bai, Lin Haiyang, and Mother Lin were relieved to see him safe.
• Lin Shuguang told Si Qianjun that the danger inside the alternate dimension had been dealt with and said he would try to break the magnetic-field barrier.
• Lin Shuguang unleashed his Dharma Form and cleaved a rift through the barrier with a massive saber strike, then shattered it and emerged from Huai City.
• The Governor identified Lin Shuguang as Martial King Lin and heard his report that the alternate dimension had ruptured and should be searched by the Science and Education Institute.
• The Governor remarked that the Demon God Armor was too fragile for Lin Shuguang now, prompting Lin Shuguang to ask what he meant.

After Huai City’s golden light strengthened its residents, Lin Shuguang left the city to meet Master Ouyang, a renowned smith who could improve his weapon. He reached Ouyang’s mountain retreat, where influential visitors and a man from Sacred Mountain had also gathered, and Ouyang immediately told him to take the weapon off.

• The Governor and other officials investigated Huai City after its residents described the golden light as a blessing that had made them stronger.
• Reports of Huai City’s Martial Dao baptism drew martial artists for two weeks, while the Special Management Bureau recruited locals to keep order.
• At Lin's Shop, Lin Xiaoxi fielded visitors eager to impress Lin Shuguang, and Mother Lin worried aloud about his marriage prospects.
• Lin Shuguang traveled to Master Ouyang’s restricted mountain retreat with a senior official and learned that powerful outsiders also visited to trade.
• Lin Shuguang spotted Li Chuan of Sacred Mountain before meeting Master Ouyang, who told him, “Take it off.”

Lin Shuguang challenged Master Ouyang to upgrade his Demon God Armor beyond ordinary limits, and Master Ouyang used the rare Heart of Ice to forge it. The armor entered its final fusion stage, while Lin Shuguang watched and considered Master Ouyang’s unusual abilities.

• Lin Shuguang gave Master Ouyang the Demon God Armor and demanded protection capable of withstanding at least grand perfection of the Profound Connection Realm.
• Master Ouyang reforged the armor, but Lin Shuguang cut it with a blade to show that it was still not strong enough.
• After learning Lin Shuguang was with the Special Management Bureau, Master Ouyang brought out the Heart of Ice, a rare material he had saved for forging a divine weapon.
• Master Ouyang refined the Heart of Ice into the Demon God Armor, purging its impurities as Lin Shuguang observed his mental power.
• Master Ouyang began the armor’s final fusion stage while Lin Shuguang wondered what other abilities the master forger possessed.

Master Ouyang reforged Lin Shuguang's Demon God Armor with the Heart of Ice, making it far stronger, and Lin Shuguang left the forge after offering him a limited favor. Li Chuan grew curious about Lin Shuguang and had a subordinate investigate him as Lin Shuguang prepared to return to Huai City.

• Master Ouyang finished infusing the Demon God Armor with the Heart of Ice, and Lin Shuguang tested it with Saber Intent without leaving a mark.
• Lin Shuguang offered Master Ouyang a favor that would expire in one year, then struggled to remove the black paint he had sprayed onto the armor.
• Li Chuan spotted Lin Shuguang's armor, asked to buy it, and became curious about Lin Shuguang after he refused.
• Li Chuan sent a trusted subordinate to investigate Lin Shuguang while pretending nothing had happened.
• A base official told Lin Shuguang someone was asking about him, and Lin Shuguang told him to issue a warning.
• As Lin Shuguang prepared to board a special flight to Huai City, Master Ouyang called him, and Lin Shuguang realized the fish had taken the bait.

Lin Shuguang agreed to help Master Ouyang kill Fei He, the Luoxia Sect master who had murdered Master Ouyang’s family. After another encounter with Li Chuan, Lin rejected his offer and left Li Chuan furious and summoning men.

• Master Ouyang asked Lin Shuguang to kill Fei He, a mid-stage Profound Connection Realm expert who had slaughtered his family, and Lin agreed to do it the next day.
• Lin Shuguang stayed at the base instead of leaving and accepted a room and meal from the senior base official.
• Lin Shuguang ran into Li Chuan, who again tried to buy something from him, and Lin demanded three hundred billion.
• Lin Shuguang mocked Li Chuan and walked away, while Li Chuan angrily returned to his quarters and called for men.