Chapter Summaries

Lin Shuguang defeated the Ye Family Patriarch and Ye Lin, but an unseen attacker killed Ye Lin before he could finish revealing what he knew about [Black Spade]. The Ye Family fell, and news of Lin Shuguang’s role spread through the Storm Martial Arts School.

• Lin Shuguang overwhelmed Ye Lin, then fought him and the Ye Family Patriarch together, destroying the covered bridge and courtyard as he defeated them.
• Pinned to the wall, Ye Lin agreed to tell Lin Shuguang what he knew about [Black Spade] and asked him to spare Ye Tianhao.
• An unseen attacker shot an arrow at Ye Lin, and Lin Shuguang deflected it, but Ye Lin was killed just as he began to say “Blood Moon.”
• Lin Shuguang chased the attacker without finding anyone, then returned as the Special Management Bureau took Ye Tianhao and the remaining Ye Family members away.
• At the Storm Martial Arts School, Lu Yifan told Peng Chao that Lin Shuguang had arrested the Ye Family and joined the Special Management Bureau, prompting Peng Chao to flee.
• Song Shi chuckled as he watered his plants, saying he had underestimated Lin Shuguang.

After the Ye Family case, Lin Shuguang collected a small reward from Si Qianjun and strengthened his cultivation before stumbling upon a jailbreak at the Special Management Bureau. He confronted the escaping Wei Xiangyi, and Si Qianjun arrived to crush the intruder with overwhelming force.

• Lin Shuguang persuaded Si Qianjun to give him Golden Wound Medicine and four Bone Tempering Pills for his role in the Ye Family affair.
• Lin Shuguang resold the pills, advanced to Six Resonances of Bone Tempering, and went to the Blood Desolate Land to hunt Desolate Ghost Apes.
• While delivering documents to the Special Management Bureau, Lin Shuguang saw Wei Xiangyi escaping with Ye Tianhao and charged to stop them.
• Lin Shuguang fought Wei Xiangyi and refused to let him take Ye Tianhao away, despite realizing Wei Xiangyi was stronger than Seven Resonances of Bone Tempering.
• Si Qianjun struck Wei Xiangyi down with a single blow, then silenced him with his oppressive aura when he tried to protest.

Si Qianjun refused to let Wei Xiangyi take Ye Tianhao from the Special Management Bureau, and Ye Tianhao begged Si to accept him as a disciple so he could avenge his family. After Wei left, Si gave Lin Shuguang his approved admission to Modu Martial School and discussed arranging his transfer orders.

• Si Qianjun rejected Wei Xiangyi's demand to take Ye Tianhao, and the Huai City officials helped broker a compromise that let Ye choose for himself.
• Ye Tianhao asked Wei whether he could avenge his family quickly, then knelt before Si Qianjun and begged to become his disciple.
• Si Qianjun refused to take Ye Tianhao as a disciple, and Wei Xiangyi left angrily with the Huai City officials.
• Si Qianjun told Lin Shuguang that the Special Management Bureau could not protect everyone from powerful opponents, then handed him the document approving his place at Modu Martial School.
• Si Qianjun offered to request transfer orders so Lin Shuguang could take assignments in the Demon Capital, then caught him pretending to be hurt to get more pills.

After spending weeks hunting Desolate Ghost Apes, Lin Shuguang drew attention to their sudden decline and secured a mission to find Zhao Lisheng, a suspected martial artist wanted for a family massacre. He tracked the lead to a restaurant in Pan Town, where he recognized that the seemingly simple employee Dayan might be more than he appeared.

• Ye Family women were released, the Blood Moon Cult was crushed, and a corpse's discovery eased tensions inside the Special Management Bureau.
• Lin Shuguang spent half a month killing Desolate Ghost Apes until hunters complained that the creatures had nearly disappeared.
• The Square-faced Section Chief told Lin Shuguang that the bureau had found no evidence linking the city's Hunting Groups to the decline, and advised him about Demon Martial and Fulong Cave.
• The Square-faced Section Chief gave Lin Shuguang a mission to find Zhao Lisheng, suspected of massacring a family in Donglu City ten years earlier.
• Lin Shuguang visited a restaurant in Pan Town and ordered food from the burly employee Dayan.
• After several men harassed the proprietress and left, Dayan said he was going out, and Lin Shuguang questioned the proprietress about him before praising her tofu.

Lin Shuguang confronted and defeated Zhao Lisheng, the man who had been living as the restaurant waiter Dayan, and arrested him for the Donglu City Massacre and his other killings. Before passing out, Zhao Lisheng asked Lin to protect the proprietress and gave him a bank card for her, leaving her pale when Lin delivered it.

• Lin Shuguang recognized Dayan as Zhao Lisheng and confronted him about the Donglu City Massacre ten years earlier.
• Zhao Lisheng explained that Tao Fengcang had killed his father and harmed his blind younger sister, and insisted that everyone he had killed deserved it.
• Lin Shuguang said his duty was to arrest Zhao Lisheng, and defeated him in their fight in the alley.
• As he passed out, Zhao Lisheng asked Lin Shuguang to spare the proprietress and tried to hand over a bank card.
• Lin Shuguang brought the card to the proprietress and told her Dayan had wanted her to have it, making her face turn pale.

Lin Shuguang received a reward from the Special Management Bureau and learned that his commendation might bring a valuable opportunity, while also being warned about Wei Xinlong. Seeking new martial skills to advance his strength, he negotiated with Steward Zhou over an escort job for Master Jin and waited to hear whether the offered manuals would satisfy him.

• The Square-faced Section Chief gave Lin Shuguang one hundred thousand in cash and two Bone Tempering Pills, warned him about Wei Xinlong, and explained that his commendation could earn him a valuable slot.
• Lin Shuguang avoided the watched Blood Desolate Land, reviewed his cultivation and finances, and decided that he needed stronger beasts and new martial skills to keep progressing.
• Steward Zhou offered Lin Shuguang a job escorting a shipment to Lin City, but Lin Shuguang demanded martial skill manuals instead of settling for the proposed three million.
• Steward Zhou returned with an offer of one Killing Technique, three Nurturing Techniques, and one hardening technique, explaining that his family had few saber manuals.

Lin Shuguang upgraded his martial skills and hardened his body before escorting supplies to the Donghe Wu Family. When assassins attacked the estate and Wu Dong’s forces began to fall, Lin Shuguang stepped in with a blazing saber strike.

• Lin Shuguang perfected and fused four nurturing methods into the Slaughter Blade-Nurturing Character Art, then raised Myriad Explosive Sources and Thousand Hammer Refinement through top-ups.
• Lin Shuguang traveled with the Jin Family convoy through thick fog to deliver supplies to the Donghe Wu Family estate.
• Wu Dong confirmed the goods and arranged payment, but the estate gate was blasted open and assassins attacked the convoy and the Wu Family guards.
• Lin Shuguang declined to help at first, and Steward Zhou advised him that the delivery was complete and he should return to Huai City.
• After Wu Dong was badly wounded and most of his people were defeated, Lin Shuguang hung up on Steward Zhou and unleashed a blazing saber strike at the assassins surrounding the supplies.

Lin Shuguang killed the hidden Ice Elementalist, then extorted ten million from Wu Dong for the shipment he had just defended. After Master Jin warned the Wu Family that Lin Shuguang had Si Qianjun’s backing, Lin returned to Huai City and went to Si Qianjun’s office to see what he had been summoned for.

• Lin Shuguang sensed the hidden Ice Elementalist, charged through the hail, and killed him with a saber slash that brought down his hiding tree.
• Lin Shuguang demanded payment from Wu Dong for the shipment, eventually forcing him to agree to ten million.
• Wu Dong’s subordinate questioned why they had not fought back, and Wu Dong explained Lin would have killed them before their reinforcements arrived.
• Master Jin told Boss Wu that Lin Shuguang was backed by Si Qianjun, prompting Boss Wu to abandon any thought of revenge.
• Si Qianjun summoned Lin Shuguang to his office and pointed him toward a document envelope.

Lin Shuguang learned he would report to Modu Martial School early, then spent time with his family before Wu Li visited Lin's Restaurant to thank him for saving members of the Wu Family. Wu Li left Lin Shuguang a case of treasure medicines, and the chapter ended with Lin Haiyang and Mother Lin trying to act casual about the gift.

• Si Qianjun gave Lin Shuguang an admission letter and told him to report to Modu Martial School the following week for further training.
• Lin Shuguang showed the letter to Father Lin and Mother Lin, who initially thought it was fake before he explained his new position.
• Lin Shuguang took Lin Xiaoxi to school and later helped out at Lin's Restaurant, reflecting on how little time he had left at home.
• Wu Li arrived at Lin's Restaurant with Wu Dong and bodyguards to thank Lin Shuguang for saving members of the Wu Family.
• Wu Li sent his bodyguards outside and offered Lin Shuguang a case of treasure medicines before leaving.
• Lin Haiyang and Mother Lin pretended the treasure medicines were ordinary local specialties, while Lin Shuguang reacted with exasperation.

Lin Shuguang met Qi Lin, a Sword Master from Demon Martial, and learned what awaited him in the Advanced Training Class. After Song Shi abruptly left the Martial Arts Hall in Feng San’s care, Lin Shuguang made the students accept the change and warned them not to oppose it.

• Si Qianjun introduced Lin Shuguang to Qi Lin, who praised Lin’s talent and explained the Inner Courtyard, its benefits, and the strong students entering Demon Martial.
• Lin Shuguang returned to the Blood Desolate Land and slaughtered more Desolate Ghost Apes before leaving for the Demon Capital.
• Feng San told Lin Shuguang that Song Shi had departed, leaving a letter and a Martial Arts Hall Transfer Agreement that put Feng in charge.
• Lin Shuguang asked the Martial Arts Hall students whether anyone objected to Feng San taking over, then threatened anyone who might later show disloyalty.
• The students agreed to follow Feng San, and Lin Shuguang and Feng San left the Training Ground discussing Song Shi’s sudden departure.

Lin Shuguang left Huai City for Demon Martial with Chu Xiongtian and arrived at the school, where he encountered the prominent students and Wei Xinlong, the man whose slot he had taken. Wei Xinlong declined to judge Lin Shuguang's strength without fighting him.

• Feng San reminisced with Lin Shuguang about their first meeting and saw him off before his departure.
• Lin Shuguang traveled to Demon Martial with Chu Xiongtian, who told him that Wei Xinlong had received the bureau's third slot instead of Xiao Zhang.
• Lin Shuguang and Chu Xiongtian arrived at Demon Martial and surveyed the influential families and students gathered in the hall.
• Chu Xiongtian identified Wei Xinlong and explained his family connections and standing at Demon Martial.
• Wei Xinlong recognized Lin Shuguang as the man who had taken his slot and told Wang Lujie he could not assess Lin's strength without fighting him.

Demon Martial’s advanced training class began with Yan Kai warning the recruits that the program carried real risks and that their benefits depended on their strength. The first assessment sent them racing fifteen kilometers to a mountain peak, where Lin Shuguang surged past Wei Xinlong as Gu Yingxiong and Meng Shenzhou also raced ahead.

• Yan Kai warned the students that the training allowed casualties and announced monthly benefits based on their rankings.
• Chu Xiongtian told Lin Shuguang that Gu Yingxiong was likely to claim one of the top three spots, while Lin might take another.
• Yan Kai ordered the students to reach a mountain peak fifteen kilometers away within ten minutes or lose their places in the advanced training class.
• Gu Yingxiong charged ahead and overtook Wei Xinlong, then Meng Shenzhou passed Wei after their punches collided.
• Lin Shuguang rushed past Wei Xinlong and opened a gap of several dozen meters.

Lin Shuguang surged past Meng Shenzhou in the race for the top three, while Wei Xinlong and Xu Wen were delayed when Meng Shenzhou attacked them. With three minutes left, Lin Shuguang and Gu Yingxiong had pulled far ahead of the other participants.

• Wei Xinlong teamed up with Xu Wen to chase Lin Shuguang, while Chu Xiongtian followed behind them.
• Lin Shuguang overtook Meng Shenzhou, then knocked him back when Meng Shenzhou tried to punch him.
• Wei Xinlong and Xu Wen attacked Meng Shenzhou together, but he stopped them and forced them to fight instead of pursuing Lin Shuguang.
• Seven minutes passed, leaving three minutes in the assessment, as Lin Shuguang and Gu Yingxiong raced far ahead of the others.

Lin Shuguang tied with Gu Yingxiong for first place in the mountain race, surprising the Training Camp instructors and other newcomers. After the results were announced, Meng Shenzhou befriended Lin Shuguang, then clashed verbally with Xu Wen, while Chu Xiongtian noticed their sudden closeness.

• Yan Kai and Han Sheng waited at the pavilion and discussed the newcomers’ race as the contestants approached.
• Lin Shuguang and Gu Yingxiong reached the pavilion together, tied for first, and registered their names.
• Luo Tianxiang arrived next and learned that he had placed second, while Meng Shenzhou came in third.
• Meng Shenzhou introduced himself to Lin Shuguang and sat beside him, saying he wanted to be friends.
• Xu Wen charged at Meng Shenzhou, but Yan Kai knocked her back and warned her against breaking the rules.
• Meng Shenzhou insulted Xu Wen and Wei Xinlong, while Chu Xiongtian watched in surprise as Meng sat with Lin Shuguang.

Lin Shuguang tied with Gu Yingxiong for first in the Elite Class assessment and settled into his new courtyard at Demon Martial. After learning more about the school from Meng Shenzhou, he answered the door to three unfamiliar young men who said they wanted to talk.

• Yan Kai expelled the students who missed the ten-minute deadline and announced Lin Shuguang and Gu Yingxiong tied for first place.
• Wei Xinlong and Xu Wen dismissed Lin Shuguang's result as a product of a speed-based technique.
• Lin Shuguang chose a secluded courtyard with strong spiritual energy, while Meng Shenzhou gave up on living nearby after Yan Kai intervened.
• Meng Shenzhou told Lin Shuguang that Yan Kai was a Bone Tempering Hundred Resonances expert and might have reached the Viscera Refining Stage.
• Lin Shuguang sent Meng Shenzhou away, then opened his door to three unfamiliar young men who said they had something to discuss.

Lin Shuguang confronted Hu and his companions after they tried to force him out of his courtyard, then discovered Wei Xinlong was behind the scheme. Lin fought Wei Xinlong, and their duel drew the attention of Demon Martial staff, teachers, and students.

• Hu offered Lin Shuguang money to surrender his courtyard, but Lin refused and demanded to know who had sent the three men.
• When Hu threatened him, Lin seized and slammed him into the ground, then struck Hu's two companions with the Slaughter Blade.
• The companions called for Young Master Wei, revealing Wei Xinlong, who had sent them to swindle Lin out of his benefits.
• Lin charged Wei Xinlong and clashed with his sword, then attacked again and demanded that he kneel.
• Their fight shook the nearby area and alerted Elite Class members and Demon Martial staff; Yan Kai offered to handle it, but Qi Lin went with him.

Lin Shuguang overwhelmed Wei Xinlong after exposing his attempt to steal Heaven Grade resources, then forced him to pay repair costs. Wei Xinlong left after arranging a duel with Lin Shuguang one month after his Second Awakening, and Lin Shuguang became known throughout the Elite Class as someone not to provoke.

• Lin Shuguang continued overpowering Wei Xinlong as Meng Shenzhou and the Elite Class watched and jeered.
• Teachers intervened, but Qi Lin and Yan Kai arrived before the gray-haired middle-aged man could subdue Lin Shuguang.
• Lin Shuguang explained how Wei Xinlong and his companions had used dirty tricks to take Heaven Grade resources, and the onlookers condemned Wei Xinlong.
• Lin Shuguang demanded three hundred thousand in repair costs and threatened to challenge Wei Xinlong to a duel, so Wei Xinlong ordered the gray-haired middle-aged man to pay.
• Wei Xinlong challenged Lin Shuguang to a duel one month after his Second Awakening, and Qi Lin agreed to witness it.
• Wei Xinlong left with the gray-haired middle-aged man, while Lin Shuguang gained a reputation throughout the Elite Class.

After Lin Shuguang impressed Demon Martial with his strength, Qi Lin explained the upcoming second awakening and Lin explored the Secret Pavilion to acquire and fuse martial techniques. The chapter ended with Lin discovering that his new hardening technique promised immortality at perfection.

• Chu Xiongtian concluded that Lin Shuguang's attack on Wei Xinlong had demonstrated his strength and strategically won Demon Martial's favor.
• Qi Lin visited Lin Shuguang, praised his destructive power, and explained that the second awakening ceremony would last a month and offer only one chance.
• Lin Shuguang entered the Secret Pavilion with his Command Token and used his half-hour allotment to read and acquire saber and body techniques.
• Lin Shuguang upgraded and fused his saber techniques into Slaughter Blade-Nurturing Character Art and Slaughter Blade-Killing Character Art.
• Lin Shuguang fused his body-refining techniques into Undying Nine Revolutions Divine Body Heart Sutra and was astonished by its promise of regeneration from a drop of blood and eternal life.

Lin Shuguang cultivated the Undying Nine Revolutions Divine Body Heart Sutra to gain blood energy, then joined the Elite Class on a visit to the Secret Realm. As the class prepared for second awakenings, he offered Meng Shenzhou Bone Tempering Pills for sale.

• Lin Shuguang spent five million to upgrade the Undying Nine Revolutions Divine Body Heart Sutra to LV3, then cultivated and ate Ferocious Beast meat until his blood energy value rose by 2,100 cal.
• Lin Shuguang arrived at the Elite Class Activity Center, where Meng Shenzhou made room for him and Chu Xiongtian joined them.
• Hu Shaoqing and the two men he had gathered with complained about Wei Xinlong and Lin Shuguang, while Hu Shaoqing refused to call his sister family.
• Yan Kai led the Elite Class through the bronze gate into the Secret Realm, warned them about its dangers, and explained that their second awakenings would begin at the red line.
• Gu Yingxiong asked to enter the awakening process early, but Yan Kai told him to wait until the next day; Lin Shuguang then offered Meng Shenzhou Bone Tempering Pills for two hundred thousand each.

Lin Shuguang found a flaw in a Secret Pavilion technique and learned that reporting errors could earn a reward. After defeating the gray-haired middle-aged man who had threatened him, he set off for the Elder Council to report the flaw.

• Meng Shenzhou explained that the Elder Council rewarded people who found errors in Secret Pavilion techniques, and Lin Shuguang returned to the pavilion to gather martial skills.
• Lin Shuguang discovered a flaw in a technique and prepared to report it, but the gray-haired middle-aged man confronted him and threatened him.
• Meng Shenzhou arrived and defended Lin Shuguang, and the two were teleported out of the Secret Pavilion alongside the gray-haired middle-aged man.
• Lin Shuguang struck the gray-haired middle-aged man with his saber and overpowered him, while Meng Shenzhou taunted the man until he left.
• Lin Shuguang told Meng Shenzhou he had found a flawed technique and headed to the Elder Council to report it.