Recaps

Gu Yang built his strength at the Martial Academy through relentless training, paid sparring, and newly manifested talents. He placed in the top hundred at the Minor Competition and returned home with Military Rations Pills to celebrate with his family.

• Gu Yang entered the Martial Academy after Gu Dashan traded the family’s relief payment for his qualification, and Qin Hu began teaching him the Blood Nourishing Stance.
• Gu Yang fused his exercises and martial techniques, developed the Azure Dragon Dance, and earned Qin Hu’s attention by independently grasping its stance framework.
• The Liu brothers attacked Gu Yang’s family and stole the Black Tiger Meat, but Gu Yang and Gu Dashan defeated them and had them arrested.
• Gu Yang reached the Blood Nourishing Stance’s Entry Level and manifested the Vitality Surge talent, then accepted Li Zhiwu’s offer to spar for silver and used the fights to improve.
• Gu Yang broke through the Azure Dragon Dance and manifested the Power Surge talent before setting out for the Minor Competition with Qin Hu’s group.
• Gu Yang won his first two matches, then overcame Fang Qi with a sudden burst of strength and a barrage of punches.
• Gu Yang won the remaining rounds undefeated and secured a top-hundred place, earning Military Rations Pills and the attention of Xiahou Ji.
• Gu Yang refused to sell his pills, returned home with Gu Dashan, and took his family to a restaurant to celebrate his result.

Gu Yang advanced through the Martial Academy’s training and mountain expedition, gaining powerful talents and becoming able to injure Specters. After he sensed the person behind the Specters, the Academy Dean summoned help from Canglong Island, leaving Gu Yang waiting for the next move.

• Gu Yang broke through Blood Nourishing Stance, manifested Mighty Ox Strength, and was accepted by Hong Tao as a Seed Disciple bound for Canglong Island.
• Gu Yang chose the Killing Blade Technique, trained under Hong Tao, and gained Killing Intent Perception before departing for Mount Mang with Master Liao and the other disciples.
• Gu Yang hunted Ferocious Beasts, earned points and supplies, and gained Killing Instinct as his saber technique improved.
• Gu Yang rescued Liu Zhuang, Lv Liang, and Hua Yuanqi from the Wolf King and its pack, then continued training at the military camp.
• Master Liao led the disciples to a village where rituals had summoned Specters, and Gu Yang destroyed a Specter possessing a little girl after his saber gained the talent Killing Intent Soul-Slaying.
• Gu Yang fused his saber talents into Heart of Slaughter and sensed a black-robed figure praying before a dark statue, whom he identified as the Specter mastermind.
• Gu Yang told Master Liao and the Academy Dean that he could locate the suspected mastermind, then returned to Tianshu Ward to wait while the Academy Dean sent for help.
• A radiant figure arrived from the north and called for Lu Yao to bring out the disciple he had mentioned.

Gu Yang avenged his injured father, secured his family’s future, and left Wan City for Canglong Island. After earning a Grade A-- assessment, he entered the Dragon River Realm and began learning about cultivation and the Human Race’s conflicts.

• Qin Wujiu destroyed the hidden cave and its formation, while the Lord of Black Nightmare’s statue slipped into Gu Yang’s mind and was consumed by his Dao Seed, awakening Gu Yang’s Soul Secret Power.
• Gu Yang returned to his family and the Martial Academy, trained with his newly awakened Soul Secret Power, perfected the Blood Nourishing Stance, and gained Thick Vitality.
• After learning that the Hao Family had beaten Gu Dashan over unpaid wages, Gu Yang stormed their mansion, crippled Hao Ren, and severed Hao Lie’s arm before Hong Tao intervened.
• Li Jun had the Hao Family arrested and arranged for most of their property to compensate Gu Dashan, and Gu Yang’s family moved to Tianquan Workshop, and Gu Yang left Wan City for Canglong Island after the New Year.
• At the Genius Assessment, Gu Yang placed fifth in the water-prison trial and first in the Strength and Technique Trial, then endured the Tidal Bewitching Sound until it overcame him after one hundred breaths.
• The elders awarded Gu Yang Grade A-- and second place behind Canglan, and Liu Qing took him to the Ascending Dragon Pavilion to learn about his privileges.
• Gu Yang entered the Dragon River Realm with 13,600 Contribution Points, exchanged some for Azure Dragon Force and Fish Dragon Transformation, and studied cultivation and the Vast Continent’s races.
• Helian Feng told Gu Yang to stand with the Human Race, warning that he would eventually fight on alien battlefields and must show no mercy.

Gu Yang advanced his cultivation on Canglong Island and entered the Qianwu Mountain battlefield, where he transformed his Blood Qi and grew strong enough to kill the Great Earth Explosive Bear. As the White Ape’s forces threatened the Human Race, Gu Yang defeated Yuan Jinshu, but a Black-Striped Wasp attacked him from behind.

• Gu Yang studied Fish Dragon Transformation, cultivated it alongside Azure Dragon Force, and completed its first three transformations while improving his strength and defenses.
• Gu Yang joined the campaign against the early Beast Tide, fought alongside Zhou Qianyang and Ye Qian, and later hunted Variants on his own.
• Gu Yang killed the Great Earth Explosive Bear, rescued a wounded soldier, and received a Dragon Blood Pill from Qin Wujiu.
• Yuan Xiong and Bear Wu ordered Yuan Jinshu and other Variants to avenge the bear, while Yuan Jinshu attacked Human Race forces and defeated Canglong Island disciples.
• Gu Yang absorbed the Dragon Blood Pill and condensed a Blood Pill, awakening the Qi Like a Dragon talent as he prepared to face the White Ape.
• Gu Yang perfected Fish Dragon Transformation’s fourth transformation, advanced to the Tendon Changing stage, and gained the strength to challenge the White Ape.
• Gu Yang entered the Southern Battlefield, cut through Beast Tides, and confronted Yuan Jinshu as the White Ape approached.
• Gu Yang defeated and beheaded Yuan Jinshu while Qin Wujiu’s Azure Dragon River Projection kept Yuan Xiong from intervening, but a Black-Striped Wasp launched its stinger at him.