Chapter Summaries

Zhang Yu defeated Ying Zhoufan, then rode the dragon toward the finish line while both men secretly planned to betray the other before the end. Along the way, Zhang Yu unlocked a fragment of a cultivation art from the Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor, and he and Ying Zhoufan surged past Yu Yunzhan into second and third place.

• Ying Zhoufan proposed cooperating with Zhang Yu, but Zhang Yu attacked and subdued him with sword techniques, gravity, and fire.
• Zhang Yu rode Ying Zhoufan through the underwater course, leaving Mu Qiansi behind as she failed to catch up.
• The Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor absorbed Ying Zhoufan's blood and revealed a fragment of the Demon Saint Myriad Transformations Neural Scripture to Zhang Yu.
• Zhang Yu's Fish Demons provided registration balls for him and Ying Zhoufan, allowing them to keep racing without searching ahead.
• Zhang Yu and Ying Zhoufan overtook Yu Yunzhan, and the rankings placed Ying Zhoufan second and Zhang Yu third.

Jiu Tianliu and Zhang Yu raced neck and neck through the final underwater course, each using their abilities to overcome the cavern’s hazards. Zhang Yu secretly rode Jiu Tianliu’s Divine Shuttle and launched himself across the finish line first, leaving Jiu Tianliu in second place.

• Jiu Tianliu registered at the final black ball and met Zhang Yu and Ying Zhoufan, bringing Zhang Yu level with him for the last sprint.
• Jiu Tianliu took the lead in open water, while Zhang Yu and Ying Zhoufan raced after him on the Giant Dragon.
• Jiu Tianliu used projections to map the underwater cavern and follow its fastest route, but Zhang Yu used his powers and prior scouting to reduce collisions and close the gap.
• Zhang Yu stayed close through the twisting caverns, and Jiu Tianliu burrowed through the rock to reach the finish line ahead of the wounded dragon.
• Zhang Yu, who had climbed onto Jiu Tianliu’s Divine Shuttle, launched himself from it with Heaven Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power and crossed the finish line first.

Zhang Yu won the fourth relay stage, outmaneuvering Ying Zhoufan and finishing ahead of Jiu Tianliu. His victory sparked a social-media controversy and sent his advertising bids soaring, while Dao Qiankun prepared to take the field next.

• Zhang Yu handed Dao Qiankun the relay ball after crossing the finish line first, while Jiu Tianliu finished second and Ying Zhoufan emerged from his ruined dragon body in third place.
• Ying Zhoufan realized Zhang Yu had turned his dragon-body shell into a Dharma Treasure, thwarting his plan to break free and claim first place.
• Zhang Yu recovered the Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor, found that the demon blood had yielded no more scripture content, and lost contact with many of the short-lived Fish Demons.
• Li Shiwei questioned Dao Qiankun about Zhang Yu's speed, and Dao Qiankun argued that stepping on the fastest competitor was the true way to be fastest.
• True Lord Anzhen watched criticism of Zhang Yu fuel his popularity as Seven Emotions Divine Lord's comments sparked debate over cultivators' aesthetics.
• True Lord Anzhen saw Zhang Yu rise to second in advertising bids behind Kuang Tianqing and expected Dao Qiankun's next-stage performance to boost his ranking.

After Zhang Yu’s team tied for first in the relay race, Dao Qiankun explained why the Four Heavenly Demon Schools were backing Kuang Tianqing: they wanted her to win the Eternal Spring Scripture and help their Deity Transformations extend their lives. Zhang Yu considered how his own championship choice might affect Kunxu, then began seeking Demon Descendant blood to supplement his cultivation technique.

• Dao Qiankun cleared the fifth-stage storm almost instantly, and Ying Mingchi and Xu Haixuan also completed the challenge with their own methods.
• Zhang Yu’s team tied for first in the relay race, while the rankings determined the thirty finalists and eliminated all Dan Ding University students and Mu Qiansi.
• True Lord Anzhen told the advancing students that the individual final would begin in a week, and Zhang Yu planned to cultivate and repair his Dharma Treasures and Dharma Skeleton.
• At a meal aboard Dao Qiankun’s Flying Boat, Dao Qiankun revealed that the Four Heavenly Demon Schools wanted Kuang Tianqing to win the Eternal Spring Scripture so their Deity Transformations could gain longevity.
• Zhang Yu considered the consequences of choosing an Immortal Sect Technique, then contacted his company to obtain Demon Descendant blood and messaged Ying Zhoufan about buying high-ranking blood.

Zhang Yu completed the Demon Saint Myriad Transformations Neural Scripture and tested its ability to create Demon Descendant Avatars, while planning to disguise them with the Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor. He then met Bai Zhenzhen and exchanged Divine Spiritual Roots with her, leaving them overwhelmed by the physical changes.

• Zhang Yu bought high-grade Demon Descendant blood from Ying Zhoufan and gathered more blood through his company to complete the Demon Saint Myriad Transformations Neural Scripture.
• Zhang Yu spent heavily on demon blood and cultivation, then received income from his Sponsored Move and finals advertising fees.
• Zhang Yu raised the Demon Saint Myriad Transformations Neural Scripture to level 5 and formed a temporary Demon Descendant Avatar from a strand of hair.
• Zhang Yu decided to gather aquatic Demon Descendant blood so he could disguise future avatars among Demon Beasts bred by the Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor.
• Zi Tanzhen told Zhang Yu that Bai Zhenzhen wanted him to check her messages, and Zhang Yu went to her Flying Boat while her Master was away.
• Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen exchanged Divine Spiritual Roots through a hole in the wall, and their bodies began adapting to each other's traits.

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen exchanged Divine Spiritual Roots, then prepared for the Top Ten League finals as Dao Qiankun revealed his desire to change the world and warned Zhang Yu about the dangers ahead. On the morning of the finals, Li Shiwei found Dao Qiankun dead aboard his Flying Boat.

• Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen exchanged Spirit Roots, discovering that Bai Zhenzhen's Sword Qi could no longer harm Zhang Yu at first, and agreed to maintain the exchange.
• Wen Wuya visited Bai Zhenzhen to discuss the finals, while Ye Xingli and Zhang Yu reflected on preparing for a competition they expected Kuang Tianqing and Dao Qiankun to dominate.
• Kuang Tianqing rallied the students to lend him their strength, while other contestants prepared for the finals in their own ways.
• Dao Qiankun told Zhang Yu he had rejected the Deity Transformations' preferred Immortal Sect Technique and urged Zhang Yu to preserve his life during the increasingly dangerous league.
• Zhang Yu saw Kuang Tianqing's Flying Boat docked beside Dao Qiankun's, then returned to prepare for the finals.
• Li Shiwei arrived to accompany Dao Qiankun to the arena and found him dead in his room.

Zhang Yu learned that Dao Qiankun had died under suspicious circumstances, and the Top Ten League was postponed amid an investigation. At Dao Qiankun’s funeral, Kuang Tianqing tried to claim his entire corpse, prompting Li Shiwei to accuse him of murder.

• Zhang Yu reached level 11 in the Demon Saint Myriad Transformations Neural Scripture and prepared for the Top Ten League finals.
• Patrol Team Members questioned Zhang Yu about Dao Qiankun, and Zhang Yu learned the league had been postponed.
• Ten Thousand Laws University announced that Dao Qiankun had died, supposedly by suicide after being lured by the Feather Transformation Cult; Zhang Yu doubted the report.
• Fu Ji told Zhang Yu that Dao Qiankun’s death seemed suspicious and that the killer must have been exceptionally powerful.
• At Dao Qiankun’s funeral, attendees auctioned his body parts, until Kuang Tianqing offered 500 Spirit Coins for the entire corpse.
• Li Shiwei accused Kuang Tianqing of killing Dao Qiankun and trying to humiliate his corpse.

After Dao Shuyi bought Dao Qiankun’s corpse, Zhang Yu wondered whether the Descendant of Immortals Dao Seed could work on the dead, while Kuang Tianqing announced plans to develop cheaper lifespan-extension technology and threatened Zhang Yu. The Top Ten League was set to resume the next morning, as warnings about the 666th Layer and the final competition’s new lineup raised the stakes.

• Dao Shuyi bought Dao Qiankun’s corpse and offered to store it aboard his Flying Boat, where Zhang Yu could visit it.
• Zhang Yu saw the Descendant of Immortals words appear on Dao Qiankun’s chest and wondered whether the Dao Seed could work on the dead.
• Kuang Tianqing announced that he would pursue the Eternal Spring Scripture and create affordable lifespan-extension technology, then sent Zhang Yu a threatening message.
• Zhang Yu advanced the Demon Saint Myriad Transformations Neural Scripture to level 12 before learning the Top Ten League would resume the next day.
• Director Gao warned Zhang Yu that supplies were moving through the 666th Layer, Magnetic Extremes True Lord was unavailable, and he should seek Bai Zhenzhen if needed.
• Mu Qiansi of Joyous Union University took Dao Qiankun’s place among the thirty finalists as the final competition’s rules appeared.

Zhang Yu defeated Ling Pojun in the first round of the Top Ten League’s individual competition by turning their battlefield into a flooded arena filled with attacking Fish Demons. After returning from the match, Zhang Yu noticed Ye Xingli and rushed toward her.

• Zhang Yu and Ling Pojun were matched against each other, and Ling Pojun expected to exploit Zhang Yu’s need for preparation time.
• Ling Pojun rushed to find Zhang Yu, but Zhang Yu met him atop a growing flood and mocked his Extreme Tiger brand and school’s way of thinking.
• Zhang Yu trapped Ling Pojun in an underwater battlefield where Fish Demons, temporary flying swords, gravity, and currents steadily wore him down.
• Ling Pojun tried to escape, but Zhang Yu’s torrent and sword attacks overwhelmed him and left him unconscious.
• Zhang Yu returned from the arena carrying Ling Pojun, spotted Ye Xingli, and hurried to her.

After defeating Ye Xingli, Ying Mingchi became Zhang Yu’s next opponent, while Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen struggled with the growing resonance between their Spirit Roots. Zhang Yu cultivated the Demon Saint Myriad Transformations Neural Scripture beside Dao Qiankun’s body, where Kuang Tianqing arrived to look at the corpse.

• Zhang Yu found Ye Xingli disassembled after her defeat by Ying Mingchi, restored her Dharma Skeleton, and learned about Ying Mingchi’s abilities before their next match.
• The first-round victors gathered, and Bai Zhenzhen arrived last after her Feather Spirit Root caused her pain and disrupted her fight; she and Zhang Yu agreed to keep their distance as their Spirit Roots resonated.
• Zhang Yu saw widespread support for Kuang Tianqing’s promise to extend lifespans, then returned to the laboratory to cultivate the Demon Saint Myriad Transformations Neural Scripture.
• Zhang Yu visited Dao Qiankun’s corpse aboard the Flying Boat and secretly cultivated beside it, reaching level 13 of the scripture after several hours.
• Kuang Tianqing appeared before Dao Qiankun’s body, and Zhang Yu asked what he had come to do.

Kuang Tianqing questioned Dao Qiankun’s death and the forces opposing Longevity technology, while Zhang Yu discovered that the corpse held only a repetitive artifact spirit. Zhang Yu continued cultivating beside it as his money dwindled, then Ye Xingli urged him to livestream and profit from the growing hostility of Extreme Tiger fans.

• Kuang Tianqing told Dao Qiankun that a Reincarnation Group might secretly oppose Longevity technology, and he revealed that the Ten Thousand Methods cultivators wanted him to choose the Law Realm Divine Creation Chapter.
• At Dao Qiankun’s wake, Kuang Tianqing doubted he had truly died and warned Zhang Yu that radical Deity Transformation candidates might be worse than the older generation.
• Kuang Tianqing touched Dao Qiankun’s corpse, causing an artifact spirit with some of his memories to appear, then left after finding no clues.
• Zhang Yu cultivated beside the corpse for several days, saw the Descendant of Immortals Dao Seed flash more often, and spent his Spirit Coins until he had just over 260 left.
• Zhang Yu learned that his advertising fees had fallen for the upcoming one-on-one match, and Ye Xingli urged him to livestream for money from Extreme Tiger fans.

Zhang Yu turned livestream abuse into a source of income, advanced his cultivation, and negotiated with Jiu Tianliu over the upcoming tournament. The next day, he began his second-round battle against Ying Mingchi, who descended upon him in dragon form.

• Zhang Yu livestreamed from the mourning hall, attracting Demon Descendants and Extreme Tiger fans, and earned money through voice-links and insult videos before his stream was banned for twenty-four hours.
• Zhang Yu raised the Demon Saint Myriad Transformations Neural Scripture to Level 20, gaining the ability to control four Demon Descendant Avatars.
• True Lord Anzhen warned Zhang Yu that the school expected him to lose to Ying Mingchi and asked him to support the team in later matches.
• Jiu Tianliu asked Zhang Yu to gather intelligence on Ying Mingchi, argued that Kuang Tianqing's longevity campaign served the Four Heavenly Demon Schools, and offered to share the championship profits.
• Zhang Yu agreed to help Jiu Tianliu on his own conditions, then entered the second round and landed on a snowy plain as Ying Mingchi descended in dragon form.

Jiu Tianliu defeated Xue Yue Shi and looked ahead to his final against Kuang Tianqing, while Zhang Yu battled Ying Mingchi in the Top Ten League. Ying Mingchi’s rainstorm began drawing repeated fines after Zhang Yu manipulated water vapor and heat, leaving Ying Mingchi struggling to control the weather as he attacked.

• Jiu Tianliu used Finance Department Dao Arts to weaken Xue Yue Shi’s cultivation methods and defeat her, then exchanged taunts with Kuang Tianqing.
• Jiu Tianliu watched Zhang Yu’s battle and wondered what he was planning, while Kuang Tianqing recorded his provocation in his Eye Remains.
• Ying Mingchi’s rejection by both high-ranking Demon Descendants and humans shaped his support for the Human-Demon Same-Origin Theory and his ambition to transform humans into Demon Descendants.
• Ying Mingchi summoned expanding storm clouds and attacked Zhang Yu, declaring that demons were born stronger than humans.
• Zhang Yu used the Heavenly Sun Brilliant God and water vapor to expand Ying Mingchi’s storm beyond the battlefield, triggering repeated violation-weather fines.
• Ying Mingchi struggled to contract the storm and, enraged by the fines, tore at Zhang Yu with a claw.

Zhang Yu fought Ying Mingchi in a heavily publicized Top Ten League battle, using Ying Mingchi’s stolen bloodline to breed dragon beasts and accepting fines as he pressed the attack. He trapped both of them in a sea of fire and emerged victorious, leaving Ying Mingchi barely alive.

• Jiu Tianliu’s Finance Department Soul Cultivators publicized the battle, drawing more Demon Descendants to watch Zhang Yu face Ying Mingchi.
• Ying Mingchi split into three dragons and overwhelmed Zhang Yu’s aquatic army until Zhang Yu’s bloodline-bred dragon beasts helped turn the tide.
• Zhang Yu ignored infringement fines and fought alongside his dragon beasts as both sides’ Demon Beasts died in the flood.
• Ying Mingchi’s Demon Descendant Soul Cultivators seized control of Zhang Yu’s temporary flying swords, but Zhang Yu used a substitute to deceive Ying Mingchi and trap the dragons with his gravitational field.
• Zhang Yu confined himself and Ying Mingchi in a water prison with the Eternal Sun Brilliant Flame, then endured the fire until Ying Mingchi was nearly killed.
• Zhang Yu won the battle for Ten Thousand Laws University and held the barely living Ying Mingchi in his hand.

Zhang Yu defeated Ying Mingchi in a direct fight, while the remaining Top Ten League battles determined the final contestants advancing. Bai Zhenzhen defeated Ying Zhoufan, leaving the final eight competitors.

• Zhang Yu returned to the waiting area with the defeated Ying Mingchi, whose defeat shook his confidence in Demon Descendant physiques and led him to conclude that Zhang Yu must also be a Demon Descendant.
• Zhang Yu watched Tian Shenggong defeat Yan Qianji with a giant puppet, and True Lord Anzhen warned that Tian Shenggong could become much stronger if his sponsors accepted the costs of infringement.
• Wen Wuya defeated Mu Qiansi after preparing himself to resist her Dual Cultivation techniques and draw her into a communications battle.
• Bai Zhenzhen defeated Ying Zhoufan with her Extreme Emotion Sword Dao, bringing the Top Ten League down to its final eight contestants.

After defeating Ying Mingchi, Zhang Yu declared that he would win the Top Ten League and negotiated a tiered Dragon Blood copyright Betting Contract with him. As Zhang Yu raced to prepare and copy a Dao Seed from Dao Qiankun, Jiu Tianliu gathered intelligence, resources, and public support before launching a powerful attack in their match.

• Zhang Yu told Jiu Tianliu he intended to claim first place and become the strongest of the Ten Schools, while the public reacted to his victory and he faced lawsuits and threats.
• True Lord Anzhen said Ten Thousand Laws University would let Zhang Yu and Jiu Tianliu compete for the chance to fight Kuang Tianqing, and Zhang Yu returned to the laboratory and spirit hall to prepare.
• Zhang Yu offered Ying Mingchi a Betting Contract that lowered the Dragon Blood copyright price with each victory, and Ying Mingchi agreed to charge 1 Spirit Coin if Zhang Yu reached the finals, or 288 Spirit Coins if he lost before then.
• Zhang Yu streamed his cultivation during the break and continued trying to copy a Dao Seed from Dao Qiankun, while Jiu Tianliu collected information about him and built Luck through publicity and support.
• Jiu Tianliu entered the battlefield amid overwhelming public backing and unleashed an Immortal Dao killing move that surpassed Foundation Establishment, aiming to kill Zhang Yu.

Jiu Tianliu’s Luck-fueled attacks grew stronger as his popularity rose, while Zhang Yu uncovered the Finance Department’s hidden alliance and its vast investment in Jiu Tianliu. The chapter left Zhang Yu confronting Jiu Tianliu’s latest strike by summoning the Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor and four golden dragon phantoms.

• Jiu Tianliu blasted Zhang Yu into the ground, then used his Military-grade Eye Remains to predict Zhang Yu’s movements and prepare another beyond-peak strike.
• Zhang Yu realized Jiu Tianliu’s attacks grew stronger as his popularity and Luck increased, so he chose to stop evading and challenge him directly.
• Before the Top Ten League, Jiu Tianliu learned that the Finance Department had secretly invested in rival universities as well as Ten Thousand Laws University.
• Jiu Tianliu discovered that the Finance Department’s funds had been exhausted, learned of the Kunlun Society’s massive financial operation, and received its support as the only Finance Department contestant among the top eight.
• Zhang Yu concluded that Jiu Tianliu would weaken if he lost his advantage, then summoned the Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor and four radiant golden dragon phantoms.

Zhang Yu endured all ten of Jiu Tianliu’s attacks while using the livestream audience’s shifting support to weaken Jiu Tianliu’s Luck. With Jiu Tianliu’s support rate falling to 11% and Zhang Yu close to collapse, Jiu Tianliu privately asked to end the battle with dignity.

• Zhang Yu used dragon beasts, defensive treasures, and his body’s injury-based defense to withstand Jiu Tianliu’s first attack, then projected taunts that stopped Jiu Tianliu’s support from rising.
• Zhang Yu endured Jiu Tianliu’s next attacks and claimed his colleagues had fed Jiu Tianliu false intelligence, causing the audience’s confidence in Jiu Tianliu to fall.
• Jiu Tianliu unleashed ten attacks, but Zhang Yu kept standing as his support rate dropped below 40%; Zhang Yu then sent four dragon beasts to attack Jiu Tianliu.
• Jiu Tianliu displayed his 1,500 Spirit Coin balance, but Zhang Yu countered by showing a zero balance and claiming he had wagered everything, driving Jiu Tianliu’s support below 20%.
• As Jiu Tianliu’s support fell to 11% and Zhang Yu neared collapse, Jiu Tianliu privately asked to end the battle with dignity.

Zhang Yu forced Jiu Tianliu to retreat, then watched Kuang Tianqing defeat Wen Wuya and observed the ongoing battle between Yan Xiang and Tian Shenggong. The chapter left that last match unresolved as Tian Shenggong’s cheap puppets began wearing down Yan Xiang’s Corpse Demons.

• Zhang Yu pretended to have strength left and broke Jiu Tianliu’s attack, prompting Jiu Tianliu to concede and flee with the Nine Heavens Ten Lands Danger Avoiding Divine Shuttle.
• Zhang Yu collapsed from his wounds after returning to the waiting area, while Jiu Tianliu regretted giving up and acknowledged Zhang Yu’s greater resolve.
• Zhang Yu watched the replay as Wen Wuya’s sword techniques overwhelmed Kuang Tianqing’s defenses, but Kuang Tianqing shattered his flying swords with power from a repeatedly broken Golden Core and defeated him.
• Zhang Yu watched Yan Xiang deploy an army of Corpse Demons against Tian Shenggong’s giant puppet fortress.
• Tian Shenggong assembled cheap battlefield-adapted puppets to wear down Yan Xiang’s more expensive Corpse Demons.

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen advanced to the Top Ten League’s final four, while Bai Zhenzhen’s battle with Cang Shenyu revealed the dangerous side effects of the Yuhuan Sword. With Zhang Yu set to face Tian Shenggong, he sought university support to overhaul his Seven Wonders Magic Skeleton before the match.

• Tian Shenggong outlasted Yan Xiang’s limited supply of prefabricated Corpse Demons by using adaptable, low-cost puppets, and Cang Shenyu fought Bai Zhenzhen with replaceable Dharma Skeletons.
• Bai Zhenzhen learned that the Yuhuan Sword contained the Seven Emotions Divine Lord’s daughter, Lian Yuhuan, and that using it made her see humiliating false scenes involving someone close to her.
• Bai Zhenzhen defeated Cang Shenyu but was subdued by an Orthodox God and separated from the sword; afterward, she told Zhang Yu she was shaken but relieved, and they celebrated reaching the final four.
• The league scheduled Zhang Yu against Tian Shenggong and Bai Zhenzhen against Kuang Tianqing seven days later, while Bai Zhenzhen welcomed the chance to meet Kuang Tianqing again.
• Zhang Yu asked True Lord Anzhen to buy his Seven Wonders Magic Skeleton set and arrange for seven Nascent Soul True Lords to modify it, promising to prepare blueprints for their review.