Chapter Summaries

Huang Rong, Guo Jing, and Little Dragon Girl admired Ding Ling’s extraordinary lightness skill after he left Xiangyang with Huo Dou. At the estate, Guo Fu complained about being overshadowed by Ding Ling, while he raced toward an unknown destination carrying Huo Dou.

• Huang Rong and Guo Jing praised Ding Ling’s astonishing lightness skill, and Little Dragon Girl beamed at their praise of her husband.
• Guo Jing went to make inquiries about Ding Ling, while Little Dragon Girl returned to his bedroom to cultivate in seclusion.
• The Two Wus took Guo Fu outside, but hearing people praise Ding Ling upset her, and she complained about losing the public’s favor.
• Guo Fu asked the Two Wus whether Ding Ling considered her unattractive, then admitted through her complaints that she remained fixated on him.
• Ding Ling carried Huo Dou through the air at tremendous speed, easily clearing Xiangyang’s walls as Huo Dou tried to speak to him.

Ding Ling flew Huo Dou to a Mongol camp and forced him to reveal his martial arts, mastering Whirlwind Lightning Skill and increasing his strength and defense. Huo Dou identified the camp as a trap and said Golden Wheel Monk was there, but the chapter ended before Ding Ling entered.

• Huo Dou became convinced of Ding Ling’s fearsome power as Ding Ling carried him through the air toward the Mongol camp.
• Ding Ling crossed more than two hundred li with Huo Dou and arrived outside a military camp after nightfall.
• Huo Dou revealed that the camp was a trap, that a death warrior was impersonating Kublai Khan, and that Golden Wheel Monk was present.
• Ding Ling forced Huo Dou to recite Whirlwind Lightning Skill, then mastered its internal and external techniques and increased his strength and defense.
• Huo Dou explained that he had never practiced Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, and Ding Ling picked him up and launched himself toward the camp.

Ding Ling infiltrated Kublai Khan’s military camp with Huo Dou as his guide, discovered the deadly trap in the central tent, and killed the guards with the Fingertip Divine Skill. He confronted the Golden Wheel Monk and began fighting the soldiers gathered around them.

• Ding Ling used the Fingertip Divine Skill to silently knock out the watchmen and surveyed the camp, confirming Huo Dou’s warning about the trap beneath the central army tent.
• Ding Ling avoided the trap and killed the camp’s guards with pebbles, then went to the Golden Wheel Monk’s tent.
• The Golden Wheel Monk recognized Ding Ling and called for the soldiers to gather, while Ding Ling struck Huo Dou’s acupoint and cast him aside.
• Ding Ling identified himself, then stomped up pebbles and used them to kill soldiers as the rest charged and shot arrows at him.

Ding Ling defeated the Golden Wheel Monk and slaughtered his way through the soldiers, then demanded the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill in exchange for sparing him and Huo Dou. The Golden Wheel Monk refused to surrender the technique and prepared to die.

• Ding Ling shattered three of the Golden Wheel Monk’s five wheels with Void Palm and defeated him in a palm clash, crippling his right arm.
• Ding Ling broke through the soldiers’ ranks with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms while the injured Golden Wheel Monk watched.
• Ding Ling told the Golden Wheel Monk he had come for him and offered to trade a secret technique and safe passage for the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill.
• Huo Dou urged the Golden Wheel Monk to accept the bargain, but the Golden Wheel Monk rebuked him and refused to give Ding Ling the skill.
• Ding Ling accepted the Golden Wheel Monk’s refusal and said he would grant his wish to die, while the Golden Wheel Monk shut his eyes.

Ding Ling forced Huo Dou to extract the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill from Golden Wheel Monk, but the interrogation ended with Golden Wheel Monk's death and no manual. After uncovering Kublai Khan's deadly trap and seizing medicines and secret manuals, Ding Ling prepared to study the manuals and head for the Vajra Sect.

• Ding Ling ordered Huo Dou to obtain the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill from Golden Wheel Monk, threatening to kill Huo Dou if he failed.
• Huo Dou tortured Golden Wheel Monk for the manual, but Golden Wheel Monk refused to reveal it, so Ding Ling ordered Huo Dou to end his suffering and lead him to the Vajra Sect.
• Huo Dou snapped Golden Wheel Monk's neck, and Ding Ling confirmed his death and recalled the Achievement Medals he had earned.
• Ding Ling inspected the collapsed central command tent's deep-well trap and realized Kublai Khan had planned to bury him alive there.
• Huo Dou found chests of Great Medicines and secret manuals intended to lure Ding Ling into the tent, and Ding Ling chose to read the manuals first.

Ding Ling mastered Kublai Khan’s First-Rate martial arts manuals and used the Great Medicine meant to entice him to raise his Defense to its limit. He began consuming the remaining medicine for Inner Force as Huo Dou resolved to avoid joining Kublai Khan’s coming conflict with him.

• Ding Ling quickly mastered the Second-Rate, Third-Rate, and First-Rate manuals, including the Frost Stream Sword Technique and Phantom Sword Stream Technique.
• Huo Dou watched Ding Ling’s progress and decided he must arrange things so he would not accompany Kublai Khan to his death.
• Ding Ling raised his Strength to 60 and his Defense to 53.5 by mastering more First-Rate superior techniques.
• Ding Ling consumed the four-hundred- and five-hundred-year-old Great Medicine, raising his Defense to its limit of 60.
• Ding Ling ate the remaining two-hundred- and three-hundred-year-old Great Medicine, gaining Inner Force, then turned to the last few six-hundred-year-old plants.

Ding Ling consumed the Great Medicine, strengthened his cultivation, and learned that more medicine and secret manuals lay ahead in Mongol traps. He attacked another military camp with flaming arrows, setting its oil-filled valley ablaze.

• Ding Ling reached nine drops of Nine Yang True Water and sensed that he had hit a bottleneck imposed by the world's limits.
• Ding Ling ate several stalks of six-hundred-year-old Great Medicine and gained more than ninety points of Inner Force Value.
• Huo Dou told Ding Ling that traps ahead held secret manuals and Great Medicine, and Ding Ling resolved to raid the Mongol Empire for them.
• Ding Ling carried Huo Dou to a guarded military camp in a valley, where Kublai Khan's forces had scattered hidden fire oil.
• Ding Ling launched three flaming arrows into the valley, igniting the oil and engulfing the camp in a massive fire.

Ding Ling destroyed Kublai Khan’s traps, absorbed their manuals and medicines, and advanced into the Grandmaster realm. Confident in his strength, he reached Kublai Khan’s military camp and charged toward the central command tent to kill him.

• Ding Ling burned Kublai Khan’s elite death soldiers and continued north with Huo Dou.
• Ding Ling dismantled Kublai Khan’s traps, killed the soldiers guarding them, and collected secret manuals and Great Medicines.
• Ding Ling mastered the manuals, consumed the medicines, and broke through from Innate Realm Great Perfection into the Grandmaster realm.
• Ding Ling decided to kill Kublai Khan, then gather an army and remake the world under a new emperor.
• Ding Ling reached Kublai Khan’s military camp, left Huo Dou behind, and charged toward the central command tent.

Ding Ling stormed the Mongol command tent to kill Kublai Khan, smashing through the guards with his martial arts. After he killed Xiao Xiangzi in a single exchange, the other experts fled, and Ni Moxing tried to take Kublai Khan with him.

• Ding Ling raced through the Mongol camp and reached the central command tent.
• Ding Ling used Dragon Regrets, Lion's Roar, and Dragon Fight in the Wilds to overwhelm the guards and break into the tent.
• Ding Ling killed Xiao Xiangzi with Dense Clouds, No Rain before he could withstand a round of attacks.
• Yin Kexi, Ni Moxing, and the other martial arts experts turned and fled after seeing Ding Ling's power.
• Ni Moxing ran to Kublai Khan and tried to take him away.

Ding Ling charged through the Mongol forces with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and killed Ni Moxing and Kublai Khan. The soldiers froze in shock as Kublai Khan’s loyal death warriors called for revenge.

• Ding Ling pursued Kublai Khan, smashing aside anyone who tried to block him with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
• Yin Kexi recognized Ding Ling’s fighting style and urged the Martial World Heroes to flee and have the army surround him, while Ma Guangzuo challenged his identification.
• Ding Ling fought through the battlefield, and Yin Kexi, Ma Guangzuo, and the other Martial World Heroes fled in terror.
• Ding Ling struck Ni Moxing with a palm and blasted his body apart after Ni Moxing attacked him with an iron whip.
• Ding Ling killed Kublai Khan with a palm strike, leaving the surviving soldiers stunned.
• Kublai Khan’s loyal death warriors shouted for revenge.

Ding Ling charged into Kublai Khan's Mongol Army and routed it with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, killing or wounding tens of thousands. After expelling the Baleful Qi that nearly drove him mad, he received numerous Achievement Medals and a Rank E Badge for breaking the army.

• Ding Ling attacked the Mongol Army with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, sending dragon-shaped palm forces through its ranks.
• Ding Ling killed or wounded tens of thousands, causing the Mongol soldiers and martial heroes, including Ma Guangzuo, Yin Kexi, Feng Mofeng, and Gui Xinshu, to flee or watch in awe.
• Ding Ling continued slaughtering until the Mongol Army collapsed and no one remained on the battlefield.
• Ding Ling expelled the Baleful Qi with his Buddhist energy and Qing Nang Jing, then reflected on the danger of losing control and the need to strengthen his cultivation.
• Ding Ling received twenty-eight Achievement Medals and a Rank E Badge for routing the Mongol Army.

Ding Ling returned to Xiangyang after destroying the Mongol army and killing Kublai Khan, while he waited for the news to spread and continued training Little Dragon Girl. Once the people of Xiangyang learned of his victory, they hailed him as their guardian god, and Guo Fu became captivated by him.

• Ding Ling reviewed his Achievement Medals and realized he needed more Rank E Badges to exchange for a larger Storage Bag.
• Ding Ling retrieved Huo Dou from hiding and carried him back toward Xiangyang, passing frightened survivors without attacking them.
• Ding Ling returned to Xiangyang and planned to urge Guo Jing to lead an army north once news of the battle spread.
• Ding Ling taught Little Dragon Girl, whose Outer Refining Breathing Method reached the Perfection Realm within a few days.
• News that Ding Ling had killed Ni Moxing and Kublai Khan and routed the Mongol army of three hundred thousand reached Xiangyang, where the people celebrated him.
• Guo Fu saw Huang Rong, Guo Jing, Zhu Ziliu, and others praising Ding Ling and became entranced by him, while the Two Wus stayed too intimidated to confront him.

Ding Ling offered to help Guo Jing become emperor, arguing that the corrupt Song court could not protect Xiangyang and that Guo Jing was fit to rule. Huang Rong resolved to support Ding Ling’s plan, and the group set out for the Northern Lands.

• Huang Rong told Ding Ling that the Song court had embezzled most of his rewards and admitted she had failed to keep her promise.
• Ding Ling asked Huang Rong whether she would support Guo Jing becoming emperor and said he would help him restore order before leaving the world.
• Huang Rong considered the danger her family faced under the corrupt court and decided to plan for Guo Jing’s rise, while keeping her intentions from him for the time being.
• Huang Rong told Guo Jing to trust Ding Ling and follow his instructions, and Guo Jing agreed to trust her.
• Ding Ling, Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Little Dragon Girl, Zhu Ziliu, and the others armed themselves, mounted their horses, and rode toward the Northern Lands.

Huang Yaoshi met Ding Ling after hearing about his remarkable abilities, and the two tested each other in scholarship, music, and martial arts. Huang Yaoshi acknowledged Ding Ling’s overwhelming superiority and agreed to teach him his Mystic Gate Escape Technique and scholarly arts.

• Huang Rong told Huang Yaoshi about Ding Ling’s campaign and arranged for him to meet Ding Ling when the army returned from capturing a city.
• Ding Ling returned and left Zhu Ziliu in charge of the city’s surrender and administration while he met Huang Yaoshi.
• Huang Yaoshi tested Ding Ling’s knowledge and played the Spiritual Sea Tide Song, but Ding Ling outmatched him with The Smiling, Proud Wanderer melody.
• Huang Yaoshi agreed to teach Ding Ling the Mystic Gate Escape Technique and his scholarly arts, then challenged him to test his martial arts.
• Ding Ling overwhelmed Huang Yaoshi in their exchange, and Huang Yaoshi ended the fight, praised Ding Ling, and vowed to train harder.

Huang Yaoshi taught Ding Ling his many martial arts, skills, and fields of knowledge, and was astonished when Ding Ling mastered each one instantly. He became Ding Ling’s close friend and agreed to support him, while Ding Ling continued north with Huo Dou, Little Dragon Girl, and the others.

• Huang Yaoshi called Ding Ling a close friend and began teaching him his skills and knowledge.
• Ding Ling instantly mastered every technique and subject Huang Yaoshi taught, earning Huang Yaoshi’s deep admiration and an E-Rank Achievement Medal.
• Huang Yaoshi taught Ding Ling his remaining skills, including alchemy, formations, medicine, music, and calligraphy, then drank with him until dawn.
• Huang Yaoshi promised to support Ding Ling regarding Huang Rong and Guo Jing.
• Ding Ling left with Huo Dou, Little Dragon Girl, and the others to head north, while Huang Yaoshi’s support improved Huang Rong’s group’s work.

Ding Ling continued his rapid conquest of Mongol territory, supported by Huang Rong, Huang Yaoshi, and the Famous Generals Zhang Han and Long Qie. He reached the Mongol Royal Capital, where Mongke Khan was stationed, and declined Huo Dou’s offer to call for the defenders’ surrender.

• Huang Yaoshi proved adept at managing affairs, strengthening the rear alongside Huang Rong, Zhu Ziliu, and the others.
• Ding Ling captured cities and earned twenty-eight more Achievement Medals for conquest and other accomplishments.
• Ding Ling learned that Guyuk Khan had become Great Khan and appointed Mongke Khan to defend the Royal Capital against him.
• Zhang Han and Long Qie joined Ding Ling, became Great Generals, and led separate armies to occupy other territories.
• Huo Dou offered to shout at the Royal Capital’s defenders and urge them to surrender, but Ding Ling declined.

Ding Ling annihilated Mongke Khan’s elite forces, killed Mongke, and opened the Royal Capital to his allies. He then attacked the Mongol Great Khan’s royal court alone and brought his hammer down on the Great Khan.

• Ding Ling flew over the Royal Capital’s walls and killed the Mongol general and his troops with Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
• Ding Ling charged into Mongke Khan’s tens of thousands of elite soldiers, using his palms and Lion’s Roar to break their formations.
• Ding Ling killed Mongke Khan, causing the remaining Mongol soldiers to flee and earning several achievement medals.
• Ding Ling opened the capital gates, and Huo Dou entered with the others to call for the city’s defenders to surrender.
• Ding Ling reassured Little Dragon Girl, then fought his way to the Mongol Great Khan’s court and struck at the Great Khan with his hammer.

Ding Ling killed Guyuk Khan and routed the Mongol army, while Huang Yaoshi persuaded Hong Qigong to support a new era under Guo Jing. News of Ding Ling’s victory spread across the Song Dynasty, where people celebrated his return as a peerless hero.

• Ding Ling killed Guyuk Khan with the Leigong Wengjin Hammer and drove the Mongol army into a panicked retreat.
• Huang Rong, Huang Yaoshi, Guo Fu, the Two Wus, and Hong Qigong watched Ding Ling’s battlefield triumph and marveled at his strength.
• Huang Yaoshi explained Ding Ling’s Breathing Methods to Hong Qigong and described how they could develop extraordinary physical power.
• Huang Yaoshi told Hong Qigong that Ding Ling planned to establish a new era with Guo Jing as Emperor, and Hong Qigong agreed to cooperate.
• News of Ding Ling’s victory spread throughout the Song Dynasty, and people celebrated him as he returned in triumph.

Ding Ling forced the Song emperor to abdicate and installed Guo Jing as ruler, who founded the Ming Dynasty and led it into a prosperous era. Ding Ling then used the new empire’s resources to collect martial arts manuals and launch campaigns to conquer lands beyond the Nine Provinces.

• After the Song court tried to limit Ding Ling’s authority, he marched to the capital, overthrew the Imperial Guards, and forced the emperor to yield the throne to Guo Jing.
• Ding Ling’s generals, including Zhang Han and Long Qie, swept through the Southern Song, while Huang Rong and others persuaded Guo Jing to accept the throne.
• Half a month later, Guo Jing became emperor, changed the state’s name to Ming, and began ruling with the help of Huang Rong, Huang Yaoshi, and his military commanders.
• Over the next ten years, Guo Jing’s reforms brought prosperity to Great Ming, and later historians remembered Ding Ling as a legendary founder and Martial God.
• Ding Ling ordered the empire to gather secret manuals from across the Nine Provinces and sent Long Qie, Yuwen Chengdu, and others to conquer Japan, the West, and other regions.

Ding Ling studied the secret manuals and Great Medicine gathered at his residence, improving his Buddhist energy and cultivating Upright Qi to guard against Blood Fiend. After mastering One Finger Shooting Zen, he continued reading martial arts manuals as his Martial Furnace became increasingly clear.

• Huang Rong arranged for sects to deliver secret manuals and Great Medicine to Ding Ling, while Ding Ling received numerous titles and Achievement Medals.
• Ding Ling mastered books from many schools of thought, raising his Wisdom by 0.8 and strengthening his memory and reaction speed.
• After reading many Buddhist, Daoist, and Confucian texts, Ding Ling strengthened his Buddhist energy and cultivated Upright Qi to protect his heart from Blood Fiend.
• Ding Ling found and mastered One Finger Shooting Zen, then tested its finger force by piercing the wall.
• Ding Ling read more martial arts manuals, and his Martial Furnace gradually changed from an indistinct phantom into a clear image.