Recaps

Chen Sheng won the tournament, defeated the Mysterious Organization’s attackers, and returned to Quanjin City to advance his Profound Darkness True Martial. As the Celestials’ awakening drew near, he collected his promised prize and found a cracked, nearly lifeless stone inside the box.

• Chen Sheng cleared the tournament’s preliminary challenges, resolved to help Zhou Li recover, and entered the second-round matches.
• Chen Sheng defeated Xu Yang and later Wu Ran, while Xu Ying warned him that the Mysterious Organization planned to attack the Exhibition Center.
• Hai XianSheng and Zhou Tairan took Zhou Li and Xu Ying hostage, but Chen Sheng killed Hai XianSheng and Zhou Tairan and helped secure the captives’ release.
• Chen Sheng returned to Quanjin City with Zhou Li and Xu Ying, then trained through the night to strengthen himself against the Holy Church and the Celestials.
• Li Wuji warned the Martial Arts Association that the Celestials would awaken within a month and urged the sects to unite and cooperate.
• Xiang Li stopped Xiang Zheng from replacing Chen Sheng’s promised Spirit Seed prize, though Xiang Zheng arranged to give him one nearing the end of its energy.
• Chen Sheng upgraded Profound Darkness True Martial to level one, experienced a vision of the Black Tortoise, and discovered his enhanced strength, armor, and ability to draw oxygen from water.
• Chen Sheng collected nine spirit medicines and his tournament prize, then questioned whether the cracked stone in the box was truly a Spirit Seed.

Chen Sheng uncovered Force Sect schemes, defeated Li Hengkong, and grew stronger while Shen Ziming sought Qi Knot Stones in a Sealed Land. The arc ended with Chen Sheng completing a major transformation and diving underwater to test his new abilities.

• Chen Sheng learned that Force Sect had replaced the exhausted Spirit Seed and headed to Haizhou, where Xiang Zheng found him and attacked.
• Chen Sheng killed Xiang Zheng, returned to Spring River, and trained while Force Sect took control of local martial arts organizations.
• Chen Sheng raised Profound Darkness True Martial to its second level, then defeated Li Hengkong with the help of his new ability to control water.
• Chen Sheng killed Li Hengkong and Qi Ming, took Li Hengkong’s Breathing Techniques, and met Shen Ziming, who intervened in Force Sect affairs.
• Shen Ziming gave Chen Sheng a top-tier Spirit Seed and invited him to explore a Sealed Land, but Chen Sheng refused.
• Shen Ziming told Chen Sheng that Qi Knot Stones could counter his Celestial Being Cells and that he needed more stones from the Sealed Land.
• Chen Sheng raised his attributes and upgraded Profound Darkness True Martial to its third level, enduring a painful transformation as Water Essences stirred the river.
• Chen Sheng discovered that his new Black Tortoise Transformation could control his muscles and activate his potential, then leaped underwater to test it.

Chen Sheng pursued the truth behind the attack on Xiang Zheng and entered the Sealed Land, where he fought Zhao Zhenfeng and escaped Venerable Elder. The Black Liquid restored Chen Sheng and led him and Shen Ziming to Xiao Hei, who gave Chen Sheng Qi Knot Stones that advanced his Eye of Truth.

• Chen Sheng killed Chen Sheng’s attackers Xiang Zheng and Zhou Zheng, then joined Shen Ziming on the journey to the Sealed Land.
• At the lake, Chen Sheng ambushed Zhao Zhenfeng and drew him into the water while Holy Church members attacked the defenders on shore.
• A vortex carried Chen Sheng and Shen Ziming into the Sealed Land, where Chen Sheng deceived a Goat-faced Man and later killed Zhao Zhenfeng.
• Venerable Elder confronted Chen Sheng and crushed him, but lightning shattered the elder’s barrier as Black Liquid began restoring Chen Sheng’s body.
• Chen Sheng and Shen Ziming followed the Black Liquid through the caverns to a great hall, where murals showed the ancient tribe and the One-Eyed Giant Bull.
• Xiao Hei appeared, explained that Venerable Elder was a Celestial-human mongrel, and gave Chen Sheng three Qi Knot Stones.
• Chen Sheng gave Shen Ziming one Qi Knot Stone and absorbed the other two, advancing his Eye of Truth and gaining the ability to manipulate emotions.

Chen Sheng escaped the Sealed Land, gained Lightning and Water Authorities, and hid near Kyoto while training and taking in a White Tiger. After the Black Tortoise lost its Water Authority, the Holy Church began searching for its new holder, while Chen Bi prepared to return to his village.

• Chen Sheng accepted the lightning Xiao Hei had gathered, learned Thunder Breathing, then defeated Venerable Elder’s avatar after awakening Lightning Authority.
• Chen Sheng joined the YiHe Sect’s protection, studied its martial arts and secret techniques, then left to train alone near Kyoto.
• Chen Sheng raised his strength with Profound Darkness True Martial, rescued Chen Dangui from a White Tiger, and brought the tiger to his refuge.
• Chen Sheng reached the maximum level of Profound Darkness True Martial and gained the Water Authority, but the Black Tortoise warned him that the Celestials were stealing power.
• The Black Tortoise lost his Authority and sought Vermillion Bird’s aid, while Chen Sheng trained by summoning storms and lightning with Water Authority.
• Vermillion Bird restored the Black Tortoise and sent him to search with Sensing Pearls, while Shen suspected Chen Sheng had taken the Authority.
• Chen Bi learned Chen Dangui had risked entering the mountains and arranged to return home, then received a Holy Church mission to search the YiHe Sect grounds for the Authority holder.