Recaps

Zhang Guangmu used his magic relay network to stop Emperor Li Shisan’s laser cannon, then recruited Golden Neck and White Moon into the Food Group and gained a dragon bloodline contract that boosted his abilities. After arriving at the Imperial Palace, he sensed that his Usable Ability Points had arrived.

• Zhang Guangmu used the Food Group’s satellites to cast Desire on Emperor Li Shisan and make him lift the laser cannon’s lock-on.
• Zhang Guangmu offered Golden Neck a position as CEO of the Food Group’s Dragon Branch, and Golden Neck agreed if White Moon joined too.
• White Moon accepted Zhang Guangmu’s contract, and its bloodline life contract gave him a cultivation talent and pushed his Magic Talent beyond its former limit.
• White Moon explained that Zhang Guangmu had become a Dual Dragon Knight through bloodline life contracts with both dragons.
• Zhang Guangmu arrived at the Imperial Palace with Mooncake and sensed that his Usable Ability Points had arrived.

Zhang Guangmu secured access to the Imperial Library after Li Shisan and Archmage Fei Yang offered him books, then became absorbed in Saint Mage Lux's writings. His reading suggested that Lux had engineered Golden Neck and White Moon using magic, biological technology, and cultivation secrets—and may have visited the Blue Star Federation before his supposed death.

• Li Shisan and Zhu Nanhua watched Zhang Guangmu descend, while Li Shisan resolved to treat him with caution after fearing his power.
• Zhang Guangmu asked for a book about dragons, defusing the Magi's planned confrontation and prompting Archmage Fei Yang to give him Dragon Bloodline Purification.
• Li Shisan invited Zhang Guangmu to study in the Imperial Library, and they sealed the agreement with a pinky promise.
• Li Shisan distributed Saint Mage Lux's handwritten books among the Magi, who began reading them while Zhang Guangmu studied Fei Yang's copy.
• Zhang Guangmu recognized signs of genetic engineering and beast-taming techniques in Lux's book and suspected Lux had created Golden Neck and White Moon and secretly visited the Blue Star Federation.

Zhang Guangmu inferred that Saint Mage Lux might still be alive, uncovered a painting connecting Lux and Yue Yiji to his future, and raised Imperial Body Forging Technique to level 10. The chapter left him discussing the vacant main city of Baishuang County as Li Shisan proposed making Mocheng its capital.

• Zhang Guangmu estimated that Lux had reached the Blue Star Federation at least seventeen years earlier, leading Li Shisan and the others to wonder if Lux was still alive.
• Zhang Guangmu studied a transformed page from Dragon Bloodline Purification and gained one Usable Ability Point, which he invested in Imperial Body Forging Technique.
• Zhang Guangmu recognized himself, Yue Yiji, and Lux in the page’s painting and concluded that Lux was more likely alive than capable of planning his inheritance so far ahead.
• Zhang Guangmu felt the effects of Imperial Body Forging Technique reaching level 10 and became more open to conversation with Di Ziyang and Fei Yang.
• Li Shisan proposed that Mocheng become the main city of Baishuang County, and Fei Yang supported the idea.

Zhang Guangmu gained support for making Mushroom City the capital of Baishuang County, and Li Shisan awarded him three Saint Magic Jades each year. After learning that the Monument of Saints was also the Great Tomb of Saint Mages and the source of the jades, Zhang Guangmu asked to visit it.

• Archmage Fei Yang supported Emperor Li Shisan's proposal to make Mushroom City the capital of Baishuang County.
• Zhu Nanhua urged Li Shisan to give Zhang Guangmu extra Saint Magic Jades, believing Zhang Guangmu's power and character surpassed those of other capital rulers.
• Li Shisan declared that Zhang Guangmu would receive three Saint Magic Jades annually, the maximum he could provide.
• Li Shisan's account explained that Saint Mages signed the First Emperor's Eternal Covenant and left their bodies, magical knowledge, and Cores of Saint Magic within the Monument of Saints.
• Zhang Guangmu rejoiced at the promised jades and asked Li Shisan to let him pay his respects at the Monument of Saints.

Zhang Guangmu visited the Monument of Saints with Li Shisan, then continued toward the Dragon Nest while considering his next move. The following day, a colossal humanoid appeared before the Food Group convoy, and Yue Yiji recognized its face as Zhang Guangmu’s.

• Li Shisan agreed to take Zhang Guangmu to the Monument of Saints, hoping he would remain neutral rather than support the Blue Star Federation.
• Zhang Guangmu visited the Monument of Saints and noticed that Saint Mage Lux’s corpse seemed more completely dead than the other eight preserved bodies.
• Jiang Ling and Yue Yiji discussed Lux, his failed attempt to unite cultivation, magic, and technology, and Yue Yiji’s resolve to carry on his work with Zhang Guangmu’s help.
• A gigantic humanoid appeared above the Food Group convoy, prompting the trainee employees and guards to kneel in awe.
• Yue Yiji used Seven Marvelous Treasure Eyes to identify the giant as Zhang Guangmu.

Zhang Guangmu announced the First Transcendent Conference of the Two Realms, inviting participants from the Magic Empire and the Blue Star Federation to prepare for a contest in one year. At the Federation’s Supreme Council, Li Shiwu considered recruiting Zhang Guangmu, but Zhao Zhengrong admitted he had no confidence and refused to place burdens on him.

• Zhang Guangmu addressed people throughout Magic Star, praised Jiang Ling, Yue Yiji, Golden Neck, and White Moon, and announced the First Transcendent Conference of the Two Realms.
• Zhang Guangmu promised the winner a book called Young Law Saint and gave both realms one year to prepare for the conference.
• Li Shiwu and the Blue Star Federation councilors discussed Zhang Guangmu’s growth and raised his priority, with Dr. Yan’s report predicting he would almost certainly become a Saint Mage within ten years.
• Li Shiwu asked Zhao Zhengrong whether he could recruit Zhang Guangmu for the Federation, given the merging territories and threat posed by Saint Mages.
• Zhao Zhengrong said he had no confidence in recruiting Zhang Guangmu and believed the young man had already done enough to earn his admiration.

Over the year leading up to the First Transcendent Conference of the Two Realms, Zhang Guangmu advanced his magic and the Food Group grew into a powerful organization. After Zhao Zhengrong was denied a place in the conference, he used Chu Fan and Li Xiaoxiao’s connections to secure a chance to meet Zhang Guangmu.

• Li Shiwu vetoed Zhao Zhengrong’s request to participate in the First Transcendent Conference of the Two Realms.
• Zhang Guangmu spent a year cultivating, reached the level of an experienced Magus, and developed a rough sixth Original Sin magic called “Wrath.”
• The Food Group expanded across Baishuang County and beyond as Chu Fan, Li Xiaoxiao, Tang Lanshan, Luo Zhuan, and Jiang Ling strengthened their positions and contributions.
• Zhang Guangmu learned that the Blue Star Federation’s Mecha Modification technology had made a major breakthrough under Dr. Yan, and that Xia Lianshan had killed Wang Shangqing.
• Zhang Guangmu took Yue Yiji as his disciple and extracted cultivation knowledge from him.
• Zhao Zhengrong obtained the chance to meet Young Law Saint Zhang Guangmu through Chu Fan and Li Xiaoxiao’s connections.

Zhao Zhengrong met Zhang Guangmu to judge whether the Food Group genuinely sought peace between the two realms. Moved by Zhang Guangmu’s sincerity, he agreed to join the group despite his ties to the Blue Star Federation.

• Zhang Guangmu welcomed Zhao Zhengrong warmly and served him tea as they met for the first time.
• Zhao Zhengrong said he had come to discuss the First Transcendent Conference of the Two Realms, which Zhang Guangmu said was nearly ready and would likely take place in three days.
• Zhang Guangmu offered Zhao Zhengrong the post of head of the Food Group’s Combat Department, but Zhao initially refused because he was a Blue Star Federation general and Magic Fighter.
• Zhao Zhengrong admitted he had come to assess Zhang Guangmu personally and said he believed Zhang and the Food Group were genuinely devoted to peace.
• Zhang Guangmu urged Zhao Zhengrong to join the Food Group and help represent Blue Star natives; Zhao set aside his reservations and agreed.

Zhao Zhengrong joined the Food Group after Zhang Guangmu’s allies negotiated his release from the Blue Star Federation. As the First Transcendent Conference of the Two Realms began, Zhang Guangmu prepared to use it to advance his magic and refine his strength with the sixth Original Sin spell, “Wrath.”

• Zhao Zhengrong boarded the Endless warship as the Food Group’s new Combat Department head.
• Zhang Guangmu tasked Tang Lanshan, Chu Fan, and Yue Yiji with arranging Zhao Zhengrong’s transfer to the Food Group.
• The Blue Star Federation released Zhao Zhengrong after the Food Group promised not to analyze or reproduce Mecha Modification technology, and it publicly presented his move as an exchange of knowledge.
• The First Transcendent Conference of the Two Realms began, while Zhang Guangmu and Zhao Zhengrong stayed out of the competition.
• Zhang Guangmu, having perfected his foundation during a year of study, planned to use the conference and the sixth Original Sin Magic, “Wrath,” to advance beyond the Magus realm.

At the First Transcendent Conference of the Two Realms, Zhang Guangmu used the spectators’ intense emotions to temper his soul and advanced to the Archmage realm, earning the achievement “Magic (Uranium).” The conference ended with Li Xiaoxiao, Qin Fangxun, and Ye Jie in the top three, just before the champion’s optional challenge.

• Zhang Guangmu watched the conference from above while using Rage Magic to gather the emotions of those nearby and Pride Magic to forge them into Soul-Tempering Stones.
• Zhang Guangmu used the Soul-Tempering Stones to strengthen his soul, crossed the advancement threshold, and became an Archmage.
• Zhang Guangmu checked Young Law Saint and saw that his achievement had changed to “Magic (Uranium).”
• The First Transcendent Conference of the Two Realms concluded with Li Xiaoxiao, Qin Fangxun, and Ye Jie taking the top three places.
• The champion’s optional challenge segment was about to begin.

After the First Transcendent Conference of the Two Realms ended, Ye Jie challenged Zhang Guangmu to test his character, but Li Xiaoxiao intervened and questioned Ye Jie’s qualifications. The chapter ended with Ye Jie noticing that his demon dragon, Princess, was trembling before Zhang Guangmu.

• Li Xiaoxiao won the conference, Qin Fangxun took second place, and Ye Jie finished third.
• The three medalists collected their prizes and gave speeches, with Li Xiaoxiao delivering the briefest: “That’s it?”
• Ye Jie summoned his demon dragon, Princess, and introduced himself as a Huanglong Knight before asking Zhang Guangmu to fight him so he could judge Zhang Guangmu’s nature.
• Li Xiaoxiao stepped between Ye Jie and Zhang Guangmu, declaring that only he could truly challenge Zhang Guangmu and accusing Ye Jie of relying on an external object.
• Li Xiaoxiao pointed out that Princess was trembling in fear, and Ye Jie realized that the dragon beneath him was shaking violently.

Zhang Guangmu faced Qin Fangxun, Li Xiaoxiao, and Ye Jie at the First Transcendent Conference of the Two Realms, while Mooncake quietly disabled Qin Fangxun’s self-detonation trump card. Zhang Guangmu then challenged all three to withstand one move and summoned a colossal golden-red Divine Dragon that filled the sky.

• Ye Jie realized Zhang Guangmu’s strength seemed far beyond his publicly known level, while Li Xiaoxiao mocked him.
• Qin Fangxun arrived and challenged Zhang Guangmu, claiming he could kill Li Xiaoxiao and Ye Jie in three moves.
• Mooncake meowed, causing Qin Fangxun to discover that his self-detonation trump card could no longer be activated.
• Qin Fangxun lost confidence but insisted on going first, while Li Xiaoxiao silently gathered sword force.
• Zhang Guangmu said he would use one move against all three and snapped his fingers.
• Zhang Guangmu’s move scattered the clouds, filled the sky with flowers and golden lotuses, and formed a colossal golden-red Divine Dragon around the planet.

Zhang Guangmu revealed the overwhelming power of his Pride magic by summoning a planet-spanning Divine Dragon and using satellites from multiple civilizations to amplify it. He then unleashed the dragon’s roar against Li Xiaoxiao, Qin Fangxun, and Ye Jie, leaving them convinced they could not survive.

• The Blue Star Federation and Magic Empire analyzed Zhang Guangmu’s Divine Dragon and discovered that he had combined Food Group satellites, the Two Realms Convergence, and Blue Star’s global satellite signals to amplify his Pride magic.
• Li Xiaoxiao recalled Zhang Guangmu’s past talk of species-annihilation-level and civilization-collapse-level magic, then recognized how far he had advanced in only three years.
• Li Xiaoxiao drew his sword and declared that Zhang Guangmu was worthy of reaching the peak and challenging him.
• Zhang Guangmu announced that he would use one-tenth power and ordered the Divine Dragon to unleash its roar.
• The dragon’s shock waves overwhelmed Li Xiaoxiao, Qin Fangxun, and Ye Jie, who realized they had no way to block the attack or survive it.

Zhang Guangmu effortlessly defeated the conference’s top three contestants, earned the title of Saint Mage, and threatened to kill anyone who tried to start a war. After the conference ended, he sensed that his Usable Ability Points had arrived.

• Zhang Guangmu used the Star-Circling Divine Dragon to defeat Ye Jie, Qin Fangxun, and Li Xiaoxiao without killing them.
• Ye Jie decided to join the Food Group, while Qin Fangxun was left terrified by the gulf between himself and Zhang Guangmu.
• The audience hailed Zhang Guangmu as the Saint Mage, and the Little White Balls praised his overwhelming strength.
• Zhang Guangmu chose to threaten anyone who incited war between the Blue Star Federation and the Magic Empire, then brought the conference to an end.
• As the Food Group’s cadres handled the post-match matters, Zhang Guangmu sensed that his Usable Ability Points had arrived.

Zhang Guangmu drew the Imperial City Dragon Subduing Diagram, gained an Usable Ability Point, and strengthened his Imperial Body Forging Technique, improving his physical condition and digestion. At a work-summary meeting in Mushroom City, Li Xiaoxiao warned him that his frequent use of toxic medicine could leave him with less than three years to live.

• Zhang Guangmu used Mooncake's perspective to reach a quiet place, fed Orange cat, and drew the Imperial City Dragon Subduing Diagram in the Book of Acting.
• Zhang Guangmu assigned the Usable Ability Point to Imperial Body Forging Technique and felt his body grow stronger, especially his small intestine and ability to absorb food.
• Zhang Guangmu attended the work-summary meeting for The First Transcendent Conference of the Two Realms in Mushroom City with Li Xiaoxiao, Chu Fan, Tang Lanshan, Zhao Zhengrong, Luo Zhuan, Jiang Ling, White Moon, Golden Neck, and Yue Yiji.
• Li Xiaoxiao praised Zhang Guangmu's strength and told him to take fewer medicines.
• Li Xiaoxiao warned that medical examinations suggested Zhang Guangmu might not live three more years if he continued taking Jiang Ling's toxic Magic Energy X so frequently.

Zhang Guangmu’s companions worried about his health, and he explained how Imperial Body Forging Technique and his appetite had restored his lifespan to seven years. He then confronted Yue Yiji, revealing that he knew Yue Yiji was the supposedly dead Saint Mage Lux.

• Li Xiaoxiao, Mooncake, Chu Ba Zong, and Tang Lanshan urged Zhang Guangmu to take fewer medicines, care for his health, and avoid reckless trouble.
• Zhao Zhengrong, Luo Zhuan, Jiang Ling, and Yue Yiji each responded to concerns about Zhang Guangmu’s medicine and declining lifespan.
• Zhang Guangmu showed the group his medical reports, which revealed that his lifespan had risen to seven years.
• Zhang Guangmu explained that Imperial Body Forging Technique 11 and eating large amounts of food helped counter the medicinal toxins shortening his lifespan.
• Zhang Guangmu asked Yue Yiji whether he should call him Lux or Yue Yiji, revealing that he knew Yue Yiji was the Saint Mage Lux.

Yue Yiji admitted that he was Lux and revealed his attempt to investigate the forces behind the realms’ disasters, while Zhang Guangmu identified seven people as Children of Destiny. As Zhang Guangmu challenged the hidden Mastermind, an overwhelming killing intent descended and trapped him in place.

• Zhang Guangmu concluded that Yue Yiji was the still-living Archmage Lux, and Yue Yiji admitted that both identities were his.
• Yue Yiji explained that he had crossed to Blue Star seventeen years earlier, gained an ancient cultivation inheritance, and tried to avert the tragedy between the two realms.
• Yue Yiji began naming five Children of Destiny, but Zhang Guangmu corrected him and listed seven, including Fang Cheng and Li Xiaoxiao.
• Yue Yiji revealed that a Mastermind had tampered with his soul and declared that he would find and expose the hidden enemy.
• Zhang Guangmu vowed that the Food Group would put the Mastermind on trial, then felt a terrifying killing intent as the world dimmed and his body became impossible to move.

Zhang Guangmu survived a show of killing intent from at least three hidden Masterminds and used the encounter to learn that they were powerful, self-righteous figures acting behind the scenes. He resumed the Food Group meeting and asked Yue Yiji whether something was wrong with the First Emperor who unified Magic Star.

• Zhang Guangmu and several others sensed a terrifying killing intent, but the unseen attacker withdrew before anyone could strike.
• Li Xiaoxiao blamed his slow reaction on his weakness and resolved to cultivate faster, while Yue Yiji warned that a direct attack could have had disastrous consequences.
• Zhang Guangmu revealed that he had analyzed the killing intent and detected at least three Masterminds who each possessed strength at or above the Saint Mage level.
• Zhang Guangmu reasoned that the Masterminds had reacted to his accusations of war crimes and seemed to consider themselves righteous, rather than simply objecting to his arrogance.
• Zhang Guangmu resumed the meeting and asked Yue Yiji whether something was wrong with the First Emperor who unified Magic Star.

Five years after filming began, Blue Star and Magic Star fused into Two Realms Star without the long-feared war breaking out. Zhang Guangmu encountered a Flesh Puppet of the Xuanlong Emperor and attacked, eager to gain a Saint Mage-level material and beat an emperor.

• Yue Yiji told Zhang Guangmu that the First Emperor had truly died and concluded that the culprit behind his death might be the mastermind they were pursuing.
• Over the next five years, Zhang Guangmu repeatedly provoked the Masterminds while Food Group and both civilizations advanced their science, magic, and cultivation.
• Blue Star and Magic Star fused into Two Realms Star, and their leaders kept tensions from escalating into war despite upheaval and regional friction.
• Zhang Guangmu went on a countryside spring outing with Mooncake, then sensed an attacker hiding near an ancient tree.
• A Flesh Puppet resembling the Emperor of Restoration emerged, and Zhang Guangmu recognized it as the Xuanlong Emperor's creation.
• Zhang Guangmu powered up and charged at the puppet, hoping to beat the emperor and obtain the Saint Mage-level material his Greed magic needed.

Zhang Guangmu used his magic of “Greed” and three punches to defeat the Emperor of Restoration, a Saint Mage-level puppet. As he celebrated the victory and wondered about Book Bro, his Usable Ability Points arrived.

• Zhang Guangmu decided to kill the Emperor of Restoration and analyze his corpse to advance toward becoming a Saint Mage.
• Zhang Guangmu broke through the Emperor of Restoration’s multicolored defensive barriers with two punches, then vanished with Mooncake to avoid the puppet’s self-destruction attack.
• Zhang Guangmu reappeared and struck the Emperor of Restoration with his “Star Assault Cannon,” leaving him fatally wounded.
• Zhang Guangmu explained that his magic of “Greed” let him analyze and transform into all things, while the Little White Balls discussed his victory.
• Zhang Guangmu felt his Usable Ability Points arrive.

Zhang Guangmu advanced to Saint Mage and resolved to reshape the world through Magic Cards while pursuing the Masterminds and the World Truth. A young man then appeared with intelligence about the World Truth.

• Zhang Guangmu drew a Star-Encompassing Dragon Sketch from Fate's Warning and used its ability point to raise Imperial Body Forging Technique to 12, slightly increasing his lifespan.
• A Mastermind spoke through Emperor of Restoration's corpse, and Zhang Guangmu burned the remains with Greed magic and advanced from Archmage to Saint Mage.
• Book Bro updated Zhang Guangmu's achievement from Magic (Uranium) to Magic (Plutonium), and Zhang Guangmu planned to fight the Masterminds while promoting Magic Cards through the Food Group.
• Zhang Guangmu assigned Chu Fan the task of promoting Magic Cards, but a slicked-back young man appeared and said he had intelligence about the World Truth.

Zhang Guangmu confronted Ma Wu, exposed the consequences of splitting his soul into seven parts, and heard Ma Wu’s claim that Blue Star was an artificial imitation of Earth. Zhang Guangmu accepted that the evidence might be true, even as the World Will’s rejection of him intensified.

• Zhang Guangmu told Ma Wu that splitting his soul into seven parts had damaged his intelligence and abilities, while silently searching for a way to counter the World Will’s hostility.
• Zhang Guangmu recalled how the world had begun rejecting him after he became a Saint Mage and connected that danger to mysteries surrounding Magic Star and Two Realms Star.
• Ma Wu explained that his archaeological research suggested Magic Star was real, but Blue Star was a counterfeit world created to imitate Earth.
• Ma Wu presented Zhang Guangmu with an ancient jade slip containing evidence that the genuine Blue Star had been called Esi, meaning Earth, and suggested that Blue Star’s inhabitants were laboratory subjects.
• Zhang Guangmu read the jade slip, acknowledged that Ma Wu might be right, and felt the world’s rejection of him grow stronger.

Zhang Guangmu worked to overcome the growing rejection of the World Will, developing a plan to transfer his soul into a substitute body while asleep. As his preparations progressed, war erupted across Two Realms Star, beginning the final act of the competition.

• Ma Wu warned Zhang Guangmu that Saint Mages and cultivators faced lethal rejection from Gaia Consciousness and suggested the Root Contract as a possible defense.
• Zhang Guangmu explained that cultivation had been severed at Foundation Establishment and arranged for Ma Wu to work at the Food Group.
• Over the following years, Zhang Guangmu battled overwhelming drowsiness and used the Food Group’s resources to build a convincing substitute body for a soul transfer.
• As Zhang Guangmu’s preparations advanced, Script Hint brought the conflict between the two civilizations back to the surface.
• Two Food Group cadres were killed, and widespread war began across Two Realms Star.

After the Blue Star Federation captured Jellyfish City, Chu Fan refused to betray Zhang Guangmu and killed himself to protect the location of his seclusion. Li Shiwu, unable to uncover Zhang Guangmu’s whereabouts and suffering from Soul Decay Syndrome, activated the War System.

• Luo Zhuan and Tang Lanshan were killed in the Federation’s assault, and four hours later the Federation overran Jellyfish City and captured Chu Fan.
• Li Shiwu offered Chu Fan a place in the Federation, but Chu Fan refused and Xia Lianshan ordered him tortured for Zhang Guangmu’s location.
• As soldiers moved to shackle him, Chu Fan swallowed a poison that liquefied his brain and scattered his soul, dying without revealing the secret.
• Li Shiwu learned that Chu Fan’s memories could not be recovered and asked Xia Lianshan whether he could protect him from Zhang Guangmu; Xia Lianshan remained silent.
• Suffering from Soul Decay Syndrome and fearing Zhang Guangmu’s return, Li Shiwu activated the War System bound to his soul.

Li Shiwu led the Blue Star Federation to conquer the Magic Empire while fearing Zhang Guangmu’s power, and learned that the slain Emperor Li Shisan possessed the Talent System. After Zhao Zhengrong died protecting Zhang Guangmu, Zhang arrived before Li Shiwu and Xia Lianshan.

• Li Shiwu ordered his forces to hunt down the Food Group’s remaining cadres and focused on dealing with Zhang Guangmu.
• The Federation crushed the Magic Empire’s resistance, and Li Shisan told Li Shiwu that he possessed the Talent System and believed Zhang Guangmu could have made him victorious if they had been allies.
• Li Shiwu worried that he needed to reach the Saint Magic Fighter realm to contend with Zhang Guangmu.
• The Federation discovered Zhang Guangmu’s location and learned that Zhao Zhengrong had died intercepting the Eternal Sleep assassination squad after killing many of its soldiers and fighters.
• Li Shiwu received the news of Zhao Zhengrong’s death, but Xia Lianshan sensed danger as Zhang Guangmu appeared before them in the former Imperial Palace.