Chapter Summaries

Yang Yu and his companions drew eager offers from guilds and War Bands after clearing an Abyss difficulty Dungeon, but Leng Feng revealed their achievements and claimed the Secret Realm had been sealed. The chapter ended with Su Muyu suggesting they kill everyone present and Leng Feng approving the idea.

• Guild and War Band representatives crowded around Yang Yu, Jiang Shuyue, and the Su sisters with offers, while Zhao Tianheng despaired over the gap between them.
• Leng Feng forced his way through the crowd, praised Yang Yu’s Abyss Dungeon clear, and insulted the representatives for trying to recruit him.
• Su Muyu warned Leng Feng that revealing Yang Yu’s information could make enemies for him, and Leng Feng said he had sealed off the Secret Realm.
• Su Muyu asked whether they would kill everyone there, and Leng Feng approved her plan to keep the events secret.

Leng Feng used his Oblivion skill to erase the crowd’s memories of Yang Yu’s group clearing the Abyss Dungeon and advancing their professions. Afterward, he asked Yang Yu to explain what had happened inside the Secret Realm.

• The crowd panicked at Leng Feng’s threats, and Zhao Tianheng tried to attack Su Muyu.
• Yang Yu noticed Zhao Tianheng’s attack and knocked him unconscious with a single kick.
• Leng Feng revealed that an Amplification Array covered the Secret Realm and asked whether Yang Yan was Yang Yu’s older sister.
• Leng Feng activated Oblivion, erasing the crowd’s memories and replacing them with a false account of an ordinary combat drill.
• Leng Feng approached Yang Yu and asked what had happened to him inside the Secret Realm.

Yang Yu told Leng Feng how he killed Abe no Seimei and Lucifer's projection, then asked for help with the Revenge Curse. Leng Feng could not dispel it and planned to contact the association headquarters, while a powerful stranger appeared and Abe no Seimei returned to life in Nihon, furious over losing sixteen levels.

• Yang Yu recounted the Abyss Dungeon battle to Leng Feng, Jiang Shuyue, and the Su Sisters, including killing Abe no Seimei and Lucifer's projection.
• Leng Feng reacted with shock to Yang Yu's feats before examining the Revenge Curse and admitting he could not dispel it.
• Leng Feng said he would report the curse to the association headquarters in the Imperial Capital, and Yang Yu relied on the Mythical Ring, [Proof of the Unique], for reassurance.
• A silver-haired stranger appeared in Leng Feng's office without anyone sensing him and remarked that Nihon had spared no expense on the curse.
• Abe no Seimei reappeared in a secret chamber in Nihon and discovered that dying had reduced his level from 46 to 30.

Kujo Houka examined Abe no Seimei’s memories and issued a global warrant for Yang Yu, prompting Yang Yan to target Neon Country professionals in the Starfall Ruins. Meanwhile, Legend-grade Sword God Li Qingcang appeared before Yang Yu and asked whether he recognized him.

• Abe no Seimei told Kujo Houka a misleading account of his defeat, but she took control of him and searched his memories.
• After seeing Yang Yu and Lucifer’s power in Abe no Seimei’s memories, Kujo Houka ordered a highest-level Divine Slaying Warrant and offered rewards for capturing Yang Yu or providing clues.
• Yang Yan learned that Neon Country had put a global warrant on her brother, then vowed to kill every Neon professional she encountered in the Starfall Ruins.
• Yang Yan found a Neon Country team fighting a BOSS in a canyon and appeared above them.
• Li Qingcang appeared in Leng Feng’s office, where Jiang Shuyue identified him as the Sword God and Yang Yu recognized him as a Legend-grade professional.
• Li Qingcang looked at Yang Yu and asked whether he recognized him.

Li Qingcang revealed that he was the old swordsmanship instructor Yang Yu had met in Watcher’s Gorge and offered to make Yang Yu his only personal disciple. Yang Yu accepted, reassured by Li Qingcang’s promise to protect him from Nihon.

• Li Qingcang changed his appearance back to the old man who had taught Yang Yu Blade Draw Slash in Watcher’s Gorge.
• Li Qingcang praised Yang Yu for raising Blade Draw Slash to Level 20 after one lesson, shocking Leng Feng and the three women.
• Yang Yu worried that Li Qingcang had exposed his secret but recognized that he could not challenge the Legendary Sword God.
• Li Qingcang formally offered to make Yang Yu his only personal disciple and pass on everything he had learned.
• Li Qingcang promised to take Yang Yu to confront Nihon over the warrant, and Yang Yu bowed and accepted him as Master.

Yang Yu formally became Li Qingcang’s personal disciple, and Li Qingcang presented him with a Legendary sword skill after noticing Yang Yu already wore a Mythical ring. Yang Yu left with the Skill Book: Uninterrupted Chapter, whose demanding requirements he believed he could eventually meet.

• Yang Yu greeted Li Qingcang as his Master, and Li Qingcang joyfully declared him his one and only personal disciple.
• Li Qingcang offered Yang Yu the Ring of Ash, but stopped when he noticed Yang Yu’s Mythical Rank Proof of the Unique.
• Embarrassed by the comparison, Li Qingcang reclaimed the Ring of Ash and claimed it did not suit Yang Yu.
• Li Qingcang gave Yang Yu a Legendary Skill Book, Uninterrupted Chapter, which required 10,000 points in Strength, Constitution, and Agility to learn.
• Yang Yu thanked Li Qingcang and resolved that meeting the Skill Book’s requirements would be no problem.

Li Qingcang rejected Leng Feng’s request to become his apprentice unless he could kill a Legendary Professional, then took Yang Yu to Nihon to answer the bounty placed on him. They arrived aboard Li Qingcang’s enormous warship, Kunlun, ready to depart.

• Leng Feng begged Li Qingcang to take him as an apprentice, but Li Qingcang demanded that he kill a Legendary Professional as a condition.
• Li Qingcang told Yang Yu he would take him to Nihon to settle the score for the bounty on him.
• Jiang Shuyue and the Su Sisters worriedly said goodbye to Yang Yu, who reassured them.
• Li Qingcang took Yang Yu aboard the warship Kunlun, where its voice announced that it was ready to depart.

Aboard Li Qingcang’s battleship, Yang Yu drank Dragon Blood Wine and gained permanent attributes before his Master pressed him to explain his talent. Yang Yu claimed his proficiency grew two hundredfold faster, leaving Li Qingcang stunned and convinced he was destined to become a world-changing figure.

• Li Qingcang welcomed Yang Yu aboard and had Kunlun serve them 82-year Dragonblood Vintage.
• Yang Yu sipped the wine and gained ten points each in Strength, Constitution, and Agility, then learned its powerful effects required him to drink slowly.
• Li Qingcang asked Yang Yu to reveal what his talent did, and Yang Yu said it accelerated his skill proficiency.
• Yang Yu told Li Qingcang his proficiency gain was about two hundredfold, concealing that his actual talent was thousandfold.
• Li Qingcang reacted with disbelief and excitement, then regarded Yang Yu as a future Deity who could change the world’s balance.

Li Qingcang explained that Professionals could reach Mythical Rank by raising a class skill to Level 66, and said Yang Yu’s talent made him a likely Mythical Seed. Yang Yu then asked for Li Qingcang’s Gray Ring to strengthen himself before their trip to Nihon, and Li Qingcang gave it to him.

• Li Qingcang told Yang Yu that Mythical Rank existed beyond Legend and required a skill trained to God-tier at Level 66.
• Li Qingcang explained that his own core sword skill had only reached Level 49 after decades, while Yang Yu’s talent could drastically shorten the training time.
• Yang Yu realized his Thousandfold Effort talent could help him reach Level 66 and considered how to improve his immediate combat strength.
• Yang Yu argued that he needed the Gray Ring before they went to Nihon so he would not be embarrassed if their younger generation challenged him.
• Li Qingcang tossed Yang Yu the Gray Ring and told him to ask directly for anything he wanted in the future.

Yang Yu learned more about the Ring of Ash and questioned Li Qingcang about Lucifer and Pseudo-Gods. The Kunlun arrived at Nihon's Takama-ga-hara secret realm, where Li Qingcang faced its defenses and Professionals.

• Yang Yu examined the Ring of Ash and discovered that its Sword Prison could reproduce his strongest strike to attack an enemy below Silver rank.
• Yang Yu told Li Qingcang that Lucifer had likely rewarded him with the ring, then asked what Pseudo-Gods were.
• Li Qingcang said he had heard of Lucifer and claimed to have killed many Pseudo-Gods, but refused to explain what they were.
• The Kunlun arrived above Takama-ga-hara, where Nihon Professionals identified the Dragon Country warship and raised the secret realm's defenses.
• Li Qingcang appeared outside the Kunlun, called the defenders insolent, and pressed a hand toward their barriers and artillery.

Li Qingcang arrived at Takama-ga-hara and destroyed its defenses while demanding that Kujo Houka answer for Neon Country’s Divine Slaying Warrant against his disciple, Yang Yu. Kujo Houka agreed to revoke the warrant but protested Yang Yu’s defeat of Abe no Seimei, and Li Qingcang demanded an apology and compensation under threat of destroying Neon Country.

• Li Qingcang destroyed Takama-ga-hara’s defensive system with a single strike and called Kujo Houka out.
• Li Qingcang drew Yang Yu from the warship and revealed him as his personal disciple, leaving Abe no Seimei terrified.
• Kujo Houka attacked Li Qingcang with a blade, but he shattered it with a casual swipe of Sword Qi.
• Kujo Houka appeared and agreed to revoke the Divine Slaying Warrant, then argued that Yang Yu should answer for defeating Abe no Seimei.
• Li Qingcang rejected Kujo Houka’s complaint and demanded a satisfactory explanation and compensation, threatening to destroy Neon Country if she refused.

Li Qingcang threatened to destroy Neon Country unless it compensated Yang Yu, forcing Kujo Houka to ask what he wanted. Yang Yu demanded a Level 30 Legendary equipment set, and Li Qingcang defended his disciple by insulting Neon Country’s wealth.

• Li Qingcang gave Kujo Houka ten seconds to choose between compensating Yang Yu and having him destroy Neon Country.
• Kujo Houka stopped Li Qingcang’s countdown and asked what compensation Yang Yu wanted.
• Yang Yu demanded a Level 30 Legendary equipment set, but Kujo Houka said Neon Country had no such set.
• Neon Country’s Professionals erupted in anger at Yang Yu’s insults, while Kujo Houka’s killing intent was suppressed by Li Qingcang.
• Li Qingcang pretended to scold Yang Yu for his manners, then told Kujo Houka that his disciple meant no harm and simply thought she was poor.

Yang Yu demanded compensation from Kujo Houka, pushing her to offer rare items from Neon Country’s National Treasury. Li Qingcang then proposed a settlement that included 100 billion Dragon Kingdom Currency, leaving Kujo Houka stunned.

• Yang Yu changed his demand from Legendary equipment to an item that could improve his talent or a Legendary defensive Skill Book.
• Li Qingcang realized Yang Yu’s talent might still be improved, while Kujo Houka struggled with the demands.
• Kujo Houka revealed Neon Country had a Scroll of Divine Grace and the Legendary defensive Skill Book Immovable Wisdom King Body.
• Yang Yu complained that the items were insufficient and demanded 100 Scrolls of Divine Grace, enraging Kujo Houka.
• Li Qingcang proposed that Kujo Houka hand over the scroll and Skill Book and pay Yang Yu 100 billion Dragon Kingdom Currency to settle the matter.

Li Qingcang forced Kujo Houka to pay one hundred billion and end Nihon’s Divine Slaying Warrant, then departed with Yang Yu. Kujo Houka stripped Abe no Seimei of his Divine Son status, cursed him to gain no experience for ten years, and ordered him to farm Legendary equipment for his successor.

• Kujo Houka reluctantly paid Li Qingcang one hundred billion, and he gave Yang Yu the Storage Ring while keeping the Gold Card for himself.
• Li Qingcang warned Kujo Houka to erase the Divine Slaying Warrant by the next day, then left Takama-ga-hara with Yang Yu aboard the Kunlun warship.
• Kujo Houka declared that Abe no Seimei was no longer the Divine Son of the Great Neon Empire.
• Kujo Houka inflicted the Time-Stasis Curse on Abe no Seimei, preventing him from gaining experience for ten years.
• Kujo Houka ordered Abe no Seimei to farm a Level 30 Legendary equipment set for the next Divine Son, and he collapsed unconscious.

Kujo Ryujin persuaded Kujo Houka to join his plan to usurp Amaterasu Omikami’s Divine Throne, naming Abe no Seimei as the vessel for the ritual. In Dragon Country, Ye Tinglan returned from her Trial and learned that Yang Yu was away on important business with Old Li.

• Kujo Houka confronted Kujo Ryujin over his failure to stop Li Qingcang, and he told her Neon Country was too weak to defend its dignity.
• Kujo Ryujin revealed his plan to take Amaterasu Omikami’s Divine Throne and become a new god capable of restoring Nihon’s power.
• Kujo Houka accepted the plan after Li Qingcang’s visit convinced her that Neon Country needed an extreme path to regain its dignity.
• Kujo Ryujin explained that they needed a perfect vessel to connect him to the Deity’s true body, and Kujo Houka identified Abe no Seimei.
• Ye Tinglan returned to Elder Wang after passing Lin Shen’s Trial and asked where Yang Yu was.
• Elder Wang told Ye Tinglan that Yang Yu was handling important business with Old Li.

Ye Tinglan learned that Yang Yu had killed Abe no Seimei and resolved to fight him, while Yang Yu received powerful treasures from Li Qingcang. The chapter ended with Li Qingcang realizing Yang Yu’s talent was still only Rare-level and reacting with shock.

• Elder Wang told Ye Tinglan that Yang Yu had killed Abe no Seimei in a Dungeon and that Li Qingcang had gone to Nihon to demand an explanation and compensation.
• Ye Tinglan’s shock turned into fighting spirit, and she said she wanted to fight Yang Yu even more.
• Yang Yu examined the Legendary Immovable Wisdom King Body skill book and the Scroll of Divine Grace that Li Qingcang had secured for him.
• Yang Yu asked Li Qingcang to help him obtain Epic-level Talent Enhancement Scrolls before using the Scroll of Divine Grace.
• Li Qingcang realized Yang Yu’s talent was not Epic-level, and Yang Yu confirmed it was only Rare-level.

Li Qingcang learned that Yang Yu's Rare-level Talent could multiply Skill Proficiency gains by two hundred, then took him to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion in the Imperial Capital to buy Epic-grade Talent Enhancement Scrolls. Su Mei revealed that the Pavilion had twenty left at 250 million each.

• Li Qingcang realized Yang Yu's Talent was Rare-level and hurriedly took him through a spatial rift to the Imperial Capital.
• Li Qingcang brought Yang Yu to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, where Professionals recognized him and whispered about Yang Yu being his disciple.
• Li Qingcang demanded that Su Mei bring out every Epic-grade Talent Enhancement Scroll in stock.
• Su Mei said the Pavilion had twenty scrolls remaining and quoted a unit price of 250 million.

Li Qingcang bought twenty Epic-grade Talent Enhancement Scrolls for Yang Yu, who finally advanced his talent to Epic quality after fifteen failures. Yang Yu concealed its true ten-thousandfold effect from his master, and Li Qingcang urged him to continue trying for Legendary quality.

• Li Qingcang bought twenty scrolls for five billion Dragon Kingdom Currency and gave them to Yang Yu to use.
• Yang Yu failed to enhance his talent with the first fifteen scrolls, while Li Qingcang grew increasingly distressed about the cost.
• Yang Yu succeeded with the sixteenth scroll, advancing Thousandfold Effort to the Epic-level Myriadfold Effort, which increased Skill Proficiency gains ten thousandfold.
• Yang Yu told Li Qingcang that the talent now increased Skill Proficiency gains a thousandfold, hiding its real effect.
• Li Qingcang celebrated the result and urged Yang Yu to keep enhancing his talent toward Legendary quality.

Yang Yu used the Scroll of Divine Grace and advanced his talent to the Legendary Millionfold Effort, but he concealed its full power from Li Qingcang. Convinced Yang Yu could help Dragon Country rise, Li Qingcang took him away to a place where he could advance rapidly.

• Yang Yu used the Scroll of Divine Grace and transformed his Epic talent into the Legendary Millionfold Effort, which multiplied skill proficiency by one million and improved Divine Skill comprehension tenfold.
• Yang Yu realized how dangerous his talent would be if others discovered it and decided to conceal its true effects.
• When Li Qingcang asked about the upgrade, Yang Yu claimed his proficiency bonus had risen to ten thousandfold.
• Li Qingcang celebrated Yang Yu as Dragon Country's Mythical Seed and promised that no one would hinder his growth.
• Li Qingcang declared that leveling up by grinding monsters would waste Yang Yu's potential, then tore open space and took him away.

Li Qingcang brought Yang Yu to the A-Rank Secret Realm Purgatory Scorch to power-level him by weakening high-level monsters, then asked its commander to provide support buffs. The chapter ended with Chen Ping'an desperately trying to stop the plan, fearing the level gap would endanger Yang Yu and make his next Job Transfer Mission far harder.

• Li Qingcang took Yang Yu to Purgatory Scorch and said he would weaken high-level monsters for Yang Yu to kill for experience.
• Li Qingcang introduced Yang Yu to Chen Ping'an, the King-level swordsman guarding the Secret Realm, as his new direct disciple.
• Chen Ping'an questioned why Li Qingcang had come to farm monsters, but Li Qingcang insisted that was his purpose.
• Li Qingcang asked Chen Ping'an to summon Zhao Qingying so she could buff Yang Yu.
• Chen Ping'an realized Yang Yu might face monsters dozens of levels above him and stepped forward to dissuade Li Qingcang.