Chapter Summaries

Zhang Qing negotiated support from Yang Man and Fan Adkin in exchange for meeting their advancement demands, then began preparing for the Sky City Battlefield. Yun Xiaoxi warned him that the battlefield’s factions included the Sky City Sequence, a group of Outer Realm Heavenly Demons who had abandoned their fleshly bodies.

• Zhang Qing demanded concrete investment from Yang Man and Fan Adkin before accepting their conditions for entering the Sky City Battlefield.
• Yang Man promised to mobilize the Tyrant Army once if Zhang Qing reached the Transcendent realm within five years, while Fan Adkin offered a Sixth Floor favor if Zhang Qing reached the Transcendent realm and Supreme Martial God realm within three years.
• Zhang Qing accepted agreements from several Imperial City Highnesses after returning to An City and began preparing for the battlefield.
• Yun Xiaoxi explained that the Imperial City Sequence and Abyssal Sequence factions shared an enemy in the Sky City Sequence.
• Yun Xiaoxi revealed that the Sky City Sequence’s Outer Realm Heavenly Demons were Sequence Users who had abandoned their fleshly bodies, like Ares.

Zhang Qing learned how armor, spoils, and Military Merit worked in the Sky City Battlefield, and Yun Xiaoxi warned him about the deadly bursts of Matter System and Fantasy System users. He entered the battlefield with Yang Man and Yun Xiaoxi, heading toward the Sheep Emperor City camp ready to test his strength.

• Yun Xiaoxi explained that Sequence Users could improve their armor by claiming battlefield spoils, while Military Merit came only from difficult Imperial City Sequence missions and could be used to make demands of an Imperial City.
• Yun Xiaoxi warned Zhang Qing that Matter System and Fantasy System users could unleash devastating Ultimate Sublimation attacks, making battlefield conflicts perilous even for powerful Sequence Users.
• Zhang Qing, Yang Man, and Yun Xiaoxi prepared to leave An City, while Hu Ben and Yan Qingshan stayed behind to manage it.
• The group traveled through the Sixth Floor transit station and entered the Sky City Battlefield, where Fan Adkin urged Zhang Qing to earn Military Merit.
• Yang Man carried Zhang Qing toward the Sheep Emperor City camp as he watched the starry sky and felt his fighting spirit rise.

Zhang Qing and Yang Man arrived at Sheep Emperor City's camp on Sky City Battlefield, where Zhang Qing learned that Yang Tianfan and Hao were there to challenge Yang Man's rise in the Imperial City rank competition. Yang Man warned Zhang Qing that he had been drawn into the conflict, but confirmed that Highnesses who died on the battlefield would not prompt retaliation from their elders.

• Yang Man warned Zhang Qing that Material System and Fantasy System Sequence Users often hid on Sky City Battlefield and advised him to finish opponents from a distance.
• Zhang Qing entered Sheep Emperor City's camp with Yang Man and learned that the Stone Army enforced rules without taking sides.
• Zhang Qing spotted Yang Tianfan and Hao, and recognized them as an Imperial City Sequence User and a Horse Clan Highness.
• Yan Qingshan explained that Yang Man had taken Yang Tianfan's slot, forcing Yang Tianfan's side to pay daily to maintain a temporary replacement slot until Yang Man died.
• Yang Man apologized for drawing Zhang Qing into the rank competition and told him that Highnesses on the battlefield were responsible for their own lives.

Zhang Qing prepared to travel to the Sky City Battlefield with Yun Xiaoxi while Yang Tianfan and Hao plotted to kill him in the Purple Flower Enclave. The Sixth Floor arranged its own plans around Zhang Qing’s expedition, and he and Yun Xiaoxi flew toward the enclave.

• Yang Man equipped Zhang Qing with supplies, Square Crystals, healing items, and two Dao Beads, while Yun Xiaoxi firmly chose to join him.
• Yang Tianfan ordered Hao to arrange Zhang Qing’s assassination through the Abyssal Insect Ghoul Tribe, then decided to lure him into the Purple Flower Enclave so Hao could kill him and advance.
• Zhang Qing suspected Yang Tianfan would cause trouble and agreed to Yun Xiaoxi’s suggestion to visit the Wisteria Flower enclave, which the map identified as the Purple Flower Enclave.
• Fan Adkin celebrated receiving Military Merit, planned to seek the Sheep Venerable’s authority again, and decided to visit Horse Imperial City to offer the Horse Trampling Border Army a favor.
• Fan Adkin dismissed the danger to Zhang Qing and said he expected Yun Xiaoxi, a support-focused Color Sequence User, to produce a new kind of spectacle.

Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi traveled through Sky City Battlefield, sharing their pasts as they headed toward Purple Flower Enclave. Zhang Qing sensed a group trying to drive them toward a trap, while Moth Ghoul revealed itself as an Abyssal Sequence allied with Yang Tianfan.

• Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi flew through Sky City Battlefield, and Yun Xiaoxi told him how her village in Wisteria Territory had been slaughtered and how she later met him in An City.
• Zhang Qing reflected on their contrasting personalities as they grew more open with each other during the journey.
• Zhang Qing noticed pursuers steering them toward a destination, led Yun Xiaoxi into an asteroid belt, then chose to speed toward Purple Flower Enclave.
• Moth Ghoul watched Zhang Qing and declared that he could not escape its scheme.
• Moth Ghoul's identity as an Abyssal Sequence and its alliance with Yang Tianfan were revealed.

Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi were maneuvered into the Purple Flower Enclave, where Hao confronted Zhang Qing and declared he would kill him. Hao launched his attack as Zhang Qing stood between him and Yun Xiaoxi.

• The Abyssal Insect Ghoul Tribe and several other factions joined Yang Tianfan and Hao in a scheme to test the Sixth Floor and steer Zhang Qing toward the Purple Flower Enclave.
• Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi realized they were being herded toward the enclave, but continued there, with Yun Xiaoxi hoping to advance among its Purple Swallow Flowers.
• Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi entered the enclave, startling a flock of Purple Swallows as Yun Xiaoxi confronted memories tied to the flowers.
• Hao of Horse Imperial City approached Zhang Qing, who shielded Yun Xiaoxi and challenged Hao about calling for help.
• Hao said he would kill Zhang Qing, then charged at him.

Zhang Qing nearly killed Hao with an empowered Predation attack, but Tu Ting intervened and paid Zhang Qing Military Merit to spare him. Tu Ting realized the Sixth Floor and Zhang Qing had gained the Horse Trampling Border Army’s favor, then warned Hao to stay away from Yang Tianfan.

• Hao charged Zhang Qing, broke free from his first Predation attack, and used his infinite stamina to fight without taking recoil damage.
• Zhang Qing empowered Predation—Throat Sealing with Pseudo Authority and overwhelmed Hao with the beast’s jaws.
• Tu Ting arrived at the last moment, broke apart the jaws, and pulled Hao out of danger.
• Tu Ting gave Zhang Qing a token recording Horse Trampling Border Army Military Merit in exchange for sparing Hao.
• Tu Ting realized the Sixth Floor and Zhang Qing had gained the Horse Trampling Border Army’s favor, then told Hao to stop following Yang Tianfan.

Hao withdrew from Yang Tianfan’s plans after Zhang Qing nearly defeated him, while Zhang Qing gained Military Merit and settled into a courtyard with Yun Xiaoxi. Moth Ghoul learned Zhang Qing had stayed in the Purple Flower Enclave and planned to exploit the coming clash involving Phoenix Imperial City to probe the Sixth Floor’s strength.

• Hao apologized to Zhang Qing, left, and decided to train with the Horse Trampling Border Army rather than tie himself to Yang Tianfan.
• Tu Ting told Hao that Yang Man’s resilience could make her powerful, and Hao agreed to remain in the area for the border army’s rotation.
• Zhang Qing explained that sparing Hao avoided a blood feud with the Horse Trampling Border Army while earning its favor and Military Merit.
• Yun Xiaoxi built a courtyard resembling their home in Zi City, and Zhang Qing relaxed amid the surrounding flowers.
• Moth Ghoul learned Hao had nearly been killed by Zhang Qing and decided to report the news while Yang Tianfan and the tribe prepared to probe the Sixth Floor’s foundations.
• Moth Ghoul learned Zhang Qing had stayed in the Purple Flower Enclave and viewed his presence there as an opportunity to target him.

Yang Tianfan mobilized the Heishan Border Army and the Abyssal Insect Ghoul Tribe to hunt Zhang Qing, while Yang Man sought the Pebble Border Army’s support and prepared to bring in the Tyrant Army. Their escalating moves drew Imperial City Sequences and other forces into the Sky City Battlefield, leaving its Lower District in chaos as the Succession Competition reached a decisive gamble.

• Yang Tianfan ordered Black Fist to lead a thousand Heishan Border Army soldiers and coordinate with the Abyssal Insect Ghoul Tribe to kill Zhang Qing.
• Hao ignored Yang Tianfan’s request to join the attack and continued watching Zhang Qing from the sidelines.
• Yang Man sent Yan Qingshan to ask the Pebble Border Army for support and offered to bring the Tyrant Army against the Heishan Border Army.
• Fan Adkin learned that events were proceeding as planned and expected Yun Xiaoxi to achieve Ultimate Sublimation and create an unprecedented Color System.
• Imperial City Sequences familiar with Zhang Qing headed for the Sky City Battlefield, prompting Sky City Sequences and Abyssal Sequences to mobilize and turning the Lower District into chaos.
• Yang Tianfan wagered that killing Zhang Qing would weaken Yang Man and raise the Heishan Border Army’s standing, making the consequences of the border army’s deployment depend on the attack’s outcome.

Black Fist, the Abyssal Specter Clan, and Yang Tianfan led an overwhelming force into the Purple Flower Enclave to kill Zhang Qing, while Imperial City heirs and other factions rushed to the battlefield. As the attackers arrived, Zhang Qing crushed a scouting ghoul and prepared to begin the fight.

• Black Fist and the Abyssal Specter Clan assembled a large force to attack Zhang Qing in the Purple Flower Enclave, with Yang Tianfan joining the border army.
• Hu Feiyun, Su Yue, and other Imperial City heirs set out toward the enclave, hoping to win Zhang Qing's favor or gain an advantage.
• Specter Clans, Imperial Cities, and Sky City Sequences sent squads to investigate as the conflict drew attention across the region.
• The Heishan Border Army and more than a thousand Great Ghouls entered the Purple Flower Enclave and surrounded Zhang Qing's courtyard.
• Zhang Qing sensed the arrivals, crushed a Bee Feather Ghoul scout, and prepared for the battle to begin.

Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi fought the Abyssal Insect Ghoul Tribe’s Specters, but Yang Tianfan’s border army soon charged them with a pseudo-domain. Zhang Qing used his Pseudo Authority to empower Yun Xiaoxi and rapidly stack their layers as the attack bore down on them.

• Zhang Qing recognized the Moth Ghoul as Zuo Can and clashed with it while Yun Xiaoxi fought off the surrounding Specters.
• Yun Xiaoxi identified the Abyssal Insect Ghoul Tribe’s talent as steadily gnawing away at opponents’ mental power.
• Zhang Qing kept his mental power active and searched for Yang Tianfan’s backup plan rather than withdrawing it.
• The Heishan Army’s thousand-man formation formed a pseudo-domain and charged Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi.
• Zhang Qing targeted Yun Xiaoxi with his Pseudo Authority and pulled her along as they rapidly stacked their layers; Yun Xiaoxi accepted the power and joined his tribe.

Zhang Qing became caught between the Heishan Border Army, the Tyrant Army, and an attack by the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, while trying to preserve Yun Xiaoxi’s storyline. Yun Xiaoxi embraced him and unleashed her pink spiritual attribute as the battlefield erupted into chaos.

• The Heishan Border Army collided with the Bare Rock Hills authority, and Yan Qingshan led the Tyrant Army in to attack Yang Tianfan.
• Doka the Moth Ghoul withdrew with the Abyss core Sequence, clearing a path for the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons to enter and target Yang Tianfan, Su Yue, and Zhang Qing.
• Zhang Qing asked Yun Xiaoxi whether they should advance or retreat, and she told him not to move before flying into his arms.
• Hu Feiyun activated the Tiger Clan’s authority, enhancing Yan Qingshan and the Tyrant Army as the factions crashed into battle.
• Yun Xiaoxi unleashed her pink spiritual attribute and sent Wisteria Flower petals swirling around Zhang Qing.

During the Succession Competition, Yun Xiaoxi advanced by turning her feelings for Zhang Qing into a new path of Sequence and linking herself to Great Xia. With her advancement complete and Yang Tianfan furious at being overshadowed, Zhang Qing prepared to fight him.

• Zhang Qing realized Yun Xiaoxi had shaped the Purple Flower Enclave clash and the Succession Competition into a theatrical performance centered on him.
• Yun Xiaoxi's Pendulum of Fate rang as her pink Mental Storm spread, drawing the Imperial City's attention while Zhang Qing protected her from disruption.
• After 180 rings, Yun Xiaoxi advanced and declared that love was her only path and that she had seen passion.
• Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi joined hands, and their Mental Storms fused as flames and purple wisteria petals spread through the scarlet storm.
• Yun Xiaoxi told Zhang Qing to treat her better, and he recognized that she had created a new path and registered herself under Great Xia.
• Yang Tianfan roared that Zhang Qing must die, and Zhang Qing prepared to fight now that Yun Xiaoxi's advancement was complete.

Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi fought together, broke through the Heishan Border Army's pseudo-domain, and defeated its commander, Black Fist. Yan Qingshan's Tyrant Army killed Yang Tianfan, while the Imperial City and Outer Realm Heavenly Demons reacted to the battle and its implications.

• Yun Xiaoxi joined Zhang Qing in his Hunter Armor form and used her Beacon Skill while riding on his shoulder.
• Zhang Qing broke through the Heishan Border Army's pseudo-domain and began slaughtering its soldiers.
• Zhang Qing blinded Black Fist with Yun Xiaoxi's help, then killed him with Predation and gained evolution rewards.
• Yang Tianfan realized the Sixth Floor had manipulated events, but Yan Qingshan's Tyrant Army crushed him and Yan Qingshan called it an accidental killing.
• Imperial City observers recognized the potential of Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi's fighting style, while the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons received news of the battle.

Yun Xiaoxi’s new support power drew the attention of the factions, and the Sky City Sequence sent Outer Realm Heavenly Demons to attack Zhang Qing. Zhang Qing faced them and instantly killed Aris with Martial Path Extreme, leaving him shocked by the attack’s power.

• Moth Ghoul Doka chose to watch as the factions considered how Yun Xiaoxi’s new power could shift the balance in the Dark Realm.
• The Sky City Sequence sent Outer Realm Heavenly Demons to target Zhang Qing and the Imperial City Highnesses, while Hu Feiyun withdrew to avoid escalating the conflict.
• Su Yue stayed hidden, and Zhang Qing, Yun Xiaoxi, Yan Qingshan, the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, and the High-ranking Ghoul Race remained on the battlefield.
• Yan Qingshan left after Zhang Qing told him to retreat, and a mechanical representative of the Sky City Sequence demanded that Zhang Qing join its camp or die.
• Zhang Qing attacked Aris, then used Martial Path Extreme to split the Mecha apart and kill him instantly.

Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi used the Blood Flame River to destroy and devour waves of Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, learning that their enemies could replace their losses almost endlessly. Realizing they needed a larger river to increase their killing speed, they turned toward the nearby Abyssal Sequence Great Ghouls, and Doka the Moth Ghoul fled as the river swept toward it.

• Zhang Qing discovered that Predation on an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon triggered Armor Module Evolution Mode, confirming that the creatures dropped useful loot.
• Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi combined Blood Momentum and Scorching to create the Blood Flame River, which burned, crushed, and trapped Outer Realm Heavenly Demons for Zhang Qing to devour.
• The Outer Realm Heavenly Demons sent repeated reinforcements, including dense ranks of peak Sequence Four enemies, while Zhang Qing suspected they were mass-produced and noted that their numbers barely diminished.
• Yun Xiaoxi warned Zhang Qing that the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons were trying to trap them through endless replenishment, and Zhang Qing began considering how to break out if they could not be killed off.
• Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi decided to enlarge the Blood Flame River using the blood of nearby Abyssal Sequence Great Ghouls, and Doka the Moth Ghoul ran as the river charged toward it.

Zhang Qing slaughtered the High-ranking Ghoul Race with the Blood Flame River, then evolved his left arm armor to store the river and fled with Yun Xiaoxi as the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons pursued them. After two days of pursuit, an unusually agile Outer Realm Heavenly Demon attacked Yun Xiaoxi, but Zhang Qing countered and swallowed it with Predation.

• Zhang Qing swept the Blood Flame River through the High-ranking Ghoul Race, killing a Screaming Ghoul and gaining Body Enhancement Experience and Universal Experience through Predation.
• Zhang Qing continued the slaughter until Yun Xiaoxi could no longer maintain her support, then evolved his Left Arm Module into a Blood River storage module and recalled the river.
• Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi fled while the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons continued pursuing them; two days later, they headed toward Sheep Emperor City's main camp city.
• An Outer Realm Heavenly Demon suddenly became agile, crossed hundreds of kilometers, and struck at Yun Xiaoxi, but a white-haired Little Loli blocked its attack.
• Zhang Qing grabbed the white-haired Little Loli, counterattacked with Predation—Throat-Sealing and the Blood River, and swallowed the unusual Outer Realm Heavenly Demon.

Zhang Qing returned safely to Sheep Emperor City after surviving a two-day pursuit by Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, while Yang Man remained away answering for Yang Tianfan’s death. As Zhang Qing rested, he assessed the limits of his Login System and considered how to develop his evolving armor.

• Zhang Qing entered Sheep Emperor City with Su Yue and Yun Xiaoxi, drawing attention because of the conflicting stories about his escape from the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons.
• Yan Qingshan explained that Yang Man had been summoned back after Yang Tianfan died on the Sky City Battlefield, while the Stone Army kept him confined to the city.
• Zhang Qing returned to Yang Man’s residence and asked for a place to rest until she came back.
• Zhang Qing reviewed his Login System, concluding that it could not handle true authority and that he should use its remaining benefits before reaching the Transcendent Realm.
• Zhang Qing considered how to evolve the armor’s right arm, which he used to fight with weapons.

Zhang Qing weighed the risks of developing his new Body Enhancement Experience while Fan Adkin searched for a way to guide him toward martial arts. Fan Adkin arranged to use Su Yue and Treasure Snatching Mountain to draw Zhang Qing into a challenge, and Su Yue arrived to meet Zhang Qing.

• Zhang Qing considered whether Body Enhancement Experience might give him Specter traits and decided to discuss his mixed power system with Yang Man and Yun Xiaoxi.
• Fan Adkin reviewed the failed attempt to push Zhang Qing toward Extreme Strike after Yun Xiaoxi and Zhang Qing used Blood Flame River to defeat the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons.
• Fan Adkin realized Treasure Snatching Mountain could suppress Sequence powers and chose it as a place to temper Zhang Qing's martial arts.
• Fan Adkin sent word to Su Yue that he wanted to sell her a favor, using a set of Ancient Precision Technology documents as bait.
• Su Yue visited Zhang Qing, who recognized that she had come to ask him for help as she pursued the Rat Emperor City succession.

Su Yue offered Zhang Qing information on Ancient Precision Technology in exchange for his help in the Imperial City's Succession Competition, while Yun Xiaoxi realized she had lost contact with the Sixth Floor. After returning to Great Xia, Zhang Qing reviewed preparations for the Dark Realm’s launch and resolved to send the information back as Great Xia built the Southern Heavenly Gate.

• Su Yue gave Zhang Qing a metal storage medium containing Ancient Precision Technology information and asked him to help her with the Succession Competition.
• Yun Xiaoxi failed to contact the Sixth Floor and told Zhang Qing that she had left it, while the Sixth Floor was likely using Su Yue to push his martial path forward.
• Zhang Qing agreed to verify the information before deciding on Su Yue’s request and planned to advance to the Falling Moon Realm after sending the item back to Great Xia.
• Zhang Qing returned to the safe house at the foot of South Mountain and used his Sequence power to browse recent internet news.
• Zhang Qing learned that the Dark Realm would open in less than two months as Great Xia prepared for its launch and other countries reacted to its isolation.
• Zhang Qing retrieved the metal block from his armor and declared that Great Xia would build the Southern Heavenly Gate.