Chapter Summaries

Eight revealed that he was Demon Emperor Yamata, who had infiltrated the North Realm to seize the Enlightenment Fruit and free the True Dragon’s remains. After claiming the fruit, he broke the seal, and the True Dragon began to open its eyes.

• Eight prepared to refine the Enlightenment Fruit and recalled how he had disguised himself to enter the North Realm, using his Golden Token and killing Jiang Qiu.
• Eight revealed that he had secretly controlled the Sakai Family and sacrificed his restored cultivation to enter the North Realm in a new body.
• Eight announced his allegiance to the True Dragon, while Feng realized that he could not complete Lord Chen’s mission to retrieve its remains.
• Eight unleashed his Demon Emperor aura and transformed, weakening the Heavenly Dao Imprisoning Dragon formation as dark clouds gathered over the mountain.
• Eight took the falling Enlightenment Fruit and declared the seal undone, splitting the mountain as scarlet light surged from the depths.

Yamata broke a seal at North Realm Mountain, revealing a true dragon’s eye and drawing the Heaven’s Chosen Ones into the North Realm. Three months later, Binglian sensed the spreading darkness from Northern Border City and feared Jiang Qiu was in danger.

• Yamata unleashed his power and cracked open a seal at North Realm Mountain, causing the North Realm’s ancient formations and inscriptions to awaken.
• Tang Guang and the other Heaven’s Chosen Ones were pulled from the void into the North Realm, where they regained their powers and began falling through Dark Clouds.
• The Heaven’s Chosen Ones saw the glowing fissure in North Realm Mountain and realized it was a true dragon’s eye.
• Binglian advanced to the Dharma Manifestation Realm after three months of cultivation at the Xia Kingdom Grand Hotel.
• Binglian noticed Dark Clouds spreading over Northern Border City and worried that Jiang Qiu was in danger inside the Northern Wilderness Great Secret Realm.

Zhu Weiyi and the other factions entered the Northern Wilderness Great Secret Realm after its entrance visibly opened and its realm restriction disappeared. Inside the vast realm, which lacked Spiritual Essence, seven Heaven’s Chosen Ones returned—but Jiang Qiu was missing, leaving Zhu Weiyi and Tang Guang alarmed.

• Zhu Weiyi led experts to Northern Ice Valley after a massive vortex formed over the Great Secret Realm, where faction leaders gathered and the Western Church cardinal questioned how long Zhu Weiyi would live.
• The secret realm opened visibly, exchanging Soul Ice Spiritual Essence with the outside world, and Zhu Weiyi sensed that its realm restriction had vanished.
• A Kunlun Demon Race team entered first, and Zhu Weiyi led his team into the vortex before the other factions followed.
• Zhu Weiyi emerged inside a vast, oppressive realm without Spiritual Essence and searched unsuccessfully for Jiang Qiu’s aura.
• Seven Heaven’s Chosen Ones returned through the Dark Clouds, and Tang Guang rejoined Zhu Weiyi’s team.
• Zhu Weiyi asked Tang Guang where Jiang Qiu was, and Tang Guang realized that Jiang Qiu was missing.

After Yamata killed Jiang Qiu and the true dragon’s magma melted his body, Jiang Qiu used his Snow Heart talent and Soul Ice Dao Lotus to begin reforging himself. He summoned his original body to fuse with the lotus through the Ice Prison Fire Pagoda, and the Dragon Spirit stirred as the fusion began.

• Yamata’s attack obliterated Jiang Qiu’s consciousness and crushed his heart, and the magma melted his body.
• Jiang Qiu clung to the thought of reforging his body and activated his Snow Heart talent within the magma.
• The Soul Ice Dao Lotus resisted the dragon’s scorching magma, but Jiang Qiu could not form a body from the lotus alone.
• Jiang Qiu realized he could summon his original body and use the Ice Prison Fire Pagoda to fuse extreme cold and blazing flames.
• Jiang Qiu began merging his original body’s heart with the Soul Ice Dao Lotus as his blood alternated between freezing and burning.
• The Dragon Spirit opened its eyes, and the primordial ancient origin stolen from Chen drifted out.

Yamata began using the Enlightenment Fruit, the North Realm Dragon Vein, and the True Dragon's skeleton to forge himself a dragon body, alarming the human experts who recognized the danger. Zhu Weiyi attacked Yamata, but Aery intervened, leaving the two Grandmasters facing off as Zhu Weiyi suspected the Western Church had ties to Mulberry Island.

• Yamata revealed his plan to use the Enlightenment Fruit and True Dragon's skeleton to forge a body with the potential to surpass the Demon Emperor realm.
• Zhu Weiyi and the other experts recognized the significance of Yamata's Casting Dragon Body incantation and the True Dragon's skeleton.
• Zhu Weiyi attacked Yamata with his Overlord Spear, intending to kill him before he could complete the ritual.
• Aery intercepted Zhu Weiyi with his domain and argued that Yamata had a right to the Enlightenment Fruit.
• Zhu Weiyi accused Aery of having ties to Mulberry Island and the Belli Family's secret demon-blood hybridization research.

Chen sensed that the True Dragon Aura was receding and suspected Jiang Qiu had refined his primordial ancient origin, while a global calamity threatened. He ordered the Kunlun demons to attack cities in Northwest Province and ended the chapter wondering how Jiang Qiu had gained dragon traits.

• At the Enlightenment Fruit confrontation, Zhu Weiyi held back from attacking Aery to conceal his injuries and warned the Xia Country warriors to retreat if Yamata unleashed his power.
• In Kunlun City, Chen sensed Dragon Lake Rain and concluded that the True Dragon Aura was leaking from the Northern Wilderness Great Secret Realm as its sealing formation failed.
• Chen dismissed the threat to his plans and ordered the Kunlun Demon Race to begin sieging cities in Northwest Province.
• Chen sensed that the True Dragon Aura was receding and suspected the True Dragon Skeleton was being refined.
• Chen wondered whether Jiang Qiu had refined his primordial ancient origin and gained dragon-race traits.

Yamata entered the magma lake to forge a dragon body using the True Dragon Skeleton’s essence, but discovered that Jiang Qiu was already forging one with the Dragon Spirit and Soul Ice Dao Lotus. Yamata realized the Enlightenment Fruit and Jiang Qiu’s method were being drawn together and had to merge.

• Yamata used the Enlightenment Fruit to enter the magma lake and began forging a dragon body as the eruption melted the snow and drove Zhu Weiyi and the other experts back.
• Yamata’s body dissolved in the magma while the Enlightenment Fruit protected his soul and drew skeletal essence toward the forming dragon body.
• Yamata sensed Dragon’s Might in the magma and followed the fluctuation toward what he believed was the True Dragon Skeleton’s essence.
• Yamata discovered Jiang Qiu was using Twin Heavens, the Dragon Spirit, and the Soul Ice Dao Lotus to forge a dragon body.
• Yamata realized the Enlightenment Fruit had been drawn to Jiang Qiu’s method, and it pressed his unfinished magma dragon body against Jiang Qiu.

Jiang Qiu used the Enlightenment Fruit to complete his Humanoid Dragon Body and reached the Path-Glimpsing Realm. After his Dragon Roar Spear Intent revealed his identity, Zhu Weiyi declared him Xia Country’s victor, but a sudden demand for bloodshed halted the gathered factions from leaving.

• Jiang Qiu fused the Enlightenment Fruit with his forming body, completed his Humanoid Dragon Body, and suppressed the eruption at North Realm Mountain.
• Archbishop Aery saw Jiang Qiu’s new dragon-scaled form and considered the Western Church’s alliance with Mulberry Island.
• Jiang Qiu flew toward Zhu Weiyi and Tang Guang, but Zhu Weiyi failed to recognize him as Jiang Qiu.
• Jiang Qiu unleashed [Abyssal Emergence] and Dragon Roar Spear Intent, revealing his identity to Zhu Weiyi and the gathered experts.
• Zhu Weiyi announced that Jiang Qiu had won the trial and urged the factions to leave, but a voice warned that some people had to be buried there that day.

Jiang Qiu attacked Feng Li to settle their past grudges, while Zhu Weiyi kept Cang Yuan from intervening. As Cang Yuan tried to escape with Feng Li through a spatial passage, Jiang Qiu unleashed a final ice-and-fire spear strike that even threatened Cang Yuan.

• Jiang Qiu confronted Feng Li, whose past attacks had caused deaths and threatened the North Snow Tribe.
• Jiang Qiu's Dragon Roar Spear Intent broke through Feng Li's Wind Walls, but Cang Yuan blocked the killing blow.
• Cang Yuan charged Jiang Qiu, and Zhu Weiyi intercepted him in a clash that sent both men flying back.
• Cang Yuan grabbed the despairing Feng Li and opened a secret realm passage, ordering the other demons to leave.
• Jiang Qiu's ultimate ice-and-fire spear strike slowed Cang Yuan's spiritual essence and passed through his arms as it descended.

Jiang Qiu killed Feng Li with his spear intent, forcing the demon factions and then the human factions to leave the North Realm. Yuri escaped under the Western Church’s protection, while Jiang Qiu wondered why the North Realm felt different from other secret realms.

• Jiang Qiu’s spear intent killed Feng Li, and Cang Yuan fled the North Realm with the remaining Kunlun Demon Race members.
• The demon factions opened spatial vortices and withdrew, while human leaders congratulated Jiang Qiu and departed with their Heaven’s Chosen.
• Archbishop Aire praised Jiang Qiu as the top Heaven’s Chosen of his generation, and Jiang Qiu’s gaze frightened Yuri.
• Archbishop Aire led Yuri and the eighteen Golden Armored Church Knights away before Jiang Qiu could confront Yuri.
• Jiang Qiu watched the North Realm’s ice and snow melt and wondered why the realm felt different from the others.

After the North Realm’s seal was lifted, Jiang Qiu returned to North Snow Tribe and promised to leave behind a Cultivation Method. He prepared to depart again, but Zhuang’s young son asked how he could leave the North Realm and visit Jiang Qiu’s world.

• The North Realm’s ice melted after the dragon vein revived, while magma and floods devastated the land.
• Jiang Qiu returned to North Snow Tribe and found that its people had survived the eruption behind the Minor Ice Realm Formation.
• Lie welcomed Jiang Qiu, who explained that spiritual essence would flow into the North Realm and promised to leave a Cultivation Method.
• Jiang Qiu advised North Snow Tribe to strengthen its ties with Fan and other friendly tribes.
• Zhuang’s son told Jiang Qiu he wanted to visit his world and learn how Heaven’s Chosen Ones differed from people of the North Realm.

Jiang Qiu returned from the North Realm to find Xia Country facing severe threats from the Kunlun Demon Race and Mulberry Island, and Zhu Weiyi sent him south to help. During the journey, Jiang Qiu pondered the vast perspective he had sensed through the Dragon Bloodline and questioned why the True Dragons had died.

• After lifting the seal, Jiang Qiu changed the North Realm's entry rules, reinforced the Minor Ice Realm's defensive formation, and departed after paying respects at the altar.
• Jiang Qiu and Zhu Weiyi returned to Northern Border City, where Jiang Qiu learned that only a little over three months had passed on Blue Star and that Xia Country faced mounting attacks.
• Zhu Weiyi reported the destruction of Tianshan City and heavy casualties, then urged Jiang Qiu to return to Northwest Province and finish his studies.
• Jiang Qiu, Tang Guang, and their companions left Northern Border City aboard a Hundred Mechanisms Giant Kite, while Zhu Weiyi watched them depart.
• Jiang Qiu reflected on the Dragon Race Will and wondered why True Dragons had died and whether other great worlds might contact Blue Star.
• Binglian sensed Jiang Qiu's unusual heat through their Pact of Ice and Snow and worried about the Dragon Race aura surrounding him.

Jiang Qiu returned to Northwest Martial Arts University with Binglian after surviving the Northern Wilderness Great Secret Realm and advancing to the Path-Glimpsing Realm. An Ling welcomed them, accepted Binglian after Jiang Qiu explained her identity, and told him the academy was preparing a celebration ceremony.

• An Ling greeted Jiang Qiu at Northwest Martial Arts University and congratulated him on passing the Northern Wilderness Great Secret Realm trial and entering the Grandmaster Realm.
• An Ling sensed Binglian's demon aura and asked who she was, so Jiang Qiu explained that she had saved his life and would stay with him.
• Jiang Qiu reminded An Ling that Grandmaster Zhu had reported Binglian's identity to the Military Department and the Martial Arts Education Department.
• An Ling apologized to Binglian, who took Jiang Qiu's hand more tightly after hearing his defense of her.
• An Ling told Jiang Qiu that he met the academy's graduation requirements, had been recommended for a Military Department post as a Major General, and would receive a celebration ceremony.

Jiang Qiu returned to Northwest Martial Arts University with An Ling and learned that Liu Zili had been sent to Jiangnan for treatment after being infected by the Crimson Flame Spider Matriarch’s larvae. An Ling also revealed that the Kunlun Demon Race had destroyed Tianshan City and that Mulberry Island had launched a major assault on the east coast.

• Jiang Qiu took Binglian to his former dorm room and asked her to stay there while he went to see Senior Brother Zhai Song.
• An Ling explained that Liu Zili had been infected by the Crimson Flame Spider Matriarch’s larvae and that Shangguan Yue had taken her to Jiangnan for treatment.
• An Ling told Jiang Qiu that [Chen] had led the Kunlun Demon Race in a City-Destroying War against Tianshan City, where more than a million people were slaughtered and the city was lost.
• An Ling recounted that Northwest Martial Arts University’s relief force arrived too late to save Tianshan City, and many teachers, senior students, defenders, and Grandmasters died fighting.
• An Ling reported that Mulberry Island had launched a fierce assault on the east coast while the Northwest Province was still threatened by the Kunlun Demon Race.

Jiang Qiu learned more about the Kunlun Demon Race’s attacks and the mysteries surrounding Chen and the Twelve Great Halls, then reunited with his injured senior brother, Zhai Song. As the school prepared to celebrate Jiang Qiu’s achievements and early graduation, he resolved to avenge the people harmed by the demons.

• Jiang Qiu heard that Plateau City had also been attacked and vowed to kill Chen.
• An Ling explained that Chen might be cultivating in Kunlun City or exploiting the Twelve Great Halls to strengthen the Kunlun Demon Race.
• Jiang Qiu recalled that the Twelve Great Halls had been an Azure Luan Palace scripture repository and considered the unanswered questions about Chen and the Azure Luan Palace.
• Zhai Song reunited with Jiang Qiu, revealing a severe facial wound from a demon attack while reinforcing Tianshan City.
• Jiang Qiu learned that his celebration banquet would be held the next day, where he was expected to receive the rank of Major General and graduate early.

Jiang Qiu learned that Plateau City and Sanliang City had come under a massive Kunlun Demon Race attack and decided to return to his hometown despite Zhai Song’s warnings. Zhai Song, moved by Jiang Qiu’s determination, agreed to submit an application for him to go.

• Jiang Qiu heard from Zhai Song that Plateau City was facing an assault on the scale of Tianshan City’s fall and might be destroyed.
• A Level 2 Alert sounded across the school, and Jiang Qiu asked Zhai Song for the latest information.
• Jiang Qiu told Zhai Song he wanted to return to Plateau City, but Zhai Song warned him that even Grandmasters could die in the battle.
• Jiang Qiu explained that his parents had died in Plateau City and that he wanted to protect his hometown and save the people who had once helped him.
• Zhai Song recalled the casualties he had witnessed in Tianshan City, then agreed to submit Jiang Qiu’s application to the higher-ups.

Jiang Qiu traveled with the Soldier Cultivation Academy to support Plateau City, where his Second Senior Brother Zhao Qian acknowledged his extraordinary talent. Back at the academy, Binglian enjoyed her new surroundings and waited hopefully for Jiang Qiu to return.

• Jiang Qiu joined the Soldier Cultivation Academy's emergency deployment to Plateau City aboard a modified Hundred Mechanisms Giant Kite.
• Zhao Qian met Jiang Qiu, recalled his rapid rise and remarkable achievements, and admitted that his own talent was inferior to his Junior Brother's.
• Binglian bathed at the academy and imagined building a safer life wherever Jiang Qiu went.
• Binglian heard the doorbell, thought Jiang Qiu had returned, and went to answer it.

Jiang Qiu traveled with the support team to Plateau City and saw the war spreading through the Outer City. When he spotted Ninth High School students and a familiar teacher among civilians fleeing a battlefield, he prepared to intervene.

• Jiang Qiu left Binglian in An Ling's care and flew with Zhao Qian and the support team toward Plateau City's Inner City.
• The Hundred Mechanisms Giant Kite passed over multiple battles, and its passengers repeatedly descended to reinforce martial artists fighting the Kunlun Demon Race.
• Worried about Ninth High School, Jiang Qiu asked to support the next battlefield, while Zhao Qian discussed the risks with the vice principal.
• The team spotted the demon marshal Mountain King fighting a badly wounded Grandmaster as Kunlun demons broke through the defenders and attacked fleeing civilians.
• Jiang Qiu recognized Ninth High School uniforms and a familiar bespectacled middle-aged man among the fleeing crowd, summoned the [Abyssal Emergence] spear, and prepared to act.

As No.8 Middle School’s remaining students and Outer City residents waited for armored vehicles, Zhao Gongzheng tried to encourage them despite his exhaustion and doubts about the invasion. He discovered that over a thousand great demons led by a demon general had broken through the defensive line and were heading toward them.

• Zhao Gongzheng rallied the frightened students by telling them they could follow Jiang Qiu’s path and become martial artists who protected their loved ones and country.
• Zhao Gongzheng recalled No.8 Middle School Principal Sun De’s death and continued using Bright Sight despite the strain on his body.
• Zhao Gongzheng used Bright Sight to detect demon forces surrounding the evacuation group after they broke through the front line.
• Li Ang asked Zhao Gongzheng what he had seen, and Zhao Gongzheng reported that over a thousand great demons led by a demon general were approaching.

General Mo and the Heavenly Prodigy Base defended the evacuation convoy against Jie’s overwhelming demon force, trying to buy time for the Outer City students to reach the Inner City. As Jie injured General Mo, Zhao Gongzheng and the others faced the prospect of being overrun.

• General Mo ordered the Heavenly Prodigy Base to hold the line until the last group of Outer City students reached the Inner City.
• Jie led a massive Kunlun Demon Race force in an attack on the defensive line, and General Mo challenged him with his Giant Tree Manifestation.
• Li Ang recognized Jie as the demon general who had killed two Grandmasters in Tianshan City and was known as the Goat-Headed Reaper.
• Zhao Gongzheng used Bright Sight and saw that Jie had severely injured General Mo, who was relying on his Bloodline Talent to heal and drain Jie’s spiritual essence.
• Zhao Gongzheng realized that if General Mo died, the demons would overrun the defenders and threaten everyone behind them.