Chapter Summaries

Bai Yunfei taught Gao Wu about martial intent and guided him through a week of rest, nourishing food, and reflection to adjust his body and mind. She explained that each person must follow their own nature to find their Dao, then demonstrated hers by sending sword light into Gao Wu’s brow, plunging him into darkness.

• Bai Yunfei explained how Fist Intent and Sword Intent grew from refined skill and personal understanding, and discussed the Twelve Divine Aspects with Gao Wu.
• Bai Yunfei told Gao Wu to stop training for several days, and he suspended his practice and Mental Resonance with Song Mingyue.
• Gao Wu struggled with idleness, spent time drinking and socializing, and followed Bai Yunfei’s lessons and restorative routine for a week.
• Bai Yunfei explained that Gao Wu’s unease came from relying on martial training for security and said that each person had to follow their nature to find their Dao.
• Bai Yunfei sent a strand of sword light through Gao Wu’s defenses and into his brow, and he fell into darkness.

After surviving Bai Yunfei’s Sword Intent, Gao Wu reflected on her teachings, condensed his fifth Aperture, and prepared to travel with Song Mingyue and the others to Zhongjing. He arrived determined to be crowned king there as the group began its journey for the Azure Dragon Cup.

• Bai Yunfei’s sword strike nearly erased Gao Wu’s consciousness, but he recovered and thanked her for teaching him about Fist Intent and Sword Intent.
• Gao Wu returned to Song Mingyue, reassured her that he was safe, and spent the night resting and reflecting on his reasons for practicing martial arts.
• Gao Wu practiced the Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Dragon and condensed his fifth Aperture, then sparred with Song Mingyue after she sensed his breakthrough.
• Lu Yuan examined Gao Wu and told him and Song Mingyue to prepare for their trip to Zhongjing in three days.
• Lu Yuan led the group aboard a plane with An Ziru, Li Chunyi, Shang Qingjun, Zhou Hongying, and other students and martial artists.
• After nearly ten hours, Gao Wu arrived in Zhongjing and declared that he would be crowned king there; Song Mingyue supported him, and Zhou Hongying joked about being taken captive.

At the Azure Dragon Cup gathering, Gao Wu observed the powerful experts and their disciples, including the Level Five genius Chu Shenxiu, while learning firsthand how formidable Level Seven masters were. Though overlooked and placed at the edge of the group photograph, Gao Wu left eager to prove himself among the gathered competitors.

• Yan Qiushui accompanied Qi Tian as he greeted Tian Wuji and met Tian Wuji’s disciple Chu Shenxiu at the Nine Star Martial Arts Arena.
• Qu Hanshan mocked Chu Shenxiu, prompting Tian Wuji to rebuke him before the gathered Martial Artists.
• Gao Wu sensed the immense pressure of Tian Wuji’s spiritual power and discussed the prominent experts and their disciples with Wei Yue.
• Tian Wuji revealed that Chu Shenxiu had reached Level Five and condensed twenty Apertures at age twenty-two, stunning the assembled Martial Artists.
• The competitors and experts posed for a group photograph, with Gao Wu and the Beizhou competitors placed in the tenth-row corner, and Gao Wu resolved to make a name for himself.

At the Great Wall, Gao Wu found clarity through sword practice and poetry, broke through to the Martial Master realm, and manifested a mighty Azure Dragon Divine Image. The Azure Dragon Cup was set to begin the next morning, but Gao Wu’s breakthrough had already stunned the gathered competitors and tourists.

• Lu Yuan assigned Gao Wu, Wan Muchun, and Chu Qingqing direct places in the Azure Dragon Cup knockout stage, while Gao Wu chose to compete in the preliminaries instead.
• Gao Wu took Song Mingyue, Shang Qingjun, and Zhou Hongying to the Great Wall, where they encountered Wei Yue, Li Chunyi, and other competitors.
• After Wei Yue joked about his sword, Gao Wu drew the Tianming Sword and began practicing the Dragon-Roaming Sword while reciting a poem.
• Gao Wu’s sword intent transformed as he recited, and he condensed the apertures that opened the Heaven and Earth Bridge, advancing to Martial Master.
• Gao Wu manifested a vast Azure Dragon Divine Image above the Great Wall, silencing the snowfall and shocking Wei Yue and the gathered onlookers.

Gao Wu advanced to Martial Master in Zhongjing and shared the news through a viral video before visiting Lu Yuan and An Ziru. As the Azure Dragon Cup approached, Yan Qiushui watched the video and acknowledged Gao Wu’s talent and verses.

• Gao Wu reviewed his advancement to Martial Master, including the growth of his abilities and Xiao Song’s gains through their Mental Resonance.
• Gao Wu greeted the spectators, thanked Wei Yue for his words, and left the attraction with Shang Qingjun and Zhou Hongying.
• Zhou Hongying recorded Gao Wu’s breakthrough, and Gao Wu approved posting the video to promote himself and the Menglong series.
• Gao Wu and Xiao Song visited Lu Yuan and An Ziru, who recognized his advancement and urged him to fight well in the Azure Dragon Cup.
• Shen Yue edited the footage, and Longteng Company helped make the video a Kuaiyin sensation.
• After watching the video, Yan Qiushui praised Gao Wu’s sword intent and verses and admitted she had underestimated him.

Gao Wu drew attention at the Azure Dragon Cup preliminary round after his public advancement to Martial Master, then won his first match against a girl from Shanzhou. His performance caught the interest of powerful observers, and the chapter left Qi Tian and Tian Wuji weighing what his rise might mean.

• Gao Wu entered the Martial Arts Arena, where spectators and contestants watched him after news of his breakthrough spread.
• Yan Qiushui acknowledged Gao Wu as a serious potential opponent, while Tang Zhengyi lamented that he might face him in the competition.
• Gao Wu toured the arena, met contestants from across the Fourteen Prefectures, and observed their different martial arts styles.
• Gao Wu defeated a girl from Shanzhou after exchanging twenty moves, then returned her salute as she left the arena in tears.
• Chu Shenxiu, Qi Tian, and Tian Wuji watched Gao Wu fight; Tian Wuji praised his potential, and Qi Tian asked whether Master Hai might take an interest in him.

The chapter followed Gao Wu through the Azure Dragon Cup’s early rounds, a New Year’s celebration in Zhongjing, and a training-hall encounter where he shared Sword Intent with Bai Yushuang. It ended as the tournament’s next bracket paired Gao Wu with Wei Yue, who suspected the organizers had deliberately matched them.

• Qi Tian invited Tian Wuji to share medicinal wine after probing whether Gao Wu might catch Sword Saint Hai Wuji’s eye, and Tian Wuji accepted.
• After six rounds of the Azure Dragon Cup, Gao Wu was among ten winners; he later spent New Year’s Eve with his companions and received a commemorative gold medal from Lu Yuan.
• Gao Wu sparred with Song Mingyue in the hotel training hall, where he praised her rapid progress and nearly kissed her before Bai Yushuang arrived.
• Gao Wu remembered his promise to Bai Yan, imparted Sword Intent to Bai Yushuang, and encouraged her to train hard.
• The next morning, the Azure Dragon Cup’s sixty-four remaining competitors were paired, and Wei Yue discovered that he would face Gao Wu.

Gao Wu faced Wei Yue, the powerful direct disciple of Strength King Lei Ming, in the Azure Dragon Cup knockout rounds. After a fierce contest of strength, Gao Wu forced Wei Yue down into the arena floor, but both fighters remained standing as the match continued.

• The match bracket paired Gao Wu with Wei Yue, alarming the Beizhou delegation, while Gao Wu declared that Beizhou would win the championship.
• Lu Yuan warned Gao Wu about Wei Yue's formidable strength, but Gao Wu reassured Shang Qingjun that he was confident of victory.
• Gao Wu and Wei Yue exchanged greetings before the referee started their match, and Wei Yue immediately charged with the Ox Demon Fist.
• Gao Wu countered Wei Yue's crushing fists with Kanglong Youhui, using layered palm force to deflect and absorb the attack.
• Gao Wu and Wei Yue clashed head-on; Wei Yue's sleeves burst and his legs sank into the arena floor, while Gao Wu drifted backward from the force of their collision.

Gao Wu and Wei Yue fought fiercely in the tournament, with Wei Yue building momentum until Gao Wu met his strongest attack head-on and overwhelmed him with Kanglong Youhui. The referee stopped the finishing blow, and the audience saw the terrifying power of Gao Wu’s palm as Lei Ming grew even more eager to take him as a disciple.

• Wei Yue and Gao Wu tested each other’s strength, astonishing the watching experts with Gao Wu’s physical talent.
• Wei Yue launched a furious assault, summoning the Niu Mo Divine Image and driving Gao Wu back across the arena.
• Wei Yue built momentum with a series of attacks and unleashed a powerful strike toward Gao Wu’s face.
• Gao Wu stood his ground, summoned the Azure Dragon Divine Image, and used Kanglong Youhui to overpower Wei Yue’s attack.
• The referee intervened before Gao Wu’s palm could crush Wei Yue, and Gao Wu redirected its force into the reinforced glass wall.
• The crowd saw the enormous palm print left in the glass, while Lei Ming admired Gao Wu even more.

After Gao Wu defeated Wei Yue and advanced through the next round, the draw matched him against Yan Qiushui, whose teacher Qi Tian ordered her to fight without revealing her innate ability. The chapter ended as Yan Qiushui entered the arena and many experts favored her to beat Gao Wu.

• Wei Yue complained to Gao Wu about their spar, while Lei Ming praised Gao Wu and said he would recruit him as the sect's senior eldest brother.
• Beizhou spectators celebrated Gao Wu's victory over Wei Yue, and the livestream audience argued over whether Wei Yue represented Tianzhou or the Strength King.
• Yan Qiushui told Qi Tian that she needed her innate ability to have a chance against Gao Wu, but Qi Tian instructed her to use only Douzhuan Xingyi and fight wholeheartedly.
• Gao Wu defeated Xizhou's Hou Chao in the second round with Kanglong Youhui, shattering Hou Chao's Heavenly Wolf Divine Image while holding back enough to avoid serious injury.
• The third-round draw paired Gao Wu with Yan Qiushui, prompting spectators to boo and accuse the organizers of fixing the match.
• Yan Qiushui stepped into the arena, and Lei Ming and other martial arts experts judged her chances of winning to be strong.

Yan Qiushui faced Gao Wu in the Azure Dragon Cup and used the Arctic Seven-Star Sword to challenge his overwhelming palm force. The fight ended with her making Gao Wu see a mirror image of himself unleashing his own devastating attack, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Yan Qiushui drew widespread attention as the Qiushui Fairy before stepping onto the stage to face Gao Wu.
• Gao Wu recognized Yan Qiushui as an Advanced Martial Master with twelve Apertures and prepared to take her seriously.
• Yan Qiushui attacked with swift, sword-like fists and elusive Pegasus footwork, while Gao Wu countered with increasingly fierce palm strikes.
• Yan Qiushui activated the Tianshu Sword and met Gao Wu's palm head-on, sending cracks through the arena's glass walls.
• Gao Wu built up eighteen layers of Kanglong Youhui palm force, but Yan Qiushui vanished and made him see a mirror image of himself striking with real, overwhelming power.

Gao Wu defeated Yan Qiushui after breaking her attack-reflecting ability with his doubled Source Power, and she surrendered rather than risk injury. After the third round ended, Gao Wu faced Qu Tianji in the fourth round, where Qu Tianji warned him to surrender or risk being killed.

• Gao Wu activated the Threefold Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation and shattered Yan Qiushui's mirror-like divine ability with a direct palm strike.
• Yan Qiushui judged that fighting on would require risking serious physical strain, so she surrendered and the referee declared Gao Wu the winner.
• Spectators argued over Yan Qiushui's surrender, while Heavenly King Qi Tian praised her decision and said Gao Wu had a chance to win the championship.
• After an hour's rest, the fourth round began, and Gao Wu took the arena to face Qu Tianji.
• Qu Tianji urged Gao Wu to surrender, then warned that he might beat him to death if he lost control.

Gao Wu defeated Qu Tianji in a brutal close-range fight after Qu Tianji unleashed his Fire Control talent. Qi Tian explained Gao Wu’s record of surviving life-and-death battles to Yan Qiushui, while the chapter left the arena focused on the defeated Qu Tianji and the coming contest with Chu Shenxiu.

• Gao Wu and Qu Tianji exchanged powerful close-range blows, with Qu Tianji’s superior toughness giving him a slight edge at first.
• Qi Tian told Yan Qiushui that Gao Wu had killed stronger opponents in several life-and-death crises and warned that Qu Tianji lacked experience against true trials.
• Qu Tianji activated Fire Control, turning his Source Power into scorching flames that burned Gao Wu’s arms and damaged the arena.
• Gao Wu activated the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation and Swift Thunder Gale Transformation, then overwhelmed Qu Tianji with a barrage of punches.
• Gao Wu launched Qu Tianji into the glass wall with Kanglong Youhui, and the referee stopped the fight and declared Gao Wu the winner.

After defeating Qu Tianji, Gao Wu prepared for the Azure Dragon Cup final against Chu Shenxiu while several powerful figures assessed his potential. The chapter ended with Gao Wu and Song Mingyue calculating the rewards he could win if he claimed the championship.

• Gao Wu defeated Qu Tianji, drawing cheers from the audience as Chu Shenxiu later won his match and the arena was repaired for the final.
• Tian Wuji warned Chu Shenxiu that Gao Wu could unleash overwhelming power and advised him to avoid a desperate fight.
• Tian Wuji suspected that Hai Wuji and Zhongjing’s powerhouses were pursuing a hidden plan, but he could not determine what it was.
• Lei Ming offered to take Gao Wu as his personal disciple, but Gao Wu postponed his decision until after the Azure Dragon Cup.
• Lu Yuan told Gao Wu and Song Mingyue to stay in because Zhongjing felt oppressive, and Gao Wu said his chances against Chu Shenxiu were fifty-fifty.
• Song Mingyue told Gao Wu that winning the championship could bring him eighty million from the betting odds, a contract, a prize, and ten Special Grade Heavenly Dragon Potions.

Gao Wu prepared for the Azure Dragon Cup final, knowing the championship could earn him a lucrative Longteng endorsement, then entered the arena amid Beizhou’s growing support. He faced Chu Shenxiu and opened the match with a powerful palm strike.

• Longteng Group’s Zhongzhou headquarters signed Gao Wu to a contract promising a nine-figure endorsement fee if he won the Azure Dragon Cup.
• Gao Wu fused Dragon-Roaming Palm into Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Dragon, bringing the martial art close to a breakthrough.
• The Beizhou delegation escorted Gao Wu into the arena, where a yellow-haired teenager rallied him and knelt to beg him to win.
• The host introduced Gao Wu as the King of Youths, and Gao Wu told Chu Shenxiu that the championship was his alone.
• Gao Wu and Chu Shenxiu formally greeted each other, then Gao Wu attacked first with Kanglong Youhui, prompting viewers to call Beizhou shameless.

Gao Wu’s relentless assault on Chu Shenxiu was countered by Chu’s twin Black and Red Dragon Divine Aspects, which turned the battle around. As Hai Wuji discussed recruiting promising young fighters, Chu Shenxiu’s kick sent Gao Wu flying, and the watching experts believed Gao Wu had lost.

• Gao Wu mixed the Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Dragon with the Dragon-Roaming Palm and pressed Chu Shenxiu with a continuous full-strength attack.
• Chu Shenxiu used the Black Dragon Aspect to deflect Gao Wu’s blows while studying his tactics, and Yan Qiushui judged Chu’s martial attainments superior.
• Hai Wuji arrived in the VIP box, praised Yan Qiushui’s talent, and asked Qi Tian to contact her, Chao Fengying, Gao Wu, Song Mingyue, and later Chu Shenxiu after the match.
• Chu Shenxiu combined the Black and Red Dragon Divine Aspects to neutralize Gao Wu’s attack and launch a powerful counter.
• Chu Shenxiu struck Gao Wu in the abdomen with a Dragon Tail Whip kick, sending him flying more than ten meters as the watching experts concluded he had lost.

Gao Wu unleashed his Vermilion Bird Divine Light and overwhelmed Chu Shenxiu with a palm strike that destroyed the arena, securing victory in the Azure Dragon Cup final. As the crowd celebrated, a group of youths sang for him, and Gao Wu saluted their banner before the broadcast audience.

• After Gao Wu was kicked into the air, Hai Wuji recognized his violent Source Power eruption and realized his flames came from Gao Wu himself.
• Gao Wu combined the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation and Vermilion Bird Divine Light Incantation, then dove at Chu Shenxiu with a blazing Tianlong Tanzhua.
• Chu Shenxiu countered Gao Wu's giant crimson dragon claw, but his attack failed, and he escaped beneath it using the Yinglong Aspect as the strike obliterated the arena.
• Gao Wu landed beside the enormous palm print as spectators and experts acknowledged his victory, while Yan Qiushui recognized the danger she had faced.
• A group of youths revealed King of Youths hoodies, waved a banner, and sang for Gao Wu, who saluted them as the victory broadcast reached viewers across the Fourteen Prefectures.

After winning the Azure Dragon Cup, Gao Wu met Sword Saint Hai Wuji, who selected him and several other young talents to train at Xishan Qinglin Garden. Gao Wu arrived at the estate after boosting his agility with Heavenly Dragon Potions, then found himself caught in Hai Wuji’s deep gaze, which seemed to draw him into an Abyss.

• Chu Xiangdong praised the publicity surrounding Gao Wu’s championship and instructed Han Yuying to protect his public image and build buzz around any Sword Saint developments.
• Gao Wu defeated Chu Shenxiu, won the Azure Dragon Cup, and went with Song Mingyue to meet Hai Wuji, who invited five young talents to Xishan Qinglin Garden on the fifteenth.
• Gao Wu offered to help Chao Fengying prepare for the training, while Lu Yuan encouraged Song Mingyue to study under Hai Wuji despite her existing commitment to her master.
• Gao Wu spent ten days promoting Longteng Company and using Heavenly Dragon Potions, raising his agility to fifteen and his Merit to thirty million.
• Gao Wu, Song Mingyue, and Chao Fengying arrived at Xishan Qinglin Garden, where Hai Wuji summoned Gao Wu alone and asked whether he had used Heavenly Dragon Potion.
• Hai Wuji stared into Gao Wu’s eyes, and Gao Wu felt himself being pulled into an endless Abyss.

Hai Wuji tested Gao Wu’s strength, accepted him as a disciple, and explained the Liuhe Sect’s Six Harmonies. He then presented Gao Wu with two paths to advance and asked him to choose.

• Hai Wuji used his mental power to test Gao Wu, finding his mind unusually resilient and his body greatly strengthened by potions.
• Gao Wu eagerly agreed to become Hai Wuji’s disciple, and Hai Wuji brought him before his master Qin Liuhe’s portrait for the apprenticeship ceremony.
• Gao Wu kowtowed to Qin Liuhe and served Hai Wuji tea, formally becoming a third-generation disciple of the Liuhe Sect.
• Hai Wuji explained that the Six Harmonies represented the Twelve Divine Aspects Technique and the Liuhe Sect’s duty to protect all under heaven, though Gao Wu would decide for himself whether to accept that responsibility.
• Hai Wuji offered Gao Wu a fast but dangerous path based on medicine and killing, or a slower path of tempering his will and practicing the sword, then asked him to choose.

Gao Wu learned that he could pursue safe, gradual cultivation or a dangerous path of rapid advancement, while Hai Wuji warned that the Otherworld was merging with reality and time was running out. Hai Wuji gave him Crimson Flame Flying Dragon Armor, which Gao Wu had surgically implanted, and Gao Wu left the operating room pale but pleased with the result.

• Hai Wuji explained the two cultivation paths and warned Gao Wu that the spatial barrier could soon collapse as the Otherworld fused with reality.
• Hai Wuji made Gao Wu his direct disciple and gave him a set of Crimson Flame Flying Dragon Armor as a meeting gift.
• Liang Li arranged the armor implantation surgery, and Gao Wu settled into a guest room beside Song Mingyue and Chao Fengying.
• Gao Wu celebrated becoming Hai Wuji's disciple with Song Mingyue and teased her before they went to the laboratory.
• Gao Wu endured an hour-and-a-half operation to implant the armor in his chest, then asked Song Mingyue whether it looked handsome.