Chapter Summaries

Gao Wu killed Tianye Cao, obtained the Seven Laws Divine Order, and prepared for his coming battle with Pei Jidao while training with Song Mingyue and receiving instruction from Hai Wuji. He then fought Dongye Zhen in a training bout and killed her with a strike from his Yin Spirit-controlled Tianming Sword.

• Gao Wu killed Tianye Cao and handed her Seven Laws Divine Order to Hai Wuji, who warned Gao Wu not to study it before his duel with Pei Jidao.
• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue used Mental Resonance to temper their spiritual power and harmonize their Divine Aspects.
• Hai Wuji reviewed Gao Wu's fight against Tianye Cao, then revived Dongye Zhen with a secret technique so Gao Wu could practice against her.
• Dongye Zhen overwhelmed Gao Wu with her powerful Source Power, forcing him to rely on the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation to endure her attacks.
• Gao Wu exploited a brief hesitation from Dongye Zhen and pierced the back of her head with the Yin Spirit-controlled Tianming Sword.

After killing Dongye Zhen, Gao Wu made Chao Fengying deal with the corpse while he and Song Mingyue reviewed the battle. With his duel against Pei Jidao only days away, Gao Wu spent one hundred million Merit to perfect the White Tiger Divine Weapon Incantation.

• Gao Wu killed Dongye Zhen with one sword strike, and Hai Wuji told him to reflect on the fight before their meeting the next morning.
• Gao Wu made Chao Fengying remove Dongye Zhen's Pain Battle Armor, leaving her to struggle with the task alone.
• Song Mingyue discussed the battle with Gao Wu, and Chao Fengying returned after midnight soaked and distressed.
• Gao Wu weighed which Divine Mantra would best prepare him to fight Pei Jidao, deciding that the White Tiger Divine Weapon Incantation offered the greatest chance of victory.
• Gao Wu spent one hundred million Merit to perfect the White Tiger Divine Weapon Incantation, summoning a massive White Tiger Divine Aspect.

After the White Tiger Divine Weapon Incantation transformed Gao Wu’s body, he mastered his newfound speed and strength and explained the change to Hai Wuji as a breakthrough in his talent ability. Hai Wuji accepted the explanation, hailed him as a peerless genius, and grew hopeful that Gao Wu could surpass humanity’s limits.

• The White Tiger Divine Weapon Incantation reinforced Gao Wu’s body, while he realized the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation had to remain the foundation of the other Divine Mantras.
• Gao Wu adapted to his increased speed and sharpness by testing his body and practicing the Heavenly Dragon Secret Sword until he could strike with greater speed and control.
• Gao Wu concluded that his new strength would let him defeat Level Five opponents and fight Level Six Martial Artists, and he planned to earn Merit by opposing the Demonic Cults.
• Hai Wuji examined Gao Wu and was bewildered by how drastically his body had changed overnight.
• Gao Wu told Hai Wuji that his talent ability had broken through its bottleneck during his battle with Dongye Zhen, and Hai Wuji accepted his explanation and praised him as a peerless genius.

Gao Wu fought Pei Jidao, countering his illusions with his Yin Spirit and using his speed to evade the Three-Phase Spear. Pei Jidao unleashed the Candle Dragon Transformation, but Gao Wu’s Yin Spirit threatened a lethal strike before a Martial Saint intervened; the battle ended with Pei Jidao’s defeat.

• Pei Jidao activated the Three-Phase Battle Armor and used the Eye of Thousand Illusions, but Gao Wu relied on his Yin Spirit to locate Pei Jidao and attack around the Dragon-Aspect Spear.
• Gao Wu used his speed and shifting sword techniques to pressure Pei Jidao, who struggled to keep up despite the spear’s reach and his illusions.
• Pei Jidao summoned the Heavenly Dragon Divine Aspect to confine Gao Wu, then detonated it to unleash the Candle Dragon Transformation’s vortex of darkness and light.
• Gao Wu activated the Four Divine Mantras and charged toward the vortex’s center, clashing his Tianming Sword with Pei Jidao’s spear while his Yin Spirit’s sword approached from behind.
• Qin Jiuyue declared that Pei Jidao had lost, and an intervening Martial Saint separated the fighters before Gao Wu could kill him.
• Gao Wu and Pei Jidao exchanged salutes, and Qin Jiuyue told Pei Jidao that his defeat was deserved and thanked the martial uncle who had intervened.

After Gao Wu defeated Pei Jidao, Qin Jiuyue arranged for him to explore the dangerous Hall of Ten Thousand Souls and passed on the Dragon Aspect Fist. The chapter ended with Qin Jiuyue warning Pei Jidao that Gao Wu might survive the expedition, while Pei Jidao would certainly die if he went.

• Hai Wuji praised Gao Wu and agreed that the three states would be Qin Jiuyue’s to handle.
• Qin Jiuyue asked Hai Wuji to let Gao Wu explore the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls when it opened in July, and Hai Wuji agreed.
• Qin Jiuyue passed the Dragon Aspect Fist to Gao Wu through a powerful Martial Dao Divine Intent imprint.
• Qin Jiuyue ordered Qu Hanshan to stay in Nanzhou, help clean up, and prevent chaos as the Demonic Cult believers were purged.
• Qin Jiuyue and Pei Jidao flew toward Dongdu so Qin Jiuyue could meet Tian Wuji and settle affairs across the states.
• Pei Jidao asked to join Gao Wu in the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls, but Qin Jiuyue refused, saying Pei Jidao would die there.

After recovering, Gao Wu learned Dragon Aspect Fist from Qin Jiuyue’s inheritance and prepared to lead a team against Demonic Cult experts in Nanzhou. Equipped with a Tyrant Dragon Potion and newly prepared artifacts for Song Mingyue, he set out with her and Chao Fengying to purge the cult.

• Gao Wu woke beside Song Mingyue, and Chao Fengying secretly photographed the pair sharing the sunset before showing them the pictures.
• Gao Wu reported to Hai Wuji that Qin Jiuyue’s Dragon Aspect Fist was powerful, and Hai Wuji assigned him, Song Mingyue, and Chao Fengying to hunt Demonic Cult experts.
• Song Mingyue injected Gao Wu with a milliliter of Tyrant Dragon Potion, whose energy he absorbed while using the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation to control its destructive effects.
• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue used Mental Resonance to practice Dragon Aspect Fist and refine their respective martial arts.
• Gao Wu refined the Seven Laws Divine Garment and passed it and the Seven Laws Divine Order to Song Mingyue, who left her spiritual marks on both.
• Gao Wu, Song Mingyue, and Chao Fengying departed for Nanzhou to eliminate Demonic Cult members.

Gao Wu joined a coordinated operation against the Scorpion Cult in Laoli Village and led the team through the settlement without raising an alarm. The group reached the assembly hall as Yang Baolian was warning the cult members to disperse.

• Huang Ziyun and Feng Yiyun received Gao Wu, Song Mingyue, and Chao Fengying at Dongyuan Airport and brought them to meet Chief Supervisor Geng Xin.
• Geng Xin briefed Gao Wu on the planned raid at Laoli Village, where Yang Baolian and other Scorpion Cult leaders were meeting.
• Gao Wu told Chao Fengying to stay with Song Mingyue, and the team prepared with hundreds of inspection personnel for the evening operation.
• Gao Wu offered to locate Yang Baolian by sensing auras, prompting Geng Xin to revise the plan to target her and the three Divine Officials first.
• Gao Wu incapacitated people who challenged the team as they advanced through Laoli Village, preventing anyone from sounding an alarm.
• Yang Baolian warned the cult leaders to disperse and halt sacrificial gatherings, then saw Geng Xin and his team enter the assembly hall.

Geng Xin led the Supervision Department to arrest Yang Baolian and the Scorpion Cult’s leaders, but Gao Wu opened fire before the confrontation could proceed. He killed two Divine Officials with specially empowered bullets, leaving both sides stunned.

• Geng Xin entered the Scorpion Cult’s meeting hall and announced that he had come to arrest Yang Baolian and the other leaders.
• Yang Baolian threatened Geng Xin’s family, but he remained calm as Gao Wu watched the assembled experts.
• Gao Wu fired at Yang Baolian to keep her occupied, and she caught the bullet while warning the others that the ammunition was unusual.
• Gao Wu’s empowered bullets pierced He Yuting’s defenses and killed her, then he shot Xu Feiyuan after anticipating his sword strike.
• Lin Tiejun survived three shots with only a broken brow bone, while Geng Xin and both sides stared in shock at Gao Wu’s weapon.

Gao Wu slaughtered Scorpion Cult fighters during the battle at the assembly hall and killed Divine Official Lin Tiejun, while Song Mingyue and the Supervisory Bureau fought alongside him. Yang Baolian recognized Gao Wu and attacked him with the Eye of Destruction and White Snake Sword, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Yang Baolian activated her Pain Battle Armor and White Snake Sword as Geng Xin donned his Green Vine Battle Armor and wielded the White Ape Sword.
• Gao Wu shot eleven Scorpion Cult experts while the hall’s powerful currents of Source Power disrupted the battle.
• Yang Baolian sent frost Sword Qi toward Gao Wu, and he used the Tianming Sword to break it apart as the hall collapsed and the cultists retreated.
• Gao Wu coordinated with Song Mingyue, pursued Lin Tiejun, and killed him with a thrust of the Tianming Sword.
• Yang Baolian recognized Gao Wu, used the Eye of Destruction against his mental world, and swept her White Snake Sword toward the back of his neck.

Gao Wu, Song Mingyue, and Geng Xin joined forces to kill Yang Baolian after she proved too dangerous to let escape. Gao Wu then set off to pursue fourteen fleeing Demonic Cult experts, declaring that he would eradicate evil to the end.

• Yang Baolian tried to escape, but Song Mingyue attacked with her golden sword wheel as Geng Xin pursued her with the White Ape Sword.
• Gao Wu prepared to strike while Song Mingyue and Geng Xin pressured Yang Baolian, who summoned her White Snake Divine Aspect against Geng Xin's White Ape Divine Aspect.
• Geng Xin wounded Yang Baolian's Divine Aspect, and Song Mingyue's Golden Needle forced Yang Baolian to defend herself as Geng Xin cut her repeatedly.
• Yang Baolian attempted to counterattack Gao Wu, but Song Mingyue disrupted her control and Gao Wu and his Yin Spirit pierced her repeatedly with their Tianming Swords, killing her.
• Gao Wu told Geng Xin that fourteen Demonic Cult experts had escaped, then sped away to pursue them despite Geng Xin urging him to recover.

After Gao Wu helped wipe out the Nanhe Scorpion Cult, he invested Merit in the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation and discovered it had greatly improved his ability to learn and analyze martial arts. Song Mingyue sensed a change in herself too, and Gao Wu joked that she had gotten smarter.

• Gao Wu killed Yang Baolian and the remaining Cultists who escaped, while Geng Xin praised the operation and shared credit with him.
• Gao Wu stayed with Song Mingyue and Chao Fengying to help process the villagers, and the operation uncovered an underground sacrificial temple filled with bones.
• After returning to the Supervisory Bureau, Gao Wu spent 100 million Merit to upgrade the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation and raised his Root Foundation to 25.
• Gao Wu practiced Zhanbing Fist, corrected its Source Power circulation, and brought it to the Perfection Realm before gaining fresh insights into Dragon Aspect Fist.
• Song Mingyue visited Gao Wu through their Mental Resonance and said she felt smarter, so Gao Wu teased her by pretending he needed to look at her brain.

Gao Wu pursued Merit by hunting escaped Demonic Cult fighters in Nanzhou, then headed to Yueshui City to target the dangerous Chief Priest Hong Liufeng. Concerned that Gao Wu might die and provoke Hai Wuji, Qu Hanshan sent He Qingming to watch him and teach him a lesson if necessary.

• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue's sparring and mental resonance deepened their understanding of Martial Dao, helping Gao Wu advance Dragon Aspect Fist and Song Mingyue discover six acupoints.
• Gao Wu sent Song Mingyue back to Anjing to cultivate, then worked with Chao Fengying for more than ten days to hunt down Demonic Cult fighters across Nanzhou.
• Gao Wu learned that his hunts had earned less than a million Merit and told Geng Xin he was leaving for Yueshui City to pursue the escaped Chief Priest Hong Liufeng.
• Geng Xin warned Gao Wu that Hong Liufeng was a formidable blade Grandmaster, but Gao Wu remained determined and boarded a military transport plane with Chao Fengying.
• Qu Hanshan learned Gao Wu was heading to Yueshui and ordered He Qingming to watch over him, adding that she should teach Gao Wu a lesson if he misbehaved.

Gao Wu learned that the wounded Hong Liufeng had fled into Xiangyun Mountain and prepared to join the search. He Qingming arrived to keep Gao Wu out of danger, but he refused to stand aside, leaving their disagreement unresolved.

• Gao Wu settled into a basic dorm room at the Yueshui City Supervisory Bureau while Huang Ziyun went to find out what was happening.
• Gao Wu trained and considered how to strengthen himself before confronting Hong Liufeng, while Huang Ziyun later reported that Hong had escaped into Xiangyun Mountain after severely wounding a grandmaster.
• Huang Ziyun told Gao Wu that the Supervisory Bureau's senior staff were searching the mountain and that its caves and underground waterways made the terrain difficult to investigate.
• He Qingming, a second-level chief supervisor and Qu Hanshan's disciple, came to see Gao Wu and said Qu had sent her to protect him from Hong Liufeng.
• He Qingming ordered Gao Wu to stay at the bureau, but Gao Wu insisted that his authority as a special investigator allowed him to act; He Qingming considered using force.

He Qingming challenged Gao Wu to prove he could survive ten moves, but Gao Wu sensed Hong Liufeng approaching the Supervisory Bureau to take revenge. After warning Chao Fengying to flee, Gao Wu and He Qingming confronted Hong Liufeng, and Gao Wu launched a swift attack that surprised He Qingming.

• He Qingming warned Gao Wu that Hong Liufeng was far more dangerous than Yang Baolian and offered to let him proceed if he endured ten moves from her.
• Gao Wu examined He Qingming’s strength and sensed a powerful, destructive Life Aura approaching the Supervisory Bureau.
• Gao Wu warned Chao Fengying to leave, then told He Qingming that Hong Liufeng had arrived to kill people in revenge.
• Gao Wu and He Qingming went to the dormitory building, where they found blood at the entrance and prepared to face Hong Liufeng.
• Gao Wu burst into the third-floor room and attacked Hong Liufeng with his twin swords, forcing him to defend as He Qingming arrived and recognized Gao Wu’s strength.

Gao Wu and He Qingming fought the injured grandmaster Hong Liufeng, whose blade strike severed the dormitory building’s supports. As the building collapsed, Hong Liufeng used the spreading shadow to plunge Gao Wu into darkness and deprive him of his senses.

• Gao Wu assessed Hong Liufeng’s injuries and fought him with his twin swords, then He Qingming joined the battle with her Azure Sun Sword.
• Hong Liufeng unleashed a blade wheel that shattered the building’s windows and cut through its load-bearing walls.
• He Qingming tried to stall for time, but Gao Wu charged Hong Liufeng after he insulted Qu Hanshan, and He Qingming joined the attack.
• The damaged dormitory collapsed toward the fighters as Gao Wu and He Qingming pressed Hong Liufeng with their combined sword attacks.
• Gao Wu sensed something wrong with the shadow, warned He Qingming, and retreated, but darkness engulfed him and cut off his senses.

Gao Wu and He Qingming fought Hong Liufeng in the darkness created by his Shadowy Ability, and Gao Wu used his Yin Spirit to guide He Qingming through the attack. After they wounded one another, Gao Wu defeated Hong Liufeng with a close-range strike and pursued him despite his own serious injuries.

• Gao Wu used his Yin Spirit to see through Hong Liufeng's shadow ability and mentally warned He Qingming where Hong Liufeng would attack.
• He Qingming countered Hong Liufeng with her Godspeed ability, but he wounded her with his Destruction Longblade before she pierced his chest with the Azure Sun Sword.
• Gao Wu charged Hong Liufeng, broke free of his Void Sun Divine Aspect with four Divine Mantras, and let the Destruction Longblade pierce his chest to lock it in place.
• Gao Wu struck Hong Liufeng's chest with Kanglong Youhui, burning his internal organs and forcing him to flee.
• Despite his wounds, Gao Wu recovered enough strength to pursue Hong Liufeng, while He Qingming watched in admiration and shame.

Gao Wu chased the badly wounded Hong Liufeng through Yueshui City and killed him with a single specially empowered shot. He returned to the Supervisory Bureau with Chao Fengying, where He Qingming learned that the Level Six Chief Priest was dead.

• Hong Liufeng fled the Supervisory Bureau, discarded the Azure Sun Sword, and tried to escape through a busy intersection while Gao Wu and Zhu Hong pursued him.
• Gao Wu shot Hong Liufeng through the head after tearing through his Source Power Field, killing the injured grandmaster as Zhu Hong watched.
• Gao Wu ordered Zhu Hong to control the scene, then warned the stopped electric scooter riders not to run red lights before letting them go.
• Gao Wu reunited with Chao Fengying, praised her for staying safely away, and left Zhu Hong to handle Hong Liufeng's body and belongings.
• Gao Wu returned to the courtyard with Chao Fengying, told He Qingming that Hong Liufeng had been executed, and gave her the Azure Sun Sword.

After Gao Wu killed Hong Liufeng, Jin Ying thanked him on behalf of Yueshui and gave him a Level Seven Crimson Flame Flying Dragon Crystal Core. With the mission complete, Gao Wu prepared to leave Yueshui, then spent Merit to upgrade the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation and discovered the realm of Entering Sainthood.

• Jin Ying learned that He Qingming was recovering and that Gao Wu had refused treatment, then decided to leave the viral traffic-lesson video online for the time being.
• He Qingming told Jin Ying that Gao Wu deserved the primary credit for killing Hong Liufeng and saving her life.
• Jin Ying visited Gao Wu and presented him with a Level Seven Crimson Flame Flying Dragon Crystal Core in gratitude.
• Gao Wu told Chao Fengying they would leave Yueshui after sightseeing and shopping, then planned to reunite with Teacher on Dongwei Island.
• Gao Wu used one hundred million Merit to upgrade the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation and learned that Divine Mantras had thirteen realms, with Entering Sainthood beyond perfection.

Gao Wu awakened after the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation reached the Entering Sainthood realm, granting him Evergreen Immortality and a major boost to his constitution and lifespan. After testing his new abilities and earning Merit from a viral video, he returned to Dongwei Island, where Hai Wuji noticed something unusual about him.

• Chao Fengying found Gao Wu sleeping deeply and waited beside him until he woke, then left the room at his request.
• Gao Wu examined the changes from his upgraded Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation, including his Cyan Octagonal Star, five-hundred-year lifespan, and Evergreen Immortality.
• Gao Wu tested his new abilities while Chao Fengying brought him meals, then took her sightseeing around Yueshui with Zhu Hong.
• Gao Wu discovered that an official announcement had endorsed his video of killing Demon God believers, causing it to go viral and earning him more than ten million Merit.
• Gao Wu and Chao Fengying flew back to Qiancao City, where Hai Wuji praised their progress before noticing something unusual about Gao Wu.

After Gao Wu returned to Hai Wuji, his body and martial talent had transformed, and he advanced rapidly while training and taking Tyrant Dragon Potions. When Shang Qingjun reported that her grandfather had collapsed, Gao Wu arranged powerful help to get her and Zhou Hongying to Dongjiang quickly.

• Gao Wu told Hai Wuji that his ability had awakened again, and Hai Wuji noticed his changed body and urged him to focus on cultivation.
• Hai Wuji trained with Gao Wu, whose techniques improved rapidly and whose twelve Source Power Apertures brought him to the level of a Martial Dao Master.
• Hai Wuji injected Gao Wu with twenty Tyrant Dragon Potions, and Gao Wu's Strength rose to 18 points without apparent side effects.
• Shang Qingjun told Gao Wu that her grandfather had collapsed and was being resuscitated at a hospital, so Gao Wu arranged faster transport for her and Zhou Hongying.
• Song Mingyue, Yang Tielin, Song Yunkun, and medical specialists helped Shang Qingjun and Zhou Hongying board a private jet and arranged a helicopter to reach Dongjiang.