Chapter Summaries

Song Yunhe learned that Gao Wu had killed two Level Six Chief Priests and was cultivating under the Sword Saint, then visited Elder Shang’s hospital room and invited Gao Wu to dinner. Just as Song Yunhe arranged a family reunion with Gao Wu and Song Mingyue, Song Chunqiu called to say he was arriving in Dongjiang and wanted to meet Gao Wu.

• Song Yunkun told Song Yunhe that Gao Wu had killed two Level Six Chief Priests in Nanzhou and was cultivating under the Sword Saint.
• Han Lingxia urged Song Yunhe to visit Elder Shang and invite Gao Wu and Song Mingyue to dinner, and Song Yunhe agreed to bring gifts.
• Song Yunhe visited Elder Shang at the hospital, where Gao Wu thanked him for arranging treatment and invited him to dinner.
• Gao Wu greeted the visitors at the hospital, including Tie Dalong and Tie Ying, who left after offering their support.
• Song Yunhe arranged to host Gao Wu and Song Mingyue at Zhongyuan, then received a call from Song Chunqiu, who said he would arrive that afternoon and wanted to meet Gao Wu.

Gao Wu visited the Song Family, where Song Chunqiu invited him to join the military and asked for his help clearing a dangerous crystal mine. Gao Wu agreed to help after his grandfather’s condition stabilized, while Song Mingyue stayed with her family and praised Gao Wu as unmatched beneath heaven.

• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue met Song Yunhe and Song Chunqiu at Zhongyuan, then discussed the worsening situation with Demon God believers and Gao Wu’s battles over dinner.
• After the meal, Song Chunqiu offered Gao Wu a major general’s rank and command of the Tianlang Action Team, but Gao Wu said he needed to consult his teacher.
• Song Chunqiu asked Gao Wu to help purge Strange Spirits from a Diamond Crystal vein in Secret Realm No. 197, and Gao Wu agreed to return after his grandfather’s condition stabilized.
• Song Chunqiu offered Gao Wu one percent of the crystal output, which he initially declined before accepting Song Chunqiu’s reasoning about settling accounts clearly.
• After Gao Wu left, Song Mingyue told Song Chunqiu that she had reached Level 5 with eighteen Apertures and described Gao Wu as a dragon among men, unmatched beneath heaven.

Gao Wu traveled with Song Chunqiu and Song Mingyue to Camp No. 197 to prepare for entering Secret Realm No. 197. After Xie Bei challenged him to a spar, Gao Wu defeated him in an instant with Zhanbing Fist, leaving Song Chunqiu impressed.

• Song Chunqiu visited Shang Hongyi in the hospital, publicly showing the Song Family's support for Gao Wu.
• Gao Wu asked Song Chunqiu to transport a five-ton item from An University and agreed to leave for Secret Realm No. 197 the next morning.
• Gao Wu, Song Mingyue, and Song Chunqiu traveled by plane and vehicle to Camp No. 197, where Song Chunqiu warned them about the dangerous water monsters in Baihai.
• Xie Bei challenged Gao Wu to a spar, and Song Chunqiu gathered the camp's soldiers to watch.
• Gao Wu used Assault Gun Style to overwhelm Xie Bei in a few punches, and Song Chunqiu praised his mastery of Zhanbing Fist.

After defeating Xie Bei, Gao Wu displayed his mastery of Zhanbing Fist and awakened the Mechanical Warhorse he had seized in the Secret Realm. He joined Song Chunqiu, Song Mingyue, and Xie Bei on an expedition into Secret Realm 197, where his sword destroyed a swarm of Shadow Ghosts and their energy crystals proved useful to the warhorse.

• Gao Wu accepted the camp soldiers’ questions about Zhanbing Fist, and Song Chunqiu encouraged Xie Bei to seek his guidance after losing to him.
• Gao Wu activated the Mechanical Warhorse with his Spirit Control Seal and brought it along when he, Song Chunqiu, Song Mingyue, and Xie Bei entered Secret Realm 197.
• Xie Bei led the group into the mine, where Gao Wu’s Yin Spirit detected Shadow Ghosts gathering in the underground cavern.
• Gao Wu cut down the attacking Shadow Ghosts with the Tianming Sword, whose Vermilion Bird Divine Light destroyed them and left energy crystals behind.
• Song Mingyue collected the crystals, and Gao Wu fed one to the Mechanical Warhorse before offering to handle the cavern himself.

Gao Wu and Song Mingyue ventured deep into the mineral vein, where Gao Wu discovered a spatial passage into the Otherworld. Through it, he saw a Level 7 Black Giant Snake, and realized the creature could threaten 197 Camp and Beizhou if it reached them.

• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue rode the Mechanical Warhorse through the deep tunnels, killing Shadow Ghosts and collecting their energy crystals.
• Song Mingyue used the Seven Laws Divine Order to destroy a swarm of Shadow Ghosts in a vast cavern and gathered their crystals for Gao Wu.
• Gao Wu sent his Yin Spirit through a stone wall and discovered that it opened into the Otherworld, where Source Power was far denser than in a Secret Realm.
• Gao Wu saw a Level 7 Black Giant Snake hunting in a lake beyond the passage and recognized its danger to 197 Camp and Beizhou.
• Gao Wu realized the spatial passage was eroding the stone wall and concluded that the Black Giant Snake could not be left alive.

Gao Wu and Song Mingyue devised a plan to kill the Level 7 Black Giant Snake with a nuclear bomb hidden inside a giant turtle. After tracking the snake and preparing their trap, they watched it swallow the turtle and trigger the bomb.

• Song Chunqiu warned Gao Wu that a Level 7 Strange Beast was too dangerous to handle without help, and Gao Wu consulted Hai Wuji about using a nuclear bomb.
• Hai Wuji advised Gao Wu to observe the snake’s habits and provoke it into attacking, promising to clean up if the plan failed.
• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue installed cameras, found the snake’s lair, and watched it for seven days to learn its routines.
• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue captured a giant turtle, concealed a two-hundred-kiloton nuclear bomb inside it, and equipped it with a programmed Mechanical Dog.
• The Mechanical Dog fired at the giant snake, enraging it; the snake swallowed the turtle, triggering the bomb.

Gao Wu and his allies killed a Level 7 Strange Beast with a nuclear bomb, recovered its Diamond Crystal, and prepared to publicize the blast. His mushroom-cloud photo spread through social circles, while Hai Wuji assigned him to deal with pirates and prepare for the arrival of Venus and the Dragon Slayer Knights.

• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue toasted in front of the mushroom cloud while Xie Bei filmed them, then they found and recovered a section of the giant snake's tail.
• Gao Wu and Song Chunqiu agreed to divide the giant snake's Diamond Crystal, with Gao Wu receiving seventy percent and Song Chunqiu's side taking thirty percent.
• Gao Wu asked Hai Wuji how to handle the Diamond Crystal and the nuclear bomb video, and Hai Wuji told him to bring the material to Xishan Qinglin Garden, deal with pirates on Dongwei Island, and prepare to face Venus's Dragon Slayer Knights.
• Gao Wu sent Shen Yue the footage to edit and contacted Longteng managers Song Yunkun and Chu Xiangdong to coordinate promotion.
• Gao Wu posted a photo of himself and Song Mingyue clinking glasses before the mushroom cloud, and the image spread rapidly as friends recognized the blast.
• Qin Jiuyue and Hai Wuji liked Gao Wu's post, while Qin Jiuyue praised his boldness during a call with Tian Wuji.

Wei Yue shared a screenshot showing prominent experts had liked Gao Wu’s post, fueling online discussion while Gao Wu carefully built anticipation for his video. After Hai Wuji assigned him to hunt pirates, Gao Wu released the edited promotional video, and his Merit surged by more than a hundred million.

• Wei Yue shared Gao Wu’s Moments screenshot in the Tianzhou Hunter Association group, impressing members with the names of the Martial Saints and Martial Kings who had liked the post.
• The screenshot spread online, and Gao Wu let the controversy and curiosity build rather than releasing his video immediately.
• Gao Wu returned to Dongwei Island with Song Mingyue, and Hai Wuji tasked him with exterminating pirates who served the Flying Whale King.
• After the online buzz began to fade, Gao Wu had Shen Yue release an edited video featuring the Black Giant Snake and the Fierce Dragon beverage.
• Longteng launched a promotional campaign across the Fourteen Prefectures, and Gao Wu gained more than a hundred million Merit that night.

Gao Wu hunted down Duci and his pirates after discovering the aftermath of a blood sacrifice on Ziye Island. After killing Duci, he waited for more pursuers and spotted an approaching Level 6 opponent.

• Duci’s pirates completed a failed blood sacrifice on Ziye Island, and Duci ordered Daoba to search the village before they left.
• When gunfire revealed an approaching Martial Master, Duci activated his Thorn Battle Armor and fled, leaving Daoba behind.
• Gao Wu entered the village, destroyed the Flying Whale King idol, and pursued the fleeing pirates.
• Daoba was killed as Gao Wu caught up with Duci, who claimed to be security personnel for the White Horn Freight Company.
• Gao Wu shot Duci with a bullet enhanced by four layers of Divine Weapon Mantra and gained ten million Merit.
• After waiting for another target, Gao Wu spotted an approaching Level 6 and prepared to face the challenge.

Gao Wu fought Yelu, a Level 6 fighter who attacked him on the beach, and killed him after surviving the Glory Military Saber’s supernatural attacks. Gao Wu was left badly wounded, sitting beside Yelu’s corpse.

• Yelu arrived at the beach, recognized Gao Wu, and attacked him with the Glory Military Saber.
• Gao Wu fired empowered bullets that pierced Yelu’s Source Power Field, but Deep Sea Battle Armor stopped them.
• Yelu intensified his Source Power and used the saber’s reflective trait to turn Gao Wu’s attacks back on him.
• Yelu’s Blade Song pierced Gao Wu’s armor and body, severely damaging his internal organs.
• Gao Wu rushed into Yelu’s reach and fired twin-gun bullets empowered by ten layers of the White Tiger Divine Weapon Incantation, blasting apart Yelu’s head.
• Gao Wu sat down beside Yelu’s corpse and joked that Yelu had no brains.

After recovering from his battle, Gao Wu returned to Red Leaf Island and told Hai Wuji that he had killed Glory Military Saber Yelu, a level-six expert. He then removed a divine-power ruby from Yelu’s saber and began refining it with the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Incantation.

• Gao Wu healed his injuries, examined Yelu’s damaged armor and saber, and discovered that a ruby in the hilt empowered the weapon.
• Gao Wu arranged for a reception team to handle the corpses, then flew back to Red Leaf Island in the Crimson Flame Flying Dragon Armor.
• At the camp, Gao Wu replenished his energy with Tyrant Dragon Potions and contacted Hai Wuji, who identified the dead opponent as Glory Military Saber Yelu and praised Gao Wu for killing him alone.
• Hai Wuji explained Yelu’s Blade Song and Glory abilities, told Gao Wu to rest, and said Venus and her Dragon Slayer Knights would soon arrive.
• Gao Wu cut the ruby from Yelu’s saber and activated the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Incantation around it.

Gao Wu refined the divine power crystal’s Blade Song transformation into the Tianming Sword, then worked with Hai Wuji to combine it with the Dragon Roar Sword. After a week of practice, the sword art reached Great Accomplishment, and Gao Wu prepared to test it against the Dragon Slayer Knights.

• Gao Wu used the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Incantation to refine the divine power crystal and transfer Blade Song onto the Tianming Sword, losing the Glory transformation in the process.
• Gao Wu raised his Root Foundation with the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation to study Sword Song, then recovered from his severe injuries overnight with the help of his constitution and Tyrant Dragon Potions.
• Gao Wu returned to Qiancao City, where Hai Wuji praised him and arranged to reforge his captured saber into a sword for Song Mingyue.
• Gao Wu demonstrated Sword Song to Hai Wuji, who judged its destructive power and began helping him refine its source power circulation in the Saint Domain.
• After seven days of sparring, Gao Wu and Hai Wuji integrated Sword Song into the Dragon Roar Sword, advancing the Heavenly Dragon Secret Sword to Great Accomplishment.

Venus brought Helen to Qiancao to assess the Alliance’s divided Saints and pressure Hai Wuji, hoping to weaken the Alliance and spread the God Lord’s faith. She expected Helen to challenge Gao Wu, but after the yacht arrived, Hai Wuji warned Gao Wu and his companions about Venus’s dangerous allure and entrusted the response to Gao Wu.

• Venus told Helen that the Alliance’s three Saints were divided and suggested that Qin Liuhe was dead, making the Alliance vulnerable to pressure from the Federation’s eight Saints.
• Venus ordered Helen to defeat Hai Wuji’s disciple Gao Wu impressively, and Helen declared confidence in her seventh-tier Divine Weapons and divine enhancements.
• Helen recognized Gao Wu practicing swordsmanship on the beach as the yacht approached Qiancao.
• Gao Wu resisted Venus’s allure, and Hai Wuji explained that her power could weaken judgment and plant marks that hindered martial cultivation.
• Hai Wuji warned Gao Wu, Chao Fengying, and Song Mingyue that Venus might act against them despite his presence, and Gao Wu promised to complete the mission.

Venus arrived with Helen and the seven Dragon Slayer Knights to tell Hai Wuji that the Federation would withdraw from the Human Mutual Assistance Treaty and demand the return of the Thunder Spear. Hai Wuji refused, and the chapter ended with him and Venus agreeing to a student sparring match with a Level 8 Deep Sea Ice Dragon Crystal and a Golden Apple at stake.

• Venus rode massive waves ashore with Helen and the seven Dragon Slayer Knights, while Hai Wuji dismissed her display as flashy and claimed he could defeat her in ten swords.
• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue sized up Venus's group, and Gao Wu reflected that his growing strength and source power had brought him close to Level 6.
• Venus announced that the Federation would withdraw from the Human Mutual Assistance Treaty and demanded the Thunder Spear, but Hai Wuji refused and condemned the Federation's worship of the Demon God.
• Venus argued that the Federation's leaders were considering the survival of their race, while Hai Wuji warned that the Demon God would treat humanity like livestock.
• Venus introduced Helen as her student and asked for a sparring match with Hai Wuji's student; Hai Wuji accepted and proposed a Level 8 Deep Sea Ice Dragon Crystal against Venus's Golden Apple.

Gao Wu fought Ars in a wagered duel and killed him with a swift sword strike, winning three Golden Apples for Hai Wuji. Venus accepted the result and praised Gao Wu, while the other Dragon Slayer Knights recognized how dangerous he was.

• Venus used her alluring gaze on Gao Wu, but he broke free of its influence and turned away from her.
• Hai Wuji wagered a Golden Apple and Ice Dragon Crystal against two of Venus's Golden Apples, and Venus agreed to continue the contest.
• Venus warned Ars about Gao Wu's speed and urged him to kill him, while Hai Wuji told Gao Wu to finish the fight quickly.
• Ars attacked with his Lightning Sword, but Gao Wu increased his speed, deflected the strike, and pierced Ars's armor with a second sword.
• Ars died as his armor erupted with lightning, and Venus handed Hai Wuji three Golden Apples after conceding the wager.
• Gao Wu refused to thank Venus for the prize, then apologized for killing Ars, and Venus said Ars's death proved his own incompetence.

After defeating Venus, Gao Wu received the three Golden Apples and shared them with Song Mingyue and Chao Fengying. He learned that Venus had left a dangerous spiritual mark on him, and after he ate his own Golden Apple, he fell into a deep sleep and saw Venus on a throne in the spiritual world.

• Venus left with Helen, the Dragon Slayer Knights, and Ars’s ashes after Hai Wuji refused to negotiate further.
• Hai Wuji gave Gao Wu all three Golden Apples, and Gao Wu shared them with Song Mingyue and Chao Fengying.
• Hai Wuji warned Gao Wu that Venus’s spiritual mark could draw him into her Consciousness Temple and let her control him.
• Song Mingyue and Chao Fengying consumed their Golden Apples; Song Mingyue’s spiritual power advanced, while Chao Fengying grew taller.
• Gao Wu consumed his Golden Apple and sank into sleep, where he heard his name and saw Venus seated on a lofty throne.

Gao Wu was drawn into the Pantheon, where Venus tried to persuade him to join the deities and then attacked his consciousness when he refused. His Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation resisted her power, but Venus summoned another god, and the Pantheon was suddenly flooded with seawater.

• Venus told Gao Wu that the Pantheon was a Divine Domain and explained the deities' levels, from Legendary to Primordial God.
• Gao Wu rejected Venus's argument that humanity should accept the deities, and she offered him a place among the Twelve Main Gods if he submitted to her.
• When Gao Wu refused to kneel, Venus used the Pantheon to crush his consciousness, but he recited the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation and resisted.
• Venus realized she could not destroy Gao Wu's consciousness and called for help through Mental Resonance.
• A tall, unidentified figure appeared on the adjacent throne, and seawater flooded the Pantheon, leaving Gao Wu feeling as if he were drowning.

Gao Wu escaped Venus and Poseidon's Saint Domains by awakening the Black Tortoise Divine Steel Incantation, which united his five Divine Mantras and strengthened his body. The chapter ended with him assessing his new power and preparing to visit the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls.

• Gao Wu endured Poseidon's immense Sea Emperor Saint Domain, then withdrew from the Pantheon after the Black Tortoise Divine Steel Incantation activated.
• Venus asked Poseidon how Gao Wu had escaped, and Poseidon dismissed the incident and ordered her to find Qin Jiuyue and Wei Qiankun.
• Gao Wu raised the Black Tortoise Divine Steel Incantation to the Perfection Realm, joining its runes with those of his other four Divine Mantras.
• Song Mingyue resonated with Gao Wu's Turtle and Snake Entwined Divine Aspect, and the connection helped her condense six Apertures.
• Gao Wu woke to find his strength had risen to 25 points, realized his five Divine Mantras had become one, and planned to visit the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls.

Gao Wu recovered with a vastly strengthened body, sparred with Hai Wuji, and learned more about the Otherworlds and his missing grandmaster. He arrived at his destination with Song Mingyue, where Pei Jidao, Qu Tianji, and Chu Shenxiu greeted him and learned he had killed Lightning Ars.

• Hai Wuji examined Gao Wu’s transformed body, tested his strength, and told him to focus on mastering the Dragon Aspect Fist.
• Hai Wuji told Gao Wu that his and Song Mingyue’s weapons had been modified, warned him about the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls, and explained that different Otherworlds could be connected to human myths.
• Hai Wuji revealed that Gao Wu’s grandmaster had searched the Otherworld for a Divine Domain and possessed a peerless Divine Weapon that only he could wield.
• On July 15, Gao Wu and Song Mingyue arrived from Dongji Island, where Pei Jidao, Qu Tianji, and Chu Shenxiu welcomed them.
• Pei Jidao told Qu Tianji that Gao Wu had killed Lightning Ars in a duel, shocking Qu Tianji, while Chu Shenxiu remarked on Gao Wu’s rapid progress.

Gao Wu arrived in Donghua City with Song Mingyue and met Chu Shenxiu, Pei Jidao, and Qu Tianji, while sensing that Pei Jidao harbored some malice. After discovering a Dragon Slayer Knight waiting nearby and identifying several powerful strangers discussing his arrival, Gao Wu chose to wait and see who was behind the possible ambush.

• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue arrived in Donghua City, where Chu Shenxiu, Pei Jidao, and Qu Tianji met them and invited them to a banquet.
• Gao Wu warned Song Mingyue that he sensed malice from Pei Jidao and told her to be careful.
• Gao Wu rested at the hotel, then sent his Yin Spirit across Donghua City and spotted the sixth-level Dragon Slayer Knight Sito waiting in a hotel.
• Gao Wu decided not to attack Sito because doing so could endanger bystanders, and he suspected someone had tipped Sito off about his arrival.
• Gao Wu discovered a powerful sixth-level man at a tea house with two women, where the woman in red said she planned to attend Chu Shenxiu's dinner and meet Gao Wu.