Chapter Summaries

After Gao Wu condensed his Source Power True Core and advanced to Level Seven, Qin Liuhe praised his progress but delayed their plan to retake Dongwei Island. Gao Wu prepared to investigate five Level Seven Martial Kings in Dongzhou, then announced his advancement publicly, stunning The Alliance.

• Qin Liuhe examined Gao Wu, praised his cultivation, and explained the abilities and limits of Level Eight Martial Kings.
• Gao Wu asked when they would go to Dongwei Island, but Qin Liuhe said the time was not ripe and assigned him to investigate Tian Wuji, Chu Jiuge, Yan Qianfeng, Bai Chan, and Jiang Heng in Dongzhou.
• Qin Liuhe said Gao Wu's Level Seven advancement should be celebrated publicly, and Gao Wu posted a photo with Song Mingyue announcing his new rank.
• Gao Wu's former classmates and associates reacted with shock, while Bai Yushuang and Wei Yue sought confirmation of the news.
• Lei Ming showed Wei Yue the congratulations beneath Gao Wu's post from Qin Jiuyue and numerous powerful Martial Artists, and Wei Yue spread a screenshot that stunned the public.

Gao Wu received the Golden Dragon Medal in a public ceremony that confirmed his Level-Seven status and The Alliance’s support. As Martial Kings gathered to discuss the crisis on Dongwei Island, Bai Chan volunteered to test Gao Wu’s strength before they accepted his command.

• Qin Jiuyue pinned the Golden Dragon Medal on Gao Wu, who vowed to protect The Alliance and Huaxia as the audience watched.
• Gao Wu’s family, friends, and associates celebrated his honor, while Song Mingyang vowed to become as powerful as his brother-in-law.
• Tian Wuji and Chu Shenxiu concluded that the investiture signaled The Alliance’s support for Gao Wu and considered how his authority might affect them.
• Tian Wuji contacted Bai Chan, Yan Qianfeng, Chu Jiuge, and Jiang Heng as they prepared to face the crisis on Dongwei Island.
• Bai Chan offered to spar with Gao Wu and test whether he could overpower them before they followed his orders.
• Tian Wuji told the Martial Kings that Dongwei Island had become a Secret Realm and that few residents might still be alive.

Gao Wu arrived in Dongyang to take charge of the operation concerning Dongwei Island and faced Bai Chan in a bout to demonstrate his strength. He returned to the tea room after unleashing a sword strike that left the gathered Kings silent, while the outcome of the fight remained unseen.

• Gao Wu greeted Bai Chan, Chu Jiuge, Yan Qianfeng, Jiang Heng, and the Chu Family members at the welcoming ceremony.
• Gao Wu told the gathered Kings that he would lead the effort to resolve the Dongwei Island issue and expected their cooperation.
• Bai Chan challenged Gao Wu to a sword bout, and the two flew high above Zhujun Island to fight.
• Bai Chan unleashed a storm of frigid sword lights that filled the sky and chilled the spectators below.
• Gao Wu answered with a dragon-roaring sword strike that appeared to cleave the heavens, then returned to his seat and drank his tea.
• Tian Wuji, Chu Jiuge, Yan Qianfeng, and Jiang Heng fell silent as the spectators watched the sky.

Gao Wu overwhelmed Bai Chan with a devastating sword strike, winning the respect and cooperation of Dongzhou’s Martial Kings for the operation on Dongwei Island. On the island, Venus learned of Gao Wu’s growing strength and waited confidently for The Alliance to make its move.

• Gao Wu’s enormous Sword Qi stunned the spectators, and Bai Chan admitted defeat after realizing she could not withstand his strike.
• Tian Wuji, Chu Jiuge, Yan Qianfeng, and Jiang Heng praised Gao Wu, who asked them to support the operation on Dongwei Island.
• Videos of Gao Wu’s sword strike spread across social media, while Venus waited on Dongwei Island for The Alliance to enter her trap.
• Venus watched the video and discussed Gao Wu’s strength and possible plans with Helen, then looked forward to capturing and studying him.

Gao Wu led Song Mingyue, Tian Wuji, and Bai Chan into Dongwei Island, where they found Qiancao City deserted and faced eight Level Seven Turtle-Shell Strange Races. As Gao Wu charged into battle, Venus watched through the Pantheon and prepared to keep him there if he proved powerful enough.

• Gao Wu and the others entered Dongwei Island after he cut through its spatial barrier, despite Tian Wuji and Bai Chan's concerns about the danger.
• Gao Wu sensed many powerful auras inside a high-rise in Qiancao City, and Tian Wuji identified at least eight Level Seven Turtle-Shell Strange Races.
• Eight Turtle-Shell Strange Races emerged, and Gao Wu ordered Tian Wuji and Bai Chan to engage while he attacked the rest.
• Gao Wu activated his Crimson Flame Flying Dragon Armor and charged the eight Bishops as Venus watched through the Pantheon.
• Venus connected the Pantheon to Poseidon, Apollo, and Ares, and decided they should keep Gao Wu there if he could fight all eight alone.

Gao Wu used spatial techniques, Song Mingyue, and the Eight-Winged Mechanical Angel to kill the Turtle-Shell Strange Race commander. The remaining Bishops were left without their leader as Tian Wuji, Bai Chan, and the Federation Saints watched Gao Wu’s fight.

• Six Turtle-Shell Strange Race Bishops combined their Pain Aura and attacked Gao Wu, but he split their mental connection by cutting out a fragment of space.
• Gao Wu redirected the Pain Aura at the commander, triggering the commander’s Pain Divine Mantra and driving him into an uncontrolled attack.
• Gao Wu vanished, and the Eight-Winged Mechanical Angel appeared before the commander as Song Mingyue emerged behind it and struck with her Cangming Sword.
• Gao Wu pierced the commander’s head with the Tianming Sword, killing the strongest Bishop and leaving the remaining Turtle-Shell Strange Race fighters without their leader.
• Tian Wuji and Bai Chan gained confidence after witnessing the kill, while Venus praised Gao Wu’s combat skills to the other Federation Saints.

Gao Wu and his allies fought the Turtle-Shell Strange Races on Dongwei Island while Poseidon and Venus watched from the sidelines. Gao Wu killed two Level Seven enemies and scattered the rest, leaving the surviving five fleeing as the battle turned in his favor.

• Venus worried that Gao Wu posed a growing threat, but Poseidon told her to focus on capturing Qin Jiuyue and let the Strange Races die.
• Gao Wu resolved to eliminate the Strange Race fighters before the Level Eight Saints could intervene, while seven bishops regrouped to attack him.
• Gao Wu used the Eight-Winged Mechanical Angel to distract two Level Seven Strange Races, then attacked them alongside Song Mingyue.
• Gao Wu killed one of the two enemies and displaced the other's exploding Source Power True Core into the five approaching reinforcements.
• Tian Wuji, Bai Chan, Gao Wu, and Song Mingyue pressed the scattered five Level Seven Strange Races, who lost their will to fight and fled in different directions.

Gao Wu’s group entered Dongwei Island and killed all eight Level Seven Strange Races they encountered, while Gao Wu also slaughtered many lower-level Strange Races. After the group returned to Dongzhou, Gao Wu told Song Mingyue that he felt his ability was about to break through again and asked her to accompany him.

• Gao Wu saw that the Level Seven Strange Races he had killed carried enormous Merit, so he ordered Tian Wuji and Bai Chan to hold off the fleeing enemies while he pursued them with Song Mingyue and the Eight-Winged Mechanical Angel.
• Gao Wu, Song Mingyue, and the Mechanical Angel killed two more Level Seven Strange Races, then Gao Wu chased another enemy who had escaped Tian Wuji and pursued him for three minutes before killing him as he tried to self-destruct.
• Gao Wu killed many Turtle-Shell Strange Races hiding in Qiancao City, and Tian Wuji and Bai Chan reconsidered their attitude toward him after seeing his dominance.
• Venus learned that Luosai planned to lure Gao Wu’s group to Xin'an City and act there, and she agreed with Poseidon to wait for Gao Wu’s return.
• Gao Wu’s group returned to a heavily guarded base on Dongzhou’s coast, and Gao Wu told Song Mingyue that his ability was close to another breakthrough.

Gao Wu spent his Merit raising the Black Tortoise and White Tiger Divine Mantras to Divine Rank, triggering a profound transformation through their resonance with Song Mingyue. After recovering with Dragon Blood, he discovered that the Five Elements Divine Mantras had formed a new Taiyi Battle Body.

• Gao Wu chose to upgrade the Black Tortoise Divine Steel Incantation and White Tiger Divine Weapon Incantation rather than advance the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation alone.
• Song Mingyue resonated with the Black Tortoise Divine Aspect for six hours, then drank ten vials of Dragon Blood to satisfy her transformed body's hunger.
• Gao Wu continued the advancement, and Song Mingyue resonated with the White Tiger Divine Aspect for three hours before drinking another ten vials of Dragon Blood.
• The five Divine Mantras formed countless Five Elements Star Rings that merged with Gao Wu's Yin Spirit and transformed his body.
• Gao Wu woke after sleeping for twenty-four hours, drank nearly ten kilograms of Dragon Blood, and found the words "Taiyi Battle Body" in the Boundless Merit Book.

After mastering the Taiyi Battle Body, Gao Wu tested his enhanced power and prepared to investigate Dongwei Island again with Song Mingyue. He left Tian Wuji and Bai Chan to support from outside and entered the island, where the two watched him charge through the spatial barrier.

• Gao Wu learned that the Taiyi Battle Body had transformed his body and Yin Spirit, repaired hidden injuries, and given him power to contend with Level Eight fighters.
• Gao Wu joked with Song Mingyue about calling himself Emperor Gao, then sparred with her and demonstrated that he could withstand her Cangming Sword and Ice Dragon Claw barehanded.
• Gao Wu decided to take Song Mingyue into Dongwei Island while leaving Tian Wuji and Bai Chan outside to provide support.
• Gao Wu reported his findings and plans to Qin Liuhe, who advised him to leave immediately if the situation became dangerous.
• After resting and strengthening themselves with Dragon Blood, Gao Wu and Song Mingyue entered Dongwei Island as Tian Wuji and Bai Chan watched from above.

Gao Wu used his Taiyi Battle Body to identify the spatial roots connecting Dongwei Island to the Otherworld, then drew out a Level Seven Strange Race and fought it. Bishop Luosai intervened with his Domain, while the Level Eight Saints watched and resolved to kill Gao Wu.

• Gao Wu examined Dongwei Island with his Yin Spirit and realized that destroying the spatial roots beneath Meixin Pavilion could sever its connection to the Otherworld.
• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue entered Xin'an City, where Gao Wu found hundreds of thousands of Turtle-Shell Strange Races hiding among the ruins.
• A Level Seven Turtle-Shell Strange Race lured Gao Wu into a fight, but Gao Wu's Eight-Winged Mechanical Angel and Thunderbolt Transformation overwhelmed him.
• Bishop Luosai used his Domain to freeze the sword wheel and rescue the Level Seven Strange Race, suppressing Gao Wu and Song Mingyue.
• Venus, Poseidon, Ares, and Apollo watched through the Pantheon, and Poseidon declared that they had to eliminate Gao Wu while Apollo and Ares warned that Hai Wuji and Qin Jiuyue might appear.

Luosai trapped Gao Wu and Song Mingyue in his destruction Domain, but Hai Wuji intervened and helped Gao Wu break free. Venus then activated the Pantheon to trap Gao Wu and Hai Wuji, leaving them surrounded as they waited for Qin Liuhe’s help.

• Luosai offered Gao Wu a chance to join the Scorpion Cult, then transformed his Domain into a mass of destructive black runes after Gao Wu insulted the Scorpion King.
• Gao Wu stored Song Mingyue and the Eight-Winged Mechanical Angel in the Mystic Dragon Ring and prepared to face Luosai alone.
• Hai Wuji attacked Luosai with the Hanguang Sword, breaking apart the destruction Domain so Gao Wu could punch his way free.
• Hai Wuji tried to teleport Gao Wu away, but Venus and three other Saints used the Pantheon to seal a vast area of space around them.
• Hai Wuji warned Gao Wu to use any life-saving method he had, and Gao Wu said he had sent Qin Gong a distress signal.
• Venus appeared above Gao Wu and Hai Wuji and demanded their last words, while Gao Wu taunted her.

Venus sealed Hai Wuji and Gao Wu inside the Pantheon while the two Huaxia fighters debated how to escape. Gao Wu tested the spatial barriers and then Ares attacked him as Venus, Poseidon, and Apollo moved to overwhelm Hai Wuji, who resolved to carve out a path for Gao Wu.

• Venus grew furious when Gao Wu called her an old woman and used the Pantheon to seal off space around him and Hai Wuji.
• Hai Wuji arranged for Gao Wu to inherit his belongings and survive, but Gao Wu insisted they would either live or die together.
• Gao Wu claimed he could break through the spatial barrier with the Chixiao Sword and shattered nine mirrored projections to test the Pantheon’s defenses.
• Venus recognized Gao Wu’s test and sent Ares after him while she, Poseidon, and Apollo prepared to attack Hai Wuji.
• Gao Wu retreated behind Hai Wuji as Ares thrust the Blazing Spear at him, and Hai Wuji used the Hanguang Sword to block the attack while the Pantheon suppressed his Spatial Ability.

Hai Wuji and Gao Wu escaped the Pantheon after Gao Wu unleashed Chixiao Sword, and Qin Liuhe seized the exposed divine artifact with the Tianming Jade Seal. Qin Liuhe ordered them to eliminate Luosai and the Demon God's remaining presence on Dongwei Island, leaving them confronting the bishop above the burning Xin'an City.

• Hai Wuji faced Ares, Apollo, and Poseidon inside the Pantheon until he exchanged places with Gao Wu, drawing the Blazing Spear and Arrow of Light toward him.
• Gao Wu used his Yin Spirit to activate Chixiao Sword, destroying the Saints' attacks, breaking through the Pantheon, and devastating Xin'an City as Hai Wuji escaped with him.
• Hai Wuji praised Gao Wu for revealing Chixiao Sword's power, and Gao Wu released Song Mingyue from the Mystic Dragon Ring.
• Qin Liuhe used the Tianming Jade Seal to reveal and seal the Pantheon, then dragged it through a spatial black hole toward Efang Palace.
• Qin Liuhe ordered Hai Wuji, Gao Wu, and Song Mingyue to clear Dongwei Island of the Demon God's remaining presence and deal with Luosai.
• Hai Wuji, Gao Wu, and Song Mingyue confronted Luosai above Xin'an City.

Hai Wuji and Gao Wu fought Archbishop Luosai after the Pantheon was dragged into the Void. Luosai was overwhelmed by Hai Wuji’s sword domain, and Gao Wu struck him with the Chixiao Sword as he tried to escape.

• Luosai realized the Pantheon had been seized and conceded Dongwei Island to Hai Wuji, but Hai Wuji refused to let him leave.
• Hai Wuji attacked Luosai with the Hanguang Sword while Luosai used the Pain, Witness, and Decay Divine Mantras to amplify himself and corrode Hai Wuji’s Spatial Domain.
• Luosai repeatedly unleashed destructive divine arts, but Hai Wuji evaded them until Luosai began to run out of Source Power.
• Luosai activated the Termination Divine Mantra, and Hai Wuji trapped him in the Pegasus Sword Domain.
• Gao Wu activated the Chixiao Sword, sending crimson light through Luosai and the divine domains.

Gao Wu and Hai Wuji returned from Dongwei Island after Luosai’s death and the destruction of the island’s Secret Realm. Gao Wu spent his Merit upgrading the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation, which began transforming his body and Martial Dao Divine Image.

• Luosai disintegrated under the Chixiao Sword, and the Seven Absolutes Divine Blade flew across Dongwei Island, while Gao Wu’s Merit rose to 35 billion.
• Gao Wu gave the Seven Absolutes Divine Blade to Song Mingyue, and Hai Wuji warned her that its Divine Mantra could erode her mind as well as temper her spirit and blade intent.
• Hai Wuji refused Gao Wu’s suggestion to investigate the Otherworld entrance, and the three returned to Defense Base No. 7.
• Hai Wuji reassured Tian Wuji, Bai Chan, and Chu Jiuge that Dongwei Island’s Secret Realm had been broken, while Gao Wu and Song Mingyue went to rest.
• Gao Wu spent ten billion Merit upgrading the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation, and its transformation merged with his Heavenly Dragon Divine Image and spread through his body.

After reaching the Entering the Dao realm, Gao Wu discovered that the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation had greatly enhanced his strength and could heal others. He used it to completely cure Hai Wuji’s Spirit Origin injury, leaving his teacher astonished.

• Gao Wu woke beside Song Mingyue, rested with her, and spent the night reflecting on how much he had changed and how he could finally slow down.
• Gao Wu examined his new abilities and learned that the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation had reached Entering the Dao, raising his combat strength to Level Eight and making him eager to explore Efang Palace again.
• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue visited Hai Wuji, who revealed that a Destruction Divine Mantra had injured his Spirit Origin.
• Gao Wu used his Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation to enter Hai Wuji’s spiritual core and erase the Destruction Divine Mantra’s damage, restoring Hai Wuji and strengthening his vitality.
• Hai Wuji stared at Gao Wu in disbelief, while Gao Wu smugly dismissed the need for thanks between master and disciple.

Gao Wu stayed in Dongzhou to train with Hai Wuji while waiting for news about Qin Liuhe and the Federation Saints. When Qin Liuhe arrived, he said Venus and the others were still at Efang Palace and took Gao Wu there to kill them and retrieve the Taia Sword, keeping the plan secret from Hai Wuji and Song Mingyue.

• Gao Wu asked to return to Beizhou to heal several injured allies, but Hai Wuji told him to wait for news from Qin Liuhe.
• Hai Wuji sparred with Gao Wu over the open sea and saw that Gao Wu's strength and martial abilities had grown dramatically.
• Hai Wuji trained Gao Wu in intense battles for two days, helping him adapt to his increased power and move closer to Level Eight.
• Qin Liuhe arrived and told Gao Wu that Venus and the others were still at Efang Palace, then said they would kill them and retrieve the Taia Sword.
• Qin Liuhe told Gao Wu not to reveal the plan to Hai Wuji or Song Mingyue, and instructed Hai Wuji to stay in Dongzhou with Mingyue until they returned.

Trapped in Efang Palace, Venus and the other Federation Saints could not escape its spatial Sealing, while Qin Liuhe sent Gao Wu to fight them separately and seize their divine artifacts. Gao Wu appeared before Venus, who realized he had been brought in to face her alone, and prepared to attack.

• Venus and the other Saints failed to break Efang Palace’s spatial Sealing, and she despaired of finding a way out.
• Qin Liuhe explained Efang Palace’s defenses and the plan to Gao Wu, warning him to fight the Saints one at a time and avoid using the Chixiao Sword unless he had to escape.
• Qin Liuhe used spatial Sealing to send Gao Wu into the hall, separating Venus from Poseidon, Ares, and Apollo.
• Venus recognized Gao Wu and realized that Qin Liuhe had isolated her from the others.
• Gao Wu taunted Venus and announced that he was about to execute her.

Gao Wu fought Venus inside Efang Palace’s spatial seal, where she could not use her Pantheon or Domain. After temporarily elevating his Taiyi Battle Body, Gao Wu killed Venus and claimed the miniature Pantheon left behind.

• Gao Wu attacked Venus with Kang Dragon Palm and pressed her back with a relentless series of strikes.
• Venus tripled her Source Power with a Divine Mantra, while Gao Wu activated his Divine Mantras and temporarily raised his Taiyi Battle Body to the Entering the Dao level.
• Venus used the Arrow of Desire to disrupt Gao Wu, but the attack let him sense her corruption more clearly, and he struck her with Kanglong Youhui.
• Venus absorbed Gao Wu’s palm force and tried to return it, but Gao Wu tore through the torrent and shredded her body with lightning-charged claws.
• Venus launched a final Arrow of Desire from her spiritual form, but Gao Wu flicked the curse away, and Venus faded into nothing.
• A miniature Pantheon appeared in a ball of blue light, and Gao Wu took it after killing his first Level 8 Saint on his own.