Chapter Summaries

Gao Wu killed Wan Cangsong and two companions after they attacked him, then escaped the Void Realm with Han Yang and Yang Ru. After preserving evidence and completing the assessment, he told Shang Zhenglin that he had killed Wan Cangsong, leaving his uncle stunned.

• Han Yang and Yang Ru reached Gao Wu’s campsite and found three dead men, whom Gao Wu identified as Wan Cangsong and his companions, who had tried to kill him.
• Gao Wu took useful weapons and equipment, found evidence of a crime, and left the Void Realm with Han Yang and Yang Ru before more members of the Wan Family could arrive.
• Gao Wu contacted Song Mingyue, sent her the monitor recordings, and waited for her instructions while the group registered their Snow Wolf tails and completed the assessment.
• Gao Wu went to Shang Zhenglin and told him Wan Cangsong had attacked him and that he had killed him in self-defense.

After Gao Wu showed Shang Zhenglin evidence that Wan Cangsong and two Wan Family Martial Artists had attacked him, Shang promised to report the incident to President Shen Ning and protect him. Gao Wu then met Shen Ning, who recognized his unusual ability and considered what his closeness to Song Mingyue might mean for her.

• Gao Wu showed Shang Zhenglin the Golden Thunder Hawk pistols and explained that he had killed Wan Cangsong and two other attackers in self-defense.
• Gao Wu played a video of the fight, and Shang Zhenglin saw that it proved Wan Cangsong had attacked first and Gao Wu had killed him with four shots.
• Gao Wu showed Shang Zhenglin photos of a Cryogenic Transport Box, leading them to suspect the Wan Family had targeted his genes.
• Shang Zhenglin said he would inform the Hunter Association president and assured Gao Wu that the association would not let him suffer for Wan Cangsong's attack.
• After resting, Gao Wu met Song Mingyue at five in the morning and learned that President Shen Ning was her second aunt.
• Shen Ning studied Gao Wu, recognized that he had somehow broken Wan Cangsong's Source Power Field, and worried that his relationship with Song Mingyue might not be good for her.

Shen Ning backed Gao Wu after he killed Wan Cangsong and uncovered evidence that the men had tried to steal his organs. Wan Canglong confronted them, but Shen Ning negotiated an end to the dispute with video evidence, leaving Gao Wu aware that the Wan Family might still seek revenge.

• Song Mingyue asked Shen Ning to help Gao Wu, and Shen Ning arranged for Cheng Gang to join them in retrieving the bodies.
• Cheng Gang condemned Wan Cangsong's attempt to steal Gao Wu's organs and pledged Qing'an's support after inspecting the equipment.
• Wan Canglong arrived at camp and used his Mental Force Field to suppress the group, but Shen Ning broke through it and challenged him over Wan Cangsong's crimes.
• Shen Ning privately showed Wan Canglong video of Wan Cangsong's attack, and he accepted the evidence and withdrew rather than escalate the dispute.
• Song Mingyue warned Gao Wu to be careful, then promised to protect him if Wan Canglong retaliated.

After Shen Ning ended the immediate conflict with Wan Canglong, she took Gao Wu and the others back to Dongjiang and warned him to stay cautious. Back home, Gao Wu told Shang Hongyi and Shang Qingjun what had happened, and Shang Qingjun urged him to move to Anjing for safety.

• Shen Ning told Gao Wu that Wan Canglong’s case would take time to resolve and warned him to avoid Yunling and remain cautious in Dongjiang.
• On the ride back, Shen Ning identified Gao Wu’s mask as the valuable Scarlet Eye and advised him not to wear it openly; Gao Wu inspected it and the Golden Thunder Hawk pistols.
• After reaching Dongjiang, Gao Wu asked Han Yang and Yang Ru to keep quiet, then discussed the incident with Shang Zhenglin, Shen Ning, and Song Mingyue.
• Song Mingyue stood by her judgment of Gao Wu, while Shen Ning offered to help register his unnumbered pistols at the Hunter Association.
• Gao Wu told Shang Hongyi and Shang Qingjun that he had killed a Warrior, and Shang Hongyi warned him to be more careful.
• Shang Qingjun proposed that Gao Wu move to Anjing and stay near Anjing University, urging him to listen to her.

Gao Wu stayed in Dongjiang rather than going to Anjing University, and he and Shang Qingjun discussed his company and future. After reciting the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Incantation, he explored his Yin Spirit’s ability to leave his body and resolved to kill Huang Hai if he came after him.

• Gao Wu struggled to refuse Shang Qingjun’s invitation to Anjing, but she told him not to go if he did not want to leave Dongjiang.
• Gao Wu embraced Shang Qingjun, reassured her that he and Xiao Song were only friends, and discussed Sunshine Media Co., Ltd. with her.
• Gao Wu recited the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Incantation, strengthening his Yin Spirit and raising his mental power to 11 points.
• Gao Wu sent his Yin Spirit through doors and walls, then found it could travel about five hundred meters before his connection to his body weakened.
• Gao Wu concluded that the Yin Spirit was fragile and had limited practical use, but recognized that stronger mental power would greatly increase his Thunderbolt Transformation.
• Gao Wu decided he would make sure Huang Hai never returned if Huang Hai came to Dongjiang, while judging that Wan Canglong was unlikely to pursue him personally.

Gao Wu moved into the Song Family home, transferred to First Middle School, and paid Aunt Lan two million yuan for his food and lodging. After Song Mingyue taught him to use firearms, Gao Wu secretly tested his Yin Spirit and discovered it could observe her without being sensed; he planned to buy more cultivation potions.

• Gao Wu saw Shang Qingjun off at the station, then told the old man he would live at school and focus on martial arts.
• Gao Wu arrived at Song Mingyue’s home, where he planned to stay for safety and cultivation, and Aunt Lan handled his transfer to First Middle School.
• Gao Wu offered Aunt Lan two million yuan for his food and lodging, and she agreed to accept it for now.
• Song Mingyue taught Gao Wu firearm basics at the villa, helping him better understand Zhanbing Fist.
• Gao Wu released his Yin Spirit near Song Mingyue and learned that she could not detect it, while he could observe her spiritual power.
• Gao Wu told Song Mingyue he wanted to buy more potions to raise his strength.

Gao Wu began his first day at First Middle School, impressed the Martial Arts Team with his overwhelming punching power, and returned home with Song Mingyue. Meanwhile, Huang Hai’s Death Wing drove him to slaughter Huang Long and his parents, and he set his sights on Yunsong Mountain to find someone who could take the Death Angel from him.

• Song Mingyue advised Gao Wu to focus on Nine Dragon Forms and martial arts rather than taking more potions, and Gao Wu agreed.
• Gao Wu arrived at First Middle School with Song Mingyue, drew attention from students, and was introduced as a transfer student and new member of the Martial Arts Team.
• Gao Wu joined Class One, sat beside Song Mingyue, and began his first day of classes.
• At the Martial Arts Arena, Gao Wu demonstrated that he could deliver thirty punches exceeding 2,500 kilograms each, shocking Song Yunhui and the team members.
• Huang Hai visited Huang Long’s apartment, lost control to Death Wing, and killed Huang Long, his father, and his mother.
• Huang Hai suppressed Death Wing by consuming his relatives’ flesh and blood, then headed toward Yunsong Mountain to find someone who could take the Death Angel from him.

Gao Wu, Song Mingyue, and Aunt Lan were attacked at home by Huang Hai, who had become the vessel of the Death Angel. Song Mingyue’s Frost Moon Sword failed to defeat the Death Angel, leaving her weakened and Huang Hai ready to strike.

• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue discussed his inability to sense source power, and Song Mingyue warned him that condensing acupoints in the Void Realm would not work in the real world.
• Song Mingyue sensed a hostile aura approaching, while Aunt Lan discovered that communications had been jammed.
• Huang Hai broke through the hall’s window and revealed that he had returned to capture Song Mingyue for the Death Angel.
• Huang Hai activated the Death Wing, and the Death Angel’s shriek stunned Aunt Lan and Gao Wu, though Gao Wu regained control through his Yin Spirit.
• Song Mingyue launched the Frost Moon Sword at Huang Hai, but the Death Angel blocked and caught it, leaving Song Mingyue weakened.

Gao Wu killed Huang Hai, but the Death Angel survived and Song Mingyue exhausted herself destroying its manifested form. When the surviving scarlet wings attacked the unconscious Song Mingyue, Gao Wu used his Yin Spirit to contain them and drew the struggle into his sword.

• Huang Hai guided the Death Angel toward Song Mingyue, but Gao Wu struck him with Thunderbolt Transformation and killed him with two sword cuts.
• The Death Angel remained after Huang Hai died and turned its attention to Gao Wu, while Song Mingyue released her White Snake dharma form and shredded it with the Frost Moon Sword.
• Song Mingyue fainted from exhausting her spiritual power, and the surviving Death Wing consumed Huang Hai's flesh before drifting toward her.
• Gao Wu tried to stop the scarlet wings with his sword, then used his Yin Spirit and Li Fire Divine Light to engage them.
• Gao Wu drew the entangled Yin Spirit and scarlet wings onto his sword, where the blood and crimson light vanished, leaving a cold, shining blade.

After defeating Huang Hai, Gao Wu discovered that the murky crimson light still threatened to consume his Yin Spirit and decided to use his Merit to strengthen the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Incantation. He summoned its flaming Vermilion Bird onto the sword, leaving its effect on the entangled Yin Spirit unknown.

• Gao Wu used the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation to recover and revive Song Mingyue, while Aunt Lan also regained consciousness.
• Song Mingyue said Huang Hai was dead and that she needed several days to recover; she and Gao Wu agreed to stay in the villa’s Safe House overnight.
• Gao Wu checked the Boundless Merit Book and found that killing Huang Hai had raised his total Merit to 1.03 million.
• In the Safe House, Gao Wu tried two Thunderbolt Transformations on the sword, but they did not free his Yin Spirit from the crimson light.
• Gao Wu spent one million Merit to raise the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Incantation, then sent its flaming Vermilion Bird onto the sword.

After upgrading the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Incantation, Gao Wu discovered that his Yin Spirit could control and empower his sword, which he named Destiny. He stayed in the Safe House with Song Mingyue while Aunt Lan went out to assess the situation.

• Gao Wu woke with fifteen spirit points and discovered he could sense Source Power particles, though his spiritual power alone could not move objects.
• He realized his Yin Spirit had fused with the sword as a medium, allowing it to wield the weapon and channel Li Fire Divine Light through it.
• Gao Wu tested the Yin Spirit’s limits, learning that sunlight weakened it and controlling it with the sword quickly exhausted his spiritual power.
• The sword’s compatibility with Gao Wu improved his Dragon-Roaming Sword to minor accomplishment, and he engraved the name Destiny on its blade.
• Aunt Lan brought Gao Wu ten bottles of Golden Ginseng Oral Liquid and said she would leave the Safe House to check the situation; Gao Wu agreed to protect Song Mingyue there.

Gao Wu explained Mind Masters and the Death Angel to the recovering Song Mingyue, then used his Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation to help restore her. Their spiritual powers resonated, nourishing Song Mingyue’s Mind Power Seed and transforming it into a White Snake that danced with Gao Wu’s Azure Dragon.

• Song Mingyue explained that Mind Masters were born with abilities to interfere with matter through spiritual power, and recognized Gao Wu as one because he could attack consciousness directly.
• Song Mingyue identified Huang Hai’s bird-headed creature as a Death Angel and explained that its Death Wing served as an intermediary for Demon God power.
• Gao Wu recalled Song Mingyue’s loyalty during their battle and gently used the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation to nourish her damaged spiritual world.
• Song Mingyue sensed Gao Wu’s Azure Dragon aura and realized her Mind Power Seed was growing as it resonated with him.
• Song Mingyue’s Mind Power Seed transformed into a White Snake, and Gao Wu sensed the two of them dancing together as an Azure Dragon and a White Snake.

Gao Wu and Song Mingyue formed a spiritual resonance that helped her recover and strengthened their training, while Gao Wu investigated how to overcome his inability to gather Source Power. After weeks of refining the Dragon-Roaming Palm, he finally unified his internal and external strength and completed the technique.

• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue established a stable spiritual resonance that let them communicate efficiently and temper their mental power, and Song Mingyue said she could recover in a month with his help.
• Song Mingyue warned Gao Wu that defeating Wan Canglong would be difficult, explained that the Hunter Association was investigating Wan Canglong, and moved with Gao Wu to a villa by Bailin Lake to recover.
• Aunt Lan told Gao Wu that Huang Long's family had been killed and that Shen Ning had helped settle the matter while authorities hunted the fugitive Huang Hai.
• Gao Wu tested his Yin Spirit and found that it could wield the Tianming Sword at roughly entry-level Martial Master strength, but he remained unable to gather Source Power himself.
• Song Mingyue advised Gao Wu to stop focusing on swordsmanship and cultivate the Dragon-Roaming Palm to unify his body and mind, so he practiced push-hands with her for several days.
• On April 2, Gao Wu's intention unified his internal and external strength, and he completed the Dragon-Roaming Palm's movement technique.

Gao Wu prepared for the Qilin Cup while weighing his chances against Wan Canglong and deciding to improve his speed and strength with more serums. Song Mingyue arranged for Song Yunhe to send the serums, leaving Gao Wu confident he could win the championship.

• Gao Wu realized his Dragon-Roaming Palm had reached minor mastery and that his martial arts had fully absorbed his recent physical growth.
• Song Mingyue explained that Wan Canglong's Level 6 Divine Weapon and equipment made him too dangerous for them to confront.
• Song Mingyue told Gao Wu that the Qilin Cup's Best Martial Artist prize included Qilin Serum, Qilin Gold, and a possible invitation to Anjing University's Martial Dao Academy.
• Gao Wu decided to buy ten doses of Flying Squirrel Serum to improve his speed and reactions without revealing Thunderbolt Transformation in the arena.
• Song Mingyue asked Song Yunhe to provide the serums, and three days later he sent ten doses of Flying Squirrel Serum and twenty doses of Diamond Agent.
• Gao Wu asked Song Mingyue to sell his Golden Thunder Hawks, but she advised him to keep them for self-defense.

Gao Wu received the Courage Medal at First Middle School and resumed classes and martial arts training after his long leave. After intense training and a series of injections strengthened his body, he traveled with the school’s Martial Arts Team to Anjing for the next competition.

• Gao Wu received the Supervision Bureau’s Courage Medal at a school ceremony attended by teachers, students, and local media.
• Song Mingyue reflected on her recovered and strengthened Psychic Power, while Gao Wu exchanged a playful gesture with her onstage.
• Gao Wu returned to daily classes and trained under Song Yunhui, whose Extreme Body Refining Technique helped him improve his agility, strength, and toughness.
• Gao Wu’s strength reached 11.4, his agility reached ten, and his punching power rose to around 3,000 kilograms, making him confident he could defeat a Novice Warrior in a fight to the death.
• On April 25, Gao Wu and the other fourteen members of First Middle School’s Martial Arts Team boarded a high-speed train for Anjing.

Gao Wu and the Martial Arts Team arrived in Anjing for the Qilin Cup, where they learned the preliminary round would send them into the dangerous Baiming Secret Realm to hunt Strange Beasts. At Dragon Claw Peak, Gao Wu spotted Bai Yushuang and realized she had advanced to Warrior.

• Gao Wu admired Anjing North Station and listened as Song Yunhui described the city and recounted how a Level 7 Strange Beast had devastated the Northern District thirty years earlier.
• The team settled into Qilin Garden, and Han Yang left to book a separate room rather than share with Gao Wu.
• Song Yunhui explained that the Qilin Cup preliminary round would take place in the Baiming Secret Realm, warned the competitors to prioritize survival, and named Gao Wu captain.
• Song Yunhui canceled the team's break and spent the next day teaching them about the Secret Realm and its Strange Beasts.
• The competitors traveled to Dragon Claw Peak, passed through security, and gathered near the guarded Void Realm entrance.
• Gao Wu sensed Bai Yushuang watching him and used his Yin Spirit to discover that she had advanced to Warrior.

At the Qilin Cup preliminaries, Gao Wu surveyed the organizers and competitors with his Yin Spirit while Song Mingyue and Bai Yushuang watched one another from afar. As the teams prepared to enter Longzhua Mountain, Gao Wu warned his teammates that the organizers’ extraordinary security presence meant the Secret Realm had been stocked with enough Strange Beasts to make the competition dangerous.

• Bai Yushuang recognized Gao Wu and resolved to defeat him and find a way to humble Song Mingyue, while Song Mingyue focused on the Martial Dao Masters overseeing the preliminaries.
• Song Yunzhen explained the competition rules and safety risks, and An Ziru emphasized teamwork and warned contestants against harming or abandoning one another.
• Gao Wu used his Yin Spirit to inspect the organizers and competitors for signs of Demon God Believers, finding no obvious threat among the officials and noting several students with awakened abilities.
• Gao Wu reasoned that the limited time and area would make Strange Beast prey scarce, prompting Han Yang to ask whether the team would need to venture deeper into the Secret Realm.
• Gao Wu clarified that the heavy security suggested the organizers had stocked Longzhua Mountain with many Strange Beasts, and his teammates realized the preliminaries would be dangerous.

Bai Dishan proposed that teams help one another during the Qilin Cup preliminary, while Gao Wu’s squad entered the Secret Realm and made camp. During his night watch, Gao Wu tested his Great Accomplishment Yin Spirit in the Void Realm and discovered that it could travel far farther and wield the Tianming Sword at great speed.

• Bai Dishan offered to share his team's coordinates and assist any squad in danger, winning the contestants' approval.
• Han Yang led Gao Wu's squad through the forest as the organizers monitored them with drones and surveillance equipment.
• An Ziru reviewed Gao Wu's record after Shen An praised him and promised to give him additional consideration if he interviewed at Anjing University Martial Arts Academy.
• Gao Wu's squad set up camp, and Gao Wu took over the night watch from Yang Ru.
• Gao Wu released his Yin Spirit in the Void Realm and found that it could fly ten thousand meters and carry the Tianming Sword at roughly one hundred meters per second.

Gao Wu used his Yin Spirit to test the Tianming Sword’s ability to absorb flesh and blood while scouting the Secret Realm. During a night patrol, he sensed a dangerous presence resembling a Demon God and rushed toward it, leaving Han Yang to alert the others.

• Gao Wu purified his Yin Spirit, then used the Tianming Sword to kill Snow Wolves and discovered that it absorbed their flesh and blood without any visible change.
• Gao Wu roamed through the night, killed nine Snow Wolves, and buried their burned remains after testing the sword with the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Incantation.
• The next day, Gao Wu’s group killed two Snow Wolves, and Gao Wu agreed with Han Yang that they should avoid using guns when possible.
• At camp, Gao Wu and Han Yang agreed to use blood bait to hunt more Strange Beasts the following day.
• During his night watch, Gao Wu’s Yin Spirit found that the area was devoid of small animals and detected a powerful, death-tainted life aura resembling that of a Demon God.
• Gao Wu rushed toward the mysterious presence, while Han Yang armed himself and woke Yang Ru and the others.

Gao Wu overheard two Demon God Believers preparing to unleash the Phantom Slayer and used his Yin Spirit to kill them before destroying the Nether Gold Bead. The bead exploded, and Gao Wu sensed that the Tianming Sword had acquired a strange, violent aura.

• Li Tiejun and Zhang Jun completed their ritual preparations, and Gao Wu learned through his Yin Spirit that the Nether Gold Bead would summon the Phantom Slayer to attack Beizhou's young elites.
• Gao Wu sent his Yin Spirit to attack the two believers, and it beheaded Li Tiejun before defeating Zhang Jun in a brief sword fight.
• Gao Wu recognized the Nether Gold Bead as the vessel anchoring the impending descent and decided to destroy it through the Yin Spirit.
• The Yin Spirit activated the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Incantation and struck the bead, triggering a powerful explosion that blasted the Tianming Sword away.
• Gao Wu recovered the Tianming Sword and sensed that it had gained an aura of filth and wild violence.