Chapter Summaries

Gao Wu activated and strengthened the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation, which enhanced his Root Foundation and gave him exceptional clarity and unity of body and mind while practicing martial arts. After discovering its effects through Zhanbing Fist, he developed his own Fist Intent, shattering the inheritance imprint Song Chunqiu had left in his spiritual world.

• Gao Wu watched over Song Mingyue while she completed her breakthrough, then saw her awaken with two new Apertures and greatly strengthened source power.
• Gao Wu used 1.12 million Merit to raise the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation to the Great Accomplishment Realm, increasing his Root Foundation to 15.
• Gao Wu found that activating the incantation helped him recognize flaws in his Zhanbing Fist and perform its techniques with precise unity of mind and body.
• Gao Wu activated all six layers of the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation and gained a deep understanding of Zhanbing Fist and its inherited Fist Intent.
• Gao Wu struck with his own Fist Intent, causing the inheritance imprint Song Chunqiu had left in his spiritual world to shatter.

After the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation boosted Gao Wu’s martial aptitude and combat intuition, he trained in the Nine Limits of Heaven and weighed which Divine Mantra to upgrade before the trial. On September twentieth, he arrived at the Guard Regiment’s base to represent An University at the freshman showcase, where his swordsmanship impressed the organizers as the event preparations continued.

• Gao Wu advanced Zhanbing Fist to the Transformation Realm, but using the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation caused severe mental pain and collapsed his Qilin Divine Aspect.
• Gao Wu tested his improved abilities in the Nine Limits of Heaven, defeating Giant Tigers with his fists through the seventh stage and nearly clearing the ninth when he combined the Qilin and Azure Dragon Divine Mantras.
• Gao Wu spent several days training, improving his Dragon-Roaming techniques and Nine Dragon Forms while postponing his decision about which Divine Mantra to upgrade.
• On September twentieth, Gao Wu went to the Guard Regiment’s base to represent An University at the freshman showcase, where Wang Zhe introduced him to the organizers.
• Gao Wu performed the Dragon-Roaming Sixty-Four Forms in thirty seconds, impressing the host and stage director with his refined swordsmanship.
• Gao Wu watched the academy formations rehearse with Shang Qingjun and Zhou Hongying, then joked that he would outshine everyone at the gala.

At the freshman ceremony, Gao Wu answered a student’s public challenge with a forceful defense of martial arts and delivered a stirring speech. He then demonstrated extraordinary Dragon-Roaming Sword techniques, leaving the crowd awestruck and his rivals shaken.

• Song Chunlin announced special funding for martial arts students, and Li Xuanyang attended the ceremony as a military Martial Dao Grandmaster.
• Gao Wu took the stage as freshman representative while Li Chunyi and other students criticized his reputation and envied his honors.
• A sturdy girl challenged Gao Wu for killing Demon God Believers, and he silenced her briefly with his fist intent before explaining the meaning of martial arts and his actions.
• Gao Wu urged the freshmen to fight demons and strange beasts, then drew the Tianming Sword to demonstrate the Dragon-Roaming Sword.
• Gao Wu sent the Radiant Sword Wheel skyward and guided it back into its scabbard, stunning the audience and leaving Li Chunyi and Yan Shanyue deeply impressed and unsettled.

Gao Wu’s dazzling sword performance won public acclaim and led Song Chunlin to present him as a model for Beizhou’s youth. After returning home, Gao Wu considered the risks of his new prominence and spent ten million Merit to upgrade the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation, which began to manifest in his spiritual world.

• Gao Wu finished his sword performance, embraced Zhou Hongying, Shang Qingjun, and Song Mingyue, and impressed the martial arts experts with his precise sword return.
• An Ziru and Bai Yan recognized how dramatically Gao Wu’s technique had improved, while the Bai Dishan youths and Yan Shanyue reacted to his growing reputation as the leading young warrior.
• Song Chunlin praised Gao Wu’s speech, publicly endorsed him as a model for Beizhou’s youth, and met Song Mingyue before the group left the showcase.
• Gao Wu treated his companions to Yexiao, completed his late-night practice with Song Mingyue, and found his sword-dance videos spreading widely online.
• Gao Wu worried that becoming a public banner could attract Demon God Believers before his upcoming trip to Dragon Claw Peak, so he invested ten million Merit in the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation.

After the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation reached the Transformation Realm, Gao Wu's Root Foundation rose to 20, greatly improving his martial arts comprehension and combat intuition. He tested the new Spirit Control Seal on a bird, then used his sharper combat judgment to reach the ninth stage of the Nine Limits of Heaven and tried the seal on the Giant Tiger.

• Gao Wu saw that the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation had reached the Transformation Realm and his Root Foundation had risen to 20, granting him the Spirit Control Seal and stronger intuition.
• Gao Wu practiced his martial arts and found that he could spot flaws and coordinate his body, sword, and source power far more naturally.
• Gao Wu imprinted the Spirit Control Seal on a sparrow, but the bird stiffened and died, so he buried it and resolved not to use the seal casually.
• Gao Wu challenged the Nine Limits of Heaven and reached the ninth stage, using his improved combat judgment to anticipate the Giant Tiger's attacks.
• Gao Wu activated the eightfold Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation and battered the Giant Tiger, breaking its Source Power Field without killing it.
• Gao Wu decided to test whether the Spirit Control Seal could control the Giant Tiger and sank the golden seal into its brain.

Gao Wu used the Qilin Spirit Control Seal to control the Giant Tiger and discovered that clearing the Nine Limits of Heaven quickly unlocked a mental inheritance from Sword Saint Hai Wuji. After integrating the inherited Tiger Roar Thunder Sound Bomb into Dragon Roar in the Nine Heavens, he resonated with Song Mingyue and began forming his third Aperture.

• Gao Wu branded the Giant Tiger with three Qilin Spirit Control Seals and tested his ability to command it despite its fierce resistance.
• Gao Wu found an independent mental imprint in the Giant Tiger but failed to activate it when he killed the beast after taking too long.
• Gao Wu returned the next day and cleared the nine stages within fifteen minutes, unlocking Hai Wuji's inheritance of the Tiger Roar Thunder Sound Bomb.
• Gao Wu adapted the inherited secret art to the Nine Dragon Transformations and refined Dragon Roar in the Nine Heavens.
• During his nightly Mental Resonance with Song Mingyue, Gao Wu's dragon chant deepened their resonance and helped him begin forming his third Aperture.

Gao Wu stabilized his newly opened brow aperture with Song Mingyue’s help and assessed his growing strength as the Dragon Claw Peak trial approached. The chapter ended with a Demon God Believer’s High Priest preparing an ambush, ordering Gao Wu killed or captured and threatening Song Xuetao.

• Song Mingyue guided Gao Wu’s source energy as he formed his brow aperture around Hidden Dragon Does Not Act, concealing it after more than three hours of resonance.
• Gao Wu woke and kissed Song Mingyue, then returned to his room and assessed his apertures, strength, and preparations for the Dragon Claw Peak trial.
• Gao Wu’s first night of deep sleep helped clear accumulated drug residue, and he spent the remaining days testing his abilities in the Nine Limits of Heaven.
• On September thirtieth, a convoy crossed Longmen Bridge as an old man in black ordered his followers to kill or capture Gao Wu.
• The old man in black declared that Song Xuetao would not survive the coming operation and predicted that the world would merge with the Otherworld.

Gao Wu and Song Mingyue explored the Dragon Claw Peak Secret Realm while Demon God Believers attacked the freshman trial, prompting the Supervision Department and military leaders to prepare for a larger confrontation. After a distant battle lit the night sky, something came hurtling toward Gao Wu and Song Mingyue.

• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue headed deeper into the Secret Realm, hoping to hunt Strange Beasts and earn enough points to win the trial.
• A middle-aged Demon God Believer infiltrated a freshman camp and slaughtered students before Zhang Yunyi subdued him and questioned him.
• An Ziru, Li Xuanyang, and Lu Yuan reviewed the casualties and discussed the Qilin Cult’s likely plans to summon powerful alien lifeforms through blood sacrifices.
• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue saw a distant battle erupt in lightning and flame, then chose to stay away from it.
• A shrill whistle sounded as something rapidly approached Gao Wu and Song Mingyue, and Gao Wu realized it seemed to be heading toward them.

Gao Wu and Song Mingyue encountered Lu Yuan pursuing a damaged Mechanical Knight and its Mechanical Warhorse in the Secret Realm. After Lu Yuan disabled the horse and chased the knight toward the Otherworld, Gao Wu secretly attempted to tame the fallen horse with the Spirit Control Seal.

• Gao Wu identified Lu Yuan chasing a wounded Mechanical Knight riding a Mechanical Warhorse and threw a high-explosive bomb to slow them down.
• The Mechanical Knight struck the bomb with his spear, triggering the blast, but his Source Power Field protected him from serious harm.
• Lu Yuan arrived, overpowered the Mechanical Knight's spear thrust, pierced his chest, then struck the Mechanical Warhorse and sent it crashing into a hillside.
• The Mechanical Knight flew toward the Otherworld, and Lu Yuan pursued him after warning Gao Wu and Song Mingyue not to act recklessly.
• Song Mingyue urged Gao Wu to stay away from the injured Level Five Strange Spirit, but Gao Wu sent his Yin Spirit to examine the horse and used the Spirit Control Seal to try to tame it.

Gao Wu subdued the wounded Mechanical Warhorse with the Qilin Spirit Control Seal, healed it, and took Song Mingyue for a ride. Lu Yuan returned and brought them back toward the dangerous trial area, while Gao Wu wondered what the warhorse ate.

• Gao Wu used the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Incantation to weaken the Mechanical Warhorse, then branded its spiritual core with the Qilin Spirit Control Seal.
• Gao Wu used the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation to restore the warhorse and confirmed that it obeyed his commands.
• Gao Wu mounted the Mechanical Warhorse and took Song Mingyue on a fast ride above the treetops.
• Lu Yuan returned, checked Gao Wu and Song Mingyue for signs of danger, and told them to follow him back through the unsafe area.
• Gao Wu asked Lu Yuan what the Mechanical Warhorse ate, and Lu Yuan had no answer.

Li Chunyi tried to shield more than a hundred students from a charging Blazing Violent Bear, but the fight collapsed into chaos after a student accidentally provoked it. Gao Wu arrived on a Mechanical Warhorse and killed the bear with one sword strike, leaving the crowd stunned and grateful.

• Li Chunyi held his position between the Blazing Violent Bear and the students, hoping to stall until another Teacher arrived.
• A student threw beast-repellent spray toward the bear, provoking it into charging the group.
• Li Chunyi struck the bear and wounded its face, but it knocked him into the students and left him unable to fight.
• The students scattered as the Blazing Violent Bear pursued Li Chunyi, until a sharp howl and a Mechanical Warhorse suddenly appeared.
• Gao Wu rode in with Song Mingyue behind him and cut the Blazing Violent Bear in half with a single sword strike.
• Li Chunyi and the students watched Gao Wu in awe and regarded him as a hero for saving them.

Gao Wu rescued students and hunted Strange Beasts and Demon God Believers before encountering Rama and two other Martial Dao Masters. His Mechanical Warhorse was destroyed, leaving him and Song Mingyue facing three powerful enemies with little chance of escape.

• Gao Wu rescued Li Chunyi’s group from a Blazing Violent Bear, then directed them toward the temporary camp and rode off to help more students.
• Gao Wu used his Yin Spirit to guide scattered students toward safety and killed more than ten Strange Beasts and Demon God Believers.
• Gao Wu recognized Rama among three approaching Life Auras and fled with Song Mingyue on the Mechanical Warhorse.
• Rama threw a short spear that pierced the Mechanical Warhorse and pinned it to a pine tree, stopping Gao Wu and Song Mingyue’s escape.
• Gao Wu realized that Rama and the two men with him were all Martial Dao Masters, while Song Mingyue promised to stay with him in life or death.

Lu Yuan arrived just as Rama, Zheng Ming, and Yang Mu attacked Gao Wu and Song Mingyue, then killed Yang Mu and Zheng Ming while severely wounding Rama. Gao Wu’s Yin Spirit finished Rama, and Gao Wu thanked Lu Yuan for saving his life.

• Gao Wu and Song Mingyue refused to split up and prepared to fight the three Martial Dao Masters closing in on them.
• Lu Yuan arrived in time to deflect Yang Mu’s spears, and Gao Wu used the Tianming Sword to turn aside Yang Mu’s attack aimed at him.
• Lu Yuan killed Yang Mu in one exchange, then pierced Rama’s chest in their clash.
• Zheng Ming fled, and Lu Yuan pursued and killed him while Rama tried to escape.
• Gao Wu fired at the wounded Rama and sent his Yin Spirit against him; the Yin Spirit broke through Rama’s Source Power Field and killed him.
• Gao Wu thanked Lu Yuan, who praised his feat of killing an Insectoid Martial Dao Master.

After the Dragon Claw Peak trial, Gao Wu and Song Mingyue returned with a wounded Mechanical Warhorse, and Lu Yuan offered to teach Gao Wu the Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Dragon. The chapter ended with Gao Wu agreeing to train in the Aurora Ice Plains for three months.

• Lu Yuan praised Gao Wu and Song Mingyue for defeating the Demon God Believers, then ordered them to rest and withdraw from the Secret Realm at daybreak.
• Gao Wu used the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation to preserve the Mechanical Warhorse, searched the fallen enemies for supplies, and shared a pair of Golden Thunder Hawks with Song Mingyue.
• At dawn, the Mechanical Warhorse recovered enough to carry Gao Wu and Song Mingyue to the main camp, and the students withdrew from the Secret Realm by noon.
• The next morning, Gao Wu and Song Mingyue visited Lu Yuan at Xinyue Lake, where Lu Yuan offered to pass on the Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Dragon without requiring Gao Wu to become his disciple.
• Lu Yuan explained that the Alliance would expand the Azure Dragon Cup and that Sword Saint Master Hai would choose four disciples, then set three months of training in the Aurora Ice Plains as his condition for teaching Gao Wu.
• Gao Wu accepted the training, eager to develop his martial arts while fighting Strange Races and Strange Beasts.

Lu Yuan prepared Gao Wu for the Azure Dragon Cup and the dangers of the Aurora Ice Plains, teaching him the Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Dragon. After training under Lu Yuan for several weeks, Gao Wu left Anjing on a northbound flight.

• Lu Yuan explained that the Azure Dragon Cup banned weapons and encouraged Gao Wu to earn Sword Saint Hai Wuji's favor, while stressing Beizhou's need for young fighters.
• Lu Yuan passed the Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Dragon to Gao Wu, who recognized how much deeper the art was than the Nine Dragon Forms he had practiced.
• Lu Yuan warned Gao Wu about the Aurora Ice Plains and its Secret Realms, then instructed him in the Nine Transformations at the training ground.
• Gao Wu trained with Lu Yuan on Xinyue Island alongside Song Mingyue for several weeks.
• In late October, Gao Wu boarded a northbound plane and watched Anjing recede as he left behind the people he cared about.

Gao Wu and Bai Yuzhen arrived at Camp 341, where they learned that Secret Realm 341 had become increasingly dangerous as White-haired Werewolves gathered inside. The chapter ended with Gao Wu entering the Secret Realm ahead of the reconnaissance team and calling back that it was safe to follow.

• Bai Yuzhen introduced Gao Wu to Commander Yan Xiling, who arranged rooms for them and explained the camp's situation.
• Gao Wu unpacked his weapons and supplies, injected an Advanced Diamond Agent, and practiced the Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Dragon.
• Bai Yuzhen and Gao Wu traveled to Secret Realm 341 with Bai Ying, Yang Dahai, and Zhang Ping, learning that more than three thousand White-haired Werewolves might be inside.
• Bai Ying warned the group about the werewolves' numbers, source-power abilities, and use of automatic weapons, then took command of the reconnaissance mission.
• Gao Wu stepped through the Secret Realm entrance before Bai Ying could enter first, then called for the others to follow.

Gao Wu entered the Secret Realm with Bai Yuzhen and the reconnaissance team, then rushed toward a group of White-haired Werewolves despite their warnings. He killed all seventeen with his bare hands, leaving Bai Yuzhen and the soldiers stunned by his strength.

• Gao Wu and the others searched the ruined church and found no Werewolves before setting up a wireless workstation and launching a drone.
• Gao Wu used his Yin Spirit to spot Life Auras in a nearby building, and the drone revealed White-haired Werewolves inside before they noticed it.
• Bai Ying and Bai Yuzhen ordered the team to prepare to withdraw, but Gao Wu leaped out and headed toward the Werewolves alone.
• Seventeen White-haired Werewolves charged Gao Wu, who fought them with the Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Dragon and killed them in less than five seconds.
• Bai Ying, Zhang Ping, and Yang Dahai watched the fight in disbelief, while Bai Yuzhen questioned whether Gao Wu was truly a Novice Warrior.

Gao Wu fought the White-haired Werewolves in Secret Realm 341, using the Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Dragon to defeat a large pack without drawing his weapons. After he killed Ivan’s strongest fighters, Ivan faced Gao Wu with growing fear.

• Gao Wu slaughtered the first group of White-haired Werewolves, and Bai Tiejun and Yue Yi praised his combat skill after watching the drone footage.
• Bai Ying warned Gao Wu that around a hundred werewolves were approaching, including Ivan, an Advanced Warrior, four Intermediate Warriors, and eleven Novice Warriors.
• Gao Wu lured the werewolves into a building and killed them with precise palm and leg strikes as Ivan ordered more of his fighters inside.
• Gao Wu burst through the building’s second-floor wall and used Menglong Guojiang to smash more than a dozen werewolves, alarming the observers watching by drone.
• Gao Wu killed two level-two werewolves by redirecting their broadswords against each other, while Ivan gripped his sword and feared for his life.

Gao Wu defeated Ivan and drove the Werewolves back, then spent several days fighting in the Secret Realm with the military. Unable to attend the King of Youths finals, he appeared by live broadcast, where a Werewolf suddenly attacked him on camera.

• Ivan transformed into a giant Werewolf and lunged at Gao Wu, who crushed him with a single palm strike.
• Gao Wu shot eighteen fleeing Werewolves and returned to the church, where Zhang Ping, Yang Dahai, Bai Ying, and Bai Yuzhen recognized and admired him.
• Headquarters established an observation post at the church, and Gao Wu joined Bai Yuzhen and the others in several days of battles to clear Werewolves from the city.
• Gao Wu could not return to Beizhou for the King of Youths finals, so Zhou Qingyun arranged for him to address Wang Ye by live broadcast.
• As Gao Wu apologized on camera, a white-haired Werewolf appeared and slashed at him with a bloodstained blade.

Gao Wu skipped the King of Youths finals to defend the observation post in Secret Realm 341, but his livestreamed battle with White-haired Werewolves captivated the event and its viewers. After killing a third-level Werewolf in a head-on clash, he faced a massive pack charging toward him.

• Gao Wu explained that he could not attend the finals because he needed to protect the observation post and clear Werewolves from Secret Realm 341.
• At the finals, Gao Wu killed a White-haired Werewolf with a swift kick, shocking the crowd and online viewers.
• Gao Wu switched the livestream to a drone view, revealing a pack of at least one or two hundred White-haired Werewolves led by a towering third-level Werewolf.
• Gao Wu met the third-level Werewolf's metal staff with a palm strike, disarmed it, and blasted it into a building wall, killing it.
• The audience cheered as Gao Wu's fight impressed them, and a vast pack of White-haired Werewolves surged toward him.