Chapter Summaries

Lin Hao and the Xia Kingdom’s leaders responded to a Fierce Beast assault on the Human Race front lines, and Lin Hao volunteered to lead the Thunder Punishment Hunting Squad there. The Demon Emperor revealed that the attack was meant to draw Lin Hao out so the Outer Realm Sky Demons could capture him, while the Golden Armor Man prepared to meet him.

• A battle report announced a large-scale Fierce Beast assault, and Lin Hao ordered the Hunting Squad to prepare to move out.
• At an emergency meeting, Lin Hao suggested the Demon Emperor had diverted forces from the Eight Fortresses to the front lines and recommended keeping the fortresses on alert.
• Lin Hao volunteered to lead the Thunder Punishment Hunting Squad to reinforce the front lines and investigate the enemy’s intentions.
• The Demon Emperor told a towering shadow to capture Lin Hao alive, explaining that he wanted the young fighter to join his ranks.
• The Demon Emperor invited the Golden Armor Man to visit the Human Race Battlefield, and he agreed to meet Lin Hao.

Lin Tianxiao prepared to go undercover on the Human Race Battlefield, hoping to deliver intelligence and see his children. Lin Hao said goodbye to his family and friends before leaving with his squad, while his companions stayed behind to train for three months.

• Lin Tianxiao reassured Ye Wan'er that a golden mask would conceal his Human Race aura and prepared to leave for the battlefield.
• Lin Hao arranged for Dai Feng to train Mo Zixuan, Xia Qiuling, and the others at Azure Dragon Fortress before they went to the battlefield.
• Lin Hao said goodbye to Gong Qin, Lin Yueyue, Lin Xiaorou, and Lin Xiaowan, who chose to stay home and enjoy Grandma's cooking.
• Lin Hao and his Hunting Squad departed, and Han Feng led the Four Great Military Gods and the Ten Pillar Stones away from Shancheng Martial University.

As Lin Hao and the Hunting Squad traveled to the Human Race’s front line, he explained Han Feng’s legendary strength and the fusion of Battle Skills and Martial Arts. They reached the Eastern Fortress, where its Commander-in-Chief, overwhelmed by losses and expecting more reinforcements, learned that only twelve Diamond-rank fighters had arrived; Lin Hao’s squad was then escorted into the barracks.

• Lin Hao told Ye Xiaoman and the others that the four Human Race fortresses each had a Legendary-level guardian and explained Han Feng’s dual-class abilities and his fusion of Battle Skills and Martial Arts.
• Two days later, Lin Hao’s squad spotted and landed at the Eastern Fortress, a towering stronghold protected by an immense wall.
• The Eastern Fortress’s Commander-in-Chief learned that twelve Diamond-rank reinforcements were approaching and angrily lamented the small force after the fortress suffered devastating losses.
• The Sergeant met Lin Hao’s group at the gate, confirmed they had come from Headquarters, and led them toward a barracks to assign them to a combat squad.

Lin Hao and his group were assigned to Li Mingze’s battered second squad in Blazing Fire Camp. After learning that more than a thousand wounded soldiers lacked medical care, Lin Hao had Ye Xiaoman and Jiang Weiwei assess them, and they agreed they could treat the wounded.

• The sergeant assigned Lin Hao and his group to Li Mingze’s second squad in Blazing Fire Camp.
• Li Mingze told Lin Hao that the squad’s medical staff had died in battle and its wounded brothers were deteriorating without treatment.
• Lin Hao asked Li Mingze to take them to the wounded soldiers’ camp, where they saw more than a thousand injured soldiers.
• Ye Xiaoman and Jiang Weiwei assessed the wounded and told Lin Hao they could help save them.
• Lin Hao put Jiang Weiwei and Ye Xiaoman in charge of treatment, and they planned to sort the wounded by urgency and build temporary tents.

After Jiang Weiwei and Ye Xiaoman treated the wounded at Eastern Fortress, Lin Hao learned how devastating the recent Fierce Beast attack had been and how few soldiers remained in Second Squad. Seeing the battlefield’s aftermath left him determined to become stronger before the war claimed more lives.

• Jiang Weiwei and Ye Xiaoman finished treating more than a thousand soldiers, and Old Li thanked them for saving his comrades.
• Old Li arranged dormitory rooms for Lin Hao and the others, who finally got a full night’s sleep at Eastern Fortress.
• Lin Hao asked Li Mingze about the battle, and Li Mingze explained that the Chief had fought three Legendary-level Fierce Beasts to keep the fortress from falling.
• Lin Hao saw the blood-soaked battlefield and the many Human Race and Fierce Beast corpses below the wall.
• Li Mingze told Lin Hao that Second Squad had fallen from five thousand soldiers to fewer than five hundred fit to fight, while other squads had also suffered heavy losses.
• After the Sword Box, Old Dragon, and Titan Giant Crocodile warned him about the strength of the world and the Outer Realm Sky Demon Clan, Lin Hao resolved to grow stronger.

Han Feng received evidence that Xia Kingdom’s lineages had colluded with the Outer Realm Sky Demon Clan and launched a purge. At the Eastern Fortress, Lin Hao sensed five Legendary-level enemies approaching, including the Demon Emperor’s powerful human golden-armored guard, and the chapter ended as the defenders prepared to face the invading Fierce Beasts.

• Han Feng learned that Lin Hao had saved more than a thousand soldiers and ordered a purge of the colluding lineages, causing many people to disappear that night.
• The wounded soldiers of Blazing Fire Camp’s Second Squad recovered, and the soldiers teased Ye Xiaoman and Jiang Weiwei as the Goddesses of Life.
• Lin Hao used Asura’s Eye to spot five Legendary-level enemies, while Old Dragon and the Titan Giant Crocodile warned him about the powerful human among them.
• Lin Hao learned that the human was the Demon Emperor’s golden-armored guard and prepared to fight alongside Old Dragon and the Titan Giant Crocodile.
• A horn sounded as Fierce Beasts advanced on the Eastern Fortress, and Blazing Fire Camp gathered at the walls beneath a tall, saber-wielding figure who called out to them.

Lin Hao and the Hunting Squad joined Li Potian at the Eastern Fortress as a Fierce Beast army gathered outside its walls. The Guardian Array shielded the fortress from five Legendary-rank beasts, then a powerful Golden Figure stepped forward to challenge Li Potian.

• Li Potian welcomed Lin Hao and the Hunting Squad as new brothers in Blazing Fire Camp and urged them to fight alongside the soldiers.
• Lin Hao learned that the Xia Kingdom’s hidden Divine-tier and Demigod-rank experts had gathered at the Eastern Fortress.
• As the battle began, a Divine-tier aura struck the fortress, but the Guardian Array shielded it from the pressure.
• Five Legendary-rank Fierce Beasts appeared beyond the walls and taunted Li Potian, who realized the enemy had brought reinforcements.
• A Golden Figure wielding the Phoenix Wings Gilded Rake stepped forward to test Li Potian, while the other four Outer Realm Sky Demons retreated behind him.

Lin Hao revealed his overwhelming sword power and summoned a black dragon and golden giant crocodile to defend the Eastern Fortress. Lin Tianxiao suspected Lin Hao might be his long-lost son, but dismissed the thought and challenged him to a bet.

• Li Potian rallied the soldiers to defend the Eastern Fortress, and Lin Hao stepped forward with a surge of sword energy.
• Lin Hao displayed Seven-layer Sword Intent, summoned a black dragon and golden giant crocodile, and declared he would fight the Fierce Beasts.
• Lin Tianxiao recalled naming his newborn son Lin Hao and wondered whether the white-haired youth was his seventeen-year-old son, but decided the resemblance was unlikely.
• Lin Tianxiao activated his Gilded Phoenix Domain, and the Sword Box warned Lin Hao about its effects.
• Li Potian entrusted Lin Tianxiao to Lin Hao, and Lin Tianxiao challenged Lin Hao to a bet.

Lin Hao killed the Divine-tier Outer Demon Eye with a single sword technique, then accepted Lin Tianxiao’s challenge to fight one-on-one. The two faced each other high above the battlefield as Lin Hao vowed that Lin Tianxiao would not return alive.

• Lin Tianxiao offered to withdraw the Outer Realm Sky Demons for a month if he could not defeat Lin Hao within a hundred moves, despite the Outer Realm Scorpion’s objection.
• The Outer Demon Eye appeared and attacked Lin Hao with a red laser, but Lin Hao split the beam and killed it with Instant Kill Sword.
• The Human Race celebrated Lin Hao’s victory, while the Nine-headed Demon Lion warned Lin Tianxiao that Lin Hao was dangerous.
• Lin Tianxiao reaffirmed his challenge and flew away, ordering the battlefield forces not to act without his command.
• Lin Hao followed Lin Tianxiao to an altitude of ten thousand meters and declared that the traitor would not make it back alive.

Lin Hao fought Lin Tianxiao and was quickly outmatched in basic combat, but Lin Tianxiao spared him and criticized his swordsmanship. When Lin Hao recognized the name as his supposedly dead father's, Lin Tianxiao realized who he was.

• Lin Hao challenged Lin Tianxiao, whose Phoenix Dance Intent let him fight freely within Lin Hao's Sword Domain.
• Lin Tianxiao outmatched Lin Hao in close combat, disarmed him, and broke through his Thunder Prison Battle Armor before stopping the rake just short of his chest.
• Lin Tianxiao mocked Lin Hao's weak basic sword moves, and the Sword Box agreed that Lin Hao had relied too much on martial arts and battle skills.
• Lin Hao recognized Lin Tianxiao as the name of his father, who had supposedly died with Ye Wan'er on a confidential mission.
• Lin Tianxiao asked for Lin Hao's grandfather's name, then recognized him as Lin Hao.

Lin Hao discovered that Lin Tianxiao was alive and had posed as a traitor while infiltrating the Outer Realm Sky Demons on a secret mission. Though the enemy army retreated, Lin Hao withdrew into seclusion, struggling to accept his parents’ long absence.

• Lin Hao confronted Lin Tianxiao, who explained that he had infiltrated the Outer Realm Sky Demons on a classified mission.
• Han Feng confirmed that Lin Tianxiao’s mission was real and said Lin Tianxiao could soon return home.
• Lin Hao refused to call Lin Tianxiao his father and told him to go home, leaving acceptance to his daughter’s judgment.
• Lin Tianxiao ordered the Fierce Beast army to retreat, and Lin Hao returned to the Eastern Fortress.
• Lin Hao handed follow-up matters to Duan Yue and went into seclusion, reflecting bitterly on his parents’ absence.

Lin Tianxiao stopped the Fierce Beasts from attacking the Human Race and left to return to the Xia Kingdom, eager to see his family. At the Eastern Fortress, Lin Hao spent three days struggling with his feelings after learning that Lin Tianxiao was his biological father, before the Sword Box finally spoke to him.

• Lin Tianxiao threatened the Outer Realm Scorpion and warned the Fierce Beasts that Lin Hao was far stronger than his Diamond rank suggested.
• Lin Tianxiao ordered the Fierce Beasts to hold their position while he investigated the Human Race and considered asking the Demon Emperor for reinforcements.
• After Lin Tianxiao left, the Outer Realm Scorpion complained, but the Nine-headed Lion and Ancient Spirit Fox supported following his orders.
• Lin Tianxiao hurried toward the Xia Kingdom, thinking about reuniting with his family rather than assessing the Human Race's strength.
• Lin Hao spent three days pacing and tossing in bed over the revelation that Lin Tianxiao was his father, until the Sword Box teased him about it.

Lin Hao struggled with his feelings about his father abandoning him and Lin Xiaorou, then focused on correcting his swordsmanship by studying the Thirty-Six Sword Forms. After emerging from training, he visited Li Potian at the Eastern Fortress command center.

• Lin Hao admitted he did not know how to face his father, and the Sword Box urged him to work through his feelings in his own time.
• The Sword Box gave Lin Hao the Thirty-Six Sword Forms, which his master had left for him to study once he recognized his weaknesses.
• Lin Hao practiced the basic thrust more than a thousand times but still struggled to master its penetrating power.
• The Hunting Squad waited outside Lin Hao's training room and worried about him, but he insisted he was fine.
• Duan Yue told Lin Hao that Li Potian wanted to see him, and Lin Hao went to the command center the next morning.
• Li Potian welcomed Lin Hao and led him to the war map in the command room.

Lin Hao settled into training at the Eastern Fortress while Lin Tianxiao returned from the Outer Realm Sky Demons and learned about his son's accomplishments. Lin Tianxiao reached Cloud Mist Mountain Villa and reunited with Lin Yueyue, though she did not recognize him at first.

• Li Potian told Lin Hao that the Fierce Beasts had withdrawn from the Eastern Fortress after Lin Hao's battle, then explained the fortress's deployment.
• Lin Hao trained in the Sword Dao while the Hunting Squad cultivated and sparred for three days.
• Lin Tianxiao returned to Han Feng, who told him about Lin Hao's achievements and that his family was staying at Cloud Mist Mountain Villa.
• Lin Tianxiao delivered information gathered from the Outer Realm Sky Demons, then flew to Cloud Mist Mountain Villa to see his family.
• Lin Yueyue opened the villa gate with two little girls, and Lin Tianxiao told her he had returned.

Lin Tianxiao returned home and reunited with his parents and sister, then met his daughter Lin Xiaorou for the first time. He was welcomed by his family, while Lin Zhengguo faced Gong Qin’s anger for hiding that their son was alive.

• Lin Yueyue recognized Lin Tianxiao and broke down as she embraced her returned brother.
• Lin Tianxiao knelt before Lin Zhengguo and Gong Qin, apologized, and reunited with his parents.
• Lin Yueyue told Lin Xiaorou that Lin Tianxiao was her father, and Lin Xiaorou embraced him after he confirmed it.
• Lin Tianxiao said he had reported to Lord Han Feng, prompting Gong Qin to realize Lin Zhengguo had known he was alive.
• Gong Qin chased Lin Zhengguo with a feather duster while Lin Tianxiao asked Lin Yueyue if their parents were always like that.

Lin Tianxiao reunited with his family and spent a peaceful three months with them, while Lin Hao trained hard at Azure Dragon Fortress. Lin Tianxiao then returned to the Fierce Beasts' main base, where he told the Outer Realm Sky Demons he had found a way to break through the Human Race's fortress.

• Lin Yueyue explained that Lin Hao had adopted Lin Xiaowan, and Lin Tianxiao welcomed the girl as his daughter.
• Lin Tianxiao reassured his mother that Wan'er was alive, and Lin Zhengguo told him that Lin Hao had become Xia Kingdom's fifth God of War.
• Lin Tianxiao settled at Cloud Mist Mountain Villa and spent time with his family, while Mo Zixuan and the others headed to Azure Dragon Fortress for three months of training.
• Lin Hao practiced basic sword techniques without Spiritual Power or other assistance and made great strides over the next three months.
• Lin Tianxiao returned to the Fierce Beasts' main base, rejected the Ancient Spirit Fox's advances, and told the Outer Realm Sky Demons he had found a way to break through the Human Race's fortress.

Li Potian left the Eastern Fortress to investigate a newly discovered Secret Realm, entrusting Lin Hao with command in his absence. The Fierce Beasts revealed they had lured Li Potian inside and closed the entrance, preparing to attack the fortress, though Ancient Spirit Fox doubted the plan had gone too smoothly.

• Li Potian showed Lin Hao Headquarters' report of a Secret Realm and asked him to oversee the Eastern Fortress while he explored it; Lin Hao agreed.
• Li Potian departed for the Secret Realm, while Lin Hao patrolled the walls with the Hunting Squad and kept the fortress running as usual to conceal Li Potian's absence.
• A Diamond rank Fierce Beast reported to Outer Realm Scorpion and Nine-headed Lion that Li Potian had entered the Secret Realm and that it had closed the entrance from the outside.
• Lin Tianxiao revealed that he had planted the false information through Han Feng to lure Li Potian away, leaving Lin Hao alone to defend the Eastern Fortress.
• Ancient Spirit Fox questioned whether the Secret Realm entrance had truly disappeared, despite the Diamond rank Fierce Beast insisting that it had.

Lin Hao prepared the Eastern Fortress to face a massive Fierce Beast assault led by Lin Tianxiao, who revealed that Li Potian had been trapped in a Secret Realm. As Lin Hao faced the enemy army alone, Han Feng arrived with a Legendary-level aura.

• Lin Tianxiao ordered the Fierce Beast army to launch an all-out attack on the Eastern Fortress, and Lin Hao sounded the alarm.
• Lin Hao took command of the fortress’s fifty Divine-level Experts and prepared to fight the attacking Legendary-level enemies.
• The Outer Realm Scorpion, Nine-headed Lion, Bone Gnawing Giant, and Ancient Spirit Fox taunted Lin Hao, who summoned two enormous figures behind him.
• Lin Tianxiao appeared and told Lin Hao that Li Potian was trapped in a prepared Secret Realm, then urged him to surrender.
• Lin Hao struck at Lin Tianxiao with a sword beam, but Lin Tianxiao blocked it with the Phoenix Wings Gilded Rake.
• Han Feng arrived and released a terrifying Legendary-level aura, surprising the Fierce Beast army.

Han Feng and Li Potian revealed that the Secret Realm was a trap they had uncovered and turned against the Fierce Beasts. Lin Tianxiao and Han Feng fought while the battle began at the Eastern Fortress, and the chapter ended with the two brothers exchanging blows in the sky.

• Han Feng confronted Lin Tianxiao and revealed that the Secret Realm was a trap, but Lin Tianxiao claimed Li Potian was trapped inside it.
• Li Potian returned unharmed, and Han Feng and Li Potian revealed they had anticipated Lin Tianxiao’s plan and played along.
• Lin Tianxiao tried to leave, but Han Feng intercepted him and the two began fighting above the battlefield.
• The Outer Realm Sky Demons charged the Eastern Fortress, and Li Potian ordered the defenders to attack as Lin Hao and his allies engaged the Legendary-level beasts.
• Lin Tianxiao and Han Feng continued their duel, trading attacks with the Phoenix Wings Gilded Rake and Ink Feather.

Lin Hao fought the Outer Realm Scorpion and discovered that its attacks and armor wielded Destruction Law, which could break anything down into particles. The Sword Box suggested that Lin Hao’s Asura Annihilation Divine Thunder might counter it, and Lin Hao prepared to test that idea.

• The Outer Realm Scorpion fired purple beams at Lin Hao, and the Sword Box warned him that its attacks carried Destruction Law.
• The beams reduced a distant mountain to particles, and the Sword Box explained the danger of being struck.
• Lin Hao used Myriad Swords Return to Origin against the scorpion, but its purple defensive film erased the sword lights.
• The Sword Box told Lin Hao that lightning had the purest destructive power and might counter Destruction Law.
• Lin Hao retreated from the scorpion and enveloped himself in Black Lightning, preparing to attack with his Asura Annihilation Divine Thunder.