Chapter Summaries

Chen Yan resumed the Time Domain Phoenix assessment and rapidly forged Time Seeds by fighting and learning from Blood Sword Saint. As his count surpassed Zhu Lili’s, the gathered General Stars watched in disbelief while Chen Yan’s ascent continued.

• Chen Yan reappeared in the assessment and formed ten Time Seeds at once, shocking the residents of Xiaoyang City.
• Inside the illusion, Chen Yan used his accumulated combat knowledge to fight Blood Sword Saint and force out more Time Seeds.
• Chen Yan’s total climbed past fifteen as he overwhelmed Blood Sword Saint through sheer will rather than inheriting his will.
• An Yunnan asked Steward Hu for help obtaining a Time Seed, but Steward Hu took him into the sky to witness Chen Yan’s progress.
• Chen Yan reached twenty Time Seeds, rose to fourth place, then passed Zhu Lili by forming a twenty-second seed as Shao Hengyang recognized his familiar rise.

Chen Yan defeated the Blood Sword Saint’s consciousness in the Time Domain Phoenix’s trial, establishing his own understanding of will as the standard for future candidates. He set a new record with thirty-five Time Seeds, while Xia Qi resolved to appoint him a First Order General Star after the College Entrance Exam.

• Chen Yan endured Blood Sword Saint’s attacks until he overcame the illusion and declared that will came from an inner light, not pain.
• The Time Domain Phoenix accepted Chen Yan’s will, replacing Blood Sword Saint as the consciousness candidates would face in the third trial.
• Chen Xiyuan and He Youtong saw Chen Yan reach first place on the ranking board, and Si Wenyi watched him with tears in her eyes.
• Xia Qi decided to appoint Chen Yan a First Order General Star, but Xia Hanzhou persuaded him to wait until after the College Entrance Exam.
• Chen Yan returned to the assessment and formed thirty-five Time Seeds, surpassing Chief Director Lu’s record as the Military Martial Guard celebrated him.
• Chen Yan left the Assessment Space on Zong Heng’s Blood Tiger and rode toward his future.

Chen Yan's display of will at the Military Martial Guard won the attention of Xiaoyang City's military elders and exposed the political crisis surrounding Shen Yiwei. After Chen Xiyuan lured him to the Southern Suburbs and tested him with a Malice Crystal hidden in a Fist Intent Stone, Chen Yan secretly destroyed the malice and discovered that resisting it strengthened his will.

• Chen Yan arrived in Xiaoyang City atop a Blood Tiger, impressing the military and leaving Zhu Lili mistaken that he had been looking at her rather than Shao Hengyang.
• After military elders questioned him, Chen Yan learned how Zhang Ting had sidelined Shen Yiwei and considered how rampant Malice and Ancient God Beasts threatened Great Xia.
• Chen Yan received word that Si Wenyi had prepared a meal, but Chen Xiyuan summoned him to the Southern Suburbs, where a mechanical bird hid him from the powerful people tracking him.
• Chen Xiyuan told Chen Yan that her grandfather, the Second Elder, wanted her to treat him well, then asked him to visualize the Fist Intent Stone she had given him.
• Chen Yan visualized the stone as it released Fourth Grade Fist Intent, while its hidden Malice Crystal sent malice into him that his will erased and used to grow stronger.

Chen Yan advanced to Fourth Grade Fist Intent with Chen Xiyuan’s help, then learned that she had tested his loyalty and confronted him about his ties to the Military Martial Guard. He left with hidden suspicions and killing intent, but still made it to Si Wenyi’s dinner, where she had kept food warm for him.

• Chen Yan used Chen Xiyuan’s memory fragment and the Fist Intent Stone to reach Fourth Grade Fist Intent, while gaining a better understanding of Fist Realm.
• Chen Xiyuan gave Chen Yan a blood drop to help him find You Lan and Communication Array Disks, and told Jiang Yuan to keep Chen Yan informed about Yu Changsheng.
• Jiang Yuan proposed taking You Lan for himself, but Chen Yan refused and suggested they eventually join forces against Yu Changsheng.
• Chen Yan discovered that Chen Xiyuan had impersonated Shen Yiwei to test his loyalty; she apologized and promised not to doubt him again, while Chen Yan concealed his resentment.
• Chen Yan arrived late at Si Wenyi’s courtyard, where she smiled and brought out the food she had kept warm.

Chen Yan visited Shen Yiwei, who confirmed the treasures Chen Xiyuan had given him were genuine and offered support against the Chen Clan. Chen Yan planned to compete for You Lan in the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm and proposed making a fake to mislead his rivals, but Shen Yiwei admitted he did not know how.

• Chen Yan told Shen Yiwei about his dealings with Chen Xiyuan, and Shen Yiwei said he had requested Third Order General Star recognition for him.
• Chen Yan showed Shen Yiwei the Bitter Thorn Profound Fruit and Ninth Order Fist Intent Stone from Chen Xiyuan, and Shen Yiwei confirmed both were genuine.
• Chen Yan gave Shen Yiwei a Spatial Ring containing the corpses of Chen Qianqian and Luo Chen's others, along with resources for Shen Yiwei to keep.
• Chen Yan said he wanted You Lan from the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm, and Shen Yiwei explained its role in strengthening Qi and Blood.
• Chen Yan proposed creating a fake You Lan to mislead Jiang Yuan, Yu Changsheng, and other competitors, but Shen Yiwei said he did not know how to make one.

Chen Yan went to the Tianbang Boxing Tournament to test his strength and sought out Old Chi to learn how to imitate phenomena, but Old Chi was absent. He used the time to cultivate with Body Tempering Medicines, leaving his strength still growing as his Martial Dao Diagram expanded.

• Shen Yiwei told Chen Yan that Old Chi was skilled at imitating phenomena and could teach him.
• At the Tianbang Boxing Tournament, Zhu Lili defeated a Jade Tier Third Sword Swordsman, reached third place in the Jade Tier, and asked about Chen Yan's rank.
• Chen Yan registered as Green Mountain Blood and applied for a Breakthrough Battle while Shen Yiwei went back to the Military Martial Guard.
• Chen Yan used the Black Tiger Jade Cake and Morning Star Level Body Tempering Medicines to temper his body and form Saint Breaking Fruits.
• Chen Yan stopped focusing on breaking the Realm Limit and began expanding his Unity Realm Martial Dao Dharma Image Diagram of Green Mountain Town.

After absorbing three Morning Star Treasure Medicines, Chen Yan completed a Martial Dao Dharma Image Diagram of his dream Luoshan County and entered the Green Mountain Blood Breakthrough Battle. He swept through Jade Tier opponents, including his sister Chen Yu, while news that Bing Yi would compete that night left Chen Yan wondering how he had reached the Purple Jade Tier.

• Chen Yan absorbed the Black Tiger Jade Cake and two more Treasure Medicines, forming a fully realized Martial Dao Dharma Image Diagram of the Luoshan County he imagined.
• Chen Yan left the Training Room and began his Green Mountain Blood Breakthrough Battle after the emissary arranged his match.
• Chen Yan defeated successive Jade Tier fighters in one move, rapidly climbing the rankings without using [Patrol Heaven] or Body Tempering techniques.
• Chen Yan recognized Chen Yu, competing as Wen Xin, and knocked her off the Arena with a controlled strike; Chen Yu realized how wide the gap between them remained.
• The host announced that Bing Yi would compete that night, and Chen Yan was bewildered when the host suggested Green Mountain Blood could reach the Purple Jade Tier and face him.

Chen Yan entered the Tianbang Boxing Tournament as Green Mountain Blood and revealed his identity by using Patrol Heaven, rising to third in Jade Tier. He then fought the second-ranked fighter with only his Body Tempering Path and reached a combat rating of about one million, putting him in range to challenge Zhang Lei.

• Chen Yan learned that Bing Yi's ranking had been raised to Purple Jade Tier, where Fifth Order martial artists competed, and continued advancing through Jade Tier.
• In a spectator room, Zhu Lili ordered the General Star Faction to give Chen Yan a Time Seed, while Shang Yunwu argued with her about his leadership.
• Chen Yan used Patrol Heaven to defeat an opponent and placed third in Jade Tier, prompting spectators to identify Green Mountain Blood as Chen Yan.
• Chen Yu realized Green Mountain Blood was her brother, and the Red-dressed Woman explained that someone had impersonated Bing Yi for him.
• Chen Yan accepted a challenge from the second-ranked Jade Tier fighter and clashed with him using only his Body Tempering Path.
• Chen Yan's combat rating rose to around one million units, and Shang Yunwu said he could now challenge Zhang Lei.

Chen Yan defeated Luo Hun, who then tried to assassinate him, and publicly condemned the Aristocratic Alliance for secretly raising Ancient God Beasts and sacrificing people. The chapter ended with Chen Yan killing Luo Hun in the Arena.

• Jiang Yuan urged Ma Tianyin to seriously injure Chen Yan if they met in the tournament, promising the Aristocratic Alliance would reward him.
• Luo Hun conceded his match against Chen Yan, then attacked him from behind with a blade containing Sword Realm.
• Chen Yan dodged and knocked away the blade, while Goat Deacon seized Luo Hun and exposed him as a member of the Aristocratic Alliance.
• Chen Yan insisted on continuing to fight and condemned the powerful families for hoarding resources while people suffered from Ancient God Beasts.
• Chen Yan confronted Luo Hun about his claims of killing Ancient God Beasts, called the Aristocratic Alliance beasts, and crushed Luo Hun's head.

Chen Yan challenged Zhan Yu after the Aristocratic Alliance tried to intimidate him at the Tianbang Boxing Tournament. Chen Yan defeated Zhan Yu in three seconds, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Shang Yunwu and other General Stars confronted Zhan Yu, while Jiang Yuan and Ma Tianyin arrived to support him on behalf of the Aristocratic Alliance.
• Chen Yan denounced the Alliance and taunted Zhan Yu until Zhan Yu demanded a fight.
• Chen Yan accepted Zhan Yu’s challenge despite warnings about their ranking gap, and the Goat Deacon started the match.
• Chen Yan endured Zhan Yu’s attacks, shattered his teeth and chin, then sent five glowing orbs into his mouth.
• The orbs exploded inside Zhan Yu, killing him in three seconds.

Chen Yan brutally defeated Zhan Yu but was stopped before he could kill him. Despite his injuries, he demanded another fight, leaving Ma Tianyin facing the challenge as Chen Yan struggled with the dissonance between the horrors he witnessed on the Martial Dao Meridians and the world around him.

• Chen Yan overwhelmed Zhan Yu in a savage fight, and the Goat Deacon intervened before Chen Yan could kill him.
• The Secret Script showed Chen Yan’s combat rating was lower than Zhan Yu’s, but the crowd recognized Chen Yan’s frightening strength and willpower.
• Still badly injured, Chen Yan demanded to continue fighting, and the crowd looked to Ma Tianyin as his next opponent.
• Chen Yan taunted Ma Tianyin for hesitating, but Zhang Luobai appeared and urged Chen Yan to leave the Arena for treatment.
• Chen Yan reflected on the cries and suffering he witnessed through the Martial Dao Meridians and questioned why the world was so cruel.

At the Tianbang Boxing Tournament, Chen Yan answered Yu Changsheng’s contempt with a defiant declaration that he was the Primordial Great Sun, leaving the crowd and several observers unsettled. Ma Tianyin then stepped onto the Arena, intending to cripple Chen Yan and use the Aristocratic Alliance’s resources to escape to the Ji Family.

• Qiu Changji warned Chen Yan to leave the Arena, while Yu Changsheng arrived and called Chen Yan’s defiance pitiful.
• Chen Yan challenged Yu Changsheng’s perspective and declared that he was the Primordial Great Sun, not to be gazed upon.
• Shen Yiwei recognized himself as the person whose Red Heart Chen Yan had mentioned and questioned the meaning of his past struggles.
• Zhang Ting wondered whether Chen Yan had seen through the Fist Intent Stone and questioned why Malice had clung to him for hours.
• Ma Tianyin arrived on the Arena and resolved to cripple Chen Yan, claim the Aristocratic Alliance’s resources, and flee to the Ji Family.
• Goat Deacon looked at Chen Yan and called for the match to begin.

Chen Yan defeated Ma Tianyin in a brutal Arena fight and rose to tenth on the Prodigy Ranking. The Xia Imperial Family awarded him Third Order, Fushan General Star, but his subdued response left Xia Hanzhou and Shen Keqing believing he had lost faith in the Xia Family.

• Chen Yan used his body and combat arts to trap Ma Tianyin's arms and pummel him until the flames died and Ma Tianyin lay motionless.
• The audience watched in fear as Chen Yan's victory made him tenth on the Prodigy Ranking, while Zhang Luobai warned Qiu Changji not to underestimate him.
• Chen Yan met Yu Changsheng's gaze, asked if he looked pitiful, and left the Arena covered in blood after the light in his Martial Dao Meridians went out.
• A man from the Xia Imperial Family praised Chen Yan and awarded him the Third Order, Fushan General Star medal on behalf of the State Ruler.
• Chen Yan accepted the medal without showing joy, and Shen Keqing concluded that he seemed to have lost all faith in the Xia Family.

After Chen Yan left the Tianbang Boxing Tournament as a newly appointed Third Order General Star, Zhao Tian used the assassination attempts against him to confront the Aristocratic Alliance and punish its leaders and members. The chapter ended with Zhao Tian demanding that the conspirators identify themselves as the crowd watched in fear.

• Chen Yan walked away from the tournament despite his injuries, leaving Zhu Lili and the spectators astonished by his composure.
• Zhao Tian barred people from leaving, took control of the tournament, and demanded that Luo Dongli appear on behalf of the Aristocratic Alliance.
• Zhao Tian forced Luo Dongli, Yu Changsheng, Jiang Yuan, and other Aristocratic Alliance martial artists to their knees, then crushed Yu Changsheng and Jiang Yuan unconscious.
• Zhao Tian accused the Aristocratic Alliance of plotting against Chen Yan and challenged Luo Dongli's account that Luo Chen had executed a hundred Origin Realm experts.
• Under Zhao Tian's pressure, members of the Aristocratic Alliance confessed to involvement in the assassination plot, while Zhang Luobai and the spectators watched in alarm.

Zhao Tian executed those who confessed to plotting against Great Xia, while Chen Yan struggled with his injuries and his disappointment in the authorities. Old Chi brought Chen Yan an Azure Sky Level B healing Spirit Medicine and explained why the Xia Family had not intervened in Qin Prefecture's unrest, leaving Chen Yan to consider the risks facing the Young State Ruler.

• Zhao Tian killed everyone who had confessed, reassured Chen Yan, and questioned Zhang Ting about his mistake.
• Chen Yan returned to his lounge, where Chen Yu wept over his injuries and condemned the Aristocratic Alliance; he accepted her medicine and sent her outside when someone knocked.
• Old Chi gave Chen Yan an Azure Sky Level B healing Spirit Medicine, which Chen Yan swallowed to treat his wounds.
• Old Chi told Chen Yan that he had come to Yunmeng City because of Shen Yiwei and described how Lu Xunyang's departure had left Qin Prefecture unsettled.
• Old Chi explained that the Young State Ruler feared intervening because a move against the Xia Family's entrenched forces could either elevate him or bring him down.

Chen Yan learned from Old Chi about Zhou Ming, Lu Xunyang’s Immortal Body, and the Great Creation Technique, then mastered it at astonishing speed while preparing to fake You Lan. Elsewhere, Zhang Ting and Ji Feng discussed Chen Yan’s supposed corruption by Malice, their failed attempt to kill Yu Changsheng, and their schemes against Great Xia.

• Old Chi told Chen Yan that Zhou Ming’s nature remained uncertain, and Chen Yan speculated that Zhou Ming and the State Ruler might be humans afflicted by Malice.
• Old Chi explained that Lu Xunyang gained an Immortal Body after reaching 144 Extreme Stripes, and Chen Yan wondered whether reaching 216 could grant him the same opportunity.
• Old Chi demonstrated how to imitate You Lan’s phenomena and taught Chen Yan the Great Creation Technique, while Chen Yan rapidly advanced his comprehension using Yan Realm and Saint Breaking Fruits.
• Old Chi was stunned by Chen Yan’s progress as Chen Yan practiced late into the night and complained that reaching the basics might take a full day.
• Zhao Tian left the Town Martial Division, and Zhang Ting discussed with Ji Feng the claim that Chen Xiyuan was turning Chen Yan into her puppet.
• Ji Feng said Chen Changyuan had protected Yu Changsheng from an assassination attempt, and Zhang Ting rebuked Ji Feng for the failed killing and his scheme to provoke conflict between the Military Martial Guard and the Aristocratic Alliance.

After mastering the basics of the Great Creation Technique, Chen Yan took Chen Yu into the wilderness to teach her the danger and meaning of the Martial Dao. As Chen Yan slaughtered Ancient God Beasts despite his injuries, Zong Heng learned that Chen Yan was clearing Wilderness Sector 15, while Zhu Lili was ordered to team up with him.

• Chen Yan thanked Old Chi for teaching him the Great Creation Technique, then demonstrated that he could manifest the Black Tortoise form of You Lan.
• Chen Yan brought Chen Yu into a forest outside Xiaoyang City and explained that talent and training alone could not prepare her for the dangers of the Martial Dao.
• Chen Yan blasted a Pure Evil Ancient God Beast from its cave and killed it after its Malice trapped Chen Yu in an illusion; he showed her the murdered children in the cave and urged her to understand the value of life and will.
• Chen Yan continued fighting Ancient God Beasts, killed a Formation Condensing Ancient God Beast, and gave its eye to Chen Yu as she wept and asked to return.
• Soldiers reported that Chen Yan had rapidly eliminated multiple Ancient God Beasts despite being badly injured, and the Scarred Soldier ordered them to keep the news quiet.
• Zhu Yan scolded Zhu Lili for refusing to help Chen Yan and ordered her to team up with him; Zong Heng then revealed that Chen Yan was wiping out the beasts in Wilderness Sector 15.

Chen Yan taught Chen Yu about the dangers of the Martial Dao and refused to team up with Zhu Lili in the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm, insisting he would follow his own path. The next day, the examinees gathered in Xiaoyang City, where Chen Yan received fifteen Time Seeds from his fellow General Stars as Yu Changsheng prepared to enter the exam despite his injuries.

• Chen Yan took Chen Yu into the forest to kill Ancient God Beasts and urged her to develop the will to face danger despite her exceptional talent.
• Zong Heng emerged from concealment and invited Chen Yu to join the Military Martial Guard, but she refused.
• Zong Heng proposed that Chen Yan and Zhu Lili team up in the exam to guard against Yu Changsheng, but Chen Yan declined to protect his own path and avoid putting Zhu Lili at risk.
• Chen Yan told Chen Yu that he wanted his heart to remain whole, and Zhu Lili reaffirmed to her father that she believed Chen Yan was right.
• The next day, Zhu Lili and the other General Stars gave Chen Yan fifteen Time Seeds, bringing his total to fifty, while the injured Yu Changsheng and other Aristocratic Alliance examinees gathered for the exam.

Chen Yan entered the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm and was caught in a misunderstanding when Sanjin drove Yu Changsheng into Dream Abyss to protect him. In Slaughter Forest, Chen Yan exposed the supposed gatekeeper as a fraud and became the first examinee to pass the Intelligence Assessment, earning ten million Path Cutting Points.

• Zong Heng explained the secret realm’s rules, distributed Quitting Tokens, and sent the examinees into the realm after the tenth bell.
• Chen Yan chose Slaughter Forest, but Sanjin attacked Yu Changsheng and sent him through the Dream Abyss gate; Zhang Luobai followed to keep him occupied.
• Jiang Yuan told Chen Yan that Ma Tianyin and Lu Guiwen planned to join him in killing Chen Yan, then declined to take part himself.
• Chen Yan reached the Slaughter Forest entrance, where the supposed gatekeeper demanded ten Human Head Fruits to enter.
• Chen Yan recognized the old man’s deception, attacked him, and passed the Intelligence Assessment as the first examinee, earning ten million Path Cutting Points.

Chen Yan explored the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm and earned ten million Path Cutting Points, drawing attention to his sudden rise while Chen Xiyuan feared her scheme would be exposed. After claiming a reward and investigating a strange Wooden House, he entered the Slaughter Forest, the realm’s first trial.

• Chen Xiyuan pressured Steward Hu to conceal her scheme against Chen Yan, but he warned that Chen Yan could become Great Xia’s top examinee and expose her.
• Chen Yan’s first Path Cutting Seed grew to five joints after he earned ten million Path Cutting Points, and he exchanged it for the Morning Star Level Class D Body Tempering Medicine [Patrolling Heaven Secret Medicine].
• Chen Yan questioned the old man in the Wooden House about a faded mural depicting a White Bear and rabbits, then probed the black Secret Script powder on the door.
• Chen Yan found no further clues in the Wooden House and opened its back door, entering the world beyond the Black Light Giant Wall: the Slaughter Forest.