Chapter Summaries

Meng Chuan analyzed Liaohuo’s strength after Liaohuo crushed Arthur, then learned he would face Liaohuo in the next day’s match. Colby defeated Wang Chongyi, while Demon Mountain chose Colby as a vessel and ordered Li Xiao to investigate before targeting Meng Chuan.

• Liaohuo defeated Arthur with two devastating attacks, and Meng Chuan deduced that Liaohuo had fused his Dragon Elephant Foundation with his Manifestation.
• Meng Chuan compared their techniques and trump cards, judged Liaohuo a dangerous opponent, and prepared by gathering information on Shaolin’s Wisdom King Opens His Eyes.
• Colby used his law of darkness and overwhelming physical strength to defeat Wang Chongyi, whose attempt to reverse yin and yang left him vulnerable.
• Sevis Long defeated Mu Nianxin, leaving Great Chu with two wins and two losses on the first day of the finals.
• The Intelligent Brain drew Meng Chuan against Liaohuo for the next day’s match, and both fighters anticipated their meeting.
• Demon Mountain selected Colby, whose real name was Li Xiao, as a vessel and sent the fifth-tier Li Xiao to investigate Meng Chuan before attacking him.

Demon Mountain prioritized expanding the Purgatory Cult while Great Chu moved to secure the Mountain Whisper laws and contain Saraf. Zhao Yingchun revealed Great Chu’s cosmic connections to Plance and proposed a Human Alliance, leaving Plance to reconsider America’s place in humanity’s struggle.

• Demon Mountain decided that Purgatory’s urgent goal was to gather spiritual power and bring his true body and the God Lord’s split soul through the dimensional rift, while praising Li Xiao’s usefulness in developing the cult.
• Saraf arrived at the Mountain Whisper Demon Nest Ruins to seek its laws, but Zhang Sanfeng, Zhou Yun, Sui Chunqiu, and Xun San surrounded him and Zhang Sanfeng invited him into a pocket realm to talk.
• Zhao Yingchun’s plan brought Great Chu’s four directional Heavenly Kings to Plance’s residence, where they restrained and intimidated him before Zhao Yingchun began negotiations.
• Zhao Yingchun proposed a Human Alliance and told Plance that Great Chu had contacted the Dragon Kingdom, obtained cosmic resources, and established a passage to another realm through Zhao Linyuan.
• Zhao Yingchun urged Plance to trust in humanity’s united strength, while the World Youth Championship finals prepared to begin their second day.

Meng Chuan completed his Earth Stance training and faced Liaohuo in the finals, where their battle revealed the full force of their transformations and Liaohuo’s karmic divine art. Meng Chuan pressed the attack and surprised the gathered experts by using Cold Abyss Soul Lock, a technique Linyuan had taught him.

• Meng Chuan completed his Taiyi Three Talents Earth Stance, condensed his 199th Star Vein, and began considering how the Stake Technique might overcome the limits on gaining qi and blood.
• Liaohuo chose to fight Meng Chuan fully equipped with Elephant Lord and Dragon Kasaya, while Meng Chuan entered the arena with Grim armor and the Demon-Subduing halberd.
• Meng Chuan and Liaohuo unleashed their powers and clashed; Meng Chuan tore away Liaohuo’s kasaya, and both fighters transformed into enormous forms before Liaohuo summoned his Silent Illumination Wisdom King Sea of Karma divine art.
• Venerable Mu explained that Liaohuo’s Wisdom Sword could sever karmic ties and his lasso could bind karmic force, while Meng Chuan decided to use Zhenwu Will and relentless pressure to counter him.
• Meng Chuan charged Liaohuo and used Cold Abyss Soul Lock, surprising the experts watching the battle; Zhao Yingchun revealed that Linyuan had taught him the technique.

Meng Chuan defeated Liaohuo in a brutal pinnacle showdown, overcoming the Dragon Elephant Grandmaster’s karmic arts and relentless resistance. The chapter ended with Meng Chuan securing an advancement spot and the Global Martial Artists Association stunned that he had avenged Dragon Elephant while still at the Third Limit.

• Meng Chuan trapped Liaohuo in Cold Abyss Soul Lock and launched a fierce halberd attack as Liaohuo broke free and countered with his secret arts.
• Meng Chuan gained the upper hand through their rapid exchanges, pierced Liaohuo’s chest with Star-Destroying, and forced him to fight on despite his grievous wounds.
• Meng Chuan wore Liaohuo down while avoiding his desperate attacks, then seized Liaohuo’s head and repeatedly punched him as the fighters sank deep underground.
• Liaohuo spent his last strength declaring they would fight again before his figure scattered, and Meng Chuan joked that he never stopped for the defeated.
• The host announced Meng Chuan’s victory, while Xun San, Cui Yunyu, Zhao Yingchun, and the others at the Global Martial Artists Association remained stunned by his performance.

After Meng Chuan defeated Liaohuo, leaders discussed protecting humanity’s geniuses while Shaolin celebrated the victory. Meng Chuan reunited with Bai Bao, received a warning about the dangers ahead, and began preparing to break the limits of his Stake Technique under Dingguang’s guidance.

• Sui Chunqiu celebrated Meng Chuan’s victory, while Xun San considered the formidable Sevis Long a possible challenge in the final.
• Zhao Yingchun proposed restarting the Path Protector Program as the Human Alliance prepared to confront the Demonic Path, and the leaders approved it unanimously.
• Shaolin monks reacted with astonishment to Liaohuo’s defeat, while Dingguang watched Meng Chuan’s match and decided not to teach him the Eternal Withering and Flourishing True Scripture yet.
• Bai Bao met Meng Chuan for a meal, praised his performance, warned him to avoid reckless risks, and told him to contact Dingguang by phone.
• Meng Chuan returned to Phoenix Nest, practiced with Dingguang’s remote guidance, and prepared to break the limits of his Stake Technique.

Meng Chuan broke through the Limit of his Earth Stance during the World Youth Championship and formed an incomplete Inner Heaven and Earth, greatly increasing his strength. The breakthrough gave him an Earth Fiend Precious Body that could transform killing intent into Earth Sha and improve his comprehension beneath the moon.

• Meng Chuan advanced the Vast Sky Formula to the brink of Limit Breaking while practicing under Dingguang's guidance.
• Meng Chuan defeated Australia's Riel in three punches and two kicks, then returned to cultivation while awaiting Chen Zhiming and Liaohuo's match.
• Meng Chuan used his Star Veins and martial principles to unite his inner landscape with his inner firmament, creating an incomplete Inner Heaven and Earth and boosting his power.
• Meng Chuan guided his qi and blood into the new inner world, illuminating its terrain and discovering that it could serve as their home as he continued to advance.
• Meng Chuan's Earth Stance reached Limit Broken and granted him the Earth Fiend Precious Body, which could nurture killing intent into Earth Sha and enhance comprehension during moonlit cultivation.

Meng Chuan investigated how his new Inner World had changed his qi and blood, then asked Principal Yang to explain his cultivation and help determine when he could advance. After refining his fist techniques and testing his strength, he resolved to develop the Zhenwu Path through both cultivation methods and combat practice.

• Meng Chuan realized that his newly generated qi and blood gathered in the Golden Crow phantom, while his Inner World and lack of astral transformation prevented him from measuring its exact amount.
• Yang Huan demonstrated his power at a Demon Nest, then received Meng Chuan's call and explained how the Inner World had removed the usual limits on qi and blood; he offered to inspect Meng Chuan and arranged a large laboratory for him.
• Meng Chuan concluded that qi and blood would remain the ultimate power source for his self-created Zhenwu Path, even as cultivation increasingly depended on understanding the Dao.
• Meng Chuan practiced beneath the moonlight and found that the Inner World unified his power, increased the force of his attacks, and helped his fist-technique proficiency grow faster.
• Meng Chuan cultivated qi and blood for four hours, considered eventually fusing the Law of Judgment, and resolved that fist techniques must remain central to the Zhenwu Path.

Meng Chuan watched Chen Zhiming defeat Liaohuo in a fierce mental-world battle, securing his place in the tournament’s final round. After studying Chen Zhiming’s techniques, Meng Chuan prepared to face him the next morning and realized he could imitate the Daoist’s soul-shedding attack.

• Meng Chuan watched the Daoist-Buddhist showdown and recognized Chen Zhiming’s ceremonial robes and replica Celestial Master Seven-Star Sword.
• Chen Zhiming and Liaohuo clashed across the waterway, trading sword arts, karmic fire, talismans, and summoned beasts.
• Liaohuo broke through Chen Zhiming’s sword attacks and nearly reached him, but Chen Zhiming restrained him with a purple talisman and sent his primordial spirit into the Seven-Star Sword.
• Chen Zhiming’s sword strike shattered Liaohuo’s defenses and defeated him, advancing Chen Zhiming and Meng Chuan to the final round.
• Meng Chuan replayed the fight, memorized Chen Zhiming’s techniques, and realized he could use the Flying Descent Art to send out his own soul.

Meng Chuan studied his newly formed inner world and considered how to connect Xiangxing Fist to it while preparing to face Chen Zhiming. After reflecting on his defeats and his karmic ties to Meng Chuan, Liaohuo resolved to change course before their growing connection produced harmful consequences.

• Meng Chuan concluded that Chen Zhiming had used nearly all his strength against Liaohuo and judged that his own inner world gave him a chance to win if he avoided being kept at a distance.
• Meng Chuan practiced Xiangxing Fist, discovered that it could not draw on his inner world without Xiangxing meridians, and decided to postpone experimenting with recreating them until after his next breakthrough.
• Meng Chuan cultivated his Horizontal Training techniques in the Northern Kuru Continent Dharma Realm, advancing his Prajna Dragon-Elephant Art and Precious Appearance Golden Venerable Technique.
• Liaohuo reviewed his defeat and recognized that his mind was vulnerable to attacks entering his body, so he planned to study bodily-control techniques before attempting Meng Chuan's difficult Sit-and-Forget Dragon Demon Prison Suppression art.
• Liaohuo examined his karmic threads and saw that his connection with Meng Chuan was nearing a critical point, with a large evil fruit growing from his earlier attempt to seize Meng Chuan's fortune.
• Liaohuo recalled the Shaolin figures who had formed good affinities with Meng Chuan and steeled himself to alter his own course before their karmic entanglement brought him harm.

Liaohuo tried to mend his karmic ties with Meng Chuan by teaching him how to fight Chen Zhiming, while Meng Chuan suspected Liaohuo might later help him test the Zhenwu Path. Elsewhere, Zhang Daoling destroyed a newly born Tree Realm Demon Nest in the Qilian Mountains and confirmed Mountain Whisper was not there.

• Liaohuo decided to approach Meng Chuan and guide him against Chen Zhiming in hopes of reversing the bitter fruit of their past clashes.
• Meng Chuan watched Sevis Long defeat Wang Chongyi and suspected Sevis was an extraterrestrial dragon from the Dragon Domain.
• Liaohuo explained Chen Zhiming's techniques and True Gang to Meng Chuan, and the two practiced together.
• Liaohuo studied Meng Chuan's fist intent afterward and concluded that challenging him again would be unwise.
• Zhang Daoling searched the Qilian Mountains, found and destroyed a newly born Tree Realm Demon Nest, and confirmed Mountain Whisper was absent.
• Zhang Daoling returned to Upper Capital and told the gathered powerhouses that Mountain Whisper was not in the Qilian Mountains.

Zhao Yingchun and the other experts discussed the threat of Mountain Whisper, the tournament’s promised rewards, and the coming clash between Meng Chuan and Chen Zhiming. The two contestants entered a simulated Divine Kingdom Ruins, and the chapter left them poised to fight.

• Zhao Yingchun warned the experts to search each Tree Realm Demon Nest for Mountain Whisper, even though they believed he had largely abandoned the human world.
• Sui Chunqiu predicted that Meng Chuan would defeat Chen Zhiming, while the experts discussed how the tournament’s top performers would receive Soul Shadow Projections.
• Zhao Yingchun and the others agreed that Meng Chuan and Chen Zhiming both deserved priority for future projections because of their exceptional talent.
• The championship match began as billions of viewers, including students at Peace Martial Arts School, watched Meng Chuan and Chen Zhiming prepare to fight.
• Meng Chuan entered the simulated Divine Kingdom Ruins, a shattered realm once belonging to the Blood Sun Divine Lord, and found Chen Zhiming standing far across the vast arena.

Meng Chuan and Chen Zhiming fought an escalating duel in the Divine Kingdom Ruins, unleashing their strongest techniques as Meng Chuan pressed through Chen Zhiming’s defenses. The chapter ended with Meng Chuan’s blood-fueled halberd strike sweeping toward Chen Zhiming, leaving the fight’s outcome unresolved.

• Fanluo and Grandmaster Duo-Mo watched the battle from Loulan and recognized how far Meng Chuan had surpassed their expectations.
• Chen Zhiming opened the Grotto of Truth with Dragon-Tiger Guardian Summons, but Meng Chuan used the Dragon Demon’s Deconstructing Divine Poison to locate him in the void.
• Meng Chuan endured Chen Zhiming’s sweeping blue sword attack, adapted his footwork to its currents, and charged back into close range.
• Chen Zhiming invoked the Five-Thunder True Method, and Meng Chuan answered with his Thunder Pupil, Thunder Dragons, and True Martial Fist Intent.
• Meng Chuan unleashed Blood Dip and battered through Chen Zhiming’s sword rain, qilin, and nine phoenixes with a final halberd strike.

Meng Chuan defeated Chen Zhiming after outlasting his Primordial Spirit and countering his sword ambush, becoming Great Chu’s top youth and advancing from Group One. As the victory’s fame spread and the school began considering his rapid rise, Principal Sui met with him and asked how it felt to be number one in Great Chu.

• Meng Chuan shattered Chen Zhiming’s body with one halberd strike, but Chen Zhiming escaped into his enchanted sword with his Primordial Spirit.
• Chen Zhiming hid his sword among false traces while Meng Chuan concealed himself and waited for the Primordial Spirit’s power to wane.
• Meng Chuan drew Chen Zhiming into a sword clash, disarmed him with his halberd, and annihilated his Primordial Spirit.
• Meng Chuan won Group One and earned a match against Colby, while students and viewers celebrated him as Great Chu’s number one among the young.
• Luo Meng questioned her own choices, while Chen Qiushui prepared to change Meng Chuan’s school record and considered his prospects for senior positions.
• Principal Sui summoned Meng Chuan to a teahouse and asked him how it felt to be number one in Great Chu.

Meng Chuan asked Sui Chunqiu for guidance on developing a path into the Dao through martial arts, and Sui affirmed his approach while offering ideas for its future. Sui also discussed Meng Chuan’s upcoming match with Colby and revealed that Great Chu and America had reached a peace agreement; the chapter ended with Meng Chuan opening the national system the next morning.

• Sui Chunqiu explained the inner world to Meng Chuan, then listened as Meng described his research into Zhenwu and entering the Dao through martial arts.
• Sui praised Meng’s use of martial will and True Martial Fist Intent to transform the five viscera, demonstrated his own fist intent, and advised Meng to keep accumulating knowledge, testing it, and refining his method.
• Sui warned Meng that Sevis Long had extraordinary resources and would be difficult to defeat, while promising a reward beyond a Heavenly King’s divine weapon if Meng beat Colby.
• Sui told Meng that Great Chu and America had reached a peace agreement and advised him to discuss the coming changes with his girlfriend; he also suggested Meng ask Yang Huan to examine his meridians.
• Sui asked Professor Li Zhenyue to help with a study of fire-element cultivation, while Zhang Daoling comforted Chen Zhiming after his defeat by Meng.
• The next morning, Meng Chuan held up his phone to enter the national system.

Meng Chuan learned that Primordial Qi had once repaired dimensional breaches and restrained the Heavenly Demons, but Shanghao had taken it from the human realm. After Master Dingguang confirmed his theory and urged him to focus on his upcoming final battle, Meng Chuan was left contemplating Primordial Qi’s power to mend the heavens.

• Meng Chuan and Yang Yuelian read news about Great Chu’s agreement with America and the establishment of the Resistance Army, and Meng Chuan decided to stay at Northern United University instead of enlisting.
• While preparing for the final battle against Colby, Meng Chuan reasoned that Primordial Qi might repair dimensional breaches and prevent Heavenly Demons from entering the human realm.
• Meng Chuan called Master Dingguang to ask about Primordial Qi and Killing Intent, and Dingguang confirmed that Primordial Qi had sustained the mortal world and mended dimensional cracks.
• Dingguang explained that Primordial Qi had flowed from a source near the Kunlun Mountains until Shanghao took it away, after which Demon Nests could no longer be contained.
• Dingguang told Meng Chuan to cultivate, protect his corner of the world, and prepare for the final battle, leaving Meng Chuan convinced that Primordial Qi could mend the heavens.

Meng Chuan learned to distinguish innate and acquired Killing Intent from Master Dingguang and began to understand the Buddhist path of karma. After years in seclusion, he advanced his Precious Appearance Golden Venerable Technique and returned from a longer Transcendence, then inspected the earth Baleful Intent in his Inner World.

• Meng Chuan resolved to investigate whether Traits could produce Primordial Qi and to pursue the strength needed to mend the human dimension while avoiding Shanghao's notice.
• Master Dingguang taught Meng Chuan a formula for perceiving Killing Intent and explained the differences between innate and acquired baleful energy.
• Meng Chuan learned Dingguang's view that Killing Intent had no inherent good or evil, and connected the lesson to the path of karma and the Bond of Karma.
• Years later, Meng Chuan trained in seclusion and raised his Precious Appearance Golden Venerable Technique to 98% proficiency.
• Meng Chuan returned from a longer Transcendence, took a mind-stabilizing pill, and resolved to prepare better supplies for future returns.
• Meng Chuan explored his Inner World and identified earth Baleful Intent in a patch of dark soil.

Meng Chuan tested how earth fiend energy strengthened Demon-Subduing, then accepted Chen Zhiming’s Eagle Demon True Spirit in exchange for teaching him his defense-piercing fist intent. The chapter left Chen and Meng preparing to share their techniques while Liaohuo decided to seek Meng’s guidance.

• Meng Chuan refined a granule of earth fiend energy from baleful energy and fed it to Demon-Subduing, slightly improving the weapon’s sharpness and energy conduction.
• Meng Chuan realized Colby’s baleful energy might be useful for his Baleful Nurturing Pool, while Chen Zhiming prepared to face Sevis Long and Sevis trained for the final showdown.
• Chen Zhiming visited Meng Chuan and offered to reveal Sevis’s abilities after their match in support of Great Chu’s victory.
• Chen Zhiming asked about Meng Chuan’s fist intent that broke through his Star True Gang and gave him a fifth-tier Eagle Demon True Spirit as tuition.
• Meng Chuan accepted the gift and promised to teach Chen Zhiming at his future Martial Arts Research Institute near Li Mountain.
• Liaohuo sensed a stronger connection between Meng Chuan and Chen Zhiming and decided to ask Meng Chuan for guidance.

Colby wrestled with the prospect of facing Sevis after his match against Meng Chuan, while Cui Yunyu prepared for worsening threats from Demon Nests and the Demonic Path. In the Dharma Realm, Meng Chuan perfected the Precious Appearance Golden Venerable Technique, gaining the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body and turning his attention to mastering Xuanwu True Body Refinement.

• Colby studied Meng Chuan's footage and doubted he could defeat him, then feared that even victory would leave him facing the far stronger Sevis.
• Cui Yunyu assigned two tournament staff members to Resistance Army combat ranks and considered the rising Demon Nest crisis and plans for a global Enforcement Bureau.
• Cui Yunyu sensed Meng Chuan cultivating at peak condition but did not realize he had entered the Dharma Realm to train.
• Meng Chuan perfected the Precious Appearance Golden Venerable Technique and gained the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body, greatly strengthening his defenses and attacks.
• Meng Chuan tested the golden body's vibrating force by punching a deep fissure through Little Sumeru Mountain, then resolved to focus on advancing Xuanwu True Body Refinement.

Meng Chuan completed the Liver Wood mutation, gained exceptional dynamic vision, and broke through Shenxing Baibian, discovering that his five viscera produced Five Elements Primordial Qi that could power his movement technique. As his final match against Colby approached, he sent Dragon King Cui a report about figures he had spotted near Thousand Hope Mountain and began considering how his Primordial Qi might aid cultivation.

• Meng Chuan completed his Liver Wood mutation, strengthening his vitality and recovery while granting him extraordinarily clear dynamic vision that could track rapid movement.
• Meng Chuan spotted a group hiding in the mountains near Upper Capital and later sent Dragon King Cui a message about them.
• Meng Chuan practiced Shenxing Baibian through the night, sought advice from Zhao Chun, and broke through to acquire the Body-Wandering Transformation Trait.
• Meng Chuan tested the Trait with qi from his five viscera and discovered that his organs produced Five Elements Primordial Qi capable of powering explosive movement.
• Meng Chuan considered whether his Primordial Qi could support Five Elements cultivation, then prepared for his ten o'clock match against Colby as the livestream audience exceeded ten billion.

Meng Chuan fought Colby in the World Youth Championship semifinals, overwhelming the American fighter after enduring his Life Spirit attacks and exhausting his stamina. Meng Chuan pierced Colby’s throat to finish the match and secure his place in the grand final.

• Meng Chuan prepared for his semifinal against Colby while Sui Chunqiu watched the match from afar and considered Meng Chuan’s potential.
• Colby unleashed his darkness-powered Life Spirit, and Meng Chuan activated his three states and golden body before the two fighters clashed.
• Meng Chuan read and dodged Colby’s relentless attacks, then countered with halberd strikes that gradually drained Colby’s stamina.
• Colby unleashed a final burst of power, but Meng Chuan battered him through the volcano and pinned him down as spectators watched.
• Meng Chuan delivered a final halberd thrust through Colby’s throat, causing Colby’s body to fade.