Chapter Summaries

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Different Race (Winged Race) has been acting strangely, with increased activity in the South Sea.
• Chen Xia investigates the breach in the Giant Deer Star Realm and continues his cultivation, making significant progress in his Dragon Soul, Spirit Calling Technique, and Vermilion Bird World-Burning Art.
• The Winged Race's Seventh Ancestor, Jia Luo, activates a long-planned scheme to flood the Federation using ancient teleportation talismans obtained from a water demon, aiming to disrupt the Federation's economy and cause chaos.

Character Developments

• Chen Xia: Continues to cultivate and improve his skills, including the Dragon Soul, Spirit Calling Technique, and Vermilion Bird World-Burning Art. He also teaches Jiang Xinglan the Lion Soul beast soul.
• Jia Luo (Seventh Ancestor of the Winged Race): Plans and executes a scheme to flood the Federation, aiming to undermine its economy and cause widespread chaos.

Significant Themes

• The power struggle between the Federation and the Different Race (Winged Race).
• The consequences of long-planned schemes and their potential impact on societies.
• The importance of cultivation and continuous self-improvement.

Character Interactions

• Chen Xia and Jiang Xinglan: Continue their relationship, with Chen Xia teaching Jiang Xinglan the Lion Soul beast soul and visiting her for dual cultivation.
• Jia Luo and Balu (Martial Venerable of the Winged Race): Work together to activate the ancient teleportation talismans, with Jia Luo leading the operation and Balu expressing his confidence in the plan's success.

Chapter Summary: “The Waters of the South Sea Irrigate the World”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Martial Venerable Balu proposes that the alien races exploit the Federation’s current weakness by invading through the teleportation arrays and occupying its territory.
• Seventh Ancestor Jia Luo rejects a direct assault. Because the Winged Race’s First Ancestor remains in death seclusion, a full-scale attack could force the Federation to unite and fight back. Instead, Jia Luo plans to prolong the crisis until the Federation’s economy, military, and internal political unity collapse.
• The alien races prepare five teleportation arrays in the South Sea. They gather enormous quantities of seawater and force nearby aquatic creatures—including whales, octopuses, sea serpents, giant crabs, and other powerful beasts—toward the arrays.
• Their strategy is designed not only to flood Blue Star but also to release dangerous marine creatures into the cities, making rescue and resistance more difficult.
• The alien command center monitors major human cities during New Year celebrations. They believe the holiday has lowered humanity’s defenses because soldiers and martial artists have returned home.
• The alien races also reveal that they have financially prepared for the disaster by shorting major Federation currencies and stock markets, expecting to profit from the collapse.
• Jia Luo activates all five teleportation arrays simultaneously. Vast whirlpools transport seawater and aquatic beasts from the South Sea to Blue Star.
• On New Year’s Eve, a previously sealed teleportation array beneath a restricted zone in Yijiang City suddenly activates, flooding a secret Federation research base and destroying the valley.
• Coastal and inland cities across the world are struck by sudden, unnatural tsunamis:
  • East Sea City is overwhelmed during New Year celebrations.
  • Volcano Nation’s Mount Fuji erupts violently when seawater interacts with its magma.
  • New York’s sewers and streets flood.
  • Sydney and other cities are engulfed by massive waves.
• The Federation headquarters declares a red alert. Officials determine that the disaster is caused by alien teleportation arrays and high-dimensional energy rather than a natural phenomenon.

Character Developments

• Jia Luo is established as patient, strategic, and ruthless. Rather than seeking immediate conquest, he chooses psychological, economic, and infrastructural warfare to weaken the Federation from within.
• Martial Venerable Balu appears aggressive and excited by the possibility of rapid victory, but he accepts Jia Luo’s more calculated strategy.
• Lei Qianren, although absent from the immediate events, is portrayed as politically vulnerable. Jia Luo believes the Federation’s internal divisions and Lei’s leadership failures may eventually remove him from power.
• The alien race leadership demonstrates coordinated planning, combining military destruction, economic manipulation, surveillance, and the exploitation of human complacency.
• Humanity and the Federation authorities shift abruptly from celebration to panic as they realize the catastrophe is a coordinated alien attack.

Significant Themes

• Strategic patience versus reckless aggression: The alien leaders recognize that allowing the Federation to exhaust itself may be more effective than attacking it directly.
• Exploitation of weakness: The New Year holiday, political divisions, reduced military readiness, and dependence on infrastructure all become weapons against humanity.
• Civilization’s vulnerability: Advanced technology and powerful defenses cannot prevent catastrophe when hidden teleportation arrays are activated inside populated areas.
• War as total destruction: The alien attack targets not only military forces but also the economy, financial markets, cities, transportation systems, and civilian morale.
• Nature turned into a weapon: The sea and its creatures are transformed into instruments of invasion, creating both physical destruction and widespread terror.
• Internal division and collapse: Jia Luo believes the Federation’s lack of unity will cause it to fall from within, emphasizing that political fragmentation can be as dangerous as external enemies.

Character Interactions

• Balu urges Jia Luo to launch an immediate invasion, while Jia Luo explains why restraint and prolonged pressure are more advantageous.
• Jia Luo gives orders to Winged Race warriors and other alien experts, directing them to gather aquatic creatures and prepare the arrays.
• Alien commanders report to Jia Luo about the Federation’s New Year celebrations and reduced defenses, reinforcing the attack plan.
• At the alien command center, Winged Race leaders discuss the expected destruction of Blue Star and the profits they will gain from the Federation’s financial collapse.
• Federation personnel at the Yijiang City restricted zone react in confusion and fear when the hidden array activates, evacuating as the base is flooded.
• At Federation headquarters, communications officers report the worldwide attacks to the Dragon Lord of Island Court, confirming that the disaster is an alien operation and triggering an emergency response.

Chapter Summary: “Rescue”

Key Plot Points and Events

• On New Year’s Eve, a massive disaster strikes the Federation when seawater floods inland through teleportation arrays activated by alien races.
• Federation Holy Lord Lei Qianren immediately declares a Level One Alert, freezes trading markets, and orders all martial artists outside the Federation to return. Martial Sect-level and stronger experts mobilize across the country.
• The Wind Venerable attempts to destroy the teleportation array beneath a flooded forest, but discovers that it contains Spatial Law and cannot be forcibly broken. He instead uses his mastery of Spatial Law to seal it layer by layer, though a devouring force gradually weakens his barriers.
• The military launches a large-scale rescue effort. Warships evacuate civilians, Skyflight Realm martial artists save people from the waters, and protective formations are activated around major cities.
• No alien soldiers cross over; the immediate threat is the seawater pouring through the arrays. The Federation’s leaders focus on containing the openings and determining how to seal them permanently.
• Chen Xia learns of the crisis while celebrating New Year’s with his family. He realizes that the Dragon Mountain Zone formation his family discovered is connected to the bottom of the South Sea and was likely used by the aliens to cause the flooding.
• Chen Xia leaves his family in the care of his older brother, Chen Wu, and younger sister, Chen Xuan. He instructs Chen Xuan to fly the family toward the Capital if the waters reach them.
• As a military governor, Chen Xia orders the Haixing War Zone to deploy fifty thousand personnel and numerous aircraft for rescue operations, then personally travels to the war zone to coordinate relief efforts.
• He contacts Jiang Xinglan, confirming that she is safe in elevated Handong City. She assures him that her mid-Skyflight Realm strength and control of the Lion Soul allow her to protect herself.
• Zhang Tianlin remains behind to guard the Giant Deer Star Realm, ensuring that the alien races do not exploit the Federation’s emergency to launch another attack.

Character Developments

• Lei Qianren demonstrates decisive leadership and recognizes the flooding as an alien attack requiring an immediate, Federation-wide response.
• The Wind Venerable shows the value of specialized Law mastery. His Spatial Law allows him to temporarily contain the teleportation array, though the array’s devouring power makes the effort extremely difficult.
• Chen Xia acts as both a devoted family member and responsible military leader. He prioritizes his family’s safety but quickly assumes command of a large-scale rescue effort.
• Chen Wu shows growing strength and civic responsibility. Despite being only a fifth-rank martial artist, he wants to help rescue civilians, but ultimately stays behind to protect the family.
• Chen Xuan responds calmly and accepts responsibility for evacuating the family if necessary.
• Jiang Xinglan displays increased independence and confidence after mastering the Lion Soul, reassuring Chen Xia that she can defend herself.
• Zhang Tianlin embodies strategic vigilance by remaining at the war zone to guard against a secondary alien attack.

Significant Themes

• Duty versus personal safety: Powerful martial artists and military leaders must balance protecting their families with serving the wider population.
• Unity during crisis: Easterners, Westerners, Black experts, soldiers, and martial artists from across the Federation cooperate in the rescue effort.
• Preparedness and organized response: Protective formations, warships, aircraft, and military mobilization help limit casualties despite the scale of the disaster.
• Alien cunning and hidden danger: The enemy does not launch a direct invasion but uses an ancient teleportation formation and seawater as a devastating weapon.
• The importance of specialized power: The Wind Venerable’s Spatial Law proves more effective than brute force against a formation governed by spatial principles.
• Family and responsibility: Chen Xia’s concern for his family motivates him, but his greater responsibility to the Federation ultimately draws him into the disaster zone.

Character Interactions

• Lei Qianren commands the Federation’s emergency response and mobilizes its strongest experts.
• The Wind Venerable independently works to contain the teleportation formation while other forces conduct evacuations.
• Chen Xia explains the connection between the Dragon Mountain Zone formation and the alien attack to Chen Wu.
• Chen Xia refuses to let Chen Wu accompany him, assigning him to protect the family instead.
• Chen Xia gives Chen Xuan emergency evacuation instructions, reinforcing his role as the family’s protector.
• Chen Xia and Jiang Xinglan exchange a brief but reassuring call, with Jiang Xinglan encouraging him to focus on the rescue.
• Chen Xia coordinates with the Haixing War Zone, while Zhang Tianlin maintains the separate defensive responsibility of guarding the Giant Deer Star Realm.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Winged Race, led by Jia Luo, watches the chaos on Blue Star caused by the South Sea water flooding, celebrating their revenge.
• Chen Xia, now a governor, returns to Yijiang City to protect his people from the flood and the sea creatures it brings.
• He discovers the source of the flood, a formation in the Dragon Mountain Zone maintained by a horned-mask figure, and decides to investigate.

Character Developments

• Jia Luo, the Winged Race leader, is driven by revenge and satisfaction in causing Blue Star's calamity.
• Chen Xia demonstrates his growth and responsibility as a leader, prioritizing the safety of his people and taking immediate action to protect them.

Significant Themes

• Revenge and Retribution: The Winged Race seeks revenge on the Federation for past wrongs, highlighting the cyclical nature of conflict and retribution.
• Powerlessness in the Face of Nature: Chen Xia feels his own limitations when confronted with the overwhelming force of nature, emphasizing the insignificance of individual strength against natural disasters.

Character Interactions

• The Winged Race higher-ups interact with each other, celebrating their revenge and planning their next moves.
• Chen Xia interacts with the people of Yijiang City, rescuing them and providing them with a sense of security and hope.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Five teleportation formations from the Water Demons erupt, threatening to submerge Blue Star.
• Eight Martial Saint-level Dragon Lords, including Lei Qianren, gather to discuss countermeasures.
• Ariana proposes destroying all formations, while Brant suggests temporary sealing. Lei Qianren decides to seal them first.
• Ouyang Shuo, back from the Outer Domain, suggests reversing the teleportation to send the seawater back to the Winged Race.

Character Developments

• Lei Qianren demonstrates his leadership and decisiveness as the Holy Lord.
• Ouyang Shuo shows his strategic thinking and understanding of spatial weaknesses.
• Ariana displays her assertiveness and willingness to challenge Brant's authority.
• Brant reveals his concern for the Federation's power balance and America's interests.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between the Human Race and the Different Race for survival and dominance.
• The importance of unity and cooperation among the Federation's nations and experts.
• The strategic use of one's own strengths and the enemy's weaknesses.

Character Interactions

• Tension and argument between Ariana and Brant, reflecting differing opinions and national interests.
• Lei Qianren's authoritative role in making decisions and maintaining order among the Dragon Lords.
• Ouyang Shuo's respected status, as he is sought out for his opinion by Lei Qianren.

Chapter Summary

Plot and Events

• Ariana acknowledges that Ouyang Shuo’s plan—to redirect the seawater flooding Blue Star’s South Sea through a linked teleportation array and use it to flood Blackstone Mountain, the aliens’ headquarters—is strategically appealing but extremely difficult.
• Brant and Dalen reject the proposal as too risky and technically unrealistic. Precise interworld teleportation requires advanced spatial mastery, lengthy preparation, and could accidentally create a passage allowing alien forces to invade Blue Star.
• The group considers a safer alternative: opening spatial rifts over the flooded region to drain the seawater elsewhere. Ouyang Shuo objects, arguing that this would not eliminate the danger posed by the alien teleportation arrays or provide meaningful retaliation.
• The debate reaches a stalemate until Lei Qianren suggests that Chen Xia may be able to help by using the Spirit Calling Technique, which can establish a one-way connection between worlds through dark-plane sensing.
• The proposal shocks Ouyang Shuo, who realizes that Chen Xia—his relatively inexperienced disciple—might be placed in extreme danger.
• Brant and others point out that Chen Xia is only a Grandmaster, would need at least twenty minutes to prepare the technique, and may not be able to locate a precise spatial node, especially since Blue Star is not the Dark Plane.
• Ouyang Shuo argues against sending Chen Xia and supports draining the water through ordinary spatial rifts, suggesting retaliation against the aliens can wait.
• Lei Qianren orders Wind Venerable to contact Chen Xia and ask whether he is willing and capable of attempting the technique. The chapter ends as Wind Venerable sends the message at two in the morning.

Character Developments

• Ouyang Shuo: Shows both strategic determination and strong personal concern for Chen Xia. Although he wants revenge against the alien races, he refuses to sacrifice his young disciple for an uncertain plan.
• Lei Qianren: Demonstrates confidence in Chen Xia’s unusual abilities and takes a pragmatic approach by consulting him rather than forcing him into the mission.
• Chen Xia: Though absent from the scene, his importance grows. His Spirit Calling Technique may provide the only means of striking Blackstone Mountain directly.
• Brant and Dalen: Represent the cautious, practical viewpoint, emphasizing the technical limits and catastrophic risks of the plan.
• Ariana: Remains open-minded but becomes increasingly concerned about the feasibility and danger of the proposal.

Significant Themes

• Strategic retaliation versus caution: The leaders debate whether to risk a bold counterattack or adopt a safer defensive solution.
• Limits of power and knowledge: Even Martial Saints cannot easily manipulate space, emphasizing how vast and complex the Laws of the universe are.
• Responsibility toward the younger generation: Ouyang Shuo’s reluctance to endanger Chen Xia highlights the conflict between military necessity and protecting promising talent.
• Unconventional power: The Spirit Calling Technique offers an alternative to conventional spatial arts, but its dark origins and uncertain consequences make it dangerous.
• Uncertainty and sacrifice: Any solution may involve severe risks, and the group must determine whether the possible rewards justify them.

Key Character Interactions

• Brant and Dalen directly challenge Ouyang Shuo’s proposal, while Ariana questions how it could be implemented.
• Ouyang Shuo defends the need to retaliate but later opposes using Chen Xia when Lei Qianren suggests him.
• Lei Qianren explains Chen Xia’s potential and counters the objections by proposing that Chen Xia be consulted rather than compelled.
• Wind Venerable acts on Lei Qianren’s order and contacts Chen Xia, setting up the next stage of the conflict.

Chapter Summary: “Keep Them in Check”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Xia continues rescuing civilians after the seawater invasion, moving people to higher ground.
• The Federation successfully seals the five transmission gates and stops the flood. Yijiang City survives because of its protective barrier, and the seawater begins receding.
• Chen Xia is summoned urgently by the Thunder Holy Lord, Lei Qianren, and travels to the Federation’s conference room in the Capital.
• He initially suspects the summons concerns the second half of the Spirit Calling Technique, an Outer Domain technique Lei Qianren gave him. Chen Xia recognizes that the technique is extremely valuable and unusually compatible with him because he suffers none of its normal side effects.
• Chen Xia reflects on his growing strength. With the Dragon Soul, flying swords, and Spirit-Calling Bone Staff, he believes he can greatly increase his combat power by improving the Spirit Calling Technique and advancing toward the Martial Venerable realm.
• At the Capital, Chen Xia discovers that not only Lei Qianren but also several Dragon Lords from different countries are waiting for him.
• He enters a tense conference room filled with powerful figures whose auras place immense pressure on him. Despite this, he remains calm and composed.
• Chen Xia greets Lei Qianren and his master, Ouyang Shuo, but does not ingratiate himself with the other dignitaries.
• Brant, a powerful Vice Holy Lord, doubts that Chen Xia’s Spirit Calling Technique can truly connect two worlds. He believes the flood could have been handled through a simpler spatial method.
• Brant views Chen Xia’s involvement as an opportunity to undermine Ouyang Shuo and suppress Xia Nation’s influence. He considers pushing Chen Xia into a dangerous mission, hoping either that the plan fails or that Xia Nation suffers politically.

Character Developments

• Chen Xia: Demonstrates compassion by prioritizing civilian rescue, then shows growing ambition and confidence in his path of cultivation. Although he remains loyal to his family and the Federation, he admits that his main motivation is personal strength and protecting those close to him rather than lofty ideals. His calm behavior before the world’s strongest figures highlights his increasing maturity and confidence.
• Lei Qianren: Remains an important supporter of Chen Xia, having entrusted him with the powerful Spirit Calling Technique. His reasons for summoning Chen Xia are not yet revealed.
• Ouyang Shuo: Chen Xia’s master is present at the conference and serves as a source of reassurance. He appears to have proposed using Chen Xia’s technique to respond to the crisis.
• Brant: Emerges as a political rival to Ouyang Shuo and Xia Nation. He underestimates Chen Xia’s technique and intends to exploit the situation to weaken Xia Nation’s standing and increase his own influence.

Significant Themes

• Power and ambition: Chen Xia’s goals have expanded from merely becoming a capable martial artist to reaching the highest levels of power.
• Responsibility versus self-interest: Chen Xia helps the Federation and rescues civilians, but he openly recognizes that his primary motivations are protecting himself and his family.
• Political rivalry: The international meeting is not only about solving the flood crisis; it is also a contest for influence among powerful nations and leaders.
• Composure under pressure: Chen Xia’s calmness among overwhelming experts reflects his growth and hints that he may be more important than others initially assume.
• Risk and innovation: The Spirit Calling Technique offers an unconventional solution, but relying on Chen Xia creates personal danger and political consequences.

Character Interactions

• Chen Xia communicates with Lei Qianren through the official channel and responds to his urgent summons.
• He greets Lei Qianren and Ouyang Shuo upon entering the conference room, while deliberately ignoring the unintroduced dignitaries rather than acting submissive.
• Ouyang Shuo’s presence reassures Chen Xia.
• Brant silently evaluates Chen Xia, doubts his abilities, and plans to use the situation to challenge Ouyang Shuo and diminish Xia Nation’s authority.

Chapter Summary: Setting a Trap for His Own Disciple?

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Xia is summoned by Lei Qianren and other Federation leaders, initially fearing they intend to question him about cultivating an Evil Technique.
• He learns that the Federation wants him to use the Spirit Calling Technique to transfer seawater flooding Blue Star into Blackstone Mountain, where the alien races’ teleportation formations are located.
• Chen Xia identifies two major obstacles:
  1. The technique only permits one-way summoning from the Dark Plane, meaning people cannot freely travel through the passage.
  2. Neither Blue Star nor Blackstone Mountain naturally falls within the technique’s sensing range, making precise teleportation nearly impossible.
• Lei Qianren proposes using a powerful Dark Stone, an energy crystal from the Dark Plane, as a coordinate beacon. Chen Xia would travel near Blackstone Mountain, sense the stone’s location on Blue Star, and open a passage for the seawater.
• If successful, the Federation could reverse the alien races’ attack, flood their territory, and potentially launch a counterattack.
• Chen Xia tests the Dark Stone’s usefulness. He can sense it nearby, even from fifty kilometers away, but the connection weakens with distance and eventually disappears.
• He concludes that the stone cannot serve as a reliable coordinate across the immense distance between the two worlds, causing the plan to fail.
• Ouyang Shuo dismisses Chen Xia from the meeting and privately becomes suspicious of Lei Qianren’s motives.

Character Developments

• Chen Xia shows caution and analytical thinking. He considers whether Lei Qianren deliberately trained him as part of a larger plan but ultimately decides the Federation probably reacted opportunistically rather than predicting the alien attack.
• He demonstrates mastery of the Spirit Calling Technique but remains aware of its limitations and refuses to promise success without evidence.
• Lei Qianren appears strategic and prepared, producing the Dark Stone and designing a plan that could turn the Federation’s defensive crisis into an offensive opportunity.
• His actions also make him appear manipulative, especially because he secretly taught Chen Xia a dangerous Evil Technique.
• Ouyang Shuo grows increasingly distrustful and protective of Chen Xia. He worries that Lei Qianren is using his disciple as an experimental tool and plans to confront him.
• The Federation leaders move from hopeful anticipation to disappointment when Chen Xia’s sensing ability proves insufficient.

Significant Themes

• Trust and manipulation: Chen Xia questions whether he is being used as a chess piece, while Ouyang Shuo suspects Lei Qianren of setting a trap for his own disciple.
• The risks of power and forbidden knowledge: The Spirit Calling Technique is powerful but dangerous, and its use raises concerns about Chen Xia’s safety and corruption.
• Strategic ingenuity versus practical limits: Lei Qianren’s plan is clever, but the vast distance between worlds makes it impossible to implement.
• Defiance and retaliation: The Federation hopes not merely to survive the alien races’ attack but to turn their own strategy against them.
• Uncertainty and incomplete knowledge: Both Chen Xia and the Federation are forced to act without fully understanding the teleportation formations or the Dark Plane.

Character Interactions

• Lei Qianren respectfully explains the plan and reassures Chen Xia that failure will not be blamed on him.
• Chen Xia openly challenges the plan by pointing out its technical weaknesses, prompting the others to reconsider its feasibility.
• Lei Qianren collaborates with Chen Xia during the testing process, moving the Dark Stone farther away to determine the range of his sensing.
• Ouyang Shuo reacts negatively to Lei Qianren’s secret instruction of Chen Xia and ends the meeting once the experiment fails.
• The chapter ends with Ouyang Shuo preparing to question Lei Qianren about whether he has endangered or exploited Chen Xia.

Summary: “Two Million Merit Points”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• After Chen Xia’s failed attempt to sense the black stone, Brant, America’s Dragon Lord, urges the conference to hear Chen Xia’s ideas rather than dismissing him.
• Chen Xia reveals that he has discovered another possible use of the Spirit Calling Technique. He claims he can connect the two worlds and channel seawater into the aliens’ main camp, flooding their territory.
• He explains that he needs to reach Blackstone Mountain and be given twelve seconds to set up the formation. Because the technique may cause severe backlash to his body, he requests a reward from the Federation.
• Chen Xia initially asks only for the right to reside in Outer Domain Star City. Lei Qianren instead offers him two million merit points—enough to earn residency—along with an 800-square-meter detached villa, provided he completes the mission.
• Chen Xia immediately accepts and guarantees success. The other Dragon Lords offer no objections, though Brant privately hopes the mission fails.
• Lei Qianren assigns two powerful Xia Nation Martial Saints, Xiao Yuanzhou and Xu Gao, to escort and protect Chen Xia at Blackstone Mountain while he forms the connection between the worlds.

2. Character Developments

• Chen Xia: Demonstrates confidence and initiative by volunteering for a highly dangerous mission despite his earlier failure. His request for Outer Domain Star City residency shows his growing ambitions and awareness of the value of merit points. His confidence suggests he has uncovered a genuine secret within the Spirit Calling Technique.
• Lei Qianren: Acts decisively and generously, immediately accepting Chen Xia’s proposal and offering a substantial reward. His authority as Federation Holy Lord is emphasized when the other Dragon Lords simply accept his decision.
• Brant: Reveals a manipulative and skeptical side. Although he previously opposed the sensing method, he encourages Chen Xia to attempt it because he hopes the mission will fail.
• Ouyang Shuo: Remains concerned for his disciple and repeatedly signals that Chen Xia should avoid involvement. However, he respects Chen Xia’s confidence once the decision is made.
• Xiao Yuanzhou: Is introduced as an ancient, immensely accomplished Martial Saint with more than ten million merit points. He has largely abandoned worldly fame and focuses on pursuing a higher realm.
• Xu Gao: Is presented as a legendary self-made Martial Saint who rose from obscurity with the Wang Family’s support, eventually becoming Grand Marshal and a major Federation leader.

3. Significant Themes

• Risk and sacrifice for the greater good: Chen Xia is willing to endanger his body to strike a decisive blow against the aliens.
• Merit, status, and privilege: Residency in Outer Domain Star City represents immense social and political status, normally requiring two million merit points. Chen Xia’s reward reflects how extraordinary his proposed contribution is.
• Authority and political maneuvering: The meeting demonstrates the power hierarchy within the Federation. Lei Qianren’s decision effectively settles the matter, while Brant attempts to influence events indirectly.
• Hidden potential and unconventional techniques: Chen Xia’s breakthrough comes from discovering an unexpected function of the Spirit Calling Technique, suggesting that established methods may contain secrets even their teachers do not fully understand.
• Protection of rising talent: The Federation recognizes Chen Xia’s importance by assigning two of its strongest figures to safeguard him.

4. Character Interactions

• Brant challenges the earlier dismissal of Chen Xia’s ideas and pushes him to reveal his method, though his motivation is secretly malicious.
• Chen Xia speaks directly with Lei Qianren, negotiating a reward in exchange for attempting the dangerous formation.
• Lei Qianren publicly guarantees Chen Xia’s reward and then secures approval from the other Dragon Lords.
• Ouyang Shuo silently worries about Chen Xia, while Chen Xia reassures him that he has sufficient confidence.
• Lei Qianren entrusts Xiao Yuanzhou and Xu Gao with Chen Xia’s safety, highlighting the Federation’s recognition of his importance.
• The chapter also links Xu Gao and the powerful Wang Family to Ouyang Shuo and Chen Xia through Wang Yue, establishing broader political and familial connections.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lei Qianren, the Holy Lord, tasks Chen Xia with using his Spirit Calling Technique to locate the Giant Deer Star Realm, where the Different Race is planning to flood Blue Star.
• Chen Xia, confident in his ability, agrees to the task, with a seventy percent chance of success.
• Lei Qianren orders a million-strong Federation army to gather in the Giant Deer Star Realm, ready to seize the Different Race's supplies once Chen Xia locates the realm.
• Chen Xia, accompanied by Grand Marshal Xu Gao, Dragon Lord Brant, and Ariana, leaves for the mission under Martial Saint Xiao Yuanzhou's command.

Character Developments

• Chen Xia displays confidence and willingness to take on a high-stakes mission, showing his growth and ambition.
• Lei Qianren reveals his strategic thinking and willingness to take risks for the Federation's development.
• Ouyang Shuo, Chen Xia's master, expresses concern and unease about the potential consequences of using the Spirit Calling Technique.

Significant Themes

• Risk vs. Reward: Characters weigh the potential gains against the risks involved in using the Spirit Calling Technique and seizing the Different Race's supplies.
• Trust and Confidence: Characters express trust and confidence in Chen Xia's abilities, despite the uncertainty surrounding his technique.

Character Interactions

• Lei Qianren and Chen Xia: Lei Qianren shows respect and appreciation for Chen Xia's abilities and willingness to take on the mission.
• Ouyang Shuo and Lei Qianren: Ouyang Shuo argues with Lei Qianren about the risks involved in using the Spirit Calling Technique, expressing his concerns as Chen Xia's master.
• Chen Xia and the others: Chen Xia is accompanied by Grand Marshal Xu Gao, Dragon Lord Brant, and Ariana on his mission, with Martial Saint Xiao Yuanzhou in command. Their interactions are not detailed in this chapter.

Chapter Summary: Blackstone Mountain

Key Plot Points and Events

• After Chen Xia boards the aircraft, he changes the group’s route so they can first visit and prepare five teleportation arrays located across Xia Nation, Volcano Nation, America, and Australasia Nation.
• At each array, Chen Xia secretly makes adjustments. Xiao Yuanzhou and Xu Gao suspect he is preparing a summoning or spirit-communing array, though they doubt that a Grandmaster can create a passage between worlds when even Martial Saints struggle with spatial techniques.
• The group observes the devastation caused by recent disasters in Volcano Nation and America before completing their preparations.
• They travel through a Star Realm and arrive at a forest base in southern Northern Mang, then proceed toward the Winged Race stronghold of Blackstone Mountain.
• To avoid detection, they land several kilometers away and continue manually under the concealment of Xiao Yuanzhou’s rune treasure, which can hide their auras for only twenty minutes.
• From a concealed position, they observe Blackstone Mountain and its vast military and civilian settlement. Chen Xia identifies numerous Winged Race troops, weapons, marketplaces, homes, and specialized crystal trees used to nurture the offspring of elite Winged Race members.
• Xiao Yuanzhou reveals that thirty-five powerful beast souls guard the mountain. The strongest is the remnant soul of an ancient true dragon, whose power is comparable to that of a Martial Saint.
• The group’s plan is to activate Chen Xia’s spirit-communing array underground. Once Chen Xia establishes a connection with one of the five teleportation arrays, Xiao Yuanzhou will contact the Thunder Holy Lord and order the corresponding array’s seals removed, allowing seawater to flood through it.
• Brant suggests moving closer, but Chen Xia refuses because the array must remain hidden from the Winged Race and protected from attack.

Character Developments

• Chen Xia: Demonstrates confidence and initiative by altering the teleportation arrays and devising an ambitious plan to connect distant locations or worlds. His actions suggest he possesses abilities far beyond what others expect from a Grandmaster. He also shows strategic caution by choosing to construct the array underground.
• Xiao Yuanzhou: Acts as the group’s tactical leader and protector. He provides concealment, guides the team toward Blackstone Mountain, explains the danger posed by the beast souls, and coordinates with the Thunder Holy Lord.
• Xu Gao: Shares Xiao Yuanzhou’s doubts about Chen Xia’s abilities but remains committed to following the mission.
• Brant: Raises a practical concern about the group’s distance from Blackstone Mountain, prompting Chen Xia to explain the need for secrecy.
• Winged Race: Is presented as both a militarized civilization and a functioning society. Its entire population can serve as warriors, while civilians, soldiers, merchants, and families coexist within the same stronghold.

Significant Themes

• Strategic preparation and secrecy: The mission depends on careful preparation, concealment, and speed. The group must complete the array before their concealment expires or the Winged Race detects them.
• Underestimated power: Chen Xia’s status as a Grandmaster contrasts with the immense confidence he displays, challenging the assumptions of the Martial Saints accompanying him.
• The scale and complexity of enemy civilization: Blackstone Mountain is not merely a fortress but a complete society with military forces, commerce, social classes, and systems for raising children.
• Ancient power and inherited strength: The Winged Race’s beast souls, especially the ancient true dragon’s remnant soul, represent the lasting power of their ancestors and explain why the race remains difficult to defeat.
• War affecting all aspects of life: The Winged Race’s society integrates military and civilian roles, suggesting a culture permanently organized around survival and warfare.

Character Interactions

• Xiao Yuanzhou and Xu Gao silently recognize that Chen Xia is preparing an unusual array but keep their doubts to themselves because Lei Qianren has authorized the mission.
• Xiao Yuanzhou warns everyone about the limited duration of the concealment rune and emphasizes the urgency of the operation.
• Chen Xia asks Xiao Yuanzhou about the mysterious shadows around Blackstone Mountain, learning that they are beast souls and that the largest is an ancient true dragon.
• Xiao Yuanzhou explains the larger plan involving the Thunder Holy Lord and the teleportation arrays, while Chen Xia confirms that the current location is suitable.
• Brant questions whether they should approach the mountain more closely; Chen Xia rejects the idea, explaining that the underground array must not be discovered or attacked.

Summary of “Five Spirit Calling Arrays”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Xia proposes opening the teleportation routes underground, and Xiao Yuanzhou rapidly carves out a cavern thirty meters beneath the surface.
• In front of Brant, Ariana, Xu Gao, Xiao Yuanzhou, and others, Chen Xia begins casting the Evil Technique known as the Spirit Calling Technique.
• Within seconds, he creates the first black Spirit Calling Array. It connects to the Federation’s teleportation array in the Dragon Mountain Zone, where Dalen is guarding the site.
• Chen Xia explains that previously summoned skeletal warriors are serving as spatial coordinates. Because he can sense his own undead creations regardless of distance, he can use them to establish connections with the remote teleportation arrays.
• He successfully creates additional arrays near the Federation’s other teleportation sites, including the seabed outside East Sea City. The surrounding seawater is visible and audible through the portals but cannot enter without Chen Xia’s permission.
• Creating the arrays consumes enormous Spiritual Power and exposes Chen Xia to the dangerous side effects of the Evil Technique. He replenishes himself with Nutrient Solution from his storage ring.
• Initially, Chen Xia reaches his limit after forming three arrays. He then uses the Explosive Qi Art and Blood Demon Illusion God to dramatically increase his Spiritual Power, allowing him to create two more.
• Chen Xia ultimately summons five Spirit Calling Arrays, linking to the bodies of water near all five Federation teleportation arrays.
• Astonished by his success, Chen Xia tells Xiao Yuanzhou that the teleportation arrays can now be activated. Xiao Yuanzhou contacts Lei Qianren, who orders the seals on the five Federation arrays to be removed.
• The chapter ends as the seals are lifted and the teleportation arrays begin to react with a powerful spatial eruption.

Character Developments

• Chen Xia: Demonstrates far greater mastery of the Evil Technique than anyone expected. His ability to create five spatial connections in moments confirms his exceptional talent and resourcefulness, though it also reveals the physical and mental cost of his methods.
• Brant: Shifts from skepticism and amusement to genuine shock and respect after witnessing Chen Xia succeed almost instantly.
• Xiao Yuanzhou: Initially observes the process with disbelief, but quickly recognizes Chen Xia’s achievement and coordinates the next stage of the operation.
• Lei Qianren: Moves from anxious anticipation to excitement once he learns Chen Xia has exceeded expectations, immediately issuing orders to activate the Federation’s arrays.
• Xu Gao and the other Federation leaders: Become deeply impressed and unsettled, realizing that Chen Xia’s abilities may rival techniques normally associated with Martial Saints.

Significant Themes

• Power and danger of forbidden techniques: The Evil Technique gives Chen Xia extraordinary spatial abilities, but it damages his body and consumes immense Spiritual Power.
• Preparation and ingenuity: Chen Xia’s earlier decision to leave skeletal warriors at strategic locations becomes the key to making the teleportation network possible.
• Defying expectations: Chen Xia’s performance surpasses what even powerful observers believed a Grandmaster could accomplish.
• Trust built through results: Although others doubt Chen Xia, his successful actions force them to acknowledge his reliability and ability.
• The cost of strength: Chen Xia can overcome his limits only by combining multiple techniques and consuming medicinal resources, emphasizing that his power is not effortless.

Character Interactions

• Brant openly challenges Chen Xia to prove that the plan can work, but Chen Xia answers through action rather than argument.
• Chen Xia works directly with Xiao Yuanzhou, asking him to release the teleportation network once the Spirit Calling Arrays are ready.
• Xiao Yuanzhou communicates with Lei Qianren, linking Chen Xia’s underground operation to the Federation’s broader military plan.
• The reactions of Brant, Xu Gao, Xiao Yuanzhou, and the other officials highlight the gap between their initial doubts and their eventual astonishment at Chen Xia’s capabilities.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Xia activates the Spirit Calling Array, reversing the flow of seawater back to the Different Race's realm.
• The Federation's five teleportation arrays become transfer stations, flooding the area around Blackstone Mountain.
• The Blackstone Clan chief and other leaders discover the flood and rush to investigate.
• The Different Race receives news of the Federation's counterattack, with a million troops approaching Blackstone Mountain.

Character Developments

• Chen Xia demonstrates his ability to control the Spirit Calling Array, showing growth in his powers.
• The Blackstone Clan chief and Jia Luo of the Seventh Clan show concern for their people and strategize to protect their base.

Significant Themes

• Retaliation and Consequences: The Different Race's actions have consequences, as the Federation retaliates with a flood and an army.
• Power and Control: Chen Xia's ability to control the Spirit Calling Array showcases his growing power and influence.

Character Interactions

• Chen Xia and the Federation work together to reverse the flood, showing unity against the Different Race.
• The Blackstone Clan chief and Jia Luo interact, demonstrating their leadership and concern for their people as they face the Federation's counterattack.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Different Race's plan to flood the Federation backfires, causing a disaster on Blackstone Mountain.
• The Federation deploys an army to take advantage of the situation and plunder supplies.
• Jia Luo attempts to destroy the teleportation arrays but is intercepted by Federation Martial Saints.
• Martial Saints Xiao Yuanzhou, Brant, and Xu Gao engage in combat with Different Race experts, including Xing Zhan.

Character Developments

• Jia Luo's frustration and humiliation at having his own plan used against him.
• Xing Zhan's pride and determination to outlive and defeat Xiao Yuanzhou.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between the Federation and the Different Race.
• The struggle for resources and survival in a post-apocalyptic world.
• The impact of past actions on present circumstances.

Character Interactions

• Jia Luo vs. Xiao Yuanzhou, Brant, and Xu Gao (brief skirmish)
• Xiao Yuanzhou vs. Xing Zhan (verbal sparring and combat)
• Brant vs. A Different Race Martial Venerable (brief skirmish)
• Xu Gao vs. Multiple Different Race warriors (massacre)

Plot Points and Events

• The Federation army, led by Xiao Yuanzhou and including Chen Xia, launches a surprise attack on the Different Race's Blackstone Mountain, looting supplies and causing significant damage.
• Chen Xia activates the Spirit Calling Technique, flooding Blackstone Mountain and causing substantial losses to the Different Race.
• The Federation army withdraws after inflicting heavy losses, pursued by the Different Race's Martial Saints.

Character Developments

• Chen Xia demonstrates his strategic thinking and ruthlessness, causing significant damage to the enemy and securing valuable resources for himself.
• Xiao Yuanzhou shows his leadership and tactical prowess, leading the Federation army to victory and ordering a strategic retreat.
• Xing Zhan, a Martial Saint of the Different Race, is introduced as a formidable opponent.

Significant Themes

• The Federation's determination to protect its resources and people, even at great cost.
• The Different Race's resilience and ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
• The power dynamics between the Federation and the Different Race, and the consequences of their conflict.

Character Interactions

• Chen Xia and Xiao Yuanzhou work together to execute the mission, with Chen Xia playing a crucial role in its success.
• Chen Xia encounters an old enemy, a black-robed man of the Different Race, and decides to seek revenge.
• Xiao Yuanzhou and Xing Zhan engage in a fierce battle, showcasing their martial prowess and exchanging taunts.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Xia decides to eliminate a Different Race member, Long Wu, who had previously hunted him.
• Chen Xia, now at the early Grandmaster stage, easily defeats Long Wu using his Dragon Soul.
• Chen Xia finds a centipede beast soul on Long Wu's body, which he plans to sell.
• Chen Xia kills Sa Xun, another Different Race member, and continues protecting the Federation army's retreat.
• Chen Xia responds to a distress signal and helps a separated Federation army contingent fight against the Different Race.

Character Developments

• Chen Xia demonstrates his growth and power, effortlessly defeating enemies at a higher cultivation level.
• Chen Xia shows strategic thinking, considering the sale of the centipede beast soul and the potential danger of involving himself with the Federation's upper echelons.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: Chen Xia's increased strength allows him to dominate weaker opponents, reflecting the theme of power dynamics in the story.
• Opportunism: Chen Xia takes advantage of the situation to gain merit points and residency qualifications for his family.
• Caution: Chen Xia learns to be more cautious after witnessing a Martial Saint battle, understanding the dangers of involving himself with powerful entities.

Character Interactions

• Chen Xia interacts with Long Wu and Sa Xun, demonstrating his dominance and lack of mercy.
• Chen Xia helps the Federation army, showing his commitment to their cause and his willingness to protect them.

Chapter Summary: “Make Way! Third Update”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Xia uses the Dragon Soul to destroy two alien warriors and then orders roughly one hundred Federation soldiers to retreat while he covers them.
• Revealing himself as Commander Chen, he inspires admiration among the recruits. He remains behind and massacres the surrounding alien forces with the Dragon Soul, flying swords, and Earthcore Flame.
• Unable to resist his Grandmaster-level strength, the aliens scatter in panic. Chen Xia pursues and kills as many as possible, leaving the battlefield littered with enemy casualties.
• At the South Sea teleportation array, Ariana guards the formation to prevent the alien races from shutting it down. She repeatedly kills waves of attackers with her Earth-Splitting Whip.
• The alien corpses are transported through the array to Blue Star and then through a spirit-linking formation to southern Northern Mang, where they emerge.
• A late-stage Martial Saint named Xing Kong arrives and challenges Ariana. Their battle spreads from the sea into the sky.
• Ariana reveals her powerful frost abilities, transforming into an enormous frost giant and freezing the surrounding ocean. Her technique, “Ice Absolute Kill,” overwhelms Xing Kong despite his higher cultivation stage.
• Xing Kong becomes distracted by lustful and exploitative thoughts about turning Ariana into a puppet or having offspring with her. Ariana humiliates him, expands into a towering hundred-meter frost giant, and kicks him away, forcing him to flee.
• Ariana continues guarding the teleportation array until Xiao Yuanzhou and the others arrive. She assures him playfully that she is unharmed.

Character Developments

• Chen Xia demonstrates the overwhelming combat power of an early Grandmaster. His ruthless efficiency and willingness to remain alone against thousands establish him as both a formidable warrior and a protector of Federation troops.
• Ariana is shown to be exceptionally strong, defeating a stronger, late-stage Martial Saint through superior technique and innate frost talent. Her transformation displays that she had been concealing part of her strength.
• Ariana’s background is expanded: she became a Skyflight expert at fifteen, a Grandmaster at twenty, and a Martial Saint at thirty. Now forty, she remains stuck at the mid-stage Martial Saint bottleneck but continues pursuing a breakthrough.
• She is portrayed as disciplined and independent, having rejected marriage and devoted herself entirely to cultivation. Despite her serious martial path, she retains a confident, teasing personality.
• Xing Kong is characterized as arrogant, vulgar, and predatory. His confidence collapses once he realizes Ariana is stronger than expected.

Significant Themes

• Strength and battlefield dominance: Both Chen Xia and Ariana single-handedly turn dangerous situations in the Federation’s favor.
• Protection and sacrifice: Chen Xia stays behind to protect retreating soldiers, while Ariana risks herself to defend the teleportation array and prevent further alien incursions.
• The martial path and personal ambition: Ariana’s life reflects the sacrifices required to pursue cultivation, including her rejection of marriage and frustration at being unable to break through the Martial Saint barrier.
• Underestimating opponents: Xing Kong assumes his higher realm guarantees victory and dismisses Ariana because of her gender, only to be decisively defeated.
• Human resistance against alien forces: The chapter emphasizes the Federation’s powerful defenders and their ability to withstand overwhelming alien assaults.

Character Interactions

• Chen Xia reassures the Federation soldiers and commands them to retreat, earning their gratitude and admiration.
• Ariana repeatedly clashes with the alien attackers and later engages Xing Kong in a major battle.
• Xing Kong insults and threatens Ariana after failing to defeat her, but she responds with contempt and physically overwhelms him.
• Xiao Yuanzhou checks on Ariana after the battle, and she answers with playful confidence, showing that she remains relaxed despite the danger.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Federation successfully completes their mission against the Different Race, destroying their teleportation arrays and seizing resources.
• Chen Xia returns to the Giant Deer Star Realm, bringing back a large amount of resources and merit from the mission.
• Liu Yuan asks Chen Xia about the Lion Soul, only to learn that it has already been sold.

Character Developments

• Xiao Yuanzhou shows appreciation for Chen Xia's contributions and stands up for him against Brant's suspicions about his cultivation of Evil Techniques.
• Chen Xia demonstrates his growing influence and respect within the military camp upon his return.

Significant Themes

• The ongoing conflict between the Federation and the Different Race.
• The value and pursuit of powerful martial techniques and beast souls for enhancing one's strength and status.

Character Interactions

• Xiao Yuanzhou and Brant have differing views on Chen Xia's cultivation of Evil Techniques, leading to a tense exchange.
• Chen Xia and Liu Yuan discuss the Lion Soul, with Liu Yuan expressing regret for not purchasing it earlier.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Xia possesses an ancient centipede beast soul, which he considers selling to Liu Yuan.
• Chen Xia reveals the centipede soul to Liu Yuan, impressing him with its power but also expressing concerns about its appearance.
• Chen Xia initially asks for 100 billion but settles for 70 billion after negotiations, with Liu Yuan agreeing to take out a loan to buy it.

Character Developments

• Chen Xia: Shows business acumen and patience in negotiating the sale of the centipede soul. He understands its value and is willing to settle for a lower price to secure a sale.
• Liu Yuan: Desperately wants a beast soul to enhance his cultivation and status. He's willing to take out a loan to buy the centipede soul despite its appearance not meeting his initial expectations.

Significant Themes

• The value and rarity of beast souls, which can significantly enhance a cultivator's power and connection to the world's vital energy.
• The importance of appearance and psychological impact in cultivator battles, as highlighted by Chen Xia's emphasis on the centipede soul's intimidation factor.
• The conflict between desire and reality, as Liu Yuan grapples with his eagerness for a beast soul versus the centipede's appearance and his financial limitations.

Character Interactions

• Chen Xia and Liu Yuan engage in a negotiation where Chen Xia uses tactics like feigned retreat and Liu Yuan expresses his desire and constraints, leading to a final agreement at 70 billion.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Yuan buys Chen Xia's beast soul, a centipede soul, for seventy billion credits, taking out a fifty-year loan for it.
• Liu Yuan struggles to accept the appearance of his new beast soul, finding it ugly and hideous.
• Liu Yuan decides to use the beast soul to increase his strength and gather resources in the Outer Domain to pay off the loan.

Character Developments

• Liu Yuan: Becomes more impulsive and reckless in his desire for power, leading to a fifty-year loan and a beast soul he finds unpleasant. He struggles with his decision but ultimately decides to make the most of it.
• Chen Xia: Shows cunning and opportunism, selling his unwanted beast soul to Liu Yuan at a high price.

Significant Themes

• The desire for power and its consequences.
• The importance of self-acceptance and making the best of one's situation.
• The commercialization of beast souls and the ease of obtaining loans in the Federation.

Character Interactions

• Liu Yuan and Chen Xia interact briefly, with Chen Xia manipulating Liu Yuan's desire for power to sell his beast soul.
• Liu Yuan interacts with his new beast soul, struggling to accept its appearance and deciding to make the most of it.