Chapter Summaries

Yang Yu toured Jiangnan City’s military command center and met Commander Wang Ying’an, who praised his strength and invited him to help defend the city. Watching Jia Yi fight on the front lines, Yang Yu recognized the Soldiers and Martial Artists as Huaxia’s backbone, and the chapter ended with Wang asking about Yang Yu’s childhood headaches and suggesting they had healed as his body transformed.

• Yang Yu climbed to the command center with Zhang Tieshan and resolved to take responsibility for protecting ordinary people from the Monsters.
• Wang Ying’an introduced himself to Yang Yu as commander of the South China Military Region’s First Group Army and overall commander of Jiangnan City’s defense.
• Yang Yu watched Jia Yi battle Monsters with an Alloy Battle Sword, and Wang explained that Jia Yi had fought nearly a day without rest.
• Yang Yu assessed Jia Yi’s swordsmanship and said real combat would help him reach Unity of Man and Sword and develop Artistic Conception.
• Wang Ying’an discussed Yang Yu’s background and asked whether his Chronic Headache Condition still troubled him; Yang said it had disappeared, and Wang suggested Cosmic Energy had healed it.

Yang Yu declined Wang Ying'an's offer to join the military but promised to help defend Jiangnan City, and he received custom weapons and combat gear. When a Fire-Scaled Trident Pig attacked the Southern Theater's defensive line, Yang Yu volunteered to stop it.

• Yang Yu told Wang Ying'an that absorbing Cosmic Energy had ended his chronic headaches, then declined a colonel's rank and a military position while pledging to defend Jiangnan City.
• Wang Ying'an assured Yang Yu he could join later and promised high ranks for powerful Freelance Martial Artists who served Huaxia.
• Wang Ying'an gave Yang Yu custom-made combat gear, including a violet War Blade and shield, which Yang Yu praised for their strength and fit.
• A worker reported that a Monster Commander was destroying the Southern Theater's defensive line while Jia Yi was occupied elsewhere.
• Yang Yu recognized the attacking Fire-Scaled Trident Pig and stood up to deal with it.

Yang Yu flew to the Southern War Zone and fought the Intermediate Beast General Level Fire-Scaled Trident Pig while Jiangnan City watched the battle on its broadcasts. He wounded the Monster with a blade strike, but it began healing as the fight continued.

• Zhang Tieshan flew Yang Yu by helicopter to the Southern War Zone, where he jumped down to confront the Fire-Scaled Trident Pig.
• Yang Yu dodged the Monster’s charges with Soaring Dragon Footwork while Wang Ying'an broadcast the battle across Jiangnan City.
• The Fire-Scaled Trident Pig turned blood-red and accelerated, forcing Yang Yu to use his full Movement Technique and prepare his Spiritual Force.
• Yang Yu struck the Fire-Scaled Trident Pig’s back with the Thunderbolt Blade, breaking its scales and opening a long wound.
• The Fire-Scaled Trident Pig used its muscles to begin healing the wound, while Yang Yu treated the strike as only an appetizer.

Yang Yu killed the Fire-Scaled Trident Pig in Jiangnan City after repeatedly striking the same weak point on its neck. He collected its horns and dragged its carcass back to the defensive line, while the city's civilians took heart from his victory.

• Yang Yu used his speed and blade technique to slash the Fire-Scaled Trident Pig's neck, breaking its scales and deepening a wound.
• Yang Yu dodged the beast's charges and struck the same neck wound twice more, leaving it bleeding heavily.
• Wang Ying'an and Zhang Tieshan watched from the Central Command Hall as Yang Yu's attacks brought the beast close to death.
• The Fire-Scaled Trident Pig tried to flee, but Yang Yu caught up and severed its main artery with another slash.
• After running for two and a half minutes, the bleeding Fire-Scaled Trident Pig collapsed and died.
• Yang Yu confirmed the beast was dead, collected its three curved horns, and dragged its carcass to the defensive line as Jiangnan City's civilians applauded.

After defeating the Fire-Scaled Trident Pig, Yang Yu returned to Jiangnan City's Command Center and reassured its leaders and civilians by agreeing to the public broadcast of his battles. He met Jia Yi, promised to take on powerful Monsters while Jia Yi pursued a breakthrough, and left Jia Yi reflecting on humanity's physical weakness against the Monsters.

• Yang Yu left the Fire-Scaled Trident Pig with the military and asked for its three long horns to be sent to his residence.
• Zhang Tieshan brought Yang Yu to the Central Command Building, where Wang Ying'an praised him and explained that his battles had been broadcast across Jiangnan City.
• Yang Yu called his grandfather, reassured him, and asked Wang Lin to look after him.
• Yang Yu met Jia Yi, discussed their Martial Way training, and encouraged Jia Yi not to rush his breakthrough.
• Jia Yi admitted he felt helpless about humanity's physical inferiority to the Monsters, while Yang Yu promised to face the powerful Monsters until Jia Yi grew stronger.

Yang Yu and Jia Yi rested and discussed cultivation and the defense of Huaxia before a large Monster invasion struck the Eastern War Zone. They prepared to reinforce the front lines by helicopter as Wang Ying'an promised fire support and warned them not to risk their lives against overwhelming enemies.

• Yang Yu found that his Cosmic Energy absorption had improved after two battles, increasing his cultivation gains by roughly thirty percent.
• Jia Yi told Yang Yu that his sect had thirteen Martial Artists and that its members had gone to defend cities across the country.
• Yang Yu and Jia Yi talked about their ideals and the duty to protect Huaxia while the Monster attacks remained sporadic.
• An alarm announced a large invasion in the Eastern War Zone, where Yang Yu spotted many kinds of Mutated Creatures and at least five Beast Generals.
• Jia Yi and Yang Yu equipped themselves to reinforce the front lines by helicopter, while Wang Ying'an promised fire support and cautioned them not to hold back against enemies they could not stop.

Yang Yu and Jia Yi joined the eastern battlefield after the first two defensive lines fell, and Yang Yu killed the monsters that broke through the third line. The fight continued as an urgent report announced a gigantic octopus monster in the southeast corner.

• Yang Yu killed a giant Mutated Bat as he and Jia Yi arrived by helicopter, sending the other flying monsters scattering.
• Yang Yu rushed to a breach on the left defensive line and beheaded the Bloodthirsty Tank Wild Boar before killing the rest of its pack.
• Yang Yu killed a Two-Tailed Cat that was stalking a soldier at a Vulcan Machine Gun, then eliminated two more nearby.
• Yang Yu received an urgent report that a gigantic octopus monster had appeared in the southeast corner.

Yang Yu fought an Advanced Beast General Level octopus monster attacking Jiangnan City, using the battle to improve his Movement Technique and Blade Technique before pursuing it as it tried to flee. He severed several tentacles, but the octopus still had five and continued its assault.

• Yang Yu rushed to the southeastern defenses and found a giant octopus monster attacking the city wall amid hordes of mutated creatures.
• Yang Yu severed the tip of one tentacle with his Thunderbolt Blade, then used the octopus’s attacks to hone his Movement Technique and Blade Technique.
• The octopus monster realized Yang Yu was using it for training and retreated while sending other monsters to besiege him.
• Yang Yu cut through the attackers, caught up to the fleeing octopus, and severed two more tentacles with his Thunderbolt Blade.
• The octopus monster, reduced to five tentacles, screamed and launched a fiercer assault, while Yang Yu avoided meeting its attacks head-on.

Yang Yu killed the octopus monster and helped repel the Beast Tide before returning to the Central Command Building. After Yang Yu urged the authorities to promote the Martial Way, the military’s highest leadership decided to promote it nationwide.

• Yang Yu used his movement technique to evade the octopus monster, then killed it and several other powerful Monsters as the remaining Beast Tide retreated.
• Yang Yu called the Logistics Department to clear the battlefield, harvested the octopus monster’s skin, and returned to the Central Command Building by helicopter.
• Wang Fei told Grandpa Yang that Yang Yu might help Jiangnan City avoid relocation.
• Yang Yu suggested that civilians begin practicing the Martial Way, and Wang Ying’an agreed that humanity needed more Martial Artists.
• After watching footage of Yang Yu’s battle, the military’s highest leadership decided to promote the Martial Way across the nation.

Yang Yu and Jia Yi watched footage of Hong holding off a Beast Tide and recognized his extraordinary Martial Way strength. They agreed to share recordings of their techniques so the military could produce nationwide training materials as the Monster crisis continued.

• Wang Ying'an told Yang Yu and Jia Yi that Hong had appeared in the Northern Military Region and shown footage of him defending a pass and slaughtering Monsters.
• Yang Yu judged Hong to be a grandmaster-level Martial Artist whose strength could rival Lord Level Monsters, while Jia Yi praised Hong's Spear Technique.
• Inspired by the footage, Jia Yi decided to practice his Sword Technique and aim for the grandmaster realm.
• Wang Ying'an asked Yang Yu and Jia Yi to record their techniques for nationwide Martial Way study, and both agreed.
• Yang Yu demonstrated the Five Element Fist and Five Elements Thunder Blade while explaining their relationship, as the military began preparing teaching materials.

After a night without further attacks, Yang Yu trained and refined his Martial Way, improving his techniques and physical strength. He planned to sweep monsters from Huaxia once Jiangnan City stabilized and his body reached the War God level.

• Yang Yu practiced the Shadowless Blade and developed ideas for making it faster, more accurate, and more protective.
• Yang Yu trained his fist and blade techniques, then returned to his bedroom and absorbed Cosmic Energy with the Five Elements Guidance Technique.
• Yang Yu found that his punching strength had increased by at least four hundred kilograms after his training and recovery.
• Yang Yu planned to begin his Demon Sweeping Plan after Jiangnan City stabilized, using his future strength as a Spirit Reader to patrol Huaxia and protect its Base Cities.

Yang Yu and the authorities watched Huaxia mobilize civilians to practice martial arts while cities faced renewed Monster attacks. As pressure mounted across the country, Yang Yu rushed to a collapsing defensive line to confront a herd of Mutated Demon Ox.

• Yang Yu worried that intelligent Lord Level Monsters might be hiding and meditated through the night as dawn approached.
• A Huaxia leader urged healthy civilians to learn martial arts, and the government distributed Basic Martial Arts Introduction materials nationwide.
• Yang Yu, Jia Yi, and the army Martial Artists monitored renewed attacks, while Jia Yi warned that Modu and other coastal cities faced especially severe danger.
• Yang Yu explained that he could not defend every city and planned to use the remaining time to strengthen himself before stronger Monsters appeared.
• After a herd of Mutated Demon Ox broke through the first defensive line in Jiangnan City, Yang Yu hurried to provide support.

Yang Yu fought across Jiangnan City’s defenses, killing large numbers of Monsters and improving his techniques and physical strength over a week of battle. The chapter revealed that Thor had helped Modu withstand the Beast Tide and evacuate its population.

• Yang Yu killed dozens of Mutated Demon Oxen and spent the day supporting battles across Jiangnan City’s defenses.
• Yang Yu’s War Blade became chipped from fighting tough Monsters, so the military replaced it with a heavier, improved blade.
• Yang Yu fought through the night, cultivated with the Five Elements Guidance Technique, and continued improving his strength.
• Over a week, Yang Yu killed more than a hundred Beast General Level Monsters and several thousand Beast Soldier Level Monsters, stabilizing his movement technique at the Perfect Level.
• Yang Yu learned that Modu had endured the Beast Tide for a week because Thor held back its largest breach and helped the country evacuate the city’s population.

As Monsters ravaged Huaxia, Yang Yu stayed in Jiangnan City to help defend it and strengthen himself before launching the Demon Sweeping Plan. He wiped out another Fire-Scaled Trident Pig attack with his fists, earning the title “Iron Fist” and inspiring civilians across Huaxia.

• Yang Yu decided to remain in Jiangnan City, protect his grandfather and companions, and build his strength while helping the military defend the city.
• Yang Yu killed several Fire-Scaled Trident Pigs during their daily assaults and noted that Pig-type Monsters attacked more relentlessly than other groups.
• After his War Blade broke, Yang Yu tested the special-material gauntlets Wang Ying'an had prepared for him.
• Yang Yu chased down the fleeing Fire-Scaled Trident Pigs and destroyed them with his Tiger Cannon Fist and Iron Fists.
• Yang Yu earned the title “Iron Fist,” and footage of his battles inspired civilians and Martial Artists throughout Huaxia.

Yang Yu rushed to Jiangnan City's riverfront defenses, where newly appearing marine Beast General Monsters and mutated Peacock Mantis Shrimp were wrecking the wall. He killed the shrimp leader and then slaughtered more than a hundred of the attackers, but the surge in Monster attacks and human casualties continued.

• Yang Yu noticed that Monster attacks and Beast General appearances were increasing while soldiers suffered heavy casualties and few human Martial Artists emerged.
• After killing over a hundred Bloodthirsty Tank Wild Boars, Yang Yu hurried to the riverfront defensive line, where marine Monsters had damaged a third of the wall.
• Yang Yu confronted the two-meter blue-gold Peacock Mantis Shrimp leader, dodged its hammer-like strike, and beheaded it.
• The remaining Peacock Mantis Shrimp charged Yang Yu together, but he used his Perfect Level Movement Technique and Intermediate War God Spiritual Force to anticipate their attacks.
• Yang Yu killed more than a hundred Mutated Peacock Mantis Shrimp with flashes of Purple Blade Light.

Yang Yu mastered Thunder Intent while slaughtering the growing monster hordes around Jiangnan City, but the city’s defenses continued to contract as the siege intensified. He left the chapter still fighting toward becoming a Junior War God as civilians helped build five lines of defense.

• Yang Yu cleared a riverbank swarm of mutated monsters, including peacock mantis shrimp, and protected logistics troops as they collected valuable materials.
• After weeks of combat, Yang Yu perfected his movement technique, advanced his blade and fist techniques, and mastered Thunder Intent.
• Yang Yu refined his strikes into fast, precise attacks that could kill advanced beast general level monsters with one blow.
• Yang Yu’s punching force reached 48,000 kilograms, but he faced more monsters and was forced to limit his rest despite Wang Ying'an ordering him to sleep four hours a day.
• As the monster siege grew, the military contracted Jiangnan City’s perimeter and built five defense lines while civilians relocated and volunteered to help.

Yang Yu rushed to the southwest battlefield and slaughtered more than a hundred Mutated Giant Bears after a nearly Lord Level bear broke through the defenses. As he prepared to support another front, an Intermediate Lord Level Giant Rock Bear Sovereign appeared.

• Yang Yu received a distress call reporting that Bear-type Monsters had overrun two defensive lines in the southwest war zone.
• Yang Yu arrived and found dozens of Mutated Black Bears, including three Advanced Beast General Level leaders, tearing down the city walls.
• Yang Yu killed the leading bear with one slash, then fought through the pack and slaughtered over a hundred bears in three minutes.
• Yang Yu discarded his damaged war blade and prepared to support another battlefield, but spotted an Intermediate Lord Level Giant Rock Bear Sovereign.

Yang Yu faced the Giant Rock Bear Sovereign, an Intermediate Lord Level monster that attacked Jiangnan City after he killed more than a hundred Elite Giant Bears. He dodged the Sovereign’s first charges and, as it began to fight more cautiously, prepared to attack.

• Xiao Ma identified the Giant Rock Bear Sovereign as a bear-type monster moving at 500 m/s, and Wang Ying'an ordered aerial fire support to stand by.
• Yang Yu recognized the monster as the Giant Rock Bear Sovereign and understood that his killings had forced the Lord Level monsters to act sooner than planned.
• The Giant Rock Bear Sovereign charged Yang Yu, who evaded twice with his movement technique and Spiritual Force.
• After missing twice, the Giant Rock Bear Sovereign sensed Yang Yu’s killing intent and stopped charging recklessly to study him.
• Yang Yu saw that the Sovereign had become cautious and prepared to charge it himself.

Yang Yu used his speed and Spiritual Force to battle the Giant Rock Bear Sovereign, whose defenses resisted his punches. He tricked the bear into lowering its guard and killed it with a Flying Dagger, then faced the urgency of support calls from elsewhere.

• Yang Yu surged to 550 m/s and overtook the Giant Rock Bear Sovereign as the Command Center and Jiangnan City watched.
• Yang Yu dodged the bear’s attacks and struck its paw with a lightning-charged punch, injuring it without breaking through its defenses.
• Yang Yu circled the berserk bear and planned to use a Flying Dagger to pierce its eye and destroy its skull.
• Yang Yu used another support call as a reason to end the fight, then baited the bear into swinging at him.
• Yang Yu’s Flying Dagger pierced the bear’s eye and shredded its skull, killing the Giant Rock Bear Sovereign instantly.

Yang Yu killed the Giant Rock Bear Sovereign and claimed its teeth as powerful spiritual weapons, then flew across Jiangnan City to reinforce its defenses. He slaughtered the invading monsters and left the city’s defenders confident that the defense line would hold.

• Yang Yu killed the Giant Rock Bear Sovereign, while Jiangnan City’s commanders and citizens watched in amazement.
• Yang Yu took the bear’s fangs and several sharp teeth, moved its corpse inside the defense line, and flew off on his shield.
• Yang Yu tested the fangs against his flying daggers and found that the bear’s teeth were far stronger.
• Yang Yu reached a defense line under heavy attack and used six bear teeth to cut down the horde.
• Yang Yu flew around Jiangnan City and cleared its defensive perimeter of monsters in less than half an hour.