Chapter Summaries

After reaching the First Heaven of Martial Artist Realm, Xia Ping exchanged Hate Points for advanced techniques and practiced the Ten Thousand Beasts Fist. He received notice that the Giant Corporation Trial would begin the next morning, and prepared to leave for it.

• Xia Ping tested his new Martial Artist Realm strength in a remote valley, then exchanged Hate Points for the second levels of the Northern Underworld Body Protection Art and the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Art.
• Xia Ping decided the Five Forms Fist was inadequate and exchanged fifty thousand Hate Points for the Ten Thousand Beasts Fist.
• Xia Ping received the Ten Thousand Beasts Fist’s knowledge from the system and practiced it in the valley for an entire day.
• Xia Ping received a message telling him to gather at Tianshui City Airport at nine the next morning for the Giant Corporation Trial, with two months of leave approved.

Qiu Xue learned that Xia Ping had taken more than a month of leave and vowed to make him pay when he returned. Meanwhile, Xia Ping traveled with Gu Peng to Black Moon City for a trial and learned that the lawless city lay within the territory of the Black Moon King.

• Qiu Xue learned from the principal that Xia Ping had requested more than a month of leave and angrily promised to punish him when he returned.
• Xia Ping met Gu Peng at Tianshui City Airport, where Gu Peng recognized that Xia Ping had advanced to the Martial Artist Realm and estimated his chance of passing the trial at forty or fifty percent.
• Gu Peng took Xia Ping aboard a small black airship and told him they were traveling to Black Moon City.
• Gu Peng explained that Black Moon City was a lawless haven because it contained Black Moon Tower, an ancient ruin belonging to the King Realm expert known as the Black Moon King.

Gu Peng explained that Xia Ping’s Giant Corporation Trial would take place in Black Moon Tower, where he had one month to pass the Hard-level Trial. After arriving in Black Moon City under a disguised identity, Xia Ping reached the tower and prepared to begin his trial.

• Gu Peng told Xia Ping that Black Moon Tower was an ancient relic used by major organizations to test their members, and that passing its Hard-level Trial within a month would satisfy the Giant Corporation Trial.
• Xia Ping said he would attempt the Nightmare-level Trial if he had the chance, and Gu Peng gave him a nanomaterial skin mask and an anonymous credit card while warning him to conceal his identity.
• Gu Peng explained that Xia Ping’s trial would begin as soon as he stepped off the airship and that Xia Ping would have to manage things alone in Black Moon City.
• Xia Ping arrived in Black Moon City, disguised himself, and noticed that its travelers were powerful, wary martial artists with murderous auras.
• Xia Ping took a bus to the central district and saw the enormous, mysterious Black Moon Tower.

Xia Ping reluctantly went live after Wang Dachui reminded him of his promise to his fans. His appearance and the view of Black Moon City’s entertainment district sent the audience into a frenzy, and the stream’s popularity kept rising.

• Wang Dachui called Xia Ping and urged him to honor his promise to livestream for his fans.
• Xia Ping agreed to go live briefly and removed his Skin Mask so the camera would show his real face.
• Viewers flooded the stream with questions about Xia Ping’s romances and his novels.
• The audience noticed the courtesans and entertainment venues near Black Moon Tower and reacted excitedly in the comments.
• The livestream’s audience surged to five million and continued growing, impressing Wang Dachui.

Xia Ping livestreamed from Black Moon City, but viewers misinterpreted his presence there as a trip to hire prostitutes despite his insistence that he had come to cultivate. He ended the stream as the misunderstanding spread widely, boosting Wang Dachui’s publicity and stirring gossip in Tianshui City.

• Viewers noticed the women and setting behind Xia Ping and identified the location as Black Moon City, a notorious lawless city.
• Xia Ping denied that the women were his harem and explained that he had come to cultivate, but viewers accused him of seeking prostitutes.
• Xia Ping ended the livestream to avoid fueling more rumors, while viewers continued speculating about his supposed plans.
• The livestream drew thirty million viewers, and Wang Dachui celebrated the publicity for his videos and TV dramas.
• Rumors that Xia Ping had gone to Black Moon City to hire a prostitute spread through Tianshui City.

News that Xia Ping went to Black Moon City to visit brothels enraged Qiu Xue, Nangong Wu, Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, and the scions of Tianshui City's prominent families. While Xia Ping remained away, his rivals vowed to train harder and surpass him.

• Qiu Xue watched Xia Ping's livestream and, furious that he had taken leave to visit brothels, threatened to punish him when he returned.
• Girls at Xiulan Middle School condemned Xia Ping, and Nangong Wu decided to avoid him.
• Jiang Yaru and Chu Rong resolved to improve their strength and enter Yanhuang University with support from Moon Cold Palace.
• The prominent-family scions cursed Xia Ping and vowed to work harder after hearing about his trip.
• Qin Muyang vowed to cultivate toward the Martial Dao Ultimate Realm and surpass Xia Ping before taking revenge for his humiliation.

Xia Ping registered at the Black Moon Tower under the name Desolate and learned how costly its trials were. He heard that the tower’s simulation space offered combat experience against powerful experts, monsters, and dangerous environments.

• Xia Ping arrived at the Black Moon Tower and felt the aura of the Nine-Headed Golden Eagle statue until a middle-aged man warned everyone not to meet its gaze.
• The middle-aged man explained that Black Moon King had killed the King Realm monster and placed its real eyes in the statue.
• Xia Ping entered the tower and registered with false personal information under the name Desolate, receiving a membership card.
• The receptionist listed the high prices for trials, and a young man in white protested the cost.
• A middle-aged man explained that the tower’s Martial Dao Simulation Space let Martial Artists gain combat experience against powerful opponents and dangerous challenges.

Xia Ping learned that the Black Moon Tower served as a training ground and booked a Nightmare-level Trial for ten million Federal Coins. Afterward, He Jun approached him under the pretense of wanting to spar, while Xia Ping’s boastful response made him seem easy to trick.

• Xia Ping learned that martial artists used the Black Moon Tower’s simulation space to train safely against powerful fighters and monsters.
• Xia Ping chose the Nightmare-level Trial despite the receptionist and nearby martial artists warning him about its danger, and he paid ten million Federal Coins to book it for midnight the next day.
• He Jun introduced himself as a blade user from Jizhou District and praised Xia Ping’s courage before asking to spar.
• Xia Ping claimed he was a famous Yang Province District genius destined to become a King Realm expert, and He Jun privately judged him an easy sucker to fool.

He Jun tried to lure Xia Ping into a fifty-million Federal Coin arena bet, while Wu Zhen warned Xia Ping that He Jun preyed on newcomers. Xia Ping insisted he could easily beat He Jun and raised the wager to four hundred million Federal Coins.

• He Jun invited Xia Ping to fight in Black Moon Tower’s arena for fifty million Federal Coins.
• Wu Zhen accused He Jun of scamming inexperienced newcomers and tried to stop Xia Ping from accepting.
• Xia Ping dismissed Wu Zhen’s warning, claimed he could defeat ten opponents at his level, and defended the match.
• The onlookers mocked Xia Ping’s confidence, while He Jun eagerly pressed him to begin the fight.
• Xia Ping agreed to bet but raised the wager to four hundred million Federal Coins.

Xia Ping and He Jun wagered four hundred million Federal Coins on a duel at Black Moon Tower the following morning. Xia Ping believed he could defeat He Jun, while He Jun’s men celebrated after learning their boss had secretly advanced to the Second Heaven of Martial Artist Realm.

• He Jun accepted Xia Ping’s four-hundred-million-coin wager and scheduled their duel for nine the next morning at Black Moon Tower’s Second Floor Duel Arena.
• Xia Ping signed the challenge contract, transferred his stake, and left to rest at a nearby hotel, confident he would win.
• After leaving Black Moon Tower, He Jun’s men questioned whether accepting the wager had been too rash.
• He Jun revealed his blade aura and told his men he had reached the Second Heaven of Martial Artist Realm four or five days earlier.
• He Jun and his men laughed as they expected to win Xia Ping’s money in the duel.

Xia Ping prepared to duel He Jun at the Black Moon Tower, hoping to win four hundred million Federal Coins to fund his cultivation. The duel began in a realistic simulated grassland, with He Jun launching his first attack.

• Xia Ping woke after a night of cultivation and resolved to win the wager so he could buy pills to strengthen himself.
• Word spread that Desolate and Mad Blade He Jun were betting four hundred million, drawing martial artists eager to watch.
• At the Black Moon Tower, Xia Ping chose a plain for the duel, and He Jun activated the tower’s Martial Dao Simulation Space.
• He Jun revealed his black broadsword and claimed his experience made him far stronger than Xia Ping.
• When the duel began, He Jun charged across the grassland and attacked with the first form of the Gale Blade Technique.

Xia Ping fought He Jun in a public duel at Black Moon Tower, shattering He Jun’s opening Gale Blade attack with Five Forms Unification. He Jun revealed that he had reached the Second Heaven of Martial Artist Realm and launched the Gale Blade Technique’s Violent Sand Wind Rotation, leaving the duel unresolved.

• He Jun unleashed a storm of blade energy with the Gale Blade Technique, while spectators and Gu Peng watched the duel through the broadcast.
• Xia Ping answered with Five Forms Unification and shattered He Jun’s attack, knocking him back and leaving his hand numb.
• Xia Ping criticized He Jun for boasting, enraging him.
• He Jun revealed his Second Heaven of Martial Artist Realm strength and claimed he had been holding back.
• He Jun attacked with Violent Sand Wind Rotation, sweeping sand and debris into a deadly whirlwind.

Xia Ping defeated He Jun with the Violent Ape Hammer, overwhelming the Second Heaven Martial Artist and shocking Gu Peng. He Jun finally surrendered to avoid Xia Ping’s finishing stomp.

• Spectators praised He Jun’s Gale Blade Technique as he unleashed it against Xia Ping.
• Xia Ping shattered He Jun’s blade force with the Violent Ape Hammer and smashed him into a pit, breaking his saber and several ribs.
• Gu Peng recognized Xia Ping’s fist technique as an extraordinary martial skill and concluded that Xia Ping would likely pass the trial.
• He Jun refused to surrender and attacked Xia Ping with his fist, but Xia Ping shattered it and sent him flying.
• Xia Ping moved to stomp on He Jun’s head, and He Jun screamed that he surrendered.

Xia Ping defeated He Jun with one punch and won four hundred million Federal Coins, shocking the Black Moon Tower spectators. After He Jun's patron, Young Master Liu, appeared and publicly punished him for losing, the story left Xia Ping facing a powerful new figure.

• Xia Ping defeated He Jun with one punch, and He Jun surrendered, giving Xia Ping four hundred million Federal Coins.
• The Black Moon Tower spectators marveled at Xia Ping's strength and regretted underestimating him.
• Xia Ping taunted He Jun and offered to fight again for an eight-hundred-million-coin bet, but He Jun left the dueling hall.
• Young Master Liu arrived with his followers, slapped He Jun, and rebuked him for losing after receiving pills to reach the Second Heaven of Martial Artist Realm.
• He Jun knelt before Young Master Liu and apologized, revealing that he had become Liu's subordinate in return for the pill.

Liu Lie, heir to the Blood Hand Organization, threatened Xia Ping after Xia Ping defeated He Jun, but Xia Ping refused to submit and overpowered Liu Lie when he attacked. Liu Lie was left humiliated and furious, while Xia Ping dismissed him as nothing without his organization’s backing.

• Onlookers identified Liu Lie as the ruthless son of Blood Hand Organization leader Liu Gang, and He Jun fled after Liu Lie kicked him and warned him not to lose again.
• Liu Lie demanded that Xia Ping compensate him for beating He Jun and threatened to prevent him from leaving Black Moon City.
• Xia Ping refused to kowtow, mocked Liu Lie’s threats, and told him to bring his father if he wanted to talk.
• Liu Lie attacked Xia Ping with a slap, but Xia Ping struck his hand with a punch and sent him crashing into a wall.
• Xia Ping berated Liu Lie for relying on the Blood Hand Organization, leaving Liu Lie furious and humiliated.

After the Blood Hand Organization threatened Xia Ping, he began the Black Moon Tower’s Nightmare-level Trial. The trial transported him to a ruined city and tasked him with killing a thousand Blood Demon Wolves within an hour, leaving him facing a deadly challenge.

• Black Moon Tower guards stopped Liu Lie and his men from attacking Xia Ping, and Liu Lie threatened him before leaving.
• Onlookers predicted the Blood Hand Organization would get revenge, while Gu Peng worried that Xia Ping’s troublemaking would continue at Giant Corporation.
• A staff member took Xia Ping to the twelfth floor and guided him into trial room 1201.
• The Black Moon Tower transported Xia Ping to a simulated ruined city and announced the Nightmare-level Trial’s rules.
• Xia Ping learned he had one hour to kill a thousand First Heaven Blood Demon Wolves and that either death or failing to kill them all meant failure.

Xia Ping began the Nightmare-level Trial, which required him to kill a thousand Blood Demon Wolves, and relied on the second level of his Northern Underworld Body Protection Art to withstand them. He left the opening wave destroyed and welcomed the wolves rushing toward him.

• Gu Peng doubted Xia Ping could pass the Nightmare-level Trial, recalling how difficult it had been for him to pass the Difficulty-level Trial.
• Xia Ping decided his Northern Underworld Body Protection Art could protect him from the wolves and planned to test its newly acquired second level.
• The Nightmare-level Trial began, and more than a thousand Blood Demon Wolves charged at Xia Ping through the Ruins City.
• Dozens of wolves crashed into Xia Ping's true-qi armor, and his Northern Underworld Body Protection Art rebounded their attacks, killing them in midair.
• Xia Ping felt the wolves' attacks tempering his body and challenged the remaining wolves to attack him.

Xia Ping passed the Martial Artist First Heaven Nightmare-level Trial without injury, killing all one thousand Blood Demon Wolves and setting a Black Moon Tower record. The tower announced his achievement and rewards across the area, leaving the crowd stunned and the men who had mocked him trying to hide.

• Xia Ping cultivated as the Blood Demon Wolves charged into him and died from the counterforce, strengthening his true qi.
• Xia Ping killed all one thousand Blood Demon Wolves in twenty-five minutes and thirty-six seconds and completed the Nightmare-level Trial.
• The Black Moon Tower awarded Xia Ping the Kunpeng Step manual and a Nine-Turn Foundation Pill for setting a record without injury.
• The Black Moon Tower announced Desolate's record, shocking people inside and outside the tower.
• The crowd recognized Desolate as the same person who had defeated Mad Blade He Jun and offended Liu Lie, while two men who had mocked him tried to sneak away.

After Xia Ping, known in the trial as Desolate, passed the Nightmare-level Trial and set a record, his rewards drew the greed of underworld groups in Black Moon City. Liu Lie and Black Bear Corporation's Dai An ordered their forces to target him as he made his way back to the airport.

• Aboard a spaceship at Black Moon City Airport, Gu Peng learned that Xia Ping had passed the Nightmare-level Trial and set a record, but worried that the rewards would make him a target.
• Underworld figures learned that Desolate had won a King Realm Secret Manual and a Nine-Turn Foundation Pill, and discussed how valuable the treasures were.
• At a Blood Hand Organization hideout, Liu Lie ordered his group to kill Desolate and claim his rewards.
• At Black Bear Corporation headquarters, Dai An ordered his men to surround Desolate near the Black Moon Tower, regardless of whether he was the person who had once destroyed their building.

After passing Black Moon Tower’s Nightmare-level trial, Xia Ping received the Kunpeng Step and a Nine-Turn Foundation Pill. In the lobby, members of the Fierce Tiger Organization tried to buy the treasures cheaply and threatened him, but Xia Ping refused and they left.

• Xia Ping received the Kunpeng Step manual and a Nine-Turn Foundation Pill as rewards for passing the trial.
• Xia Ping learned that the Kunpeng Step was extremely valuable and planned to join Giant Corporation before studying the manual or taking the pill.
• The martial artists in Black Moon Tower’s lobby recognized Xia Ping as the one who had set a new record.
• The Fierce Tiger Organization’s leader offered Xia Ping a hundred million Federal Coins for both treasures and promised safe passage out of Black Moon City.
• Xia Ping rejected the offer and told the men to get lost, so the leader warned him and left with his group.