Recaps

Chen Ming completed both Cloud Hidden Ravine dungeon objectives and received the Grand Exam’s Day Two first-place rewards. He chose new equipment and the Bloodthirsty enchantment, which lowered Defense in exchange for increased Strength, and prepared to continue deeper into the dungeon.

• Chen Ming defeated the Twin Stone Golem, gathered a Stone Heart Stamen, and checked his completed dungeon objectives and collection of rare resources.
• Chen Ming received first place in the Grand Exam’s Day Two Level Ranking and selected a Mind Crystal, but found no more available before choosing a Strength resource instead.
• Chen Ming chose a Recovery Bracelet and Rock-Shattering Blade to improve his Recovery and Strength.
• Chen Ming selected the Bloodthirsty equipment enchantment despite its Defense penalty, believing his lack of a Defense stat made the drawback irrelevant.

Chen Ming found a powerful mental resource in the canyon, but a level-eight Flame Spirit attacked him before he could claim it. He used the fight to test the Rock-Shattering Blade’s Bloodthirsty Enchantment.

• Chen Ming enchanted the Rock-Shattering Blade and absorbed a Mind Crystal, but gained no mental power.
• Chen Ming entered the canyon’s mist-shrouded final area and discovered a pale blue flame containing far more mental energy than a Mind Crystal.
• A Flame Spirit attacked Chen Ming with mental damage and fire, and Chen Ming identified its abilities as Fire Control and Mental Spike.
• Chen Ming drew the Rock-Shattering Blade to test its Bloodthirsty Enchantment and struck the Flame Spirit for 60 damage.

Chen Ming defeated the Flame Spirit despite its physical and mental attacks doing almost no damage to him. After collecting its drops and strengthening his blade, he continued searching for the rare mental resource and found Azure Flame Flowing Fire.

• Chen Ming activated Bloodthirsty Enchantment and discovered the Rock-Shattering Blade’s debuff had no effect on him.
• The Flame Spirit struck Chen Ming with fire and mental attacks, but both barely harmed him, while his empowered slashes inflicted heavy damage.
• Chen Ming exploited the Flame Spirit’s exhaustion after it used Mental Spike and killed it, earning a beast core, rune stones, and a Tier 1 Crystal.
• Chen Ming used two Strength Rune Stones to empower the Rock-Shattering Blade.
• Chen Ming searched the rise and found Azure Flame Flowing Fire, a mental attribute resource.

Chen Ming cleared the Cloud Hidden Ravine Dungeon with a perfect rating, earning dungeon points, experience, and an Epic-grade ring. After absorbing the Azure Flame Flowing Fire, he gained Spirit and unlocked a Pale Flame effect that granted 20% armor piercing.

• Chen Ming completed the Cloud Hidden Ravine Dungeon with a perfect rating, earning 20 dungeon points and an Epic-grade Dust Heart Ring.
• Chen Ming leveled up to Level 6, embedded a Spirit Rune Stone in the ring, and equipped it for a 110-point Spirit bonus.
• Chen Ming absorbed the Azure Flame Flowing Fire and gained 10 Spirit as he sensed progress toward awakening a skill.
• Chen Ming manifested the Pale Flame at his fingertips and gained an Armor Piercing effect that imbued his attacks with 20% armor piercing.

After clearing the Cloud Hidden Ravine, Chen Ming witnessed a Giant Wolf absorb Moonlight Essence and produce Pale Flame, revealing how Azure Flame Flowing Fire regenerated. He realized the wolf guarded a vast source of the rare resource and resolved to sneak closer despite being unable to defeat it.

• Chen Ming tested his Rock-Shattering Blade and found that Azure Flame Flowing Fire had added a faint fiery effect to his attacks.
• After the Cloud Hidden Ravine cleared, Chen Ming considered whether to return to the city or keep leveling, but the valley abruptly fell silent and its mist vanished.
• Chen Ming saw a radiant light in the sky and a Giant Wolf on a distant mountain leap into the air and howl beneath it.
• The Giant Wolf swallowed Moonlight Essence, creating a sea of Pale Flame from which a wisp fell into the earthen pit and formed fresh Azure Flame Flowing Fire.
• Chen Ming realized the rare resource could regenerate and decided to sneak toward the Giant Wolf to reach the larger store of flame.

Chen Ming watched the Inspector and Cloud Sea City's principals confront the Pale Moon Wolf King outside the city. As the battle began, Chen Ming slipped behind the wolf king to carry out his own plan.

• Chen Ming approached the Pale Moon Wolf King and saw a Metal Crow carrying the city principals and the Inspector arrive.
• The Inspector confronted the Pale Moon Wolf King, who ordered the humans to leave his territory.
• The Fifth High School principal drew a strand of pale flame toward himself, enraging the Pale Moon Wolf King.
• The Pale Moon Wolf King grew to five hundred meters tall and attacked the Inspector and his companions with blades of pale flame and moonlight.
• The Metal Crow countered with wind and lightning while the principals moved away from the fight.
• Chen Ming reached a spot behind the Pale Moon Wolf King and watched the battle, hoping it would help him complete his plan.

Chen Ming followed the Pale Flame and Moonlight Essence to the Pale Moon Wolf King's hidden lair, hoping to steal its resources while the Wolf King fought elsewhere. After an Angel-class old man opened the lair's barrier and met its phantom guardian, Chen Ming offered to team up to get past it.

• Chen Ming traced the descending Pale Flame and Moonlight Essence to a hidden area protected by a chaotic-flow barrier.
• An Angel-class old man arrived, identified Chen Ming as a level 6 Shield Guard, and dismissed him before reversing the barrier's currents and removing it.
• The revealed hollow contained a pool of Pale Flame and Moonlight Essence, guarded by a phantom of the Pale Moon Wolf King.
• The old man tried to enter but retreated when the phantom attacked with lethal crescent-shaped strikes wrapped in pale blue flames.
• Chen Ming stayed behind and asked the old man to work with him.

Chen Ming entered the hollow and endured the Wolf King Phantom’s attacks without harm while collecting Azure Flame Molten Fire and Moonlight Glaze. He also found an Azure Flame True Core, then left with the resources as the Angel Old Man watched in disbelief.

• Chen Ming offered to collect the pool’s resources while the Angel Old Man covered up the disturbance, and the old man agreed to let him try.
• Chen Ming walked into the hollow, where the Wolf King Phantom attacked him, but its strikes and their shockwaves were nullified against him.
• Chen Ming reached the pool and identified Azure Flame Molten Fire and Moonlight Glaze, along with an Azure Flame True Core his probe could not assess.
• Chen Ming gathered the pool’s resources into containers and left the hollow unharmed.
• The Angel Old Man watched Chen Ming emerge with the resources and realized the Wolf King Phantom’s attacks had barely affected him.

Chen Ming handed the Moonlight Glaze to the old man and drank the Azure Flame Molten Fire before they escaped the hollow. The Pale Moon Wolf King discovered its pool was empty, then returned in a furious, enlarged state as the Inspector and Cloud Sea City principals discussed the threat.

• Chen Ming gave the old man the Moonlight Glaze and gulped down the Azure Flame Molten Fire, shocking him.
• The old man carried Chen Ming away from the hollow toward the Exotic Beast Forest.
• The Pale Moon Wolf King found its pool empty and roared in rage.
• Principal Zhou warned that the Wolf King threatened Cloud Sea City, and the Inspector promised to report it and stay in the city.
• The Pale Moon Wolf King returned with its body twice as large, blood-red eyes, and an aura of fury.

After escaping to the outskirts of Cloud Sea City, Chen Ming struggled to contain the Azure Flame Molten Fire he had swallowed and hurried back to prioritize absorbing it. He accepted Qin Zhixue’s friend request but postponed teaming up, then invited Sun Yang into his group and promised to take him through dungeons later.

• An old man flew Chen Ming to the outskirts of Cloud Sea City, where Chen Ming assured him he was fine despite glowing red and taking damage from the Azure Flame Molten Fire.
• The old man gave up questioning Chen Ming, then looked at the Moonlight Glaze he had obtained and thought it could help Xue'er awaken a mental skill.
• As Chen Ming walked toward the city, people recognized him, and he received a friend request from Qin Zhixue and a message from Sun Yang.
• Chen Ming accepted Qin Zhixue’s request but told her he had to postpone teaming up while he absorbed the Azure Flame Molten Fire.
• Sun Yang ran into Chen Ming, burned his fingers by touching Chen’s hot arm, and said he was level 2.
• Chen Ming invited Sun Yang to join the Bright Morning team and promised to take him through dungeons after handling his immediate business.

Chen Ming recruited Lin Wei into the Morning Light Squad and agreed to challenge Qin Zhixue’s special dungeon with her. After selling beast cores and upgrading his equipment, he returned home to absorb the Azure Flame Molten Fire.

• Sun Yang joined Chen Ming and Qin Zhixue’s squad and teased Chen Ming about Qin Zhixue being his sister-in-law.
• Qin Zhixue and Lin Wei arrived, and Chen Ming invited Lin Wei, an A-Rank Contractor, to join the Morning Light Squad.
• Qin Zhixue told Chen Ming she had a special Dungeon Rune Stone and asked when he could team up; he said he would be ready soon.
• Chen Ming sold his beast cores at the guild for 10 gold coins, then reforged his blade and bought 19 Spirit Rune Stones.
• Chen Ming returned home after checking his improved equipment and stats, intending to absorb the Azure Flame Molten Fire.

Chen Ming absorbed Azure Flame Molten Fire, gaining mental power and pushing his progress beyond 21%. Meanwhile, the Inspector and the three principals returned injured from a fight with the Pale Moon Wolf King, and the Inspector announced that Cloud Sea City's Special Assessment would be conducted by selection.

• Chen Ming entered his mental space and began absorbing the Azure Flame Molten Fire, gaining 50 mental power from a small portion.
• Chen Ming continued absorbing the resource as his progress rose to 22%.
• The Inspector and the three principals returned to Cloud Sea City on a Metal Crow after the Pale Moon Wolf King attacked them in the Exotic Beast Forest.
• The Inspector warned that the Wolf King might attack again, said reinforcements were coming, and told the principals to arrange the Cloud Sea City assessment.
• The Inspector said the Special Assessment would be conducted by selection.

Chen Ming reached the limit of absorbing Azure Flame Molten Fire and awakened the SSS-rank passive skill Mental · Annihilation. He discovered that its attacks dealt mental damage, permanently broke armor, and stacked damage up to 10,000%, leaving him stunned by its potential.

• Chen Ming absorbed Azure Flame Molten Fire until his mental resource absorption reached 100%.
• Chen Ming chose to awaken a mental skill and ignited with azure flames as he gained the SSS-rank skill Mental · Annihilation.
• Chen Ming learned that Annihilation Attacks added mental damage and permanently increased armor piercing by 100% against targets he hit.
• Chen Ming discovered that each hit increased his attack damage by 100%, up to 10,000%, and realized the skill could make basic attacks devastating.

Chen Ming tested his newly awakened attack power, claimed his Grand Exam ranking rewards, and went to the urban border to pursue his Level 10 class skill. There, Sun Yang explained that an Alliance Inspector had arrived to oversee a special selection test.

• Chen Ming discovered that his attacks now carried Pale Flame's annihilating effect and wondered whether Bloodthirsty Enchantment could stack with Stacking Attack.
• Chen Ming learned he had placed first in the Grand Exam's Day Three level ranking, selected his rewards, and chose rare resources for strength, constitution, and agility.
• Chen Ming reached the urban border and found crowds gathered around platforms where Class Changers were fighting creatures.
• Sun Yang told Chen Ming that an Alliance Inspector had come to Cloud Sea City to oversee the Grand Exam's Special Assessment and had raised the metal test platforms with a wave of his hand.

Chen Ming learned about the Special Assessment’s tests and reassured Sun Yang that he could stay in Morning Light Squad despite his lower rank. At the assessment, Song Chuan took the top spot in the defense test, restoring his confidence after days of criticism.

• Sun Yang asked Chen Ming to kick him out of Morning Light Squad because he feared his B-rank would hold the team back in the Special Assessment, but Chen Ming told him to stay.
• Sun Yang showed Chen Ming his test results: he ranked 96th in attack power, 75th in speed and reaction, and 85th overall.
• Song Chuan withstood a charge from a giant metal rhinoceros and scored 720 points, taking first place in Cloud Sea City's defense test.
• Song Chuan heard the crowd praise his performance and smiled, feeling that he had finally proved himself as an S-rank Class Changer.

Chen Ming took the defense test without moving, revealing that a Level 2 Mechanical Beetle could not damage him. As the crowd and the Inspector judged his apparent carelessness, Chen Ming urged the test to hurry so he could meet Qin Zhixue afterward.

• Song Chuan celebrated taking first place in defense and hoped to join a team with Qin Zhixue, Wang Yan, and Wu Qingyang.
• Chen Ming heard that Cloud Sea City's principals were considering merging the Morning Light Squad and the Abyss Squad, but dismissed the idea of others arranging his choices.
• Qin Zhixue told Chen Ming she had waited for him to use the Dungeon Rune Stone, and he promised to join her after his tests.
• Chen Ming began the defense test by standing still without using skills or equipment, confusing the spectators and disappointing the Inspector.
• A Level 2 Mechanical Beetle struck Chen Ming's shirt button and dealt no damage, so Chen Ming asked for the test to hurry.

Chen Ming passed the Level 2 and Level 6 defense tests without taking damage, leaving the crowd and the principals astonished. The Inspector raised the difficulty to Level 10, eager to find out whether Chen Ming could finally be hurt.

• Chen Ming stood still as the Level 2 Mechanical Beetle attacked him ten times without causing damage, and he passed the defense test.
• Principal Wang and Principal Wu wondered whether Chen Ming had another or hidden class, while the Inspector recognized that none of the attacks had affected him.
• The testing platform skipped to a Level 6 test and sent a Mechanical Rhino charging at Chen Ming, but it toppled over without hurting him.
• Chen Ming passed the Level 6 test after ten attacks, leaving the crowd speechless.
• The Inspector raised the defense test to Level 10 and insisted that he would make Chen Ming lose at least a drop of blood.

Chen Ming stopped a level 10 Mechanical Great Ape's hammer with one hand and took first place on the defense leaderboard with 9999 points. He then headed to the attack testing platform and ignited his Rock-Shattering Blade with azure flames.

• A level 10 Mechanical Great Ape attacked Chen Ming with a massive steel hammer, and he caught the blow with one hand while taking only one point of damage before recovering it.
• The Mechanical Great Ape returned to its platform form, and Chen Ming earned 9999 points to claim first place on the defense test leaderboard.
• The crowd and the principals marveled at Chen Ming's defense, while the Inspector recognized his terrifying potential.
• Chen Ming walked to the attack testing platform, drew his Rock-Shattering Blade, and covered it in azure flames with Blade-Igniting Infusion.

Chen Ming used his newly revealed psychic skill, Pale Flame, during the attack-power test, where his strikes grew stronger until he dominated the rankings. The chapter ended with him leading both the attack and defense rankings and taking first place overall by a crushing margin.

• Principals recognized Chen Ming's flames as a psychic skill and Principal Wang identified them as Pale Flame.
• Principal Zhou defended Qin Zhixue's decision to team up with Chen Ming and celebrated Chen Ming's record-breaking potential.
• Chen Ming began the attack-power test with a score of 300, briefly reassuring the watching crowd.
• With each successive strike, Chen Ming's score rose by 300 as the Pale Flame around him intensified.
• Chen Ming finished with a 3000-point attack score, placing above Qin Zhixue in the attack rankings and earning 6500 points overall.

Chen Ming stunned Cloud Sea City with test scores far beyond even Qin Zhixue’s, then reunited with his Bright Morning team at the border. Qin Zhixue gave him a Fusion Dungeon Rune Stone and proposed they enter the dangerous dungeon without waiting to reach level 10.

• Chen Ming demonstrated Annihilation Strike during the attack test, raising his damage tenfold after ten strikes and earning a score above 6,000.
• News of Chen Ming’s exceptional test results spread across the border, while Chen Ming paid little attention to the commotion.
• Chen Ming’s Bright Morning team gathered, and Sun Yang realized even an S-Rank Class-Changer might be dead weight beside Chen Ming.
• Lin Wei arrived after the test and was astonished by Chen Ming’s rankings, while Qin Zhixue confirmed they were real.
• Qin Zhixue gave Chen Ming a Fusion Dungeon Rune Stone and explained that such dungeons were exceptionally difficult.
• Qin Zhixue suggested that Chen Ming’s strength meant they no longer needed to wait until both of them reached level 10 before challenging the dungeon.

Chen Ming used Qin Zhixue’s Fusion Dungeon Rune Stone and prepared to lead his squad into the Exotic Beast Forest. Before they left, two principals asked him and Qin Zhixue to join the Abyss Squad for Jiangnan Province’s selection, but Chen Ming refused.

• Chen Ming used the Fusion Dungeon Rune Stone and found that its marked location was near the special valley in the Exotic Beast Forest.
• Chen Ming prepared to take his three teammates to the Fusion Dungeon, but Principal Wu and Principal Wang stopped him.
• Principal Wu asked Chen Ming and Qin Zhixue to join Wang Yan, Wu Qingyang, and Song Chuan in representing Cloud Sea City at the provincial selection.
• Principal Wang suggested the five Class Changers practice working together, leaving Lin Wei and Sun Yang overlooked.
• Chen Ming rejected the proposal, saying he was not interested.

Chen Ming rejected Principals Wang and Wu’s offer to join Abyss Squad, and Qin Zhixue demonstrated her support for Morning Light Squad by giving Chen Ming and Sun Yang epic-grade equipment. The principals were left speechless as Qin Zhixue’s generous gift settled where she stood.

• Principal Wu warned Chen Ming that his squad would be disadvantaged against five all-S-rank squads, but Chen Ming questioned whether they could score 5,000 points combined.
• Principals Wang and Wu offered Chen Ming and Qin Zhixue two pieces of epic-grade equipment and five portions of rare resources to join Abyss Squad for the selection.
• Qin Zhixue took out a storage bead and presented Chen Ming and Sun Yang with four pieces of epic-grade equipment each.
• Qin Zhixue said the equipment was a perk of joining Morning Light Squad, making clear that she was joining Chen Ming’s squad.
• Sun Yang excitedly accepted the equipment, while Principals Wang and Wu and the onlookers stared in stunned silence.

Qin Zhixue rejected the Abyss Squad’s recruitment, revealed her rich supply of epic-grade equipment and Dungeon Rune Stones, and stood by the Morning Light Squad. The Inspector announced that the Morning Light and Abyss Squads would battle for a place in the provincial selection, leaving the Abyss Squad’s members apprehensive about facing Chen Ming.

• Qin Zhixue offered epic-grade equipment as a perk for joining the Morning Light Squad and confirmed that she had no intention of joining the Abyss Squad.
• When Principal Wang offered the Abyss Squad’s Dungeon Rune Stones as an incentive, Qin Zhixue revealed that she had twelve tier-one Dungeon Rune Stones.
• Principal Zhou refused to force Chen Ming and Qin Zhixue into the Abyss Squad, reasoning that the Abyss Squad members were no match for Chen Ming.
• The Inspector announced that the Morning Light Squad and the Abyss Squad would fight in a team battle the next day, with the winner advancing to the provincial selection in Jiangnan Province.
• Wang Yan, Wu Qingyang, and Song Chuan dreaded facing Chen Ming, and Song Chuan regretted joining the Abyss Squad.

Chen Ming tested his new equipment and Annihilation Strike in the Exotic Beast Forest, where he quickly became powerful enough to kill a level 7 beast in two strikes. Qin Zhixue watched his strength grow and began to wonder whether she could truly serve as a main force on his team.

• Chen Ming equipped the four Epic Grade items Qin Zhixue had given him and saw that their rune stone bonuses raised his attributes substantially.
• Sun Yang took Chen Ming and the team's old equipment to the guild to have the rune stones removed before the group headed into the forest.
• Chen Ming discovered that attacking within an hour refreshed Annihilation Strike's duration, and he built its damage boost to 6000%.
• Chen Ming killed a level 7 Red-Armored Turtle in two strikes, dealing more than 11,000 damage with the second hit.
• Qin Zhixue watched Chen Ming's overwhelming performance and questioned whether she could be a main force on the Morning Light Squad, thinking instead about how her team bonus could support him.

Chen Ming led Morning Light Squad into the five-part Bone Burial Ground Fusion Dungeon despite Lin Wei’s warnings about its extreme difficulty. The dungeon’s 72-hour clear conditions required them to repel three Demon Cave beast tides and collect at least 50 Sorrowful Bone Tears, while the mysterious Bone Burial Land had no stated clear condition.

• Chen Ming led Qin Zhixue, Sun Yang, and Lin Wei through the forest toward the Fusion Dungeon.
• The squad discovered the Gloomy Wind Wasteland and learned that Bone Burial Ground combined five dungeons.
• Lin Wei warned that the dungeon’s difficulty could exceed their limits, but Chen Ming decided to enter and Qin Zhixue and Sun Yang followed.
• Chen Ming activated the Dungeon Rune Stone, transporting all four into Bone Burial Ground.
• The dungeon revealed a 72-hour time limit and required them to repel three Demon Cave beast tides and collect at least 50 Sorrowful Bone Tears.