Chapter Summaries

Mu Yang shattered Han Weng’s shell, killed the Clearwater Dragon Palace chancellor, and returned to the Dragon-Suppressing Camp with his other trophies. Jiang Chaosheng recognized the tortoise demon’s corpse as Han Weng and was left astonished by Mu Yang’s feat.

• Mu Yang interrupted Han Weng’s secret art by cracking his shell and knocking him unconscious.
• Hu Hui tried and failed to bewitch Han Weng into revealing information, so Mu Yang killed him and stored his corpse.
• Mu Yang met Jiang Chaosheng on the way back, and Jiang Chaosheng escorted him to the Dragon-Suppressing Camp.
• Jiang Chaosheng admired Mu Yang’s corpses, then recognized the shell-shattered tortoise as Han Weng and reacted with astonishment.

Jiang Chaosheng questioned the circumstances of Han Weng’s death and awarded Mu Yang twenty heaven-grade inferior merits for his deeds. Mu Yang spent the merits on martial arts, rented a secluded courtyard, and began equipping the Sea-Swallowing Black Whale demon corpse.

• Jiang Chaosheng heard Mu Yang’s account of finding Han Weng absorbing blood-baleful qi and suspected the Old Flood Dragon might be behind a scheme.
• Jiang Chaosheng consulted the Dark-Gold Token, valued Mu Yang’s kills and rescue efforts, and awarded him twenty heaven-grade inferior merits.
• Mu Yang went to the Dragon-Suppressing Camp Armory and bought ten seventh-rank martial arts with varied weapons and fighting styles.
• Mu Yang rented a secluded courtyard and examined the Sea-Swallowing Black Whale corpse’s equipment effects, including boosts to physique and blood qi.
• Mu Yang chose to equip the Sea-Swallowing Black Whale demon corpse.

Mu Yang equipped the Sea-Swallowing Black Whale, Phantom-Tide Jellyfish, and Venom Flood Dragon corpses, gaining immense strength and soul power. The Venom Flood Dragon’s blood qi fully formed his Azure Dragon True Spirit.

• Mu Yang equipped the Sea-Swallowing Black Whale corpse, raising his single-arm strength to 570 million jin.
• Mu Yang equipped the Phantom-Tide Jellyfish corpse, increasing his strength and soul power while testing its abilities.
• Mu Yang equipped Venom Flood Dragon Du Xun’s corpse, raising his single-arm strength to 7.1 oxen.
• Du Xun’s blood qi nourished Mu Yang’s Azure Dragon Spirit until it fully solidified into an Azure Dragon True Spirit.

Mu Yang condensed the Azure Dragon True Spirit, gaining a major boost to his physical strength and soul power. He equipped Han Weng’s corpse and a Soul-Calming Stone, strengthening his Black Tortoise Spirit and raising his soul power to 700 cupfuls, but still needed another high-rank Turtle Demon to complete the spirit.

• Mu Yang condensed the Azure Dragon True Spirit, gained 50 million jin of strength, and increased his soul power by 50 cupfuls.
• Mu Yang equipped Han Weng’s Water-Bearing Frost Tortoise Demon corpse, gaining 100 million jin of strength and strengthening the Black Tortoise Spirit to two-thirds solid at the seventh rank late stage.
• Mu Yang realized he needed another seventh-rank middle- or late-stage Turtle Demon to solidify the Black Tortoise Spirit, but finding one would be difficult after Han Weng’s death.
• Mu Yang decided that if no Turtle Demons were available, he would kill more Flood Dragons to activate the Azure Dragon Form trait.
• Mu Yang equipped the Soul-Calming Stone, increasing his soul power to 700 cupfuls and gaining immunity to seventh-rank-or-lower soul attacks.

Mu Yang learned that the Old Flood Dragon might be gathering blood-baleful qi to pursue a breakthrough, prompting Jiang Chaosheng to investigate the Clearwater Dragon Palace. Mu Yang agreed to join the dangerous investigation, and Jiang Chaosheng gave him five seventh-rank martial technique manuals.

• Mu Yang equipped three seventh-rank martial techniques, raising his damage boost to seventy percent, then fed Monster King blood to Little Black.
• Jiang Chaosheng told Mu Yang that blood-baleful qi could stimulate monsters' bloodlines, and suspected the Old Flood Dragon had arranged the River Demon Tide to collect it.
• Jiang Chaosheng explained that the Old Flood Dragon might be plotting a breakthrough and asked Mu Yang to oversee the Dragon-Suppressing Camp while he investigated the Clearwater Dragon Palace.
• Jiang Chaosheng offered Mu Yang five seventh-rank martial technique manuals, but Mu Yang declined to guard the camp and volunteered to join the investigation.
• Jiang Chaosheng accepted Mu Yang's offer, handed him the five manuals, and promised to lead the charge if danger came.

Jiang Chaosheng, Mu Yang, and Deputy General Old Li infiltrated the Clearwater Dragon Palace to investigate the aftermath of the River Demon Tide. As they split up, Yuan Qian learned that Han Weng had fallen and unleashed his fury.

• Jiang Chaosheng gave Mu Yang and Old Li Breath-Clearing Talismans, and the three descended into the water without Little Black.
• The group reached the Clearwater Dragon Palace and planned to search separate areas before regrouping in twelve hours.
• Jiang Chaosheng headed east, Mu Yang went west, and Old Li stayed in the middle to provide support.
• In the eastern grand hall, the Thick-Shelled Monster King reported the River Demon Tide losses to Yuan Qian, who asked when Han Weng would return.
• A Negative-Water Cold Tortoise reported that Han Weng had fallen, and Yuan Qian erupted with murderous fury.