Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: Infiltrating the Inner Circle

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Wolf King, Xiao Feng, proposes becoming sworn brothers with Xu Feng, who is disguised as the Golden Wing Clan member “Jinmu.”
• Xiao Feng explains his background: he is a pure-blood Howling Moon Wolf, only 237 years old, and has reached the peak of the High-Rank Overlord realm. His ambition is to restore his fallen clan, return to the upper realm, and become a Beast Emperor.
• To persuade Xu Feng, Xiao Feng offers half of his clan’s treasures and a recommendation to Little Azure Firmament Mountain, an upper-realm outpost in the Kunlun Mountain Region.
• Xu Feng learns that Little Azure Firmament Mountain is recruiting peak masters for eighteen main peaks. Peak masters receive enormous benefits, including:
  • Star God Dew
  • Guidance from upper-realm Star God experts
  • Possible Star God Pills
  • Authority over an entire peak
  • Access to the Kunlun Secret Realm and possibly the Primordial Origin Pattern
• Xu Feng realizes that becoming a peak master would allow him to infiltrate the enemy’s highest circles, gather information about the upper realm, and potentially accelerate his own breakthrough into the Star God Realm.
• After testing Xiao Feng’s talent, ambition, and sincerity, Xu Feng agrees to become his sworn elder brother under strict conditions:
  • They must be honest with one another.
  • Their brotherhood must remain secret.
  • If their interests conflict, they must part openly rather than betray each other.
• The two perform a simple sworn-brother ceremony using tea in place of wine.
• Xiao Feng gives Xu Feng detailed information about Little Azure Firmament Mountain, including its location, structure, peak-master trials, benefits, and the two permanently stationed Star God envoys.
• Xu Feng accepts the proposal but recognizes the grave dangers: his identity may be exposed, Xiao Feng may not remain reliable, he may be required to kill a Human Race Limit War God, and the infiltration could weaken the Human Race’s frontline position.
• Xu Feng sends an encrypted report to Di Huaiying and Gu Cheng, requesting coordination rather than permission. He asks for intelligence on the mountain, its peak masters, the upper-realm envoys, and potential Human Race targets suitable for the “token of allegiance.”
• Xiao Feng returns with an ancient scroll and jade slips apparently connected to the vanished Golden Roc Clan and possibly the ancient Golden Wing Clan. Xu Feng accepts the gift and gives Xiao Feng the SSS-grade Mystic Gold Battle Blade in return.
• Xu Feng assigns Xiao Feng three tasks:
  1. Investigate the candidates competing for Golden Roc Peak.
  2. Gather information about the Kunlun Secret Realm and the mysterious upper-realm envoy.
  3. Identify possible Human Race Limit War Gods targeted for recruitment or elimination.
• Xu Feng forwards the ancient Golden Wing-related materials to Gu Cheng for translation and requests extensive intelligence on the Golden Wing Clan and Little Azure Firmament Mountain.
• He begins preparing for infiltration by strengthening his disguise, studying Golden Wing combat methods, and improving his cultivation.
• Xu Feng consumes a Divine Blood Fruit, raising his blood and vitality from roughly 131,000c to 140,720c, bringing him closer to the Advanced War God limit.
• Within the Mind-Calming Platform, he repeatedly simulates battles against Golden Wing Clan experts, refining his blade techniques to imitate their sharpness, speed, arrogance, and aerial combat style.

Character Developments

• Xu Feng becomes more strategic and decisive. Rather than merely reacting to the war, he chooses to enter the enemy’s core institutions to obtain intelligence and resources. He remains cautious, recognizing that the plan could lead to certain death if his disguise fails.
• He demonstrates strong leadership and manipulation skills by setting clear terms for Xiao Feng while encouraging the Wolf King’s ambitions.
• Xu Feng also reveals his willingness to take morally complicated actions, such as finding a traitorous or otherwise acceptable Human Race target to satisfy the peak-master trial without betraying his principles.
• Xiao Feng is established as both ambitious and exceptionally talented. He is desperate to overcome his bottleneck and restore his clan’s former glory, but he is also politically perceptive and understands the value of binding himself to Xu Feng.
• Xiao Feng strengthens the relationship through practical support, offering intelligence, connections, and the ancient Golden Wing materials. His gifts show both sincerity and calculated investment in Xu Feng’s future.
• Gu Cheng and the Human Race intelligence network become essential to Xu Feng’s broader plan, supplying translations, background information, target identification, and possible field support.

Significant Themes

• Risk and opportunity: Xu Feng understands that extraordinary gains require extraordinary danger. Infiltrating Little Azure Firmament Mountain may be the Human Race’s best chance to escape its passive position in the war.
• Trust and calculated alliances: The sworn-brother relationship is both genuine cooperation and a strategic partnership. Both characters must balance loyalty with ambition and self-interest.
• Identity and deception: Xu Feng’s success depends on making “Jinmu” completely convincing, from bloodline and cultivation style to personality and behavior.
• War viewed from within: Rather than fighting only on the battlefield, Xu Feng seeks to understand the enemy’s leadership, upper-realm objectives, and hidden plans from inside their organization.
• Moral compromise: The requirement to kill a Human Race Limit War God creates a conflict between Xu Feng’s loyalty to humanity and the need to maintain his cover.
• Ambition and restoration: Xiao Feng’s desire to revive the Howling Moon Wolf Clan parallels Xu Feng’s desire to protect and strengthen the Human Race.
• Preparation versus improvisation: The chapter emphasizes meticulous planning—intelligence gathering, disguise refinement, combat simulation, cultivation, and coordination with allies.

Character Interactions

• Xu Feng initially challenges Xiao Feng’s request for brotherhood, forcing the Wolf King to prove its talent, ambition, and qualifications.
• Xiao Feng openly praises Xu Feng’s strength and noble Golden Wing identity, while Xu Feng evaluates whether Xiao Feng is useful and trustworthy.
• Their oath establishes a formal bond but also clear limits, reflecting their mutual awareness that alliances can fracture.
• Xiao Feng provides Xu Feng with confidential information about Little Azure Firmament Mountain and later offers a valuable Golden Wing-related relic.
• Xu Feng reciprocates by giving Xiao Feng a powerful weapon and assigning him important intelligence missions, deepening their mutual dependence.
• Their relationship evolves from opportunistic negotiation into a cooperative alliance built on shared ambitions, practical benefits, and the possibility of future power.

Chapter Summary: “The Things I, Jin, Have Set My Sights On”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Cheng sends Xu Feng intelligence on the Golden Wing Clan, including its history, bloodline test, combat traits, and the three main contenders for Golden Roc Peak:
  • Lightning Roc Thunder Feather
  • Ironclaw Eagle Li Kong
  • Azure Phoenix descendant Qingyi
    A mysterious Heavenly Wind Imperial Court attendant may also be competing secretly.
• The Shadow Blade squad infiltrates the outskirts of the Kunlun Mountain Region to support Xu Feng. Their contact code is humorously given as “Hakimi North-South Mung Beans.”
• Gu Cheng begins searching for a suitable target for Xu Feng’s pledge of allegiance. The likely candidate is Samit Chauhan, a former Brahma War God suspected of betraying the Human Race and hiding near Kunlun.
• Xu Feng requests devices to disguise his blood and qi fluctuations as those of an avian Demon Race member. He receives biological patches and a translated secret art from Professor Li.
• While preparing, Xu Feng studies Golden Wing Clan techniques, refines Jinmu’s combat style through the Mind-Calming Platform, and deepens his understanding of wind, speed, penetration, and sharpness.
• Xiao Feng provides further intelligence:
  • The Kunlun Secret Realm may open in three months.
  • It contains ancient battlefield ruins and will be contested by both Demon and Human Race forces.
  • A mysterious envoy named Youquan may be manipulating events in the Shiva Region and behind the creation of Little Azure Firmament Mountain.
  • Two Great Xia Human Race geniuses are being hunted, likely people Xu Feng already suspects.
• Xu Feng receives the incomplete S-rank technique Golden Wings Soar Across Sky, which combines slashing attacks with rapid directional movement. He memorizes and begins cultivating it.
• Xiao Feng announces that Xu Feng has passed the preliminary screening for the Golden Roc Peak succession and will undergo the final assessment in ten days at the Reception Platform.
• Xu Feng allows Xiao Feng to select two stewards to accompany them. Xiao Feng chooses Gray Fang, a powerful and reliable Wolf Clan Battle General, and Silver Mane, a talented tracker loyal to Xiao Feng. Xu Feng brings Ah She and Little White.
• Xu Feng remains suspicious of Xiao Feng and considers using the Eternal Fall Tribulation to control him. However, he delays the decision until his Soul-Shattering Seven Tribulations technique reaches the Grandmaster realm.
• The group travels toward Kunlun on the giant eagle Gale Fury. During the journey, they pass through varied terrain and encounter five Primary Overlord-level Ghost-Faced Vultures in Hurricane Gorge.
• Xu Feng effortlessly kills all five with a single invisible slash using wind and star force through his finger. The attack imitates the Golden Wing Clan’s Golden Feather Rends the Sky and demonstrates his extraordinary power.
• Near Kunlun, Xu Feng receives a secret message from Shadow Blade reporting that Samit Chauhan was recently seen injured after fighting Alien Race elites in Blackwater Marsh. His current location remains unknown.
• The chapter ends as the group reaches the outskirts of the Kunlun Mountain Region and begins searching for the Reception Platform.

Character Developments

• Xu Feng continues preparing a comprehensive disguise as a Golden Wing Clan member, combining technology, illusion, bloodline imitation, and genuine cultivation of avian techniques. His understanding of wind-based force advances significantly.
• Xu Feng demonstrates overwhelming combat ability by killing five powerful ferocious birds instantly, suggesting that his strength exceeds what others expect from an Extreme Overlord.
• He becomes increasingly strategic and cautious, balancing cooperation with Xiao Feng against the possibility of forcibly controlling or eliminating him.
• Xiao Feng proves useful and loyal on the surface, gathering information, arranging the assessment, selecting companions, and securing Gale Fury as transportation. However, Xu Feng continues to suspect that Xiao Feng may possess hidden safeguards or motives.
• Gu Cheng is established as a highly efficient intelligence and logistics supporter, providing dossiers, infiltration assistance, and specialized disguise equipment.
• Gray Fang and Silver Mane are introduced as Xu Feng’s temporary escorts, representing Xiao Feng’s strength and trustworthiness.
• Samit Chauhan becomes an important unresolved figure: potentially a traitor, possible target for Xu Feng’s pledge of allegiance, and someone whose true condition and loyalties remain uncertain.

Significant Themes

• Preparation and disguise: Xu Feng must succeed not only through strength but also by convincingly presenting himself as a member of the Golden Wing Clan.
• Trust and suspicion: Xu Feng relies heavily on Xiao Feng and Gu Cheng while constantly assessing whether they may betray him or conceal dangerous abilities.
• Power concealed beneath calmness: Xu Feng repeatedly hides his true strength, allowing others to underestimate him until he reveals overwhelming precision.
• Political and factional competition: The struggle for Golden Roc Peak involves powerful clans, hidden contenders, imperial forces, and possible manipulation by higher-level figures such as Youquan.
• Opportunity amid danger: The upcoming Kunlun assessment and secret realm promise advancement and resources, but they also bring intense competition, ancient dangers, and possible encounters with Human Race enemies.
• Wind, speed, and sharpness: Xu Feng’s cultivation increasingly aligns with the Golden Wing Clan’s combat philosophy, emphasizing instantaneous movement, penetration, and lethal precision.

Important Character Interactions

• Xu Feng communicates with Gu Cheng to obtain intelligence and specialized equipment.
• He questions Xiao Feng about the Avian Tribe, Golden Roc Clan, Kunlun Secret Realm, Youquan, and the Human Race hunting list.
• Xiao Feng enthusiastically supports Xu Feng’s candidacy and takes responsibility for travel and steward arrangements.
• Xu Feng subtly evaluates Xiao Feng’s loyalty while maintaining their sworn-brother relationship.
• During the journey, Xiao Feng defers to Xu Feng’s judgment in entering Hurricane Gorge, where Xu Feng displays his strength before Xiao Feng, Gray Fang, and Silver Mane.
• Xu Feng secretly receives Shadow Blade’s report about Samit Chauhan without revealing the information to the others.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Feng leads Xu Feng and their companions through the dangerous outskirts of Little Azure Firmament Mountain toward the Reception Platform, where the Golden Roc Peak Master assessment will be held.
• A patrol confirms Xu Feng’s credentials as “Jinmu,” a Golden Wing Clan candidate recommended by the Silver Moon Peak Master. They are directed to wait at Guest-Welcoming Cliff and warned not to approach the core region.
• At the temporary camp, Xu Feng attracts attention because of his Golden Wing Clan identity, powerful beast companions, and rumored victory over the Azure-Scaled Poison Drake. An ape servant assigns them a reserved campsite.
• Xiao Feng discovers that many powerful candidates have already arrived, including followers of Lightning Roc Lei Yu and Ironclaw Eagle Li Kong. Xu Feng instructs him to gather information without drawing attention.
• Three days later, an Azure Phoenix envoy transports the assessment candidates through spatial cloud barriers to the Reception Platform, revealing the majestic floating mountains and the core area of Little Azure Firmament Mountain.
• Xu Feng identifies several major competitors: Lei Yu, Li Kong, and Qingyi, a descendant of the Azure Phoenix. Several other hidden experts are also present.
• The assessment is announced as a life-or-death melee. Anyone forced from the platform is eliminated, while deliberate killing of an incapacitated opponent is forbidden.
• Xu Feng survives the initial chaos by relying on his movement technique, spiritual perception, and a subtle perception-interference zone created through Soul-Eroding Tribulation. He avoids unnecessary combat while many candidates are injured or thrown from the platform.
• After the first battle, only six contenders remain: Xu Feng, Lei Yu, Li Kong, Qingyi, and two Blazing Firebird brothers.
• Lei Yu and Li Kong secretly cooperate to ambush and eliminate the Firebird brothers, reducing the field to four.
• Lei Yu and Li Kong then turn their attention toward Xu Feng, openly mocking his weakened Golden Wing Clan bloodline and preparing to attack him. Xu Feng responds with a calm declaration that no one has ever dared take what he has chosen, provoking both rivals.

Character Developments

• Xu Feng/Jinmu: Maintains a proud, aloof persona while demonstrating exceptional composure, tactical intelligence, spiritual control, and mastery of the Golden Wings Soar Across Sky movement technique. Rather than wasting energy in the opening melee, he carefully preserves his strength and reveals himself as a serious contender.
• Xiao Feng: Acts as a cautious and loyal escort. He handles official interactions, gathers intelligence, and recognizes the danger and competitiveness of the assessment. His initial excitement is balanced by Xiao Feng’s warnings to remain disciplined.
• Silver Mane: Shows impulsiveness by criticizing the patrol, but immediately submits when Xiao Feng rebukes him.
• Lei Yu: Establishes himself as arrogant, aggressive, and ruthless. He uses a tactical alliance with Li Kong to eliminate the Firebird brothers before targeting Xu Feng.
• Li Kong: Remains quiet and calculating, observing others through spiritual telekinesis. His sudden attacks reveal him to be stealthy, opportunistic, and willing to cooperate temporarily with Lei Yu.
• Qingyi: Appears physically less imposing but possesses an impressive bloodline and enough status to draw attention. She remains guarded and observant, choosing not to intervene in the conflict between the other candidates.
• Blazing Firebird brothers: Fight cooperatively and survive the initial melee, but their existing injuries leave them vulnerable to Lei Yu and Li Kong’s coordinated ambush.

Significant Themes

• Competition and survival: The assessment reduces the struggle for power to a brutal battle royale in which strength, timing, awareness, and strategy matter equally.
• Bloodline and legitimacy: Xu Feng’s weakened or incomplete Golden Wing appearance causes others to question whether he deserves to compete, reflecting the importance of ancestry and inherited status in this world.
• Concealment versus display: Xu Feng hides his true capabilities, while other candidates rely on intimidation, open aggression, or displays of bloodline power.
• Cunning and temporary alliances: Lei Yu and Li Kong cooperate to eliminate a common threat, showing that apparent rivalries may be set aside when advantageous.
• Pride and defiance: Xu Feng’s calm confidence contrasts with the others’ contempt and aggression, setting up a confrontation driven as much by reputation and dignity as by physical power.
• Ancient civilization and order: Little Azure Firmament Mountain combines strict rules, formal hierarchy, ancient etiquette, and overwhelming supernatural architecture, sharply contrasting with the technological human world Xu Feng knows.

Character Interactions

• Xiao Feng formally negotiates with patrols and camp servants on Xu Feng’s behalf, presenting Jinmu’s credentials and securing proper accommodations.
• Xiao Feng cautions Silver Mane against disrespecting the local authorities, emphasizing the danger of the mountain’s hidden experts.
• Other candidates and attendants gossip about Xu Feng’s identity, past feats, and connection to the Howling Wind Wolf Clan.
• A gray-feathered Bird Race candidate attempts to mock Xu Feng, but Xu Feng’s silent, intimidating glance forces him to retreat.
• Lei Yu and Li Kong silently coordinate their assault on the Blazing Firebird brothers, demonstrating mutual tactical understanding.
• Qingyi observes the developing conflict without committing herself, while Lei Yu and Li Kong initially dismiss her as harmless.
• The chapter ends with Lei Yu and Li Kong confronting Xu Feng together. Their insults regarding his bloodline provoke his proud challenge: “Whatever I, Jinmu, have set my eyes on, no one has ever dared to snatch.”

Chapter Summary: “Thunder Punishes the Firmament!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Thunder Feather and Li Kong launch a coordinated surprise attack on Xu Feng at the Reception Platform. Thunder Feather attacks with a devastating sphere of lightning, while Li Kong strikes from the shadows with three claw phantoms.
• Xu Feng counters effortlessly by releasing his overwhelming “presence,” disrupting both attacks. He pierces Thunder Feather’s lightning sphere with a concentrated finger strike, then breaks Thunder Feather’s arm with a punch.
• Xu Feng simultaneously defeats Li Kong with a forceful punch that shatters his claw attack and sends him falling from the platform, eliminating him.
• Rather than accepting Thunder Feather’s surrender, Xu Feng tears off his remaining intact arm, arguing that Thunder Feather had not formally conceded before the attack. The peak masters confirm that Xu Feng did not violate the rules.
• Terrified by Xu Feng’s ruthlessness and power, Qingyi voluntarily concedes and leaps from the platform with her maid. Xu Feng becomes the sole remaining competitor and is declared the new Peak Master of Golden Roc Peak.
• Qingxuan escorts Xu Feng to the Heart-Questioning Platform, where illusions test his memories, fears, loyalties, and mental stability. Xu Feng uses his carefully prepared “Jinmu” memories and spiritual techniques to pass in less than ten minutes without exposing his true identity.
• Xu Feng is formally recognized as the eighteenth peak master of Little Azure Firmament Mountain and is taken to Sky Vault Peak to meet Nether Spring Envoy.
• Nether Spring Envoy grants Xu Feng the authority and benefits of a peak master but immediately assigns him a dangerous test of loyalty: within one month, he must kill and bring back proof of the death of a genuine Human Race Limit War God.

Character Developments

• Xu Feng/Jinmu: Demonstrates overwhelming combat ability, rapid judgment, ruthlessness, and mastery of simulated “presence.” He maintains the aloof and proud persona of Jinmu while secretly protecting his real consciousness and identity during the Heart-Questioning trial.
• Thunder Feather: His confidence and arrogance collapse after Xu Feng destroys him almost instantly. His threats about the Thunder Feather Clan become ineffective once he realizes Xu Feng is willing to maim him without hesitation.
• Li Kong: His stealth and coordinated assassination skills prove useless against Xu Feng’s perception and force. He is defeated and eliminated before he can recover.
• Qingyi: Initially a serious contender, she becomes frightened after witnessing Xu Feng’s brutality and overwhelming strength. Rather than risk injury, she sensibly concedes.
• Qingxuan: Moves from observation and caution to formal recognition of Xu Feng. She remains suspicious of his unclear origins but is impressed by his willpower and composure.
• Nether Spring Envoy: Revealed as an exceptionally powerful Star God expert. He appears calm and ordinary but exerts immense pressure and immediately begins testing Xu Feng’s loyalty by assigning him a politically significant mission.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming strength and authority: Xu Feng’s victory establishes him through decisive violence rather than diplomacy, showing that power determines status within the mountain’s competitive hierarchy.
• Rules and their manipulation: Xu Feng carefully exploits the platform’s technical rules, killing or maiming opponents while remaining within the stated conditions.
• Identity and deception: The Heart-Questioning trial emphasizes the danger of hidden origins. Xu Feng survives by constructing a convincing false identity while shielding his true consciousness.
• Temperament versus combat ability: Passing the Heart-Questioning Platform proves that Xu Feng’s success depends not only on strength but also on discipline, emotional control, and preparation.
• Loyalty and political coercion: The Envoy’s mission functions as a forced declaration of allegiance. Xu Feng receives authority and resources, but must prove himself by killing a Human Race Limit War God.
• Rising responsibility: Becoming a peak master grants Xu Feng status and benefits, but also places him under obligations that may threaten his larger plans.

Important Character Interactions

• Xu Feng and Thunder Feather: Their confrontation shifts from a battle over the peak-master position to a direct clash of pride. Xu Feng punishes Thunder Feather for insulting the Golden Wing Clan and refuses to allow intimidation through clan reputation.
• Xu Feng and Li Kong: Their brief exchange is purely martial; Xu Feng’s simple punch completely overwhelms Li Kong’s stealth-based attack.
• Xu Feng and Qingyi: After witnessing the defeat of the other competitors, Qingyi acknowledges Xu Feng’s superiority and concedes without forcing a final battle.
• Xu Feng and Qingxuan: Qingxuan supervises his promotion and tests his character. She is increasingly cautious because his strength, composure, and uncertain origins are unusual.
• Xu Feng and Nether Spring Envoy: The Envoy praises Xu Feng’s performance but establishes a clear power relationship. He grants Xu Feng the position of peak master, then demands a lethal mission as proof of loyalty, ending the chapter with Xu Feng facing a dangerous and morally complicated assignment.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Feng, disguised as the Golden Wing Clan warrior Jinmu, is ordered by the Nether Spring Envoy to kill a Human Race War God within one month. Success will secure his position as Golden Roc Peak Master and earn further rewards; failure will cost him his standing.
• Qingxuan officially grants Xu Feng the Golden Roc Peak Master token and a storage ring containing cultivation resources. She brings him to Golden Roc Peak, where he assumes leadership but leaves its routine management to the servants.
• Xu Feng and Xiao Feng begin searching for Samit Chauhan, their preferred target, but eight days of investigation around Blackwater Marsh produce no results.
• Near Thousand Blade Mountain, they discover Li Wen, a Great Xia Human Race Limit War God, being hunted by three Alien Race Extreme Overlords: a Violent Ape, a four-winged bird, and a corpse shaman.
• Xu Feng initially observes the battle, hoping Li Wen might still possess hidden strength. When Li Wen unleashes a concealed silver attack that badly injures the bird, Xu Feng decides to intervene and capture rather than kill him.
• Xu Feng appears as a powerful Golden Wing Clan expert, destroys the corpse shaman’s attack, and then brutally defeats all three pursuers. He crushes the Violent Ape and kills the bird with ease, shocking Xiao Feng and the others.
• Li Wen prepares to fight Xu Feng rather than surrender, but Xu Feng secretly communicates with him and reveals his identity. He instructs Li Wen to cooperate and pretend to be defeated so that the watching subordinates will not discover the truth.
• Xu Feng publicly “wounds” Li Wen with a golden beam, sending him flying and making him appear unconscious or near death. The chapter ends with Xu Feng apparently capturing a valuable Human Race prisoner.

Character Developments

• Xu Feng: Demonstrates increasing confidence and ruthlessness in his Jinmu identity. He displays overwhelming combat power, likely approaching the Star God threshold, and shows strategic intelligence by choosing to preserve Li Wen as bait for locating additional Human Race powerhouses rather than killing him.
• Li Wen: Despite severe injuries and being surrounded by stronger numbers, he remains determined and refuses to surrender his warrior’s dignity. After recognizing Xu Feng’s hidden message, he quickly adapts and trusts him, showing discipline and battlefield judgment.
• Xiao Feng: Becomes even more impressed and awed by Xu Feng’s strength. His belief that he has allied himself with an extraordinarily powerful figure is reinforced.
• Qingxuan: Treats Xu Feng favorably, praising his prospects and formally granting him authority and resources as peak master.
• Nether Spring Envoy: Establishes the stakes of Xu Feng’s mission, presenting both significant rewards and the threat of punishment or removal.

Significant Themes

• Loyalty and deception: Xu Feng must maintain his disguise while secretly aiding a Human Race warrior. His success depends on convincing allies and enemies alike that he is Jinmu.
• Strategic survival: Rather than blindly completing the mission by killing Li Wen, Xu Feng seeks to exploit him as a potential source of information about other Human Race War Gods.
• Power and intimidation: Xu Feng’s effortless destruction of three Extreme Overlords establishes the vast gap between him and ordinary experts.
• Warrior dignity: Li Wen would rather die fighting than surrender, reflecting the honor and resolve associated with the Great Xia military.
• Trust under impossible circumstances: Li Wen must accept that the terrifying Golden Wing Clan expert is actually Xu Feng and place his life in Xu Feng’s hands.

Character Interactions

• The Nether Spring Envoy threatens and motivates Xu Feng, while Xu Feng responds with outward confidence and concealed urgency.
• Qingxuan formally supports Xu Feng by giving him his token, resources, and peak, creating a cordial alliance between them.
• Xu Feng and Xiao Feng discuss the difficulty of finding a suitable Human Race target and later agree to let Li Wen and the Alien Race pursuers weaken one another.
• Xu Feng openly dominates the three Alien Race Overlords, ordering them to leave and killing them when they resist.
• Xu Feng secretly contacts Li Wen, reveals his identity, and directs him to stage a convincing defeat. Their cooperation transforms an apparent confrontation into a covert rescue and capture operation.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Feng defeats Li Wen’s three Alien Race pursuers and deliberately leaves Li Wen alive, presenting him as a captured Human Race slave.
• He returns to Little Azure Firmament Mountain with Xiao Feng, Silver Mane, and Gray Fang, publicly ordering that Li Wen be imprisoned and “controlled” in Golden Roc Peak’s forbidden chamber.
• Xu Feng secretly arranges for Li Wen’s recovery and orders Xiao Feng to gather healing, blood-replenishing, and soul-stabilizing materials.
• He examines the treasures given by the Nether Spring Envoy, including three drops of Star God Dew. Suspicious that the dew may contain hidden control methods, Xu Feng refuses to consume it until its dangers are understood.
• In the forbidden chamber, Xu Feng reveals his true identity and plan to Li Wen through mental transmission. The two agree to pretend that Li Wen has been enslaved.
• Li Wen explains that he and Yue Changkong discovered an unstable spatial rift near God-Burial Valley. It led to ancient ruins containing clues about a divine object capable of helping someone break through to the Star God Realm.
• Yue Changkong sacrificed himself to draw away enemies and was swallowed by a spatial rift, leaving his fate unknown. Li Wen escaped with an ancient scroll connected to the ruins.
• The scroll appears to reference a “Star God Pill” prepared by the Pill Pavilion’s Nine Dragons. Its aura resembles, but is not identical to, that of the Star God Dew.
• Li Wen also reveals that he sensed the presence of a Shiva Region Limit War God near God-Burial Valley, giving Xu Feng a possible way to complete the Nether Spring Envoy’s mission.
• Xu Feng and Li Wen establish a plan: Li Wen will recover, help analyze intelligence and secret arts, and eventually return with Xu Feng to investigate the ruins and search for the Shiva War God.
• Xu Feng begins building his own power base by ordering Xiao Feng to recruit stewards, guards, investigators, ruin specialists, and ancient-language experts for Golden Roc Peak.
• He rewards Xiao Feng with a drop of Star God Dew for helping him become peak master. Xiao Feng’s aura improves, though he jokingly claims he would need a hundred drops to reach the Limit War God realm.
• Xu Feng visits the Scripture Repository to research ancient ruins, racial history, lost scripts, and the Great Destruction. He finds a book explaining ancient symbols similar to those on Li Wen’s scroll.
• In the repository, Motuo, the master of Inferno Peak, confronts Xu Feng. Motuo demands Li Wen as a soul catalyst for refining Myriad Soul Baleful Pills and offers three drops of Star God Dew in exchange.
• Xu Feng refuses to surrender Li Wen and insults Motuo. Motuo threatens him, prompting Xu Feng to launch a sudden attack.
• Xu Feng’s first strike forces Motuo, an Extreme Overlord, out of the Scripture Repository and into the plaza. Shocked by Xu Feng’s power, Motuo retaliates with a magma-infused attack, leaving the chapter poised for their battle.

Character Developments

• Xu Feng: Becomes increasingly cautious, strategic, and ruthless while maintaining the arrogant persona of “Jinmu.” He successfully protects Li Wen, uncovers major information about the ruins, identifies a possible target for his mission, and starts forming an independent faction. His combat strength proves far greater than expected, allowing him to challenge an Extreme Overlord despite appearing to be only a peak High-Rank Overlord.
• Li Wen: Shifts from a hunted, nearly dying captive into Xu Feng’s secret ally. He reveals critical information about the ancient ruins, the Star God Pill, Yue Changkong’s disappearance, and the Shiva Region’s possible presence. He recovers to roughly half his fighting strength and commits to helping Xu Feng.
• Xiao Feng: Grows more loyal and admiring toward Xu Feng. He competently manages Golden Roc Peak, organizes Li Wen’s concealment, handles recruitment, spreads intelligence, and receives a valuable reward for his service.
• Yue Changkong: Though absent, his sacrifice becomes important. He saved Li Wen by diverting the pursuers and may still be alive somewhere within the unstable ruins or spatial rifts.
• Motuo: Revealed as arrogant and predatory. He underestimates Xu Feng because of his apparent low status and immediately attempts to claim Li Wen for his own alchemy. His confidence is shaken when Xu Feng’s attack overwhelms his defenses.

Significant Themes

• Deception and hidden identities: Xu Feng and Li Wen must maintain the illusion that Li Wen has been enslaved, while secretly cooperating against the surrounding Alien Race forces.
• Power and survival in enemy territory: Xu Feng must carefully balance strength, secrecy, political maneuvering, and the need to establish his own followers.
• Suspicion of gifts and hidden control: The Star God Dew may be a genuine treasure, but Xu Feng suspects the Nether Spring Envoy may be using it as a means of control.
• Ancient ruins and lost civilizations: The ruins, Star God Pill, Great Destruction, forgotten scripts, and spatial rifts suggest a much larger mystery tied to ancient powers and breakthroughs beyond the current realm.
• Loyalty and mutual benefit: Xiao Feng’s loyalty is rewarded materially, while Li Wen and Xu Feng form an alliance based on shared danger and strategic necessity.
• Arrogance versus true strength: Motuo assumes Xu Feng is weak because of his apparent cultivation and newly acquired position, but Xu Feng’s actual combat ability sharply contradicts his reputation.

Important Character Interactions

• Xu Feng directs Xiao Feng, Silver Mane, and Gray Fang to treat Li Wen as a valuable captive, strengthening their belief in his foresight and power.
• Xu Feng secretly explains his plan to Li Wen, who agrees to act as an enslaved subordinate and later calls him “Peak Master” in private and “Master” before others.
• Xu Feng and Li Wen exchange intelligence about the ancient ruins, the Star God Pill, Yue Changkong, and the Shiva War God.
• Xu Feng entrusts Xiao Feng with managing Golden Roc Peak and recruiting personnel, signaling the beginning of a personal faction.
• Xu Feng rewards Xiao Feng with Star God Dew, deepening his loyalty and motivating Silver Mane and Gray Fang.
• Motuo attempts to purchase Li Wen, treating him as an alchemical ingredient rather than a person. Xu Feng responds with open defiance and attacks him, initiating a confrontation between the two peak masters.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• At the Scripture Repository, Motuo, Peak Lord of the Fifteenth Peak, provokes Xu Feng by coveting his human subordinate, Li Wen, and insulting the Golden Wing Clan.
• Xu Feng evades Motuo’s lava-powered attacks, exploits his weakened joints, and counters with Golden Wing Clan techniques such as “Willow in the Wind” and “Golden Roc Rends the Sky.”
• When Motuo uses his killing move, Infernal Demon Manifestation, Xu Feng destroys the flaming fork and overwhelms him in close combat. He slams Motuo to his knees, cripples his spine with three brutal punches, strips him of his possessions, and leaves him nearly dead.
• Xu Feng publicly declares that anyone who covets his people or belongings will suffer the same fate, establishing his authority as the Golden Roc Peak Lord.
• Qingxuan, Peak Lord of Qingxuan Peak, arrives to stop the conflict. Xu Feng claims self-defense, while Motuo accuses him of tyranny. Qingxuan ends the dispute and orders Motuo removed for treatment.
• The other Peak Lords witness the battle and become wary of Xu Feng. His reputation spreads throughout Little Azure Firmament Mountain.
• The Nether Spring Envoy discusses Xu Feng with Qingxuan and considers him a potentially useful candidate for the top three peaks and the upcoming journey to the Upper Realm. Qingxuan remains doubtful, viewing him as powerful but overly ostentatious and insufficiently cultivated.
• Xu Feng selects five candidates from twelve prospective subordinates: Pear Blossom, an expert tracker; Rock Mountain, a powerful Ironclad Rhinoceros; a Flower Demon skilled in identifying herbs and minerals; Double Pupil, an exceptional Falcon Clan archer; and Red Rabbit, an explorer of ruins. Together with Xiao Feng, Silver Mane, and Gray Fang, they form Golden Roc Peak’s initial team.
• The group travels to Chilling Wind Gorge near God-Burial Valley to hunt Samit Chauhan, a Shiva Region Limit War God of the Human Race.
• Using coordinated tracking and reconnaissance, Pear Blossom, Double Pupil, Silver Mane, and Gray Fang locate Samit’s concealed cave and detect traces of his Heaven-Burning Qi Art and sinister energy.
• Samit attacks from the cave with a corrupted form of the Heaven-Burning Qi Art. Xu Feng blocks him while the team surrounds him.
• The team executes a coordinated assault: Double Pupil seals Samit’s escape routes with arrows, Li Wen lands a decisive sword strike, Silver Mane wounds his leg and later cuts his neck, and Gray Fang knocks him back.
• Samit activates the desperate Heaven-Burning Blood Prison technique, but Xu Feng and the others interrupt his attack. Xu Feng finishes him with a single devastating punch to the temple.
• Xu Feng orders the team to preserve Samit’s head as proof, search the cave, and investigate the source of the sinister energy. A hidden wall is broken open, revealing an ancient artificial passage leading deeper underground.

2. Character Developments

• Xu Feng/Jinmu: Demonstrates overwhelming combat power, tactical awareness, ruthlessness, and strong leadership. His victory over Motuo establishes him as a force to be reckoned with, while his handling of the Samit hunt shows that he is not merely powerful but also capable of organizing an effective team.
• Motuo: His arrogance and greed lead to his humiliation and near-fatal defeat. He loses both his dignity and physical ability to resist Xu Feng.
• Qingxuan: Acts as a mediator and enforcer of the Scripture Repository’s rules. Although she acknowledges that Xu Feng has justification, she is concerned by his excessive brutality and flamboyance.
• Nether Spring Envoy: Becomes more interested in Xu Feng after observing his performance, recognizing his ruthlessness and potential value.
• Li Wen: Continues pretending to be mentally controlled and obedient, but reveals exceptional combat ability through a precise, well-timed sword strike against Samit. His performance strengthens the illusion that Xu Feng can completely command him.
• The new subordinates: Quickly earn Xu Feng’s trust by performing their specialized roles effectively. Their successful first battle greatly increases their admiration and loyalty toward him.
• Samit Chauhan: Shown as crafty, injured, and desperate. His attempt to use a forbidden suicidal technique fails against Xu Feng’s superior planning and the team’s coordination.

3. Significant Themes

• Establishing authority through strength: Xu Feng deliberately uses his victory over Motuo to warn every Peak Lord that Golden Roc Peak and its people cannot be exploited.
• Power combined with strategy: The chapter contrasts Xu Feng’s individual dominance with the carefully coordinated group hunt, emphasizing that planning and teamwork can defeat even a powerful Limit War God.
• Reputation and intimidation: Xu Feng’s public declaration and brutal treatment of Motuo rapidly transform him from an unknown new Peak Lord into a feared figure.
• Loyalty and leadership: Xu Feng rewards competence, assigns duties according to individual strengths, and motivates his followers with promised rewards.
• Hidden identities and deception: Li Wen’s apparent submission masks his true capabilities, allowing him to surprise Samit at a critical moment.
• Exploration and impending danger: The secret passage and ancient sinister energy suggest that Samit’s corruption is connected to a deeper mystery or dangerous underground discovery.

4. Character Interactions

• Xu Feng and Motuo: Their confrontation begins over Motuo’s desire for Xu Feng’s human slave and escalates into a one-sided battle. Xu Feng repeatedly humiliates Motuo while presenting the assault as a lesson in rules and respect.
• Xu Feng and Qingxuan: Qingxuan reprimands Xu Feng for fighting in the Scripture Repository, while Xu Feng calmly argues self-defense. Their exchange shows her cautious disapproval and his unapologetic confidence.
• Nether Spring Envoy and Qingxuan: The Envoy views Xu Feng as a promising but unpredictable candidate, whereas Qingxuan questions whether his temperament and cultivation are sufficient for future advancement.
• Xu Feng and his subordinates: He leads decisively, dividing the team according to their talents and offering rewards for success. His followers respond with growing reverence and enthusiastic flattery.
• Xu Feng and Li Wen: Xu Feng privately relies on Li Wen’s judgment and combat skill while publicly maintaining the appearance that Li Wen is an obedient, controlled captive.
• The team and Samit: Each member contributes to trapping and weakening Samit, demonstrating the effectiveness of coordinated scouting, ranged attacks, ambushes, interception, and Xu Feng’s finishing strike.

Chapter Summary: “Old Acquaintance” of the Tenth Peak

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Feng and his companions explore a hidden underground chamber near Samit Chauhan’s hiding place. They discover:
  • A damaged altar bearing traces of an ancient blood ritual.
  • Bone fragments and gray-white powder with medicinal or ritual properties.
  • A terrifying fissure emitting pure, soul-eroding sinister energy related to Samit’s Heaven-Burning flames.
• Xu Feng concludes that Samit’s power may have originated from an ancient ritual connected to the fissure, though it remains unclear whether Samit gained power willingly or became a test subject or pawn of another entity. The group collects samples, maps the site, and reseals it.
• Following Xiao Feng’s report, the group finds a second location: a sealed ancient ruin hidden beneath vines at the foot of a black cliff.
  • The ruin’s entrance is protected by complex runes connected to the mountain and earth veins.
  • Samit had recently attempted to break through the seal using his sinister flames but failed and triggered a powerful backlash.
  • Double Pupil discovers a crescent-shaped black tile engraved with a star chart. Its spatial fluctuations resonate with the ruin’s seal, suggesting it may be a key or fragment from inside the ruin.
• Xu Feng decides not to force the entrance. He orders the group to record the site, search for further clues, conceal their presence, and return only after making adequate preparations.
• The group returns to Little Azure Firmament Mountain with Samit’s head. Xu Feng presents it to the Nether Spring Envoy, who confirms that Samit was a mutated Limit War God practicing the Heaven-Burning Qi Art and possessing traces of Heart-Eroding Demon Flame.
• As a reward, Youquan grants Xu Feng:
  • A One-Pattern Star God Pill, useful for comprehending laws and advancing toward the Star God Realm.
  • A Void Realm Token, allowing entry to the fourth floor of the Scripture Repository and access to advanced Star God records and clues concerning a Primordial Origin Pattern.
• Youquan formally acknowledges that Xu Feng’s position as Golden Roc Peak Master is secure, but reminds him that monthly evaluations determine each peak’s resources and future prospects. He subtly directs Xu Feng to continue investigating the God-Burial Valley and its possible ancient ruin.
• Xu Feng rewards his subordinates according to their contributions, granting Star God Dew, body-tempering medicines, and spirit fruits. He then has Li Wen and the scouts analyze the ruin’s clues.
• Suspicious of the Star God Pill despite its authenticity, Xu Feng secretly sends it away with Little White for appraisal.
• During the following half-month, Xu Feng cultivates his Golden Wings Soar Across Sky secret art and spiritual techniques, preparing for a planned spiritual-control method.
• The chapter ends with Peak Masters from the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Peaks arriving at Golden Roc Peak. They have apparently allied themselves with Jiao Lin, the Dragon Clan Holy Son and Peak Master of the Tenth Peak. One visitor rudely demands Xu Feng’s presence and attacks Xiao Feng. Xu Feng appears in time, catches the attacker’s arm, and confronts him for assaulting his sworn brother.

Character Developments

• Xu Feng: Demonstrates caution, leadership, investigative ability, and political awareness. He avoids recklessly opening the ruin, recognizes the danger posed by Youquan’s rewards, and strengthens his position by completing the mission and fairly rewarding his followers. His calm response to the attack shows his growing authority and protectiveness toward Xiao Feng.
• Xiao Feng: Becomes a more trusted subordinate and administrator. He gathers intelligence, helps manage the group, and learns from Xu Feng’s clear system of rewarding merit. He also shows courage and loyalty when facing hostile Peak Masters.
• Li Wen: Continues to serve as a knowledgeable adviser on ancient ruins and seals while maintaining his disguise as Xu Feng’s unattractive servant.
• Silver Mane, Gray Fang, Pear Blossom, Double Pupil, Rock Mountain, and Red Beard: Each contributes according to their specialty—combat, scouting, spatial or earth-vein detection, or exploration—and receives recognition and cultivation resources.
• Samit Chauhan: His death reveals that his sinister power was linked to a dangerous ancient source involving ritual, demonic flames, and possibly an external entity.
• Nether Spring Envoy Youquan: Publicly rewards and supports Xu Feng, but his hints and expectations reveal that he is also placing Xu Feng under greater obligation and scrutiny.
• Jiao Lin: Though absent in person, he emerges as a political rival through the allegiance of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Peak Masters.

Significant Themes

• Power and hidden danger: The ancient fissure and ruined ritual suggest that great power may come at the cost of corruption, possession, or loss of control.
• Caution versus ambition: Xu Feng repeatedly chooses preparation over reckless exploration, recognizing that ancient ruins and seals can carry catastrophic consequences.
• Loyalty and merit: Xu Feng strengthens his faction by rewarding each subordinate fairly, creating trust and unity.
• Political maneuvering: Securing the peak-master position is only the beginning; rankings, resources, alliances, and factional pressure shape life within Little Azure Firmament Mountain.
• Hidden agendas and trust: Youquan’s generous gifts may contain expectations, while Xu Feng remains wary of both the Envoy and the Star God Pill.
• Brotherhood and protection: Xu Feng’s defense of Xiao Feng highlights the importance of personal loyalty amid the larger factional struggle.

Important Character Interactions

• Xu Feng and his exploration team: He directs the investigation carefully, assigns tasks according to ability, and later distributes rewards based on individual contributions.
• Xu Feng and Youquan: Their meeting is formally respectful but politically charged. Youquan validates Xu Feng’s achievement, rewards him, and subtly pressures him to investigate the God-Burial Valley further.
• Xu Feng and Xiao Feng: Their relationship is one of sworn-brother loyalty. Xu Feng entrusts Xiao Feng with important responsibilities and immediately intervenes when he is attacked.
• Xu Feng and Li Wen: Xu Feng relies on Li Wen’s knowledge of ancient ruins while preserving Li Wen’s cover identity.
• Xu Feng and the hostile Peak Masters: The chapter ends with a direct confrontation, as Xu Feng challenges their attempt to intimidate him and their disrespect toward his faction.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Feng is summoned to Furious Dragon Peak by Jiao Lin, the Dragon King and master of the Tenth Peak. The Azure Cloud Peak Master and newly appointed Inferno Peak Master escort him there, initially attempting to intimidate him.
• Xu Feng realizes that Jiao Lin is actually the Dragon Clan holy son he once defeated and seriously wounded. Although Xu Feng is disguised as “Jinmu,” he worries that Jiao Lin may recognize traces of his fighting style.
• In Hidden Dragon Hall, Jiao Lin tests Xu Feng with overwhelming dragon might, but Xu Feng remains unaffected and responds with open arrogance. This causes Jiao Lin to take him more seriously.
• Jiao Lin orders Xu Feng to investigate abnormal spatial fluctuations around God-Burial Valley, where an ancient ruin may soon emerge. He gives Xu Feng a Furious Dragon Token, allowing him to request resources and assistance, and demands regular reports.
• Xu Feng outwardly agrees to cooperate while privately recognizing that Jiao Lin is using Golden Roc Peak as a disposable vanguard to search for the ruins.
• Back at Golden Roc Peak, Xu Feng orders Xiao Feng and the others to strengthen the peak’s defenses, prepare for repeated expeditions, and continue cultivating. He also considers tighter control over his subordinates and plans to investigate the fourth floor of the Scripture Repository for Golden Wing Clan techniques.
• After several days of searching, Xiao Feng, Pear Blossom, and Double Pupil discover a likely ruin entrance near Ghost-Weeping Ravine. The area contains dangerous poisonous miasma, powerful beasts, and a weakening spatial barrier. They also find a bronze fragment bearing patterns similar to Xu Feng’s black crescent tile fragment.
• Xu Feng plans to travel there with his forces and secretly coordinates with Li Wen and the Human Race’s Shadow Blade forces. He intends to use a staged Human Race ambush to eliminate Azure Cloud’s group and remove Jiao Lin’s spies without exposing his own involvement.
• Before departure, Azure Cloud arrives with two powerful attendants, claiming he wants to help and report any discoveries to Jiao Lin. Xu Feng realizes Azure Cloud is suspicious and allows him to accompany the expedition while feeding him misleading information.
• At Ghost-Weeping Ravine, Xu Feng divides the groups to separate Azure Cloud’s forces. After entering the poisonous mist, Xu Feng’s planned ambush begins: Yue Qing, Blue Eagle, and Dongfang Zhan launch a surprise attack on Azure Cloud’s party.
• Xu Feng deliberately appears to be struck and sent flying, while Azure Cloud survives because Xu Feng had warned and pulled him aside. The chapter ends as one Human Race attacker pursues Xu Feng into the mist, seemingly intending to “kill” him as part of the staged battle.

Character Developments

• Xu Feng/Jinmu: Displays greater confidence, ruthlessness, and political cunning. He openly challenges Jiao Lin while maintaining his cover, accepts cooperation only to exploit Jiao Lin’s resources, and begins plotting the removal of potential threats. He also shows increasing concern about consolidating control over Golden Roc Peak and its members.
• Jiao Lin: Has risen to the peak of the Extreme Overlord realm and approached the Star God Realm after joining Little Azure Firmament Mountain. He is arrogant, ambitious, manipulative, and views Xu Feng as a useful but expendable chess piece rather than a trusted subordinate.
• Azure Cloud Peak Master: Quickly shifts from intimidation to submission when faced with Xu Feng’s strength. He is cautious and suspicious, follows Xu Feng to monitor the ruin investigation, and attempts to gain credit with Jiao Lin.
• Xiao Feng and Golden Roc Peak’s members: Become more organized and increasingly reliant on Xu Feng’s leadership. Xiao Feng proves capable at reconnaissance and discovers the likely ruin site.
• Li Wen: Recovers significantly and agrees to assist Xu Feng in staging the ambush, demonstrating growing loyalty and strategic cooperation.
• Human Race allies: Yue Qing, Blue Eagle, and Dongfang Zhan are introduced as powerful Limit War Gods working with Xu Feng’s hidden plan against the Alien Race.

Significant Themes

• Mutual exploitation and political maneuvering: Jiao Lin and Xu Feng cooperate not out of trust but because each hopes to use the other. Both view the other as a tool in a larger plan.
• Hidden identities and concealed motives: Xu Feng must maintain his Jinmu identity while standing face-to-face with an old enemy. His apparent submission conceals plans for revenge and advancement.
• Strength as the basis of authority: Xu Feng’s refusal to bow to Jiao Lin reflects his belief that survival and status depend ultimately on personal power.
• Dangerous alliances: Cooperation with Jiao Lin provides resources but risks placing Xu Feng under his control. The chapter emphasizes that alliances with ambitious figures are inherently unstable.
• Ruin exploration and competition: The possible ancient ruins attract multiple factions, creating a race for information and foreshadowing conflict between the peaks, the envoys, and Human Race forces.
• Betrayal and expendability: Jiao Lin openly intends to reward or discard Xu Feng according to his usefulness, while Xu Feng similarly prepares to sacrifice or eliminate others when necessary.

Character Interactions

• Xu Feng dominates the Azure Cloud Peak Master during their initial confrontation, forcing him to abandon his threatening attitude.
• Xu Feng and Jiao Lin verbally clash in Hidden Dragon Hall. Xu Feng refuses to humble himself, withstands Jiao Lin’s pressure, and eventually accepts the mission only after negotiating the possibility of rewards.
• Jiao Lin privately tells his elders that Xu Feng is merely a useful chess piece whose fate depends on whether he produces results.
• Xu Feng gives Xiao Feng strict orders concerning reconnaissance, peak management, and discipline.
• Xu Feng secretly instructs Li Wen to help stage an attack that will make it appear as though Human Race forces ambushed Golden Roc Peak’s group.
• Azure Cloud repeatedly probes Xu Feng for information, while Xu Feng deceives him with partial truths and manipulates him into joining the expedition.
• The chapter concludes with the staged ambush beginning, placing Xu Feng, Azure Cloud, and the Human Race forces in direct conflict.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yue Qing and Dongfang Zhan join forces to fight the Azure Cloud Peak Lord, while Xu Feng and Blue Eagle secretly recognize each other as allies.
• The newly appointed Inferno Peak Lord, Fire Qilin, appears to aid Azure Cloud—but “Fire Qilin” is actually Xu Feng in disguise. He launches a surprise attack, severely wounds Azure Cloud, and works with Yue Qing and Dongfang Zhan to kill him.
• Xu Feng stages a desperate defense of Azure Cloud’s corpse, allowing a surviving Bird Race subordinate to escape with one severed arm. He then destroys most of the corpse through the Divine Tree and disguises himself as a badly injured, grieving Golden Wing Clan member.
• Returning to Little Azure Firmament Mountain, Xu Feng falsely reports that Fire Qilin betrayed the mountain gate and colluded with the Human Race. His testimony is supported by the surviving subordinate, while the real Fire Qilin arrives and denies the accusation.
• Fire Qilin argues that someone may have disguised himself as him and framed him. The evidence remains inconclusive, so Jiao Lin orders him to remain under investigation rather than immediately punishing him.
• Xu Feng dramatically demands revenge for Azure Cloud and asks to lead a new expedition into God-Burial Valley. Qingxuan proposes that Fire Qilin accompany him, forcing the two rivals to monitor one another.
• Xu Feng obtains additional manpower, including an elite Hidden Dragon Guard squad. Unexpectedly, Jiao Lin announces that he will personally join the expedition, greatly complicating Xu Feng’s plans.
• After returning to Golden Roc Peak, Xu Feng tells Li Wen that he intends to abandon a cautious encounter strategy and directly attack Jiao Lin as a Human Race operative. His goal is to kill multiple Peak Lords, destabilize Little Azure Firmament Mountain, and advance his larger mission.
• Li Wen agrees to help indirectly and declares that he will break through into the Limit War God realm by the following morning.

Character Developments

• Xu Feng/Jinmu: Demonstrates increasingly sophisticated deception, disguise, battlefield coordination, and political manipulation. He convincingly performs grief, rage, injury, and loyalty to strengthen his cover. His ambitions grow bolder as he decides to target Jiao Lin directly.
• Fire Qilin: Becomes the chief suspect in Azure Cloud’s death despite being innocent of the actual attack. He responds quickly and logically, exposing weaknesses in the accusation, but is forced to cooperate with Xu Feng under Jiao Lin’s orders.
• Jiao Lin: Reveals growing suspicion and political caution. Although he temporarily restrains judgment, Azure Cloud’s death wounds his authority, motivating him to personally lead the next operation.
• Qingxuan Peak Lord: Acts as a calm mediator. She recognizes the lack of conclusive evidence, prevents the dispute from escalating, and cleverly forces Xu Feng and Fire Qilin into a monitored partnership.
• Li Wen: Shows loyalty and increasing confidence. Though initially worried about Xu Feng’s reckless plan, he accepts it and promises a major breakthrough.
• Azure Cloud: Dies after being betrayed by the false Fire Qilin, becoming both a genuine loss to the Bird Race and a tool Xu Feng uses to provoke conflict.
• Pear Blossom: Dies during the retreat, adding emotional weight to the group’s return.

Significant Themes

• Deception and identity: Xu Feng’s disguise as Jinmu and his impersonation of Fire Qilin demonstrate how appearance, aura, and testimony can be manipulated.
• Political intrigue and mistrust: Azure Cloud’s death creates suspicion among the Peak Lords, while every faction questions whether the evidence is genuine or fabricated.
• Revenge as a weapon: Xu Feng turns grief and outrage into political leverage, using demands for vengeance to gain authority, soldiers, and freedom of action.
• Risk versus caution: Xu Feng abandons his previous conservative approach, believing the worsening situation in Dimension 13 requires decisive, dangerous action.
• Power and legitimacy: Jiao Lin’s decision to personally intervene reflects his need to defend his authority, while Xu Feng repeatedly invokes clan honor and mountain-gate dignity to influence others.
• Loyalty and betrayal: The chapter blurs the distinction between genuine loyalty and performed loyalty, with Xu Feng’s false devotion appearing more convincing than the real factions’ trust in one another.

Important Character Interactions

• Xu Feng, Yue Qing, and Dongfang Zhan: Coordinate Azure Cloud’s assassination, then stage a convincing battle in which Xu Feng appears to protect the corpse and escape.
• Xu Feng and the Bird Race subordinate: Xu Feng deliberately saves and directs him, turning him into an unwitting witness who reinforces the false story against Fire Qilin.
• Xu Feng and Fire Qilin: Publicly accuse and challenge each other, creating the appearance of mutual hatred while Xu Feng privately views Fire Qilin as a major obstacle.
• Xu Feng and Jiao Lin: Xu Feng performs the role of a wounded, vengeful subordinate, persuading Jiao Lin of his apparent sincerity while simultaneously gaining military authority.
• Qingxuan and Jiao Lin: Qingxuan tempers Jiao Lin’s judgment and proposes the joint expedition. Jiao Lin accepts but then asserts control by deciding to accompany the mission himself.
• Xu Feng and Li Wen: Discuss the risks of Jiao Lin’s involvement and redesign their strategy. Xu Feng plans a direct assassination, while Li Wen prepares to increase his strength through a breakthrough.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Feng prepares to assassinate Jiao Lin, the Furious Dragon Peak Lord, while concealing his true intentions from the other members of Little Azure Firmament Mountain.
• Li Wen successfully breaks through to the Limit War God realm, greatly increasing Xu Feng’s available support. Xu Feng secretly assigns him to disguise himself as Xu Feng and lead the public operation against the Human Race.
• The Dragon King’s Hidden Dragon Guard, led by the High-Rank Overlord Shadow Claw, arrives at Golden Roc Peak. Xu Feng orders them to gather intelligence on the Human Race and coordinate with his forces.
• Xu Feng receives news of a suspected Human Race encampment and publicly leads a group toward God-Burial Valley. This serves as a diversion while he secretly leaves Golden Roc Peak using his Invisibility Belt.
• Xu Feng infiltrates Inferno Peak, catches Fire Qilin while he is cultivating, and kills him instantly with Soul-Shattering Seven Tribulations: God-Shocking Tribulation and Cloud Cleaver.
• He takes Fire Qilin’s armor and disguises himself as Fire Qilin, then travels to Furious Dragon Peak under the pretense of reporting urgent intelligence.
• Before Jiao Lin, Xu Feng falsely claims that “Jinmu” has been secretly colluding with the Human Race and may have staged his previous injuries. The accusation successfully destabilizes Jiao Lin’s mind.
• Xu Feng launches a carefully prepared mental assault involving four linked spiritual techniques—Soul-Eroding, Nirvana, God-Shocking, and God-Burning Tribulations.
• While Jiao Lin is mentally incapacitated, Xu Feng attacks with Cloud Cleaver and fifty-four SSS-Grade Flying Blades. He tears through Jiao Lin’s armor, shreds his body, severs his head, and stores the corpse before escaping.
• Furious Dragon Peak erupts into chaos. The Qingxuan Peak Lord and Envoy Lingfeng investigate and conclude that Jiao Lin was assassinated through a coordinated, highly sophisticated attack.
• Evidence points toward the disguised “Fire Qilin,” but Lingfeng and Qingxuan suspect that the attacker may have been impersonating Fire Qilin from the beginning.
• Little Azure Firmament Mountain seals its gates, activates the Zhou Tian Stellar Grand Array, and begins searching every peak and individual for the assassin. False bloodstains near Soul-Cutting Cliff create the impression that the wounded Fire Qilin fled toward the mountain gates.

2. Character Developments

• Xu Feng becomes increasingly calculating, ruthless, and strategically confident. He demonstrates mastery of disguise, deception, assassination, spiritual attacks, and battlefield manipulation.
• Li Wen completes his breakthrough into the Limit War God realm. Although serious rather than celebratory, he fully accepts Xu Feng’s command and becomes a major asset in the coming conflict.
• Jiao Lin is revealed to be highly vulnerable to psychological manipulation despite his immense strength. His suspicions about Jinmu overwhelm his judgment, allowing Xu Feng’s mental ambush to succeed.
• Fire Qilin is eliminated and used as a disposable identity in Xu Feng’s plan.
• Shadow Claw and the Hidden Dragon Guard are established as elite, disciplined operatives whose intelligence network and reconnaissance abilities support Xu Feng’s broader strategy.
• Envoy Lingfeng and the Qingxuan Peak Lord show sharp investigative ability. Rather than accepting the obvious explanation, they recognize that the assassination likely involved impersonation and a deeper conspiracy.

3. Significant Themes

• Deception and identity: Xu Feng repeatedly manipulates appearances, impersonating both Fire Qilin and indirectly framing Jinmu. The chapter emphasizes how identity can become a weapon.
• Strategy over brute force: Xu Feng defeats a much stronger opponent through preparation, timing, psychological manipulation, and layered attacks rather than direct confrontation.
• Trust and suspicion: Jiao Lin’s existing doubts are exploited until they become fatal. The mountain’s leaders now suspect nearly everyone, showing how quickly trust collapses after a political assassination.
• Calculated ruthlessness: Xu Feng kills Fire Qilin and Jiao Lin without hesitation, treating both the victims and their identities as pieces in a larger game.
• The danger of overconfidence: Jiao Lin’s belief in his control of the situation and his willingness to isolate himself with “Fire Qilin” leave him vulnerable to Xu Feng’s ambush.
• Hidden warfare: The conflict is increasingly fought through infiltration, espionage, psychological attacks, and misinformation rather than open battle.

4. Character Interactions

• Xu Feng and Li Wen: Xu Feng privately reveals the altered plan, asking Li Wen to impersonate him and preserve the illusion that Xu Feng has left with the main force. Li Wen agrees without hesitation, trusting Xu Feng’s judgment.
• Xu Feng and Shadow Claw: Xu Feng politely directs the Hidden Dragon Guard while subtly using them to gather intelligence and monitor activity around the operation.
• Xu Feng and Fire Qilin: Xu Feng kills Fire Qilin during cultivation, then adopts his appearance and voice to infiltrate Furious Dragon Peak.
• Xu Feng disguised as Fire Qilin and Jiao Lin: Xu Feng fabricates a confession-like report accusing Jinmu of collusion with the Human Race. Jiao Lin’s shock and growing suspicion create the opening for the assassination.
• Lingfeng and Qingxuan: The two investigate the aftermath together. Their discussion reveals that they doubt Fire Qilin alone could have performed the assassination and begin considering that the entire identity may have been fabricated.
• Xu Feng and the wider mountain forces: Through the staged expedition, fake injuries, and manipulated evidence, Xu Feng controls what everyone else believes while escaping the mountain’s immediate response.

Chapter Summary: “Stepping into the Limit”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Wen returns to Xu Feng’s group after secretly tracking the Human Race squad. He reports that the group escaped near Black Wind Gorge and that he fought an unidentified squad, preserving the cover story for his real mission.
• Xu Feng and Li Wen reveal through secret communication that Jiao Lin has been killed and Fire Qilin has disappeared. They agree to pretend that the investigation squad knows nothing about the incident.
• At dawn, the group returns to Little Azure Firmament Mountain and discovers that the mountain-protecting formation has been activated and security greatly strengthened.
• The group learns that Jiao Lin, the Jiao King of Furious Dragon Peak, was attacked and vanished, while Fire Qilin of Inferno Peak also disappeared. The mountain gate has been sealed, and all peak masters have been summoned for questioning.
• At Celestial Pivot Hall, Envoy Lingfeng and Qingxuan Peak Master interrogate Xu Feng. He gives a carefully constructed account of spending the night tracking the Human Race squad. Shadow Claw, Xiao Feng, Li Wen, and the others corroborate his alibi.
• Xu Feng subtly suggests that the attacks on Jiao Lin, Fire Qilin, and Azure Cloud may be linked to a hidden outside force attempting to destabilize Little Azure Firmament Mountain. This convinces Lingfeng to order a broad investigation and increased patrols around God-Burial Valley and the ruins.
• Xu Feng is placed under “protection,” effectively soft confinement, and forbidden from leaving Golden Roc Peak without permission.
• Over the following half month, the Alien Race forces search extensively for Human Race forces and Fire Qilin but find only abandoned camps and weak, elusive bands. Their repeated failures cause frustration, suspicion, and internal unrest.
• Meanwhile, Xu Feng remains secluded and secretly absorbs the energy of Azure Cloud, Fire Qilin, and especially Jiao Lin. On the thirteenth day, his qi-blood reaches 161,009c, surpassing the Advanced War God limit and making him a true limit War God.
• His Divine Tree and inner world also grow substantially, bringing him closer to the Star God Realm.
• After emerging from seclusion, Xu Feng learns that Furious Dragon Peak and Inferno Peak are both embroiled in factional struggles. Qingxuan Peak Master summons him to Celestial Pivot Hall because new clues regarding Fire Qilin may have surfaced.
• Xu Feng enters the hall alone to meet Envoy Lingfeng. Lingfeng recognizes his improved condition and suddenly attacks him with overwhelming pressure, ending the chapter on a cliffhanger.

Character Developments

• Xu Feng: Demonstrates exceptional deception, strategic thinking, and emotional control while maintaining his Jinmu disguise. He successfully manipulates the investigation and turns the Alien Races against one another. His cultivation rises dramatically, reaching the limit War God level, and he gains greater confidence in eventually challenging the Star God Realm.
• Li Wen: Proves his loyalty and skill by secretly replacing Xu Feng’s position in the cover story, infiltrating the group without detection, and providing a convincing alibi.
• Shadow Claw: Despite being Jiao Lin’s subordinate, he supports Xu Feng’s false account, either because of his involvement in the larger plan or because he remains unaware of the truth. His grief at Jiao Lin’s death appears genuine.
• Xiao Feng and the other Golden Roc Peak members: Act as reliable witnesses and assistants, helping maintain Xu Feng’s cover and later managing Golden Roc Peak during his seclusion.
• Envoy Lingfeng: Becomes increasingly suspicious and vigilant. He orders a sweeping investigation but cannot find proof against Xu Feng. His direct attack at the end suggests that he may be testing Xu Feng personally.
• Qingxuan Peak Master: Serves as a cautious investigator and temporary leader of the response. She remains observant but finds no evidence contradicting Xu Feng’s story.
• Fire Qilin: Remains missing, allowing Xu Feng to use his disappearance as a source of confusion and possible future manipulation.
• Jiao Lin and Azure Cloud: Their deaths destabilize the mountain’s political structure while also providing the resources that dramatically strengthen Xu Feng.

Significant Themes

• Deception and infiltration: Xu Feng’s success depends on maintaining multiple identities, fabricating evidence, and manipulating the enemy’s assumptions.
• Chaos as a weapon: Rather than attacking the Alien Race alliance directly, Xu Feng weakens it by eliminating key leaders and provoking suspicion and factional conflict.
• Power gained through danger: The deaths of powerful enemies become the source of Xu Feng’s cultivation breakthrough, linking political victory with physical advancement.
• Appearance versus reality: Xu Feng outwardly acts injured, shocked, loyal, and frustrated, while secretly directing events and cultivating rapidly.
• Political instability: The disappearance of major peak masters creates a power vacuum, factional struggles, and distrust throughout Little Azure Firmament Mountain.
• The approach to godhood: Xu Feng’s rise to the limit War God level marks a major milestone, while his goal of comprehending laws and igniting the divine flame points toward the Star God Realm.

Important Character Interactions

• Xu Feng and Li Wen privately coordinate their false narrative and agree to conceal the truth about Jiao Lin and Fire Qilin.
• Xu Feng works with Shadow Claw and Xiao Feng to establish a consistent alibi during the formal investigation.
• Xu Feng manipulates Lingfeng’s concerns by suggesting that an external force is targeting the mountain and the ruins.
• Lingfeng and Qingxuan Peak Master question Xu Feng but ultimately lack evidence to accuse him.
• Xiao Feng updates Xu Feng on the growing disorder within the mountain and prepares to accompany him to the envoy.
• The chapter ends with a direct confrontation between Xu Feng and Lingfeng, as the envoy uses overwhelming force to test or restrain him.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Envoy Lingfeng tests Xu Feng—disguised as Jinmu—by unleashing pressure imbued with Star God-level Wind Law. Xu Feng withstands it through his powerful blood and qi, the Chaos Pearl, his Divine Tree, Spiritual Telekinesis, and mastery of “momentum.”
• Impressed by Xu Feng’s resilience and potential, Lingfeng admits he initially suspected Xu Feng of involvement in the deaths of Jiao Lin, Fire Qilin, and Azure Cloud. The test ultimately convinces him that Xu Feng’s strength and methods do not fit the profile of the culprit.
• Lingfeng offers to take Xu Feng as his personal guard and bring him to the Azure Sky Mountain main sect in the upper realm. Xu Feng rejects the offer, insisting that he seeks freedom and the martial pinnacle rather than serving beneath another.
• Lingfeng is briefly angered but ultimately appreciates Xu Feng’s ambition. He withdraws the offer while promising Xu Feng the chance to associate with him as an equal if Xu Feng reaches the upper realm.
• Lingfeng assigns Xu Feng to investigate ruins southwest of God-Burial Valley, where Fire Qilin may have contacted hidden forces. Xu Feng accepts because the mission gives him a legitimate reason to leave Little Azure Firmament Mountain.
• Xu Feng begins cultivating influence within the Alien Race. He attends and hosts banquets, befriends multiple peak masters, participates in hunts and ruin explorations, and develops a reputation as a powerful, generous, and straightforward figure.
• In secret, Xu Feng uses the Eternal Fall Tribulation to control Gray Fang, joining him with Double Pupil, Rock Mountain, and Silver Mane as hidden subordinates. He orders them to gather rare minerals, spirit plants, medicinal resources, and seeds valuable to Human Race cultivation and technology.
• Xu Feng gradually brings everyone at Golden Roc Peak—including Xiao Feng—under his control, ensuring that the entire peak is loyal to him.
• He rescues Hu Da and Hu Er of the Snow Region Fox Clan, gives them cultivation resources and advanced Fox Clan techniques, and shelters them at Golden Roc Peak.
• With access to the fourth floor of the Scripture Repository, Xu Feng memorizes Bird Race techniques and begins studying Alien Race runes and formations. With the Panel’s assistance, he learns to create basic warning, tracking, spirit-gathering, and concealment formations.
• After two months of stalemate between Human and Alien forces, Xu Feng carries out Lingfeng’s investigation mission. He sends the main group back while secretly traveling with Li Wen toward Human territory.
• Xu Feng returns to Base 9 and reunites with his wife, Lu Fei. Their warm reunion briefly relieves the tension of his undercover life.
• Lu Fei informs him that Li Tianlang has been injured by Brooke, a figure from the fallen Shiva Region whom Xu Feng believed had disappeared.

Character Developments

• Xu Feng: Demonstrates exceptional endurance, composure, and mastery of momentum. He becomes more assertive, openly refusing subordination and declaring his intention to stand as an equal with powerful upper-realm figures. At the same time, he becomes increasingly strategic and politically active, building alliances, controlling subordinates, collecting resources, and establishing himself within Alien society.
• Envoy Lingfeng: Initially suspicious and domineering, he develops genuine admiration for Xu Feng after witnessing his strength and independence. Though disappointed by the rejection, he respects Xu Feng’s ambition and gives him an important mission.
• Xiao Feng: Remains deeply loyal and becomes increasingly excited by Xu Feng’s rising status. He helps Xu Feng integrate into Little Azure Firmament Mountain and follows his instructions without understanding the full extent of Xu Feng’s plans.
• Hu Da and Hu Er: Rise to the Primary Overlord realm and gain renewed hope after being rescued. Their loyalty and gratitude toward Xu Feng deepen as he provides them with resources, shelter, and inherited techniques.
• Xu Feng’s controlled retainers: Gray Fang and the others become covert agents who obey Xu Feng while retaining their normal personalities, allowing him to expand his influence without exposing his control.
• Lu Fei: Provides Xu Feng with emotional warmth and a connection to his former life. Her report about Li Tianlang’s injury immediately shifts the mood from domestic peace to danger.

Significant Themes

• Freedom versus dependence: Xu Feng rejects Lingfeng’s offer because power and resources are not worth surrendering personal autonomy.
• Ambition and equality: The chapter emphasizes Xu Feng’s belief that he can eventually stand alongside upper-realm powerhouses rather than remain beneath them.
• Political maneuvering and faction-building: Xu Feng recognizes that survival requires networks, resources, and loyal subordinates, not merely individual strength.
• Infiltration and dual identity: He successfully presents himself as Jinmu, a rising Alien Race leader, while secretly serving Human interests and preparing resources for his own faction.
• The value of unused resources and knowledge: Xu Feng exploits the Alien Race’s underdeveloped alchemy, artifact refinement, and formation traditions to gather materials and acquire techniques unavailable in Human territory.
• Cultivation through pressure and experience: Lingfeng’s test tempers Xu Feng’s newly advanced blood and qi, while combat missions and study help stabilize and expand his abilities.
• Home and emotional refuge: His reunion with Lu Fei contrasts with the danger and calculation of his undercover existence.

Important Character Interactions

• Xu Feng and Lingfeng: Their confrontation evolves from suspicion and testing into mutual respect, though Lingfeng still views Xu Feng as not yet his equal.
• Xu Feng and Xiao Feng: Xiao Feng acts as a loyal companion and intermediary, helping Xu Feng establish relationships with other peaks.
• Xu Feng and the Silver Moon Peak faction: Xu Feng’s respectful treatment of the Silver Moon Peak Master and acknowledgment of Silver Pupil strengthen his social position and reputation.
• Xu Feng and the controlled retainers: He uses the Eternal Fall Tribulation to secure absolute loyalty while directing them to gather strategic resources.
• Xu Feng and Hu Da/Hu Er: Their reunion highlights Xu Feng’s loyalty to old allies, while his support also serves his broader plans for future manpower.
• Xu Feng and Lu Fei: Their affectionate reunion reveals the emotional cost of his mission and restores his sense of peace, before the news of Li Tianlang’s injury introduces a new threat.

Chapter Summary: “I’m Back”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Fei informs Xu Feng that Brooke, a survivor of the fallen Shiva Region, has joined the Eagle Alliance’s strongest faction, the Four Nations Alliance led by Councilor Telephis.
• Brooke recently visited Great Xia’s Base C12 and deliberately insulted Great Xia and Xu Feng in public. When Xu Feng’s friend Li Tianlang objected, Brooke attacked him under the guise of a sparring match.
• Although Li Tianlang was an Advanced War God, Brooke severely injured him within a dozen exchanges, breaking three ribs and damaging his internal organs. Brooke also used a cold, corrosive spiritual force that threatened Li’s foundation and recovery.
• Xu Feng visits Li in the Base 9 military hospital. Using the Divine Tree’s vitality and his spiritual telekinesis, he identifies the lingering hostile power and begins treating it.
• Xu Feng determines that the corrosive force comes from a Star God-level technique. He plans to protect Li’s consciousness, destroy the invading energy with the Soul-Shattering Seven Tribulations, and nourish Li’s soul afterward.
• By the following morning, Xu Feng has completely resolved Li’s injuries and leaves the hospital.
• Xu Feng then meets Chief Commander Di Huaiying, reporting that his infiltration mission at Little Azure Firmament Mountain has succeeded and revealing that he has advanced to the Limit War God realm.
• Di Huaiying explains that Brooke’s assault is part of a larger Eagle Alliance campaign. Telephis’s faction has been provoking Great Xia, occupying its Kunlun metal mine, and exploiting Great Xia’s military pressure from the Alien Race.
• Great Xia’s sole councilor, Li Yuanying, is locked in a stalemate with the Alien Race’s Star Gods. If he withdraws, the Alien Race could attack freely, but remaining restrained allows the Eagle Alliance to continue taking advantage of Great Xia.
• As a last resort, Di Huaiying considers abandoning the stalemate and allowing the Alien Race’s Star Gods to act, hoping the Eagle Alliance will bear the brunt of the attack and be forced back into cooperation.
• Xu Feng volunteers to go to Base C12 and confront Brooke. Though Brooke was formerly a Second-Order Star God and remains extremely dangerous despite his injuries, Xu Feng believes he has roughly a sixty percent chance of success.
• Di Huaiying grants Xu Feng temporary supreme command authority, promises intelligence support, and orders the military to enter Level Two combat readiness.
• Great Xia issues the Eagle Alliance a three-day ultimatum to provide an explanation and compensation. The Shadows are also activated to infiltrate and disrupt the Eagle Alliance if necessary.

Character Developments

• Xu Feng returns from his mission far stronger, having reached the Limit War God realm. His restrained but immense aura reflects his rapid growth.
• His anger over Li Tianlang’s assault evolves into cold determination. Rather than acting recklessly, he treats Li first, studies Brooke’s technique, and devises a strategic response.
• Xu Feng demonstrates greater confidence and maturity, willingly considering a dangerous battle against a wounded Second-Order Star God while emphasizing infiltration and tactical planning over brute force.
• Li Tianlang is established as a loyal and outspoken friend who cannot tolerate insults against Xu Feng. His loyalty leads to his injury, but Xu Feng’s intervention saves him from lasting damage.
• Brooke has become more powerful and politically protected after joining Telephis. His arrogance has intensified, and his attack on Li reveals that he is deliberately provoking Xu Feng and Great Xia.
• Di Huaiying shifts from cautious defense to open strategic resistance. Though he remains concerned about the human cost of escalation, he is prepared to threaten the Eagle Alliance and risk a larger conflict.
• Telephis is portrayed as ambitious and opportunistic, using hostility toward Great Xia to consolidate control over the Eagle Alliance’s divided factions.

Significant Themes

• Loyalty and brotherhood: Li Tianlang’s immediate defense of Xu Feng and Xu Feng’s determination to heal and avenge him emphasize the strength of personal bonds.
• Justice and retaliation: Brooke’s attack is not treated as an isolated incident; it becomes a symbol of broader political aggression, demanding a response.
• Power and deterrence: Great Xia’s military decisions are shaped by the delicate balance between its own forces, the Eagle Alliance, and the Alien Race’s Star Gods.
• Political fragmentation: Internal divisions among humanity weaken their ability to resist the Alien Race, allowing ambitious leaders like Telephis to pursue personal power.
• Strategic restraint versus decisive action: The chapter contrasts diplomacy and preserving the broader human alliance with the need to respond forcefully when restraint is repeatedly exploited.
• Escalation and sacrifice: Di Huaiying’s proposal to abandon the Star God stalemate shows that breaking the deadlock may require accepting catastrophic risks and civilian casualties.

Character Interactions

• Lu Fei and Xu Feng: Lu Fei delivers the news of Li’s injury and tries to restrain Xu Feng’s anger. Xu Feng reassures her that he understands the risks but clearly intends to act.
• Xu Feng and Li Tianlang: Though Li is unconscious, Xu Feng’s healing shows his deep concern and brotherly loyalty. He refuses to let Brooke’s attack permanently damage Li.
• Xu Feng and Zhang Huan: Zhang Huan explains the severity of Li’s condition and expresses relief when Xu Feng offers a solution. Xu Feng’s treatment restores hope.
• Xu Feng and Di Huaiying: Their meeting combines military reporting, political strategy, and personal trust. Di Huaiying recognizes Xu Feng’s growth and ultimately supports his mission by granting him extraordinary authority.
• Di Huaiying and the Eagle Alliance: Di Huaiying views Telephis and his faction as dangerous opportunists. His ultimatum and readiness orders mark a major hardening of Great Xia’s stance.
• Xu Feng and Brooke: They do not meet directly in the chapter, but Brooke’s insults and assault create the central personal conflict. Xu Feng leaves determined to confront him and settle the resulting debt.

Chapter Summary: “Hello, Brooke”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Feng infiltrates Red Flame Fort, a heavily defended Eagle Alliance outpost, using spiritual power, technological support from Great Xia agents, the Chaos Pearl, and illusions from the Star Disk.
• He silently subdues and mentally controls “Scorpion” Torres, Brooke’s ruthless executioner and trusted subordinate. Torres becomes Xu Feng’s hidden agent.
• Under Xu Feng’s direction, Torres organizes a series of nonlethal raids against Eagle Alliance mines, plantations, and merchant groups, stealing valuable resources while leaving clues that implicate Brooke’s faction.
• The attacks cause widespread panic and mutual suspicion across the Eagle Alliance. Senator Telephis summons Brooke and threatens to replace him unless he restores order within two days.
• Xu Feng also places Carol, known as Shadow Crow and one of Brooke’s aides, under his control. Carol falsely exposes Torres as the mastermind behind the raids.
• Torres appears to betray Brooke by attacking a warehouse. Carol pursues and “kills” him, earning Brooke’s gratitude, promotion, and increased trust.
• Brooke appoints Carol to Torres’s former position and grants him greater authority and resources. Carol uses this authority to purge Brooke’s organization:
  • Samir is placed under house arrest through planted suspicions.
  • Bakar is implicated with a forged letter, damaging his relationship with Brooke.
  • Rajiv is accused of embezzlement, crippled, and imprisoned, later dying from his injuries.
• Within a week, Brooke’s experienced supporters and powerful subordinates are systematically removed. Brooke gradually realizes that his organization has been hollowed out from within.
• Carol then stages a near-fatal ambush and is taken to the hospital. When Brooke visits him, two of Brooke’s trusted guards attack.
• Carol pretends to save Brooke, then reveals himself as the true mastermind. He detonates three powerful Wind-Thunder Pearls and releases an extremely corrosive poison beside Brooke.
• Brooke suffers catastrophic injuries but survives. Hansen and emergency medical personnel rush him into surgery.
• During the operation, Xu Feng appears disguised as a surgical assistant, calmly greeting the helpless Brooke: “Hello, Senator Brooke.”

Character Developments

• Xu Feng: Demonstrates exceptional infiltration, mental-control, strategic planning, and psychological manipulation. Rather than confronting Brooke directly, he dismantles Brooke’s power structure from inside and uses Brooke’s own paranoia against him.
• Torres: Changes from Brooke’s feared executioner into Xu Feng’s controlled agent. His apparent rebellion and death serve as the first major step in destabilizing Brooke.
• Carol: Becomes Xu Feng’s most valuable infiltrator. He successfully gains Brooke’s complete confidence, manipulates the internal purge, and ultimately participates in the assassination attempt.
• Brooke: Begins as a powerful and confident faction leader but becomes increasingly pressured, suspicious, and isolated. His dependence on Carol blinds him to the actual conspiracy, leaving him severely wounded and politically vulnerable.
• Telephis: Acts as a cold, demanding superior who holds Brooke accountable for the western-border crisis and increases the pressure driving Brooke toward desperate internal purges.
• Hansen: Appears as a cautious authority figure responsible for protecting Federation City and saving Brooke after the assassination.

Significant Themes

• Infiltration and internal collapse: The chapter emphasizes that destroying an enemy’s network from within can be more effective than attacking openly.
• Trust and betrayal: Brooke’s reliance on Carol becomes the instrument of his downfall; the people closest to him are turned against him.
• Paranoia as a weapon: Xu Feng does not need to prove every accusation. By encouraging Brooke’s suspicion, he causes Brooke to destroy his own allies.
• Manipulation of perception: False evidence, staged robberies, fake deaths, and fabricated loyalty allow Xu Feng to control events while remaining hidden.
• Power and political vulnerability: Even a powerful Star God like Brooke is exposed when his political reputation, manpower, and support structure are weakened.
• Revenge through strategy: Xu Feng’s goal is not merely to kill Brooke but to make him experience isolation, betrayal, and the collapse of everything he built.

Character Interactions

• Xu Feng overpowers Torres mentally and brands him as a secret subordinate.
• Torres publicly condemns the robberies and stages a false betrayal, helping misdirect Brooke.
• Brooke confronts Torres, initially refusing to believe he is guilty, but later accepts his apparent death after Carol “kills” him.
• Brooke rewards Carol with Torres’s position and a Spirit Refining Fruit, deepening Carol’s cover as a loyal subordinate.
• Carol repeatedly feeds Brooke false information about his own allies, prompting Brooke to punish or eliminate them.
• Telephis reprimands Brooke and gives him a strict deadline, increasing Brooke’s fear and desperation.
• Brooke visits the supposedly dying Carol, only to be attacked by his own guards and betrayed by Carol at close range.
• The chapter ends with Xu Feng confronting Brooke during surgery, leaving Brooke trapped, critically injured, and finally face-to-face with the architect of his downfall.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Feng completes his assassination of Brooke Dalit, a gravely wounded Second-Order Star God and former Shiva Region councilman. Using the Cloud Cleaver and the God-Burning Tribulation, he pierces Brooke’s brow, destroys his sea of consciousness, and kills him completely.
• Brooke’s body mysteriously vanishes from the operating room, causing panic. The hospital is sealed, but the disguised assistant responsible for the assassination has disappeared.
• Telephis arrives furious and orders a full investigation. A strand of Golden Feather is found, causing suspicion to fall on the Golden Wing Clan and other Alien Race factions.
• Brooke’s death creates turmoil throughout the Eagle Alliance and the wider Human Race. Great Xia becomes the primary suspect because of Brooke’s repeated conflicts with its martial artists, though Great Xia publicly denies involvement while demanding accountability for Brooke’s earlier provocations.
• Xu Feng returns to a safe house and meets with Great Xia intelligence officers. He orders them to erase all traces of the operation, misdirect suspicion toward Alien Race forces, monitor Telephis and his possible contacts with the Heavenly Wind Imperial Court, exploit the power vacuum left by Brooke, and transport valuable resources to Commander-in-Chief Di.
• Xu Feng briefly returns to Base 9 for the New Year. He reunites with his wife Lu Fei, enjoys a peaceful family dinner, and learns that his injured friend Li Tianlang is recovering.
• On New Year’s Day, Xu Feng visits Li Tianlang in the hospital. Their friends gather for food, wine, and remembrance, honoring fallen comrades and especially Yue Changkong. Xu Feng distributes spirit fruits and ores to his companions before leaving again.
• Xu Feng and Li Wen return to Little Azure Firmament Mountain under the identity of Jinmu. He is immediately ordered to guard Stone Gorge Entrance, a newly active entrance to a Secret Realm in the Kunlun region.
• A warning from the Silver Moon Peak Master reveals that the mission may have been arranged by Nether Spring Envoy Youquan, who is displeased that Ling Feng tried to recruit Xu Feng.
• Xu Feng realizes the assignment may be a trap. Youquan has deliberately sent him to a dangerous location likely to attract powerful Human Race Limit War Gods seeking a treasure within the Secret Realm.
• Youquan privately explains his plan to Qingxuan Peak Master: if Xu Feng succeeds, he proves his worth; if he fails or dies, Youquan can punish or discard him while also warning Ling Feng not to interfere in lower-realm affairs.
• Xu Feng assembles Golden Roc Peak’s forces, orders extensive defensive and scouting preparations, and reaches Stone Gorge Entrance.
• Inside the dangerous gorge, Xu Feng discovers evidence that Human Race experts have already investigated the area. He orders the entrance sealed and their presence made obvious.
• Xu Feng, Li Wen, Red Beard, Ah She, and Little White enter the Secret Realm through a spatial barrier and discover a vast ancient city combining modern and classical architectural styles.
• Little White detects treasure in a Taoist temple, while Ah She accidentally triggers a lightning trap by urinating on a streetlamp-like structure. Xu Feng realizes the ancient city is filled with hidden dangers and proceeds cautiously.

2. Character Developments

• Xu Feng: Demonstrates precise, ruthless combat ability by killing Brooke at his weakest point. He also shows strategic maturity by directing the intelligence operation, planning misinformation, protecting his subordinates, and separating himself from the transported resources. His return home reveals his softer, family-oriented side, while the later mission shows his growing caution and political awareness. Rather than being intimidated by Youquan’s trap, he calmly adapts once he understands the threat.
• Brooke Dalit: His prolonged conflict with Great Xia ends in assassination and complete spiritual destruction. His death destabilizes the Eagle Alliance and creates a power vacuum.
• Telephis: Becomes enraged and politically pressured by Brooke’s death. His inability to identify the assassin increases his fear and suspicion of Great Xia and Alien Races.
• Li Tianlang: Recovers significantly from his injuries and remains deeply grateful to Xu Feng. His reunion with Xu Feng reinforces their brotherly bond.
• Lu Fei: Shows restrained but profound relief at Xu Feng’s safe return. Her quiet care and preparation of the New Year meal emphasize the emotional stability she provides him.
• Li Wen: Acts as Xu Feng’s reliable companion and investigator. He also reveals practical caution regarding the danger to his family.
• Xiao Feng and the Golden Roc Peak followers: Demonstrate loyalty by immediately obeying Xu Feng’s orders and preparing for a potentially dangerous mission.
• Qingxuan Peak Master: Understands Youquan’s ruthless strategy but privately sympathizes with Xu Feng and doubts that he can be easily controlled.
• Nether Spring Envoy Youquan: Is revealed as calculating, authoritarian, and politically astute. He views Xu Feng as a valuable but potentially ambitious subordinate who must be tested and controlled.
• Red Beard, Ah She, and Little White: Contribute to the exploration. Red Beard provides local knowledge, Little White detects treasure, and Ah She unintentionally exposes the city’s lethal defensive mechanisms.

3. Significant Themes

• Political intrigue and manipulation: The assassination becomes a tool for factional conflict, while Xu Feng’s mission is secretly designed as a test, warning, and possible execution.
• Power vacuums and strategic exploitation: Brooke’s death destabilizes his faction, giving Great Xia an opportunity to manipulate the Eagle Alliance’s internal struggles.
• Loyalty and belonging: Xu Feng’s return to his family and comrades reminds him of what he is fighting to protect. His friends’ gathering reflects shared history, sacrifice, and brotherhood.
• Duty versus personal attachment: Xu Feng longs to remain with his family but must leave almost immediately to continue dangerous missions.
• The cost of advancement: Xu Feng’s growing strength brings greater responsibilities, political scrutiny, and danger. Youquan’s philosophy frames survival as a test of whether a promising “sapling” can withstand hardship.
• Caution in unknown environments: The Secret Realm appears valuable but is filled with traps, emphasizing that opportunity and danger are inseparable.
• Hidden identity and misdirection: Xu Feng repeatedly changes identities, while both Great Xia and the Alien Races use deception, misinformation, and concealed motives.

4. Character Interactions

• Xu Feng’s killing of Brooke is a direct culmination of their hostile relationship and Brooke’s attacks against Great Xia.
• Xu Feng cooperates closely with Captain Zhang and the intelligence officers, showing mutual trust and disciplined coordination.
• His reunion with Lu Fei is quiet and domestic, contrasting sharply with the violence and political intrigue surrounding him.
• Xu Feng and Li Tianlang reaffirm their brotherly friendship through teasing, gratitude, and shared recovery.
• The New Year gathering with Wang Lin, Zhou Xian, Wang Leng, Huang Sen, Yue Linfei, and others strengthens their bonds through celebration, mourning, and remembrance.
• Li Wen warns Xu Feng about the danger surrounding the Secret Realm mission, while Xu Feng encourages him that a safe reunion with family will come soon.
• Xu Feng gives Xiao Feng direct military orders and relies on him to organize defenses and scouts.
• Qingxuan and Youquan’s private conversation exposes the political motives behind Xu Feng’s assignment and their differing attitudes toward him.
• Xu Feng works with Li Wen and Red Beard to investigate the Secret Realm, while Little White and Ah She provide comic relief and unexpectedly reveal the city’s treasures and traps.

Chapter Summary: “Force-Congealing Pill”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Feng, Li Wen, Red Beard, Little White, and Ah She carefully traverse the trap-filled ruins of an ancient city. They follow Little White’s instinctive route, avoiding lightning traps powerful enough to injure a Limit War God.
• The group reaches an abandoned Taoist temple identified by Red Beard as the Water Virtue Temple, a remnant of the ancient Flying Ruins civilization.
• Inside, a landscape painting releases clouds and imprisoned spiritual creatures, launching a powerful mental attack. Xu Feng withstands the assault with his Spiritual Telekinesis and destroys the painting’s spiritual structure using the God-Shocking Tribulation.
• Little White leads Xu Feng to a hidden compartment containing a sealed Force-Congealing Pill, originally prepared by the temple master for a disciple named Yue.
• The party explores the temple and finds Yue’s room, a portrait of Yue that bears an uncanny resemblance to Xu Feng, and Yue’s surviving notebook. The records reveal that Yue was a gifted disciple who understood that true force came from harmonizing with Heaven and Earth rather than relying solely on external aids.
• Yue had intended to join the defense of North Cliff Pass against the Alien Race. He left the pill behind in case it could benefit someone destined to find it.
• Xu Feng returns to Stone Gorge Entrance and conceals the portrait’s resemblance when reporting his discoveries. He begins studying Yue’s notebook before taking the pill.
• News of a treasure capable of helping martial artists condense force attracts five intruders: two Limit War Gods and three Advanced War Gods. They attack the defenders at Stone Gorge Entrance while Xu Feng is in seclusion.
• Xu Feng emerges and decisively defeats the attackers. Using his developing understanding of force, physical strength, movement techniques, and the Chaos Pearl, he severely injures the two Limit War Gods and allows the three weaker attackers to escape so they can spread a warning.
• After several days of cultivation, Xu Feng successfully deepens his understanding of Wind Force, Mountain Force, and Star-Moon Force. He begins combining them into a new technique: Mountain Wind Falling Star Force.

Character Developments

Xu Feng

• Demonstrates exceptional Spiritual Telekinesis, composure, and combat ability.
• Gains the Force-Congealing Pill and uses it to advance toward the Star God Realm.
• Learns from Yue’s cultivation records, realizing that force must be developed through inner understanding and harmony with the world.
• Improves his ability to combine wind-like movement, mountain-like heaviness, and star-like speed.
• Becomes confident enough to confront multiple Limit War Gods simultaneously and uses the battle as practical training.

Li Wen

• Continues to trust Xu Feng’s leadership and contributes to the exploration and defense of the temple.
• Freely gives Xu Feng the pill, considering it repayment for Xu Feng saving his life.

Red Beard

• Provides valuable knowledge about the Flying Ruins and ancient script.
• Helps verify the pill’s safety by testing a small amount before Xu Feng consumes it.

Little White

• Proves crucial to the expedition by sensing both danger and hidden treasure, guiding the group to the pill.

Yue

• Is introduced indirectly through the portrait and notebook as a brilliant, respected, and filial disciple.
• His philosophy and unfinished fate create a possible connection to Xu Feng because of their extraordinary resemblance.

Xiao Feng and the camp defenders

• Initially struggle against the attackers but are inspired and stabilized by Xu Feng’s arrival and orders. Their admiration for him increases after witnessing his overwhelming strength.

Significant Themes

• Destiny and coincidence: Yue’s striking resemblance to Xu Feng, along with Xu Feng finding Yue’s unused pill, suggests a mysterious connection across time.
• True cultivation comes from insight: Yue’s writings emphasize that force cannot be obtained through external treasures alone; it arises from the heart’s unity with Heaven and Earth. Xu Feng follows this principle by studying the notebook and using combat to internalize the pill’s power.
• Inheritance across ages: The ancient temple, Yue’s records, and the preserved pill allow Xu Feng to benefit from the achievements and wisdom of a vanished civilization.
• Strength and responsibility: Xu Feng uses his power not merely for personal advancement but to protect the secret realm and his allies.
• Strategic deterrence: Rather than killing every attacker, Xu Feng deliberately lets the weaker enemies escape so his reputation will discourage future challengers.
• Adaptation and synthesis: Xu Feng does not simply learn separate powers; he seeks to combine Star-Moon, Mountain, and Wind Force into a unified combat system.

Important Character Interactions

• Xu Feng repeatedly directs Li Wen and Red Beard through dangerous areas, establishing his role as the expedition’s leader.
• Red Beard identifies the temple and translates the pill’s inscription, while Li Wen recognizes the importance of the spiritual painting and later notices Yue’s resemblance to Xu Feng.
• Xu Feng and his companions react with shock to Yue’s portrait, but Xu Feng dismisses the similarity outwardly and keeps the discovery private.
• Xu Feng shares the pill’s effects with Red Beard for verification, showing caution despite his eagerness to advance.
• During the attack, Xu Feng gives precise orders to Xiao Feng, Li Wen, and the others, turning a defensive battle in their favor.
• Xu Feng battles the two Limit War Gods directly, using their attacks to refine his understanding of force before overwhelming them.
• At the end, Xu Feng jokingly credits Nether Spring Envoy for indirectly providing the pill while promising to repay him with a beating.

Chapter Summary: “Three Heroes Battle Jinmu!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yue Changkong, Leches, and Mendeleev travel through the Kunlun Mountain Region as a powerful three-man team. They plan to investigate a secret realm and seize a treasure rumored to help Limit War Gods condense Force.
• At the Stone Gorge Entrance, they discover that the camp is controlled by Jinmu—Xu Feng in disguise as the Golden Roc Peak Lord—and guarded by Alien Race forces.
• Yue Changkong unexpectedly sees Li Wen, a legendary Human Race genius, working inside the Alien Race camp. Believing Li Wen has been mentally controlled or enslaved, Yue immediately abandons the treasure mission and prioritizes rescuing him.
• The three heroes conduct reconnaissance, while Xu Feng senses their presence. To protect his infiltration and conceal Li Wen’s true situation, Xu Feng deliberately reveals himself and provokes them into battle.
• Xu Feng initially attacks Mendeleev to disrupt the team’s formation. Using Mountain Wind Falling Star Force, he redirects Leches’s blade, evades Yue’s spear, and turns their coordinated assault against them.
• Although the three heroes work together effectively, Xu Feng overwhelmingly suppresses them. Leches is injured by Xu Feng’s powerful fists, Yue is shaken by Xu Feng’s control of Force, and Mendeleev’s smoke, poison, and paralysis-based potions are neutralized by Xu Feng’s mastery of wind.
• Li Wen joins the battle and appears to attack the Human warriors, reinforcing Yue’s belief that he has been completely controlled. Yue attempts to awaken him, but Li Wen nearly wounds him and continues fighting on Xu Feng’s side.
• Yue reveals that he has also comprehended a special red Force that enhances his fighting spirit, reactions, and strength, but even this hidden ability is insufficient against Xu Feng.
• The Phantom Colors Peak Master appears, having secretly monitored Xu Feng on orders from higher Alien Race authorities. She is astonished by his combat ability but is exposed when Xu Feng detects her concealment.
• Forced to participate, Phantom Colors uses illusion techniques against Yue, turning the fight into a three-against-three battle and making rescue impossible.
• Yue orders a retreat. Mendeleev and Leches attempt to escape while Yue stays behind and unleashes a dangerous, life-risking spear attack to cover them.
• Xu Feng pretends to pursue the fleeing pair, maintaining his image as a ruthless Alien Race peak lord. Leches, realizing that carrying the injured Mendeleev will slow them both, sends Mendeleev ahead and prepares to hold Xu Feng off alone.

Character Developments

• Yue Changkong: Revealed as a true Limit War God with great courage and loyalty. His immediate decision to save Li Wen over pursuing a priceless treasure highlights his strong sense of friendship and Human Race solidarity. He also reveals a powerful red Force and willingly risks damaging his foundation to protect his companions.
• Leches: Demonstrates an aggressive, battle-loving personality and immense confidence in his blade arts. However, he also proves loyal and decisive, joining Yue’s rescue mission and later choosing to sacrifice himself so Mendeleev can escape.
• Mendeleev: Acts as the cautious strategist of the group. His potions, poisons, smoke, and battlefield-control tools are highly valuable, though Xu Feng’s wind Force counters them. Despite his caution, he remains committed to saving Li Wen and fighting alongside his friends.
• Xu Feng/Jinmu: Shows exceptional combat strength, tactical intelligence, and precise control over Mountain Wind Falling Star Force. He deliberately manipulates the battle to protect his cover, suppressing his opponents without revealing the truth about Li Wen.
• Li Wen: Appears calm and obedient while working for the Alien Race, causing Yue to believe he has been enslaved. His participation in the battle deepens the mystery surrounding his situation.
• Phantom Colors Peak Master: Begins as a hidden observer sent to evaluate Xu Feng’s strength and loyalty. After being discovered, she reluctantly assists him, though her half-hearted support suggests distrust and limited allegiance.

Significant Themes

• Loyalty versus opportunity: The treasure is immensely valuable, but Yue chooses saving Li Wen over personal advancement, emphasizing that comradeship outweighs material gain.
• The cost of righteous action: Yue and his companions knowingly enter a heavily guarded enemy camp and risk their lives to rescue another Human warrior.
• Deception and hidden identities: Xu Feng must pretend to be Jinmu while fighting people from his own race. The chapter highlights the tension between his true loyalties and the role he is forced to play.
• Teamwork and tactical combat: The three heroes complement one another through Leches’s offense, Mendeleev’s support, and Yue’s leadership, but Xu Feng’s superior strength and battlefield control overwhelm their cooperation.
• Power and restraint: Xu Feng’s overwhelming ability allows him to defeat the trio, yet he carefully limits and shapes the battle to preserve his infiltration rather than simply killing them.
• Sacrifice for comrades: Yue risks his life to create an escape route, while Leches stays behind to protect Mendeleev, reinforcing the group’s mutual loyalty.

Character Interactions

• Yue and Leches share an adventurous, risk-taking spirit, while Mendeleev repeatedly urges caution and planning.
• Yue’s discovery of Li Wen transforms the group’s mission; Leches enthusiastically supports the rescue, and Mendeleev agrees despite recognizing the danger.
• Xu Feng and the trio engage in a battle of tactics as much as strength. He targets Mendeleev to break their formation, while Yue and Leches repeatedly coordinate to protect him.
• Yue desperately calls out to Li Wen, hoping to awaken him, but Li Wen responds as an enemy, intensifying Yue’s emotional conflict.
• Xu Feng uses commanding language toward Phantom Colors Peak Master, forcing her to participate despite her suspicious and reluctant attitude.
• The chapter ends with Leches separating from Mendeleev to confront the pursuing Xu Feng, setting up a desperate one-on-one struggle while Yue attempts to regroup.

Chapter Summary: “You Dog, You Set Me Up?!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mendeleev uses a secret medicine to increase his speed and flee toward the mountain pass while Leches turns back to delay Xu Feng.
• Xu Feng unleashes ten Golden Feather Flying Blades. Six attack Leches, while four pursue Mendeleev.
  • Leches manages to deflect several blades but is severely injured.
  • Mendeleev is struck through the calf and falls, unable to continue fleeing.
• A black dragon-like figure rescues Leches and Mendeleev with an ice crystal, which explodes into concealing mist. Xu Feng deliberately allows them to escape.
• Xu Feng returns to confront Peak Master Phantom Colors, accusing her of pretending to obey orders while deliberately allowing the Human Race spearman to escape.
• He brands her a traitor and kills her brutally with his Mountain Wind Falling Star Force, destroying her illusions, defenses, and body.
• Xu Feng carries Phantom Colors’ corpse back to camp and orders it hung from the flagpole for three days as a warning against disobedience and battlefield negligence.
• Peak Master Qingxuan arrives, furious at Phantom Colors’ death. Xu Feng openly admits killing her and justifies the act as wartime military justice.
• Qingxuan challenges Xu Feng’s authority, but his confidence and forceful reasoning leave her unable to immediately retaliate. She ultimately decides to report the matter to Nether Spring Envoy and Envoy Lingfeng rather than punish him herself.
• At Red Cloud Peak, veteran Second Peak Master Red Pheasant becomes enraged because Phantom Colors had been her supported subordinate. She summons Xu Feng for questioning, but he refuses by claiming to be in seclusion consolidating his cultivation.
• Red Pheasant interprets this as open defiance and vows to deal with Xu Feng later.
• Meanwhile, the Human Race learns of the battle through Yue Changkong’s report. Yue describes Xu Feng as an extremely dangerous future enemy and recommends sending a Star God Realm expert to assassinate him and rescue Li Wen.
• Commander-in-Chief Di Huaiying agrees to request Star God support, but privately reveals that the Golden Roc Peak Master is actually Xu Feng, creating a major complication for the undercover operation.
• Xu Feng receives three newly forged lower-quality Star God Flying Blades—imbued with fire, ice, and poison attributes—which greatly enhance his long-range attacks and telekinetic combat.
• A secret report informs him that the Human Race is deliberately publicizing the “Golden Roc Peak Master” threat to strengthen his undercover identity.
• Xu Feng also learns that Little Azure Firmament Mountain and the Heavenly Wind Imperial Court are embroiled in a resource dispute that has escalated into armed clashes and a tense border standoff.
• Recognizing the conflict as an opportunity, Xu Feng decides to take advantage of the rival factions’ distraction.
• He orders Xiao Feng and Li Wen to raise the camp’s alert level, expand patrols, and reward the soldiers with Star God Dew.

Character Developments

• Xu Feng/Jinmu: Demonstrates overwhelming combat strength, ruthless decisiveness, and increasing confidence in using his authority. He manipulates the political situation by publicly executing Phantom Colors and framing the act as enforcement of wartime discipline. He also strengthens his arsenal with Star God Weapons and begins planning how to exploit the conflict between alien factions.
• Leches: Shows courage and exceptional swordsmanship by turning back to protect Mendeleev, but is ultimately overwhelmed and seriously wounded by Xu Feng’s Flying Blades.
• Mendeleev: Uses a secret medicine to escape but remains vulnerable in direct combat; he is injured and incapacitated during the pursuit.
• Peak Master Phantom Colors: Her earlier passive resistance and apparent failure to stop the Human Race enemy lead Xu Feng to accuse her of treachery. She is unable to defend herself against his force domain and dies in disbelief.
• Peak Master Qingxuan: Initially confronts Xu Feng in anger, but becomes cautious after recognizing his growing strength and fearlessness. She chooses political restraint and leaves judgment to the Envoys.
• Peak Master Red Pheasant: Feels personally humiliated by Phantom Colors’ execution and becomes openly hostile toward Xu Feng, viewing him as an arrogant newcomer challenging the authority of veteran peak masters.
• Yue Changkong: Returns injured but deeply alarmed by Xu Feng’s strength. His fear turns into a determined campaign to have Xu Feng eliminated before he becomes an even greater threat.
• Di Huaiying: Balances the need to protect the Human Race against the danger of exposing Xu Feng’s undercover identity. He recognizes that Xu Feng’s rapid growth is both valuable and troublesome.
• Xiao Feng and Li Wen: Become increasingly loyal and responsive to Xu Feng’s authority, helping him enforce discipline and manage the camp.

Significant Themes

• Authority versus institutional law: Xu Feng claims that extraordinary wartime circumstances justify bypassing normal legal procedures, while Qingxuan and Red Pheasant argue that only the mountain’s formal institutions can judge a peak master.
• Political manipulation and appearances: Xu Feng uses Phantom Colors’ death, the hanging corpse, and his accusation of treason to strengthen his authority and deter interference, regardless of whether the evidence is independently verified.
• Rapid growth and rising threat: Xu Feng’s combat ability has advanced so dramatically that both allies and enemies view him as a potential future calamity.
• The dangers of undercover identity: His success as Jinmu makes the disguise more convincing, but his increasing fame and the Human Race’s plans to target him also make the mission far more dangerous.
• Factional conflict as opportunity: The dispute between Little Azure Firmament Mountain and the Heavenly Wind Imperial Court creates instability that Xu Feng intends to exploit.
• Fear as a tool of control: Publicly displaying Phantom Colors’ corpse allows Xu Feng to impose discipline through intimidation and demonstrate that disobedience carries lethal consequences.

Character Interactions

• Xu Feng clashes directly with Leches during the rescue attempt, overwhelming him with coordinated Flying Blade attacks.
• Xu Feng confronts Phantom Colors verbally before killing her, turning her apparent inaction into an accusation of treason.
• Xu Feng and Qingxuan engage in a tense dispute over justice, authority, and military law. Neither attacks, but Xu Feng’s defiance forces Qingxuan to retreat politically.
• Red Pheasant reacts to reports of the execution by ordering Xu Feng to appear before her; Xu Feng answers through Xiao Feng that he will not leave his post.
• Yue Changkong reports Xu Feng’s strength to Di Huaiying and urges a Star God-level assassination attempt, unaware that Di Huaiying knows Xu Feng’s true identity.
• Xu Feng works with Xiao Feng and Li Wen to reinforce the camp and prepare for future action, signaling that he intends to exploit the larger political turmoil rather than remain passive.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Feng assigns Xiao Feng to secretly investigate the mountain sect’s attitude toward the Heavenly Wind Imperial Court and the latter’s standing in the Kunlun Mountain Region.
• He orders Li Wen to monitor the camp for unfamiliar Alien Race scouts, especially those unaffiliated with the Bird Race or Little Azure Firmament Mountain.
• Xiao Feng explains the differences between Human and Alien Race cultivation at the Extreme Overlord level:
  • Humans refine and comprehend “force” until it resembles a natural law.
  • Alien Races refine their physical bodies, progressing from limbs to torso, head, and finally internal organs.
  • Complete body refinement produces a force field comparable to a Human Race Star God’s domain.
• Xu Feng learns that Little Azure Firmament Mountain’s three strongest peak masters have refined their heads and are close to the Star God Realm.
• He considers manipulating the conflict between Little Azure Firmament Mountain and the Heavenly Wind Imperial Court by planting false evidence, disguising agents, or provoking attacks that appear accidental.
• Rather than act immediately, Xu Feng decides to use the temporary peace following Phantom Colors’ death to explore the Stone Gorge Ravine Secret Realm and improve his strength.
• Guided by clues from the Water Virtue Temple records, Xu Feng, Red Beard, and Little White reach the central area of the ruined City of Annihilation and discover an ancient archive.
• The records reveal the existence of the “Spirit Pivot Era,” a civilization that fused advanced technology, rune arrays, biological engineering, energy manipulation, and individual cultivation—essentially a form of technological immortal cultivation.
• Xu Feng traces references to pill refinement and discovers a buried Pill Pavilion containing three perfectly preserved Force-Congealing Pills.
• Taking the pills activates three powerful Spirit Pivot Guards. Each is an Extreme Overlord-level construct specializing in earth, wind, or lightning techniques.
• Xu Feng fights only long enough to retrieve the pills, using his three Star God Weapon Flying Blades to slow the guards before escaping with Red Beard and Little White.
• Back in seclusion, Xu Feng consumes all three pills over an extended period:
  • The first expands his force field from two zhang to roughly three zhang.
  • The second increases it to five zhang.
  • The third deepens his understanding of the fundamental rules and energy structures behind his three forces, raising the range to seven zhang.
• At the end of the chapter, Xu Feng’s Nameless secret art naturally breaks through to Grandmaster proficiency.

2. Character Developments

• Xu Feng becomes more strategic and politically calculating. He begins planning to manipulate major factions against one another while carefully gathering information and avoiding direct exposure.
• His understanding of the cultivation system improves substantially, particularly regarding the relationship between physical refinement, force, and domains.
• His “Mountain Wind Falling Star Force” evolves from a combination of three separate powers into a more integrated and harmonious force based on deeper principles.
• His strength increases dramatically, placing his force comprehension above that of many veteran Limit War Gods.
• Xiao Feng demonstrates loyalty, intelligence, and extensive knowledge of ancient Alien Race inheritances. He also becomes more deferential after Xu Feng hints at future rewards.
• Li Wen accepts responsibility for security despite Xiao Feng’s concern that he lacks sufficient respect toward Xu Feng.
• Red Beard continues serving as Xu Feng’s interpreter and source of historical analysis.
• Little White proves essential by locating the hidden treasury and opening its mechanism, earning Xu Feng’s praise.
• The Spirit Pivot Guards are revealed to be ancient constructs whose combat power far exceeds what their humble designation as “pill attendants” would suggest.

3. Significant Themes

• Political manipulation and indirect warfare: Xu Feng prefers to engineer conflicts through proxies, forged evidence, and staged accidents rather than openly expose himself.
• The value of intelligence: Before acting against the Heavenly Wind Imperial Court, Xu Feng emphasizes the need for reliable information about its personnel and movements.
• Different paths to the same summit: Human force cultivation and Alien Race physical refinement appear fundamentally different but ultimately converge in the formation of domains and Star God-level power.
• Technology and cultivation as one system: The Spirit Pivot Era demonstrates a civilization where technological devices, rune formations, spiritual energy, and personal cultivation are seamlessly integrated.
• The danger and wonder of lost civilizations: Ancient ruins contain both priceless knowledge and formidable defenses, making exploration both an opportunity and a threat.
• Comprehension over brute strength: The Force-Congealing Pills do not simply increase Xu Feng’s raw vitality; they deepen his understanding and help him perceive the underlying laws of his powers.
• The pursuit of higher possibilities: Xu Feng’s interest in the Spirit Pivot civilization grows beyond treasure hunting into a desire to understand its advanced power system.

4. Character Interactions

• Xu Feng directs Xiao Feng and Li Wen separately, establishing trust while maintaining secrecy.
• Xiao Feng challenges Li Wen’s lack of respect, but Xu Feng dismisses the issue and emphasizes results over formalities.
• Xu Feng tests Xiao Feng’s knowledge of cultivation and the strength of Little Azure Firmament Mountain’s peak masters.
• Xu Feng asks Xiao Feng to obtain the Howling Moon Wolf Clan’s body-refining secret method through his clan uncle.
• Xu Feng cooperates closely with Red Beard and Little White during the secret-realm exploration; Red Beard interprets records, while Little White detects hidden mechanisms.
• During the Pill Pavilion escape, Xu Feng protects Red Beard by striking him out of danger, then relies on Little White to scout and escape ahead.
• Red Beard and Xu Feng discuss the significance of the Spirit Pivot Guards, realizing that even low-ranking ancient attendants possessed Extreme Overlord-level strength.
• In seclusion, Xu Feng’s interaction is primarily with the Force-Congealing Pills and the inner manifestations of his Mountain, Wind, and Star forces, which gradually merge into a unified power.