Chapter Summaries

Xiao Hen tested his battle skills against increasingly powerful Demonic Beasts in the Gordo Mountain Range, defeating several but reaching a draw with a near-King-tier bull-headed monster. He left the range eager to discover how strong King-tier Demonic Beasts and Titled Experts were.

• Xiao Hen killed a giant lizard Demonic Beast with his Tiger Leopard Fist and left its valuable remains behind.
• Xiao Hen defeated a hundred-meter-long python using forty percent of his power.
• Xiao Hen killed a two-headed giant lion after a half-hour battle, using sixty percent of his power.
• Xiao Hen spent an hour and a half killing a strange little deer with ninety percent of his power.
• Xiao Hen fought a near-King-tier bull-headed Demonic Beast for three hours, drew with it, and retreated from the Gordo Mountain Range.
• Xiao Hen wondered how powerful King-tier Demonic Beasts and human Titled Experts were.

Xiao Hen returned to Anmala Town after testing his growing combat strength and found people from the royal city at the lord’s manor. His Duncan relatives wanted to take six-year-old Kevin back to the royal city, and Xiao Hen entered as Andes demanded to meet him.

• Xiao Hen judged that his combat strength had reached roughly the level of an eighth-tier warrior and returned to Anmala Town without the demonic beast corpses.
• Xiao Hen saw a royal city delegation gathered outside the lord’s manor and learned that his relatives had arrived.
• Andes told Valen and Tina that the Duncan Family patriarch had awakened and ordered Kevin to go to the royal city for trials.
• Tina objected to sending six-year-old Kevin away, while Valen insisted the decision had to be Kevin’s.
• Andes agreed to wait for Kevin, and Xiao Hen entered the room and asked if Andes wanted to see him.

Xiao Hen agreed to travel with Andes to the royal city for the Duncan Family trials, but demanded new territory for his family before leaving. He departed Anmala Town after promising Mary he would return.

• Andes told Xiao Hen that Marquis Duncan had ordered him to bring Xiao Hen to the royal city, and Xiao Hen agreed after Valen revealed his own wish to return.
• Xiao Hen demanded that Valen receive the right to inherit the Duncan Family, then asked for Karell Territory, Pearlmi Wasteland, and Rael Mountain Forest to be placed under Anmala Territory's jurisdiction.
• Andes accepted the territorial condition, and Xiao Hen prepared to leave for the royal city with him.
• Mary rushed to say goodbye, and Xiao Hen urged her to practice the battle techniques and cultivation methods he had taught her.
• Xiao Hen promised Mary he would return, and they sealed the promise with a pinky swear.

The Duncan Family’s procession traveled toward the royal capital while Xiao Hen sensed hidden enemies preparing to attack. The attackers planned to strike at the border of Inos before the family’s reinforcements arrived.

• Xiao Hen traveled with the Duncan Family’s flashy procession through Canberra Province and dismissed the family’s display as a sign of weakness.
• Andes sent Bruce ahead to warn the family head that the Snowell Family might attack and to request more manpower.
• Xiao Hen noticed hostile gazes among the crowds, realizing that enemies had already begun targeting the procession.
• A hidden group discussed the intelligence that six-year-old Xiao Hen had sensed Qi Sense, though several members doubted it.
• The group’s leader ordered the attackers to strike at the border of Inos before Duncan Family reinforcements arrived.

Xiao Hen traveled with the Duncan Family convoy toward Inos Royal City as Andes promised the family would cultivate his exceptional talent. Blackhand ambushed the convoy before it reached the city, and the chapter ended as the lead guard confronted a Level 2 attacker.

• Andes told Xiao Hen that the convoy was in Canberra Province and that the family would support his cultivation when they reached the royal city.
• The convoy continued toward Inos Royal City after dark while Blackhand waited in ambush ahead.
• The lead guard warned the convoy to stay alert because the Duncan Family's enemies would try to eliminate Xiao Hen.
• Blackhand launched an arrow attack, and the guards formed up to protect Xiao Hen and Andes.
• A Level 2 Blackhand appeared, and the lead guard went to face him as the attacker mocked the Duncan Family.

A black-clad attacker defeated the Duncan Family’s elderly guard and summoned a force of assassins to surround the convoy. As Andes despaired, Xiao Hen calmly emerged from the carriage and challenged their leader to die in his place.

• The black-clad man revealed that his Blazing Fire Fist Technique and strength exceeded his apparent Level 2 rank, then defeated the elderly guard.
• The black-clad man signaled his allies, and their leader ordered more than a dozen attackers to launch a coordinated assault.
• The wounded guard urged Andes to flee with the young master to the Royal City, but Andes believed the attackers were too powerful to escape.
• Andes apologized to Xiao Hen for failing to protect him, while Xiao Hen remained calm and rejected his despair.
• The black-clad leader approached Xiao Hen’s carriage, and Xiao Hen stepped out and challenged him to die instead.

Xiao Hen confronted the Blackhands attacking the Duncan Family caravan and revealed overwhelming strength while pretending to limit himself to a Level 4 Warrior. After killing their leader with one punch, he left the surviving attackers and caravan guards stunned.

• Xiao Hen decided to fight the Blackhands to preserve the Duncan Family’s support for his pursuit of higher realms.
• The Blackhand leader ordered his men to attack despite Andes warning that the Duncan Family would seek justice.
• Xiao Hen killed Philit with a flick of his finger, leaving the Blackhands confused and suspicious.
• Xiao Hen admitted he had killed Philit and challenged the Blackhands to keep coming.
• Xiao Hen appeared before the Blackhand leader and killed him with a single punch, frightening the remaining Blackhands and the caravan guards.

Xiao Hen annihilated the assassins attacking the Duncan Family convoy, revealing that he was a six-year-old Level 5 Warrior. The convoy reached Inos Royal City, where one patriarch grew furious that the attack had failed and Marquis Duncan hurried out to welcome Xiao Hen.

• Xiao Hen killed the assassin leader and slaughtered the rest of the attackers, leaving no one alive.
• Andes ordered the guards to keep the battle secret and continue to Inos Royal City, while Xiao Hen worried that his strength could bring danger to his family.
• The convoy entered Inos Royal City, and an old patriarch ordered an investigation into why the assassins had failed to stop it.
• Marquis Duncan heard that the convoy had arrived, opened the gates, and went out to greet Xiao Hen as his dear grandson.

Xiao Hen returned to the Duncan Family as Kevin, where Marquis Duncan welcomed him and the family held a banquet in his honor. After dinner, Andes told Marquis Duncan that Kevin had already become a true Battle Qi Warrior, beyond the earlier news that he had merely sensed qi.

• Marquis Duncan welcomed Xiao Hen and led him into the family courtyard for dinner.
• At the banquet, Marquis Duncan introduced Kevin as the family's hope for restoring its former glory, and Hogg offered to help with his cultivation.
• Xiao Hen recalled Hogg's role in the family's downfall and learned that the Snowell Family had escaped blame for the attack.
• After Xiao Hen went to rest, Andes visited Marquis Duncan's study and revealed that Kevin was already a true Battle Qi Warrior.
• Marquis Duncan was shocked to hear that the news about Kevin sensing qi was outdated.

Marquis Duncan and Andes confronted the danger posed by Kevin’s revealed strength, while the Snowell Family learned that Dark Hand’s attack had failed and began planning another attempt. Xiao Hen’s arrival also stirred unusual changes throughout the royal city.

• Andes told Marquis Duncan that Kevin had defeated Dark Hand’s Level 4 leader and several other warriors, and they agreed to keep his strength secret.
• Marquis Duncan worried that the royal family and powerful factions would target Kevin if they learned the truth, and he promised Andes he would devise a safe plan.
• A steward told the Snowell Family’s lord that all of Dark Hand’s men had died, and the lord ordered him to bribe the Duncan Family guards for details and investigate Kevin.
• The Snowell Family’s lord decided to contact Vulture to deal with the Duncan Family and Kevin.
• Xiao Hen’s arrival stirred unusual changes throughout the royal city because of his exceptional Qi Sense talent.

Kevin’s jealous older cousin challenged him to prove his talent, but Kevin effortlessly defeated the guard sent to test him. The cousin threatened Kevin’s family, and Kevin warned that he would kill him if he spoke again.

• Kevin woke to a commotion and found the Eldest Young Master, accompanied by guards, demanding to test his Qi Sense.
• The Eldest Young Master ordered Blake to attack Kevin, and Kevin blocked Blake’s palm with one finger before sending him staggering back with a flick.
• Blake realized Kevin had overwhelmed him using physical strength and technique without battle qi, while the Eldest Young Master accused him of holding back.
• Kevin dismissed the Eldest Young Master and turned to return to his room, but the youth insulted him and claimed Kevin had stolen his resources.
• The Eldest Young Master threatened Kevin’s parents and older sister, and Kevin warned him that another word would get him killed.

Xiao Hen narrowly avoided a clash with Stanley, whose resentment toward him had grown since the family began favoring Xiao Hen’s talent. After Hogg intervened, Xiao Hen returned to cultivating, while Marquis Duncan came back with a solution and seven mysterious figures gathered in an underground chamber.

• Stanley threatened Xiao Hen, who considered punishing him but held back to avoid consequences for his family.
• Xiao Hen learned Stanley’s resentment stemmed from losing the attention and favor he had received after comprehending Qi Sense.
• Hogg arrived, stopped the confrontation, and told Stanley to follow him while assuring Xiao Hen he should not feel wronged.
• Xiao Hen watched Hogg and Stanley leave, then returned to his room to cultivate Battle Qi.
• Marquis Duncan returned with a smile, while seven mysterious figures gathered in an underground chamber in the royal city.

The Vulture Seven accepted a contract from the Snowell Family to kill six-year-old Xiao Hen, a Duncan descendant rumored to have developed Qi Sense, and suspected that Nelson had protected him from an earlier attack. At the Duncan estate, Xiao Hen remained puzzled by the family's unusual attention and advanced to Level 2 Warrior through overnight cultivation.

• The Vulture leader told the other six members that the Snowell Family had hired them to kill a six-year-old Duncan descendant with Qi Sense.
• The Vulture Seven learned that Dark Hand had failed to ambush Xiao Hen and suspected that Nelson, now a Level 6 Battle Qi Warrior, had intervened.
• The Vulture members accepted the mission despite the possible involvement of a powerful protector.
• Marquis Duncan and Andes each visited Xiao Hen with unusually warm inquiries, leaving him confused.
• Xiao Hen cultivated through the night and advanced to Level 2 Warrior.

Xiao Hen considered the limits of his Battle Qi before learning that Marquis Duncan planned to send him to the Warrior Alliance for advanced study. He agreed to go with Nelson, while recognizing that the Duncan Family hoped to gain influence by trading his talent for the alliance’s favor.

• Xiao Hen reflected that Battle Qi could not yet be projected outside the body and guessed that warriors needed to surpass Level 7 to do so.
• Nelson, the Level 6 president of the Warrior Alliance’s Inos branch, arrived at the Marquis’s Mansion, and Xiao Hen hoped the alliance could provide books on Battle Qi and battle skills.
• At lunch, Nelson openly admired Xiao Hen, while Andes and Stanley showed reactions that caught Xiao Hen’s attention.
• Marquis Duncan told Xiao Hen that the Duncan Family could not properly nurture his talent and had arranged for Nelson to take him to the Warrior Alliance for advanced study.
• Xiao Hen realized the family was using his talent to secure the alliance’s backing, but he accepted Nelson’s offer to go with him.

As powerful outsiders gathered in Inos Royal City over Kevin’s extraordinary talent, the royal family tried to persuade Nelson to let the boy remain in the kingdom. Nelson refused because the Warrior Alliance headquarters had ordered him to bring Kevin to Phoenix, and the chapter ended as he left the branch with Kevin.

• William visited Nelson at the Warrior Alliance branch and asked him to let Kevin stay in the kingdom.
• Nelson told William that headquarters had ordered him to bring Kevin safely to Phoenix.
• William warned Nelson that the Royal City was dangerous, and Nelson explained that he was waiting for a powerful escort from the Salute Empire branch.
• Two days later, Nelson walked out of the branch with Kevin as the watchers fixed their attention on the child.

As Nelson escorted Xiao Hen from Inos toward Phoenix, several powerful factions weighed whether to seize or kill the six-year-old genius. Xiao Hen left worried about his family, and Shia revealed that the Warrior Alliance had sent a Level 9 warrior to protect them.

• The Vultures decided against the Snowell Family’s assassination job after seeing Nelson escort Xiao Hen and learning that powerful outsiders were in Inos.
• Great Swordsman Leyton followed Nelson and Xiao Hen, intending to bring Xiao Hen to his Nicholas Family branch for the rewards.
• Claire the Flame Battle-Axe also followed them, hoping to claim a reward from the Emperor of the Thunderclap Empire.
• The Black Crow accepted a highly paid assassination task targeting Xiao Hen and began moving into action.
• Nelson and Xiao Hen left Inos for Phoenix, and Nelson promised that Xiao Hen’s parents and sister would be safe.
• Shia told Xiao Hen that the Warrior Alliance had dispatched a Level 9 warrior to protect his family, and Nelson thanked her for escorting them.

Xiao Hen traveled toward Warrior Alliance headquarters with Nelson and Shia, learning that Shia was the Ice Saintess and that the Dawnlight Sword Saint had ordered his safe escort. Shia began explaining how Titled Experts were ranked, leaving Xiao Hen asking about the battle bodies such experts could condense.

• Shia escorted Xiao Hen and Nelson away from Inos Royal City, and Nelson told Xiao Hen that she was the Titled Expert known as the Ice Saintess.
• Nelson described Shia’s exceptional rise to becoming a Titled Expert and urged Xiao Hen to cultivate steadily despite his extraordinary talent.
• Shia revealed that her father, the Dawnlight Sword Saint, had ordered Xiao Hen brought safely to headquarters after hearing of his talent.
• Nelson explained that the Dawnlight Sword Saint was one of the Warrior Alliance’s strongest experts and possessed a Gold-grade Ethereal Sword Body.
• Shia explained that Titled Experts could choose recognized titles and that they were divided into ranks.

Shia explained the realms beyond Level 9 and escorted Xiao Hen toward Phoenix, where her father planned to accept him as a disciple. Their journey was interrupted by Leyton demanding Xiao Hen, but Claire arrived and challenged him.

• Shia told Xiao Hen that Titled Warriors advanced through the Origin Core Realm, Battle Body Realm, and Void Shattering Realm.
• Shia said her father intended to take Xiao Hen as his disciple, and she estimated their carriage journey to Phoenix would take six months.
• Shia sensed pursuers following the carriage, and Nelson went out to confront them while she stayed with Xiao Hen.
• Leyton blocked the carriage and demanded that Nelson hand over Xiao Hen, dismissing the Warrior Alliance's authority.
• Claire arrived and told Leyton that the Thunderclap Empire had claimed Xiao Hen and ordered him to leave.

Lydon and Claire clashed over who would claim the martial arts prodigy in Nelson’s carriage, while hidden Blackhand watched. Just as the two prepared to fight, an icy force burst from the carriage and sent them flying, revealing that a powerful expert was inside.

• Xiao Hen asked Shia about the titles Great Swordsman and Flame Battle-Axe, and Shia explained how Titled Experts earned recognition.
• Claire confronted Lydon and refused to give up the child, warning him with the Thunderfire Secret Tome.
• Lydon and Claire weighed each other’s strength as hidden Blackhand watched and chose to remain concealed.
• Lydon drew his greatsword and prepared to fight Claire, while Nelson stood by helplessly.
• An icy force shot from Xiao Hen’s carriage, struck Lydon and Claire, and sent them flying.

Shia stopped Lydon and Claire from taking Kevin, then confronted thirty Black Crow assassins who revealed they had come to kill him. As the assassins attacked near Xiao Hen's carriage, Shia unleashed a wave of freezing power.

• Lydon challenged Shia to withstand one strike, but she stopped his greatsword with two fingers, and he left with Claire.
• Shia sensed Black Crow members hiding nearby and attacked them, forcing thirty assassins to emerge from the shadows.
• The Black Crow leader said they intended to kill Kevin and claimed the assassins could overwhelm Shia while others targeted the child.
• Nelson realized the assassins could use their numbers to reach Kevin while Shia was occupied.
• Shia released a bone-chilling frost, and the Black Crow members screamed around Xiao Hen's carriage.