Chapter Summaries

Zhuang Hong reunited with Dancer and asked her to explain the abilities of Earth Treasury Warriors. She taught him the Earth Treasury secret of Solidified Sword Technique and demonstrated the Strike Void Sword.

• Dancer was astonished to learn that Zhuang Hong had become an Earth Treasury Warrior, and he explained that he had returned after two years of traveling and cultivation.
• Dancer suggested that she and Zhuang Hong try to have a child, but he declined to raise children for now and changed the subject to his new cultivation level.
• At the Waterside Pavilion, Dancer explained that Earth Treasury Warriors could use momentum to perceive enemies and that mastering Solidified Sword Technique distinguished the Anlan Ten Great Experts.
• Zhuang Hong asked Dancer to teach him the secret, and she explained how a spark of divine light could store difficult sword techniques.
• Dancer demonstrated the Strike Void Sword, and Zhuang Hong eagerly agreed to learn it.

Zhuang Hong mastered the Strike Void Sword and returned to Earth, where he caught a burglar breaking into his home. After handing the thief over to the police, he reflected on how his violent encounters with Void Spirits had changed his instincts.

• Zhuang Hong realized profound techniques were programs built with a Round of Divine Light and mastered Strike Void Sword in less than two days.
• Dancer was astonished by the heat and power of Zhuang Hong's Strike Void Sword, and she asked about his unusual physique.
• After studying with Dancer for three more days, Zhuang Hong returned to Earth, planning to build an Intelligent Assistant before seeking more knowledge and power.
• Zhuang Hong found an unfamiliar masked man in his home and discovered that the man had stolen his phone.
• Zhuang Hong subdued the burglar, called the police, and noticed that his experiences fighting Void Spirits had made him more inclined to settle problems with violence.

Zhuang Hong joined Hua Wanying and the children on a spring outing, then asked her to connect him with a computer science teacher so he could learn to build an unprecedented computer and an Intelligent Assistant. When Sun Wenmu doubted his ambitions, Zhuang Hong claimed he was now a genuine genius and challenged the professor to test his memory, leaving Hua Wanying wondering if he might be telling the truth.

• Zhuang Hong went with Hua Wanying, Dean Nong, and the children to West Suburb Ancient City, where Hua Wanying impressed him with her knowledge as a guide.
• Zhuang Hong learned that Hua Wanying had completed a law master's degree and was preparing for a doctorate, then asked her for a computer and mathematics teacher.
• Hua Wanying brought Zhuang Hong to meet associate professor Sun Wenmu, who questioned his plan to learn computer technology from scratch and create a novel computer and an Intelligent Assistant.
• Zhuang Hong declared that he was a genuine genius and said he had memorized a science magazine after quickly flipping through it, challenging Sun Wenmu to test him.
• Sun Wenmu agreed to test Zhuang Hong, while Hua Wanying recalled his past remarkable feats and began to suspect his claim might be true.

Zhuang Hong amazed Sun Wenmu and Hua Wanying with his extraordinary memory, then revealed to Hua Wanying that he could move objects with his mind. After confronting the men sent to retaliate against him, he captured a gang of thieves and called the police before leaving unseen.

• Zhuang Hong recited passages from a magazine and a thick file flawlessly, convincing Sun Wenmu to tutor him for a month.
• Zhuang Hong agreed to Sun Wenmu's tutoring terms and offered him fifty thousand yuan as thanks.
• Zhuang Hong showed Hua Wanying that he could lift a stone with his mind and asked her to keep his unusual abilities secret.
• Three men confronted Zhuang Hong over his role in Mao Si's arrest, but he beat them and forced one to lead him to their boss.
• Zhuang Hong defeated a group of thieves at an abandoned warehouse, summoned their associates, and captured fifty-three people.
• Zhuang Hong called the police from the warehouse, then left by passing through space.

After capturing a gang of thieves, Zhuang Hong reflected on his increasingly ruthless approach to enemies and denied beating them when police questioned him. He began studying computing under Sun Wenmu, whose lessons revealed Zhuang Hong’s extraordinary learning ability, and ended the chapter recognizing his transformation.

• Police found fifty-three thieves tied up in a warehouse, called for more officers, and struggled to transport them to the station.
• Zhuang Hong decided that threats from organized enemies had to be eliminated at their source, though he resolved to be gentler on Earth.
• Two officers questioned Zhuang Hong about the thieves, and he denied beating them before they left without useful information.
• Hua Wanying accompanied Zhuang Hong to meet Sun Wenmu, who began teaching him computer history and computational logic.
• Sun Wenmu switched Zhuang Hong to a question-and-answer study method and suggested compensating other teachers for their time and laboratory equipment.
• Zhuang Hong studied rapidly, connected new knowledge with ease, and credited the Void Spirits and Golden Cloud World’s Martial Dao Cultivation for his transformation.

Zhuang Hong spent months studying modern technology and used what he learned to build the first Divine Light Computer in his Sea of Consciousness World, named Strange Divine Light or Little Qi. He tested it with a simple calculation, and it successfully returned 2.

• Sun Wenmu introduced Zhuang Hong to accomplished professors, who taught him and encouraged him to join their research projects, but Zhuang Hong declined.
• Over three months, Zhuang Hong completed his study goals, built a clearer learning plan, and conceived an Intelligent Assistant to organize and process information in his Sea of Consciousness World.
• Zhuang Hong spent the next six months studying computers and, with occasional help from his teachers, created the first-generation Divine Light Computer, Strange Divine Light, nicknamed Little Qi.
• Zhuang Hong wrote a basic arithmetic program, powered Little Qi with Mental Strength, and confirmed it worked when it displayed 2 for 1+1.

Zhuang Hong completed the first version of Strange Divine Light and spent three months building its rudimentary operating system while studying and training Hua Wanying. He prepared to leave Earth soon, leaving Hua Wanying to continue cultivating.

• Zhuang Hong celebrated Strange Divine Light’s initial creation with Hua Wanying and the professors, giving them valuable gold gifts.
• Hua Wanying asked to accompany Zhuang Hong, but he refused and offered to teach her a longevity technique and martial arts instead.
• Zhuang Hong divided his time among study, programming, learning skills from confiscated Jade Slips, and guiding Hua Wanying’s cultivation.
• After three months, Zhuang Hong finished an operating system with five basic functions and planned to add voice control and continuous recording.
• Zhuang Hong checked Hua Wanying’s progress, praised her improvement, and told her he would leave in a couple of days.

Zhuang Hong left Earth with Xiao Bai to seek power against the three True Spirits and discovered an Other Self in a new Life World. After capturing a courting bird that was the Other Self, he considered whether he could fuse with it to gain a Mental Characteristic.

• Zhuang Hong stocked up on supplies, left Earth with Xiao Bai, and traveled away from Oasis World to avoid the growing numbers of Void Spirits.
• Zhuang Hong used winged armor and Fine Silk to tow Xiao Bai through the sky as they crossed unfamiliar star territories.
• Zhuang Hong found a lush Life World and sensed an Other Self, but saw no signs of human civilization as he searched for it.
• Zhuang Hong found the Other Self was a male bird courting a female and waited until their brief mating was over.
• Zhuang Hong abducted the male bird and considered fusing with its Other Self to gain a Mental Characteristic.

Zhuang Hong synchronized his Mental Strength with a giant bird and merged with it, discovering a subtle change in his perception and that he could use Star Burning Art. After consuming the bird, he realized merging with Other Selves increased his body's potential, leaving him confident he could grow stronger and defeat the True Spirit.

• Zhuang Hong studied the giant bird and used Xiao Qi to create a Beast Taming Steel Seal that let him sense and control its emotions.
• Zhuang Hong matched his desire to devour the bird and merged his Mental Strength with the bird's, absorbing its fragmented memories and sensing space more stereoscopically.
• Zhuang Hong manifested a weaker form of Star Burning Art but gained no apparent Mental Characteristics from the bird.
• Zhuang Hong devoured the bird's flesh, then burned its remains after finding no new ability from the physical merger.
• Zhuang Hong discovered that nutrients from the bird were dissolving and strengthening his body, and concluded that merging with Other Selves expanded his physical potential.

Zhuang Hong found a human settlement and intervened when villagers prepared to sacrifice A Lan to the River God. After rescuing her and Qiao Darong, he confronted the ritual master, who challenged him to be sacrificed as well.

• After exploring several uninhabited worlds, Zhuang Hong found a village beside a great river and descended to investigate.
• Qiao Darong tried to free A Lan from the chains binding her to a sacrificial stone, but the ritual master struck him down with a stream of water and ordered him bound too.
• As the villagers prepared to throw A Lan and Qiao Darong into the river, Zhuang Hong arrived and condemned the Living Sacrifice.
• The ritual master ordered the pair thrown into the river, but Zhuang Hong used Fine Silk to pull them back onto the platform.
• The ritual master dismissed Zhuang Hong as a trickster and declared that he could be sacrificed to the River God as well.

Zhuang Hong rescued Qiao Darong and A Lan from Qiao Village, killed Priest Qiao by throwing him into the river, and learned about Rune Masters and Spirit Sea Gate. The three reached a nearby town, where Qiao Darong planned to earn money before seeking Spirit Sea Gate with A Lan.

• Zhuang Hong freed Qiao Darong and A Lan, threw Priest Qiao and four men into the river, and left Qiao Village with the couple.
• Qiao Darong and A Lan rejected their family and village, while the villagers feared the consequences of Priest Qiao’s death.
• Zhuang Hong learned that Priest Qiao had used the River God story to control Qiao Village and that Spirit Sea Gate was said to be a holy land for Rune Masters.
• Qiao Darong told Zhuang Hong he had taken money from Priest Qiao’s home and planned to learn a trade before searching for Spirit Sea Gate with A Lan.
• The three arrived in a nearby town, where Zhuang Hong wished Qiao Darong luck with his plan.

Zhuang Hong met Dai Zhengxin, an Intermediate Rune Master traveling to the Spirit Sea Gate, and agreed to journey there with him to learn about runes. They tested each other’s abilities in a spar, which continued after Zhuang Hong blocked Dai Zhengxin’s water attack with a slab of earth.

• Dai Zhengxin revealed that he had followed Zhuang Hong after seeing him save Qiao Darong and the other youth from a Living Sacrifice.
• Zhuang Hong demonstrated that his Flying Sword and object-control ability came from his talent, leaving Dai Zhengxin amazed.
• Dai Zhengxin invited Zhuang Hong to travel with him to the Spirit Sea Gate, and Zhuang Hong agreed.
• Dai Zhengxin and Zhuang Hong agreed to spar so they could assess each other’s strength.
• Zhuang Hong intercepted Dai Zhengxin’s Little Missile with a Flying Sword, then blocked Water Ball Impact with a slab of earth.
• Dai Zhengxin praised Zhuang Hong’s defense and prepared to attack again.

Zhuang Hong sparred with Dai Zhengxin, revealing that his full power with sixteen Flying Swords could overwhelm even a Rune Master's strongest defenses. As they traveled toward the Spirit Sea Gate, Zhuang Hong learned how Rune Circuits produced rune energy and began to suspect it was a weaker form of Source Power, which he planned to test.

• Dai Zhengxin tested Zhuang Hong with rune spells and close combat, then conceded after Zhuang Hong blocked his attacks and outmatched his Divine Travel technique.
• Zhuang Hong unleashed sixteen Flying Swords, instantly shattering Dai Zhengxin's Great Shield Spell before stopping the blades short of him.
• Dai Zhengxin estimated that Zhuang Hong could defeat even Advanced Rune Masters, and Zhuang Hong said he was simply a talent rather than a Rune Master.
• Zhuang Hong and Dai Zhengxin rested in a town, then set off toward the Spirit Sea Gate as their relationship grew closer.
• Dai Zhengxin explained Rune Circuits and rune energy, prompting Zhuang Hong to connect them to the Void Spirit's Cultivation Method and consider using Source Power to cast rune spells.

Zhuang Hong effortlessly cast a Little Missile rune art with overwhelming power, leading Dai Zhengxin to believe he had an Innate Rune Saint Physique. After showing Dai Zhengxin a cultivation structure, Zhuang Hong realized that rune arts and Void Spirit cultivation shared a source and decided to study runes to unlock his source energy’s full power.

• Dai Zhengxin explained Rune Circuits and taught Zhuang Hong how to cast the Little Missile rune art.
• Zhuang Hong recorded the array disk and cast a golden Little Missile that created a crater nearly three meters wide.
• Dai Zhengxin suspected Zhuang Hong had an Innate Rune Saint Physique, but Zhuang Hong said he had no Rune Circuits.
• Zhuang Hong showed Dai Zhengxin a source energy cultivation structure, which Dai Zhengxin copied as the circuit of an Innate Rune Saint Physique.
• Zhuang Hong concluded that rune research could reveal source energy’s full power and resolved to study runes.

Zhuang Hong showed Dai Zhengxin how runes could transform ordinary people's lives, inspiring him to make rune knowledge more widely available. Dai Zhengxin resolved to teach Zhuang Hong and take on many students, while Zhuang Hong continued as a traveler rather than committing to change the world himself.

• Zhuang Hong demonstrated how he could use five beginner rune spells with extraordinary power, leaving Dai Zhengxin baffled and unable to match him.
• After Dai Zhengxin failed to analyze the Innate Rune Circuit, Zhuang Hong encouraged him to share it with other Rune Masters and argued that rune knowledge should benefit everyone.
• Zhuang Hong showed Dai Zhengxin a video of an Earth city and explained how technology could make ordinary people's lives better.
• Reflecting on the Living Sacrifice in Qiao Village, Zhuang Hong urged Dai Zhengxin to consider how runes might help change the world.
• Dai Zhengxin found a new purpose in using runes to improve people's lives and vowed to teach Zhuang Hong and many future students.

Dai Zhengxin explained the ranks and advancement requirements of Rune Masters to Zhuang Hong, who learned that his unusual abilities already qualified him as an Apprentice Rune Master. The chapter ended with Dai Zhengxin preparing to teach him how to fuse Mental Strength with rune energy before they studied basic runes.

• Dai Zhengxin described the three steps to becoming an Apprentice Rune Master and explained that it usually took years to cast a first Rune Spell.
• Dai Zhengxin judged that Zhuang Hong already qualified as an Apprentice Rune Master because of his powerful Mental Strength, Rune Circuits, rune energy, and ability to cast basic Rune Spells.
• Dai Zhengxin explained that fusing Mental Strength with rune energy made someone a Beginner Rune Master and that solidifying a Core Rune Spell marked the Intermediate rank.
• Zhuang Hong learned that Dai Zhengxin was seeking the Spirit Sea Gate to discover how to advance beyond the Intermediate rank.
• Dai Zhengxin agreed to teach Zhuang Hong the fusion method first and said he needed time to organize lessons on basic runes.

Zhuang Hong explored how merging Mental Strength and source power might lead to becoming a True Spirit while Dai Zhengxin took Shi Ze as a student. When soldiers confronted them in Wu Ping Town over the deaths of six men and demanded Shi Ze’s life, Zhuang Hong intervened with sixteen streaks of white light.

• Zhuang Hong partially merged his Mental Strength and source power, noticing that it faintly resembled True Spirit Source power but remained an imperfect mixture.
• Dai Zhengxin returned with Shi Ze, a boy who had killed four of the six thugs who robbed and fatally injured his father, and introduced him as his new student.
• Zhuang Hong gave Shi Ze a shortsword and offered Dai Zhengxin a Storage Bag, but Dai Zhengxin could not sense or use its inner space.
• Dai Zhengxin planned to begin teaching Zhuang Hong and Shi Ze basic runes, then returned with Shi Ze to find soldiers surrounding the inn.
• A purple-robed Rune Master accused them of killing six people and demanded Shi Ze’s life, and Dai Zhengxin refused to hand him over.
• Sixteen streaks of white light shot out from the inn and surrounded the purple-robed man, who immediately called it a misunderstanding.

Zhuang Hong knocked out the purple-clad Rune Master and looted his home with Dai Zhengxin, who discovered that Zhuang Hong had plenty of Spirit Crystals. After they left, the town guards tried to cover up the robbery by killing the Rune Master, but he woke during the attack and died from his wound.

• Dai Zhengxin persuaded Zhuang Hong to demand rune books and materials from the purple-clad Rune Master, who agreed before suddenly attacking him with Flowing Fire.
• Zhuang Hong deflected the attack, knocked the Rune Master unconscious with an iron club, and went with an official to search his home.
• Zhuang Hong found a Spirit Crystal, gave it to Dai Zhengxin, and showed him that he had plenty of Blue Crystals in his Storage Bag.
• Zhuang Hong and Dai Zhengxin took the Rune Master's books, materials, and rune-inscribed robe, repeatedly knocking him unconscious when he woke.
• After Zhuang Hong and Dai Zhengxin left, the town guards decided to kill the unconscious Rune Master and blame them, but the Rune Master woke with a fatal neck wound and died.

Zhuang Hong studied runes during the journey to the Spirit Sea Gate, rapidly mastering Dai Zhengxin’s knowledge and developing tools to analyze rune arrays. Meanwhile, Dai Zhengxin formed a group called Dream Home to spread rune technology, and Wen Zhijing began teaching Zhuang Hong more advanced array structures.

• Dai Zhengxin taught Zhuang Hong and Shi Ze basic runes, and Zhuang Hong memorized more than two thousand in two days while Shi Ze learned thirty.
• Over two months of travel, Zhuang Hong defeated every Rune Master who challenged him, while Dai Zhengxin gathered five more students and recruited Wen Zhijing to form the eight-member team Dream Home.
• Zhuang Hong organized the runes he knew, dismantled and recreated Rune Spell Array Disks, and built a rune database for Strange Divine Light.
• Wen Zhijing explained double-layer, triple-ring Rune Spell Array Disks, inspiring Zhuang Hong to consider more complex, multilayered rune structures.
• Dai Zhengxin admitted that Zhuang Hong had exhausted his knowledge, and Zhuang Hong reassured him that his teaching was still better than most.

Zhuang Hong proposed flying to the Spirit Sea Gate by hot air balloon instead of taking a long land-and-sea route. He built and launched the balloon, leaving Dai Zhengxin, Wen Zhijing, and the youths amazed as they rose into the air.

• Dai Zhengxin reported that the Spirit Sea Gate was on an island and could be reached by traveling northeast to the coast, then taking a ship north.
• Zhuang Hong declined to leave the next day and said he would make a Hot Air Balloon to reach the gate in under ten days.
• Zhuang Hong designed the balloon and had Dai Zhengxin and Wen Zhijing help make its flame-spraying device and rune array disk.
• Zhuang Hong assembled the Hot Air Balloon with the group outside Shou Jiang City and inflated it by heating the air inside.
• Zhuang Hong had Dai Zhengxin release the sandbags, and the balloon carried everyone a hundred meters into the air.
• Dai Zhengxin and Wen Zhijing asked Zhuang Hong how the balloon flew using runes.