Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xing discovers a beast core, which the system absorbs, indicating it's a new type of energy source.
• He absorbs multiple beast cores left behind by slain spirit beasts.
• A swarm of giant spiders attacks Su Xing inside the cave.

Character Developments

• Su Xing demonstrates strategic thinking, deciding to find a narrow passage to limit the number of spiders he faces at once.
• He shows adaptability and quick decision-making under pressure.

Significant Themes

• The power of the system and its potential in the Spirit Realm.
• The unexpected nature of spirit beasts and their attacks on the Special Organization.
• The importance of strategic thinking and adaptability in combat.

Character Interactions

• Su Xing's concern for Su Yu's safety influences his decision-making.
• There's no direct interaction with other characters in this chapter, but Su Xing's thoughts about Su Yu's previous descriptions of sequence beasts highlight their shared experiences.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xing encounters a swarm of spiders and decides to fight instead of dodging.
• He uses a single strike with his dual swords to annihilate a detached squad of spiders and their detached squad leader.
• Su Xing discovers a guard booth and takes refuge inside, with the spiders attempting to break in.
• He creates a small opening in the door, allowing the spiders to enter one at a time, which he then kills.

Character Developments

• Su Xing demonstrates his formidable strength and combat prowess, taking on a swarm of spiders single-handedly.
• He shows strategic thinking by creating a bottleneck to control the spiders' entry and picking them off one by one.

Significant Themes

• Strength and Power: Su Xing's immense strength is a driving force in the chapter, allowing him to face overwhelming odds.
• Adaptability: Su Xing's ability to adapt to new situations, such as creating a bottleneck strategy, highlights his resourcefulness.
• Risk and Uncertainty: The chapter explores the uncertainty of battle and the risks Su Xing takes to grow stronger.

Character Interactions

• Su Xing interacts with the spiders, using his dual swords to fight against their swarming attacks.
• The spiders, though intelligent, are driven by instinct and aggression, leading to their downfall.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xing grinds spider-like spirit beasts for Sword Dao Points, leaving a graveyard of corpses.
• Su Yu enters the cave, witnessing Su Xing's powerful display. They continue together.
• They find a corpse of an organization member, killed recently by the sequence beasts.
• They hear Li Longxuan's blade cry from the women's dormitory area, indicating a battle against sequence beasts.

Character Developments

• Su Xing: Demonstrates immense strength against fifth-rank spirit beasts, showing growth and power.
• Su Yu: Shows concern for the organization and its members, displaying loyalty and empathy.

Significant Themes

• Power and Growth: Su Xing's increasing strength and capabilities are a central theme.
• Conflict and Death: The ongoing battle and loss of life highlight the harsh nature of the world.

Character Interactions

• Su Xing and Su Yu: Their bond grows as they fight side by side, with Su Yu showing respect for Su Xing's power and Su Xing considering Su Yu's feelings in saving Shen Ruyun.
• Li Longxuan: Though not present, his blade cry indicates his involvement in the battle against sequence beasts, hinting at potential interaction with Su Xing and Su Yu.

Key Plot Points and Events

• An unusual number of Sequence Beasts invade a residential area, overwhelming local Sequencers.
• Blade (Li Longxuan), a Rank Eight Transcendent, suddenly appears and eliminates all the Sequence Beasts with a single slash.
• Li Longxuan seeks someone in the Spirit Realm, but he doesn't know who it is, only that they might help him.
• Li Longxuan appears in front of Su Yu, who is with Su Xing, hidden by the Mind Sword Stance.

Character Developments

• Li Longxuan demonstrates his immense power and unique spatial ability, proving his status as the strongest member of the Special Organization.
• Su Yu shows respect and caution when facing Li Longxuan, revealing his awareness of Li Longxuan's importance and power.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics within the Special Organization, with Li Longxuan at the top.
• The mysterious connection between Li Longxuan and the unknown person he seeks.

Character Interactions

• Li Longxuan interacts briefly with the Sequencers, showing no need for their respect and leaving swiftly.
• Li Longxuan appears in front of Su Yu, seeking the unknown person, unaware that Su Xing is nearby, hidden by the Mind Sword Stance.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Yu encounters Li Longxuan, who instills fear with just a glance.
• Li Longxuan suspects Su Yu might be connected to someone hiding in the Spirit Realm.
• Su Yu leaves after Li Longxuan asks him to, using telepathy to communicate with Su Xing.
• Li Longxuan invites Su Xing to sit and asks him questions, displaying no hostility but clear warning.

Character Developments

• Su Yu: Shows fear and respect towards Li Longxuan's strength, uses telepathy to communicate with Su Xing.
• Li Longxuan: Demonstrates his powerful presence and intuition, shows willingness to accept Su Xing's secret identity.
• Su Xing: Feels threatened by Li Longxuan's killing intent, experiences discomfort at having his fate controlled, and progresses his system points.

Significant Themes

• Strength and power dynamics: Li Longxuan's strength instills fear and respect, while Su Xing feels uncomfortable at being at his mercy.
• Secrets and trust: Li Longxuan accepts Su Xing's secret identity, but warns him about his intentions.
• Intuition and judgment: Li Longxuan relies on his intuition to decide whether to trust Su Xing.

Character Interactions

• Su Yu and Li Longxuan: Su Yu feels fear and respect towards Li Longxuan, who considers him and the hidden person potentially useful.
• Li Longxuan and Su Xing: Li Longxuan shows no hostility towards Su Xing, but warns him about his intentions, while Su Xing feels threatened and uncomfortable.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xing meets Li Longxuan, an eighth-rank transcendent, in the Spirit Realm.
• Li Longxuan asks Su Xing about his stance on the Martial God Hall and the Spirit Realm.
• Su Xing expresses his intention to eliminate the Spirit Realm first, then deal with the Martial God Hall if necessary.
• Li Longxuan allows Su Xing to leave, keeping his presence a secret.

Character Developments

• Su Xing demonstrates his strategic thinking and understanding of the power dynamics between organizations.
• Li Longxuan shows interest in Su Xing's potential as an ally against the Spirit Realm.
• Su Xing realizes the vast gap between his strength and Li Longxuan's, resolving to become stronger.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and alliances between organizations (Martial God Hall, Spirit Realm, and Su Xing's faction).
• The importance of strategic thinking and understanding one's enemies.
• The pursuit of strength and self-improvement.

Character Interactions

• Su Xing and Li Longxuan have a tense yet productive conversation, with Li Longxuan testing Su Xing's resolve and Su Xing demonstrating his understanding of the situation.
• Su Xing reflects on his weakness compared to Li Longxuan, motivating him to become stronger.
• In the Spirit Realm, a spider-shaped spirit beast expresses anger and frustration over its tribe's losses to Su Xing, hinting at potential retaliation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The spirit beasts, representing five clans, gather to discuss their next move after Li Longxuan's intervention.
• They debate whether to cooperate with humans or use force to leave the Spirit Realm.
• The king of the sequence beasts, the strongest among them, remains indifferent and uninvolved in the discussion.

Character Developments

• The gecko-like creature shows a unique perspective on sacrifice and honor, learning from human culture.
• The king of the sequence beasts is revealed to be unfathomably powerful due to its long lifespan and countless acquired sequences.
• Nine Nether, the black bird, expresses a willingness to cooperate with humans, unlike the other spirit beasts who view humans as enemies.

Significant Themes

• The tension between humans and spirit beasts, with humans viewing them as threats and spirit beasts viewing humans as either food or obstacles.
• The struggle for survival and freedom among the spirit beasts, trapped in the Spirit Realm for centuries.
• The power dynamics between different species and their respective strengths.

Character Interactions

• The spirit beasts interact through telepathy, with each representing a different clan and perspective.
• The gecko challenges the spider's composure, while the king of the sequence beasts remains aloof.
• Nine Nether's views clash with the other spirit beasts, particularly the Golden Scorpion, over the possibility of cooperation with humans.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A Nine Nether Sparrow, a powerful bird from the distant Nine Netherlands, is trapped in the Spirit Realm. She seeks a way out and learns about the Mortal World's changes.
• The Spirit Realm's beast kings discuss their situation. They're challenged by the Nine Nether Sparrow, who possesses terrifying abilities like the Undying Flame.
• Golden Scorpion suggests allying with the Spirit Sect, hinting at a connection between the Spirit Sect and the ancient, powerful Heaven Clan. The beasts decide to send the Nine Nether Sparrow to investigate the Spirit Sect.

Character Developments

• Nine Nether Sparrow: Initially lonely and wanting to leave the Spirit Realm, she becomes the chosen investigator for the beasts due to her power and undying nature.
• Golden Scorpion: Shows strategic thinking by suggesting an alliance with the Spirit Sect, potentially linking it to the Heaven Clan.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and alliances: The beasts consider allying with the Spirit Sect due to its potential connection to the powerful Heaven Clan.
• The passage of time and ancient history: The Heaven Clan's existence is revealed to be distant and almost mythical, highlighting the vast timeline of the story.

Character Interactions

• Nine Nether Sparrow challenges the beast kings, leading to a discussion about their situation and potential alliances.
• Golden Scorpion presents an idea to ally with the Spirit Sect, sparking debate among the beasts.
• The beasts ultimately agree to send Nine Nether Sparrow to investigate the Spirit Sect, showcasing their trust in her abilities and undying nature.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xing resumes online teaching, earning 178 Sword Dao Points.
• He considers infiltrating the Spirit Realm for more rewards.
• He decides to upgrade his sword skills using the earned points.

Character Developments

• Su Xing's strength and confidence grow as he earns more points and considers higher challenges.
• He remains cautious and strategic in his decisions, considering the best use of his resources.

Significant Themes

• The importance of balance and strategy in growth and development.
• The allure of greater challenges and rewards.
• The responsibility of a teacher and the importance of one's image and quality of work.

Character Interactions

• Su Xing interacts with his students through online classes, maintaining his image and quality of teaching.
• He considers the potential risks and benefits of infiltrating the Spirit Realm, weighing the pros and cons.
• He communicates with the Sword Saint Profession System to upgrade his sword skills.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xing's sword points stop decreasing at 10, marking his growth.
• His sword skills "Ten Thousand Swords Unite," "Drifting Snow," and "Touch the Myriad Phenomena" upgrade to level 2.
• Two new sword skills, "Sword, Come" and "Dustless," appear at level 1.
• Su Xing experiences intense pain and unconsciousness due to the sudden influx of information about the new skills.
• Upon waking, Su Xing observes the little figure practicing swordsmanship and breaking through to a new level, demonstrating the power of "Sword, Come."

Character Developments

• Su Xing's mental strength is pushed to its limit by the sudden information influx, but he remains determined to grow stronger.
• The little figure shows remarkable diligence and endurance in practicing swordsmanship, suggesting a strong work ethic and dedication.

Significant Themes

• The struggle and pain associated with growth and improvement.
• The power of perseverance and dedication in mastering skills.
• The potential for hidden worlds or realities within the system's structure.

Character Interactions

• Su Xing observes the little figure practicing but does not interact with him directly.
• The little figure interacts with sea beasts, demonstrating the power of his new sword skill.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xing successfully completes a breakthrough, experiencing intense pain.
• Su Yu brings food to Su Xing, revealing that Wang Yu, a teammate, cooked it.
• Su Xing expresses his intention to enter the Spirit Realm soon, with Su Yu arranging it within the next couple of days.
• Su Xing decides to take the risk and enter the Spirit Realm to gain strength before the Heavenly Humans' arrival.

Character Developments

• Su Xing: Shows determination to become stronger and protect himself. He's also more open about his plans with Su Yu.
• Su Yu: Demonstrates concern for Su Xing's well-being and is willing to help him enter the Spirit Realm. He's more open and communicative with Su Xing.
• Wang Yu: Briefly mentioned as a teammate who can cook, but not much else is revealed about him.

Significant Themes

• The struggle and pain involved in becoming stronger.
• The importance of maintaining simple pleasures (like eating and sleeping) in high-pressure environments to prevent mental collapse.
• The risks and opportunities that come with taking dangerous steps to grow stronger.

Character Interactions

• Su Xing and Su Yu: Their relationship deepens as they share more personal thoughts and plans. Su Yu shows concern for Su Xing's well-being, and Su Xing trusts Su Yu enough to share his intentions.
• Su Xing and Wang Yu: Although they haven't interacted much, Su Xing thinks about Wang Yu when he hears his name, showing that he's aware of his existence and has some connection to him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xing, confident in his running speed, plans a risky move to test his new strength.
• Su Yu leaves for a mission, entrusting the safety of Uncle, Lu Anning, and others to the Special Organization.
• Su Xing breaks through and discovers significant improvements in his physical abilities and the sword skill Sword, Come.
• The Special Organization sends a team of four Rank Three Sequence users into the Spirit Realm to investigate, with Su Xing accompanying them.

Character Developments

• Su Xing: Becomes more confident in his abilities after a breakthrough, improving his physical strength, defense, and attack power, particularly with the sword skill Sword, Come.
• Li Longxuan: Shows trust in Su Xing's intuition and agrees to act as a bodyguard, allowing Su Xing to stir things up in the Spirit Realm.
• Li Yu: Matures in temperament after experiencing many things, reaching peak Rank Five.

Significant Themes

• Trust and Intuition: Li Longxuan trusts his intuition in choosing to support Su Xing.
• Growth and Improvement: Su Xing's breakthrough leads to significant improvements in his abilities.
• Risk and Reward: Su Xing's risky move is an "experience package with guaranteed returns."

Character Interactions

• Su Xing and Li Longxuan: Their gazes meet, acknowledging the silent understanding between them.
• Su Xing and Li Yu: Su Xing observes Li Yu's maturity and growth in strength.
• Su Xing and Su Yu: Su Xing is not worried about the safety of Uncle, Lu Anning, and others, as Su Yu has entrusted their care to the Special Organization.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xing and three others enter the Spirit Realm through a black hole created by Li Yu.
• They arrive in a vast, snowy expanse filled with Spirit Beast corpses.
• Su Xing finds himself in a graveyard with human tombstones, some bearing names and positions.
• The final tombstone belongs to the Lord of Luo City, Luo Li, with an inscription asking the honorable descendant to place their hand upon it.

Character Developments

• Su Xing demonstrates his calm and cautious nature, immediately assessing the situation and preparing for potential danger.
• Li Yu shows his proficiency in space manipulation at Tier Five, teleporting the group into the Spirit Realm.

Significant Themes

• The unknown and dangerous nature of the Spirit Realm.
• The consequences of the Spirit Sect's actions on the surrounding world, as seen in the graveyard and Spirit Beast corpses.

Character Interactions

• Su Xing interacts with the environment, observing and analyzing his surroundings.
• There is no direct interaction with other characters in this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xing touches a tombstone and experiences a vision of a past Confucian scholar.
• The scholar asks about the current era and requests Su Xing to bury his ashes in Luo City.
• Su Xing finds an urn containing the scholar's ashes and decides to explore the Spirit Realm further.

Character Developments

• Su Xing demonstrates curiosity and respect for the past, agreeing to fulfill the scholar's request.
• The Confucian scholar, though deceased, displays immense power and knowledge, understanding the history of Xia Nation instantly.

Significant Themes

• The passage of time and the impact of spiritual energy depletion on human history.
• The strength and resilience of Heavenly Humans, hinting at their possible existence in the present era.

Character Interactions

• Su Xing interacts with the Confucian scholar's consciousness, learning about the past and gaining a new mission.
• No other characters are present in this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xing follows a blood trail leading to a butchered spirit beast, indicating nearby living creatures or recent deaths.
• He encounters a seemingly dead spirit beast that suddenly attacks, which he swiftly defeats.
• A female centaur spirit beast, aware of Su Xing's actions, dispatches a warrior to investigate.

Character Developments

• Su Xing demonstrates his strength, reflexes, and calm under pressure, proving himself a formidable opponent.
• The female centaur reveals her status as a powerful, independent spirit beast and her ability to command others.

Significant Themes

• Resilience: Humans and spirit beasts show remarkable resilience in the harsh Spirit Realm.
• Strength and Power: Su Xing's strength and the female centaur's influence highlight the importance of power dynamics in this world.
• Unknown Threats: The sudden attack by the seemingly dead spirit beast underscores the ever-present danger in the Spirit Realm.

Character Interactions

• Su Xing interacts with the spirit beast, demonstrating his combat skills and quick thinking.
• The female centaur interacts with her subordinates, displaying her authority and command over them.
• Su Xing and the female centaur have an indirect interaction through their respective actions, setting the stage for a potential encounter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xing encounters a unique living corpse, a woman with a twisted face and a well-trained body, who can move freely and attacks him.
• Su Xing kills her and absorbs a beast core, wondering why humans can possess beast cores.
• He continues to kill more living corpses, including a lame spirit beast and several lone ones.
• Su Xing encounters a group of three: a Tier Six female centaur and two pig-type living corpses. The centaur can control the living corpses and keeps them close for protection.

Character Developments

• Su Xing demonstrates his cautious approach to the unknown and his strategic thinking in planning to defeat the centaur and her controlled living corpses.
• The female centaur shows her intelligence and ability to control other living corpses, indicating she's more than just a mindless creature.

Significant Themes

• The blurring line between humanity and spirit beasts, as humans can possess beast cores and become living corpses.
• The advantage of human intelligence and strategic thinking over brute force.

Character Interactions

• Su Xing's interaction with the living corpses shows his combat prowess and caution.
• The interaction between the female centaur and the living corpses highlights her ability to control them and use them for protection.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The centaur's goal is to preserve the living corpses, but most are destroyed, leaving only two usable ones.
• Su Xing lures the living corpses with noise, killing one and weakening the centaur's forces.
• The centaur engages Su Xing in a fight, but Su Xing's defense (a membrane of light) blocks her saber strike.
• The centaur tries to bite through Su Xing's defense, but he counterattacks, decapitating her. She gets back up, now acting like a living corpse.

Character Developments

• Su Xing: Shows his speed, strength, and strategic thinking. He also demonstrates a defensive ability (the membrane of light).
• Centaur: Initially rational and intelligent, she becomes irrational and aggressive after being decapitated, acting like a living corpse.

Significant Themes

• The power of strategy and intelligence over brute force.
• The consequences of underestimating an opponent.

Character Interactions

• Su Xing and the centaur: Initially, Su Xing tries to provoke the centaur into a fight. After she attacks, he defends and counterattacks, revealing his abilities. When she becomes a living corpse, he prepares for a more challenging battle.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xing encounters and defeats three spirit beasts (a female centaur and two living corpses) using his twin swords and the Black Sword.
• He discovers that each spirit beast provides different amounts of Sword Dao points upon defeat.
• Su Xing decides to continue exploring the Spirit Realm at night, despite the increased activity of spirit beasts.

Character Developments

• Su Xing demonstrates his formidable strength and combat skills, easily defeating powerful spirit beasts.
• He shows strategic thinking by luring the beasts into a narrow space for an ambush.
• Su Xing's system is revealed to calculate Sword Dao points from beast cores, preventing him from seeing the exact amount gained from each beast.

Significant Themes

• The power of Su Xing's Sword Dao and his growing strength.
• The danger and activity level of spirit beasts, which increases at night.
• The strategic and calculated nature of Su Xing's combat approach.

Character Interactions

• Su Xing interacts with the spirit beasts, defeating them one by one.
• The female centaur's offspring dies, causing her anger and distress.
• Su Xing's actions are observed by the female centaur within the Spirit Realm, who becomes enraged.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xing enrages the female centaur queen and her offspring by killing a centaur.
• The group of four humans (Lin Yiming, and three others) encounters a spirit beast skeleton and is attacked by a ghost emerging from it.
• The group faces a swarm of ghosts, remnants of spirit beasts, in the night sky.

Character Developments

• Su Xing: Shows no fear or concern about the centaurs' threats, relying on his strength to deal with them.
• Lin Yiming: Demonstrates caution and leadership, warning his group about the potential danger in the Spirit Realm and taking charge when they encounter the ghost.

Significant Themes

• Strength and confidence: Su Xing's reliance on his power to overcome challenges.
• Caution and preparedness: Lin Yiming's approach to facing the unknown and potential dangers in the Spirit Realm.
• The harsh nature of the Spirit Realm: The environment's hostility and the threat it poses to intruders.

Character Interactions

• Su Xing and the centaurs: Su Xing's disregard for the centaurs' threats leads to their enmity.
• Lin Yiming and his group: The group works together to fend off the ghost and protect each other from the swarm of ghosts in the sky.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The four Special Organization members, led by Lin Yiming, find themselves in the Spirit Realm, surrounded by ghosts in a vast forest.
• They attempt to avoid detection but struggle due to their supernatural auras, especially under the blue moon's light.
• A large number of ghosts discover them, leading to a fierce battle. The team manages to hold their ground using their combat suits, which temporarily grant them the power of a fifth-rank expert.
• A whistle from another group of people is heard, offering a potential escape route but also raising concerns about the locals' intentions.
• Lin Yiming decides to seek help from the unknown group, despite the risk, as staying in the forest could lead to exhaustion and death.

Character Developments

• Lin Yiming demonstrates leadership and strategic thinking, encouraging his team and making crucial decisions under pressure.
• The other three team members show resilience and trust in Lin Yiming's judgment, following his lead despite the uncertainty.

Significant Themes

• Survival and perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds.
• Trust and camaraderie among team members.
• The risk of seeking help from unknown parties.

Character Interactions

• Lin Yiming and his team members support each other during the battle, demonstrating unity and shared determination.
• The interaction between Lin Yiming's team and the unknown group (Zero and Five) is tense and uncertain, highlighting the potential danger of seeking help from strangers.