Chapter Summaries

Taiyuan raged after his attack on Tang Jian failed, while Wan Ling and Ling Xian discussed Tang Jian’s danger and future. Six days later, Tang Jian had strengthened himself in the mine and prepared to explore the ruins with Bailai, intent on confronting Taiyi Sect.

• Taiyuan cursed the woman who had returned and wondered whether Wan Ling had used his Ninth Sense or Tang Jian’s Prophecy Card to foil the attack.
• Ling Xian visited Wan Ling, and they discussed Tang Jian’s condition, his need to grow, and the danger he had survived.
• Tang Jian continued cultivating in the B58 Celestial Pit for six days, increasing his vitality and deciding not to flee after Taiyuan’s attack.
• Tang Jian assessed the depleted mine’s remaining energy and estimated that his two other mines might help him reach 1,000 vitality.
• Tang Jian contacted Bailai to explore the ruins, and Bailai revealed that Taiyi Sect had already sent a team led by Taiyi.
• Tang Jian decided to confront Taiyi and settle their old and new grudges.

Tang Jian reunited with Bailai after surviving a week in the mine, then continued with her toward the Jindun Mountain relic while managing Miracle Company's growing Fusion Card business. As they approached, two Three-Star Card Masters hired by Taiyi prepared to harass Tang Jian and the White Feather Sect disciples without killing them.

• Tang Jian told Bailai about Taiyuan's attack and warned her that a Card God's law avatar could sense his Dream Realm possession attempts, but he refused to abandon the relic exploration.
• Tang Jian and Bailai traveled toward Jinlan, where Tang Jian rejected Tang Yueyue's demand for promotional money and delegated Miracle Company's press conference to Miluo.
• Tang Jian told Xu Nana to promote the Teleportation Card and Moon Well Card as Fusion Card competition increased, then traded insults with Bailai in the Shuttle Car.
• Two White Feather Sect disciples emerged from the Jindun Mountain relic and discussed waiting for Bailai and Tang Jian to break its formation.
• Two Three-Star Card Masters observing the White Feather Sect disciples agreed to harass Tang Jian's group at Taiyi's request but avoid lethal force.

Taiyi learned that Tang Jian and Bailai were approaching the ruins and urged his team to hurry, while the pair were ambushed on their way to Moon-gazing Mountain. Tang Jian counterattacked the two Three-Star Card Masters, leaving Zhou Mowen furious as Tang Jian taunted him from beneath the barrage.

• Taiyi received word that Tang Jian and Bailai were coming and told his team to speed up their progress through the ruins.
• Bailai refused to confront the Taiyi Sect directly, but Tang Jian and Bailai were ambushed by Zhang Xun and Zhou Mowen before reaching Moon-gazing Mountain.
• Bailai protected Tang Jian from the exploding Shuttle Car, and Tang Jian struck Zhang Xun with a powerful blue laser that broke through his Ice Snow Goddess's Blessing Card.
• Tang Jian summoned the Mutated Red-Eyed Venerable Worm to pursue Zhou Mowen, who transformed into an eagle and attacked them with Wind Blades.
• Bailai transformed into a feather to evade the attacks, while Tang Jian stood unharmed and taunted Zhou Mowen and the golden Zhang Xun.

Zhou Mowen and Zhang Xun ambushed Tang Jian, but Tang Jian outmaneuvered and defeated them with powerful cards. He and Bailai restrained the two attackers and confiscated their cards, though their employer remained unknown.

• Zhou Mowen used a mist and a decoy eagle to hide his attack, then ambushed Tang Jian in black-panther form and wounded him.
• Tang Jian used the Grand Dream of a Thousand Autumns Card to bewitch Zhou Mowen, then beat him and turned his attention to Zhang Xun.
• Tang Jian tricked Zhang Xun into lowering his guard, vanished with the Mutated Red-Eyed Venerable Worm, and suddenly attacked in Golden Roc form.
• Tang Jian used another mental card to bewitch Zhang Xun, then subdued both men and confiscated their cards.
• Bailai bound Zhang Xun and Zhou Mowen with rainbow ribbons, and Tang Jian asked her for help keeping them restrained.

Tang Jian defeated Zhang Xun and Zhou Mowen, exposed Taiyi’s involvement, and offered the two men a chance to work for Miracle Company. Meanwhile, Taiyi and his companions reached the stone hall at the ruins’ center and prepared to break inside for its inheritance.

• Tang Jian questioned the bound Zhang Xun and Zhou Mowen, who admitted that Taiyi had sent them to harass him.
• Tang Jian released Zhang Xun and Zhou Mowen and told them to report to Miracle Card Crafting Room if they accepted his request; the two decided to work for Miracle Company for three years to recover their losses.
• Bailai, Yubo, and Fan Xiaoxiao joined Tang Jian as he headed into the ruins.
• Taiyi and his two elite disciples and two external Card Array masters broke through the Card Array seal and reached the central ruins, where they saw a grand stone hall.
• Taiyi promised the four helpers a share of the hall’s treasures, then privately told Kela to handle them while he focused on claiming the inheritance.

Taiyi planned to sacrifice four companions to open the stone hall, while the evil deity Hitler noticed both Taiyi and a stronger presence elsewhere in the ruins. At Jindun Mountain, Tang Jian’s group continued exploring, and Tang Jian detected a watcher before using his Prophecy Card to identify an illusion formation in a temple.

• Taiyi secretly recorded the four companions breaking the stone hall’s formation so their deaths could appear accidental, while Hitler examined Taiyi as a potential incarnation.
• Kela asked Hitler to restore his body and return him to the Bajiasi Empire, and Hitler promised to fulfill the request.
• Hitler sensed a young, powerful life aura at the far edge of the ruins, near the route where Tang Jian and his companions were exploring.
• Tang Jian broke a Card Array with ease, then told Bailai that he had sensed someone watching them; he asked her to stay alert and keep the others uninformed.
• Tang Jian entered the Dream World to test the temple’s formation and identified it as an illusion that disrupted the senses and made the wall reliefs seem to attack.
• Fan Xiaoxiao and Yubo used Tang Jian’s findings to identify how to break the temple’s Card Array.

Hitler decided to take Taiyi as his first vessel and use him to control Tang Jian, while Taiyi and Kela entered the opened stone hall after killing four Card Array Masters. At the relic outskirts, Tang Jian continued breaking arrays with Bailai, Fan Xiaoxiao, and Yubo watching, then drew close to Bailai to speak privately.

• Hitler judged Tang Jian an exceptional potential vessel but decided to possess Taiyi first and use him to reach Tang Jian.
• When Taiyi's hired Card Array Masters opened the stone hall, Kela released black smoke that killed all four, and Taiyi entered with Kela's help.
• Fan Xiaoxiao, Yubo, and Bailai watched Tang Jian rapidly identify and break relic arrays by learning the required card strokes.
• Tang Jian boasted to Bailai about his talent and reminded her of their bet as he continued clearing the outer area's arrays.
• Tang Jian took Bailai's hand and whispered to her, leaving her flustered while Fan Xiaoxiao and Yubo watched in surprise.

Tang Jian discovered that a hidden power was watching him and provoked it in the Dream World, triggering a devastating response from Hitler. Tang Jian escaped the ruins with Bailai and the others, while Hitler turned his attention to Taiyi and ordered him to serve the evil deity.

• Tang Jian told Bailai he sensed an observer near the ruins’ center and planned to investigate the threat with her.
• In the Dream World, Tang Jian insulted the unseen watcher until Hitler’s projected power unleashed a terrifying Willpower that shattered the dream and shook the ruins.
• Tang Jian woke, saw the ruins collapsing under Hitler’s aura, and fled toward the entrance with Bailai, Fan Xiaoxiao, and Yubo on the Mutated Red-Eyed Venerable Worm.
• Taiyi questioned Kela about the evil aura near the stone hall, but black gelatinous matter burst from a crack and overwhelmed his halberd.
• Hitler told Taiyi to follow the great evil deity and prepare to become stronger.

Tang Jian relived his dream of the ruins and discovered that the terrifying presence was Evil God - Hitler, so he fled the area with Bailai. Evil God - Hitler focused on taking control of Taiyi, while Tang Jian escaped its attention by withdrawing from the Dream World.

• Tang Jian and Bailai rode toward Moon-gazing Mountain while he contacted Bi Yi and used the Crown of Memories to revisit his dream.
• Tang Jian confronted the evil aura in the Dream World, then realized it was Divine Might and apologized before escaping the dream.
• Tang Jian awoke in Bailai's arms and halted their journey, warning her that a god was inside the ruins and ordering the Mutated Red-Eyed Venerable Worm to flee.
• Tang Jian told Bailai what he had seen and planned to report the danger to his teacher while she informed her sect.
• Evil God - Hitler focused its power on controlling Taiyi, dismissed Tang Jian as a minor threat, and stopped pursuing him.

Tang Jian, empowered by Wan Ling’s protective measure, fused with the Mutated Red-Eyed Venerable Worm and flew to Moon-gazing Mountain. He arrived as Evil God - Hitler was assimilating Taiyi, and Hitler recognized him.

• Wan Ling ordered Tang Jian to confirm whether the evil presence near Moon-gazing Mountain was a deity, enhancing Tang Jian’s abilities to protect him.
• Tang Jian declined to bring Bailai with him and fused with the Mutated Red-Eyed Venerable Worm, gaining a monstrous form and greatly increased life force.
• Tang Jian flew at supersonic speed toward Moon-gazing Mountain while Evil God - Hitler continued turning Taiyi into a puppet incarnation.
• Evil God - Hitler sensed someone watching and grew wary, but Tang Jian burst into the ruins and was recognized by Hitler.

Tang Jian was overwhelmed by Hitler’s projection at the ruins, but a powerful sound-law attack and Wan Ling’s intervention destroyed Moon-gazing Mountain and sealed the area. Tang Jian resurrected at Yujing Academy, only to face another eruption of evil power in his room.

• Hitler’s projection invaded Tang Jian with black gelatinous matter and began assimilating him into an incarnation.
• A voice from within Tang Jian unleashed the Law of Sound, breaking Hitler’s control and driving back the black smoke.
• Wan Ling and two Card Gods attacked the ruins, destroyed Moon-gazing Mountain, and sealed Hitler’s remaining projection power.
• Tang Jian resurrected at Yujing Academy through the Heavenly King Pagoda Tomb, but worried that his cards and belongings had been left behind.
• Black smoke and evil murmurs appeared throughout Tang Jian’s room, causing his consciousness to grow sluggish and agitated.

Tang Jian survived the evil god’s hidden power when the Red Card Cheater absorbed it, gaining more than two hundred million energy points. After the crisis was covered up, Wan Ling returned Tang Jian’s cards and recruited him for the Federation Apprehension Bureau.

• Hitler sent a remnant of his projection power into Tang Jian, but it awakened in Tang Jian’s chest and was devoured by the Red Card Cheater.
• Tang Jian endured severe pain as the black mass vanished, leaving his body unharmed and adding over two hundred million energy points to his reserve.
• Hitler realized his scheme had failed again, while his organization pledged to watch Tang Jian and prepare him another incarnation.
• Guxia authorities sealed off Moon-gazing Mountain and suppressed reports of the incident; Wan Ling later left confinement on a secret mission.
• Wan Ling returned Tang Jian’s cards, explained that Taiyi had been rescued, and offered Tang Jian a position with the Federation Apprehension Bureau.
• Tang Jian let Wan Ling examine him, confirmed the evil god’s power was gone, and agreed to report to the Bureau later.

Tang Jian returned to Jiangbei to pursue an executive position in the city’s Card Maker Association, while Taiqian gathered support to challenge his nomination. At home, he also expanded Miracle Company’s franchise network and learned that his sister wanted his help with something.

• Tang Jian returned to Jiangbei to complete the requirements for his nomination as an association executive.
• Taiqian confronted Tang Jian’s associates at the Card Maker Association and threatened to challenge his qualifications, with Yuan Sanfeng among the figures supporting her.
• Tang Jian visited his family, then agreed to let Li Zhao’s Liyuan Card Making Co., Ltd. join Miracle Company as a channel agent for a ten-million Federal Currency franchise fee.
• Tang Jian’s family questioned his franchise terms, and Tang Yueyue asked him for help before Tang Lin encouraged him to hear her out.

Tang Jian learned that Taiqian had come to Jiangbei to challenge him with the help of Master Yuan Sanfeng, but he refused his friends’ advice to avoid the confrontation. He arrived at the Card Maker Association for his executive nomination and publicly dismissed Yuan Sanfeng’s dissatisfaction, setting up a clash.

• Tang Yueyue asked Tang Jian to give a speech at her school so her teacher could seek special college entrance exam bonus points for her, and Tang Jian said he would consider it.
• Bailai warned Tang Jian that Taiqian had arrived in Jiangbei with Yuan Sanfeng to oppose his nomination, but Tang Jian insisted on going to the association.
• Zhai Dongxing worried that the confrontation could jeopardize Tang Jian’s executive nomination and tried to arrange a way to avoid it.
• Tang Jian rejected warnings from Zhai Dongxing, Huang Hu, and others, then arrived at the Card Maker Association with Bailai as reporters gathered to interview him.
• When a reporter asked about Yuan Sanfeng’s dissatisfaction, Tang Jian said he had barely heard of Yuan and that outstanding people were inevitably envied, provoking a stir among the reporters.

Tang Jian faced Yuan Sanfeng’s opposition to his appointment as an executive of the Jiangbei Card Maker Association and answered the veteran’s accusations with sharp insults and reminders of his own contributions. Yuan Sanfeng remained firmly opposed, leaving Tang Jian’s appointment unresolved.

• Tang Jian arrived at the association headquarters and traded barbs with Taiqian, who questioned his manners and fitness for the executive position.
• Zhai Dongxing introduced Tang Jian to Yuan Sanfeng, who accused him of claiming not to know Yuan and declared him unqualified for the post.
• Tang Jian admitted he had not known Yuan’s name and challenged Yuan and Taiqian over their claims that he lacked virtue, citing the three patents he had given to the association and technology he had submitted to the Federation.
• A headquarters official said Tang Jian had to convince any Card Maker Master who objected to his nomination, and Yuan demanded that he become Newcomer King and surpass him at card crafting.
• Tang Jian mocked Yuan for demanding that a much younger junior compete at his level, and Zhai Dongxing tried to persuade Yuan to relent.
• Yuan refused to withdraw his opposition, and Zhai Dongxing turned to the two headquarters officials.

Tang Jian accepted Yuan Sanfeng’s challenge over his nomination as an executive of the Jiangbei Card Maker Association and revealed that he had invented another patent. He entered certification with Zhai Dongxing and the two headquarters leaders, while Yuan Sanfeng waited confidently for their brushstroke-style contest.

• Chen Baole proposed letting Tang Jian state a condition, and Tang Jian agreed to Yuan Sanfeng’s two demands while challenging him to compete at learning a new brushstroke style.
• Yuan Sanfeng revealed he had placed in the top eight of the Brush King Competition, but Tang Jian refused to withdraw and promised to satisfy the condition involving the Newcomer King rankings.
• Tang Jian announced that he had invented his highest-star-grade patent yet and would apply for patent certification and Three-Star Card Crafter certification with Zhai Dongxing as witness.
• Tang Jian entered an advanced Card Crafting Room with Zhai Dongxing and the two headquarters leaders, while Yuan Sanfeng and the others awaited the results.
• News reports and fans spread the dispute online, and Yuan Sanfeng dismissed Tang Jian’s supporters and insisted Tang Jian would lose the brushstroke contest.

Tang Jian crafted the Blue Star-grade five-star Heavenly Demon Card and registered its patent, astonishing the Card Makers who had doubted his abilities. Yuan Sanfeng realized Tang Jian was also highly skilled in advanced brush styles and urged Taiqian to use any means necessary to defeat him in the upcoming brushwork contest.

• Tang Jian explained the Heavenly Demon Card's Angel and Demon modes, then skillfully crafted it using two advanced brush styles and precise powder placement.
• Zhai Dongxing, Chen Baole, and Qin Jia praised Tang Jian's mental strength and card-making talent, while Yuan Sanfeng and Qin Jia reconsidered their opposition to his nomination.
• Xu Nana, Bailai, and Miluo discussed Tang Jian's confidence as Card Makers discovered his newly registered Blue Star-grade five-star healing-card patent.
• Miluo and the other observers recognized the Heavenly Demon Card's superiority to Yuan Sanfeng's healing cards, leaving Yuan Sanfeng visibly humiliated.
• Yuan Sanfeng warned Taiqian that Tang Jian's brushwork skill was no act and urged her to use any means necessary to ensure he lost the contest.

Tang Jian’s Heavenly Demon Card surged to second place in the Federation’s patent rankings, strengthening his reputation as he prepared to face Yuan Sanfeng in a brushwork contest. While the two sides rested before the test, Taiqian privately asked Chen Baole to favor their choice of brushwork.

• The Heavenly Demon Card ranked second among the Federation’s patented inventions, sparking widespread attention and boosting Tang Jian’s fans in their online argument with Yuan Sanfeng’s supporters.
• Zhai Dongxing congratulated Tang Jian on winning the Newcomer King title and certifying as a Three-Star Card Crafter, while Chen Baole encouraged him to pursue a future candidate Card Crafting God qualification.
• Yuan Sanfeng suggested Tang Jian might not have researched the Heavenly Demon Card himself, then challenged him to a brushwork test; Tang Jian accepted after Taiqian said Yuan was allowing him time to rest.
• News of the upcoming contest spread online, and livestreamer Brother Tomato entered the Jiangbei Card Maker Association to search for Tang Jian and Yuan Sanfeng.
• Taiqian offered tea to Chen Baole in Yuan Sanfeng’s lounge and asked him to support their side when the new brushwork was chosen, invoking his family’s relationship with Chen.

Brother Tomato’s Meng Hou Card exposed Taiqian, Yuan Sanfeng, and Chen Baole conspiring to give Chen Baole a stake in Tang Jian’s upcoming stroke duel. Tang Jian then possessed Taiqian in the Dream Realm, learned the details of their plan, and prepared to face their choice of new strokes without complaint.

• Brother Tomato eavesdropped on Taiqian and Yuan Sanfeng asking Chen Baole to choose new strokes for Tang Jian’s duel, and his livestream captured their conversation.
• Taiqian promised Chen Baole her father’s support in the next elder selection, and Chen Baole agreed to choose among the new strokes.
• Brother Tomato broadcast the conversation, drawing furious viewers who accused the three of plotting against Tang Jian.
• Tang Jian entered the Dream Realm and possessed Taiqian, discovering her strength and the cards she carried.
• Tang Jian learned that Chen Baole would choose the new strokes for the duel, then returned to the real world determined to accept any choice.

Tang Jian and Yuan Sanfeng began a brushwork duel after Chen Baole announced three styles, while a scandal about the match erupted among the spectators. The chapter left Taiqian and her group facing an angry crowd as Tang Jian and Yuan Sanfeng remained sealed away, studying the styles.

• Tang Jian assured Bailai he was ready for the duel, while she warned that Chen Baole had visited Yuan Sanfeng.
• Chen Baole announced that Tang Jian and Yuan Sanfeng could choose among Chehang Style, Lianyi Style, and Qiangsheng Style, as Yuan Sanfeng secretly believed the match was rigged in his favor.
• Tang Jian and Yuan Sanfeng entered separate Full Metal Sphere Cards and received ten minutes to study the three brushwork styles before reproducing one.
• Wang Wensheng told Zhai Dongxing that an urgent matter involving Chen Baole and the duel required his attention, prompting Zhai Dongxing to head to the lounges.
• Spectators received scandalous news and began shouting at Taiqian and Yuan Sanfeng, leaving Taiqian panicked and wondering what Tang Jian had done.