Chapter Summaries

Li Shaowei explained how Li Fuge left the Li Family, founded the New Lun Cult, and obtained Sea in a Single Thought before succumbing to his injuries. As Ning Tianyun paused to mourn him, Ding Xi decided Su Yuan would help break Li Fuge’s shield and declared that Su Yuan’s tempering was complete.

• Li Shaowei explained that Li Fuge had exchanged the Sea-Shaking Blade for Sea in a Single Thought and later planted Faithful Wish Power in him, weakening his realm.
• Li Shaowei died in Li Chengxin’s arms, and his death caused Li Mengyun and Li Yiming to collapse in grief despite not knowing why.
• Ding Xi asked Xiaofei whether Li Shaowei could be saved, learned that he could not, and returned his attention to Ning Tianyun’s fight with Li Fuge.
• Ding Xi told Su Yuan he could grant him his abilities and that Su Yuan’s spear could break the Sea in a Single Thought shield, leaving Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin startled.
• Li Fuge hid his sorrow over Li Shaowei’s death behind a smile, while Ning Tianyun stopped attacking and silently wished Elder Li rest in peace.
• Ding Xi judged that Su Yuan’s tempering after Li Dieyi’s incident was complete and said it was his turn to wrap things up.

Ding Xi infused Su Yuan with power, raising him briefly to the Peak Ninth Realm so he could destroy Sea in a Single Thought. Su Yuan shattered it, mortally wounded Li Fuge, and killed Xu Hong before returning to his original realm as Li Fuge struggled to understand who had attacked him.

• Ding Xi infused Su Yuan with power, and Su Yuan's realm surged to the Peak Ninth Realm while his appearance changed.
• Ding Xi altered the Shenluo Spear and warned Su Yuan that the borrowed power would last only three seconds.
• Su Yuan teleported to Li Fuge and pierced through Sea in a Single Thought, splitting it apart and fatally wounding Li Fuge.
• Su Yuan killed Xu Hong with a strand of Astral Qi, then returned to Ding Xi and Qin Xuexin as his realm and appearance reverted.
• Ding Xi reassured Su Yuan that he was unharmed, and Su Yuan discovered his Blood Qi had increased by two thousand.
• Ning Tianyun and the New Lun Cult members watched in shock as Li Fuge, unable to identify his attacker, felt his life force fading.

Li Fuge killed himself and the New Lun Cult Headquarters, ending the suppression mission. Ning Tianyun wondered who the mysterious spear wielder was, while Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin agreed to keep his identity secret.

• Ning Tianyun surrounded the New Lun Cult Headquarters, leaving Li Fuge and his followers with no chance to escape.
• Li Fuge apologized to Li Shaowei and said goodbye to Li Chengxin before detonating the Faithful Wish Power in the New Lun Cult members, killing them and himself.
• Long Yuzhen declared the New Lun Cult Headquarters destroyed, while Ning Tianyun puzzled over the mysterious man's immense strength and identity.
• Ding Xi told Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin not to reveal that Su Yuan had been the mysterious man, and they agreed.
• Ding Xi said the mission was over and that they would return to school.

After the New Lun Cult Headquarters was destroyed, Ning Tianyun and the others prepared to eliminate its remaining branches while Li Chengxin brought Li Shaowei’s body to the survivors outside Black Gorge City. As the Li Family mourned and departed to bury him and join the campaign, Ning Tianyun stopped Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin from continuing their mission and began to suspect Ding Xi was the mysterious person.

• Ning Tianyun refused Li Chengxin’s offer of compensation, urged the Li Family to recover, and led the group out of Black Gorge City after they paid their respects to Li Shaowei.
• Li Chengxin brought Li Shaowei’s body to the gathered survivors, where Li Qinghan, Li Mengyun, Li Yiming, Qin Xuexin, and the Li Family mourned him.
• Li Chengxin told the Li Family that Li Fuge was dead and the headquarters destroyed, prompting them and other martial artists to leave and join the effort against the remaining branches.
• Li Chengxin left with Li Shaowei’s body to return him to the Li Family, while President Luo stayed to seek instructions about Black Gorge City’s future.
• Ning Tianyun told Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin their mission was over, then noticed Ding Xi sleeping and wondered whether she was the mysterious person.

Ning Tianyun doubted whether Ding Xi was the mysterious spear wielder but ultimately judged it unlikely, then sent Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin back to Battlepeak University while he handled matters in Black Gorge City. Back at school, Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin reunited with Liu Yuanzhou and Jiang Zhengyi, while Ding Xi hurried off to sleep.

• Ning Tianyun examined Ding Xi, considered the evidence linking him to the mysterious Martial Saint, and concluded there was a ninety percent chance Ding Xi was not the person.
• Ning Tianyun told Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin to return to school, reminded Qin Xuexin to prepare for Elder Li’s funeral, and warned them to prepare for the upcoming Combat Tournament.
• Ning Tianyun left to deal with the New Lun Cult Branches and Black Gorge City, and Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin finally woke Ding Xi and set off for school with him.
• Ding Xi entered Battlepeak University and immediately vanished toward his dormitory to sleep.
• Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin met Liu Yuanzhou and Jiang Zhengyi, shared a meal with them, and returned to campus as other students admired them.

Su Yuan sorted the resources he had taken from the New Lun Cult and arranged to donate most of them to Qianshan District No. 2 High School and the Linzhou City Martial Arts Association. He then refined the remaining treasures to raise his Blood Qi, leaving his training underway.

• Qin Xuexin received a message from Li Xinlian and left to handle business at the Qin Family.
• Su Yuan told Liu Yuanzhou and Jiang Zhengyi that he had reached Seventh Realm, Peak Tier, then invited them to his dormitory to catch up.
• Su Yuan sorted 521 Storage Belts of New Lun Cult resources and decided to donate the low-tier items to Qianshan District No. 2 High School and send the middle-tier resources to Yun Yiyao for the Linzhou City Martial Arts Association.
• Su Yuan contacted Yun Yiyao and Principal Hu Qingchong, packed the donations into Storage Belts, and hired a Seventh-Realm courier to deliver them.
• Su Yuan consumed and refined the Eighth Tier heavenly treasures that could increase his Blood Qi, filling his cultivation room with powerful ripples.

Su Yuan raised his Blood Qi and perfected the Thousand-Breaking Prairiefire Form, then unlocked the third layer of the Unfixed Divine Profound Spear Art. Though the Unfixed Divine Profound Form required Spear Laws, he entered a mysterious state and unleashed its first strike, destroying the Martial Saint Projection Stele chamber.

• Su Yuan refined heavenly treasures and raised his Blood Qi to 31,202.5, bringing him closer to the Eighth Realm.
• After a week of intense cultivation, Su Yuan perfected the Thousand-Breaking Prairiefire Form and reached 31,837.6 Blood Qi.
• Su Yuan performed the Traceless Form before the spear-art scroll, causing its little red figure to turn cyan and demonstrate the Unfixed Divine Profound Form.
• Su Yuan learned that the new form required Spear Laws, which he had not comprehended, but continued watching the cyan figure until he entered a mysterious state.
• Su Yuan saw a tiny point, copied the cyan figure’s thrust, and unleashed a cyan spear ray that collapsed the Martial Saint Projection Stele chamber.

Su Yuan comprehended Spear Laws while practicing the Unfixed Divine Profound Form, breaking through to an Eighth-Realm Initial-Stage Martial Artist and accidentally destroying a Martial Saint Projection Stele room. He left the cleanup to Zhang Xia and went to Ning Tianyun’s dormitory, where he found Ning Tianyun and Qin Xuexin waiting for him.

• Su Yuan destroyed a Martial Saint Projection Stele room, startling Zhang Xia and the students who gathered nearby.
• Zhang Xia sensed the lingering Laws Force around Su Yuan and realized he had comprehended Spear Laws.
• Su Yuan understood how to use his newly formed transparent spear with the Scarlet Meteor Spear, and his Blood Qi rose to 32837.6 as he advanced to the Eighth Realm.
• Zhang Xia refused Su Yuan’s offer to compensate for the room and sent the gathered students back to their cultivation.
• Su Yuan left Training Building One and went to Ning Tianyun’s dormitory, where he apologized for being late and greeted Qin Xuexin.

Ning Tianyun explained the Capital Province Martial Arts Association’s Combat Tournament and its rewards to Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin. After learning the winner could meet Ning Shen for three days of guidance, both resolved to compete with everything they had.

• Ning Tianyun told Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin that the tournament would begin in five days and include eligible martial artists from across Xia Nation.
• Ning Tianyun explained that 4,096 participants would fight one-on-one, with matchups spanning realms and the champion receiving the tournament’s reward.
• Ning Tianyun said the winner could receive a Martial Saint title, become honorary president of the Capital Province Martial Arts Association, and gain the Martial Saint Register’s protection.
• Ning Tianyun revealed that the winner could meet Ning Shen through the Sword Saint within seven days and receive three days of guidance.
• Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin grew determined to compete for the chance to meet Ning Shen, while Ning Tianyun encouraged them to make their names known among Xia Nation’s experts.

Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin discussed their breakthroughs to the Early Eighth Realm as Ning Tianyun explained Laws Force tiers and the Combat Tournament’s Ninth-Realm opponents. Four days later, Su Yuan checked his cultivation progress and received a notification that Talent Six, War God's Heart, was progressing toward unlocking.

• Qin Xuexin told Su Yuan that she had broken through to the Early Eighth Realm with help from the Li Family, and Ning Tianyun confirmed that Su Yuan had reached the same stage.
• Ning Tianyun demonstrated Entry Level, great mastery, and Perfection Thunder Laws and explained that the tournament would require them to defeat Early-Stage Ninth-Realm Martial Artists.
• Su Yuan revealed that he had comprehended Spear Laws, and Ning Tianyun offered to introduce him to three Martial Saints with Perfected Spear Laws after the tournament.
• Ning Tianyun told Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin to return four days later so he could take them to the Capital Province Martial Arts Association.
• Four days later, Su Yuan reviewed his Blood Qi and martial skill progress, then received a system notification that Talent Six, War God's Heart, was unlocking.

Su Yuan discovered that unlocking War God's Heart (Blue) required him to defeat twelve Early-Stage Ninth-Realm Martial Artists with the power of Laws in the tournament, so he resolved to ask the association president for help. Before leaving for the Capital Province Martial Arts Association, he and Qin Xuexin were warned not to register titles in the Martial Saint Register; at registration, both were identified as Early Eighth-Realm Martial Artists.

• Su Yuan read Talent Six's unlock condition and concluded he would need the Sword Saint's help to arrange suitable tournament opponents.
• Ning Tianyun warned Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin that registering their titles in the Martial Saint Register would cap their martial paths at Martial Saint and prevent them from reaching the Tenth Realm.
• Ning Tianyun led Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin to the Capital Province Martial Arts Association and explained that entrants would be screened before the final list of 4,096 competitors was selected.
• The three used the VIP registration passage, where the attendant's scan verified Qin Xuexin as an Early Eighth-Realm Martial Artist and entered her directly onto the final list.
• The attendant scanned Su Yuan and verified that he was also an Early Eighth-Realm Martial Artist.

Su Yuan, Qin Xuexin, and Ning Tianyun registered for the Combat Tournament, drawing attention to their realms and Ning Tianyun’s victory over the Snow Saint. Su Yuan then reached the thirty-first floor to meet the president, while Qin Xuexin went to cultivate and Ning Tianyun headed to his office.

• Liu Qinsheng arrived with the West Martial Province delegation, and Yun Yiyao joined the VIP queue after he made room for her.
• The crowd learned that Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin were Early Eighth-Realm Martial Artists, and Liu Qinsheng and the others greeted them.
• Ning Tianyun registered as a Ninth-Realm Initial Stage Martial Artist, prompting many competitors to doubt they could take first place.
• Su Yuan congratulated Yun Yiyao on her breakthrough and told her he would see her tomorrow at the tournament.
• Qin Xuexin chose to cultivate in her Combat Room, while Su Yuan told Ning Tianyun that he wanted to meet the president.
• Su Yuan passed the position verification for the thirty-first floor and entered the training ground.

Su Yuan asked Gu Lingkong to arrange only Early-Stage Ninth-Realm opponents for him in the Combat Tournament, and Gu Lingkong agreed. After training with the Shenluo Spear, Su Yuan headed to the association’s twenty-fifth floor before the tournament began.

• Su Yuan asked Gu Lingkong to make all his Combat Tournament opponents Early-Stage Ninth-Realm Martial Artists, and Gu Lingkong agreed despite warning that Professor Ning could be among them.
• Gu Lingkong told Qin Chengyan that Su Yuan had reached the Early Eighth Realm and comprehended Spear Laws, and Qin Chengyan promised to visit with wine the next morning.
• Su Yuan returned to Combat Room 127 and trained with the Shenluo Spear using his physical strength and Spear Laws.
• Su Yuan trained until five in the morning, slept, and then read the participant roster on MistLink.
• Su Yuan saw the instruction to arrive on the association’s twenty-fifth floor forty minutes early and left for the floor.

Su Yuan checked in for the Combat Tournament on the Martial Arts Association's twenty-fifth floor and met fellow competitors and West Martial Province officials. With the tournament about to begin, he left the Waiting Zone with Qin Xuexin after Yun Yiyao encouraged them to do well.

• Su Yuan entered the tournament venue, checked in, and saw its arena, participant gathering area, and Martial Arts Association Waiting Zones.
• Su Yuan met Zhao Longpo, learned that he and the other Enforcement Division First Squad members had checked in, and heard Zhao Longpo marvel at his breakthrough to the Eighth Realm.
• Su Yuan visited the West Martial Province Waiting Zone, where he greeted Yun Yiyao, Qin Xuexin, Liu Qinsheng, Lu Yue, and the others.
• Su Yuan thanked Liu Qinsheng and the West Martial Province Martial Arts Association for supporting him, and Liu Qinsheng welcomed Yun Yiyao as the association's new director.
• With eighteen minutes left before the tournament began, Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin departed after Yun Yiyao wished them success.

Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin took their seats with the Capital Province Martial Arts Association as the Combat Tournament filled with thousands of participants. Qin Chengyan and Gu Lingkong discussed the two young martial artists before Long Xinh an officially opened the tournament.

• Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin arrived at the Capital Province Martial Arts Association's Waiting Zone and took the seats Long Ziji had saved for them beside each other in the second row.
• Ning Tianyun and the association's seventeen Early-Stage Ninth-Realm Martial Artists occupied the front row, while Zhu Jingrui's and Zhao Pengyi's squads sat behind Su Yuan and Qin Xuexin.
• Qin Chengyan asked Gu Lingkong about Qin Xuexin's cultivation, revealed that she had an Ice-Attribute Physique, and agreed that Su Yuan would likely win if they fought.
• Gu Lingkong and Qin Chengyan watched the two young martial artists as the tournament's start time approached.
• At ten o'clock, Long Xinh an announced the official start of the twenty-sixth Combat Tournament, and a light screen displayed all 4,096 participants.

Su Yuan discovered that his first-round opponent was Gao Xiongfei, a Ninth-Realm Initial-Stage Martial Artist, while Qin Xuexin was matched against Zhu Jingrui. As matches progressed, Qin Xuexin and Zhu Jingrui took the arena for match 206.

• Long Xinh an announced the tournament rules and randomly assigned opponents to all 4,096 participants.
• Su Yuan learned that he would face Gao Xiongfei, and Gu Lingkong admitted to Qin Chengyan that he had arranged the matchup because he believed Su Yuan could win.
• Qin Xuexin and Su Yuan reassured each other, while Ning Tianyun urged Su Yuan to go all out in his first battle.
• Long Xinh an started the tournament, and Su Yuan watched the early matches while Zhao Lechen and Qin Lixiu won and advanced.
• When the match number reached 206, Qin Xuexin and Zhu Jingrui appeared on the arena to begin their battle.

Qin Xuexin defeated Zhu Jingrui with overwhelming ice powers, and Ning Tianyun’s opponent conceded immediately. After a day and a half of tournament battles, Su Yuan finally took the arena to face Gao Xiongfei, a Ninth-Realm Initial-Stage Martial Artist whose Water Law was nearly at great accomplishment.

• Qin Xuexin froze Zhu Jingrui’s legs with her ice techniques, forcing him to concede without landing a blow.
• Qin Xuexin’s decisive victory stunned the Enforcement Division squads, while Su Yuan recognized that she had held back.
• Ning Tianyun’s Eighth-Realm Mid-Stage opponent conceded as soon as the battle began, intimidated by Ning Tianyun’s pressure.
• The tournament continued for a day and a half, with half the Capital Province Martial Arts Association members completing their first-round matches and several other competitors advancing or losing.
• Su Yuan was called to fight Gao Xiongfei, and the two faced each other as Long Xinh an anticipated a difficult battle between an Eighth-Realm and a Ninth-Realm Martial Artist.

Su Yuan fought Gao Xiongfei, probing his defenses with Traceless Form before revealing the Astral Energy Divine Emperor Breathing Method and unleashing a far stronger attack. The chapter ended as Su Yuan charged through the steam with Spear Laws and the opening stance of Unfixed Divine Profound Form, with the battle still undecided.

• Long Xinh an began the match, and Su Yuan attacked Gao Xiongfei with Traceless Form, but Gao Xiongfei effortlessly blocked and countered each strike.
• Su Yuan repeatedly attacked from different directions to search for weaknesses in Gao Xiongfei’s defense, while Gao Xiongfei remained confident that the attacks could not harm him.
• Qin Xuexin assured Qin Lixiu that Su Yuan could not lose, and Su Yuan asked Gao Xiongfei to use his full strength.
• Su Yuan activated the Astral Energy Divine Emperor Breathing Method, revealed the Stellar River, and enhanced his spear and Teleportation with starlight.
• Su Yuan unleashed fifty Thousand-Breaking Prairiefire Form attacks, and Gao Xiongfei met them with a torrent of blue sword light.
• Su Yuan crossed through the resulting steam with Spear Laws covering his spear and began Unfixed Divine Profound Form.

Su Yuan revealed his Spear Laws and defeated Gao Xiongfei, an Early Ninth-Tier Martial Artist, in the Combat Tournament. His victory left spectators and fellow competitors apprehensive, while Qin Chengyan took renewed interest in his spear talent.

• Su Yuan used the Unfixed Divine Profound Form to force Gao Xiongfei into a defensive stalemate, astonishing the spectators with his strength and Spear Laws.
• Gao Xiongfei acknowledged Su Yuan as an equal opponent and relied on his stronger Water Law to hold out against him.
• Su Yuan activated Self-Is Power, shattered Gao Xiongfei’s shield, and struck him with the Scarlet Meteor Spear, stopping short of a potentially fatal blow.
• Gao Xiongfei conceded, and Long Xinh an announced Su Yuan as the winner.
• Gu Lingkong recognized that Su Yuan had held back, while spectators discussed his chances against Professor Ning.
• Members of the Capital Province Martial Arts Association and several Early Ninth-Tier directors regarded Su Yuan with apprehension and marked him as a formidable opponent.

Su Yuan reflected on defeating Gao Xiongfei and watched Yun Yiyao win her first-round match as the Combat Tournament’s opening round concluded. The second-round draw gave him another Early-Stage Ninth-Realm opponent, and he teleported onto the arena to face Yang Qifeng.

• Su Yuan noted that his victory over Gao Xiongfei had advanced his War God's Heart talent and that his full strength could defeat an Early-Stage Ninth-Realm Martial Artist.
• Yun Yiyao defeated her opponent after more than a hundred exchanges, and the first round ended shortly afterward.
• Long Xinh an began the second-round draw, and Qin Chengyan learned that Su Yuan would face an Early-Stage Ninth-Realm Martial Artist in every round.
• Qin Chengyan predicted Su Yuan could defeat at least ten such opponents, while Gu Lingkong estimated six or seven.
• Su Yuan's second-round opponent was revealed as Yang Qifeng, vice president of the Martial Arts Association in Qiulan District.
• Su Yuan teleported onto the arena to begin his match against the wary Yang Qifeng.