Chapter Summaries

Hogg tested six-year-old Wharton's dragonblood concentration, and Wharton began his first Dragonblood Transformation after reaching sixty percent. A mysterious purple light struck Wharton, drawing Beirut's attention, and he left Wharton noted as someone to watch if he survived.

• Hogg tested Wharton's dragonblood concentration with a Dragonblood Needle and discovered it had reached sixty percent.
• Wharton began his painful first Dragonblood Transformation as Hogg encouraged him to endure it.
• A streak of purple light pierced the Ancestral Hall and entered Wharton, briefly knocking Hogg unconscious.
• Beirut sensed the immense pressure, rebuked the other God-Level powerhouses who investigated, and searched Wushan Town.
• Beirut found Wharton still transforming, detected something unusual about his soul, and decided to keep an eye on him if he survived.

After Wharton’s Dragonblood Transformation left him unconscious for five days, the souls of Wharton and a young man from Earth named Long Tian fused. Wharton awoke and reunited with his worried father, Hogg, while privately coming to terms with his merged memories.

• The Baruch Clan Guard Captain and the butler found Hogg unconscious and Wharton transformed in the Ancestral Hall, then carried them to safety and dismissed the mansion servants.
• Hogg awoke the next morning and kept vigil beside Wharton for five days as Wharton remained unconscious.
• Long Tian’s soul slowly fused with Wharton’s, and Wharton regained consciousness when Hiri noticed his finger move.
• Hogg embraced Wharton, who asked to rest and urged his father to get some sleep.
• Alone in bed, Wharton realized he possessed both Long Tian’s memories and his own, fused into one person.

Long Tian was reborn as Wharton in the Coiling Dragon World and accepted his new life, vowing to protect his family and help restore the Baruch clan. After recovering, Wharton received the Dragonblood Manual from Hogg and began comparing it with the cultivation art from his previous life.

• Long Tian, the last master of the Alchemy Sect, died from his wounds after fighting ninjas on Changbai Mountain and was brought to the Coiling Dragon World as Wharton.
• Long Tian accepted his identity as Wharton and vowed to care for Hogg, help Linley restore the Baruch clan, and grow stronger.
• Wharton woke up recovered the next morning, easing Hogg's worry and improving his spirits.
• Hogg showed concern for Wharton after breakfast and gave him the Dragonblood Manual.
• Wharton found the manual's cultivation system crude and began studying it while practicing the Primordial Elixir Art from his previous life.

Wharton discovered that the spiritual energy of the Coiling Dragon World prevented him from using his previous life's cultivation method, so he adapted the Dragonblood Manual instead. He reached the peak of the First-Level Warrior level, created a faster manual that could strengthen his dragonblood, and kept his progress secret from Hogg.

• Wharton realized that the Coiling Dragon World's spiritual energy differed from that of his previous life and stopped cultivating the Primordial Elixir Art.
• Wharton practiced the Dragonblood Manual and found he could absorb spiritual energy to strengthen his body, even without meeting the usual dragonblood concentration requirement.
• Wharton trained with Hillman and cultivated in private, reaching the peak of the First-Level Warrior level in about half a month.
• Wharton used his memories of cultivation techniques to create a new Dragonblood Manual that improved cultivation speed and could strengthen his dragonblood lineage.
• Wharton searched for Purple Radiance without success, kept his strength hidden from Hogg, and played on Black Mountain with his companions.

Linley returned to Wushan Town for the Yulan Festival and spent more than a month reconnecting with Wharton before the brothers parted for their studies. As Linley left, Wharton gave him a revised Dragonblood Manual and told him to read it at Ernst Academy.

• Linley arrived in Wushan Town and reunited warmly with Wharton, who protested that he was too grown up to be kissed.
• Linley learned that Wharton would leave for the O'Brien Empire after the festival, so he spent as much time as possible with his younger brother.
• After the festival, Linley and Wharton tearfully said goodbye as Linley prepared to return to Ernst Academy and Wharton to travel with Hiri.
• Wharton ran after Linley and gave him the revised Dragonblood Manual, telling him to read it only after reaching Ernst Academy and to keep it secret.
• Linley tucked the manual close to himself and promised Wharton that he would read it after arriving at the academy.

Wharton and Hiri traveled from Wushan Town to the O'Brien Empire so Wharton could attend its Warrior Academy. While waiting for enrollment, Wharton trained diligently and discovered that he could sense magical elements.

• Wharton left Wushan Town with Hiri and joined a merchant caravan in Fenlai City bound for the O'Brien Empire.
• During the year-long journey, Wharton trained and reached Level Three, while Hiri advanced to Peak Level Six.
• Wharton and Hiri arrived in the O'Brien Empire's capital and waited for the Warrior Academy's entrance tests.
• Wharton explored the city and continued training while preparing for enrollment.
• Wharton tried meditating to test his magical affinity and sensed magical elements on his first attempt.

Wharton sensed that he had unusually strong affinities for Fire, Lightning, and Water Law elements, then went to O'Brien Warrior Academy’s enrollment test. He passed through the magic formation with surprising ease, leaving the examiners astonished as his assessment continued.

• Wharton sensed many Fire, Lightning, and Water Law elements during meditation and suspected his magical talent had improved.
• On the day of O'Brien Warrior Academy’s enrollment test, Hiri gave Wharton the testing fee, identification papers, and number tag before waiting nearby.
• Academy staff explained that applicants would be tested for physique, strength, and magical elements, and the first child was recorded as a high-grade talent.
• Wharton entered the magic formation, felt his body grow heavy, and used Dragonblood Battle Qi to walk out easily, surprising the examiner.

Wharton excelled in both the warrior and magical aptitude tests, proving his exceptional talent and drawing offers from several academies. He accepted an invitation from O'Brien Magic and Martial Academy and left with Hiri to celebrate.

• Wharton lifted a 1,500-jin boulder, earning an exceptional peak second-rank warrior rating and thrilling Hiri.
• Wharton tested as having exceptional lightning, fire, and water affinity and exceptional mental strength.
• Recruiters from several academies offered Wharton scholarships and training.
• A representative from O'Brien Magic and Martial Academy invited Wharton to enroll, and Hiri urged him to accept.
• Wharton accepted the invitation, received an enrollment certificate, and celebrated with Hiri over wine.

Wharton arrived at O'Brien Warrior Academy and met his three roommates in Dormitory 2008. After discovering that Wharton and the Bole brothers came from Ultimate Warrior clans, the four boys bonded and agreed to become brothers.

• Wharton completed enrollment at O'Brien Warrior Academy and was assigned Dormitory 2008.
• Wharton met Bulen Silvio, who welcomed him and helped him settle in.
• Kate Bolei and Kane Bolei arrived, and Wharton recognized them as members of the Tiger-Striped Warrior clan.
• Wharton explained that he belonged to the Dragonblood Warrior Baruch clan, and Bulen learned that his roommates included members of two Ultimate Warrior clans.
• Bulen assigned the four boys their order by age and named them the four brothers of Dormitory 2008.
• Bulen led Wharton, Kane, and Kate to the cafeteria, where he introduced the academy and the boys grew closer.

After six months at O’Brien Warrior Academy, Wharton and his roommates made progress through rigorous training, and Wharton remained committed to pursuing strength beyond the academy. He declined to enter the academy competition and returned to cultivation with Kane.

• Wharton advanced to Level Three Warrior while Bulen and Kate reached Level Two and Kane reached Level Three.
• The four Dorm 2008 roommates went out for dinner and joked about their demanding training routine.
• Kane asked whether Wharton would enter the academy competition, but Wharton refused.
• Wharton said his goal extended beyond the academy to Yulan Mainland and other planes.
• Kate and Bulen left for an academy gathering while Wharton and Kane returned to cultivate.

Over two years, Wharton and his brothers grew stronger through training, and Wharton studied alchemy, cultivation, and combat techniques. He left O'Brien Warrior Academy alone to explore the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, seeking experience and spiritual herbs.

• Kane reached Peak Level Five Warrior, Kateburen reached Level Four Warrior, and Wharton advanced in warrior training and magic.
• Wharton studied alchemy and body-cultivation methods in the academy library, learned the Blood-Battle Ten Forms, and taught combat techniques to his brothers.
• Wharton told Kane he planned to train in the Magical Beast Forest, but refused Kane's offer to accompany him because Kane had not yet reached Fifth-Level Warrior.
• The next day, Kate, Bulen, and Kane watched Wharton leave O'Brien Warrior Academy with a Black Iron saber Bulen had bought for him.

Wharton entered the Magical Beast Forest and was surrounded by a pack of Wind Wolves while roasting a Fire Rabbit. He killed the wolf king and several wolves, forcing the survivors to flee, but remained in the dangerous forest.

• Wharton entered the Magical Beast Forest after fighting off two groups of bandits on the way from O'Brien.
• Wharton killed a Fire Rabbit and roasted it by a riverside, attracting a pack of Wind Wolves.
• Wharton fought off the Wind Wolves and realized their howls were calling for reinforcements.
• Wharton killed the wolf king with his saber, and the remaining Wind Wolves scattered.

Wharton ventured deeper into the Magical Beast Forest and encountered a powerful Black-Necked Viper that had claimed a mountain range as its territory. After a fierce battle, he killed the Sixth-Level Peak Magical Beast with his Water Severing technique.

• Wharton spent half a month hunting Magical Beasts and collecting their Magic Crystal Cores before heading deeper into the forest.
• Wharton entered a silent mountain range filled with a rotting stench and realized a powerful beast might be watching him.
• A Black-Necked Viper ambushed Wharton, and he recognized it as a highly venomous Sixth-Level Peak Magical Beast.
• Wharton fought the viper for half an hour, dodging its venom and enduring injuries while testing his abilities.
• Wharton leaped into the air and used Water Severing to cleave through the Black-Necked Viper, then split its head with his saber.

Wharton broke through to become a Sixth-Level Warrior and Fifth-Level Mage, then grew stronger while hunting in the Magical Beast Forest. After four months, he survived an assassin’s ambush by transforming into a Dragonblood Warrior and killing his attacker.

• Wharton awakened as a Sixth-Level Warrior and Fifth-Level Mage, then voluntarily transformed into a Dragonblood Warrior.
• Wharton searched the Black-Necked Viper’s cave and found Magic Crystal Cores and other materials.
• Wharton traveled deeper into the Magical Beast Forest, hunting beasts until he reached the mid-stage of Sixth-Level as a warrior and Fifth-Level as a mage.
• After Wharton killed a Dark Demon Leopard and meditated, a concealed man in black crept toward him with a dagger.
• Wharton sensed danger and transformed, stopping the dagger before it could pierce him.
• The man in black tried to flee, but Wharton slashed his neck and killed him.

Wharton survived an assassin’s attack, then fought a powerful Raptor and escaped after being badly injured. While recovering, he discovered a beast tide sweeping through the Magical Beast Mountain Range and took shelter from the fleeing creatures.

• Wharton searched the dead man in black and took his backpack full of magic crystal cores.
• While bathing beneath a waterfall, Wharton was attacked by a Raptor and fought it in Dragonblood Warrior form.
• The Raptor struck Wharton with its tail, injuring him, but he fled and eventually escaped its pursuit.
• Wharton recovered in a tree hollow until violent tremors signaled a beast tide from deep within the mountain range.
• Wharton climbed a giant tree and watched waves of magical beasts flee toward the outer regions, then stayed put rather than risk encountering them.

Wharton investigated the source of the magical beast unrest and found the Saint-Domain Magical Beasts Deloris and Rastel fighting. After they fell, he approached their corpses and discovered Deloris was still alive.

• Wharton heard dragon and tiger roars and followed the growing tremors toward their source.
• Wharton watched from a hill as the Golden Giant Tiger Deloris confronted the azure Thunder Dragon Rastel.
• Deloris said she was weakened because she had recently given birth, and the two Saint-Domain Magical Beasts resumed fighting.
• Deloris bit through Rastel's neck with a final attack, and both beasts fell to the ground.
• Wharton waited for the dust to settle, then cautiously approached the bodies.
• Deloris spoke to Wharton in his mind and revealed that she was still alive.

Wharton accepted the dying Golden Giant Tiger Deloris’s request to care for her cub, Little Tiger, and formed an equal contract with him. After Little Tiger devoured the Thunder Dragon’s crystal core and essence blood, he survived a transformation and emerged as a sixth-rank wind-and-lightning magical beast.

• Deloris asked Wharton to raise Little Tiger and offered him the Thunder Dragon’s crystal core and her collection in a spatial ring.
• Wharton signed an equal contract with Little Tiger, and Deloris died after asking him to give her crystal core to the cub.
• Little Tiger began devouring the Thunder Dragon’s flesh and blood, and Wharton could not find its crystal core.
• Little Tiger howled and became enclosed in a cocoon as the Thunder Dragon’s energies surged through him.
• After half a month, Little Tiger emerged at the sixth rank, with wind-and-lightning powers and dark golden dragon scales.

Wharton found the Millennium Vermilion Fruit in the Golden Giant Tiger’s spatial ring and named the tiger cub Little Gold. Near the edge of the Magical Beast Forest, Wharton and Little Gold ambushed and killed nine black-clad assassins.

• Wharton searched the Golden Giant Tiger’s ring and found the medicinal ingredients needed to refine the Foundation-Building Elixir, including a Millennium Vermilion Fruit.
• Wharton named the tiger cub Little Gold and promised to be its big brother.
• The next morning, Wharton and Little Gold encountered nine black-clad men dressed like the assassins who had attacked Wharton before.
• Wharton and Little Gold approached from different sides, but Wharton’s foot snapped a branch and gave away their position.
• Wharton attacked the men with Little Gold, and together they killed all nine after a battle lasting more than an hour.

Wharton returned to O'Brien Warrior Academy after leaving the Magical Beast Forest and went to the Dawson Chamber of Commerce to sell the Magic Crystal Cores he had collected. After agreeing to a price for hundreds of cores, he presented a Level Eight Velociraptor core, shocking the supervisor.

• Wharton found red spider tattoos on the slain attackers and identified them as members of the Blood Spider Syndicate before leaving the battlefield.
• Half a month later, Wharton arrived in Crimson Flame City with Little Gold and returned to O'Brien Warrior Academy, where his roommates were absent.
• Wharton went to the Dawson Chamber of Commerce to sell the Magic Crystal Cores he had collected.
• The attendant counted Wharton's cores, and the supervisor offered him two hundred and fifteen thousand gold coins for them.
• Wharton showed the supervisor a Level Eight Velociraptor Magic Crystal Core, causing the Level Eight Warrior to rise in shock.

Wharton sold a magic crystal core at the Dawson Chamber of Commerce, then returned to Hiri with the money and supplies. He told Hiri he wanted to buy a quiet house, and Hiri celebrated the Baruch clan’s prospects for a revival.

• Wharton sold his magic crystal core to the Dawson Chamber of Commerce for 1.2 million gold coins and bought medicinal herbs.
• Wharton shook off the people following him and returned to Hiri’s residence, where he reunited with Hiri and greeted neighbor Sam.
• Wharton told Hiri about his time in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and introduced him to Little Gold.
• Wharton showed Hiri his gold coins and magic crystal card and said he wanted to buy a quiet house in the imperial capital.
• Hiri learned the Baruch clan had access to another 1.4 million gold coins and declared that the clan’s rise was in sight.
• Wharton promised Hiri that he would live to witness the Baruch clan’s glory.