Recaps

Dong Shizhang abducted Ye Chen after Ye Chen surrendered himself to save Zanghai City, leaving Zhang Daosheng devastated. As Dong Shizhang carried Ye Chen away, Ye Chen's relentless questions enraged him until he spat blood.

• Ye Chen let Dong Shizhang take him in exchange for sparing Zanghai City, and Dong Shizhang warned Bai Zhan and the others not to attack.
• Zhang Daosheng mourned his failure to protect Ye Chen, while Lan Batian and Bai Zhan expressed their respect for Ye Chen's sacrifice.
• Zhang Daosheng called Zhang Bingqing and begged her to bring Ye Chen back; she firmly agreed.
• As Dong Shizhang flew away with Ye Chen, Ye Chen peppered him with questions until Dong Shizhang bound his mouth with water.
• Dong Shizhang spat blood after Ye Chen's provoking questions aggravated the injuries Lan Batian had inflicted.

Dong Shizhang captured Ye Chen and questioned him about the dragon he had seen in the Lianhai Mountains, while Ye Chen stalled until he recovered his strength. After Xu Shen attacked him, Ye Chen bound Xu Shen with wood and prepared to strike, leaving Dong Shizhang to defend his lackey.

• Dong Shizhang returned to the Beast God Cult's base in Zanghai City with Ye Chen and Xu Shen, then questioned Ye Chen about seeing a dragon in the Lianhai Mountains five days earlier.
• Dong Shizhang realized Ye Chen's mouth was still sealed after Zhou Zixuan pointed it out, and he knocked Zhou Zixuan unconscious with a jet of water.
• Ye Chen demanded food, ate while his spiritual energy recovered, then taunted Dong Shizhang about his injuries and depleted energy.
• Xu Shen tried to slap Ye Chen, but Ye Chen bound him with roots and declared he wanted to know what it felt like to beat up a Myriad Stars Realm expert.
• Ye Chen formed a wooden spear and aimed it at Xu Shen, prompting Dong Shizhang to summon a Water Mirror shield.

Ye Chen killed Xu Shen, then used his Wooden Human and Wood Dragon to chase Dong Shizhang toward the seaside. The Westwind Lion King watched from the sky as the pursuit headed toward his territory.

• Ye Chen pierced Xu Shen's Water Mirror with a Wooden Thorn Spear and killed him.
• Dong Shizhang attacked Ye Chen with a massive ball of water, but Ye Chen’s Barrier Technique held.
• Ye Chen summoned a hundred-meter-tall Wooden Human and a Wood Dragon, forcing Dong Shizhang to flee.
• Ye Chen rode the Wood Dragon after Dong Shizhang while the Wooden Human pursued behind them.
• Dong Shizhang fled toward the seaside through the Westwind Lion King's territory, while the Lion King watched the chase from the sky.

Ye Chen chased Dong Shizhang to the Westwind Lion King's cave, where he discovered the Lion King was already there. The Lion King killed Dong Shizhang and asked Ye Chen to plead his case with the Human Race, remembering a mysterious figure who had once killed a Bright Moon Realm Octopus instantly.

• Dong Shizhang fled toward the Westwind Lion King's cave while Ye Chen pursued him on the Wood Dragon.
• Dong Shizhang begged the Westwind Lion King for help, and Ye Chen realized he had led his enemy to the Lion King's home.
• The Westwind Lion King appeared behind Ye Chen and challenged him over threatening to tear down the cave.
• The Lion King rejected Dong Shizhang's demand to kill Ye Chen and blamed Dong Shizhang for provoking him and causing his roar to harm people in Zanghai City.
• The Westwind Lion King killed Dong Shizhang and asked Ye Chen to report that he had dealt with the culprit.
• The Westwind Lion King recalled a mysterious man who had called out No-Self and instantly killed an Octopus in the Bright Moon Realm.

Ye Chen and the Westwind Lion King agreed to return to Zanghai City, where Ye Chen asked the Lion King to keep his strength secret. They arrived at Zanghai No. 1 High School, where Bai Zhan and Zhang Daosheng were stunned and relieved to see Ye Chen alive.

• Ye Chen overexerted himself after releasing his techniques, and the Westwind Lion King caught him and offered to carry him back to the city.
• Ye Chen rode on the Westwind Lion King's back while the Lion King carried Dong Shizhang's corpse, and Ye Chen asked him to conceal Ye Chen's strength.
• The Westwind Lion King agreed, then quickly carried Ye Chen to Zanghai No. 1 High School, where Bai Zhan was organizing rescue efforts.
• Zhang Daosheng mistook a phone call for confirmation that Ye Chen had died, then saw Ye Chen arrive with the Westwind Lion King.
• Bai Zhan embraced Ye Chen, and Zhang Daosheng flicked Ye Chen on the forehead before hugging him and checking his injuries.

The Westwind Lion King returned Ye Chen and Dong Shizhang’s corpse, then offered to make amends for the deaths and injuries caused by his roar. Ye Chen proposed that the Lion King guard Zanghai City for a thousand years, and the Lion King agreed, while Ye Chen concealed how he had really escaped Dong Shizhang.

• The Westwind Lion King brought Dong Shizhang’s corpse to Bai Zhan and Zhang Daosheng and apologized for the damage his roar had caused in Zanghai City.
• Bai Zhan explained that the Lion King’s roar had killed more than fourteen hundred people and injured many others, leaving the Lion King unsure how to repay the harm.
• Ye Chen suggested that the Westwind Lion King guard Zanghai City for a thousand years, and the Lion King accepted on the condition that he could eat well.
• Bai Zhan agreed to discuss the arrangement with the city lord, while the Westwind Lion King went home to fetch his Spirit Stone.
• Zhang Daosheng and Bai Zhan asked Ye Chen how he had escaped Dong Shizhang, and Ye Chen claimed he had simply run into the Lion King.
• The chapter revealed that the Lion King later exposed Ye Chen’s lie, saying Ye Chen had chased Dong Shizhang for over a hundred kilometers while piloting a giant robot.

Ye Chen returned to Zanghai City after escaping Dong Shizhang, and the Westwind Lion King arrived with a gigantic Wind-Type Spirit Stone. The Lion King settled at the Lan Family residence while Ye Chen went home exhausted.

• Blue Batian sensed the Westwind Lion King's bloodline pressure and rushed to Zanghai No. 1 High School, where he found Ye Chen alive.
• Ye Chen explained his escape to Blue Batian, who praised him and joked with him about becoming Lan Lengshuang's son-in-law.
• Bai Zhan reported Dong Shizhang's death to the higher-ups, who agreed that the Great Xia Federation would pay for treatment for the injured children.
• The Westwind Lion King arrived carrying a gigantic Wind-Type Spirit Stone, and Blue Batian offered it a palace at the Lan Family residence.
• The Westwind Lion King teased Blue Batian about coveting its Spirit Stone, then moved into the Lan Family residence.
• Ye Chen returned home and finally felt the exhaustion of the day's ordeals.

Zhang Bingqing watched Ye Chen’s recent battle through a subordinate’s mirror talent and recognized his extraordinary potential. After waking from his exhaustion, Ye Chen went with Zhang Daosheng to visit the Westwind Lion King before heading to the Secret Realm.

• Zhang Bingqing reviewed Ye Chen’s fight and wondered how powerful his summoned creatures could become as he advanced.
• Ye Chen woke early, told Zhang Daosheng he had recovered, and reminded him about their planned trip to the Secret Realm.
• Ye Chen teased the Westwind Lion King while asking a worker where Lan was, and the Lion King directed him to the hall.
• Ye Chen clapped his hands as he entered the Lan Family Reception Hall, causing summoned wood to block the Lion King’s sunlight.
• The Westwind Lion King smashed the wood aside, but it sank back into the ground, leaving him furious at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen learned that Yan Feng would enter the Secret Realm and considered killing him for his past threat, while Lan Batian worried that Yan Feng might target Lan Lengshuang. As the Yan Family arrived in Zanghai City, Yan Feng and his steward Chen Xiang plotted to pursue Lan Lengshuang for her talent.

• Lan Batian told Ye Chen and Zhang Daosheng that the Westwind Lion King had helped him train with wind and that the Yan Family had bought a place in the Secret Realm.
• Ye Chen told Lan Batian and Zhang Daosheng how Yan Feng had threatened him, then asked whether people could be killed inside the Secret Realm.
• Lan Batian reasoned that Yan Feng's death inside the sealed Secret Realm would not be traced to Ye Chen, and Ye Chen said he was sure he could kill him.
• Zhang Daosheng warned that Yan Feng was a lecher, prompting Lan Batian to fear for Lan Lengshuang's safety.
• Yan Feng's party reached Zanghai City, where Chen Xiang urged Yan Feng to pursue Lan Lengshuang for her SSS-grade talent.
• Yan Feng became interested in Lan Lengshuang, seeing her as a chance to improve his standing in the Yan Family.

Yan Feng brought Chen Xiang to the Lan Family, where Chen Xiang attacked Ye Chen but was killed by the Westwind Lion King. Yan Feng concealed his anger and planned to kill Ye Chen in the Secret Realm, confident in his strength and family treasures.

• Yan Feng followed Chen Xiang's advice and came to the Lan Family, where he became infatuated with Lan Lengshuang.
• Ye Chen mocked Yan Feng, who ordered Chen Xiang to attack him.
• Zhang Daosheng and Lan Batian blocked Chen Xiang's attack, and Chen Xiang revealed his Rock Element talent.
• The Westwind Lion King killed Chen Xiang and warned Yan Feng not to seek revenge.
• Yan Feng backed down before the Westwind Lion King but secretly planned to kill Ye Chen in the Secret Realm and take Lan Lengshuang.

Lan Batian opened an Ice Element Secret Realm, and Ye Chen, Lan Lengshuang, and Yan Feng entered its frozen landscape. Yan Feng held back from attacking while he waited for the cold to weaken Ye Chen, as Lan Lengshuang led the group onward.

• Lan Batian activated a knife-shaped Secret Realm Key and opened a Portal after Ye Chen agreed to protect Lan Lengshuang.
• Lan Lengshuang entered the Portal first, followed by Ye Chen and Yan Feng, who secretly resolved to kill Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen found himself in an endless glacier without warm clothes, while Lan Lengshuang and Yan Feng also struggled with the cold.
• Yan Feng chose not to attack because Lan Lengshuang was beside Ye Chen and instead waited for the freezing weather to weaken him.
• Lan Lengshuang turned the Portal into a compass and led the way, with Ye Chen and Yan Feng following.

Ye Chen and Lan Lengshuang encountered native humans in the frozen Secret Realm after Yan Feng exposed their position, forcing them to flee. With their Secret Realm Key lost near the natives and Ye Chen unable to use Wood Release, they planned to find the opportunity first, while Lan Lengshuang grew flustered by her concern for him.

• Lan Lengshuang transferred spiritual energy to Ye Chen to help him endure the glacier's cold, while Yan Feng watched angrily.
• Ye Chen spotted a village of native humans and decided they should avoid it, but Yan Feng attacked them with a fireball and disappeared.
• Ye Chen carried Lan Lengshuang to safety behind a glacier after the villagers noticed them.
• Lan Lengshuang realized she had lost the Secret Realm Key, and Ye Chen saw it lying near the natives.
• Ye Chen discovered he could not use Wood Release in the frozen realm, then decided they should seek the opportunity and recover their strength.
• Lan Lengshuang resolved to keep Ye Chen warm and blushed when he touched her forehead to check whether she had a fever.

Ye Chen carried Lan Lengshuang across the glaciers toward the Secret Realm treasure, unaware that Yan Feng was tracking them and natives had been sent to intercept them. After they nearly froze outside the Palace, Ye Chen’s system gave him Ryūjin Jakka, whose heat revived him and left the pair able to continue toward the Palace.

• Ye Chen carried Lan Lengshuang across the ice while Yan Feng secretly followed with a tracker planted on them.
• The Village Chief sent A-Da, Xiao Er, and A-San to intercept the outsiders, giving A-Da the Secret Realm Key and a Compass.
• Ye Chen reached the Palace with Lan Lengshuang but collapsed from the cold, and they both lost consciousness while embracing for warmth.
• Ye Chen’s system awarded him Ryūjin Jakka, whose heat warmed the pair and woke Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen secured the exhausted Lan Lengshuang on his back, thanked the system, and considered combining his Wood Release with the blade’s fire.

Ye Chen awakened Ryūjin Jakka’s Shikai and used its flames to save himself and Lan Lengshuang from three native attackers. With his spiritual power nearly exhausted, he faced Yan Feng’s threat while Lan Lengshuang went to retrieve the Ice Spirit Stone.

• A burly native attacked Ye Chen while he carried Lan Lengshuang, and two more natives moved in to strike him with axes.
• After the system gave him Ryūjin Jakka’s release command, Ye Chen unleashed its flames, killing two attackers and trapping A-Da behind the blaze.
• Ye Chen sent Lan Lengshuang to take the Ice Spirit Stone as Yan Feng arrived and announced that he wanted the treasure.
• Yan Feng challenged Ye Chen and put on a spiritual-power-amplifying knuckle-duster, while Ye Chen sheathed his sword and clasped his hands together.

Ye Chen defeated Yan Feng and A-Da after awakening his Scarlet Facial Markings, while Lan Lengshuang retrieved the Ice Spirit Stone. As the Ice Palace and glacier collapsed, Ye Chen caught up with Lan Lengshuang, but they fell into the freezing sea beneath a giant Blue Whale Beast, with broken ice blocking their way to the surface.

• Ye Chen stopped Yan Feng and A-Da's attacks, then shattered Yan Feng's arm and disabled A-Da, recovering the lost Compass.
• Lan Lengshuang took the Ice Spirit Stone as the Palace began to collapse, and Ye Chen told her to flee while he dealt with Yan Feng.
• Ye Chen killed Yan Feng with Ryūjin Jakka, spared A-Da, and ran after Lan Lengshuang without taking Yan Feng's Storage Ring.
• Ye Chen caught Lan Lengshuang and carried her across the breaking glacier as a giant Blue Whale Beast emerged behind them.
• Ye Chen slipped into the sea and lost his grip on Lan Lengshuang as floating ice blocked them from surfacing for air.

Ye Chen awakened his Wood Element talent beneath the sea and summoned the enormous True Thousand Hands, saving Lan Lengshuang and guiding them out of the Secret Realm. He collapsed after leaving, and Lan Lengshuang asked her father to prepare a room for him while Lan Batian worried that Ye Chen was courting his daughter.

• As Ye Chen and Lan Lengshuang ran out of air beneath the ice, Ye Chen reached the seafloor, summoned the True Thousand Hands, and rescued her.
• Ye Chen revived Lan Lengshuang with CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, then used the Great Buddha to move them toward the Portal.
• Lan Lengshuang saw the Buddha's vast size and learned that Ye Chen had hidden his strength; she promised to keep it secret.
• Ye Chen used the Secret Realm Key to reopen the Portal, and he and Lan Lengshuang escaped as the True Thousand Hands vanished.
• Ye Chen collapsed after leaving the Secret Realm, and the Westwind Lion King told Lan Lengshuang that Ye Chen had used the Wooden Human to chase Dong Shizhang.
• Lan Batian arrived and scolded Ye Chen for resting on Lan Lengshuang's lap, but he softened when she defended Ye Chen and asked him to prepare a room.

After recovering at the Lan Family home, Ye Chen learned that Lan Lengshuang had become openly attached to him, provoking Lan Batian’s jealousy. Ye Chen left for school to ask Zhang Daosheng about learning swordsmanship, hoping to gain a better way to fight one-on-one.

• Ye Chen woke after exhausting himself with True Thousand Hands, dressed in clothes Lan Batian had prepared, and went to the reception hall.
• The Westwind Lion King revealed that Lan Lengshuang had told him about Ye Chen’s stronger technique, and asked to see the Great Buddha.
• Lan Batian angrily accused Ye Chen of wooing Lan Lengshuang, but quickly pretended to straighten Ye Chen’s collar when she appeared.
• Lan Lengshuang affectionately checked on Ye Chen, offered to get him food, and then told Lan Batian to leave.
• After lunch, Ye Chen left the Lan Family home and headed to school to ask Zhang Daosheng about swordsmanship.

Ye Chen entered the Seventh Realm and asked Zhang Daosheng for a saber technique to use with Ryūjin Jakka. Meanwhile, the Yan Family investigated Yan Feng’s disappearance, and the Westwind Lion King worried that threats from the Yan Family and the Lianhai Mountains could converge on Zanghai City.

• After half a month of cultivation, Ye Chen reached the Seventh Realm and told Zhang Daosheng he had used up his Spirit Stones.
• Ye Chen asked Zhang Daosheng for a saber technique and introduced his weapon, Ryūjin Jakka, which Zhang Daosheng recognized as a Flame Element weapon.
• Zhang Daosheng told Ye Chen that two Myriad Stars Realm elders from the Yan Family had come to Zanghai City to investigate Yan Feng’s disappearance.
• Yan Zhanbai and Yan Zhanhei concluded that Yan Feng had died in the Lan Family, but hesitated to act because the Lion King guarded it.
• The Westwind Lion King worried that the awakening in the Lianhai Mountains and the Yan Family’s arrival could endanger Zanghai City, and hoped Ye Chen would grow strong enough to protect it.
• Ye Chen sneezed on campus and joked that Lan Lengshuang or Little Xi was thinking of him, while Lin Jing and Zhang Bingqing watched him in a mirror from a battlefield.

The Yan Family sent Yan Zhanren, a murderous Bright Moon Realm elder, to Zanghai City to investigate Yan Feng’s disappearance. The Westwind Lion King sensed his arrival and warned Lan Batian, who ordered the Lan Family to evacuate and sent Lan Lengshuang to stay at school.

• Yan Zhantian ordered Yan Zhanren to travel to Zanghai City after learning that a Bright Moon Realm Lion King was there.
• Ye Chen received Basic Swordsmanship from the system, accepted sword manuals Bai Zhan had sent, and chose to focus on cultivation instead of practicing sword techniques.
• Yan Zhanren arrived in Zanghai City and learned from Yan Zhanbai that Yan Feng had disappeared after visiting the Lan Family’s estate and that the Lan Family had a Bright Moon Realm Mutant Beast protecting it.
• The Westwind Lion King sensed Yan Zhanren’s killing intent and warned Lan Batian that the Yan Family had sent a powerful opponent.
• Lan Batian assembled the Lan Family, ordered everyone to take money and leave in the family cars, and arranged for Lan Lengshuang to stay at school.

Lan Batian prepared to face the Yan Family while Lan Lengshuang stayed with Ye Chen, who hid near the Lan estate to intervene. The Yan Family attacked the estate, and Yan Zhanren stepped forward to fight as Ye Chen watched from the shadows.

• Lan Batian sent Lan Lengshuang away from the Lan Family, and she moved into Ye Chen's residence under Zhang Daosheng's arrangements.
• Lan Lengshuang told Ye Chen that the Yan Family was coming for her father and begged him to save Lan Batian; Ye Chen reassured her and hid near the Lan estate.
• The Westwind Lion King warned Lan Batian, Bai Zhan, and Zhang Daosheng that the Yan Family had two Myriad Stars Realm cultivators and several Sea-Overturning Realm fighters, but said they had a hidden helper.
• Yan Family guards destroyed the Lan Family's gate, and Yan Zhanbai confronted Lan Batian while Yan Zhanhei demanded that they hand over Yan Feng.
• Yan Zhanren stepped forward and covered himself in black flames as Ye Chen watched from the shadows.

Ye Chen revealed himself to protect his friends from Yan Zhanren and the Yan Family, then unleashed Sage Art: True Thousand Hands. The gigantic Great Buddha towered over Zanghai City as Ye Chen challenged Yan Zhanren and struck at him.

• Yan Zhanren attacked Westwind Lion King with black flames, and the clash revealed Ye Chen hiding in a wooden hut.
• Ye Chen emerged and refused to leave, telling Westwind Lion King to handle the others while he faced Yan Zhanren.
• Ye Chen activated his Sage Face Markings and warned Zhang Daosheng, Bai Zhan, and Lan Batian to move away.
• Ye Chen summoned Sage Art: True Thousand Hands, creating a thousand-meter Great Buddha that destroyed the Lan Family estate and swept away those nearby.
• Ye Chen challenged Yan Zhanren, then sent one of the Great Buddha's arms hurtling toward him.

Ye Chen unleashed the True Thousand Hands Buddha against Yan Zhanren and the two other Yan Family cultivators, killing them despite Yan Zhanren offering his accumulated resources to buy his life. The fight left the Lan Family estate cratered and shook Zanghai City, while Ye Chen was left utterly exhausted.

• Ye Chen dodged Yan Zhanren’s attack and showed him the enormous Buddha and its thousands of arms, terrifying Yan Zhanren, Yan Zhanbai, and Yan Zhanhei.
• Yan Zhanren offered Ye Chen his Storage Ring in exchange for his life, and Westwind Lion King collected it.
• Ye Chen refused to let Yan Zhanren leave, saying he would not risk the Yan Family returning to Zanghai City after discovering his secret.
• Ye Chen activated True Thousand Hands: Top Transformed Buddha and struck the three Yan Family cultivators with thousands of fists, reducing them to splattered remains.
• The Buddha’s assault devastated the Lan Family estate, leaving a deep lake-like crater and causing repeated tremors across Zanghai City.
• People across Zanghai City watched the Buddha loom over the city as Ye Chen collapsed from exhaustion.

After Ye Chen defeated two Myriad Stars Realm experts and a Bright Moon Realm expert, his exhausted body collapsed, leaving Westwind Lion King and the others to survey the ruined manor. Ye Chen woke the next evening and found everyone holding a barbecue outside the villa.

• Ye Chen dispelled True Thousand Hands, then collapsed from exhaustion after destroying the manor and defeating the Bright Moon Realm expert.
• Westwind Lion King, Lan Batian, Zhang Daosheng, and Bai Zhan surveyed the crater and joked about the destruction, while Westwind Lion King found a finger belonging to the defeated expert.
• Lan Batian arranged for his family to stay at a hotel while Lan Lengshuang and Westwind Lion King went to the school with Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen woke the next evening, argued with the system about his rewards, and asked why the Bright Moon Realm had seemed so weak.
• Ye Chen found the villa empty, then stepped outside and saw Lan Lengshuang, Westwind Lion King, Lan Batian, Zhang Daosheng, and Bai Zhan eating barbecue and discussing his battle.

Ye Chen learned that a Half-Saint-level Mutant Beast sealed near Zanghai City could soon be free because the Saint who promised to destroy it had died. After the group discussed the threat, Bai Zhan said he had already reported it to the higher-ups, leaving Zanghai City's fate unresolved.

• Ye Chen enjoyed a late-night meal and drinks with Lan Lengshuang, Li Xiaodie, Lan Batian, Zhang Daosheng, Bai Zhan, and the Westwind Lion King.
• After the others fell asleep, the Westwind Lion King told Ye Chen that a Half-Saint Mutant Beast sealed in the waters near Zanghai City would resurrect unless destroyed by flames, and that its hundred-year seal was nearly over.
• The Westwind Lion King gave Ye Chen the Flame guy's Storage Ring, and Ye Chen suggested informing Zhang Daosheng and the others about the danger.
• The next day, the Westwind Lion King told everyone about the sealed beast, and Bai Zhan explained that Ji Qianmeng, the spatial-aligned Saint who sealed it, had died at the hands of a Demigod.
• Lan Batian lamented that Zanghai City might have to be abandoned, but the Westwind Lion King pointed out that moving the city was not simple; Bai Zhan said he had already reported the matter to the higher-ups.

Ye Chen suggested that he could use Ryūjin Jakka to kill the Half-Saint Mutant Beast, prompting Zhang Daosheng to explain how powerful talents could mutate before the Mountain-Moving Realm. Bai Zhan recounted Zhang Bingqing’s rapid rise to the Myriad Stars Realm and her transformation into an Ice Phoenix, then the Westwind Lion King’s question about Zhang Daosheng’s wife left Zhang Daosheng visibly shaken.

• Ye Chen said one Great Buddha might not be enough to kill the Half-Saint and suggested he could gain the ability to defeat it with his Fire Element blade, Ryūjin Jakka.
• Zhang Daosheng explained that sufficiently powerful talents could begin mutating in the Awakening Realm, and Bai Zhan connected this to Zhang Bingqing.
• Bai Zhan recounted how Zhang Bingqing awakened at six, advanced through the Awakening Realm in nine days, and entered the Mountain-Moving Realm on her seventh birthday.
• Bai Zhan said Zhang Bingqing’s phoenix mutated into the rare Ice Element, becoming the Ice Phoenix that helped the front line hold against Mutant Beasts.
• The Westwind Lion King suggested Zhang Daosheng’s wife might have had a bird-type talent, and Zhang Daosheng’s expression changed drastically.