Chapter Summaries

Dong Shizhang and Xu Shen went to the Lianhai Mountains to find a dragon, but the Westwind Lion King revealed that it had broken through to the Bright Moon Realm. Dong Shizhang told the Lion King that he was searching for a dragon, leaving the Lion King intrigued.

• After Xu Shen revealed that someone had been on the dragon's head, Dong Shizhang spared him and took him to the Lianhai Mountains to meet the Lion King.
• Dong Shizhang called for the Lion King, who left its cavern and confronted him.
• The Westwind Lion King mocked Dong Shizhang for joining the Beast God Cult, and Dong Shizhang asked if it knew where an unwelcome guest was.
• The Westwind Lion King vanished from Dong Shizhang's sight and appeared behind him, revealing its breakthrough to the Bright Moon Realm.
• The Westwind Lion King brought Dong Shizhang into its cavern, where he admitted that he had come looking for a dragon.

The Westwind Lion King learned that a dragon had appeared in the Lianhai Mountains but dismissed it as a mere flood dragon, while his roar devastated Zanghai City. As Ye Chen helped the injured, Zhang Daosheng urged him to master his anger and understand the cruelty of war.

• Dong Shizhang told the Westwind Lion King that a dragon had appeared, and the lion king recalled sensing a surge of spiritual power but thought the newcomer was only at the Awakening Realm.
• The Westwind Lion King asked Dong Shizhang to bring him human food next time, then wondered whether his plan was ready and dismissed the dragon as a flood dragon.
• The Westwind Lion King's roar swept across Zanghai City, knocking out countless people and causing deaths, accidents, and widespread chaos.
• Bai Zhan reviewed the damage reports and ordered his forces to stabilize the city, though he lacked a safe way to confront the Myriad Stars Realm lion king.
• Ye Chen used his spiritual power to treat unconscious people, and Zhang Daosheng told him that anger would not solve anything and that he needed to control his emotions.

Ye Chen gained the Advanced Sage Body and helped heal the injured students at Zanghai No. 1 High School. As Bai Zhan took him to rest, Dong Shizhang arrived and revealed himself as a traitor to Great Xia and a member of the Beast God Cult.

• Ye Chen received the Advanced Sage Body, while Zhang Daosheng worried about the dangers facing the city and went to seek an explanation from the Lion King with Bai Zhan.
• Zhang Daosheng sent Bai Zhan to check on Ye Chen, who had used his Spiritual Power to help most of the injured students regain consciousness.
• Bai Zhan and Ye Chen left the school together after Bai Zhan urged Ye Chen to rest and called him Big Brother Bai.
• Dong Shizhang seized Xu Shen and flew to Zanghai No. 1 High School, ordering him to help capture Ye Chen.
• Bai Zhan sensed Dong Shizhang overhead, and Ye Chen realized the newcomer could fly as Dong Shizhang mocked Bai Zhan and exposed his betrayal of Great Xia.

Dong Shizhang targeted Ye Chen, and Bai Zhan, Zhang Daosheng, and Lan Batian stood against him. As they fought, Dong Shizhang identified Zhang Daosheng’s ice talent as a threat and decided to kill him first.

• Bai Zhan realized Dong Shizhang had come for Ye Chen and told Ye Chen to run when he could.
• Dong Shizhang ordered everyone to leave but demanded that Ye Chen stay, so Zhang Daosheng sent students to evacuate the school and nearby area.
• Lan Batian arrived and joined Bai Zhan and Zhang Daosheng in confronting Dong Shizhang.
• Lan Batian attacked Dong Shizhang, but his water shield absorbed the blow and his water bullets forced Lan Batian to retreat.
• Zhang Daosheng froze the bullets and raised ice mountains while Bai Zhan rushed toward Dong Shizhang.
• Dong Shizhang recognized Zhang Daosheng’s ice powers as a nuisance and decided to kill him first.

Lan Batian, Bai Zhan, and Zhang Daosheng fought Dong Shizhang, but he summoned a colossal wave to destroy Zanghai City. Ye Chen offered to go with Dong Shizhang if he spared the city, and the chapter ended as Ye Chen pulled free of Zhang Daosheng’s grip while the wave bore down.

• Lan Batian’s punch shattered Dong Shizhang’s shield, and Bai Zhan struck him with Sword One while Zhang Daosheng froze his water defenses.
• Dong Shizhang avoided Bai Zhan’s Sword Two and revealed that a massive wave was approaching Zanghai City.
• Dong Shizhang declared that he would destroy the city with his Sea God’s Wrath, leaving its residents in despair.
• Ye Chen offered to go with Dong Shizhang if he spared Zanghai City, despite Zhang Daosheng’s refusal.
• Ye Chen pried Zhang Daosheng’s hand away as the wave began crashing down and the others could not stop it.

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.