Chapter Summaries

Qi Wu discovered that every punch he threw now triggered Black Flash after defeating the Eight-Armed Celestial Corpse King. He joked with Bai Xiao and offered to teach him the technique before heavy footsteps announced someone’s approach.

• Qi Wu realized that Black Flash had become the default effect of his punches, even when he used little strength.
• Bai Xiao and the others stared at the dead Eight-Armed Celestial Corpse King and marveled at Qi Wu’s power.
• Qi Wu denied getting stronger and teased Bai Xiao about being jealous of his Black Flash skill.
• Qi Wu offered to teach Bai Xiao Black Flash, while Gale and Lilith joined in the teasing.
• Qi Wu and the others turned toward heavy footsteps as a burly figure approached.

Kui He arrived after breaking through to Awakener and praised Qi Wu for killing the Eight-Armed Celestial Corpse King. He then asked Qi Wu to spar, leaving the two poised for a match.

• Kui He arrived with elite Border Defense Army soldiers and recognized Qi Wu as the fighter who had killed the Eight-Armed Celestial Corpse King.
• Kui He told Qi Wu that stories about his victories had reached the Imperial Capital and praised his strength.
• Bai Xiao explained that Kui He had delayed joining the battle to complete his breakthrough while Bai Xiao guarded him.
• Qi Wu teased Bai Xiao about the wasted effort, then congratulated Kui He on becoming an Awakener.
• Kui He said he wanted to fight Demon Kings, then invited Qi Wu to spar with him.

Kui He challenged Qi Wu to race across the Siberian Steppe and destroy the teleportation core, betting jars of liquor against three days of drinking together. As they fought through the Demon horde, Qi Wu raced ahead with ease, leaving Kui He struggling to catch up.

• Kui He explained that the teleportation core still drew Demons into the world and challenged Qi Wu to see who could destroy it first.
• Qi Wu and Kui He wagered Kui He's jars of liquor against three days of drinking together if Kui He won.
• Kui He jumped the start and charged north, while Qi Wu waited before vanishing after him.
• Kui He smashed through the Demons guarding the Siberian Steppe, but Qi Wu walked through the horde and made Demons explode without touching them.
• Qi Wu stayed a hundred meters ahead as he raced toward the core, taunting Kui He, who chased him in frustration.

Qi Wu destroyed the Awakener-level Flesh Nexus with a combination of Planetary Devastation and Furnace, which he named Sun. Kui He conceded their competition, offered Qi Wu all his wine, and welcomed him as an honored guest at the Northern Border defense line.

• Qi Wu and Kui He reached the Flesh Nexus as Demons poured from it, and Qi Wu faced the Awakener-level core alone.
• Qi Wu used Modified Blue: Planetary Devastation to trap the Flesh Nexus inside a huge sphere of earth and stone.
• Qi Wu expanded Malevolent Shrine and used Furnace: Open to burn the sealed Flesh Nexus away, creating a blazing spectacle visible from the fortress.
• Qi Wu named the combined technique Sun, and Kui He conceded the competition and offered him every jar of his wine.
• Kui He made Qi Wu an honored guest at the Northern Border defense line, while Qi Wu's Gojo and Sukuna template fusion increased.

After the battle, Qi Wu shared liquor with Kui He, Jiang Qingyue, and the others, who quickly got drunk and revealed their feelings for him. He sensed a powerful presence approaching the Northern Border Fortress and went to the walls, where he recognized the newcomer as Asura.

• Kui He served twenty-year-old liquor, and Lilith passed out after a few sips.
• Gale got drunk, praised Qi Wu as a god, and fell asleep beside Lilith.
• Bai Xiao confessed that he admired Qi Wu and spoke tearfully of his wife, who had died in a Demon attack, before passing out.
• Qi Wu received popularity points from Bai Xiao, Gale, and Lilith, then sensed someone strong approaching.
• Qi Wu and Jiang Qingyue went to the Fortress walls, where Qi Wu recognized the airborne stranger as Asura.

Asura arrived at the Northern Border to invite Qi Wu to the capital, where headquarters planned to establish a purge system and designate Special Grade Strongholds to hunt Awakening-Tier demons. Qi Wu agreed to consider going after Wolf Team woke up, and Bai Xiao had just awakened when he learned Asura was from headquarters.

• Asura reached the Northern Border fortress and found Qi Wu had already defeated the threat.
• Asura told Qi Wu that Awakening-Tier demons were appearing across Great Xia and headquarters was summoning the country's strongest Awakeners to the capital.
• Asura explained that Qi Wu and Bai Xiao, along with the Salvation Squad and Greedy Wolf Squad, had been selected as Special Grade Strongholds and Teams.
• Qi Wu agreed to go to the capital because the purge system could give him access to nationwide intelligence, but he waited for Wolf Team to wake up before confirming.
• Two hours later, Bai Xiao woke and recognized Asura as the captain of the Shura Team.

Bai Xiao and Qi Wu agreed to travel to the Imperial Capital for an honors ceremony and Special Grade Stronghold status. After arriving at 749 Bureau headquarters, Qi Wu was greeted by the Empire’s Ninth Prince, Li Chen, who showed him that he was trending across the country.

• Asura told Bai Xiao and Qi Wu that headquarters had summoned them to the Imperial Capital and that Special Grade Strongholds could accept missions independently for higher pay.
• Qi Wu and Bai Xiao agreed to go, and Asura said a private plane would pick them up in three days.
• Bai Xiao, Qi Wu, Lilith, Gale, and Jiang Qingyue boarded the plane and flew to the Imperial Capital.
• The group admired the Imperial Capital’s landmarks as they descended, and Qi Wu noticed that Gale had been unusually quiet during the journey.
• At 749 Bureau headquarters, the Ninth Prince, Li Chen, enthusiastically greeted Qi Wu and showed him a trending list devoted to his popularity.

Li Chen welcomed Qi Wu and the Wolf Team to the General Bureau’s banquet, where Qi Wu crushed the powerful guests’ attempt to test him with their auras. As the injured guests kept their objections to themselves, Xiao Tiance watched Qi Wu with interest.

• Li Chen showed Qi Wu the comments praising him, then asked for a photo and autograph for his sister.
• Li Chen led Qi Wu, Lilith, Gale, Jiang Qingyue, and Bai Xiao to a welcome banquet attended by Special Grade Strongholds.
• The guests unleashed dozens of powerful auras to test Qi Wu, but Qi Wu’s aura shattered their combined pressure and injured several of them.
• Qi Wu called the guests weaklings, while Lilith joked that he was good at drawing aggro and Gale doubted his claim to be low-key.
• Xiao Tiance watched Qi Wu with interest as a woman beside him asked what he thought of him.

Qi Wu received a Special Grade medal at the 749 Bureau ceremony, where the Five Elders announced reforms to the Hundred Cities League and a chance for the top city to become a Special-Grade Base City. After the ceremony, Qi Wu reunited with Su Li.

• Su Li and Xiao Tiance watched Qi Wu, and Xiao Tiance said he wanted to test himself against him.
• The Five Elders opened the medal ceremony and named Bai Xiao, Qi Wu, and Xiao Tiance among the first Special Grade powerhouses to receive medals.
• The Five Elders announced that the Hundred Cities League would rank cities by points from missions, with the top city upgraded to a Special-Grade Base City.
• Bai Xiao eagerly imagined Nanjiang becoming a Special-Grade Base City, while Qi Wu brushed off his excitement.
• Su Li greeted Qi Wu and teased him about killing an Awakening-level Demon, and Qi Wu called it casual practice.

Su Li took Qi Wu to the Operations Hall, where a breaking report revealed that the colossal Demon Godzilla was heading toward Linhai City. The officials issued a Special Grade mission to eliminate it as the city prepared for its arrival in forty-eight hours.

• Li Chen excitedly showed Su Li a photo and autograph from Qi Wu, then stayed behind after Qi Wu promised him another autograph.
• Su Li led Qi Wu to the underground Operations Hall and showed him a high-risk mission in the Kunlun Mountains.
• A breaking report announced that Godzilla had destroyed four cities in southern Sakura Country and was heading toward Linhai City.
• The Operations Hall erupted into chaos as officials learned Godzilla was expected to arrive in forty-eight hours.
• A white-haired official issued a Special Grade mission to eliminate Godzilla with a reward of one hundred thousand points.

Qi Wu accepted the mission to slay Godzilla and defend Linhai City, and Xiao Tiance joined him after withdrawing from another mission. The pair headed out with the Salvation Squad, leaving the General Bureau hopeful about their chances.

• The white-haired elder announced that Godzilla had destroyed several cities in Sakura Country and was approaching Linhai City, while the Bureau lacked enough strong teams to stop it.
• Qi Wu accepted the Godzilla mission on behalf of his Special Grade Team, and the Salvation Squad agreed to go with him.
• Xiao Tiance withdrew from his Southern Frontier mission and offered to join Qi Wu, splitting the Heavenly Pivot Team so its deputy captain could lead the original mission.
• Xiao Tiance agreed to take only twenty percent of the mission points, and Qi Wu accepted the arrangement while warning him not to hold the team back.
• Qi Wu and Xiao Tiance left side by side with the Salvation Squad to confront Godzilla, as the operations hall voiced confidence in their strength.

Qi Wu and Xiao Tiance flew to Linhai City for a demon counteroffensive that the authorities had turned into a nationwide live broadcast, and arrived to a huge crowd of fans and reporters. After Qi Wu and Xiao Tiance made their way through the cheering crowd, they reached the Combat Conference Center, where a familiar figure waited.

• Qi Wu and Xiao Tiance flew with the Salvation Squad to Linhai City, while Xiao Tiance explained that the authorities had designated the defense as a morale-boosting counteroffensive to be broadcast live.
• The group saw thousands of fans, reporters, and broadcast crews waiting at the airport to welcome Qi Wu and Xiao Tiance.
• Qi Wu strolled through the crowd as a gentle force kept people at a distance, earning popularity points and raising his Satoru Gojo template fusion to 94%.
• Xiao Tiance followed through the crowd with his imposing presence, while Lilith, Gale, and Jiang Qingyue struggled behind them.
• The group reached the Linhai City Combat Conference Center, where a familiar figure stood by the entrance amid swirling cigarette smoke.

Su Li predicted that Godzilla would arrive off the coast of Linhai City three days later, and Qi Wu and Xiao Tiance prepared to meet the monster. When Godzilla emerged from the storm, Qi Wu turned to the reporters and posed for a photo.

• Su Li told Qi Wu and Xiao Tiance that Godzilla would arrive in three days, though she could only foresee that it would be off Linhai City's coast.
• Three days later, Qi Wu, Xiao Tiance, and the three members of the Salvation Squad waited by the bay as reporters and livestream viewers watched.
• Godzilla appeared on the horizon, towering over a hundred meters tall, and advanced toward Linhai City.
• Qi Wu turned away from Godzilla, flashed a V sign at the reporters, and asked them to take a handsome picture of him.

Qi Wu put on a photo shoot while Godzilla approached, then Xiao Tiance attacked the beast and knocked it into the sea. Though the crowds celebrated, Qi Wu sensed Godzilla growing stronger as it rose again, healed, and began gathering Atomic Breath.

• Qi Wu posed for the reporters and earned popularity points as Xiao Tiance urged him to notice the approaching Godzilla.
• Gale called everyone to prepare for battle, and Xiao Tiance charged at Godzilla with the God-Slaying Halberd.
• Xiao Tiance battered Godzilla with repeated blows, cracked its scales, and finally knocked it into the sea.
• The shore crowd cheered for Xiao Tiance, but Qi Wu sensed that Godzilla's aura had grown stronger.
• Godzilla rose with blood-red eyes, healed its wounds, and began gathering Atomic Breath in its throat.

Qi Wu protected the shore from Godzilla’s Atomic Breath and fought alongside Xiao Tiance, repeatedly knocking the monster down while its powerful regeneration kept it alive. The two began competing over who could deal more damage to Godzilla.

• Qi Wu stopped Godzilla’s Atomic Breath with an invisible barrier, earning popularity points from the cheering crowd and livestream viewers.
• Qi Wu struck Godzilla with Black Flash and Red, knocking it into the sea, but the monster survived and grew furious.
• Xiao Tiance wounded Godzilla with the God-Slaying Halberd, while Qi Wu redirected its next Atomic Breath and knocked aside its claw with Blue and Red.
• Xiao Tiance and Qi Wu agreed to compete over who could deal more damage, then attacked Godzilla together as it regenerated.
• Qi Wu claimed credit for stomping Godzilla’s head into the sea, dismissing Xiao Tiance’s halberd strikes and earning his irritation.

Qi Wu and Xiao Tiance fought Godzilla at sea, trading blows while bickering over who dealt more damage. Qi Wu unleashed a domain of World-Cutting Slashes that dismembered Godzilla, and the battle rewarded him with a beginner destruction law as his Sukuna template fusion reached 90%.

• On the shore, Lilith, Gale, and Jiang Qingyue watched Qi Wu and Xiao Tiance fight and worried about how far beyond them the two were.
• Godzilla fired a barrage of Atomic Breath, but Qi Wu blocked it with Limitless while Xiao Tiance deflected the beams with his halberd.
• Qi Wu and Xiao Tiance wounded Godzilla with Black Flash strikes and halberd attacks, then argued over how much damage each had dealt.
• Godzilla healed, grew stronger, and attacked again, but Qi Wu engulfed it in flames while Xiao Tiance stabbed it through the back.
• Qi Wu expanded Malevolent Shrine and used spatial World-Cutting Slashes to dismember and kill Godzilla.
• Qi Wu gained 20,000 Battle Intent Value, reached 90% Sukuna template fusion, and unlocked the beginner destruction law.

After gaining the Destruction law, Qi Wu agreed to fight Xiao Tiance once he returned from Kunlun, and the two were celebrated as heroes for defending Linhai City. Meanwhile, a black-robed chairman watched footage of Qi Wu and planned to kill him after obtaining a Divine Treasure in Kunlun.

• Qi Wu discovered that he had gained beginner mastery of the Destruction law and explained to Xiao Tiance that his attack on Godzilla had combined space law with Domain Expansion and World-Cutting Slash.
• Qi Wu and Xiao Tiance promised to duel after Qi Wu returned from Kunlun, where he planned to undertake a mission.
• Qi Wu and Xiao Tiance came ashore to cheers from the crowd, while Lilith, Gale, and Jiang Qingyue praised Qi Wu's strength.
• Great Xia celebrated the successful defense of Linhai City, and Qi Wu dominated the nationwide trending charts as a hero.
• A black-robed chairman watched footage of Qi Wu and ordered his subordinates to focus on retrieving a Divine Treasure in Kunlun before killing Qi Wu.

After defeating Godzilla, Qi Wu returned to 749 Bureau headquarters, enjoyed daifuku with his companions, and accepted a mission to investigate a suspected Demon in Kunlun Mountain. The chapter ended with news that the Mandala Society had attacked the military base there.

• Qi Wu and Xiao Tiance left the Combat Conference Center with Su Li and the Salvation Squad after trading jokes about their battle with Godzilla.
• At 749 Bureau headquarters, the Chief of Staff thanked Qi Wu and Xiao Tiance for their victory, while Li Chen praised Qi Wu and relayed his ten-year-old sister’s crush on him.
• Qi Wu took Lilith, Gale, and Jiang Qingyue to buy daifuku, teasing Lilith about ordering sweets she could not afford.
• Qi Wu accepted a high-risk mission to investigate suspected Demon activity in Kunlun Mountain for 50,000 points.
• A staff member reported that the Mandala Society had attacked the military base stationed in Kunlun.

After the Mandala Society attacked the Kunlun military base and stole archaeological records, Qi Wu led the Salvation Squad to Western Desert City to pursue them. He planned to enter the Kunlun Mountains the next morning, suspecting the society was after a Divine Treasure sealed beneath the Kunlun Divine Ruins.

• A report revealed that the Mandala Society had attacked the Kunlun base, killing 187 Psychics and stealing records about the Kunlun Divine Ruins.
• Qi Wu ordered Lilith, Gale, and Jiang Qingyue to prepare for the mission and arranged transport to Western Desert City.
• Qi Wu and the Salvation Squad arrived in Western Desert City, where Li Zhengyang briefed them on the attack and the dangerous mountains beyond the base.
• Qi Wu recalled that a Demon King carrying a mysterious Divine Treasure had once awakened and vanished near the Kunlun Divine Ruins, and suspected the Mandala Society was searching for it.
• Qi Wu told the squad they would enter the mountains the next morning, then spoke with Jiang Qingyue, who admitted she was excited to see him confront the Mandala Society.

Qi Wu and his team investigated the destroyed Military Base and used his Six Eyes to trace the Mandala Society forces into the Kunlun Mountains. There, the Toxic Spider King confronted them and threatened to kill the team, but Qi Wu challenged his ability to do so.

• Qi Wu refused to share his Western Desert Honey Cake with Lilith, so Jiang Qingyue gave Lilith some of hers.
• At the Military Base ruins, Qi Wu used his Six Eyes to determine that three Awakeners and at least five Demons had attacked before heading northwest about twelve hours earlier.
• Qi Wu led Lilith, Gale, and Jiang Qingyue into the Kunlun Mountains to pursue the Mandala Society forces.
• The Toxic Spider King appeared and revealed that Hades had stationed him to intercept the 749 Bureau team after watching footage of Qi Wu killing Godzilla.
• The Toxic Spider King threatened to wipe out Qi Wu and his team, but Qi Wu calmly questioned whether he could do it.