Chapter Summaries

Ming Hao and his armored companions entered the free-for-all arena and faced Zhao Wei’s overwhelming force, while Fatty Zhang challenged Wang Lin and Hao Dong’s group. The battle began with Ming Hao and his allies charging into the crowd and sending dozens of disciples flying.

• Zhao Yuan, Su Mei, and their allies waited in the arena with nearly five hundred supporters and more than a dozen experts.
• Ming Hao distributed pills, then led Lin Yong and the others into the arena wearing full armor.
• Zhao Wei ordered his massive force to surround Ming Hao’s group, while Fatty Zhang flew off to challenge Wang Lin and Hao Dong.
• Fatty Zhang confronted Wang Lin and Hao Dong, who answered by flying at him with more than five hundred disciples.
• Zhao Wei ordered an attack, and Ming Hao, Lin Yong, and Lin Zihan charged forward, striking down groups of disciples with powerful blows.

Ming Hao and his companions overwhelmed Zhao Yuan’s forces, cutting through the encirclement despite facing more than fifteen thousand opponents. The battle continued as the spectators watched in disbelief and Fatty Zhang fought hundreds on his own.

• Fatty Zhang charged into Wang Lin’s group, knocked Wang Lin down in three punches, and quickly felled dozens more.
• Wang Yong, Qing Yun, and their companions routed Zhao Yuan’s disciples, while Qing Ying defeated Su Mei and Wang Yong sent Zhao Yuan flying.
• Meng Yi beat Xu Bai, and Qi Qing and Qing Yu brutally stomped Luo Bai as Steward Jin and the beautiful senior sister watched helplessly.
• Zhao Bufan, Lin Hao, Xuan Chengzi, Zhang Ze, Jiang Lingfeng, Jie Kong, and Ming Hao’s group crushed opponents across the battlefield, including the favored sons of heaven.
• Ming Hao’s eleven companions broke through the encirclement and charged back into the still-massive enemy force, while Fatty Zhang fought more than five hundred people alone.

Ming Hao and his eleven companions fought their way through more than sixteen thousand disciples, stunning spectators who had expected them to need help. After their third breakthrough, Ming Hao rotated the group’s lead so they could recover, and Lin Zihan took the spearhead for their next charge.

• Fatty Zhang refused Chen Dong’s plea for a truce and battered Chen Dong and the other disciples who attacked him.
• Miss Shui and Shui Yanbin watched in disbelief as Ming Hao’s group overwhelmed Zhao Yuan’s side and Fatty Zhang fought hundreds alone.
• Ming Hao’s group made repeated charges despite injuries and ambushes, with Ming Hao defeating three Heavenly Prodigies who attacked him.
• Ming Hao led the twelve through the enemy ranks for the third time, then arranged for the fighters to rotate the lead and recover their spiritual energy.
• Lin Zihan took the front position and charged through the disciples with her powerful kicks.

Xuan Chengzi struggled to lead Ming Hao and the others through a vast encirclement, while spectators feared they were about to be overwhelmed. After his companions encouraged him, he suddenly mastered a Dao technique and led them charging out through the enemy ranks.

• Qing Yun, Wang Yong, and the others defeated Zhao Yuan, Su Mei, Xu Bai, and their group again, while Meng Yi used his Lineage-Ending Kick on hundreds of disciples.
• Xuan Chengzi led Ming Hao and the others into the enemy ranks but became trapped as the encirclement tightened and their strength waned.
• Spectators watched anxiously as the group, surrounded and bloodied, gathered into a defensive circle; Zhao Fei, Su Mei, and others laughed at their predicament.
• Ming Hao, Lin Yong, and the others encouraged Xuan Chengzi to keep leading them, while Wang Baishun and Zhao Yuan's group ordered another attack.
• Xuan Chengzi suddenly grasped a Dao technique, knocked aside Luo Bai and Wang Baishun, and sent Zhao Yuan and the others flying.
• Xuan Chengzi led Ming Hao and the others charging through the encirclement, drawing it to one side as the spectators cheered.

Ming Hao and his companions fought a prolonged battle against overwhelming numbers, gradually withdrawing as injuries and exhaustion took their toll. The chapter ended with Ming Hao alone facing more than a thousand disciples while his friends tried to keep recovered opponents from joining the fight.

• After Xuan Chengzi broke through the encirclement, Ming Hao led another charge, while Fatty Zhang fought off Chen Dong and the others and drove Chen Dong away with a barrage of punches.
• At night, Ming Hao distributed pills and told his companions to fall back in pairs if they could no longer keep up; he and the others then charged the opposing ranks without pause.
• Xuan Chengzi and Lin Hao, followed later by Zhang Ze, Jiang Lingfeng, Jie Kong, and Zhao Bufan, withdrew to recover as their injuries and depleted spiritual energy left them unable to fight.
• Fatty Zhang and his remaining opponents reached a stalemate, with fewer than two hundred of the original five hundred disciples still able to fight.
• Lin Yong and Lin Zihan withdrew after three more hours, and Qi Qing and Qing Yu followed two hours later after a sneak attack left them badly injured.
• Ming Hao became the only one still fighting against more than a thousand disciples, while Lin Hao, Xuan Chengzi, and the others tried to stop recovered opponents from returning to the battle.

Ming Hao battled the disciples who had surrounded him, defeating them despite his dwindling strength. After crushing the last two opponents, he collapsed, and the crowd erupted in cheers.

• Su Mei, Zhao Yuan, and the others taunted Ming Hao, while Qing Yun, Wang Yong, and their companions beat them for it.
• Ming Hao fought on against fewer than a thousand disciples, using his techniques and a burly disciple as a weapon to bring down his opponents.
• Luo Bai and the others tried to rejoin the fight, but Lin Zihan, Lin Yong, and their companions blocked them and won the ensuing brawl.
• Ming Hao charged the fewer than two hundred disciples left, seized Xu Shu and his lover by the throat, and crushed their necks as the last two opponents.
• Ming Hao collapsed from exhaustion, and the crowd cheered.

After defeating their opponents, Ming Hao and his allies plundered the fallen disciples’ Monthly Stipend Pouches while onlookers celebrated their victory. Hidden figures in the mountains grew suspicious of the group’s changes and sent people to investigate the Depths of Thunder Prison.

• Miss Shui and Ming Hao’s companions gathered around him after his battle, and he assured them he was fine.
• Ming Hao told everyone to collect the fallen disciples’ Monthly Stipend Pouches, and his allies joined the plundering.
• Ming Hao rested beneath a tree with Shui Furong as the battle’s spectators celebrated his group’s fame.
• Zhao Yuan, Su Mei, and others regained consciousness and cried, while Steward Jin and the senior sister found and carried away the unresponsive Luo Bai.
• Lin Yong, Lin Zihan, and the others beat Wang Baishun, Hao Wu, Zhao Wei, Xu Xiu, and the other fallen disciples again.
• Powerful hidden figures discussed the group’s unusual changes and sent people to inspect the Depths of Thunder Prison.

After recovering from the Thunder Prison battle, Ming Hao reunited with his companions and celebrated their cultivation progress at the Dining Hall. Several companions were chosen by Elders and Peak Masters as disciples, while Ming Hao and three others remained without masters.

• Ming Hao gave Miss Shui a gift and spent time talking with her before she left and invited him to visit the Pill Hall.
• Ming Hao shared the collected Monthly Stipend Pouches with Fatty Zhang, Lin Yong, and the others, then returned home to rest and cultivate.
• Ten days later, Ming Hao failed again to cook an edible meal and invited his companions to feast at the Dining Hall.
• At the feast, Ming Hao and his companions discussed their progress; Lin Yong, Zhang Ze, and the others had reached the ninth level of the out-of-body realm, while Ming Hao had reached the seventh.
• Fatty Zhang, Lin Yong, Lin Hao, Zhang Ze, Jiang Lingfeng, Qi Qing, Qing Yu, and Lin Zihan each received offers from powerful figures to become disciples.
• Jie Kong, Zhao Bufan, Xuan Chengzi, and Ming Hao remained without masters, and the group celebrated the future ahead of them.

Zhao Wei and Xu Xiu challenged Ming Hao and his companions to a Life-and-Death Arena battle, but Ming Hao rejected their terms and negotiated a much larger prize. The two sides agreed to fight in half a month, with the opposing side doubling its numbers and providing the agreed resources and weapons.

• Zhao Wei challenged Ming Hao to a death match, and Lin Yong angrily offered to fight him before Xu Xiu clarified that their side would send other fighters.
• Xu Xiu proposed a battle pitting 156 opponents against Ming Hao and his eleven companions, offering Storage Rings, spirit stones, and pills, but Ming Hao refused.
• Xu Xiu tried to persuade them by comparing their past victory against same-realm opponents, while Fatty Zhang and Lin Yong objected to the cross-realm danger.
• Ming Hao demanded two million middle-grade spirit stones, 200 bottles of fifth-grade pills, twelve fourth-grade weapons, and twenty million sect contribution points for a match in half a month.
• After consulting Xu Bai, Zhao Yuan, and the others, Xu Xiu counteroffered with reduced resources and twelve fifth-grade weapons, while doubling his side's numbers.
• Ming Hao accepted on the condition that the weapons meet his requirements and all rewards be provided on the day of the fight, and Xu Xiu agreed.

Ming Hao and his companions manipulated Xu Xiu’s group into agreeing to a fight in the Life-and-Death Arena half a month later, while both sides underestimated the other. Zhao Yuan’s group agreed to provide their demands, but the weapons list left them stunned.

• Ming Hao gave Xu Xiu’s abandoned disciple a list of weapons requested by Fatty Zhang, Lin Yong, and the others, and the terrified disciple rushed it back to Zhao Yuan.
• Ming Hao’s group laughed about tricking Xu Xiu and planned to use their resources to prepare for the arena fight, with Fatty Zhang holding off the strongest opponents until the others could help.
• At Zhao Yuan’s residence, Xu Xiu and the others celebrated the agreed fight and dismissed the possibility that Ming Hao’s group could become strong enough to threaten them.
• Xu Xiu told Zhao Yuan that Ming Hao’s group wanted to see their requested items before entering the arena, and Zhao Yuan agreed to gather them.
• The disciple delivered the weapons list to Zhao Yuan, who read it and cursed as Su Mei, Xu Bai, and the others reacted in shock.

Ming Hao helped Lin Zihan and their friends choose weapons, gifting Lin Zihan a Long Rainbow Bow and paying part of the others’ costs. The next day, his friends began training under their new masters, leaving Ming Hao with only Zhao Bufan, Jie Kong, and Xuan Chengzi as regular companions.

• Ming Hao accompanied Lin Zihan as she searched the Hall of Weapons for a suitable weapon.
• Lin Zihan fell in love with the Long Rainbow Bow but could not afford it, so Ming Hao gave it to her.
• Fatty Zhang, Lin Yong, Zhang Ze, Zhao Bufan, and the others selected weapons, and Ming Hao paid for Lin Zihan and half of the others’ costs.
• Ming Hao accompanied Lin Yong and the others through the sect’s secret realms and cultivation sites.
• Fatty Zhang, Lin Zihan, and the others became apprentices and departed to train under their masters.
• Ming Hao remained with Zhao Bufan, Jie Kong, and Xuan Chengzi as his regular companions.

Ming Hao and his companions entered secluded cultivation to prepare for the life-and-death arena fight, while Zhao Yuan and Su Mei recruited powerful fighters to face them. As visitors repeatedly found Ming Hao’s residence sealed, the sect’s preparations for the coming battle continued.

• Ming Hao refused repeated warnings about the fight, and Qing Yun, Wang Yong, Lin Qinqin, and the others beat Zhao Yuan, Su Mei, and their companions that night.
• Luo Bai watched Liu Quer and another woman try to help him, but his mutilated body left him quiet and bitter.
• Ming Hao, Zhao Bufan, Jie Kong, and Xuan Chengzi decided to cultivate in seclusion until the appointed day.
• Lin Zihan, Fatty Zhang, Qi Qing, Qing Yu, Lin Yong, Lin Hao, Zhang Ze, and Jiang Lingfeng visited but could not reach Ming Hao and his companions.
• Ming Hao and his companions cultivated for days as their auras grew stronger, while Zhao Yuan and Su Mei recruited experts with promises of lavish rewards.

On the eve of the Life-and-Death Arena battle, Lin Zihan, Fatty Zhang, Qi Qing, Qing Yu, Lin Hao, Lin Yong, Zhang Ze, and Jiang Lingfeng received support or protective power from their masters. Their companions gathered at Zhao Yuan's residence, laughing and talking as they prepared for the fight.

• Lin Zihan's master, Liu Ruyi, gave her a trace of power, and Lin Zihan reaffirmed her resolve to fight in the arena.
• Elder Gongsun scolded Fatty Zhang for challenging powerful opponents, while several rays of light entered Fatty Zhang's body.
• A burly Demon Race man gave Qi Qing and Qing Yu a blood-red crystal each after berating them for entering the fight.
• Lin Hao's teacher lent him a Ruler, and Lin Yong's master gave him a Jade Slip containing traces of his power.
• After Zhang Ze trained with his spear, his master sent strands of divine sense into his body; a woman also gave Jiang Lingfeng sword power before vanishing.
• Numerous figures gathered at Zhao Yuan's residence and talked and laughed ahead of the battle.

Ming Hao prepared calmly for the duel to the death and went with his companions to the Life-and-Death Arena. As the crowd gathered, supporters placed enormous bets on Ming Hao’s group while most spectators, Zhao Mei’s side, and their allies wagered on the opposing team.

• Ming Hao woke with his aura condensed, washed up, and met Fatty Zhang, Lin Zihan, and the others outside his residence.
• Ming Hao ate breakfast with his companions, then led them toward the Life-and-Death Arena to face the renowned Heavenly Prodigies.
• Disciples, elders, and stewards gathered at the arena, where betting stations offered odds on Ming Hao’s twelve-person group against Zhao Mei’s 312 disciples.
• Qing Yun, Wang Yong, Miss Shui, Lin Qinqin, Lin Qi, Lin Xue, and other supporters wagered large sums on Ming Hao’s victory.
• Zhao Yuan, Su Mei, Elder Zhao Fei, Elder Su Huai, Zhao Mei, Luo Bai, Xu Shu, and others backed Zhao Mei’s side, convinced it would win.

Ming Hao and his companions arrived at the Life-and-Death Arena and wagered heavily on their own victory after confirming the betting pool could cover the payout. The elders backed Liu Ruyan’s pool, signed receipts for Ming Hao’s enormous stake, and Ming Hao then continued toward the duel.

• After Zhao Mei and the other disciples waited nearly two hours, Ming Hao and his fully armored companions arrived at the Life-and-Death Arena.
• Ming Hao asked Liu Ruyan and the other senior sisters whether he and his companions could bet on themselves at odds of thirty to one.
• Fatty Zhang, Lin Zihan, and the others each wagered large amounts of spirit stones and sect contribution points.
• Ming Hao placed several Storage Rings and his Sect Token on the table, and Liu Ruyan’s group counted his enormous holdings.
• Ming Hao said he would wager everything on his own victory if the pool could guarantee payment, and several hundred supporting elders appeared to confirm they could cover it.
• The elders issued and signed three receipts for Ming Hao’s bet, and Ming Hao led his companions toward the Life-and-Death Arena.

Ming Hao’s group and Zhao Mei’s famed, numerically superior team assembled on the Life-and-Death Arena for their fight to the death. The elders secured the enormous stakes and confirmed both sides’ consent, while the spectators grew convinced Ming Hao’s side was doomed after learning their opponents’ reputations.

• Ming Hao’s group arrived at the Life-and-Death Arena and inspected the stakes Zhao Wei had brought in three Storage Rings.
• Ming Hao asked the Law-Enforcement Elders to hold the stakes, and they confirmed the wager of spirit stones, elixir packs, sect contribution points, and weapons.
• Ming Hao’s group and Zhao Mei’s team entered the arena and declared that they had come willingly to fight to the death.
• The middle-aged Law-Enforcement Elder ordered both sides to remove their faceplates so they could verify each other’s identities.
• The spectators recognized Zhao Mei’s team as an all-star lineup of ranked disciples and feared Ming Hao’s group would lose, while Ming Hao and his companions remained composed.

Ming Hao’s group used a formation to split their opponents and launched a sudden assault in the Life-and-Death Arena. They seized the initiative, leaving Zhao Mei’s side in disarray as the battle continued.

• After the fight began, Ming Hao cast a sturdy formation that separated Zhao Mei and the other body integration realm fighters from the weaker disciples.
• Fatty Zhang killed four peak body integration realm disciples with one hammer strike, then fought Zhao Mei, Long Ji, and Luo Kai after they surrounded him.
• Ming Hao and his companions attacked the spirit transformation and out-of-body realm disciples, killing dozens and forcing the opposing group into chaos.
• Spectators watched in shock as Ming Hao’s group revealed their high cultivation levels and overwhelmed their opponents.
• Luo Bai blamed Ying Ming Hao and his companions for his lost opportunities, ignored the ancient Ring’s encouragement, and grabbed Steward Jin and the Cool Beauty Senior Sister.

Ying Ming Hao and his companions battled the opposing disciples in the Life-and-Death Arena, unleashing powerful saint bodies and treasure bodies as the audience watched in awe. The fight became a fierce stalemate, with both sides trading attacks and support abilities.

• Xu Shu, Wang Baishun, Luo Junhang, the betting disciples, and the Elders watched in horror as Ying Ming Hao and his companions slaughtered their opponents.
• Ying Ming Hao’s thunder saint body overwhelmed the opposing disciples’ lightning, while Fatty Zhang’s divine flame saint body clashed with Zhao Mei’s frost saint body.
• Su He and Su Yan used their dream saint bodies to disrupt enemies, but Jie Kong’s golden Buddha saint body shattered the illusions with Buddhist chants.
• Xu Yu, Jiang Zhirou, Liu Yue, and others attacked with water saint bodies while Lin Zihan’s medicine immortal saint body restored Ming Hao’s allies.
• Zhao Bufan unleashed his gods and devils saint body, Luo Kai summoned meteors, and Zhao Chun’s wind god saint body was countered by Lin Zihan and Fatty Zhang, who crushed him with a Flaming Giant Hammer.
• Disciples on both sides displayed their treasure bodies and fought fiercely, leaving the spectators spellbound as the battle reached a stalemate.

Ming Hao and his allies fought the opposing disciples across the Life-and-Death Arena, with Lin Zihan’s archery and the team’s coordinated attacks giving them an edge. After more than ten minutes of battle and injuries on both sides, Fatty Zhang’s battlefield was falling behind while Ming Hao’s side held a considerable advantage.

• Lin Zihan used the Long Rainbow Bow to kill enemy disciples and threaten the peak Body Integration Realm experts fighting Fatty Zhang.
• Lin Yong guarded Lin Zihan’s left flank with his Tank Saint Body and countered the enemies’ trump cards with his master’s divine consciousness.
• Xuan Chengzi protected the group from behind with the simplified Yin-Yang Grand Formation as Lin Hao and Jiang Lingfeng held Lin Zihan’s other sides.
• Ming Hao led Qi Qing, Zhao Bufan, Jie Kong, Qing Yu, and Zhang Ze into the enemy lines, while Qing Yu fought avian demons and Qi Qing overwhelmed the enemies facing her.
• Ming Hao cut down wounded opponents as Fatty Zhang fought nearby with his flaming hammer, but the enemies continued to reinforce their lines and move wounded disciples to the rear.
• After more than ten minutes, both sides had suffered injuries, Fatty Zhang’s battlefield was at a disadvantage, and Ming Hao’s side had gained a considerable advantage.

Ming Hao and his allies overwhelmed their opponents in the Life-and-Death Arena, with Ming Hao killing Su Yan and cutting through the disciples who tried to stop him. After he joined the battle against Zhang Ze, Zhang Ze killed Liu Yue, leaving the fight in chaos.

• Ming Hao broke Su Yan’s shield, outlasted his power-up, and pierced his heart before killing him.
• Ming Hao slew several pursuing disciples with help from Lin Zihan’s arrows, forcing the survivors to flee for reinforcements.
• Qing Yu and Qing Yun killed demonic birds and enemy disciples, while Qi Qing defeated the last Demon Race member.
• Ming Hao reached Zhang Ze’s battle with Liu Yue and helped force Liu Yue’s group to divide its fighters.
• Zhang Ze punched through Liu Yue’s chest, crushed her heart, and returned to fighting the remaining disciples.