Recaps

Hillman protects the Baruch family, helps Linley begin his path as a mage, and pursues greater power in the Magical Beast Forest. After breaking through to half-step Saint-level, he kills a Winged Bird Dragon but flees when the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon approaches.

• Wanghou awakens as Hillman, chooses Linley as his ward, and guides him through swordsmanship and battle qi training while strengthening Wushan Town’s garrison.
• Hillman and Hogg uncover the Baruch Clan’s Dragonblood Warrior legacy, then Hillman helps Linley awaken his abilities and defeats a poisoned Ironclad Berserk Bear sent to threaten the town.
• Hillman builds Wushan Town’s defenses and trade, trains Linley toward Third-level Warrior, and kills a gray-robed mage and his Velociraptor while recovering the Shadow Diamond.
• Hillman protects the Shadowmouse Couple from Tilon and Rudy, and Linley discovers the Coiling Dragon Ring, meets Doehring Cowart, learns earth magic, and bonds with Bebe.
• Hillman promises Hogg he will help find Lina, trains him in Stacked Wave Force, and escorts Linley to Fenlai City, where Linley earns admission to Ernst Academy.
• Hillman leaves for the Magical Beast Forest, where he battles magical beasts, deepens his connection to the earth, and breaks through to half-step Saint-level.
• Hillman kills a Winged Bird Dragon in Mist Canyon and claims the quest rewards, then flees toward the outskirts as the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon approaches.

Hillman grew from a half-step Saint-level warrior into a Lowgod, then returned home and helped Hogg and Wharton awaken their Dragonblood powers. The arc ended with Linley reuniting with his family and learning what Hillman had sacrificed for them.

• Hillman repeatedly fought the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon, eventually forming a friendly rivalry with it before leaving Mist Canyon to seek greater strength.
• Hillman reached Saint-level, mastered the six profound mysteries of the Laws of the Earth, became a Lowgod, and left Mist Canyon with Iron Armor.
• Hillman returned to Fenlan City, reunited with Hogg, and learned how the Baruch Clan and Wushan Town had grown while he was away.
• Hillman showed Hogg the Blue Heart Grass and persuaded Iron Armor to share its blood so Hogg could attempt Dragon Transformation.
• Hogg safely awakened his Dragonblood, then used the Dragonblood Secret Manual to fuse it with his Battle Qi and break through to the eighth level.
• Hogg discovered Wharton's unusually pure bloodline, guided him through awakening it, and watched him transform without dragon blood or Blue Heart Grass.
• Linley left the academy to visit his family in Wushan Town, where he reunited with Hogg, Hillman, and Wharton.
• Hogg explained that Hillman had befriended Iron Armor and obtained its blood and Blue Heart Grass, and Linley acknowledged Hillman's sacrifices.