Chapter Summaries

After merging with the dying Xiaoshitou in the forests of the Yulan Continent, a soul from Earth awakened in his body and learned about both his new world and the boy’s life. He returned to Yanhe Village as Shiheng, resolved to protect his parents and build a future for himself.

• Xiaoshitou was bitten by a Second-Rank Green Bamboo Snake while hunting and collapsed in the forest.
• A soul from Earth crossed into Xiaoshitou’s dying body, and the two souls merged without conflict.
• Shiheng awakened with both sets of memories and decided to care for Xiaoshitou’s elderly parents.
• Shiheng made his way back to Yanhe Village and resolved to prosper in the dangerous world of the Yulan Continent.

Shiheng resolved to survive the Yulan Continent by lying low and steadily building his strength before conscription. As the enlistment horns sounded, his relentless training had brought him close to becoming a Second-Level Warrior.

• Shiheng reviewed his merged memories and vowed to escape the mediocrity of his previous life by growing stronger.
• Shiheng recognized that his weak cultivation and poverty left him vulnerable to compulsory military service and battlefield death.
• Shiheng decided to conceal his abilities and avoid drawing attention until he could protect himself.
• While awaiting enlistment, Shiheng found the Qi Accumulation Form ineffective and trained with Taijiquan, weighted exercises, and hunting.
• Shiheng's strength grew rapidly, loosening the barrier to the Second-Level Warrior realm as the enlistment horns sounded.

Xiaoshitou ran with the recruits from Yanhe Village to the military camp and broke through to the Second-Level Warrior realm along the way. At the camp, Kelan Kai explained the rules and promotion system before the recruits were assigned tents, with training set to begin the next day.

• An officer ordered the ten recruits from Yanhe Village to run 260 li behind his warhorse to reach the barracks.
• As the exhausted recruits struggled through the run, Xiaoshitou broke through to the Second-Level Warrior realm and continued ahead with ease.
• The recruits arrived at the military camp, where the escorting officer left to report their arrival.
• Kelan Kai gathered the recruits, explained the five-year service, camp rules, and strength-based ranks, and urged them to earn merit and improve their strength.
• Camp soldiers assigned the recruits to tents based on their running performance and strength, and Xiaoshitou prepared for training to begin the next day.

After a month of brutal training and abundant magical beast meat, Kelin Shiheng advanced to the late stage of the second level and joined the Elite Camp. As his squad prepared to clear the outskirts of the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, Shiheng saw the dangerous mission as a chance to grow stronger.

• The recruits endured harsh daily training and ate magical beast meat, allowing many to become second-level warriors.
• Shiheng advanced to the late stage of the second level, earned a place in the Elite Camp, and took the formal name Kelin Shiheng.
• Shiheng recalled that the year was 9962 of the Yulan Calendar and feared the coming Day of Destruction, which would arrive in thirty-eight years.
• Tekakang told his nine teammates that their squad would enter the mountain outskirts the next day, and he and Telanxisi voiced their fear of dying.
• Linlai urged the squad to rely on their training and one another, and the young men encouraged each other to complete the mission and return safely.
• Shiheng quietly decided to use the mission as an opportunity to hone his strength and obtain cultivation resources while keeping himself safe.

Squad Leader Lefu and his men entered the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, survived a Fire Wolf attack, and were then ambushed by a fifth-level Thunder Eagle. Shiheng awakened a Berserk power that raised his strength to the fifth-level warrior range and fought the Thunder Eagle until it fled.

• Squad Leader Lefu led his squad into the mountains, where they formed a defensive line and killed six attacking Fire Wolves, though two men were wounded.
• A fifth-level Thunder Eagle struck two squad members with lightning and left them unconscious.
• Squad Leader Lefu ordered his men to retreat, then charged the Thunder Eagle and was badly injured in two exchanges.
• As the Thunder Eagle advanced on Shiheng, his hidden power erupted and raised his combat strength to the fifth-level warrior level.
• Shiheng fought the Thunder Eagle for an hour until it gave up and flew away into the forest.

After driving back a fifth-level Thunder Eagle, Shiheng collapsed from exhaustion and woke the next day having advanced to the late third level. He gained an epiphany about his hidden potential, accepted his share of the group’s earnings, and set out on his path to greater strength.

• Shiheng ensured his companions escaped the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, then collapsed after his berserk state faded.
• Shiheng woke in an army tent and discovered he had advanced from the late second level to the late third level.
• Shiheng reflected on how desperation had unlocked hidden strength and entered an epiphany about cultivation and using his power.
• Linlai, Tekakang, and the others discussed their escape and earnings, while Lefu thanked Shiheng for saving them.
• Shiheng and his companions agreed on how to divide the proceeds, and Shiheng received ten gold coins for his contribution.

After mastering Berserkification, Shiheng led his squad to rescue Huohe Basike and Xifaman’s Feng Lai Kingdom force from a Wind Wolf attack, then helped kill the sixth-level Wind Wolf King. Huohe revealed that the Radiant Church and Shadow Alliance were gathering forces to fight over a rare Level Nine Magical Beast cub, setting Shiheng on a larger and more dangerous journey.

• During three months of training, Shiheng learned to activate Berserkification at will and advanced to a fourth-level warrior.
• Shiheng and his squad arrived at the rendezvous point and found Huohe Basike and Xifaman’s force surrounded by Wind Wolves, including two fifth-level beasts.
• Shiheng joined the battle, and he and one of the Feng Lai Kingdom’s warriors killed a fifth-level Wind Wolf while Shiheng held off the sixth-level Wind Wolf King.
• After the other fighters defeated the remaining fifth-level Wind Wolf, they joined Shiheng and killed the Wind Wolf King, scattering the pack.
• Huohe told Shiheng that the Radiant Church and Shadow Alliance were sending forces to the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts to compete for a rare Level Nine Magical Beast cub.

Shiheng turned in the magical cores and mission report, then learned he had qualified for promotion to squad leader pending approval. He was summoned to the central command tent and assigned to a special operations squad tasked with securing the mountain range’s outer reaches as the army prepared to seek level nine magical beast cubs.

• Shiheng handed over the magical cores and reported his team’s battle with the Wind Wolf pack, including the killing of a level six Wind Wolf King.
• Shiheng reached the early stage of level four and qualified for promotion to squad leader, though military approval was still pending.
• A messenger summoned Shiheng to the central command tent, where he met Huohe, Xifaman, Kelan Kai, and three female mages.
• The army commander ordered the special operations squad to sweep a three-hundred-li stretch of the mountain range’s outer reaches, protect the camp, and watch for Shadow Alliance spies.
• Nalan Ruoshui, Nalan Jingyu, Kelin Xiaoman, Huohe, Xifaman, and Shiheng introduced themselves as the squad assembled.

Shiheng and the others entered the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts and established a temporary camp to prepare for their clearing mission. Around the campfire, Nalan Jingyu warned them about four major threats in the surrounding three hundred li.

• Huohe said the group needed to secure food, water, and shelter before carrying out their mission, and the seven divided the work.
• Huohe and Xifaman scouted for magical beasts, Nalan Ruoshui and Nalan Jingyu searched for a defensible camp, and Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman bought supplies.
• The group finished setting up a temporary camp before nightfall and gathered around its fire.
• Nalan Jingyu described the fifty Wind Wolves in Wind Wolf Canyon, including five level-five leaders.
• Nalan Jingyu warned them about a level-six black bear, a nest of over a thousand Tattoo Bees, and seven Man Snakes in the eastern marshes.

The seven trained on weaker magical beasts for ten days, building seamless teamwork and trust. They then set out for the Eastern Swamp to challenge its seven Man Snakes, their first danger zone.

• Huohe, Shiheng, Xifaman, Nalan Ruoshui, Nalan Jingyu, and Kelin Xiaoman fought and defeated a fifth-level male and a fourth-level female Bloodthirsty War Boar using their coordinated roles.
• The seven spent ten days battling beasts on the outskirts and improved their teamwork until they trusted one another with their lives.
• The group chose the seven Man Snakes in the Eastern Swamp as their first challenging target, judging them a manageable threat with a safe retreat possible.
• At first light, the seven packed their belongings and set off toward the Eastern Swamp.

Huohe and the others fought through the Eastern Swamp, first killing three Red Blood Crocodiles and then defeating a group of seven Man Snakes after Shiheng unleashed his berserk power. They returned to camp exhausted and injured, where they began recovering and arranged a night watch.

• Huohe, Xifaman, and Kelan Kai killed three fifth-level Red Blood Crocodiles, but the noise awakened seven Man Snakes.
• The group fought the Man Snakes while the mages supported them, and Shiheng used his berserk power to kill a snake attacking the mages.
• Nalan Jingyu struck a fourth-level Man Snake in the eye, allowing Shiheng to kill it and shift the battle in their favor.
• Shiheng and the others killed the remaining Man Snakes, then withdrew from the swamp without collecting the beasts' cores.
• Huohe led the exhausted group back to camp, where they arranged a night watch and began recovering.

Around a campfire, the seven companions shared the hardships and hopes that had shaped their lives. Shiheng kept his ambition to reach the Saint realm and beyond secret as the group grew closer.

• Kelan Kai said he had joined the army to support his mother and hoped to become a seventh-level warrior and city lord.
• Xifaman described his father's death at the hands of Azure Wolf Mountain bandits and vowed to avenge him after reaching the sixth level; Huohe offered to join him.
• Huohe said he hoped to restore his family's viscount title and reclaim its lost Blood Slaughter Battle Blade.
• Shiheng described his humble background while privately resolving to pursue the Saint realm, godhood, and the path to becoming a Paragon.
• Nalan Jingyu and her sister explained that a prince had stripped their family of its noble title, while Kelin Xiaoman said she wanted to escape an arranged marriage.

The party attacked the Red-Blue Bee Nest, where Nalan Jingyu and Nalan Ruoshui’s fire-and-wind spells killed a third of the swarm. After the mages exhausted most of their magic, the surviving bees launched a frenzied counterattack, leaving the party to face the fight without their magical advantage.

• The party advanced cautiously through the mountain forest toward the Red-Blue Bee Nest.
• Huohe led the assault while Xifaman, Shiheng, and Kelan Kai guarded the mages.
• Nalan Jingyu unleashed a fire spell, and Nalan Ruoshui intensified it with wind magic, burning a third of the Red-Blue Bees.
• The two mages used their remaining strength for one final spell, inflicting heavy losses on the swarm.
• The surviving Red-Blue Bees became enraged and attacked the party as the mages ran low on magic.

Huohe, Xifaman, and Kelan Kai held off the Red-Blue Bee swarm while Kelin Xiaoman healed them and Shiheng guarded the mages. The group killed the remaining bees, but Shiheng was gravely injured, and everyone was too exhausted to leave.

• Huohe, Xifaman, and Kelan Kai formed the front line against the enraged Red-Blue Bees, while Shiheng protected the mages.
• Kelin Xiaoman cast healing magic on the three fighters, easing their wounds and helping them stay in the battle.
• When bees broke through, Shiheng activated the Berserk Secret Art and fought to protect the Nalan sisters and Kelin Xiaoman.
• Shiheng blocked an attack on the Nalan sisters with his weapon and shielded Kelin Xiaoman with his body, leaving him unable to fight after the bees struck him.
• Huohe and the others returned to the defense, and the group killed every remaining Red-Blue Bee.
• The exhausted group rested at the nest, unable to retreat, while the area remained relatively safe from other magical beasts.

After more than half a month of training, Huohe and his companions grew stronger and prepared for their next steps. Huohe and Nalan Ruoshui both secretly cherished each other, while their friends recognized their unspoken feelings.

• The group avoided the other dangerous locations and spent more than half a month cultivating and training in the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts.
• Huohe reached the peak of the fifth level, Xifaman and Kelan Kai reached the late fifth level, Shiheng reached the peak of the fourth level, Nalan Ruoshui and Nalan Jingyu advanced to the fifth level, and Kelin Xiaoman reached the mid-fourth level.
• Xifaman remarked that difficult battles were the fastest way to improve, and the group celebrated their progress.
• Huohe said he planned to return to his family's territory after reaching the sixth level, inherit his title, marry, and have children.
• Huohe and Nalan Ruoshui each privately recalled their affection for the other but stayed silent, while Xifaman, Shiheng, Kelan Kai, and the others exchanged knowing smiles.

The group battled and defeated the Wind Wolf pack in Wind Wolf Canyon, using their improved teamwork to overcome the fifth-level wolves. After collecting the magic cores, they rested before heading to face the sixth-level Black Bear King.

• The group reached Wind Wolf Canyon and fought a pack led by five fifth-level Wind Wolves.
• The three mages attacked the lower-level wolves while Shiheng protected them and Huohe, Xifaman, and Kelan Kai engaged the fifth-level beasts.
• Shiheng cleared the lower-level wolves, then joined Xifaman and Kelan Kai to defeat the fifth-level wolves and help Huohe finish his opponents.
• Huohe lamented that they lacked magic scrolls to form contracts with the defeated beasts, and Nalan Ruoshui explained that such scrolls required Level 7 Magic.
• The group killed the Wind Wolves and collected their magic cores, leaving behind the meat they could not carry.
• Kelin Xiaoman remarked that the battle had felt easy, and Huohe urged everyone to recover before facing the sixth-level Black Bear King.

Shiheng, Huohe, and their companions defeated the Black Bear King, but a Level Seven Swift Raptor attacked them immediately afterward. Huohe protected Nalan Ruoshui from its strike and was left unable to fight.

• Shiheng, Huohe, and the others reached the Black Bear King's lair and launched a coordinated attack.
• The group killed the Black Bear King after a fierce battle.
• A Level Seven Swift Raptor appeared and struck Kelan Kai, breaking his arm and knocking him unconscious.
• Huohe shielded Nalan Ruoshui from the Swift Raptor's tail and was severely injured.

Shiheng pushed his berserk power to the peak of the seventh level to protect Kelin Xiaoman and attack the swift raptor. After fighting it relentlessly for a day and night, he remained gravely wounded while the beast began to weaken and fear him.

• Shiheng shielded Kelin Xiaoman from the swift raptor and broke through his berserk limits, reaching the peak of seventh-level strength.
• Shiheng struck the swift raptor and shattered some of its scales, but the beast shifted its armor to cover the exposed wound.
• Shiheng abandoned tactics and fought the swift raptor with relentless attacks across an entire day and night.
• Kelin Xiaoman used her healing magic to tend Shiheng, but her limited power could only slow his worsening injuries.
• The swift raptor weakened under Shiheng's attacks, lost its confidence, and began to retreat.

Shiheng pursued the Swift Raptor after their brutal fight left the beast unable to shake him. Their chase killed three Shadow Alliance warriors and ended at a towering precipice, where Shiheng and the cornered beast prepared for their decisive battle.

• After fighting Shiheng for another quarter of an hour, the frightened Swift Raptor fled into the forest, and Shiheng immediately chased it.
• As the Swift Raptor charged through a clearing, it killed two sixth-level Shadow Alliance warriors and gravely wounded their seventh-level leader, who had revealed his plan to weaken the Radiant Church and seize a level nine magical beast cub.
• Shiheng caught up, recognized the Shadow Alliance uniforms, and killed the wounded leader before resuming his pursuit of the Swift Raptor.
• At the edge of a towering precipice, the Swift Raptor stopped and turned to face Shiheng, who advanced as their final battle approached.

Shiheng killed the seventh-level peak Swift Raptor in a brutal fight at a cliff, but collapsed from his injuries afterward. Kelin Xiaoman caught him just before he fell over the edge.

• Shiheng and the Swift Raptor fought through dusk, trading attacks until both were gravely wounded.
• The Swift Raptor charged with his remaining strength, and Shiheng evaded him and struck his skull with a final punch.
• The Swift Raptor died, and Shiheng’s berserk state ended as his injuries overwhelmed him.
• Shiheng staggered toward the cliff’s edge, but Kelin Xiaoman arrived and caught him.
• Kelin Xiaoman had followed the battle trail alone through the dangerous Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, driven by worry for Shiheng.