Chapter Summaries

At Martial God Island, Chu Tiannan was delighted to see his best friend among the Hundred Families Alliance geniuses, but her attention sparked jealousy and unease among those around him. The gathering paused when three councilors arrived to address the assembled teams.

• The girl in yellow arrived with the Hundred Families Alliance and captivated the young geniuses and instructors, including Chu Tiannan.
• The girl in yellow found Chu Tiannan in the China Alliance section, smiled at him, and then joined her team.
• Xiong Lie and Lan Jue asked Chu Tiannan whether he knew the girl, drawing the crowd's attention to him.
• Chu Tiannan called the girl his best friend, prompting Liu Jin's jealousy and a flash of disappointment from Lin Yurou.
• Three councilors descended the arena steps, and the instructor teams greeted them respectfully.

The four regions’ geniuses gathered before three mysterious councilors, then An Liena explained that the upcoming draw would decide who remained in the Specialized Force or Elite Camp and who was eliminated. The first matchup was announced as China Alliance Region 001 against China Alliance Region 003.

• Chu Tiannan sensed no aura from the three white-robed councilors, and the long-bearded elder scrutinized him with a look that seemed to see through him.
• The councilors ordered the usual rules, and An Liena explained that the top ten would enter the Specialized Force, the next ten the Elite Camp, and everyone else would be eliminated.
• Lin Yurou warned Chu Tiannan to watch out for the American Alliance Region and his friend, and Chu Tiannan accepted her warning before signaling Xiong Lie and Lan Jue.
• An Liena announced the first battle: China Alliance Region 001 against China Alliance Region 003.

Chu Tiannan was drawn against Liu Jin in the first elite-camp match, while Aolijia grew jealous of Luo’er's attention toward him and hoped to face him. The combat fields rose, and Chu Tiannan and Liu Jin prepared to fight.

• An Liena announced that Chu Tiannan would face Liu Jin, who eagerly looked forward to defeating him in front of Lin Yurou.
• Aolijia spoke confidently about the Hundred Alliance’s chances while noticing Luo'er watching Chu Tiannan.
• Chu Tiannan and Luo'er exchanged good-luck wishes, and Lin Yurou felt conflicted as she witnessed them.
• Aolijia grew jealous of their exchange and vowed to teach Chu Tiannan a lesson if they faced each other.
• The four combat fields rose, and Liu Jin taunted Chu Tiannan before Chu Tiannan calmly told him to attack.

Chu Tiannan faced Liu Jin in the combat arena and effortlessly countered his Tiger's Death Fist, leaving Liu Jin helpless. Meanwhile, Luo'er defeated her own opponent without igniting her lightsaber.

• Chu Tiannan watched Luo'er face an opponent while Liu Jin demanded that he make a move.
• Liu Jin charged Chu Tiannan with the Tiger's Death Fist, confident its hidden force would destroy his opponent's meridians.
• Chu Tiannan met Liu Jin's fist with his palm, and Liu Jin's attack had no apparent effect.
• Luo'er watched from another arena as her trembling opponent collapsed unconscious.
• Chu Tiannan seized Liu Jin's fist and swung him repeatedly into the ground, leaving the quasi-Martial God senseless.

Chu Tiannan brutally defeated Liu Jin, prompting Liu Tong to concede the match and rescue his brother. Instructors watching recognized Chu Tiannan’s hidden skill and half-step Martial God strength, while he encouraged Lin Yurou before her next fight.

• Chu Tiannan overwhelmed Liu Jin with repeated slams until Liu Tong raised his hand and conceded.
• Chu Tiannan stopped, and Liu Tong caught Liu Jin and thanked him for showing mercy.
• Chu Tiannan warned Liu Tong not to send Liu Jin to challenge him again, then left the arena.
• Xiong Lie, Lan Jue, and Lin Yurou congratulated Chu Tiannan, who offered to teach Xiong Lie his use of leverage and encouraged Lin Yurou for her match against European Union 002.
• The instructors from several regions watched Chu Tiannan warily, while An Liena smiled at his victory.
• Three old men observing from another room identified Chu Tiannan as a young half-step Martial God.

Elder Yuan and Elder Ling wagered over whether Marcus would defeat Chu Tiannan, putting Elder Yuan’s Soul Secret Techniques and Elder Ling’s Control Heavenly Law at stake. As the tournament neared its final matches, Chu Tiannan prepared to watch the American Alliance’s 001 face the Hundred Alliance’s 002.

• Elder Yuan offered Marcus a complete set of Soul Secret Techniques if Marcus defeated Chu Tiannan, and Elder Ling accepted the wager, staking his Control Heavenly Law.
• Elder Yuan and Elder Feng noted that Chu Tiannan would also face formidable competitors from the other regions.
• Aolijia wore down his opponents from a distance, while Marcus immobilized approaching opponents with a single look.
• Luo'er won by swinging her sheathed sword once, and Lan Jue narrowly defeated a Controller.
• Xiong Lie lost to Luo'er as the tournament’s battles approached their final stages.
• After defeating his next opponent, Chu Tiannan prepared to watch the American Alliance’s 001 fight the Hundred Alliance’s 002.

Marcus defeated Aolijia in their battle between American Alliance 001 and Hundred Alliance 002 by using an illusion after Aolijia shattered his barrier. The spectators were left stunned, and Chu Tiannan watched Marcus closely.

• Spectators debated whether Marcus or Aolijia would win, while Lin Yurou asked Chu Tiannan for his prediction.
• Aolijia attacked Marcus with three short swords, but Marcus blocked them with a barrier while keeping his eyes closed.
• Aolijia forced a crack through Marcus's barrier and ordered his swords to strike.
• Marcus declared that Aolijia had qualified to face his illusions, then used one to make Aolijia fall in defeat.

Marcus defeated Aolijia after using illusions for the first time in the competition, then provoked Chu Tiannan when they were matched against each other. The final two regional matchups began, setting up a battle to determine the strongest number one.

• Marcus revealed that he had used illusions to defeat Aolijia, drawing a stunned reaction from the other competitors.
• Chu Tiannan received his matchup slip and saw that he would face Marcus, who turned a thumbs-up into a taunting thumbs-down.
• The instructors announced the remaining matches: Luo'er against Futesi and Chu Tiannan against Marcus.
• The four regional champions entered the arenas as the four stages merged into two.
• The crowd cheered for the competitors as they prepared to decide which region had the strongest number one.

Chu Tiannan faced Marcus, the American Alliance Region’s illusionist, in a battle between the regions’ top geniuses. Marcus unleashed a massive soul-pressure attack on Chu Tiannan, leaving the fight poised to begin in earnest.

• The Martial Gods and instructors watched as Chu Tiannan and Marcus entered the arena, each regarded as his region’s leading genius.
• Marcus closed his eyes and warned Chu Tiannan that his strength-based fighting style left him at a disadvantage against an illusionist.
• Chu Tiannan confidently replied that Marcus was unfortunate to have run into him, while Xiong Lie predicted Chu Tiannan would draw his sword.
• Marcus extended his hand and pressed downward, unleashing a soul tsunami that swept across the arena toward Chu Tiannan.

Chu Tiannan withstood Marcus's soul attack and countered with even greater soul pressure, then rushed in to strike him. Marcus took Chu Tiannan seriously and opened his eyes for the first time since the battle began.

• Chu Tiannan easily resisted Marcus's soul pressure, leaving Liu Tong, Liu Jin, and Aolijia wary of provoking him.
• Chu Tiannan unleashed a powerful surge of soul and will that shattered Marcus's first soul barrier.
• Marcus formed a stronger barrier, while Chu Tiannan rushed toward him and swung a soul-infused palm strike.
• Marcus told Chu Tiannan he was the first opponent to make him take the fight seriously, then opened his eyes.

Marcus used his illusion arts and Illusion Lightning against Chu Tiannan in their arena fight, but Chu Tiannan remained standing after the prolonged bombardment. Marcus’s confidence faltered when he saw his opponent had survived his strongest technique.

• Chu Tiannan feinted with a soul-will assault, rushed Marcus with a palm strike, and forced him to take the soul attack head-on.
• Marcus recovered, praised Chu Tiannan for being the first opponent at his level to injure him, and summoned dark clouds over the arena.
• The Raptor Martial God recognized Marcus as a Half-Step Martial God illusionist, while the Illusory Vision Martial God said Marcus’s unorthodox illusion arts followed the wrong path.
• Marcus unleashed his self-created Illusion Lightning, and silver lightning struck the arena for five minutes as Lin Yurou worried and An Liena watched calmly.
• When the lightning and clouds cleared, Marcus saw Chu Tiannan still standing and his expression changed abruptly.

Chu Tiannan defeated Marcus after recognizing that his apparent lightning attack was an illusion, securing a win for China Alliance Region 001. The final match for first place was set between China Alliance Region 001 and Hundred Alliance Region 001.

• Marcus’s lightning barrage left Chu Tiannan unharmed, astonishing the spectators and shaking Marcus’s confidence.
• Chu Tiannan explained that Marcus’s attack was an illusion and that manipulating the power of heaven and earth without reaching the Martial God Level gave it away.
• Marcus accepted his defeat, thanked Chu Tiannan for the guidance, and conceded the match.
• The instructor declared China Alliance Region 001 the winner, and Xiong Lie celebrated before Li Qianqian offered to work with him as an elite.
• Elder Ling accepted that his side had been outmatched, and the organizers announced that Hundred Alliance Region 001 would face China Alliance Region 001 in the final after a fifteen-minute rest.

Chu Tiannan received several missions from the Devouring System, including winning the final battle against Luo'er and devouring the Heavenly Pillar within five years. When the final match began, Luo'er unexpectedly conceded, leaving Chu Tiannan’s fate in the competition unresolved.

• The Devouring System advanced to its second stage and ordered Chu Tiannan to win the final battle for a martial god advancement, warning that failure would demote him.
• The system assigned Chu Tiannan a future quest to seek an inheritance in the Kunlun Mountains and a five-year mission to devour the Heavenly Pillar before it awakened.
• Chu Tiannan realized his opponent was Luo'er and worried that he could not bring himself to attack her, despite the risk of demotion.
• Chu Tiannan and Luo'er entered the arena for the final battle after their allies cheered them on.
• As the match began and Chu Tiannan prepared to concede, Luo'er raised her sword hilt and conceded first.

Luo'er conceded the final match to Chu Tiannan, revealing their apparent closeness before the stunned crowd. As Chu Tiannan suddenly began a breakthrough, Elder Yuan ended the trial and ordered everyone to leave him undisturbed.

• Luo'er conceded to Chu Tiannan, giving up the chance to claim first place.
• Chu Tiannan took Luo'er's hand, and she allowed him to hold it as the crowd and instructors reacted with shock and jealousy.
• Chu Tiannan suddenly sat down to cultivate, with black-and-yellow power flowing around him as his aura grew stronger.
• Elder Yuan arrived with two others, announced that the third stage was over, and ordered the instructors to take their people away while they guarded Chu Tiannan.

Chu Tiannan found himself watching a vision of the Origin World, his former home, while an unknown consciousness assaulted his soul. As the black figure in the valley began to turn toward him, Chu Tiannan demanded to know its identity.

• Chu Tiannan awoke in a void that transformed into the Origin World and recognized the valley where he had lived as the Demon Dragon Sovereign.
• Chu Tiannan tried to return to his homeland but could only watch the vision and could not enter it.
• A black figure swept through the valley, darkening the sky and triggering painful fragments of memory in Chu Tiannan.
• A frenzied voice urged Chu Tiannan to kill the figure, and he fought the consciousness with his soul force.
• The black figure began turning around as darkness pressed down over the Origin World, and Chu Tiannan roared, asking who it was.

Chu Tiannan woke from a terrifying experience and could only repeat, “Who exactly are you?” Luo’er comforted him with a kiss, and after he recovered, they reunited affectionately on Martial God Island.

• Chu Tiannan jolted awake in a special room, shaken by a terrifying experience and repeating, “Who exactly are you?”
• Luo’er tried to calm him, then kissed him to help him regain his senses.
• Chu Tiannan gradually recovered and held Luo’er close, asking why she had not told him she was coming to Martial God Island.
• Luo’er said she wanted her arrival to be a surprise, and Chu Tiannan told her he had missed her.

Chu Tiannan teased Luo'er with a crude wordplay, so she beat him with her sword hilt and left his face swollen. When the China Alliance Region’s team arrived, they laughed at his appearance and learned Luo'er had been with him, before a Councilor appeared.

• Chu Tiannan tricked Luo'er into understanding an obscene joke, and she struck him repeatedly with her sword hilt.
• Chu Tiannan opened the door to find Xiong Lie, An Liena, Lin Yurou, and others from the China Alliance Region waiting outside.
• Xiong Lie guessed that Luo'er had beaten Chu Tiannan, and the group burst into laughter at his swollen face.
• Luo'er called Chu Tiannan's beating punishment for being indecent, while he protested that he would not stoop to her level.
• An elderly Councilor arrived, and everyone turned to greet him.

The China Alliance Region won first place, and Elder Yuan rewarded Chu Tiannan before asking him and Luo'er to stay behind. Chu Tiannan then learned that Luo'er had also reached the Martial God Level.

• The three councilors arrived, and Chu Tiannan's Devour system said they were too powerful for it to assess.
• The China Alliance Region team chose the East District Elite Camp, while Elder Yuan praised Chu Tiannan and gave him a metal scroll as an extra reward.
• Elder Yuan told Lin Yurou and Liu Tong to cultivate in the Special Camp because they had not reached the Martial God Level.
• Elder Yuan dismissed the others but asked Chu Tiannan and Luo'er to remain, then revealed that both newcomers had reached the Martial God Level.
• Chu Tiannan turned to Luo'er in surprise and asked how she had reached the Martial God Level too.

Chu Tiannan and Luo'er reached Martial God Level and were invited by Elder Yuan to join the Martial God Alliance. They accepted and chose their titles, leaving the elders questioning Chu Tiannan’s choice of Chaos Martial God.

• Chu Tiannan realized Luo'er had reached Martial God Level ahead of him despite his own advancement coming from the Devouring System.
• Elder Yuan asked Chu Tiannan and Luo'er to join the Martial God Alliance and protect a region.
• Luo'er said she would follow Chu Tiannan’s lead, and they both agreed to join the alliance.
• Elder Yuan explained that the Martial God Alliance would not conflict with their East Martial Arts Hall affiliation.
• Luo'er chose the title Glazed Glass Martial God, and Chu Tiannan chose Chaos Martial God despite the elders’ warnings.

Chu Tiannan and Luo'er completed their Martial God Alliance registration and learned about the special units and the councilors’ power. Luo'er explained that beings beyond Martial God could draw power from beyond the heavens, giving Chu Tiannan hope of returning to the Origin World, then handed him a metal tag.

• Elder Feng upgraded Chu Tiannan and Luo'er's access privileges to the Martial God Alliance and explained that their titles would be known to others.
• Elder Yuan told Chu Tiannan he had priority in choosing a special unit, and Elder Feng advised him to review the Alliance’s information before submitting an application.
• Elder Yuan, Elder Feng, and Elder Ling vanished, leaving Chu Tiannan stunned by their speed.
• Luo'er explained that the councilors were beings beyond Martial God who could draw power from beyond the heavens, and Chu Tiannan connected this to his hope of reaching the Origin World.
• Luo'er handed Chu Tiannan a small metal tag, which he hung around his neck before asking whether she had found anything.