Chapter Summaries

Chu Tiannan reunited with his grandfather, Speaker Chu Shen, who apologized for failing to protect him and welcomed him back to the family. At his father’s former villa, Chu Tiannan noticed a photograph on the coffee table.

• Chu Shen bowed to Chu Tiannan and apologized for failing to protect him and his father.
• Chu Shen welcomed Chu Tiannan back and arranged for him to rest in his father’s former villa before the banquet.
• Chu Shen recognized Luo'er as the Lin Family’s granddaughter and warmly invited her to call him Grandpa Chu.
• Chu Tiannan and Luo'er went to his father’s former villa, where Chu Tiannan spotted a photograph on the coffee table.

Chu Tiannan discovered a hidden recording from his father, Chu Huaxuan, and learned why his parents had left him behind. The recording ended with instructions to find his Aunt Li and a promise that Chu Huaxuan was going to save his mother.

• Chu Tiannan picked up a photograph of Chu Huaxuan and was moved by seeing his father for the first time.
• Chu Tiannan pressed a button on a device hidden in the frame, activating a projection in the living room.
• Chu Huaxuan's recording explained that he had left the Chu Family after defying his father to keep Chu Tiannan, whose mother was a Soul Master.
• Chu Huaxuan asked Chu Tiannan not to blame his uncles or grandfather and said he and Chu Tiannan's mother had never intended to abandon him.
• Chu Huaxuan told Chu Tiannan to find his maternal aunt, Aunt Li, if he reached Martial God Level, and said he was going to save Chu Tiannan's mother.
• The recording broke off, leaving Chu Tiannan standing silently in the living room.

Chu Tiannan learned that his parents had loved him and died protecting him, and Luo'er comforted him as they confessed their feelings for each other. At dinner with the Chu Family, he offered to help investigate the mysterious upheaval in East China Base City.

• After watching the footage of his parents, Chu Tiannan struggled to contain his grief, and Luo'er took his hands to comfort him.
• Luo'er kissed Chu Tiannan, and he promised to protect her for the rest of his life; she accepted his vow.
• Chu Tiannan joined the Chu Family for dinner, where his brothers welcomed his return.
• Chu Shen and Chu Huatian discussed the lack of leads about the upheaval in East China Base City and said even the First Speaker was at a loss.
• Chu Tiannan told the family he might have information that could help the investigation.

Chu Tiannan told the Chu family that demons were behind the zombie disaster and revealed their Human Purge Plan, which required many lives for a resurrection ritual. Chu Shen reacted with alarm and vanished, leaving Chu Huatian and the others wondering what the plan had to do with Mount Daomang.

• Chu Tiannan said he knew what the demons were planning, prompting Chu Huatian to demand evidence.
• Chu Tiannan recounted how he rescued the Great Wall Guard and described fighting a Limit Martial God-level clown and killing the Red Moon Demon.
• Chu Tiannan explained that the demons’ resurrection ritual required many lives and was part of their Human Purge Plan.
• Chu Shen was shaken by the revelation, asked Chu Tiannan to confirm his account, and murmured about Mount Daomang before suddenly leaving.
• Chu Huatian lost his appetite and remarked that Chu Tiannan had shocked Chu Shen soon after arriving.

Chu Tiannan prepared to return to the East Martial Arts Hall, and Chu Huatian offered to use his connections to help arrange his posting. Meanwhile, Chu Shen gathered humanity’s strongest combatants in virtual space to announce that a major plan was about to begin.

• Chu Tiannan told Chu Huatian and his other uncles that he needed to return to Jingzhou Base City after the East Martial Arts Hall summoned him.
• Chu Huahuang tried to confront the East Martial Arts Hall, but Chu Huatian stopped him and offered Chu Tiannan a letter for Councilor Xingtian.
• Chu Huatian arranged for Chu Tiandong’s fighter aircraft to take Chu Tiannan back the next day and joked that the Hall or Martial God Alliance should provide him with one.
• Chu Shen convened ten of humanity’s strongest combatants in virtual space and told the First Speaker that he knew the man was about to put his plan into action.

Shen Tianwu revealed that the Great Demon King had survived and escaped his seal, while Chu Shen reported that his family’s younger members had encountered Demons and uncovered the phrase “Human Purge Plan.” The chairmen were left facing a possible threat linked to the Great Demon King.

• Shen Tianwu told the chairmen that the Great Demon King was alive, had broken his seal, and was missing.
• The chairmen reacted with alarm and suspected that the upheaval in East China Base City had been a warning from the Great Demon King.
• Fan Tianlei rebuked the frightened chairmen and challenged anyone who objected to his words.
• Shen Tianwu asked Chu Shen to continue explaining what he knew.
• Chu Shen said his family’s younger members had encountered Demons and learned the phrase “Human Purge Plan.”

Chu Tiannan returned to the East Martial Arts Hall with Luo'er after arriving in Jingzhou Base City, where the newcomers welcomed them as Martial Gods. As they headed to the 308th floor, Luo'er received a message from her family, and Chu Tiannan asked whether she needed to go home.

• A gray fighter jet killed a giant sky beast and led its pursuers into Jingzhou Base City's laser defenses, where the beasts were blasted to ash.
• Chu Tiannan, Chu Tiandong, and Luo'er landed at the East Martial Arts Hall and were greeted respectfully by newcomers.
• Chu Tiandong left for the Alliance after reminding Chu Tiannan about the letter from their father.
• Chu Tiannan and Luo'er set off for the 308th floor, but Luo'er dismissed a message from her family.
• Chu Tiannan asked whether Luo'er should check the message, and she asked if he wanted her to go home.

Chu Tiannan accompanied Luo'er to the 308th floor of the main martial arts hall and entered a councilor-level expert’s office. There, he met the fearsome masked man who introduced himself by the title Xingtian.

• Luo'er teased Chu Tiannan and had him escort her to the elevator for the 308th floor.
• Chu Tiannan and Luo'er reached the restricted floor, where fewer than a hundred people had auras stronger than his.
• Luo'er waited outside as Chu Tiannan entered room 30809 alone.
• Chu Tiannan saw a bald, masked man whose killing intent made his soul tremble.
• The masked man praised Chu Tiannan’s composure and talent, then introduced himself as Xingtian.

Chu Tiannan presented Councilor Xingtian with a letter from his eldest uncle, Chu Huatian, and learned that he would remain with the East Martial Arts Hall in a sideliner role. Xingtian appointed him Judicator in South China Base City and directed him to learn the details from branch master Martial God Haoran.

• Councilor Xingtian offered Chu Tiannan contracts to stay at the East Martial Arts Hall or take an external posting.
• Chu Tiannan gave Xingtian a letter from Chu Huatian and explained that he had recently joined the Chu Family.
• After reading Chu Huatian's letter, Xingtian withdrew the external-posting contract and told Chu Tiannan to sign the contract to stay.
• Xingtian appointed Chu Tiannan Judicator of the East Martial Arts Hall in South China Base City and said Martial God Haoran would explain the role when he returned.

Chu Tiannan accepted a largely hands-off inspector general position at the East Martial Arts Hall and received a Transcendence fighter jet. He left with Luo'er, planning to fly them to South China Base City to visit someone.

• Councilor Xingtian appointed Chu Tiannan inspector general of the East Martial Arts Hall in South China Base City and explained that he could choose how actively to intervene.
• Councilor Xingtian gave Chu Tiannan a key to a Transcendence fighter jet awarded by the East Martial Arts Hall's higher-ups.
• After Chu Tiannan left, Councilor Xingtian questioned Shen Cangsheng about whether the jet was an excessive reward, and Shen Cangsheng said Chu Tiannan would prove whether he deserved it.
• Chu Tiannan met Luo'er outside and asked her to accompany him to South China Base City to see someone.
• When Luo'er suggested taking a passenger plane, Chu Tiannan showed her the fighter jet key and said he would fly her there in his own ride.

Chu Tiannan and Luo'er flew from Jingzhou Base City to South China Base City in an East Martial Arts Hall Beyond fighter, whose power and rarity impressed them both. After landing, they left the fighter behind and headed toward a café, where the chapter ended with them standing outside.

• Chu Tiannan learned that the East Martial Arts Hall had provided him a Beyond fighter, a vehicle reserved for the most powerful experts.
• Luo'er admired the fighter's speed and luxury as it carried them toward South China Base City.
• Chu Tiannan promised to take Luo'er around the world after he finished his business and resolved to advance to Beyond Martial God Level.
• The fighter's system spoke in Luo'er's voice and called Chu Tiannan its master, prompting her to scold him until he agreed to change it.
• The fighter landed in the Commercial Alliance Building's parking lot, and Chu Tiannan and Luo'er drove into the city and stopped outside a café.

Chu Tiannan and Luo'er visited the Spirit Intent Coffeehouse to find Li Xiangyue, where they learned that the proprietress was the mother of a pink-eyed girl named Ying. The chapter ended with Ying asking what they wanted with her mom.

• Chu Tiannan and Luo'er walked together through a busy pedestrian street and teased each other about attracting attention.
• Chu Tiannan sensed a strange, familiar fluctuation inside the Spirit Intent Coffeehouse and led Luo'er in.
• A maid guided Chu Tiannan and Luo'er to the bar after Chu Tiannan asked for Li Xiangyue.
• Ying turned around behind the counter and asked what Chu Tiannan and Luo'er wanted with her mom.

Chu Tiannan visited Li Xiangyue at the Spirit Intent Coffeehouse, but she mistook him for his father, Chu Huaxuan, and accused him of betraying his promise to her sister. The chapter ended as Li Xiangyue threw a stool at the bewildered Chu Tiannan.

• Chu Tiannan asked the pink-eyed girl to let him see her mother, but she refused and told him to return tomorrow.
• The girl raised her voice at Chu Tiannan, and he stopped Luo'er from intervening.
• Li Xiangyue came out and apologized for her daughter's behavior before recognizing Chu Tiannan as Chu Huaxuan.
• Li Xiangyue accused Chu Huaxuan of breaking his promise to love her sister and rescue her, then shouted at the coffeehouse patrons.
• Chu Tiannan tried to explain who he was, but Li Xiangyue hurled a stool at him.

Chu Tiannan visited Li Xiangyue, but she mistook him for his father, Chu Huaxuan, and attacked him. After he showed her his identification tag, Li Xiangyue recognized him as her nephew and tearfully embraced him.

• Li Xiangyue attacked Chu Tiannan with a stool, believing he was Chu Huaxuan, while Luo'er tried to explain the mistake.
• Li Xiangyue mistook Luo'er for a young woman Chu Huaxuan had brought to humiliate her, and Luo'er stepped back as Chu Tiannan pleaded his case.
• Chu Tiannan told Li Xiangyue his name, but she thought he was pretending to be his own son and grew angrier.
• Chu Tiannan showed Li Xiangyue his identification tag, and she put on glasses to read it.
• Li Xiangyue recognized Chu Tiannan as her nephew, ran to embrace him, and cried about how long she had waited for him.

Chu Tiannan reunited with his aunt, Li Xiangyue, and cousin, Li Xinxin, at Spirit Intent Café. Their warm meeting was interrupted by Liu Hao’s arrival, and Li Xiangyue confronted him.

• Li Xiangyue embraced Chu Tiannan and told him she had waited ten years for him.
• Chu Tiannan asked after Li Xiangyue, who reassured him that she and her family were doing well and explained how her sister’s soul cultivation method helped the café succeed.
• Li Xiangyue introduced Chu Tiannan to Li Xinxin, who apologized for snapping at him earlier.
• Men in black entered the café, followed by Liu Hao, who came to see Li Xinxin.
• The café’s customers hurried out, and Li Xiangyue coldly asked Liu Hao what he was doing there.

Liu Hao confronted Li Xiangyue and Li Xinxin, demanding that Li Xinxin become his woman and threatening to take her by force. Chu Tiannan learned why the Liu Family had been harassing the sisters, and the chapter ended with Liu Hao declaring he would seize Li Xinxin.

• Liu Hao arrived and renewed his demand that Li Xinxin become his woman.
• Li Xinxin refused Liu Hao and moved behind Chu Tiannan for protection.
• Li Xinxin told Chu Tiannan that Liu Hao, the eldest young master of the Liu Family, had pursued her since her aunt disappeared.
• Li Xiangyue warned Liu Hao that the Liu Family would face ruin if her older sister returned.
• Liu Hao's Quasi-Martial God bodyguards shattered nearby tables and chairs with their aura.
• Liu Hao announced that he would take Li Xinxin by force.

Liu Hao tried to seize Li Xinxin and then set his sights on Luo'er, but a young man intervened after the first group of bodyguards was thrown out. The chapter ended as Liu Hao summoned three stronger men and the young man stepped forward to confront him.

• Liu Hao ordered his Quasi-Martial God bodyguards to take Li Xinxin, while Li Xiangyue fought to protect her.
• Li Xinxin offered to go with Liu Hao to stop him from hurting her mother.
• An unseen force flung Liu Hao's six bodyguards out of the room, leaving Liu Hao to discover the young man and Luo'er inside.
• Liu Hao tried to claim Luo'er as well as Li Xinxin, but Li Xiangyue refused.
• Liu Hao summoned three stronger men, and the young man stepped in front of Li Xiangyue and challenged him.

Chu Tiannan confronted Liu Hao to protect Li Xiangyue and her daughter, offering Liu Hao one chance to kneel and promise to leave them alone. Liu Hao rejected the offer and ordered his men to cripple Chu Tiannan.

• Liu Xiangyue and Li Xinxin urged Chu Tiannan to stay out of the confrontation with Liu Hao.
• Chu Tiannan reassured Li Xiangyue, while Luo'er led her back and told her to let him handle Liu Hao.
• Chu Tiannan demanded that Liu Hao kneel, admit his mistake, and never target the mother and daughter again.
• Liu Hao mocked Chu Tiannan and refused his offer, then ordered his men to tear off all his legs.

Chu Tiannan effortlessly defeated Liu Hao’s Quasi-Martial God experts and humiliated Liu Hao, who called for reinforcements from the Liu Family. Chu Tiannan agreed to wait for them, while Li Xiangyue and Li Xinxin realized he was a Martial God-level expert.

• Liu Hao’s three Quasi-Martial God experts attacked Chu Tiannan, but he sent them flying with a single wave of his hand.
• Chu Tiannan slapped Liu Hao from a distance, swelling his face and knocking out a tooth.
• Liu Hao threatened Chu Tiannan and called Brother Liang to bring the law enforcement team and stronger fighters.
• Chu Tiannan calmly agreed to wait for Liu Hao’s reinforcements.
• Li Xiangyue and Li Xinxin were astonished to learn that Chu Tiannan was a Martial God-level expert.

Chu Tiannan confronted Liu Hao after humiliating his Quasi-Martial God guards and warned that Liu Hao would die regardless of whether he chose a civil or martial contest. Liu Hao dismissed Chu Tiannan’s claims about his influence and Luo’er’s Lin Family, and continued to challenge him.

• Chu Tiannan silenced Liu Hao’s bruised guards with a threat, while Liu Hao insisted that reinforcements would arrive soon.
• Chu Tiannan claimed that even the Lin Family patriarch would address him respectfully, but Liu Hao laughed at the boast.
• Liu Hao offered Chu Tiannan a choice between calling on their allies or summoning stronger Martial Gods, claiming either contest would favor him.
• Chu Tiannan accepted and said Liu Hao would die whichever option he chose, warning him for coveting Luo’er and revealing her connection to the Lin Family.
• Liu Hao mocked Chu Tiannan’s claims and said anyone could pretend to be the son of the East Martial Arts Hall’s head hall master.