Chapter Summaries

Jiang Fan slaughtered demonic beasts with astonishing speed and was ordered to face a herd of Earth-Splitting Rhinoceroses, which he charged despite their overwhelming numbers. As the rhinoceroses rushed him under the black panther Saint Beast’s threat, Jiang Fan called on Little Turtle to suppress them.

• Jiang Fan repeatedly absorbed Blood Crystals to restore his blood and qi while killing demonic beasts, shocking the nearby soldiers and Xu Zhenyue.
• The black panther Saint Beast ordered a herd of nearly a hundred Earth-Splitting Rhinoceroses, including two seven-stars, to attack Jiang Fan.
• Jiang Fan charged straight at the rhinoceroses, whose advance faltered as they feared he might have a powerful trump card.
• The black panther Saint Beast threatened to kill any rhinoceros that stopped, forcing the herd to accelerate toward Jiang Fan.
• Jiang Fan asked Little Turtle to help suppress the rhinoceroses, but Little Turtle angrily refused.

Jiang Fan used Little Turtle’s aura to subdue a herd of Earth-Splitting Rhinoceroses and contracted fifty of them, startling Xu Zhenyue and making Little Turtle suspect Jiang Fan was his master. Unable to contract the remaining stronger beasts, Jiang Fan considered killing them, but the Rhinoceroses begged to surrender.

• Jiang Fan persuaded Little Turtle to release his pressure, and the Earth-Splitting Rhinoceroses collapsed in fear.
• Jiang Fan contracted one Rhinoceros after another, while Little Turtle sensed a familiar connection and struggled to believe Jiang Fan was his master.
• Xu Zhenyue wondered how Jiang Fan could contract so many Rhinoceroses and realized they were the beasts responsible for attacking male beasts from behind.
• Jiang Fan used the system to raise his soul power, then contracted fifty Rhinoceroses before reaching his limit.
• Jiang Fan regretted that he could not contract the remaining stronger Rhinoceroses and said he would have to kill them, prompting them to beg to surrender.

Jiang Fan secured the Earth-Splitting Rhinoceroses’ promise to follow him, then revealed himself as a Spirit Master by killing a demon beast that was swallowing soldiers. The black panther Saint Beast ordered the beasts to kill him while Xu Zhenyue tried to reach him, but the Saint Beast intercepted Xu and trapped him with its black insect swarm.

• Jiang Fan warned the Earth-Splitting Rhinoceroses not to betray him and asked Little Turtle to keep an eye on them.
• Jiang Fan killed a demon beast with his Spirit Weapon saber as it swallowed two soldiers.
• Xu Zhenyue ordered the soldiers to protect Jiang Fan, while the black panther Saint Beast commanded the demon beasts to kill him at any cost.
• Xu Zhenyue charged toward Jiang Fan but the black panther Saint Beast intercepted him.
• The black panther Saint Beast surrounded Xu Zhenyue with black flying insects and used the Twin Saint Beasts’ combined power to hold him back.

Jiang Fan turned the battle around by slaughtering demonic beasts, breaking through to Early-Stage Fifth Rank, and supplying the soldiers with Blood Crystals and healing pills. As the black panther Saint Beast charged at him while burning its Dao Source, an overwhelmingly powerful voice threatened to kill it if it harmed him.

• Jiang Fan used his Psychic Power to slaughter waves of demonic beasts across the battlefield, revealing himself as a Great Psychic to Xu Zhenyue.
• Jiang Fan broke through to Early-Stage Fifth Rank during the battle and sent Blood Crystals and healing pills to the soldiers.
• The replenished soldiers fought more fiercely, while Jiang Fan protected them and the Earth-Splitting Rhinoceroses attacked the beasts.
• The black panther Saint Beast charged toward Jiang Fan, and Xu Zhenyue burned his Dao Source to pursue it, but could not catch up.
• As the black panther Saint Beast neared Jiang Fan, a powerful voice warned it not to hurt him.

Little Turtle protected Jiang Fan from a black panther Saint Beast while Xu Zhenyue contacted Yan Tianyang for an update on the battle. Yan Tianyang learned that Jiang Fan was at the Southern Wilderness Fortress and ordered Xu Zhenyue to keep him alive, then called Crazy Old Man for help.

• Little Turtle appeared in an enormous form, intimidating the black panther Saint Beast and keeping it from attacking Jiang Fan, though the beast lingered in hopes that Little Turtle was badly injured.
• Xu Zhenyue used a magical mirror to contact Yan Tianyang and described the chaos at the western gate, including the arrival of a turtle and a young man.
• Yan Tianyang recognized Jiang Fan and was shocked when Xu Zhenyue said Jiang Fan was a Great Psychic.
• Yan Tianyang learned that Jiang Fan was a first-year student at Yuanwu and ordered Xu Zhenyue to keep him alive until reinforcements arrived.
• Yan Tianyang ended the call and contacted Crazy Old Man, who said he was searching for his disciple.

Crazy Old Man arrived at Southern Wilderness Fortress as Jiang Fan fled the black panther Saint Beast with Little Turtle and Xu Zhenyue trying to protect him. The chapter ended with Xu Zhenyue recognizing the newcomer as Commander Li.

• Yan Tianyang told Crazy Old Man that Jiang Fan was in danger at Southern Wilderness Fortress, and Crazy Old Man rushed there.
• Little Turtle told Jiang Fan to escape while he fought the black panther Saint Beast, but the injured Little Turtle was repeatedly beaten back.
• Jiang Fan summoned Big Black and tried to flee, but the black mist pursued him until Xu Zhenyue intercepted its attack.
• Xu Zhenyue ordered Little Turtle to take Jiang Fan away, and Little Turtle carried him through waves of flying demonic beasts sent to block their escape.
• The black mist slipped past Xu Zhenyue and pursued Jiang Fan, but Crazy Old Man arrived, prompting Xu Zhenyue to address him as Commander Li.

Crazy Old Man arrived to support Xu Zhenyue and learned that Jiang Fan was in danger from a swarm of flying insects. As the insects cornered Jiang Fan and Little Turtle, Little Turtle refused to abandon him and blasted two paths through the swarm.

• Xu Zhenyue recognized Crazy Old Man and realized he might be Yan Shuai’s promised support.
• Crazy Old Man restrained the black panther Saint Beast and demanded to know where Jiang Fan had gone.
• Jiang Fan and the badly injured Little Turtle fled the pursuing insects and argued over whether to detonate their weapons.
• The swarm surrounded Jiang Fan and Little Turtle, and Little Turtle refused to escape alone.
• Little Turtle blasted two paths through the swarm with jets of water from its nose.

Little Turtle tried to protect Jiang Fan from the insect swarm, but both were immobilized by the insects’ law power. Jiang Fan used his life-saving trump card and transformed into a composed figure whose presence seemed familiar to Little Turtle.

• Little Turtle drove the insects from his body with his Dao Source aura, then told Jiang Fan he would use his Destruction and Rebirth Law Domain to self-detonate and create an opening for him to escape.
• The insects immobilized Little Turtle and Jiang Fan with their law of stillness as the swarm closed in around them.
• Jiang Fan called on his life-saving trump card, and his eyes briefly lost their focus before he reopened them with an unfamiliar, indifferent composure.
• Jiang Fan moved despite the stillness, and Little Turtle recognized the familiar look and smile of the young lord he had known in the past.

Jiang Fan briefly awakened and reunited with Little Turtle after defeating the insect swarm, but warned him not to reveal his identity to his current self or remain by his side. Jiang Fan then collapsed into a coma, leaving Crazy Old Man to confront the badly injured Little Turtle.

• Jiang Fan destroyed the attacking insect swarm with Spirit Weapons and received 900 points for killing a Saint Beast and doing a good deed.
• Jiang Fan remembered that a fruit had made him a Spirit Master but sent him back into the furnace to be remade as a side effect.
• Little Turtle recognized Jiang Fan, rushed to him, and cried with joy after Jiang Fan kicked him and pulled him back with Psychic Power.
• Jiang Fan told Little Turtle not to reveal his identity to his current self and not to stay by his side, then collapsed as his awakened state faded.
• Crazy Old Man caught the unconscious Jiang Fan and blamed Little Turtle for failing to protect him, while Little Turtle angrily pointed out his own severe injuries.

After Crazy Old Man brought the badly injured Jiang Fan to Southern Wilderness Fortress, Little Turtle watched over him while discovering that Little White was the long-lost Third and had recognized Jiang Fan as Master. Jiang Fan woke up in pain, and Little Turtle rushed to care for him.

• Little Turtle explained that Niuwa had injured him after the orange cat teleported them to the Church of Justice, then insisted on carrying the unconscious Jiang Fan.
• Crazy Old Man carried Jiang Fan to Southern Wilderness Fortress with Psychic Power, while Little Turtle followed despite his injuries.
• After three days at Jiang Fan's bedside, Little Turtle recognized Little White as Third and learned that Little White had known Jiang Fan was Master from his scent.
• Little Turtle became distraught over having mistreated Jiang Fan before his memories awakened, while Crazy Old Man watched in confusion.
• Jiang Fan woke up in pain, and Little Turtle hurried to ask how he felt and what he needed.

Jiang Fan woke up injured and was alarmed by Little Turtle’s unusually attentive behavior. Little Turtle blamed his concern on a Wang Family woman who believed Jiang Fan was his master’s reincarnation, but Jiang Fan remained suspicious.

• Jiang Fan woke up to find Little Turtle anxiously offering him water and helping him sit up.
• Jiang Fan asked whether the pontiff had knocked something loose in Little Turtle’s brain, and Little Turtle reflexively snapped back.
• Crazy Old Man scolded Jiang Fan for entering the doorway alone to fight Ruins Species and flicked his forehead.
• Little Turtle angrily defended Jiang Fan, then fussed over his swollen forehead, startling Jiang Fan into jumping off the bed.
• Little Turtle claimed he was protecting Jiang Fan because a Wang Family woman had ordered him to, but Jiang Fan doubted the explanation.

Jiang Fan recovered and received a barely living black panther Saint Beast from Crazy Old Man, who enjoyed being pampered while Little Turtle protested. After Jiang Fan killed the beast with a Spirit Weapon, Crazy Old Man learned how he had obtained it and began explaining why Jiang Fan could use Bad Uncle’s weapon.

• Little Turtle avoided revealing its identity when Jiang Fan questioned it, and Crazy Old Man dismissed its strange behavior as an old brain problem.
• Crazy Old Man brought Jiang Fan a dying black panther Saint Beast, then let Jiang Fan massage his shoulders and legs while Little Turtle angrily objected.
• Jiang Fan killed the black panther Saint Beast with a Spirit Weapon and earned 900 points.
• Jiang Fan told Crazy Old Man how he had found the Spirit Weapon at the Church of Justice, and Crazy Old Man marveled at his luck.
• Crazy Old Man began analyzing why Jiang Fan could use Bad Uncle’s Spirit Weapon.

After Crazy Old Man suggested Jiang Fan’s past-life restrictions had expired, Little Turtle urged him to try contracting demonic beasts other than Earth-Splitting Rhinoceroses. Jiang Fan found a Six Star plant-type beast and began forming a contract, but Peach Fruit Old Man sensed it and attacked from a folded secret realm.

• Crazy Old Man reasoned that the restrictions on the Spirit Weapon and the treasury had expired after their owner died, while Jiang Fan counted his gains from the Southern Wilderness Fortress.
• Little Turtle asked why Jiang Fan had contracted only Earth-Splitting Rhinoceroses, and Jiang Fan explained that his other attempted contracts had ended in failure.
• Little Turtle lied that Jiang Fan could now contract other kinds of demonic beasts, so Jiang Fan rode Big Black out to search for one.
• Jiang Fan spotted a Snow-Howling Lion, but a nearby tree seized him; he stopped Little Turtle from attacking and subdued the Six Star plant-type demonic beast.
• Jiang Fan placed his hand on the tree to form a contract, and Peach Fruit Old Man sensed it from a folded secret realm and declared that the plant-type beast should die.

Jiang Fan successfully contracted the Snow-Howling Lion and many other demonic beasts after Little Turtle promised to call him Dad and offered three favors if another contract failed. When he reached his contract limit, the system panel revealed that Big Black and three unidentified entries were separated from his other beasts, leaving Jiang Fan wondering what made them special and what his life-saving trump card was.

• A tree exploded as Jiang Fan tried to contract it, and Little Turtle and Little White argued over whether the tree had caused it.
• Little Turtle promised to become Jiang Fan’s son and offered three favors if another contract attempt failed; Jiang Fan agreed to try again with the Snow-Howling Lion.
• Jiang Fan successfully contracted the Snow-Howling Lion, and Little Turtle insisted on calling him Dad.
• Jiang Fan contracted various kinds of demonic beasts until he reached his limit, then checked the system panel.
• Jiang Fan noticed Big Black and three question marks listed separately from the beasts grouped under “Others” and wondered about his life-saving trump card.

Jiang Fan worried that his life-saving trump card might replace his personality, but the system denied that anyone else was inside him while hinting that he would learn the truth later. At the Southern Wilderness Fortress, Xu Zhenyue offered Jiang Fan his granddaughter in marriage, but Wang Yao arrived and enthusiastically clung to him.

• Jiang Fan questioned the system about the strange presence he felt when using his life-saving trump card, and the system denied possession while refusing to explain the sensation.
• Jiang Fan and Little Turtle returned to the Southern Wilderness Fortress, where Xu Zhenyue learned that Crazy Old Man had taken Jiang Fan as his disciple.
• Crazy Old Man blamed Yan Tianyang for Jiang Fan ending up at the fortress, while Xu Zhenyue praised Jiang Fan for his service there.
• Xu Zhenyue offered his granddaughter to Jiang Fan, and Crazy Old Man objected to their generational relationship.
• Wang Yao arrived, wrapped her arms around Jiang Fan, and squeezed him until he pleaded with Crazy Old Man to save him.

Wang Yao clung to Jiang Fan, mistaking him for the Holy Lord of the Church of Justice, until Lan Shengxue arrived and stopped her. Lan Mingxi backed Lan Shengxue, and he and Wang Yao began fighting outside while Jiang Fan watched with Crazy Old Man and Little Turtle.

• Crazy Old Man warned Wang Yao not to fight him and tried to explain that Jiang Fan was not the man she mistook him for.
• Wang Yao ignored Jiang Fan's protests and tried to check beneath his clothes while Xu Zhenyue watched in shock.
• Lan Shengxue arrived and stopped Wang Yao from tugging at Jiang Fan's clothes.
• Lan Mingxi backed Lan Shengxue, traded taunts with Wang Yao, and fought her outside.
• Crazy Old Man scolded Jiang Fan for getting close to the Holy Lord's lover, while Jiang Fan insisted Wang Yao had forced herself on him.

Lan Mingxi challenged Wang Yao and was beaten while Jiang Fan learned his old nickname was Iron-Headed Lan. The next morning, Lan Shengxue revealed she had stood guard all night after Wang Yao slipped into Jiang Fan’s bed, and Jiang Fan left with Crazy Old Man for Fortress No. 1 while Wang Yao kept Little Turtle behind.

• Lan Mingxi provoked Wang Yao and endured a beating as Jiang Fan and Lan Shengxue watched.
• Crazy Old Man told Jiang Fan and Lan Shengxue that Lan Mingxi’s nickname was Iron-Headed Lan, and Xu Zhenyue abandoned the idea of introducing his granddaughter to Jiang Fan.
• Jiang Fan woke to find Wang Yao in his bed, while Lan Shengxue explained she had stayed at the doorway all night to watch over him.
• Crazy Old Man told Jiang Fan they were returning to Fortress No. 1, explaining that Jiang Fan’s presence could attract stronger demonic beasts and endanger the Southern Wilderness Fortress.
• Jiang Fan left with Crazy Old Man, and Wang Yao stopped Little Turtle from following them.

Wang Yao and Little Turtle laughed over Little Turtle’s mistaken judgment, while Jiang Fan and Crazy Old Man bantered about family, treasures, and Spirit Weapons during their flight to Fortress No. 1. The chapter ended with Crazy Old Man eyeing Jiang Fan’s spatial ring after learning he had emptied two Church of Justice treasuries.

• Wang Yao teased Little Turtle for failing to recognize Jiang Fan, and Little Turtle admitted he had been blind.
• Crazy Old Man sneezed twice as he flew with Jiang Fan toward Fortress No. 1, and Jiang Fan asked him to stay longer.
• Crazy Old Man revealed that he had moved his family’s graves from Fortress No. 31, and Jiang Fan happily called him Grandpa.
• Crazy Old Man slapped Jiang Fan for joking about inheriting his treasures, then demanded dozens of Spirit Weapons to serve as his Dao protector.
• Crazy Old Man remembered giving Jiang Fan his spatial ring and grew interested in the two Church of Justice treasuries Jiang Fan had emptied.

Jiang Fan gave Crazy Old Man a Spirit Weapon and agreed to teach him the sword technique linked to it. After Jiang Fan demonstrated the deceptively simple moves, Crazy Old Man remained transfixed and unresponsive.

• Crazy Old Man pressed Jiang Fan for Spirit Weapons, and Jiang Fan gave him the single sword-shaped Spirit Weapon from the Zhou Family Secret Realm.
• Crazy Old Man asked Jiang Fan to teach him the sword technique, and Jiang Fan agreed to demonstrate it on the spot.
• Jiang Fan performed the sword technique, whose plain movements carried profound sword principles.
• Crazy Old Man stared blankly after the demonstration and did not respond when Jiang Fan called to him.

Jiang Fan demonstrated the sword art repeatedly because Crazy Old Man could not understand it, and Crazy Old Man finally lost his temper and flung him into the air. Little Turtle rescued Jiang Fan and attacked Crazy Old Man before Jiang Fan stopped the fight.

• Little Turtle told Jiang Fan that Crazy Old Man had not learned the sword art, and Crazy Old Man complained that Jiang Fan had demonstrated it too quickly.
• Crazy Old Man explained that the sword art required understanding its intent and technique, so Jiang Fan demonstrated it again and repeated the moves more than a hundred times.
• Crazy Old Man still struggled to learn the sword art, and Jiang Fan suggested he give up swordsmanship.
• Crazy Old Man threw Jiang Fan into the air, but Little Turtle rescued him and brought him safely back to the ground.
• Little Turtle attacked Crazy Old Man and knocked him back several hundred zhang, but Jiang Fan called for it to stop.