Chapter Summaries

Ling Yi watched a livestream and discovered that Brother Monkey had used the Blood Spray Technique to kill three Heavenly Court immortals, earning him a large number of Plot Points. With the new points in hand, Ling Yi decided to spend them freely.

• Ling Yi debated how to spend his Plot Points, then received 180 more and spent one to livestream Brother Monkey.
• Ling Yi watched Taibai Jinxing die from the Blood Spray Technique, and the Jade Emperor ordered an investigation after Taibai Jinxing’s soul shattered.
• Ling Yi saw that the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing had also died from the technique.
• Ling Yi watched the Supreme Lao Lord fight the technique with pills before dying, then saw the livestream return to Brother Monkey cultivating.
• Ling Yi concluded that Brother Monkey had killed three great immortals and tapped the system interface to spend his Plot Points.

Ling Yi upgraded Blood Spray Technique and his amplification talent with Plot Points, then learned that he could not gain experience through ordinary monster grinding. On the day of the nationwide combat trial, he humiliated Zhang Xiaoya and Lü Hu by secretly making them appear to bleed from between their legs.

• Ling Yi raised Blood Spray Technique to level nine and upgraded Tenfold Amplification to Twentyfold Amplification, but found he had no experience bar and could level up only with Plot Points.
• During four days at home, Ling Yi learned Zhang Xiaoya had an A Grade Rapid Speed talent and Lü Hu had an S Grade Berserk talent, and discovered that the Church of Eternal Life targeted human geniuses.
• Ling Yi received the school’s revised trial details: newly Awakened students nationwide would fight Mutant Beasts in the wild, seize points from other participants, and face expected deaths.
• On the nationwide trial day, Zhang Xiaoya and Lü Hu mocked Ling Yi for supposedly remaining level one while boasting that they had reached level seven.
• Ling Yi used Blood Spray Technique to make Zhang Xiaoya and Lü Hu appear to bleed, leaving them humiliated as they hurried away.

The Awakened students gathered at Red Maple Town for their trial, where Teacher Li Tian warned them that the wild Mutant Beasts inside would attack on sight. Lü Hu and Zhang Xiaoya arrived just before the trial began, and the students entered the enclosed grounds as the gate closed behind them.

• The graduating Awakened gathered at school, where Lü Wangba sent them by bus to Red Maple Town.
• Teacher Li Tian explained that the trial’s Mutant Beasts were dangerous, urged students to form small teams, and warned them to keep their watches.
• Li Tian waited for Lü Hu and Zhang Xiaoya, who arrived still walking awkwardly while their equipment concealed the effects of the Blood Spray Technique.
• The trial bell rang, and a guard ordered the students through the gate into Red Maple Town.
• After all the Awakened entered, the heavy iron gate closed, shutting the teachers and parents outside.

Ling Yi avoided forming a team and explored an abandoned hotel in Red Maple Town, where he used the Blood Spray Technique to kill two mutated rats and earn trial points. From the hotel roof, he spotted a distant area packed with monsters and prepared to test his skill’s range.

• Ling Yi left the group alone, while Zhang Xiaoya, Lü Hu, and Qin Xiaoxiao secretly followed him and Shen Mo watched from the wall.
• Shen Mo kept an eye on Ling Yi and planned to take Qin Xiaoxiao away after the trial because of her 3S talent.
• Ling Yi entered an abandoned hotel and killed two mutated rats by targeting their front legs with the Blood Spray Technique.
• Ling Yi saw his score rise to 2, ranked 459, and wondered why killing Mutant Beasts gave him exploration progress instead of experience.
• Ling Yi reached the roof, spotted a distant area packed with monsters, and decided to test the Blood Spray Technique’s range.

Ling Yi discovered that he could instantly kill any visible Mutant Beast from an unlimited distance, and he used the ability to rack up points across Red Maple Town. Lü Hu and Zhang Xiaoya abandoned thoughts of confronting him and left to hunt monsters, while Shen Mo watched and wondered about Ling Yi’s growth potential.

• Ling Yi confirmed that his skill could instantly kill visible Mutant Beasts at any distance and began firing red streaks toward the town center.
• Zhang Xiaoya and Lü Hu realized Ling Yi’s attacks were killing monsters in one hit after seeing his nationwide ranking reach 75 points.
• Zhang Xiaoya decided there was no chance of reconciling with Ling Yi, and she and Lü Hu left to hunt monsters instead of challenging him.
• Ling Yi continued killing Mutant Beasts, collected a few skill books, and discovered that he had no inventory or equipment slots.
• Shen Mo watched Ling Yi eliminate more than five thousand Mutant Beasts without leveling up and decided to keep observing him.

Shen Mo reported Ling Yi’s limitless, instant-kill ability to Xia Qinghan, who ordered him to bring Ling Yi to her after the trial. Ling Yi reached level ten and raised Blood Spray Technique to lv40, then considered investing in defenses and speed to survive threats from other professionals.

• Shen Mo told Xia Qinghan that Ling Yi, a newly Awakened F-rank priest, had been instantly killing Mutant Beasts without cooldown or mana cost.
• Xia Qinghan ordered Shen Mo to bring Ling Yi to meet her after the trial and told him to keep teleporting in beasts as Ling Yi killed them.
• Ling Yi checked his system panel and found that his level remained one while Blood Spray Technique continued mutating.
• Ling Yi spent Plot Points to rise from level one to level ten and raise Blood Spray Technique to lv40, adding five customizable blood spray points and extending its duration.
• Ling Yi decided to invest in health, defense, resistance, and speed to protect himself from ambushes and attacks by groups.

Ling Yi spent Plot Points to raise his health, resistance, defense, and speed, then discovered that he could soon unlock more worlds by killing Mutant Beasts. Qin Xiaoxiao joined his party after revealing her Forbidden Spell talent, Seek Fortune and Avoid Misfortune ability, and Infinite Backpack, and Ling Yi began grinding monsters with her.

• Ling Yi spent 400 Plot Points to gain 80 resistance, then used more points to increase his defense and speed while saving the rest.
• Ling Yi saw that killing more Mutant Beasts would unlock additional worlds and wondered whom he should send Water Margin to.
• A blue vortex appeared in Red Maple Town and brought in countless Mutant Beasts, which Ling Yi prepared to kill for World Exploration Points.
• Qin Xiaoxiao asked to join Ling Yi, explaining that her Forbidden Spell talent required 100,000 magic to use and that she needed a hundred times the usual experience to level up.
• Qin Xiaoxiao revealed that she also had Seek Fortune and Avoid Misfortune and an Infinite Backpack, so Ling Yi accepted her party invitation and made her responsible for pickups.
• Ling Yi set the party experience split in Qin Xiaoxiao's favor and began killing Mutant Beasts as she collected the drops.

Ling Yi teamed up with Qin Xiaoxiao and discovered that her Seek Fortune and Avoid Misfortune talent caused an unusually high monster drop rate. After learning the Silence Spell, he noticed his system had added another world to its list, then asked Qin Xiaoxiao about the novels in her Infinite Backpack.

• Qin Xiaoxiao showed Ling Yi her status panel and explained that her daily Seek Fortune and Avoid Misfortune prompt had told her to team up with him.
• Ling Yi tested the upgrade option on Qin Xiaoxiao's panel but declined to spend Plot Points on her level.
• Qin Xiaoxiao leveled up and revealed a large haul of drops, explaining that her talent increased monster drop rates.
• Ling Yi learned the Silence Spell from Qin Xiaoxiao's skill book and saw that his system had added a world while raising the world search progress requirement tenfold.
• Ling Yi spotted Qin Xiaoxiao's stockpile of novels in her Infinite Backpack and asked whether she had Water Margin and Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.

Ling Yi sent Water Margin to Emperor Huizong of Song and Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils to Emperor Zhezong of Song, then discovered Qin Xiaoxiao gained 100 free attribute points per level. As Shen Mo considered recruiting them to the Azure Dragon Divine Battle Team, Luo Xue decided to seek out Ling Yi and make a deal.

• Ling Yi sent Water Margin to Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji, and Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils to Emperor Zhezong of Song, Zhao Xi.
• Qin Xiaoxiao discovered she had 100 free attribute points and planned to spend them on magic, while Ling Yi told her to keep her class panel secret.
• Qin Xiaoxiao said her Seek Fortune and Avoid Misfortune talent predicted they would join the Azure Dragon Divine Battle Team, and Ling Yi approved of the idea.
• Shen Mo saw Qin Xiaoxiao's class panel and decided he would bring her and Ling Yi back before explaining their potential to the captain.
• In Red Maple Town, Luo Xue complained that Ling Yi had taken all the Mutant Beasts and set out to make a deal with him despite her companion's warning.

Luo Shuang, Feng Qianning, and the other examinees confronted Ling Yi for monopolizing the Mutant Beasts, but he refused to stop farming. Lü Hu’s resentment deepened as he remembered arranging an attempt on Ling Yi’s life, and an unknown girl offered Ling Yi a deal.

• Luo Shuang and Feng Qianning lamented that Ling Yi’s monster farming was ruining their chances of earning points and winning the provincial reward.
• Zhang Xiaoya confronted Ling Yi, but he said her accusation had made him decide to keep farming the Mutant Beasts.
• Lü Hu defended Zhang Xiaoya and threatened Ling Yi, who dismissed him and enraged him further.
• Lü Hu recalled that he had arranged for someone to kill Ling Yi, who had survived despite being stabbed and having his head smashed.
• A girl addressed Ling Yi and asked whether he wanted to make a deal.

Ling Yi accepted Luo Shuang and Feng Qianning’s offer to secure them top-three places in the assessment while farming Mutant Beasts and receiving powerful skill mutations and Plot Points. The deal was arranged through Qin Xiaoxiao, as Zhang Xiaoya regretted her breakup and feared the consequences of her Awakened Contract with the Lü Family.

• Luo Shuang offered Ling Yi ten million for a top-three finish, and Ling Yi demanded high-tier equipment before Feng Qianning added a blue priest skill book and a backpack stone.
• Ling Yi cleared another wave of Mutant Beasts as notifications awarded him 4,500 Plot Points and mutated Blood Spray Technique, Body Strengthening Technique, Light Armor Technique, and Silence Spell into Blood Curse, Rust Technique, Corrosion, and Time Stop Technique.
• Ling Yi accepted the offer and told Qin Xiaoxiao to trade with Luo Shuang and Feng Qianning.
• Zhang Xiaoya watched Qin Xiaoxiao and Ling Yi with regret, then considered how her Awakened Contract tied her to the Lü Family and could cost her experience points if she broke it.

Ling Yi sold access to his weakened monster wave, using his skills to reduce the Mutant Beasts’ health, attack, and defense while party members farmed safely. As Shen Mo reported Ling Yi’s power to Xia Qinghan, she arrived in person.

• Qin Xiaoxiao traded Feng Qianning’s group a Blessing Technique skill book to Ling Yi, and Feng Qianning introduced herself and asked to become his friend.
• Ling Yi cast the Blood Curse, Rust Technique, and Corrosion over Red Maple Town, weakening the Mutant Beasts and inviting buyers into his party.
• Ling Yi told Qin Xiaoxiao to wear the Ice Phoenix Battle Armor and sent her, Feng Qianning, and Luo Shuang downstairs to farm monsters.
• Lü Hu offered Ling Yi a Holy Light Technique skill book after the assessment in exchange for farming ten Mutant Beasts, and Ling Yi added him to the party.
• Shen Mo reported Ling Yi’s abilities to Xia Qinghan, who appeared behind him and said she could hear him.

As Xia Qinghan tested Ling Yi’s red fog with a Fifth Tier Lei Hu, the skill reduced the beast to 1 health and a second red fog killed it instantly. Convinced Ling Yi was a vital talent, Xia Qinghan decided to take him away before the assessment ended, while Ling Yi considered how to spend his points.

• Lü Hu killed fifteen Mutant Beasts before Ling Yi kicked him from the party, and Shen Mo teleported him out of the trial.
• Xia Qinghan ordered Shen Mo to teleport a Fifth Tier Lei Hu into Red Maple Town to test Ling Yi’s red fog.
• The Lei Hu’s health dropped to 1 in the first red fog, then a second red fog killed it instantly with 1 damage.
• Xia Qinghan decided she would take Ling Yi and Qin Xiaoxiao away once the red fog cleared, despite Shen Mo warning that it broke the rules.
• Ling Yi finished his hot pot and considered how to allocate his 4,500 Plot Points.

Ling Yi spent Plot Points to increase his health, resistance, and defense before Qin Xiaoxiao warned him that a powerful Church of Eternal Life expert would attack that night. After discovering several items from the Fifth Tier Mutant Beast, Ling Yi learned that Qin Xiaoxiao wanted to use a forbidden Awakened Contract Scroll on him.

• Ling Yi spent 3,000 Plot Points to raise his health by one million, his resistance by 200 points, and his defense by 10,000 points.
• Qin Xiaoxiao warned Ling Yi that her Seek Fortune and Avoid Misfortune talent had predicted an attack by a powerful Church of Eternal Life expert that night.
• Ling Yi considered the danger of control and silence skills, and Qin Xiaoxiao revealed that the Fifth Tier Mutant Beast had dropped a Purification Technique skill book, Fifth Tier equipment, and an Awakened Contract Scroll.
• Ling Yi told Qin Xiaoxiao to learn the Purification Technique, keep the equipment, and destroy the forbidden scroll, but she insisted on using it on him.
• Qin Xiaoxiao claimed her talent had told her that a fair contract would go undetected, and Ling Yi questioned how she knew.

Qin Xiaoxiao explained her item prompts to Ling Yi before they entered a tent, while Feng Qianning and Luo Shuang discussed befriending him and leaving Dafeng City. On the wall, Xia Qinghan considered binding Ling Yi to a Peace Contract, but a magic array suddenly engulfed Red Maple Town.

• Qin Xiaoxiao explained that Seek Fortune and Avoid Misfortune could provide prompts about items, then canceled the trade interface and went into the tent with Ling Yi.
• Feng Qianning unfolded a goblin cabin beside Ling Yi’s tent, and she and Luo Shuang discussed leaving Dafeng City after saying goodbye to him.
• Feng Qianning told Luo Shuang that Ling Yi’s red fog could be valuable against the coming beast tide, and Luo Shuang agreed they should get on good terms with him.
• Xia Qinghan recovered her health after the red fog nearly killed her and told Shen Mo she planned to use a Peace Contract on Ling Yi, with a Sealing stone as a fallback.
• Six pillars of light rose over Red Maple Town, and Xia Qinghan recognized a magic array cast by the Church of Eternal Life.

Ling Yi increased Qin Xiaoxiao’s Magic Power so she could cast her Purification Technique, which protected him from negative statuses despite the Magic-Suppressing Formation. As the Church of Eternal Life’s forces entered Red Maple Town’s deadly red mist, Shen Mo and Xia Qinghan searched for survivors but found only corpses.

• Xia Qinghan and Shen Mo realized a Magic-Suppressing Formation had disabled their skills and suspected the Church of Eternal Life had come for Ling Yi.
• Ling Yi raised Qin Xiaoxiao’s Magic Power by 1,000,000 Plot Points, allowing her Forbidden Spell Purification Technique to clear his negative statuses and protect him for twenty-four hours.
• Ling Yi sensed fifteen black-robed figures enter his red mist and spotted two approaching Azure Dragon Divine Battle Team members.
• Ling Yi warned the students to stay inside the building, expanded the red mist around it, and invited Shen Mo and Xia Qinghan into his party so they would not be harmed by his Blood Curse.
• Shen Mo and Xia Qinghan searched Red Maple Town for the Church of Eternal Life members but found only fifteen uninjured corpses.

Shen Qinghan and Shen Mo uncovered the Lü Family’s ties to the Church of Eternal Life and debated trusting Ling Yi, then Xia Qinghan invited Ling Yi and Qin Xiaoxiao to join Azure Dragon. Ling Yi accepted after negotiating terms and signing a Contract, and Xia Qinghan took them to headquarters as the students watched them disappear.

• Shen Qinghan and Shen Mo identified fourteen Lü Family members and the North Leaf Province Awakened Academy dean among the Church of Eternal Life members, and Shen Qinghan ordered a secret investigation.
• Shen Qinghan and Shen Mo decided they had to trust Ling Yi despite fearing his power, while the Divine Battle Teams faced a dire threat from powerful traitors and an approaching beast tide.
• Xia Qinghan invited Ling Yi and Qin Xiaoxiao to join Azure Dragon, and Ling Yi negotiated freedom, information, and authority before signing a Contract with her.
• Ling Yi called Xia Qinghan captain and demonstrated complete control over the red mist in Red Maple Town.
• Xia Qinghan used her shadow skill to take Ling Yi and Qin Xiaoxiao away, leaving Zhang Xiaoya, Luo Xue, and Feng Qianning behind.

Ling Yi learned that the Church of Eternal Life and the Lü Family threatened him, then arranged to leave in three days to level up with Azure Dragon. After making preparations with Qin Xiaoxiao, he checked the system to see what Brother Monkey had done.

• Xia Qinghan explained that the Divine Battle Teams lacked strength and agreed to take Ling Yi and Azure Dragon members out to sea to level up.
• Ling Yi learned the Lü Family had joined the Church of Eternal Life and attacked him, and he set a departure date three days away.
• Xia Qinghan gave Ling Yi three priest skill books and arranged for Shen Mo to bring him a battleship.
• Ling Yi asked Qin Xiaoxiao to print and bind as many novels as possible, and she used Purification Technique on him before going to rest.
• Ling Yi opened the system and asked to watch a livestream of Brother Monkey after noticing his Plot Points had surged.

Over five hundred years, Son Goku killed Li Jing, crippled the Heavenly Court, and sealed Spirit Mountain with Blood Curse, leaving the Journey to the West scheme in disarray. Ling Yi spent Plot Points upgrading his skills to give Brother Monkey stronger abilities, then turned to upgrade Resurrection Technique.

• Son Goku killed Li Jing after the Heavenly Court sent him to provoke the monkey, and the Jade Emperor branded him a demon without evidence.
• Son Goku used Blood Curse to trap the Heavenly Court, weakened the Jade Emperor with Corrosion and Rust Technique, and drove Tathagata to flee.
• Son Goku sealed Spirit Mountain in red mist, while Ling Yi learned that five hundred years had passed in the Journey to the West World.
• Ling Yi spent Plot Points upgrading Blood Curse, Corrosion, Time Stop Technique, Blessing Technique, Holy Light Technique, and Holy Light Shield into stronger or mutated skills.
• Ling Yi gained Misfortune Aura, Heartfire Technique, and Myriad Spirits Shield, then focused on his final skill, Resurrection Technique.

Ling Yi upgraded Resurrection Technique into Undead Revival, prompting Brother Monkey to embrace rewriting the Journey to the West. In the Water Margin World, Zhao Ji used the new ability to turn his ministers into undead and began taking control of the court, while Ling Yi resolved to help him govern well.

• Ling Yi spent Plot Points to mutate and upgrade Resurrection Technique into Undead Revival, which could turn slain living beings into undying undead.
• Brother Monkey sensed the improved skill, declared he would rewrite the journey west, and resolved to make the gods and buddhas follow his version of the story.
• Ling Yi opened Zhao Ji's livestream and watched Gao Qiu urge Emperor Huizong of Song to send soldiers against Mount Liang.
• Zhao Ji dismissed the Mount Liang issue and killed the assembled ministers with red mist, then raised them as his undead subordinates.
• Zhao Ji ordered the ministers to surrender their embezzled wealth and resume their duties, but later admitted he did not know how to reform Great Song.
• Ling Yi decided to help Zhao Ji become a good emperor.