Recaps

Ning Chuan trained relentlessly at the 27th Group Army, advancing to six-star advanced mecha pilot and learning aerial combat. The chapter ended with him matching seven-star pilot Chu Ange in a direct mecha clash.

• Ning Chuan drank Chu Ange’s Sea Dragon Blood, then trained in the Wind Hunter until its Force array ran out and continued in another mecha.
• Ning Chuan studied mecha techniques for a week and passed a rank assessment as a four-star mecha pilot.
• Ning Chuan learned aerial combat by jumping from a transport plane and mastered the basics in three days.
• Ning Chuan continued his demanding training and nurtured his Divine Weapons, while his mecha pilot rank certificates arrived in rapid succession.
• Ning Chuan, now a six-star advanced mecha pilot, fought Chu Ange in the training ground and matched his strength in a direct clash.

Ning Chuan defeated Chu Ange in a mecha duel, then learned that the upcoming tournament used five-on-five fortress battles. After discovering that pilots could continue fighting even if their mechas were disabled, Ning Chuan became intrigued by the possibility of fighting without a mecha.

• Ning Chuan used his superior stamina and techniques to wear down Chu Ange and defeat his Martial Exterminator Type Three with a spear throw.
• Chu Ange conceded and told Ning Chuan that the tournament admitted intermediate and advanced pilots, but not junior, ace, or titled pilots.
• Chu Ange explained that the tournament was a five-on-five team competition in an old city, with Sea Dragon Blood among its prizes, and proposed that they form a team.
• Ning Chuan asked about the rule allowing a pilot to continue after their mecha lost combat capability, and Chu Ange confirmed that pilots could keep fighting.
• Ning Chuan realized that he could fight without a mecha and found the idea interesting.

Ning Chuan refused Chu Ange’s offer to team up and formed the Divine Weapon Squad, intending to compete for as much Sea Dragon Blood as possible. Despite warnings that his team was outmatched, he entered the competition and hinted that he would break the Federation’s record for overcoming a difference in combat strength.

• Ning Chuan declined Chu Ange’s offer, explaining that he planned to fight opposing mechas on foot if his own was damaged.
• Ning Chuan assembled a team with Zhao Xiujia, Li Xiang, Xu Bo, and Xu Shanyi, and assigned himself eighty percent of the rewards.
• Ning Chuan named the team the Divine Weapon Squad, and the members registered for the competition.
• Other competitors criticized Ning Chuan’s team and doubted it could defeat teams with multiple seven-star pilots.
• Bai Xiuxiu offered Ning Chuan a chance to change the team application, but Ning Chuan refused and suggested he would set a new record by overcoming a major difference in combat strength.

Ning Chuan arrived at Xia'an for the Mecha Tournament and learned that its top contestant would earn access to a Dragon Blood Hot Spring and exclusive use of a Sky Mecha. He resolved to win the top contestant award, planning to make up for his weak strategy skills by dominating the other selection criteria.

• Ning Chuan and Xu Shanyi arrived at the tournament venue in Xia'an, where the fortress shields had been activated.
• Ning Chuan told the team that Xu Shanyi would make tactical decisions during matches, while Zhao Xiujia and Xu Bo explained how the fortresses and victory conditions worked.
• The host announced the tournament's elimination format and revealed that the best contestant would receive three days at the Dragon Blood Hot Spring and exclusive use of a Sky Mecha, subject to an assessment and restrictions.
• Xu Shanyi explained the Dragon Blood Hot Spring's benefits, and Ning Chuan realized that improving his Vajra Body could help him pilot a Sky Mecha steadily.
• Ning Chuan decided he had to win the best contestant award and planned to build a large lead in the selection criteria beyond strategy.

Ning Chuan’s Divine Weapon Squad faced the Iron Blood Squad in the mech tournament, and both teams chose the middle route. The Iron Blood Squad tried to surround Ning Chuan, but he suddenly accelerated toward Fang Yu’s defensive mech.

• The tournament’s random draw matched the Divine Weapon Squad against the Iron Blood Squad, and Xu Shanyi judged they had a good chance of winning.
• Ning Chuan sent his Wind Hunter down the middle route while the other Divine Weapon Squad members took separate routes.
• The Iron Blood Squad kept all five mechs together on the middle route, and Fang Yu and Zheng Guanghui planned to hold Ning Chuan while their teammates circled around.
• Ning Chuan spotted the Iron Blood Squad but continued toward them, concealing his speed until he was two hundred meters from Fang Yu’s Mountain Generation 5.
• Ning Chuan unleashed Three Thousand Wind Shadows, and the Wind Hunter crossed the remaining distance in less than a second.

Ning Chuan overwhelmed the Iron Blood Squad, defeating its members one by one as they tried to flee or delay him. The match ended in four minutes and fifty-one seconds, leaving Cao Ziyang baffled after he appeared to be struck by lightning.

• Ning Chuan ordered his teammates to watch the area while he attacked the Iron Blood Squad alone.
• Ning Chuan destroyed Fang Yu's Mountain Generation 5 with a spear strike, and Fang Yu withdrew from the match.
• Zheng Guanghui stayed behind to cover his teammates, but Ning Chuan defeated him in fewer than ten moves.
• Ning Chuan hunted down the Iron Blood Squad's hidden mechas, while Zheng Guanghui told Cao Ziyang to surrender once the timer allowed it.
• The match ended at four minutes and fifty-one seconds after all five Iron Blood Squad members lost the ability to fight, and Cao Ziyang said he thought lightning had struck him.

Ning Chuan used his victory rewards to absorb Sea Dragon Blood and improve his Vajra Body, then practiced with the Wind Hunter and measured his increased martial arts power. At the competition grounds, Tang Qianjun introduced him to Chang Chen and delivered his Galaxy University admission and teaching assistant appointment letters.

• Ning Chuan's long-range spear strike destroyed Cao Ziyang's mecha, and the Divine Weapon Squad earned 300 victory points for their win.
• Xu Shanyi, Zhao Xiujia, and the other teammates agreed to let Ning Chuan use all the squad's victory points, and he exchanged points for three vials of Sea Dragon Blood.
• Ning Chuan absorbed the three vials in his lodgings, raising his Vajra Body to 78 percent progress at the eleventh layer and making his body tougher.
• Ning Chuan practiced martial arts in the Wind Hunter and found he could bring out 53 percent of their power, up from 51 percent.
• Chang Chen and students from Galaxy University met Ning Chuan at the mecha parking area, and Tang Qianjun gave Ning Chuan his admission letter and appointment as a teaching assistant at the Ancient Martial Arts Research Institute.

Chang Chen offered Ning Chuan a future specially appointed professorship to encourage him to train with mechas, while the Divine Weapon Squad advanced to the tournament quarterfinals. Ning Chuan felt ready to face two seven-star advanced pilots, but Engineer Li discovered a crack in Wind Hunter’s Force array just before the match.

• Chang Chen invited Ning Chuan to become a specially appointed professor once he could pilot a Sky Mecha, and explained to Bai Xiuxiu that he wanted to motivate Ning Chuan and spur the students to work harder.
• Over several matches, Ning Chuan led the Divine Weapon Squad to victory, defeating a seven-star advanced pilot with a spear thrust and carrying the squad into the top eight.
• Before the quarterfinals, Ning Chuan reassured his teammates and estimated that his improved Vajra Body would let him fight two seven-star advanced pilots at once.
• The draw matched the Divine Weapon Squad against Galaxy No. 1 Squad, whose strongest pilots were Du Feihong and He Yang.
• Engineer Li discovered a crack in Wind Hunter’s Force array and realized there was not enough time to repair it before the match.

Galaxy No. 1 Squad challenged Divine Weapon Squad to a five-on-five fight in the middle, expecting its two seven-star advanced pilots to overpower Ning Chuan. Ning Chuan accepted the challenge and left his teammates to handle the other opponents while he faced the three strongest pilots; the chapter ended with him overpowering He Yang in their first clash.

• Galaxy No. 1 Squad celebrated the quarterfinal matchup and He Yang publicly challenged Ning Chuan to a middle-lane team fight.
• Ning Chuan agreed to take the middle with his team and told Xu Shanyi to lead Zhao Xiujia and the others against Galaxy No. 1 Squad's two two-star advanced pilots.
• Both teams pushed down the middle in Xia'an City, and Ning Chuan let the two weaker opponents circle around while he advanced toward He Yang, Du Feihong, and Tan Yiyi.
• He Yang attacked the Wind Hunter with the Mountain-Breaking Axe as Du Feihong prepared to strike from behind and Tan Yiyi waited for an opening.
• Ning Chuan countered with Mountain Splitter and drove He Yang's Great Strength backward in a head-on clash, shocking He Yang.

Ning Chuan fought He Yang’s three mechas and gradually gained the upper hand through superior stamina, despite their numerical advantage. Just as he was about to strike Du Feihong’s Swift Lightning, Wind Hunter’s Force array malfunctioned and left it helpless, while Engineer Li recalled that Ning Chuan had seemed to smile when told about the defect.

• Ning Chuan destroyed Du Feihong’s Wind and Thunder Rampage Kill with one spear strike, then battled He Yang, Du Feihong, and Tan Yiyi in a fierce three-on-one fight.
• Spectators debated whether Ning Chuan was close to becoming an ace mecha pilot and predicted that his stamina could decide the match.
• He Yang ordered his team to stop conserving stamina, but after fifteen minutes Wind Hunter had pushed the three mechas onto the defensive.
• Du Feihong’s exhausted Swift Lightning lost its dagger and staggered, giving Ning Chuan an opening to attack with Mountain Splitter.
• Wind Hunter’s Force array suddenly malfunctioned, and Du Feihong kicked the motionless mecha through a house.
• Engineer Li said he had warned Ning Chuan about the Force array problem and recalled that Ning Chuan had seemed to smile.

Ning Chuan refused to withdraw after his mech was destroyed and revealed overwhelming strength by defeating Tan Yiyi’s mech with one sword strike. He then stopped Du Feihong’s attack with a spear, leaving the spectators stunned by his extraordinary combat power.

• Ning Chuan refused He Yang and Du Feihong’s demand that he admit defeat, saying that his mech’s destruction was no reason to withdraw.
• Tan Yiyi attacked Ning Chuan with Mad Wolf No. 7, but he manifested the Heaven-Slaying Sword and severed the mech’s claws and cut through its cockpit with one strike.
• Tan Yiyi withdrew from the competition, while the fighters and spectators stared in shock at Ning Chuan’s power.
• Du Feihong sent Swift Lightning to retrieve its dagger and attack Ning Chuan with Wind and Thunder Rampage Kill.
• Ning Chuan manifested the City Destroyer war spear and stopped Swift Lightning’s daggers, prompting Du Feihong to recognize that Ning Chuan’s combat power rivaled the Dharma Aspect Realm.

Ning Chuan used the Thousand-Wave Shield and Army-Breaking War Spear to withstand and overpower He Yang and Du Feihong, setting a new record for fighting above his realm. He could not match the two mechs’ speed, however, and the battle continued as spectators defended his use of powerful Divine Weapons.

• Du Feihong announced that Ning Chuan had broken the record for fighting above one's realm, shocking the competitors' hall.
• He Yang urged Du Feihong to keep fighting, then attacked Ning Chuan with the Great Strength's Falling Mountain Axe.
• Ning Chuan blocked the axe with the Thousand-Wave Shield and kicked the Great Strength's ankle, making it stagger.
• Ning Chuan wielded the Army-Breaking War Spear to smash Du Feihong's Cross Slash and send the Swift Lightning flying.
• Du Feihong noticed Ning Chuan could not keep pace with the mechs, so he and He Yang circled him and attacked in turns, but Ning Chuan's weapons let him defend and counterattack.
• Spectators disputed whether Ning Chuan's powerful Divine Weapons counted as external aids, while others argued that resources alone did not explain his achievement.

Ning Chuan defeated Du Feihong and He Yang with the Divine Weapon Heaven's Punishment War Spear, leaving the Galaxy No. 1 Squad unable to continue fighting. He held the spear to He Yang's throat and demanded that he choose between surrender and fighting to the death.

• He Yang and Du Feihong tried to retreat and recover, but Ning Chuan drove Swift Lightning back with the Army-Breaking War Spear.
• Ning Chuan summoned the Heaven's Punishment War Spear and destroyed Swift Lightning with a lightning-filled attack, forcing Du Feihong to withdraw.
• He Yang maneuvered Great Strength and hoped for outside help, but Ning Chuan hurled the Heaven's Punishment War Spear at him.
• Great Strength failed to withstand the spear and crashed, leaving He Yang to climb out of its cockpit.
• Ning Chuan placed the spear against He Yang's throat and asked whether he would surrender or fight to the death.

After winning the competition, Ning Chuan learned that students on Galaxy University's Heroes Ranking might try to take his coveted teaching assistant position. Meanwhile, judges voted to name him Best Player, and Mu Kai expected he would be unable to pilot the Sky Mecha prize.

• He Yang and Du Feihong befriended Ning Chuan and warned him that Heroes Ranking students might target him over his Ancient Martial Arts Research Institute teaching assistant position.
• Ning Chuan asked whether the Heroes Ranking students were wealthy, and his Divine Weapons trembled as he considered their resources.
• The Best Player Selection Committee debated Ning Chuan's award, then voted eight to four to name him Best Player.
• Bai Xiuxiu confronted Mu Kai for secretly checking the Wind Hunter's data, but Mu Kai said Ning Chuan's martial arts power was too low to pilot the Sky Mecha reliably.

News of Ning Chuan breaking the Federation's combat prowess leap record spread nationwide while he remained focused on the Mecha Tournament. After advancing Vajra Body and defeating the Blazing Fire Squad and Valiant Warrior Squad, Ning Chuan led the Divine Weapon Squad to win the tournament.

• The military amplified videos of Ning Chuan's record-breaking feat, stirring geniuses and experts across the Federation.
• Ning Chuan consumed ten vials of Sea Dragon Blood and advanced Vajra Body to the fourteenth level before the semifinals.
• The Divine Weapon Squad defeated the Blazing Fire Squad after Ning Chuan destroyed its two strongest pilots, earning victory points he exchanged for more Sea Dragon Blood.
• In the finals, Ning Chuan quickly destroyed Captain Zhou's mecha and then defeated the Valiant Warrior Squad's other seven-star pilot.
• The Divine Weapon Squad was declared the tournament champion, and Xu Shanyi, Zhao Xiujia, and their teammates celebrated with Ning Chuan.

After winning the Mecha Tournament, Ning Chuan received a promotion to major general and traveled to Fallen Dragon Mountain to bathe in the Dragon Blood Hot Spring. The chapter ended as Luo Qin prepared to measure how much dragon blood a Dragon King Physique could absorb.

• Ning Chuan distributed 3,500 victory points among Xu Shanyi, Zhao Xiujia, Li Xiang, and Xu Bo, then received the tournament's best player award.
• Officers promoted Ning Chuan to major general in recognition of his record-breaking martial arts achievement.
• Mu Kai warned Ning Chuan that piloting the Sky Mecha required martial arts power at seventy percent and that his test deadline was August 25.
• On August 20, Ning Chuan, Bai Xiuxiu, and Luo Qin traveled to the Dragon Blood Hot Spring on Fallen Dragon Mountain.
• Bai Xiuxiu explained the spring's dragon blood factor reserves, and Luo Qin said Ning Chuan's bath would test the absorption ability of a Dragon King Physique.

Ning Chuan entered the Dragon Blood Hot Spring and descended to the magma, where his body absorbed dragon blood factors at an extraordinary rate. The monitoring staff discovered that he could drain the spring so quickly that it might be ruined in a day.

• Bai Xiuxiu told Ning Chuan that the Dragon King's remains lay about a hundred meters beneath the magma and advised him to train carefully in the spring.
• Bai Xiuxiu offered Ning Chuan a drop of Spirit-Nourishing Liquid if he advanced to ace mech pilot, and Luo Qin explained its rarity and the difficulty of cultivating spiritual power.
• Ning Chuan jumped into the Dragon Blood Hot Spring, where his Vajra Body began absorbing dragon blood factors faster as he descended.
• Ning Chuan reached the bottom and floated above the magma, testing it with his hand while the hot bubbles failed to harm him.
• In the monitoring room, Director Wang discovered that Ning Chuan had reduced the spring's dragon blood factor concentration by one percent in just over ten minutes and warned that it could become a ruin within a day.

Ning Chuan’s Vajra Body advanced until he could enter the magma, where its cultivation surged and reached the eighteenth level. He found the Dragon King’s skeleton and met its guardian, Lü Changfeng, who allowed him to touch it.

• Ning Chuan waited in the Dragon Blood Hot Spring as Vajra Body advanced to the seventeenth level, then discovered that he could withstand the magma without being injured.
• The hot spring’s dragon blood factor concentration fell below one percent, prompting Major General Han and Director Wang to discuss the damage and worry when Ning Chuan entered the magma.
• Ning Chuan entered the magma, where Vajra Body detected a higher concentration of dragon blood factors and advanced to the eighteenth level, but he noticed no sign of the Wisdom King Dharma Form.
• Ning Chuan swam nearly a hundred meters down and found the Dragon King’s skull, where Lü Changfeng challenged him and then recognized him as the record-breaking Ning Chuan.
• Ning Chuan said he wanted to touch the skeleton, and Lü Changfeng allowed him to try.

Ning Chuan absorbed the Dragon King's power from its skeleton, advancing the Ancient Dragon Elephant Scripture and triggering a roar that alarmed Fallen Dragon Mountain. He then awakened the Wisdom King Dharma Form, astonishing Lü Changfeng with a rare achievement that could protect him with a golden sphere.

• Ning Chuan touched the Dragon King's skeleton and absorbed its power, causing the skeleton to roar and shake Fallen Dragon Mountain.
• Director Wang urged Lü Changfeng to stop Ning Chuan, but Lü Changfeng and Bai Xiuxiu concluded that Ning Chuan had gained insight rather than damaged the skeleton.
• Ning Chuan's Ancient Dragon Elephant Scripture reached 89% progress before it finished absorbing the Dragon King's power.
• Ning Chuan's Vajra Body reached the limit of its eighteenth layer, giving rise to the Wisdom King Dharma Form, which absorbed its own insights and formed a powerful golden sphere around him.
• Lü Changfeng recognized the Wisdom King Dharma Form and marveled that Ning Chuan had comprehended it before turning eighteen.

Ning Chuan tested the Wisdom King Dharma Form with Lü Changfeng and learned that its Mystic Truth was Absolute Defense, while also discovering how Knights’ ranks and Mystic Truth strength were judged. He left the Dragon Blood Hot Spring with a replacement pair of shorts and resolved to study the basics at Galaxy University.

• Lü Changfeng tested the Wisdom King Dharma Form and found that it could withstand attacks just below a low-tier Knight’s strength.
• Ning Chuan examined the Dharma Form’s Mystic Truth Prototype progress and wondered whether it was a realm separate from the Perfect Realm.
• Lü Changfeng told Ning Chuan that the Wisdom King Dharma Form contained the Absolute Defense Mystic Truth and explained Knights’ ranks and the differences between Mystic Truths.
• Ning Chuan admitted that he lacked basic knowledge because he had only recently become a Martial Artist, and promised to study hard at Galaxy University.
• Lü Changfeng gave Ning Chuan replacement shorts to wear in the magma, and Ning Chuan swam upward while joking that they felt tight.

After perfecting his Vajra Body at the Dragon Blood Hot Spring, Ning Chuan revealed that he had condensed Wisdom King Dharma Form and wondered how it would fare against Heaven's Punishment War Spear. He left Fallen Dragon Mountain and later tested his martial arts power in a mecha at the 27th Group Army base.

• Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin saw Ning Chuan's perfected eighteenth-layer Vajra Body and discussed the strength of his offense and defense.
• Ning Chuan manifested Heaven's Punishment War Spear and Wisdom King Dharma Form, startling Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin by revealing he had entered the Dharma Aspect Realm.
• Ning Chuan asked what would happen if Heaven's Punishment War Spear attacked Wisdom King Dharma Form, but Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin had no answer.
• Ning Chuan asked to save the rest of his hot spring time, but Bai Xiuxiu explained that he had nearly drained the Dragon Blood Hot Spring and it would take more than ten years to recover.
• Ning Chuan, Bai Xiuxiu, and Luo Qin left Fallen Dragon Mountain by military transport aircraft.
• At the 27th Group Army base, a Wind Hunter pilot demonstrated 75% overall martial arts power while wielding an alloy war spear.

Ning Chuan received a drop of Spirit-Nourishing Liquid and learned how spiritual power determined how much of a Sky Mecha’s Mystic Truth a pilot could use. He agreed to help the 27th Group Army scheme for a first-class Sky Mecha from the 53rd Group Army and devised a plan to exploit their confidence that he could not pilot one.

• A soldier delivered Ning Chuan a drop of Spirit-Nourishing Liquid, and Bai Xiuxiu explained the classes of Sky Mechas and the importance of spiritual power.
• Ning Chuan learned that the 53rd Group Army would likely provide a third-class Sky Mecha, possibly one deliberately unsuited to him.
• Bai Xiuxiu suggested exploiting the agreement’s lack of restrictions on Sky Mecha class to obtain a stronger mecha, and Ning Chuan agreed despite the risk of offending people.
• Bai Xiuxiu explained Mu Kai’s plans to embarrass Ning Chuan, and Ning Chuan proposed concealing his progress at the Dragon Blood Hot Spring and luring the 53rd Group Army into a trap.
• Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin approved Ning Chuan’s approach and said it could win him one of the most powerful first-class Sky Mechas.

Wei Huasheng and Baerjia put their assassination deal on hold while Ning Chuan stayed at the military base. After a drop of Spirit-Nourishing Liquid helped Ning Chuan reach Second-Rank Martial Artist, he considered how to strengthen his spiritual power and turned his attention to the 53rd Group Army’s Sky Mecha.

• Wei Huasheng demanded that Baerjia kill Ning Chuan, but Baerjia said he could not reach him while he remained at the military base.
• Wei Huasheng exchanged 12,893 people for three drops of Spirit-Nourishing Liquid and agreed to resume the assassination plan when Ning Chuan appeared.
• Ning Chuan took a drop of Spirit-Nourishing Liquid overnight, and it improved his condition and helped him advance to Second-Rank Martial Artist.
• Ning Chuan considered ways to raise his spiritual power, including Spirit-Nourishing Liquid and nourishing his soul with his body and Force.
• Ning Chuan remembered that he had little money left, expected to find earning opportunities at Galaxy University, and decided the 53rd Group Army’s Sky Mecha was his most urgent concern.

Ning Chuan arrived at the 53rd Group Army’s base to take the Sky Mecha test, while officers plotted to exploit his pride and secure a future favor. After the group presented him with a third-class Earth Wolf King, Ning Chuan refused to take the test, calling the mecha beneath him.

• Ning Chuan spent several days rehearsing the plan with Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin before traveling to the 53rd Group Army’s base on the test’s final day.
• Mu Kai told the officers that Ning Chuan’s pride could be used to make him promise future help to the 53rd Group Army.
• Ning Chuan arrived with Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin, and Mu Kai and other officers provoked him about his confidence and reputation.
• Wu Ya presented the third-class Sky Mecha Earth Wolf King for Ning Chuan’s test.
• Ning Chuan refused to take the test, saying the 53rd Group Army had brought him a mecha that was beneath him.

Ning Chuan pretended to reject a third-class Sky Mecha test because it was beneath him, prompting Mu Kai to offer the first-class Thunder Sovereign instead. After Mu Kai proposed a wager that Ning Chuan would owe the 53rd Group Army a first-class Sky Mecha if he failed, Ning Chuan accepted, and Mu Kai called for the test to begin.

• Ning Chuan displayed his Divine Weapons and argued that a third-class Sky Mecha would be of little use to him, then started to leave with Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin.
• Mu Kai offered a first-class Sky Mecha, and Ning Chuan specified that it had to be humanoid and have an offensive Mystic Truth.
• Wu Ya summoned the Thunder Sovereign, a powerful first-class Sky Mecha with a lightning-attribute offensive Mystic Truth.
• Mu Kai proposed that Ning Chuan give the 53rd Group Army a first-class Sky Mecha if he failed the test, and Ning Chuan accepted after the officers provoked him.
• Mu Kai pointed to the Thunder Sovereign and announced that the test would begin.