Chapter Summaries

Ning Chuan killed four Heavenly Martial Realm examinees, and the dragon tokens pushed his Ancient Dragon Elephant Scripture to the Perfect Realm, dramatically increasing his strength. After the remaining five enemies joined forces, Ning Chuan promised Bai Xiuxiu he would face them at dawn on June 15; as the final confrontation began, his punching force had reached 33 tons.

• Li Haoyun secretly guided Ning Chuan to his next targets, and Ning Chuan killed a young woman and then two Fifth-Grade Martial Artists, improving his martial arts and collecting their dragon tokens.
• After absorbing the fourth dragon token, Ning Chuan advanced the Ancient Dragon Elephant Scripture to the Perfect Realm and discovered it could temper his body by more than six tons of punching force per day.
• When the remaining five Heavenly Martial Realm examinees joined forces, Ning Chuan told Bai Xiuxiu he would defeat them at dawn in exchange for the Donglin Government promoting his livestream.
• For more than two days, Ning Chuan avoided the five while they overwhelmed other examinees, prompting online arguments between Federation citizens and Heavenly Martial Realm supporters.
• On June 15, Ning Chuan opened his eyes in a courtyard after reaching his body's tempering limit, with 33 tons of punching force, and set out to confront the five.

Ning Chuan confronted the five Heavenly Martial Realm examinees in Tianshui City and challenged them to fight with one hand. He overwhelmed their first coordinated attacks, leaving the battle ongoing as Bai Xiuxiu watched from outside the city.

• Ning Chuan and Li Haoyun found Xu Xiaowu, Liu Jin, Tao Yunqian, Xie Yingyi, and Wang Qian in a square, and Ning Chuan declared that he would kill them with one hand.
• Xu Xiaowu attacked Ning Chuan with Eagle Blade Wings, but he shattered the Force wings with City Destroyer and sent her flying.
• Liu Jin blocked Ning Chuan's follow-up strike against Xu Xiaowu, but the blow drove his legs into the ground and wounded his hand.
• Tao Yunqian, Xie Yingyi, and Wang Qian attacked Ning Chuan from behind, but his River Severing sweep knocked away all three weapons and forced them back.
• Federation viewers celebrated as Ning Chuan pressed all five opponents, while Bai Xiuxiu watched the livestream and angrily reflected that he had not been injured.

Ning Chuan fought Xu Xiaowu and four other Heavenly Martial Realm exam participants, who used the Beast King Suppression and Killing Technique to trap him in a barrier and overwhelm him with Force beasts. He destroyed every beast with one hand, leaving the five unable to harm him as the martial exam neared its end.

• Xu Xiaowu led the other four in repeated attempts to surround Ning Chuan, but his Three Thousand Wind Shadows let him evade them and wound all five.
• Ning Chuan struck Xu Xiaowu with his spear, sending her staggering backward and coughing up blood.
• Xu Xiaowu and the others joined their Force to form a barrier around Ning Chuan and unleashed the Beast King Suppression and Killing Technique.
• Ning Chuan shattered the first Force eagle with Mountain Splitter, then used the Five Forms of the Killing God to destroy the approaching beasts without letting any come within a meter.
• The five realized their strongest technique was ineffective against Ning Chuan and relied on the martial exam ending soon so they could leave Tianshui City alive.

Ning Chuan ended the martial exam battle by killing Xu Xiaowu and the other four members of her group. The exam ended just after he killed Wang Qian, and the livestream cut off as the sun rose.

• Ning Chuan used his golden defense to withstand a Force flying tiger’s attack and killed Xu Xiaowu with Mountain Splitter, collapsing the Beast King Suppression and Killing Technique.
• Ning Chuan swiftly killed Liu Jin after the remaining fighters realized their formation had failed.
• Tao Yunqian and Xie Yingyi fled in separate directions, but Ning Chuan pursued and killed them.
• Wang Qian ran toward the end of the exam countdown, but Ning Chuan threw his war spear and killed her before it ended.
• The martial exam officially ended, its livestream signal cut off, and Ning Chuan stood beneath the rising sun.

After winning the college entrance exam and defeating five Heavenly Martial Realm fighters, Ning Chuan returned to the gathering point and learned he had placed first with 985 points. He went to the university admissions offices, where Galaxy University vice dean Tang Qianjun arrived to meet him.

• Livestream viewers realized Ning Chuan had defeated five Fifth-Grade Martial Artists while at Awakening Stage Nine, and Donglin's results showed him at the top with 985 points.
• Ning Chuan reached the gathering point with Li Haoyun, returned his wristwatch, and reunited with Bai Xiuxiu and Xu Shanyi as reporters and onlookers crowded around him.
• Ning Chuan told Bai Xiuxiu he had sought livestream attention to earn broadcast fees, then saw that his viewing fees and gifts totaled more than 20 billion yuan.
• Bai Xiuxiu directed Ning Chuan to the university admissions offices, where representatives argued over which school ranked second and competed to recruit him.
• Tang Qianjun, vice dean of Galaxy University's Martial Arts Academy and one of the Federation's ten great Knights, entered and greeted Bai Xiuxiu.

Tang Qianjun explained Galaxy University's freshman benefits and why Stars-grade martial arts could help someone become a Knight, while Ning Chuan learned his path to becoming one might take only a few years. After Tang Qianjun could not offer him top-ten benefits, Bai Xiuxiu proposed that Ning Chuan pursue the military's Ultimate Weapon Art, and they prepared to leave for its test.

• Tang Qianjun offered Ning Chuan a place among Galaxy University's top hundred freshmen and explained that Stars-grade martial arts could lead their cultivators to comprehend Mystic Truths and become Knights.
• Ning Chuan checked his system panel and calculated that Gale Step might reach full progress in nearly three years, potentially letting him become a Knight while still at university.
• Tang Qianjun said the top ten freshman slots had already been promised and refused to give Ning Chuan their benefits, despite acknowledging his talent.
• Bai Xiuxiu suggested Ning Chuan join the Mecha Department and revealed that his service against the Heavenly Martial Realm invaders had earned him a chance to test for the Ultimate Weapon Art.
• Ning Chuan asked when the test would take place, and Bai Xiuxiu said they would leave for military headquarters in the Capital Region that day for the test tomorrow.
• Tang Qianjun said he would make Galaxy University grant Ning Chuan an exception if Ning Chuan obtained the Ultimate Weapon Art.

Ning Chuan traveled to the Ultimate Weapon Art trial and learned that inheriting the art required passing strict military tests. Before the first trial began, Wang Longtao warned him to sever ties with the Lu Family, and Chief Examiner Luo Qin prepared to test the candidates’ willpower with an illusion.

• Ning Chuan boarded a transport plane with Song Shiyu, who revealed that his father, Song Yuefeng, had secured him a chance to take the trial.
• After arriving at Federation military headquarters, Ning Chuan met the other candidates and heard Song Shiyu describe their abilities and backgrounds.
• Wang Longtao ordered Ning Chuan to leave the Lu Family home and avoid Lu Zhan and Lu Mengyue, but Ning Chuan refused to be intimidated and asked about the Wang Family’s conflict with Lu Zhan.
• Bai Xiuxiu and Tang Qianjun warned Ning Chuan not to pursue the matter, while Tang Qianjun called Lu Zhan ruthless and courageous.
• Chief Examiner Luo Qin announced that the first of the trial’s three stages would test willpower by trapping the candidates in an illusion until they escaped before an hourglass ran out.

Ning Chuan broke free of Luo Qin's illusion in less than a minute, reaffirming his resolve to grow stronger, while the other candidates escaped later. The second trial began with unfamiliar weapon arts, and Ning Chuan suspected Wang Longtao had arranged the test to make it harder for him.

• Ning Chuan resisted the illusion's tempting vision of wealth and pleasure, escaped in under a minute, and declared that anyone blocking his path could be killed.
• Military officers marveled at Ning Chuan's will, while Bai Xiuxiu privately hoped he would join the mecha department.
• Song Shiyu escaped the illusion ten minutes later and blurted out that Ning Chuan had told him he was not his father's biological son; Song Yuefeng scolded him.
• The remaining four candidates escaped before the hourglass emptied, with Wang Longtao emerging last.
• Luo Qin introduced the second trial, which required candidates to reach beginner level in five of ten unfamiliar high-grade Heavenly Mountain weapon arts after demonstrations by their creators.
• Song Shiyu pointed out that none of the ten arts used Ning Chuan's favored saber or spear, and Ning Chuan suspected Wang Longtao was behind the difficulty as Wang taunted him.

Ning Chuan completed the inheritances and watched the martial arts creators demonstrate their techniques, gaining enough insight to advance all ten arts far beyond expectations. The martial arts talent test then began, with Ning Chuan set to demonstrate his proficiency.

• Bai Xiuxiu confronted Luo Qin and the senior officers over the missing saber and spear arts, while Song Yuefeng explained that the military factions had chosen the martial arts beforehand.
• Ning Chuan finished inheriting the ten arts and decided to reveal more of his ability so no one could challenge his qualification for the Ultimate Weapon Art.
• Luo Qin introduced the ten Knights who created the martial arts, and Qin Wudao demonstrated Draw Sword and Slash Heaven Art.
• Ning Chuan gained major insights as the Knights demonstrated their arts, reaching the Perfect Realm in six martial arts, the Expert Realm in three, and the Minute Subtlety Realm in one.
• Song Shiyu asked Ning Chuan how many arts had reached the beginner level, and Luo Qin began the martial arts talent test by asking the six candidates to demonstrate their proficiency.

During the Ultimate Weapon Art aptitude test, Ning Chuan stunned the military officers by displaying the Draw Sword and Slash Heaven Art at the Perfect Realm and then demonstrating another martial art at the same level. The test was left with the officers questioning how Sun Yang had obtained the grade for his technique.

• Wen Miaoyan reached the beginner level in seven martial arts, while Zhao Feng failed; Song Shiyu and Qiu Ling qualified with five each, and Wang Longtao matched Wen Miaoyan with seven.
• When Wang Longtao taunted Ning Chuan about his ties to the Lu Family, Ning Chuan drew his sword and held it to Wang Longtao's throat.
• The officers recognized Ning Chuan's Draw Sword and Slash Heaven Art as being at the Perfect Realm, and Luo Qin and Bai Xiuxiu explained that the tested techniques were newly created and that Ning Chuan had previously perfected Heaven's Thunder Punishment in a single epiphany.
• Ning Chuan sheathed his sword, then demonstrated the Nine Heaven-Shaking Strikes at full power, astonishing everyone with another Perfect Realm technique.
• Sun Yang was asked how much he had paid for the grade of the Nine Heaven-Shaking Strikes.

Ning Chuan demonstrated extraordinary mastery of numerous martial arts, drawing praise from military leaders and sparking a dispute over how Galaxy University should recruit him. Heavenly King Bai Qi then arrived, praised Ning Chuan, and authorized him to receive the Ultimate Weapon Art before asking about the test’s omission of spear and saber techniques.

• Ning Chuan demonstrated several martial arts at the Perfect Realm and impressed the military officers with his exceptional comprehension.
• Luo Qin announced that Ning Chuan had passed, while Song Shiyu and Wang Longtao reacted to his astonishing talent.
• Bai Xiuxiu urged Tang Qianjun to offer Ning Chuan better terms than a place among the top ten freshmen, and Tang agreed to convene a meeting.
• Bai Qi appeared at the venue, praised Ning Chuan, and declared that he could receive the Ultimate Weapon Art.
• Bai Qi asked Ning Chuan what he thought of the test excluding common spear and saber techniques, alarming the military officers.

Ning Chuan avoided being drawn into a conflict between Bai Qi and the Wang Family, then beat Wang Longtao after Bai Qi permitted him to settle their personal rivalry. The final round tested Blood Qi strength in the Blood Wave Pool, and after the other candidates failed to reach ten meters, Ning Chuan began his test.

• Ning Chuan told Bai Qi that Wang Longtao's provocation had angered him, and Bai Qi said he could fight him without concern for the Wang Family.
• Ning Chuan punched and injured Wang Longtao, while Song Shiyu left Xia Xi's contact information in Wang Longtao's pocket; Wang Longtao was then eliminated due to injury.
• Luo Qin continued the test and explained that candidates had to raise a Blood Wave Pool wave above ten meters to pass.
• Song Shiyu produced a 2.98-meter wave and was eliminated, while Qiu Ling reached 9.46 meters and Wen Miaoyan reached 9.98 meters; both failed.
• Ning Chuan leaped onto the central platform to begin condensing a Force Seed for his Blood Qi test.

Ning Chuan condensed a Force Seed, and his Blood Qi overwhelmed the Blood Wave Pool, astonishing the military officers. After mastering control of his new Force Seed, he asked to receive the Ultimate Weapon Art inheritance.

• Ning Chuan let the Ancient Dragon Elephant Scripture condense his Force Seed perfectly while the Blood Wave Pool's wave rose to eighteen meters.
• The wave shook under the pressure of Ning Chuan's Blood Qi and exploded, but Song Yuefeng stopped the liquid from scattering further.
• Luo Qin explained that Ning Chuan's Blood Qi had exceeded the pool's limit, leaving the military officers stunned by his talent.
• After more than half an hour, Ning Chuan's Force Seed formed and began drawing in nearby dark energy, which he could not yet refine.
• Ning Chuan asked whether the Blood Wave Pool was insured and requested the Ultimate Weapon Art inheritance; General Zhao assigned Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin to take him.

Ning Chuan learned about Force cultivation and the Ultimate Weapon Art before receiving the art at military headquarters. His Force Seed began absorbing dark energy, and he started channeling Force toward his first aperture to advance as a martial artist.

• Luo Qin and Bai Xiuxiu explained Force apertures, Force arts, and the difficulty of generating divine weapons to Ning Chuan.
• Ning Chuan learned that the Divine Treasury of Ten Thousand Weapons required the Ultimate Weapon Art to reach Minute Subtlety, a realm no Federation military cultivator had achieved in a thousand years.
• Ning Chuan entered a secured transmission chamber while Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin waited outside, then received the Ultimate Weapon Art over three hours.
• Ning Chuan saw that the Ultimate Weapon Art had begun at Basic with zero progress, and its notification said dark energy had increased its cultivation speed by 70%.
• Ning Chuan's Force Seed absorbed dark energy and produced Force, which he guided toward the first Force aperture inside his heart.

Ning Chuan advanced to First-Rank Martial Artist and generated thirteen Divine Weapons, which greatly accelerated the opening of his Force Aperture. After testing his Force and finding it weak compared with his body, he surprised Luo Qin and Bai Xiuxiu by revealing how many Divine Weapons he had generated.

• Ning Chuan opened his first Force Aperture, advanced to First-Rank Martial Artist, and confirmed he could stop the Ultimate Weapon Art's automatic cultivation at will.
• The Ultimate Weapon Art generated thirteen Divine Weapons from Ning Chuan's perfected weapon martial arts, and they opened his Force Aperture at more than twenty times the previous rate.
• Ning Chuan tested his Force and found its burst added only a modest amount of punching power while his body remained far stronger than his Force defense.
• Ning Chuan left the instruction room at dusk and met Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin, who had been waiting for him.
• Luo Qin realized Ning Chuan had generated a Divine Weapon, and Ning Chuan corrected her guess of four by revealing he had generated thirteen.

Ning Chuan revealed that he had created thirteen divine weapons, then learned how they could grow stronger and discussed Sharpness Qi with Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin. The military offered him an honorary rank and martial arts rewards, while Galaxy University promised him top-ten freshman status and a teaching assistant position.

• Ning Chuan demonstrated thirteen divine weapons and tested one, which Bai Xiuxiu judged as powerful as a peak first-rank Martial Artist's full-force strike.
• Luo Qin explained that divine weapons could grow with their cultivator and Bai Xiuxiu explained that they could also absorb Sharpness Qi.
• Ning Chuan reflected on his unresolved grudge against Wei Qiance and Wei Huasheng, while Song Yuefeng said he would personally accompany him to deter the Wei Family.
• General Zhao offered Ning Chuan an honorary military rank and gave him ten complete test martial arts, while Bai Xiuxiu gave him the complete Five Forms of the Killing God.
• Tang Qianjun granted Ning Chuan top-ten freshman status and offered him a teaching assistant position at the Ancient Martial Arts Research Institute.

Ning Chuan accepted an assistant researcher position at the Ancient Martial Arts Research Institute and inherited fifteen complete martial arts, lowering their displayed realms while retaining his understanding. He learned that his honorary military rank was senior colonel and teased Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin by asking them to salute him.

• Tang Qianjun explained the assistant researcher position and its martial arts inheritance benefits, and Ning Chuan agreed to join the Ancient Martial Arts Research Institute.
• Ning Chuan inherited the complete versions of fifteen martial arts overnight, including Heaven's Thunder Punishment and Draw Sword and Slash Heaven Art, whose realms dropped as their upper limits increased.
• Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin brought Ning Chuan breakfast and told him his military rank had been approved.
• General Zhao delivered Ning Chuan's officer ID, which listed him as a senior colonel and staff officer in the Federation 27th Army Group.
• Ning Chuan showed Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin his rank and asked them to get up and salute him.

Ning Chuan learned that the military estimated he had a thirty percent chance of becoming a Heavenly King, then bought sharpness aura to strengthen his Divine Weapons. He also discovered that competing in the military mecha competition could earn him Sea Dragon Blood, and began training his weapons with the aura.

• General Zhao told Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin that Ning Chuan had an eighty percent chance of reaching the peak of the Divine General level and a thirty percent chance of becoming a Heavenly King, then urged Luo Qin to recruit him into the military.
• Ning Chuan ordered ten cubic meters of sharpness aura for 2.3 billion yuan, and Bai Xiuxiu and Luo Qin advised him to strengthen multiple Divine Weapons.
• Ning Chuan learned that he could earn Sea Dragon Blood by competing in the military mecha competition and planned to practice piloting a mecha after handling his business in Qingshan City.
• After the sharpness aura arrived, Ning Chuan named his thirteen Divine Weapons and decided how to distribute the aura among them.
• Ning Chuan used the Ultimate Weapon Art to absorb sharpness aura, increasing the Heaven's Punishment War Spear's power by more than thirty percent, then sent his other Divine Weapons to absorb the rest.

Ning Chuan spent nearly 30 billion yuan strengthening his Divine Weapons, then traveled toward Donglin in his senior colonel’s uniform to confront the Wei Family. Song Yuefeng offered two ways to intimidate the family, and Ning Chuan chose to bring in the 27th Group Army’s air force units armed with nuclear weapons.

• Ning Chuan used his money to strengthen his Divine Weapons, opening three Force Apertures and raising Heavenly Punishment and Army Breaker to fifth-grade striking power.
• Ning Chuan packed military uniforms and changed into his black field officer’s service uniform before leaving for Donglin.
• Luo Qin and Bai Xiuxiu met Ning Chuan, and the three traveled to headquarters’ airport together.
• Song Yuefeng told Ning Chuan they would reach the 27th Group Army’s base the following evening and offered to either confront Wei Huasheng alone or bring the army’s nuclear-armed air force to the Wei Family.
• Ning Chuan chose the second option so he could intimidate the Wei Family and collect part of what they owed him.

Ning Chuan led a military show of force to Wei Huasheng’s 500th birthday banquet after uncovering the Wei Family’s human trafficking and its dealings with a foreign race. He confronted Wei Huasheng in front of the gathered guests and declared that he had come to collect the debt.

• More than a thousand Shadow Dragon 3000 helicopters flew Ning Chuan and his companions to the Wei Family estate on Song Yuefeng’s orders.
• Wei Qiance told Wei Huasheng that they had sent seven thousand people overseas and received Spirit-Nourishing Liquid, then warned him that Ning Chuan was growing powerful.
• Baerjia offered to kill Ning Chuan in exchange for 100,000 people, but Wei Huasheng refused and the two failed to agree on a price.
• Wei Huasheng began his birthday banquet and boasted that guests doing business with the Wei Financial Group could settle their bills early.
• Ning Chuan descended into the garden beneath the helicopters, revealed his senior colonel insignia, and told Wei Huasheng he had come to collect the debt.