Chapter Summaries

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.

Ning Chuan piloted the Thunder Sovereign, broke the sound barrier, and demonstrated that he could unleash roughly thirty percent of its Thunderstorm Mystic Truth. After testing how the Mystic Truth strengthened his martial arts, he planned to learn more Thunderstorm-aligned techniques at Galaxy University.

• Ning Chuan entered the Thunder Sovereign and sensed its Thunderstorm Mystic Truth, allowing Heaven's Thunder Punishment to advance to the perfect realm.
• Ning Chuan silenced the mocking officers by sending the Thunder Sovereign skyward and breaking the sound barrier at about a hundred meters.
• Ning Chuan accelerated the Thunder Sovereign to Mach 1.5 and performed aerial maneuvers above the airfield.
• Bai Xiuxiu asked Ning Chuan to test the Thunderstorm Mystic Truth, and he used the mecha's stored purple saber to unleash a lightning slash that charred the ground.
• Ning Chuan determined he could activate roughly thirty percent of the Thunderstorm Mystic Truth and found that it enhanced Flash Thunder Slash more than Thirty-Six Torrential Rain Slashes.
• Ning Chuan decided he would learn more martial arts containing the Thunderstorm Mystic Truth at Galaxy University.

Ning Chuan won the Thunder Sovereign and learned that its upkeep would cost a fortune, so he planned to keep the news quiet while finding a way to increase his income. Before reporting to Galaxy University, he visited Guo Renyu in Qingshan City and learned that Master Lou had agreed to take him as a disciple on the condition that he master criminal law.

• Mu Kai acknowledged that Ning Chuan had passed the test and transferred ownership of the Thunder Sovereign to him.
• Ning Chuan piloted the Thunder Sovereign for more than ten hours, while Bai Xiuxiu watched his skills improve.
• Bai Xiuxiu estimated that charging and maintaining the Thunder Sovereign would cost billions of yuan each year, prompting Ning Chuan to consider how to earn more money.
• Ning Chuan asked Bai Xiuxiu to suppress news of his acquisition, then said he planned to advance a poverty alleviation policy.
• Ning Chuan left the transport plane near Qingshan City and went to visit Guo Renyu before reporting to Galaxy University.
• Guo Renyu told Ning Chuan that Master Lou had agreed to take him as a disciple if he mastered the Federation's criminal law.

Ning Chuan encouraged Guo Renyu to pursue his dream of becoming Master Lou’s disciple despite the risks of moving to the capital. Later, he visited the newly opened Ning Chuan's Former Residence and checked its lucrative ticket revenue before a dark green Force attack suddenly shot toward him.

• Guo Renyu told Ning Chuan he wanted to become Master Lou’s disciple and make a lasting mark on the Federation, and Ning Chuan encouraged him to keep striving.
• Father Guo warned that Guo Renyu might encounter another branch of the Guo Dynasty in the capital while they searched for the Ancient Dragon Elephant Scripture, and Ning Chuan promised to help if trouble arose.
• Ning Chuan left the Guo Family's home, masked his face, and found crowds visiting Ning Chuan's Former Residence in Qingshan City.
• Ning Chuan checked the city government's revenue records and found that his daily share from the residence reached ten or twenty million.
• A dark green ribbon of Force broke the sound barrier and shot toward Ning Chuan.

Ning Chuan survived a High-Level Knight’s ambush by defending himself and counterattacking with the Thunder Sovereign. He wounded the fleeing Baerjia, a Sand Lizard Person, but the Knight escaped the crater with one arm severed and a ring falling away.

• Baerjia attacked Ning Chuan from behind, but Ning Chuan blocked the strike with his Wisdom King Dharma Form, Thousand-Wave Shield, and Golden Body Transformation.
• Ning Chuan entered the Thunder Sovereign, summoned help, and ambushed Baerjia with a spear strike that drove him into a crater and revealed him as a Sand Lizard Person.
• Baerjia tried to flee while Ning Chuan fought to keep him trapped in the crater, and Baerjia broke both forearms to force his way past the Thunder Sovereign.
• Ning Chuan hurled the Thunder Sovereign’s lightning-infused spear at Baerjia as he escaped, severing his left arm and sending the ring on its index finger falling toward the earth.

Ning Chuan failed to catch Baerjia, but found Baerjia's severed arm and discovered the spatial ring contained 108 drops of Spirit-Nourishing Liquid. As he waited for Lu Zhan, Bai Qi appeared overhead.

• Baerjia abandoned his severed arm and escaped, while Ning Chuan gave up the pursuit and considered why the Knight had attacked him.
• Lu Zhan arrived, learned Baerjia had fled west, and set off at tremendous speed to search for him.
• Ning Chuan retrieved Baerjia's spatial ring and found three martial seals and 108 drops of Spirit-Nourishing Liquid inside.
• Ning Chuan stored the ring and stayed in the Thunder Sovereign, wary that another threat might come before Lu Zhan returned.
• Bai Qi appeared in the sky above Ning Chuan, his scarlet eyes surveying the earth.