Chapter Summaries

Wu Cong exposed Ordinary Ghost Elder’s disguise as Wang Haolei and drove him off, though the fugitive escaped. Badly wounded and reduced to Hundred Refinements Realm cultivation, Ordinary Ghost Elder retreated to a restaurant warehouse.

• Yang Lie warned Wu Cong that Wang Haolei had threatened to kill him and might be contaminated by Evil God Power.
• Wu Cong stopped Wang Haolei’s car and examined him, then realized that Ordinary Ghost Elder had taken over his body.
• Wu Cong attacked Ordinary Ghost Elder, who split from the black human skin and escaped after the skin’s attack was shattered.
• Wu Cong chased the escaping black human skin but returned without capturing Ordinary Ghost Elder.
• In a restaurant warehouse, Ordinary Ghost Elder lamented that activating Evil Ghost Skin had gravely wounded his Life Essence and left him with only Hundred Refinements Realm cultivation.
• Evil Ghost Skin silently merged into Ordinary Ghost Elder’s body.

Ordinary Ghost Elder, driven by the Evil Ghost Skin, attacked Yang Lie in his dormitory but was defeated, and the forbidden object tried to parasitize Yang Lie. Yang Lie used his Small World to learn that he could purify the skin, then kept it hidden; a month later, he put it on to view its memories.

• Ordinary Ghost Elder fought between caution and the skin’s violent influence before deciding to kill Yang Lie.
• Ordinary Ghost Elder entered Yang Lie’s dormitory, triggered an Evil Spirit Detector, and lunged at him; Yang Lie’s punch destroyed his body.
• The Evil Ghost Skin attacked Yang Lie, who entered his Small World and learned its abilities, costs, and purification method.
• Yang Lie emerged and told Wu Cong that an evil spirit had attacked and fled; Wu Cong said the injured intruder was surely dead.
• Yang Lie stopped trading with Zhao Meixian, and Wu Cong’s evidence that Wang Haolei’s corpse had been corrupted by an evil spirit quieted the Wang Family’s reaction.
• A month later, Yang Lie put on the Evil Ghost Skin, transformed into Ordinary Ghost Elder, and prepared to inspect its memories.

Yang Lie searched Ordinary Ghost Elder’s memories, discovered that Luo Heng had hired him to provoke a conflict between the Wang Family and the Human Alliance, and took possession of his hidden wealth. After gaining three more Spirit Lands, Yang Lie considered visiting the sects’ black market to find Evil God Forbidden Objects.

• Yang Lie used Evil Ghost Skin to impersonate Ordinary Ghost Elder and searched his memories, learning that Luo Heng had offered him money and a Beast Spirit Golden Core Pill to frame the Wang Family.
• Yang Lie learned from Ordinary Ghost Elder’s memories that Luo Heng sought to divert pressure after defeating the Zhao Family’s forces at Beihe Base City.
• Yang Lie discovered that Ordinary Ghost Elder had more than three billion in savings and fixed assets worth 1.5 billion, along with information about a black market where sects traded forbidden goods.
• Three days later, Yang Lie entered Ordinary Ghost Elder’s hidden basement in Striving City and took the spirit stones stored there.
• Yang Lie converted the spirit stones into nutrients for his Small World, creating three Spirit Lands, and considered visiting the sects’ black market to buy Evil God Forbidden Objects.

Fifteen days after the previous events, Yang Lie attended Earl’s masked trading session in Striving City and bought the Emerald Box for one billion Kong Yuan. The chapter ended with Earl verifying the payment and declaring the deal complete.

• Yang Lie used a strange glove and a scratched stone to enter the masked gathering hosted by Earl.
• Earl offered a dangerous mission and sought treasures that could increase Life Essence or aid advancement to the sixth rank, but no one accepted his offers.
• A woman in a white rabbit mask offered thirty million Kong Yuan to kill He Feiye, while other attendees made their requests.
• Yang Lie asked to buy a powerful Forbidden Object, and a black rabbit-masked person offered the Emerald Box.
• Yang Lie warned that the box’s cost could drive its user into uncontrollable desire, then negotiated its price up to one billion Kong Yuan.
• Earl verified the Emerald Box and confirmed that Yang Lie’s payment had arrived, completing the transaction.

Yang Lie was ambushed by a Black Flame Holy Church Elder who had used the Emerald Box as bait, but Yang Lie transformed into a Golden Core evil ghost and killed him. Afterward, Yang Lie looted the corpse and learned the Elder had targeted Ordinary Ghost Elder because of their grudge.

• After leaving the trade fair, Yang Lie took the Emerald Box and headed toward Striving City.
• Near the city, Yang Lie confronted the Black Rabbit masked man, who revealed his Black Flame power and attacked him.
• Yang Lie activated the Evil Ghost Skin, transformed into a Golden Core Realm evil ghost, and overwhelmed the Black Flame Beast despite being struck by a Black Flame arrow.
• Yang Lie crushed the Black Rabbit masked man's head, extinguished the flames, and returned to human form after burning much of his Life Essence.
• Yang Lie took the Elder's bracelet, absorbed his corpse with the Evil Ghost Skin, and discovered the Elder had used the Emerald Box as bait to kill Ordinary Ghost Elder.

Yang Lie purified the Black Flame Ring, advanced through several stages of the Hundred Refinements Realm, and learned the Star Dragon Secret Technique from the Star God Map. He continued preparing for the college entrance examination by strengthening his brain and stockpiling Ferocious Beast corpses.

• Yang Lie purified the Black Flame Ring, then converted the Black Flame Holy Church Elder's remaining assets into spirit stones and expanded his Spirit Land.
• Yang Lie advanced into the Viscera Refinement Realm, raised it to Jade grade, and then progressed through the Five Senses Refining stage into the Brain Refinement Realm.
• Yang Lie asked Wu Cong why his Brain Refinement Realm progress had slowed, and Wu Cong gave him the Star God Map to study.
• Yang Lie comprehended the Star God Map at a glance and cultivated the Star Dragon Secret Technique, impressing Wu Cong.
• Yang Lie consumed Ferocious Beast Fruits and asked Zhao Meixian to buy First Order and Second Order Ferocious Beast corpses so he could stockpile them before leaving Konghe Star.

Yang Lie and his classmates completed the Konghe Star college entrance examination, and the top students traveled to Planet Garden for the Human Alliance's Great College Entrance Examination. Aboard the interstellar passenger ship, they faced scorn from candidates from other planets as they learned more about the privileges of Human Alliance citizenship.

• Yang Lie, Zhao Meixian, and Shangguan Xuanhai dominated the arena battles and claimed the top three places in the Konghe Star examination.
• Wu Cong announced that the top ten could attend the Great College Entrance Examination on Planet Garden, while other students had to defeat an eighth-level Hundred Refinements Realm examination robot to qualify.
• Yang Lie stayed at the Konghe Star Interstellar Hotel for three days before Wu Cong led thirteen students to the interstellar terminal.
• On the passenger ship, Zhao Hongye marveled at space travel while Li Shan explained its enormous cost.
• Other planetary candidates mocked the Konghe Star students, and Zhao Meixian explained how citizens could watch examination videos on the Human Alliance Interstellar Network.

Yang Lie challenged the gathered geniuses to wager on their college entrance examination rankings, drawing more than a hundred bets while planning to profit from their confidence. After Mo Qian refused and mocked him, Yang Lie and his companions turned the crowd against him, leaving Mo Qian surrounded by jeers.

• Yang Lie challenged the other planets' youths to bet on their exam rankings, and Garo from Da Mang Star accepted a one-million-Alliance-Coin wager.
• Ye Kongyao offered to witness and guarantee the wagers for a two-percent fee, and many other wealthy geniuses joined the bets.
• Chief examiner Zhou Jipeng wagered valuable materials against Wu Cong, who appeared confident in Yang Lie's ranking.
• Mo Qian mocked Yang Lie's plan and refused to wager, so Yang Lie denounced him as a coward and an unworthy martial artist.
• Shangguan Xuanhai, Zhao Meixian, Zhao Hongye, and the betting youths joined in insulting Mo Qian.

Yang Lie and his companions arrived on Planet Garden for the Great College Entrance Examination after he fought off Mo Qian aboard the interstellar ship. The team entered the forest to begin the ten-day team round, where they encountered a native Treant.

• Mo Qian attacked Yang Lie aboard the ship, and Yang Lie struck him down; Hu Yun punished Mo Qian and his four allies by confining them to their rooms.
• The interstellar ship landed on Planet Garden, where the students adapted to its stronger gravity before An Ya explained the examination rules and issued their supplies.
• Shangguan Xuanhai welcomed the chance to fight geniuses from other planets, while Zhao Meixian pointed out that their team lacked perception-type and medical-type members.
• Yang Lie, Zhao Meixian, and Shangguan Xuanhai entered the forest and traveled through the treetops because the grass below was enormous.
• A tree sent sharp vines at Yang Lie, and he cut them apart with his saber as Zhao Meixian warned that it was a native Treant that likely had companions.

Yang Lie, Zhao Meixian, and Shangguan Xuanhai fought through Treants and Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes before heading toward a bead hidden in dense fog. They entered the fog together and faced ten Mist Giants summoned by an eerie ringing.

• Shangguan Xuanhai cut down Treants while Yang Lie destroyed swarms of Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes with the Azure Dragon Grand Whirlpool.
• Yang Lie, Zhao Meixian, and Shangguan Xuanhai rested, replenished their supplies, and set off toward a bead inside a fog bank.
• Zhao Meixian identified the Chen Family Three Brothers, He Ninghao, and Zhou Die as a dangerous team using fog, illusions, and arrows to ambush opponents.
• Shangguan Xuanhai suggested changing targets, but Yang Lie said the team could handle the fog, and Zhao Meixian agreed to enter for the Gaokao points.
• Yang Lie led Zhao Meixian and Shangguan Xuanhai into the fog, where an eerie series of bells caused ten Mist Giants to appear.

Yang Lie and Zhao Meixian broke through Chen Haoming’s team’s mist illusion and defeated them in battle. Yang Lie offered Chen Haoming a deal: his team would take the target pearls, while Chen Haoming’s group could handle the remaining fights and earn performance credit.

• Yang Lie recognized that the Mist Giants were a visual illusion, and Zhao Meixian’s Ice Dragon Sword Art dispersed the mist.
• Chen Haoming and his brothers ambushed Yang Lie, but Yang Lie used his sense of smell and Azure Dragon Grand Whirlpool to counter their illusions and attacks.
• Yang Lie defeated Chen Haoming, Chen Haodong, and Chen Haofang, while Zhao Meixian and Shangguan Xuanhai subdued He Ninghao and Zhou Die.
• Yang Lie forced Chen Haoming to acknowledge his team’s defeat and proposed that the teams cooperate, with Yang Lie’s group taking the target pearls and Chen Haoming’s team earning performance credit in later battles.

Chen Haoming agreed to cooperate with Yang Lie, and their group defeated nearby examination teams before Garo arrived with four companions. Garo’s ally Yuwendu dispelled the Chen brothers’ mist, leaving Yang Lie’s group exposed.

• Chen Haoming agreed to join Yang Lie, who ordered the team to clear out nearby opponents and claim their points.
• The Chen brothers spread their mist as Yang Lie crushed incoming arrows, while Zhou Die’s illusions trapped fleeing students and Chen Haoming defeated a saber-wielding opponent.
• Chen Haofang regained his confidence after the team defeated weaker rivals, and Wu Cong predicted Yang Lie would make the Great College Entrance Examination’s Golden List.
• Yang Lie’s group rested with their Target Orbs, then detected one approaching and raised the mist again.
• Garo arrived with four companions and ordered Yuwendu to counter the mist; Yuwendu used Cloud Dragon Summoning Rain to turn it into torrential rain and disperse it.

Yang Lie fought Garo while Zhao Meixian and Shangguan Xuanhai’s group battled the other members of the Garo Squad. Yang Lie unleashed his hidden strength to defeat Garo, leaving his squad’s fate in the ongoing fights.

• Yang Lie assigned Zhao Meixian to fight Yuwendu and Shangguan Xuanhai and the Chen Family Three Brothers to handle the rest of the Garo Squad, then confronted Garo himself.
• Yang Lie and Garo traded attacks, with Garo using Divine Feather Transformation to fly and strike from the air while Yang Lie held his ground with the Azure Dragon Fist.
• Zhao Meixian gained the advantage over Yuwendu by using her Ice Dragon Sword Art to restrain his Cloud Dragon Transforming Rain Skill, while Shangguan Xuanhai and the Chen Family Three Brothers pressured the other three opponents.
• After Yang Lie declared that he would use everything he had, he revealed his speed with the Heavenly Dragon Elusive Step and shattered Garo’s Divine Eagle Feather Shield with a powerful punch.
• Yang Lie struck Garo from the sky, scattering his true qi; unable to recover, Garo admitted defeat.

Yang Lie formed an alliance with Garo and negotiated the price and purchase priority for the remaining beads with Chen Haoming. That night, Yang Lie and Garo detected hidden threats near their camp, and Yang Lie captured a concealed youth.

• Yang Lie invited Garo to join his alliance, and Garo accepted in exchange for a bead and one million Alliance Coins after the exam.
• Yang Lie offered Chen Haoming and his brothers priority to buy the remaining beads in the area for one million Alliance Coins each, and Chen Haoming agreed.
• Wu Cong celebrated his bet against Zhou Jipeng, while Zhou Jipeng argued that the exam rankings were not yet decided.
• At night, Garo detected and captured a Scorpion Shadow Tiger near the camp, and Yang Lie praised him.
• Yang Lie sensed a concealed youth, knocked him unconscious, and brought him back to the campfire, impressing Garo with his perception.

Yang Lie's group eliminated Fang Zhenghe's team and took their Target Orb. Elsewhere in Region 8769, Liu Qingqing killed Wang Yi by ripping out his heart, bypassing his wristwatch's protection.

• Yang Lie identified Yang Tao as a scout on Fang Zhenghe's team and activated his wristwatch, alerting Fang Zhenghe's group that he had been eliminated.
• Fang Zhenghe led Ke Jia and their remaining teammate toward Yang Lie's camp, but the Chen Family Three Brothers covered the area in mist.
• Garo attacked the advancing team, eliminated one boy, and then defeated Fang Zhenghe and Ke Jia as their wristwatches sent red beams into the sky.
• Garo handed the captured Target Orb to Yang Lie, and Fang Zhenghe realized Garo had become Yang Lie's subordinate.
• Liu Qingqing lured Wang Yi close, then pierced his chest and tore out his heart while his wristwatch's protective shield failed to activate.

Liu Qingqing sacrificed four corpses to a demon god and broke through to the Heaven and Human Realm, then attacked Zhao Meixian’s group with sleeping poison. Yang Lie resisted the poison and pursued her, discovering that she was a Heaven and Human Realm martial artist.

• Liu Qingqing used a black page and four corpses in a blood ritual, consuming the sacrifices to reach the Heaven and Human Realm.
• Liu Qingqing spotted Zhao Meixian’s group and sent sleeping poison powder toward their camp.
• Chen Haoming, Garo, and the others succumbed to the poison, but Yang Lie remained unaffected and rushed to attack Liu Qingqing.
• Liu Qingqing spread fragrant powder to sense Yang Lie’s movements and located him as he charged from the west.
• Yang Lie realized Liu Qingqing had reached the Heaven and Human Realm, a breakthrough he had not expected to find among the exam candidates.

Yang Lie defeated Liu Qingqing, but her use of Evil God Power killed her and left a demonic page embedded in him. After purifying its contamination in his Small World, he discovered he had gained an incomplete move of the Death Resentment Demon Claw and resolved to conceal it.

• Yang Lie used the Heavenly Dragon Elusive Step to evade Liu Qingqing’s poisonous attack and struck her down with the Azure Dragon Fist.
• Liu Qingqing, enraged, unleashed Evil God Power from a black page, but its power overwhelmed her body and turned her to ash.
• Yang Lie destroyed the remaining demonic claw, but the black page entered his body and filled his mind with corrupting voices.
• Yang Lie entered his Small World and spent 1,000 spirit stones to purify the contamination, discovering he had learned an incomplete move of the Death Resentment Demon Claw.
• Yang Lie learned that the martial art could bring the Human Alliance’s suspicion and decided never to use it where anyone could see.

Yang Lie uncovered Liu Qingqing’s Death Resentment Demon Sect plot against Jiang Yang and warned the others that their examination area had been compromised. As the group fled through Planet Garden, he saved Wang Ling from a Tier 4 Black Steel Centipede.

• Yang Lie searched Liu Qingqing’s memories and learned that the Death Resentment Demon Sect planned to corrupt Jiang Yang with Hundred Lifetimes Demonic Resentment.
• Yang Lie returned to camp and told Zhao Meixian the attackers were gone, then urged the awakened group to evacuate because their wristwatches and local surveillance had been compromised.
• Garo and the others agreed to leave after Wang Ling failed to call for help with his wristwatch.
• Yang Lie warned Wang Ling of a Giant Black Steel Centipede ambush and killed the Tier 4 beast with an eighty-percent-power Azure Dragon выхода из моря.
• Wang Ling thanked Yang Lie for saving his life.

Yang Lie’s group reported a mole at the Great College Entrance Examination, and officials found the culprit and let the exam continue. After the group camped, a large team ambushed them, and Yang Lie fought through the attackers before Ye Kongyao came forward to talk.

• Wang Ling activated his wristwatch’s surrender signal, and Zhou Ye reported the group’s encounter with a mole to the authorities.
• Wu Cong told the students that the mole had been found and that the exam would continue, then left with the other experts.
• Archers attacked Yang Lie’s camp, eliminating He Ninghao, Zhou Die, and Wang Ling and wounding Chen Haoming.
• Yang Lie charged into the forest, detected the ambushers, and defeated several attackers while Garo organized a defensive formation.
• Ye Kongyao appeared with Han Yingxiu and asked Yang Lie to stop so they could talk.

Yang Lie negotiated a ten-million-Alliance-Coin settlement with Ye Kongyao and agreed to help her secure target beads, while the ambushed students accepted compensation and joined the group. After they moved toward other areas, Yang Lie detected an ambush and helped eliminate all four hidden students.

• Yang Lie stopped his attack on Ye Kongyao and bargained with her, settling on ten million Alliance Coins and an agreement to help her fight for target beads in the next area.
• Yang Lie and Ye Kongyao returned to camp, where Ye Kongyao offered compensation to the students her group had ambushed; Chen Haoming objected, but He Ninghao persuaded him to accept.
• A black-clothed youth delivered two target beads, which Yang Lie handed to Chen Haoming for one million Alliance Coins each, promising not to take them while Chen remained his companion.
• Ye Kongyao agreed to collect or advance payments for Yang Lie in exchange for the same commission ratio as their previous wager.
• After the group rested and moved toward other areas, Yang Lie detected four students hiding in a forest; arrows and Garo eliminated all four.