Recaps

Sun Fei wiped out the Blood Blade mercenaries and gave the young King of Byzantium a painful treatment that greatly increased his strength. He left the king to explain why he had endured the agony, and the king admitted he had wanted to stay alive to protect Isabella.

• Sun Fei crushed the Blood Blade mercenaries with his power and killed Captain Harry with a single punch.
• Sun Fei seized the young King of Byzantium and forced a dark green liquid into his mouth, causing him to writhe in agony.
• Aike ordered guards to drag Isabella away as she tried to save the king, but she broke free and rushed back when his suffering ended.
• The young King of Byzantium discovered his strength had risen to around the Two-Star Class and tried to kneel to thank Sun Fei, who stopped him.
• Sun Fei asked why the king had endured the pain, and the king said he needed to protect Isabella.

Sun Fei returned from the Kingdom of Byzantium’s camp after killing the corrupt herald Aike and came back to Chambord’s main camp. He gave Angela and Jima several unusual gifts, accepted the visiting factions’ offerings for his soldiers, and left Angela to care for four rescued girls before entering a portal to cultivate ahead of his duel with the Seventh Judgment Knight.

• Sun Fei killed Aike, the Kingdom of Byzantium’s sycophantic herald, with a punch from afar and left the camp.
• Sun Fei returned to Chambord’s main camp and gave Angela and Jima small gifts, including three pineapple-shaped stone eggs that Angela sensed might be alive.
• Jima showed Sun Fei the valuable gifts left by nobles and imperial factions, and Sun Fei decided to distribute them to his soldiers.
• Angela told Sun Fei that the Fren Family had sent four girls through the Blood Blade Mercenary Corps, and she had kept them to protect them from further harm.
• Sun Fei told Angela to arrange care for the girls and entered a sky-blue portal to cultivate before his duel with the Seventh Judgment Knight at noon.

Sun Fei prepared for the Martial Combat Competition by refining his Barbarian fighting techniques and reached level 40, gaining confidence for his duel with the Seventh Judgment Knight. The next day, crowds gathered at the Twenty-Li Camp to watch Sun Fei face Bloody Knight Krud at noon.

• Sun Fei learned from Elena that Chambord City’s construction was proceeding smoothly and asked her to join the competition at the Twenty-Li Camp.
• Sun Fei gave Elena gifts, and she returned to Chambord City to pass his orders to Brook and Best.
• Sun Fei practiced in the Canyon of the Magi, experimenting with ways to combine Barbarian skills and strength with Heavenly Frost Fist.
• After four hours of fighting, Sun Fei broke through to level 40 and felt more confident about facing the Seventh Judgment Knight.
• The next morning, crowds gathered around the Number One sword-testing platform to watch Sun Fei and Bloody Knight Krud’s scheduled duel.

A vast crowd gathered at the Number One Sword-Testing Platform as imperial nobles and six Judgment Knights arrived to watch Sun Fei duel Krud. Krud appeared at noon and challenged the absent King of Chambord to show himself.

• Warriors, nobles, and visitors from the vassal states crowded the Number One Sword-Testing Platform ahead of the duel.
• The Dean Family, the Flo Family, and the Big Family arrived with their entourages and took places in the VIP area.
• Six Judgment Knights appeared, startling the crowd and raising questions about the duel’s importance.
• Krud arrived at the platform in a streak of blood-red light as the sun reached its zenith.
• Krud called out to the King of Chambord and asked whether he was afraid to appear.

The Seventh Judgment Knight Krude waited on the sword-testing platform for the King of Chambord as the crowd and imperial nobles watched in tense silence. At the final moment of Materazzi’s countdown, Alexander arrived and made the duel valid.

• Krude waited in silence while the crowd feared his bloody reputation and wondered whether Alexander would appear.
• The second, fourth, and fifth Judgment Knights criticized Alexander, while several others remained silent and appeared divided.
• Holy Church cavalry arrived with a mysterious black carriage, but its occupant stayed inside.
• At noon, Materazzi began the ten-breath countdown for Alexander to appear or be declared a fugitive.
• Krude launched four streaks of bloody sword energy at the approaching Alexander, who dodged them and landed on the platform just before the countdown ended.

Sun Fei faced the Bloody Knight Krude in a duel and matched his attacks without retreating. The exchange ended with both fighters unharmed, leaving the crowd astonished by Sun Fei’s strength.

• Krude fired Bloody Sword Qi at Sun Fei, who caught and crushed the first two streaks with his hand.
• Krude unleashed a storm of sword qi, but Sun Fei’s crystal-like defense stopped it, while Master Capdevila’s Water Curtain Heaven Flower protected the spectators and platform.
• Krude charged Sun Fei with a punch, and Sun Fei met him with a punch of his own, sending waves of force through the platform and its magic barrier.
• Krude and Sun Fei returned to their positions unharmed, and Materazzi declared their exchange an even match.
• Dean Cazorla considered recruiting Sun Fei, while Old Big cheered as the crowd marveled that Sun Fei had matched the Seventh Judgment Knight.

Sun Fei easily broke Krude’s Cloud-Piercing Blood Sea and taunted the Bloody Knight into drawing his sword of judgment, Blood’s Desire. As the duel escalated, Sun Fei equipped Death’s Touch and challenged Krude to settle the fight in one move.

• Sun Fei dismissed Krude’s strength, angering several Judgment Knights and drawing a knowing smile from Big Beyoncé.
• The young King of Byzantium recognized Sun Fei as the man who had saved his beloved and resolved to follow his example to restore his kingdom.
• Krude unleashed Cloud-Piercing Blood Sea, but Sun Fei resisted its illusions, crushed the blood-colored sword qi, and shattered the blood sea with a transparent fist.
• Sun Fei explained that his past battles had made Krude’s bloody illusions ineffective and urged him to show his true strength.
• Krude grew furious, drew Blood’s Desire, and threatened to kill Sun Fei.
• Sun Fei put on the Diablo World gauntlets Death’s Touch and challenged Krude to decide the duel in one move.

Sun Fei defeated Bloody Knight Krude with the Heavenly Frost Fist, but the Knights' Hall's Judgment Knights moved to seize him after the duel. Other Judgment Knights intervened, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Bloody Knight Krude unleashed Blood Hymn of Hell, and Sun Fei countered with Heavenly Frost Fist: One-Hand-Covers-the-Heavens.
• Sun Fei shattered Krude's blood-colored greatsword and struck him down, leaving him gravely injured.
• Materazzi declared Alexander, King of Chambord, the winner, and the Water Curtain Heaven Flower barrier vanished.
• The Second, Fourth, and Fifth Judgment Knights confronted Sun Fei and tried to seize him for the Black Prison.
• Sun Fei repelled the Fourth Judgment Knight, and the Third, Sixth, and Eighth Judgment Knights stepped in to oppose the Second Knight's demand for punishment.

The Judgment Knights split into opposing camps as the second-ranked Slaughter Knight tried to take Sun Fei into custody, while the third-ranked Punishment Knight defended him. Sun Fei stepped between them and insisted on handling the matter himself, then attacked the Slaughter Knight.

• The third-ranked Punishment Knight argued that Sun Fei was not responsible for the seventh knight's injuries and stood in the second-ranked Slaughter Knight's way.
• The sixth-ranked Radiant Knight and eighth-ranked White Cloud Knight joined the third-ranked Punishment Knight, while the fourth-ranked Giant Blade Knight and fifth-ranked Savage Knight backed the Slaughter Knight.
• The six Judgment Knights prepared to fight as spectators fled, but Materazzi restored the Water Curtain Heaven Flower barrier around the platform.
• Sun Fei stopped the third-ranked Punishment Knight from fighting on his behalf and placed himself between the two groups of knights.
• The Slaughter Knight asked Sun Fei whether he would go willingly to the black prison for trial, and Sun Fei answered with a punch.

Alexander, King of Chambord, fought three Judgment Knights at once after they tried to undermine the duel, and seized the upper hand by seriously injuring the fourth [Giant Blade Knight]. He continued his assault on the fifth [Savage Knight], while the crowd realized his name would soon spread across the empire.

• Sun Fei struck first, knocking the second [Slaughter Knight], the fourth [Giant Blade Knight], and the sixth [Savage Knight] backward.
• Sun Fei wounded the fourth [Giant Blade Knight] with a Heavenly Frost Fist and traded blows with the second [Slaughter Knight] and the fifth [Savage Knight].
• The fourth [Giant Blade Knight] sneak-attacked Sun Fei and cut his shoulder, but Sun Fei used [Battle Cry] and knocked him out of the fight.
• Sun Fei used [Howl] and [Gravity Strike] to drive the second [Slaughter Knight] and the fifth [Savage Knight] apart.
• Sun Fei charged at the fifth [Savage Knight] as the stunned crowd watched.

Sun Fei battered the fifth Savage Knight and used him to force the second Slaughter Knight to halt Kiss of the Black Flame Giant Serpent, leaving both knights in danger. A mysterious figure intervened at the last moment, shattered the attack’s remaining force, and left the sword-testing platform silent.

• Sun Fei struck the fifth Savage Knight with One Hand Covers the Heavens and relentlessly drove him against the platform’s magical barrier.
• The second Slaughter Knight unleashed Kiss of the Black Flame Giant Serpent at Sun Fei.
• Sun Fei stunned the fifth Savage Knight with a hidden punch, then used Leap to throw him into the path of the black-flame drill.
• The second Slaughter Knight forcibly reversed his finishing move to avoid hitting the fifth knight, suffering internal injuries as the attack continued toward him.
• A mysterious figure appeared between the drill and the fifth Savage Knight, blasted apart the attack’s remaining force, and sent the battered knight flying aside.

Materazzi stopped Sun Fei and the three Judgment Knights from resuming their fight, but a mysterious attacker from the imperial capital then struck at Sun Fei with overwhelming force. Sun Fei escaped by teleporting beside Materazzi just before the attack hit the sword-testing platform.

• Materazzi advised Sun Fei and the Slaughter Knight to end their fight, but the Slaughter Knight healed himself, the Giant Blade Knight, and the Savage Knight with three precious pills and demanded Sun Fei's death.
• Sun Fei prepared to fight the three knights again, but a dignified voice from the imperial capital ordered them back, and they obeyed.
• The Punishment Knight, the Radiant Knight, and the White Cloud Knight warned Sun Fei that the Slaughter Knight might seek revenge, then left with the unconscious Bloody Knight.
• A powerful earth-element attack shot from the imperial capital toward Sun Fei, who blocked it with flaming sword strikes but could not stop its advance.
• Sun Fei switched to Sorceress Mode and used Teleport to escape beside Materazzi just before the attack struck the sword-testing platform.

After defeating the seventh Bloody Knight, Sun Fei survived a mysterious powerhouse’s warning strike and basked in the affiliated kingdoms’ cheers, using the moment to establish his image as their king. He accepted an invitation from the Holy Church, then ignored an arrogant young noble and Beyoncé before leaving the crowd still cheering for him.

• A mysterious powerhouse struck at Sun Fei but withdrew the force before it hit, then warned him not to trample on the Imperial Knights' Hall’s dignity.
• Materazzi praised Sun Fei’s victory, and tens of thousands of people from the affiliated kingdoms roared the King of Chambord’s name.
• Sun Fei switched to Paladin Mode and deliberately presented himself as a noble ruler to the cheering crowd; Materazzi called him the king of kings beneath the emperor and departed.
• A black-armored Church knight delivered an invitation from his lord, and Sun Fei accepted it before the Holy Church party rode away with its mysterious magical carriage.
• An eagle-helmeted young man offered Sun Fei the Dean Family’s support, and Beyoncé told him he could pursue her, but Sun Fei ignored them both and waved to the crowd.

The Knights' Hall punished six Judgment Knights for interfering with Alexander, King of Chambord, while Andrei Arshavin recognized the king's extraordinary strength and sent him a congratulatory gift. After the duel, Sun Fei noticed the young king of Byzantium in the crowd and decided he wanted to help him grow.

• The masked lord of the Knights' Hall condemned the Second Slaughter Knight and five other Judgment Knights to confinement in the Black Prison for violating the knights' code.
• Andrei Arshavin reflected on how much Alexander had grown and ordered a gift sent to congratulate him on winning the duel.
• The kings of the affiliated kingdoms left the camp, while the crowd continued to admire Alexander and speculate that only One Sword might match him.
• Beyoncé and Dean Cazorla confronted Sun Fei with demands, but he dismissed their attitude as foolish.
• Sun Fei spotted the young king of Byzantium, noticed his recent changes, and decided to help him grow.

Sun Fei gave Constantine the flawed Seven Injuries Fist manual and used their public meeting to raise the King of Byzantium’s standing before the Martial Combat Competition. He then silenced Beyoncé and Dianka Zola with a show of force, leaving the gathered powers afraid to challenge him.

• Sun Fei summoned Constantine onto the sword-testing platform, explained their similar hardships, and gave him the Seven Injuries Fist manual while warning him of its danger to the practitioner’s internal organs.
• Sun Fei told Constantine that their public association could bring trouble as well as opportunity, and Constantine thanked him before returning to his guards.
• Observers recognized Constantine and reconsidered their plans toward Byzantium, with some kingdoms seeking an alliance or preparing to make amends.
• Beyoncé and Dianka Zola berated Sun Fei for rejecting their families, but he ignored them until their threats made him turn back.
• Sun Fei seized Beyoncé by the throat, repelled her six guards, and warned her not to speak again before forcing Dianka Zola to his knees with pressure from his gaze.

After Sun Fei defeated the Bloody Knight, the Chambord Army celebrated his apparent victory while Angela prayed and prepared to welcome him home. Disguised and walking alone through the camp, Sun Fei sensed a far stronger enemy following him with murderous intent.

• Sun Fei left the dueling grounds after cowing his opponents and disappearing into the crowd.
• Angela prayed for Sun Fei's safe return while the Chambord Army waited in camp, trusting in his strength.
• Cheers from the dueling grounds reached camp, and Čech and Torres told Angela that Sun Fei had won.
• Angela ordered the soldiers to prepare a welcome and celebration, then returned to pray in thanks.
• Sun Fei reflected on the insights he had gained from fighting the Judgment Knights and suspected his [Learning] skill had improved his comprehension.
• Sun Fei sensed a super expert following him, whose aura was much stronger than his and carried killing intent.

Sun Fei was nearly killed by a mysterious attacker, but he summoned Duriel to interrupt the assault and escaped through a portal. The attacker killed Duriel and searched for Sun Fei, then fled toward the Moro Mountains when a still stronger presence approached.

• Sun Fei switched to Assassin Mode to evade the mysterious enemy, but the enemy’s aura imprint let him track and overpower Sun Fei.
• A cloaked figure sensed the attack and vanished from the encampment, while Angela felt sudden pain and feared something had happened to Alexander.
• Sun Fei used his Summon skill to bring Duriel into the fight, and the demon intercepted the attacker’s sword strike.
• Duriel attacked with Holy Freeze, but the mysterious enemy severed one of his forelimbs as Sun Fei opened a portal and escaped.
• The mysterious enemy killed Duriel, discovered that Sun Fei’s aura imprint had vanished, and fled toward the Moro Mountains as a stronger presence pursued him.

Sun Fei returned to the Diablo World to recover the experience he had spent summoning Duriel and refined his combat techniques while leveling up. He realized that the divine skills Grant and Learn had likely given him an unparalleled talent for comprehension and creation, then prepared to return to the Azeroth Continent.

• Sun Fei sent Elena to the real world to tell the Chambord camp he was safe, then returned to the Canyon of the Magi to gain experience.
• Sun Fei perfected Stun’s integration into Heavenly Frost Fist and named the new third form “Baby, Go to Sleep.”
• Sun Fei killed monsters until his Barbarian character reached level 40 again.
• Sun Fei recognized that his cultivation comprehension and creativity had become extraordinary after his transmigration.
• Sun Fei concluded that the divine skills Grant and Learn had caused his new talent, and he decided it was time to return to the real world.

Sun Fei learned that a powerful expert had branded his spiritual sea and received a purple skill book that could conceal the brand while he sought a way to remove it. After returning to camp, he reunited with Angela and learned that assassins had killed nearly all the major imperial figures who had watched the duel.

• Akara detected a hidden brand in Sun Fei’s spiritual sea and explained that he needed 300 units of spiritual power before she and Cain could dispel it.
• Akara gave Sun Fei an ancient purple skill book that could help expand his spiritual sea and block the brand from detection.
• Sun Fei used a Giant-Winged Raven to check that the mysterious expert had left, then cautiously returned to the Chambord Army’s camp.
• Sun Fei found Angela waiting anxiously at the gate and embraced her.
• Old Zola and Modrić reported that assassins had killed nearly all the major figures who attended the duel, including the old patriarch of the Big Family, while Big Beyoncé escaped.

Sun Fei learned that the imperial investigation into the assassinations had plunged the twenty-mile encampment into a tense crackdown while Emperor Yassin set Princes Andrei Arshavin and Dominguez against each other. He kept Chambord neutral and asked about Byzantium, then waited for Lampard’s delayed party as a guard rushed into the tent.

• Old Zola and Modrić reported that Emperor Yassin had assigned Andrei Arshavin and Dominguez to investigate the assassinations independently, prompting a succession struggle among the nobles and affiliated kingdoms.
• Sun Fei said Chambord would wait for the contest’s outcome instead of choosing a side early.
• Old Zola described the arrests, curfews, and searches across the encampment, noting that imperial soldiers treated Chambord with deference.
• Sun Fei learned that the King of Byzantium and Isabella had visited in his absence and been received by Angela.
• Sun Fei asked why Lampard’s party had not arrived, and Čech reassured him that the group was powerful enough to travel safely.
• A personal guard rushed into the tent.

Sun Fei learned that Lampard, Drogba, and Pierce had reached the twenty-li encampment, but imperial soldiers mistook their party for assassins and tried to seize their weapons, mounts, and armor. The officer recognized the name King of Chambord Alexander and froze in fear.

• Sun Fei welcomed news that Lampard, Drogba, and Pierce were approaching the main camp with Chambord’s troops.
• Lampard’s party arrived late after heavy snow delayed their crossing of the Moro Mountains, and Drogba praised Sun Fei as the only one worthy of ruling Saint Petersburg.
• Imperial soldiers surrounded Lampard’s group, and their corrupt officer ordered them arrested and their gear confiscated.
• Lampard ordered his people to surrender their weapons to avoid causing trouble for Sun Fei and Chambord’s participation in the competition.
• The officer slapped Drogba and ordered the soldiers to strip off the group’s armor, but he stopped when he heard it had been bestowed by King of Chambord Alexander.

The author recounted a Beijing trip to celebrate editor Shazi’s birthday, meet fellow webnovel writers, and discuss writing techniques. Exhausted after the visit, the author ended by recommending Shamo’s historical novel Powerful Minister.

• The author stayed up late finishing chapters, then traveled to Zongheng’s editorial office to celebrate Shazi’s birthday with Banbu Cangsang and Jimo.
• The author, Banbu Cangsang, and Jimo drank with the editorial staff, where Banbu Cangsang and Jimo threw up and Shitang Baozi had urged the editor to keep the author drinking.
• The group cut Shazi’s birthday cake, sang karaoke, and later Banbu Cangsang and the author discussed writing until after two in the morning.
• The next day, the author met Zongheng boss Xieyue for a meal, then had snacks and drinks with Shazi and others before finally giving Shazi a hug.
• After seeing Shazi off, the author talked with Banbu Cangsang for more than two hours, then left Beijing early in the morning, tired but having gained writing experience.
• The author recommended Shamo’s historical novel Powerful Minister.

Lampard and the Chambord reinforcements reached the twenty-li camp after intimidating imperial soldiers who had extorted them, then reunited with Sun Fei. Their arrival revealed Chambord’s growing strength and stirred alarm across the camp and imperial capital.

• The imperial officer recognized Lampard’s group as subjects of the King of Chambord and ordered his soldiers to free them, then begged forgiveness and offered his valuables.
• Drogba, Pierce, and the others taunted the soldiers and took their money and valuables, but Lampard ended the confrontation so they could report to Sun Fei.
• Lampard and the others snapped their demonic-sinew restraints, accepted a pass token, and rode on to the twenty-li camp.
• Sun Fei welcomed the arriving group and noticed that Lampard, Pierce, Drogba, the Heng and Ha Generals, and the other soldiers had grown stronger.
• Observers spread news of Chambord’s powerful reinforcements, and the kingdom’s reputation shifted as onlookers wondered who would face its emerging strength.

At Chambord’s victory feast, old Zola told Sun Fei that a mysterious battle had devastated the Moro Mountains shortly after his duel. Sun Fei secretly investigated the battlefield, where a powerful magic array attacked him, and the chapter ended with him narrowly escaping its flames.

• Sun Fei hosted a victory feast attended by Constantine, Isabella, and representatives hoping to befriend the Kingdom of Chambord.
• Old Zola told Sun Fei that thunder, immense power, and collapsing mountains had been reported in the Moro Mountains after the duel.
• After the feast, Sun Fei left camp secretly and found a vast crater marked by damage he judged to have come from two Moon Class masters.
• Sun Fei suspected that one of the fighters was the mysterious master who had pursued him earlier and moved closer to investigate.
• A hidden magic array unleashed flames that turned nearby stones into magma, and Sun Fei narrowly retreated from its attack.

Sun Fei studied the magic arrays sealing the giant crater battlefield and carefully slipped through one of them without triggering it. After discovering that cultivating his mental energy after exhausting it greatly accelerated its growth, he entered the battlefield and found traces of the mysterious expert who had attacked him earlier.

• In Sorceress Mode, Sun Fei sensed at least fifteen magic arrays protecting the giant crater battlefield and identified a relatively weak one he could bypass.
• Sun Fei spent an hour evading every circuit in the Six-Star Class ice-element array, [Wrath of Ice], and emerged exhausted without triggering it.
• After using potions and cultivating with Akara's purple skill book, Sun Fei found that his mental energy had risen from roughly 200 weights to 210.
• Sun Fei realized that exhausting his mental energy before cultivating accelerated its growth, giving him hope of spending more time in the Diablo World.
• In Barbarian Mode, Sun Fei examined the battlefield's traces of Dou Qi and recognized one as belonging to the mysterious expert who had attacked him at camp.