Arc 15The Challenge at the Mountain

Wang Hao deceived the martial factions about Net Trap and the coming crisis, then infiltrated Shaomu Temple, restored its Buddhist martial inheritance, and advanced his own cultivation. After learning the Confucian School had taken his friends hostage, he returned to confront its eight patriarchs and began breaking their formation.

  • Wang Hao staged an assassin attack and spun a tale about Net Trap and Whole-World Ascension, pushing the martial factions to purge traitors and consider alliances.
  • Wang Hao disguised himself as Saitama and fought Shaomu Temple’s monks, then revealed his identity as Yan Shisan and accepted the Sweeping Monk’s invitation to the temple.
  • Wang Hao urged the Buddhist Order to pursue industry, investigated the inn incident, studied Shaomu Temple’s texts, and restored Damo’s Four Great Divine Arts while taking Daohui as his disciple.
  • Wang Hao explained the requirements for reaching the Celestial Person Realm, warned that the Great Heavenly Demon might devour those bearing Demon Seeds, and demonstrated his immense power with a punch that split the clouds.
  • After Zhou Xueyi revealed that the Confucian School had captured his friends, Wang Hao awakened bloodline abilities among her fighters, endured a dangerous fusion himself, and developed the Qi and Blood Martial Dao.
  • Wang Hao proposed to Zhou Xueyi, reached four million jin of strength through his new cultivation, passed the martial path to Xie Feng, and returned toward the Central Plains with Elder Chu and Tie Niu.
  • Wang Hao found Zhao Dachui’s family and Taohong bound at the Confucian School’s challenge site, then asked Elder Chu to protect them as he faced the eight patriarchs.
  • Wang Hao charged through the patriarchs’ Sword Qi and repeatedly attacked the Giant Gate Heavy Sword wielder, disrupting their formation until their leader prepared another trump card.
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Ch. 351The Inheritor

Wang Hao gave Zhu Yunlu the Dao Classic and Chunyang Dao Lineage, then tried to pass inheritances to the Taoist experts but found that they had failed his test. He established a Chunyang Branch Palace on Mount Hua with Zhang Sanfeng as its grand elder, who entered sudden enlightenment, and offered a separate ultimate art to Zhou Zhiruo’s adopted daughter, leaving the girl to decide for herself.

  • Zhu Yunlu chose the Dao Classic and Chunyang Dao Lineage, and Wang Hao transmitted the inheritance while warning her not to pass it on.
  • Wang Hao saw that the Taoist experts had failed his test, and Zhang Sanfeng apologized for their failure.
  • Wang Hao invited Zhang Sanfeng to become grand elder of a Chunyang Branch Palace on Mount Hua and transmitted three inheritances to him.
  • Zhang Sanfeng entered sudden enlightenment, and Wang Hao praised his comprehension before seeking a different inheritor.
  • Wang Hao offered an ultimate art to Zhou Zhiruo’s adopted daughter, then told her to choose for herself.

Ch. 352Fakery and Acting

Wang Hao accepted Zhang Miaohua as his registered disciple and helped Zhu Ruoxue awaken lightning powers, but an assassin’s sudden attack forced him to pursue the attacker. He then stopped in a remote mountain range and prepared to stage a convincing display that could win the Taoist School as an ally for the Old Zhu Household.

  • Wang Hao accepted Zhang Miaohua as his registered disciple and said she could become his direct disciple if she reached the Upper Purity Realm within two years.
  • Wang Hao used an electric eel’s blood to help Zhu Ruoxue awaken a lightning-generating ability and a rapid movement technique.
  • An assassin attacked Wang Hao with an Emperor-Slaying Crossbow, and Wang Hao deflected the arrow before chasing the attacker away.
  • The Taoist experts guarded Zhang Sanfeng and the three young women, while Zhang Sanfeng’s inherited Taiji power began to grow.
  • Wang Hao raced to a remote mountain, confirmed there were no nearby martial experts, and prepared to exploit the thundercloud for his deception plan.

Ch. 353Staging His Own Show

Wang Hao staged the earlier attack and pretended that a Net Trap assassin had ambushed him, while Zhang Sanfeng gained strength from studying the Dao Classic and led the experts to the battlefield. After witnessing the destruction, the gathered factions guarded Wang Hao as he recovered, and he began explaining the supposed Net Trap plot.

  • Wang Hao's earlier Emperor-Slaying Crossbow attack had been staged with an arrow from his Spirit Sea space and a trace of Demonic Sha from Patriarch Red Sun's saber.
  • Zhang Sanfeng awoke from his enlightenment with his strength more than doubled and promised to let the Taoist School experts study the Dao Classic after he opened his Spirit Sea, provided they purged their factions.
  • After learning that Daoist Priest Chunyang had pursued an attacker who targeted the Divine Lord's successor, Zhang Sanfeng examined the arrow fragment and led the experts to the battlefield.
  • Zhang Sanfeng's group encountered Daoist Nanzhen and the eight Confucian School patriarchs, then reached the devastated battlefield after the lightning ceased.
  • The gathered experts surrounded Wang Hao while he recovered; when he woke, he claimed a hidden Sha-rank assassin had targeted him and escaped, and a Confucian patriarch asked him to explain Net Trap.

Ch. 354Net Trap's Six Sword Slaves

Wang Hao spun a terrifying history of Net Trap to explain the Confucian School’s ancient swords and dissuade the patriarchs from strengthening their position. The chapter ended with a martial artist asking why the overseas Shattering Realm experts could not defeat Net Trap’s Six Sword Slaves, giving Wang Hao an opening to continue his tale.

  • Wang Hao claimed Net Trap had hunted the Ancient Emperor Bloodline for centuries and was led by six assassins whose swords could supposedly challenge Shattering Realm experts.
  • The martial artists suspected the Confucian School’s eight ancient swords were connected to Net Trap, and Wang Hao said they had been forged to counter its Six Devil Swords.
  • Wang Hao chose not to provoke the Confucian patriarchs into battle because their deaths or escape could trigger war and destroy the swords he hoped to obtain intact.
  • The eight Confucian patriarchs asked Wang Hao for the complete sword-refining method, but he said the swords’ accumulated Karma had left them unable to become divine weapons.
  • A martial artist asked why the overseas Shattering Realm experts could not defeat the Six Sword Slaves, and Wang Hao welcomed the chance to continue his fabricated account.

Ch. 355A One-in-Ten Chance

Wang Hao told the martial world that the overseas forces had made peace with Net Trap and planned Whole-World Ascension as their only chance to avert the coming Age of Dharma Decline. He left the gathering terrified by the plan’s one-in-ten odds, while privately resolving to prevent the Manchu Qing from invading Huaxia.

  • Wang Hao explained that the Six Sword Slaves had grown too powerful to fight safely in the Central Plains, and that the Taoist School’s earlier plan to defeat them had failed after Confucian infighting and a surprise attack.
  • Wang Hao said the overseas martial world had chosen to make peace with Net Trap so they could unite against the Great Heavenly Demon and the upper realm.
  • Zhang Sanfeng revealed that he had heard about Whole-World Ascension from an old friend, and Wang Hao confirmed that the plan involved shattering space across the Central Plains.
  • Wang Hao said the plan had only a one-in-ten chance of success and warned that failure to act would bring an Age of Dharma Decline and another invasion by outsiders.
  • The martial artists blamed the Confucian School’s eight patriarchs for past dynastic failures, while Wang Hao privately vowed to stop the Manchu Qing from entering Huaxia.

Ch. 356He Finally Fooled Them

Wang Hao convinced the martial powers that the overseas world would destroy Net Trap and gave the Confucian School a lead about an overseas Little Sage Manor inheritor. After providing the Celestial Master's Manor with Taoist techniques, he disguised himself and headed to meet Xie Feng before traveling to Shaomu Temple.

  • Wang Hao said the overseas martial world would take a kill-first approach toward Net Trap, and the eight Confucian patriarchs knelt and asked him for a way to save their school.
  • Wang Hao claimed the Great Heavenly Demon had visited Little Sage Manor and that one of its missing inheritors might be watching events in the Central Plains.
  • Wang Hao gave the Celestial Master's Manor the Golden Light Incantation and Yang Five Thunders, then advised its leaders to seek support from the emperor.
  • The Wheel-Turning King and the Celestial Master's Manor experts considered forming an alliance, while Wang Hao changed his appearance and set out to deceive the Buddhist Order at Shaomu Temple.
  • Taoist powers purged suspected traitors, the Confucian School gathered information about Little Sage Manor, and martial factions began considering alliances against the Whole-World Ascension crisis.

Ch. 357This Humble Monk's Dharma Name Is Saitama

Wang Hao arranged for Yan Shisan and ten women to awaken their bloodlines, then shaved his head and adopted the persona of the monk Saitama to draw Shaomu Temple’s attention. Back at the inn, he began deducing Shaomu Temple’s four supreme arts, leaving the Marrow-Washing Classic dependent on gaining more Buddhist knowledge.

  • Wang Hao met Yan Shisan and ten women loyal to him, and took them to the forest to awaken their bloodlines using beast blood.
  • The eleven endured the painful process and successfully awakened their Bloodline Power and Divine Abilities before departing at Wang Hao’s order.
  • Wang Hao shaved his head, adopted the name Saitama, and returned to the inn, where the waiter mocked his impoverished monk persona.
  • Wang Hao used the Dao Comprehension Function to deduce versions of the Golden Bell Shield, Virgin Boy Art, Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic, and Marrow-Washing Classic.
  • Wang Hao based his Marrow-Washing Classic visualization on a Buddhist expert from his memories and planned to study Shaomu Temple’s scriptures to strengthen it.

Ch. 358Scheming

Wang Hao kept working and eating at the inn while plotting to draw Shaomu Temple’s attention, but the innkeeper enlisted Daozheng and his disciples to drive him away. After Huzi’s attack rebounded off Wang Hao’s Golden Bell Shield and left him gravely injured, Daozheng headed into the kitchen to confront Wang Hao.

  • Shopkeeper Qian asked Daozheng whether Shaomu Temple had a monk named Saitama, and Daozheng and his lay disciples said they had never heard of him.
  • Huzi went to the kitchen to question Wang Hao, then offered him meat buns stuffed with pebbles as a trick.
  • Wang Hao absentmindedly ate the buns and crushed the pebbles, leaving Huzi and the waiter stunned.
  • Huzi struck Wang Hao with Tiger-Subduing Fist, but Wang Hao’s Golden Bell Shield rebounded the blow and shattered Huzi’s right arm.
  • Daozheng caught the flying Huzi, saw how badly he was injured, and rushed toward the kitchen to face Wang Hao.

Ch. 359A Lucky Accident

Wang Hao provoked Shaomu Temple’s monks while traveling under an alternate identity and effortlessly defeated those who confronted him. As he sat outside the inn eating, a Half-step Innate old monk arrived and was knocked into a shop by a chicken foot.

  • Daozheng accused Wang Hao of trickery, attacked him, and injured himself against Wang Hao’s firewood defense before signaling Shaomu Temple for help.
  • Shaomu Temple monks surrounded Wang Hao at the inn, but their attacks failed to harm him, and Wang Hao sent five of them flying with a flurry of punches.
  • Wang Hao went to the kitchen for food, then sat at the inn entrance eating while the monks kept their distance and called for reinforcements.
  • A Half-step Innate old monk arrived and insulted Wang Hao, who knocked him into a shop with a chicken foot.

Ch. 360Serious Punch

Wang Hao, posing as Saitama, confronted Shaomu Temple after defeating Puzhi and challenged its strongest monks to withstand one punch. He unleashed a colossal attack, leaving the sweeping monk and the Buddhist great figures fighting for their lives.

  • A messenger told Fangzheng and the Buddhist patriarchs that Saitama had defeated Puzhi with one punch.
  • The sweeping monk and the other Buddhist great figures found Wang Hao eating hot pot outside the inn, where he admitted his ancestors had a grievance with Shaomu Temple.
  • Wang Hao offered to settle the grievance by making the monks take one punch, then transformed his Innate Qi into a powerful fist imprint.
  • The monks recognized the techniques as Damo's Four Great Divine Arts and wondered whether Wang Hao was the Devil Master, Yan Shisan.
  • The sweeping monk and the other great figures unleashed their strongest attacks as Wang Hao's expanding fist imprint bore down on them, while the shockwaves drove nearby monks away.

Ch. 361One-Punch Man

Wang Hao defeated the Sweeping Monk and the other Buddhist Order giants with a devastating punch, then killed a hidden assassin who was blamed on Net Trap. After confirming his Yan Shisan and Saitama identities, he agreed to visit Shaomu Temple for free lamb hot pot and arrived there with the Sweeping Monk.

  • Wang Hao's giant fist imprint overwhelmed the Sweeping Monk and the others' attacks and destroyed a long section of the city wall, though the evacuated area suffered no casualties.
  • A Net Trap assassin attacked Wang Hao from behind, but Wang Hao turned and killed him with one punch after Xiao Mengmeng had found him with the system's search function.
  • Wang Hao told the Sweeping Monk and the other Buddhist Order giants that the assassin was probably sent by Net Trap, then confirmed that he was Yan Shisan, Buddhist name Saitama, and explained his ancestor's connection to the Central Plains.
  • The Sweeping Monk invited Wang Hao to Shaomu Temple, and Wang Hao accepted after learning he could eat free lamb hot pot.
  • Wang Hao carried the Sweeping Monk to Shaomu Temple in a series of powerful leaps and demanded that the monks prepare lamb hot pot.

Ch. 362He Fooled Them Again

After defeating the Buddhist Order’s experts, Wang Hao shared a meal with the Sweeping Monk and Shaomu Temple’s leaders, then convinced them that they should reform by developing Mohist technology instead of relying on farmland. The Buddhist Order asked him to share practical technologies, and Fangzheng vowed to put them into practice despite the Central Plains’ lack of industrial foundations.

  • Spies from several Central Plains factions saw the ruined battlefield and hurried away to report Master Saitama’s defeat of eleven Buddhist Order experts.
  • Wang Hao ate mutton hot pot with the Sweeping Monk and other Buddhist leaders, then told them Shaomu Temple carried heavy Karmic Cause and Effect.
  • Wang Hao claimed that the Yan Household’s difficulty producing heirs came from its ancestor’s Karma and warned that the return of Human Dao Fortune could make the Buddhist Order’s troubles worse.
  • After hearing about the Buddhist Order’s properties and the loss of the Mohist inheritance, Wang Hao urged the monks to pursue science, technology, and industrial manufacturing rather than depend on farmland.
  • The Buddhist leaders asked Wang Hao to introduce Mohist technology, and Fangzheng pledged to put it into practice despite the Central Plains’ lack of foundations.

Ch. 363Thirteen Deadly Swords

Wang Hao urged Shaomu Temple to reform by developing production and limiting the Buddhist Order’s growth, then used the dispute with Daozheng to press the temple’s leaders for accountability. He demonstrated his invented Thirteen Deadly Swords, and Shaomu Temple brought Daozheng and the witnesses before him to explain what happened.

  • Wang Hao gave Fangzheng production techniques for goods such as glass, soap, and cement to help fund the Buddhist Order’s reforms.
  • Wang Hao warned the Buddhist leaders that the Order had too many non-producing monks and that Daozheng’s conduct at the inn had brought trouble upon the Order.
  • The sweeping monk ordered Daozheng and everyone involved in the inn incident brought in, while assuring Wang Hao he would investigate and answer for it.
  • Wang Hao claimed the name Yan Shisan came from his family’s naming tradition, and the Buddhist leaders treated him as a senior Grandmaster.
  • Wang Hao demonstrated his condensed Sword Qi and explained that the Thirteen Deadly Swords used no physical swords.
  • The sweeping monk questioned Daozheng, his disciples, and the inn staff about the incident.

Ch. 364A Slap in the Face

Daozheng learned that Zhao Hu had been injured by Master Saitama’s protective Gang Qi, not by a deliberate attack, and apologized after the truth came out. Master Saitama demanded repairs and compensation for the damage, criticized Shaomu Temple’s training practices, and asked to study its Buddhist scriptures and martial arts texts.

  • Daozheng accused Master Saitama of swindling the inn and crippling Zhao Hu, while Shopkeeper Qian confirmed that Master Saitama had agreed to pay for his stay.
  • A waiter explained that Zhao Hu had punched Master Saitama after giving him buns with stones inside, and the force that injured Zhao Hu had come from Master Saitama’s protective Gang Qi.
  • Daozheng realized he had wrongly blamed Master Saitama and knelt to apologize, while Master Saitama demanded an explanation for the stones in the buns.
  • Master Saitama told Shaomu Temple to pay for the inn and compensate residents whose homes and city wall had been damaged, then criticized the temple’s separation of scholarly and martial monks.
  • The Sweeping Monk and the other Buddhist Order leaders accepted Master Saitama’s criticism, and he asked to read Shaomu Temple’s Buddhist scriptures and martial arts texts.

Ch. 365Divine Arts Appear

Wang Hao organized Shaomu Temple’s Buddhist scriptures and martial arts into a structured curriculum, then prepared a refined inheritance of Damo's Four Great Divine Arts. He gave the manuals to the Sweeping Monk and the other monks, while Innate experts gathered outside Shaomu Temple to witness their appearance.

  • The Sweeping Monk and the others welcomed Wang Hao’s request to read their texts, hoping to earn his favor and recover Damo's Four Great Divine Arts.
  • After half a month of study, Wang Hao arranged the Buddhist scriptures from easy to difficult and began writing a complete, progressive Buddhist martial arts inheritance.
  • Wang Hao used Divine Sense Object Control to print hundreds of manuals and refined Damo's Four Great Divine Arts with the help of his Buddhist learning and a trace of simulated lotus treasure essence.
  • The Sweeping Monk and the other monks knelt before Wang Hao and asked him to restore the lost inheritance, while Innate experts gathered outside Shaomu Temple in anticipation.
  • Wang Hao printed nearly a hundred sheets of Damo's Four Great Divine Arts and gave them to the monks, warning that the Innate Realm methods might contain errors and omissions.

Ch. 366The Way to Become a Celestial Person

Wang Hao chose Daohui as his disciple and explained how martial artists could reach the Celestial Person Realm. He left the assembled masters with the grim verdict that their Internal Force and True Qi foundations had likely made that realm unattainable.

  • Wang Hao offered to take Daohui as his disciple, and the Sweeping Monk urged the boy to accept; Daohui performed the ceremony and received Wang Hao's martial arts legacy.
  • Dongfang Bai appeared and asked Wang Hao about the Celestial Person Realm, while he warned her that Net Trap targeted people with ancient emperor physiques.
  • Wang Hao explained that reaching the Celestial Person Realm required forging one's own Dao, building a perfect foundation, and earning the recognition of heaven and earth.
  • Wang Hao outlined three methods of reaching the realm: great merit, proving the Dao through force, or combining a strong foundation with great deeds.
  • Wang Hao declared that the martial artists' Internal Force and True Qi system had crippled their foundations, leaving them with virtually no hope of advancing; a Buddhist Order heavyweight asked whether any chance remained.

Ch. 367A Punch Shattered the Sky

Wang Hao convinced the martial artists that their damaged foundations left them no hope of reaching the Celestial Person Realm, then staged a devastating punch to impress them and drive away a watcher. The chapter ended with the others believing a Heaven-rank assassin from Net Trap had been spying on Wang Hao.

  • Wang Hao told the Sweeping Monk and the other martial artists that their foundations were ruined, but urged them to nurture the next generation and seek opportunities against the Great Heavenly Demon.
  • Dongfang Bai asked Wang Hao why he seemed familiar, and Wang Hao claimed the Great Heavenly Demon had planted a Demon Seed in him and the other Tribulation Lords.
  • Wang Hao claimed the Great Heavenly Demon might intend to devour those bearing Demon Seeds, alarming the Buddhist and Taoist leaders.
  • Wang Hao gathered his Innate Qi and Buddhist treasure essence, then unleashed a Serious Punch that blasted a gap thousands of zhang wide through the rain clouds.
  • The Sweeping Monk and the others realized Wang Hao had held back far more than they had thought during their earlier encounter.
  • Wang Hao said a Heaven-rank assassin who had recently reached the Celestial Person Realm had watched him from the sky, and the others suspected Net Trap.

Ch. 368Metalization Divine Ability

Wang Hao learned that the Confucian School had captured Zhao Dachui, his son, Sun Ruonan, and others to draw him into a trap, so he prepared to rescue them by strengthening his allies. At Zhou Xueyi’s island base, he helped her First-Rate fighters awaken bloodline abilities and discovered that Qiao’er’s ability was Metalization, though the rat she had fused with left him baffled.

  • Zhou Xueyi gave Wang Hao a letter revealing the Confucian School had captured his friends and was using them as bait.
  • Wang Hao decided to prepare for the rescue by visiting Zhou Xueyi’s island base, where 135 of her people had reached the First-Rate realm.
  • Wang Hao reviewed his cultivation and concluded he needed to break through his body’s strength before he could develop his Qi and Blood Martial Dao.
  • Wang Hao warned the fighters about the pain of bloodline fusion, then began extracting beast blood essence and awakening their Bloodline Powers and Divine Abilities.
  • Qiao’er awakened Metalization, an ability that let her consume metal and gain its properties, and told Wang Hao she had fused with a rat.
  • Qiao’er called Er Ya from the woods, and the enormous creature that appeared left Wang Hao questioning whether it was really a rat.

Ch. 369Bro Kangaroo

Wang Hao helped Qiao'er awaken her kangaroo Er Ya’s Bloodline Divine Ability, then risked his life fusing the same ability into himself. He survived the ordeal but was gravely depleted, and Zhou Xueyi tended to him as he recovered.

  • Wang Hao recognized Er Ya’s potential and used Qiao'er's blood to awaken the kangaroo’s metal-devouring Bloodline Divine Ability.
  • Wang Hao told Qiao'er to train hard and promised to consider her for the Twelve Zodiac Guardian Gods, while Zhou Xueyi watched him leave for seclusion.
  • Wang Hao used the remaining half-drop of Qiao'er's blood to fuse and awaken the ability, enduring violent clashes among the three Bloodline Divine Abilities in his body.
  • Wang Hao survived after visualizing Great God Pangu and the Twelve Ancestral Wu, but emerged covered in blood and nearly drained of Bloodline Power.
  • Zhou Xueyi rushed to get Wang Hao food, and he burned the bloodied hut before washing and ravenously eating while she cared for him.

Ch. 370First Wife Secured

After recovering from his dangerous breakthrough, Wang Hao reached the Third Tier and discovered that his strength and several skills had improved. He proposed to Zhou Xueyi, who accepted but demanded explanations about the women and teachers he had named while delirious.

  • Wang Hao replenished his strength, tested his improved body, and confirmed that his Bloodline Power had reached the Third Tier.
  • Wang Hao examined his attribute changes and decided not to continue visualizing powerful gods because doing so could endanger his identity and will.
  • Wang Hao learned that Metal Devouring could temporarily mimic the properties of metals and asked Zhou Xueyi to prepare gold so he could forge Purple Gold.
  • Wang Hao proposed to Zhou Xueyi, who accepted but questioned him about Dongfang Bai, You Lian, Teacher Ozawa, and Teacher Aoi.
  • Zhou Xueyi left after telling Wang Hao to introduce the people he had named, and Wang Hao celebrated having secured his first wife before spotting Wangcai mounting a tiger.

Ch. 371Qi and Blood Martial Dao

Wang Hao tested the Metal Devouring Divine Ability, gave Qiao'er metal to use with her own ability, and created the Qi and Blood Martial Dao. With his strength increased to four million jin, he prepared to return to the Central Plains and confront the Confucian School.

  • Wang Hao used seven Purple Gold balls to turn his body into metal, then discovered the active Divine Ability quickly drained his Essence Blood energy.
  • Wang Hao gave Qiao'er the remaining Purple Gold balls and warned her to wait until she reached the Grandmaster Realm before using the prepared metals.
  • Wang Hao activated the Dao Comprehension Function and worked out the Qi and Blood Martial Dao after four hours.
  • Zhou Xueyi watched as Wang Hao released a powerful blood-colored blaze of Qi, confirming that he had succeeded.
  • Wang Hao saw that his Qi and Blood cultivation had advanced his Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction and raised his strength to four million jin.
  • Wang Hao set his sights on returning to the Central Plains to settle accounts with the Confucian School.

Ch. 372Super Behemoth

Wang Hao taught Xie Feng the Qi and Blood Martial Dao, captured a giant blue whale he named Little Blue, and returned openly to the Central Plains to confront the Confucian School. Elder Chu caught up with him and offered the Old Zhu Household’s support, though Wang Hao had not yet revealed who had provoked him.

  • Wang Hao passed the Qi and Blood Martial Dao and his martial insights to Xie Feng, whose damaged meridians made the path especially suitable for him.
  • Wang Hao found a nearly hundred-meter blue whale, awakened its bloodline, and brought it under his control as Little Blue.
  • Wang Hao and Xie Feng reached the Yellow River mouth, where Wang Hao openly announced his arrival and prepared to face the Confucian School.
  • Scouts identified Wang Hao and sent word to the major powers, and Elder Chu set out with a hundred Early Innate experts to support him.
  • Elder Chu caught up with Wang Hao, accepted wine, and asked who had provoked him while offering the Old Zhu Household’s force.

Ch. 373Meeting Tie Niu Again

Wang Hao learned how the Confucian School had taken Zhao Dachui and the others, and entrusted Elder Chu with negotiating over their fate and using the Great Yuan Treasure and nine Secret Methods to strengthen the Old Zhu Household. He reunited with Tie Niu, who had reached Peak Super-First-Rate cultivation and asked Wang Hao to help him awaken Bloodline Power.

  • Wang Hao told Elder Chu that Emperor Mingde had first targeted Zhao Dachui and the others over the Xun Feather Cloth, and warned that anyone who harmed his friends would pay.
  • Wang Hao gave Elder Chu a map to the Great Yuan Treasure and a sheet describing nine Secret Methods, asking the Old Zhu Household to train talented people.
  • Elder Chu explained that he had created the Thousand Faces Divine Technique based on the expansion and contraction of a man's body, giving Wang Hao ideas for refining it.
  • Tie Niu leaped aboard Wang Hao's boat, revealing that he had reached Peak Super-First-Rate cultivation and was covered in scars from fighting.
  • Tie Niu asked Wang Hao to help him fuse with a bull's blood and awaken Bloodline Power, and Wang Hao agreed that he could do it.

Ch. 374Gravity Divine Ability

Wang Hao learned that Tie Niu had awakened a powerful Gravity Divine Ability and heard how the Confucian School had captured his friends as bait. He arrived at the challenge site, found Zhao Dachui's family and Taohong tied up but alive, and confronted the eight patriarchs as rival factions watched.

  • Wang Hao praised Tie Niu's Gravity Divine Ability and had him recount what happened after they left the battlefield.
  • Tie Niu worried about Taohong and the others, and Wang Hao vowed to destroy the Confucian School if they had harmed his friends.
  • Dongfang Bai set out to kill Wang Hao, while Ren Woxing watched her and considered eliminating her as a threat to his position.
  • The Confucian School's eight patriarchs prepared to fight Wang Hao, sensing that a deadly danger was approaching.
  • Wang Hao reached the barren mountain where the Confucian School had issued its challenge and saw Zhao Dachui's family and Taohong bound to crosses but breathing steadily.
  • Wang Hao accused the Confucian School's eight patriarchs of repeatedly using his friends as bait and condemned their conduct.

Ch. 375Giant Gate Heavy Sword

Wang Hao used his metalized defense and overwhelming strength to break the Confucian School patriarchs’ Eight Extremes Sword Formation and relentlessly target the Giant Gate Heavy Sword’s wielder. As the patriarchs struggled to find a counter, their leader made a decision to use another trump card.

  • The Confucian School patriarchs challenged Wang Hao to defeat them before taking the five people, and Wang Hao asked Elder Chu to protect Brother Chui and the others.
  • Wang Hao charged through the patriarchs’ Sword Qi with his metalized body, then fixed his attacks on the patriarch wielding the Giant Gate Heavy Sword.
  • With the formation’s support, the heavy-sword patriarch met Wang Hao’s strike but was driven back and injured, disrupting the formation.
  • Wang Hao kept attacking the heavy-sword patriarch, forcing the others to restore the formation and trapping them in a cycle that prevented them from using their other techniques.
  • The watching jianghu powerhouses marveled at Wang Hao’s strength and defense, while the Confucian School patriarchs realized they needed to change the battle’s course.
  • The leading patriarch decided to reveal another Confucian School trump card, and the other seven patriarchs understood his intent.
Arc 15 of 53
Arc 15 of 53