Recaps

After defeating the Gloomy Black Shadow Demon, Xing Yao killed a Dark-Patterned Shadow Leopard by combining spatial and dark powers, revealing his all-round strength to the livestream audience. As he continued deeper into the secret realm, the broadcast showed Zhou Yan and Luo Li fighting demonic beasts alone.

• Viewers and commentators worried that Xing Yao's exceptional talent would draw assassins, while Lin Chen, Lin Yue, and the other examinees recovered from the previous battle.
• A beast's roar came from deeper in the secret realm, and Xing Yao advanced toward it as the others warned of its greater pressure.
• A Dark-Patterned Shadow Leopard ambushed Xing Yao, but he used Teleportation to evade its claws and identified the attacker.
• Xing Yao wounded the leopard with Space Slash, then teleported beside it and killed it with a spear thrust, combining spatial and dark powers.
• Gu Yan and Su Wanqing described Xing Yao as an all-rounder and warned that his strength made his future more dangerous.
• The livestream showed Zhou Yan defeating a Giant Rock Wild Boar and Luo Li killing three Gloomy Shadow Foxes as Su Wanqing warned that stronger beasts could be drawn by blood.

With one hour left in the assessment, Xing Yao used Teleportation to head calmly toward the exit while others hurried to assemble. Outside the secret realm, an enemy leader ordered an ambush to kill him, while Xing Hui sent the Cloud-Soaring Squad to defend the exit; Xing Yao remained unaware of the threat awaiting him.

• The system announced that examinees had one hour to reach the exit, and Lin Chen urged the exhausted group to leave immediately.
• Xing Yao used Teleportation to travel through the forest toward the exit without rushing.
• A young man watching Xing Yao's abilities reported him to his leader, who revealed that monsters were waiting outside the exit to kill him.
• Xing Hui called Qin Lie and asked the Cloud-Soaring Squad to defend the exit and protect Xing Yao from the approaching magical beasts.
• Qin Lie agreed to deploy his squad as Xing Yao continued toward the exit, unaware of the ambush.

After Xing Yao won first place in the secret realm trial, an Abyssal monster invasion erupted during the award ceremony and Qingning City sealed itself behind a barrier. Xing Yao charged into the monster tide, joined by Lin Chen, Lin Yue, and more than a dozen awakened students, while others fled toward safety.

• Xing Yao emerged first from the secret realm, and Lin Chen and Lin Yue congratulated him as the other examinees followed.
• Xing Yao received first place and his rewards at the award ceremony.
• A spatial rift opened above the venue, and Abyssal monsters poured out, killing civilians and throwing the crowd into panic.
• Military personnel and awakened fighters protected civilians and directed them toward air-raid shelters as Qingning City's barrier sealed the city.
• Xing Yao charged into the monster tide, and Lin Chen, Lin Yue, and more than a dozen students followed him into battle.

Xing Yao and the defenders fought to hold back the demonic tide pouring from the spatial rift in Qingning City, while the Cloud-Soaring Squad arrived and helped turn the battle. As the fighting steadied, an even more terrifying presence began to awaken inside the rift.

• Xing Yao sent Clones No. 5 and No. 6 to support the secret realm plaza in Qingning City, then charged into the demonic horde.
• Xing Yao, Lin Chen, Lin Yue, and the students fought the beasts as the unending tide inflicted heavy casualties.
• Qin Lie led the Cloud-Soaring Squad through the barrier and into battle, relieving pressure on the students without revealing the squad's identity.
• The students rallied behind the reinforcements, and Xing Yao treated the Cloud-Soaring Squad as temporary allies as they fought together.
• The spatial rift twisted violently, and a presence far more terrifying than the beasts began to awaken within it.

The Red Lotus Demon General emerged from the rift and nearly killed Xing Yao with a devastating rain of fire. Clone No. 1 rescued him and the others, leaving them facing the demon general with their strongest ally now on the battlefield.

• The Red Lotus Demon General emerged from the spatial rift and targeted Xing Yao, recognizing him as the one who had thwarted its descent.
• The demon general unleashed a vast rain of red lotus fire, and Xing Yao's teleportation failed to carry him outside its range.
• Xing Yao activated his Fire, Wood, and Earth Element Origins and prepared to withstand the attack, while Lin Chen, Lin Yue, Qin Lie, and the others rushed to help.
• Clone No. 1 appeared, used his Space Origin to teleport Xing Yao, Lin Chen, Lin Yue, and the students to safety, and let the demon general's attack devastate the square.
• Xing Yao recognized No. 1 and exchanged a relieved mental message with him, while No. 1 teased him and faced the Red Lotus Demon General.

Xing Yao's clone, disguised as the Great King, defeated the Red Lotus Demon General and saved the students and Cloud-Soaring Squad. After the surviving fighters cleared the remaining monsters, the clone merged back into Xing Yao, leaving everyone unaware of his identity.

• Qin Lie secretly sensed that the Great King was only a Second Tier awakener, but kept his doubts to himself.
• The Red Lotus Demon General attacked the clone with a massive flaming saber, and the clone stopped it with spatial barriers.
• The clone tore away the demon general's karmic fire, wounded it with spatial blades, and killed it with a spatial strike.
• The remaining monsters fled after their commander died, and the Cloud-Soaring Squad and surviving students cleared the battlefield.
• Qin Lie thanked the Great King, while the clone privately boasted to Xing Yao about its heroic performance.
• The clone turned into a streak of light and merged into Xing Yao as the survivors celebrated their escape.

The mysterious king-masked clone vanished after killing the Red Lotus Demon General, leaving Lin Chen, Lin Yue, and the survivors stunned. Qin Lie then rallied the Cloud-Soaring Squad to protect civilians and clear the monsters still trapped in the square.

• Lin Chen and Lin Yue watched the king-masked powerhouse disappear and wondered who he was.
• Qin Lie searched the area with his mental power but found no trace of the mysterious powerhouse.
• The spatial rift began to close after the Red Lotus Demon General died, cutting off the flow of monsters.
• Qin Lie ordered the Cloud-Soaring Squad to assemble and clear the remaining monsters while protecting students and civilians.
• The Cloud-Soaring Squad divided into teams and attacked the demon bats, wolves, and soldiers across the square.

The Cloud-Soaring Squad and the students wiped out the remaining monsters as the spatial rift closed, ending the attack and prompting relieved cheers across the square. After attendance was called, exhausted students began regrouping while Xing Yao quietly reflected on the battle and the strength of the Cloud-Soaring Squad.

• Qin Lie led the Cloud-Soaring Squad in killing the remaining monsters while Lin Chen and Lin Yue helped defend the students.
• The spatial rift closed, and the Cloud-Soaring Squad confirmed that every monster in the square had been eliminated.
• The students cheered and wept with relief, and Qin Lie thanked his squad for holding the line.
• The campus broadcast ordered students to assemble by class for attendance and report missing or injured classmates.
• Lin Chen and Lin Yue prepared to check that everyone was safe as Xing Yao privately reconsidered the dangers of the world and the power of awakeners.

After the Red Lotus Demon General’s defeat, Xing Yao reflected on the strain of using his elemental origins while the students learned Qin Lie was a fourth-tier awakener. A sudden citywide blackout unsettled the crowd, and Qin Lie explained that the battle had crippled the power grid before a student asked why the Cloud-Soaring Squad had come to the school.

• Xing Yao reviewed how he had used his elemental origins in the battle and resolved to avoid activating two at once unless necessary.
• A student asked Qin Lie his awakener level, and Qin Lie said he was fourth tier.
• The campus lost power, plunging the assembled students into darkness and briefly stirring panic.
• Qin Lie calmed the students and explained that the Red Lotus Demon General’s energy and the battle’s aftershocks had crippled the power grid and related systems.
• A student asked Qin Lie why the Cloud-Soaring Squad had come to the school from its station in the urban district center.

After the monster invasion, Qin Lie explained how the Cloud-Soaring Squad had rushed to the school, while Xing Yao kept his connection to the masked rescuer secret. Li Haoran’s death left Xing Yao resolved to grow strong enough to protect others, and the chapter ended with injured Clones No. 5 and No. 6 returning through a spatial rift into his mental world.

• Qin Lie told the students that a special-grade warning had sent the Cloud-Soaring Squad to reinforce the school and that the masked man was an unknown Second Tier awakener who had saved Xing Yao.
• The students learned that Li Haoran had died after pushing a classmate out of a demon bat’s charge, and Qin Lie honored his sacrifice while urging everyone to use their power to protect and survive.
• Xing Yao grieved that he had failed to save Li Haoran and resolved to become strong enough to prevent future tragedies.
• As the students mourned Li Haoran, Xing Yao saw bloodied Clones No. 5 and No. 6 stagger out of a distorted spatial rift into his mental world.

Xing Yao treated the badly wounded Clone No. 5 and Clone No. 6, who reported that monsters had overwhelmed the city and that they had fought to protect civilians before retreating. The spatial rift had closed and awakened groups were heading to the slums, but the citywide disaster was still ongoing as Xing Yao continued to restore the clones.

• Xing Yao found Clone No. 5 and Clone No. 6 gravely injured in the mental world and used Resentment Points to stabilize them.
• Clone No. 5 and Clone No. 6 told Xing Yao that they had stopped in the slums to defend civilians from an overwhelming monster tide and had returned after exhausting their strength.
• Clone No. 1 arrived and listened as Xing Yao and the clones discussed the catastrophe outside.
• Clone No. 5 and Clone No. 6 reported that the spatial rift had closed, but many demonic beasts remained and were attacking the city.
• Clone No. 5 and Clone No. 6 said awakened squads and civilian ability users were heading to the slums to fight the remaining beasts.
• Xing Yao continued pouring Resentment Points into Clone No. 5 and Clone No. 6 to help them recover.

Xing Yao faced Qin Lie, captain of the Cloud-Soaring Squad, who revealed that Xing Yao's special talent was not the real reason he had sought him out. Qin Lie warned that after Xing Yao entered Azure Dragon Academy, a secret realm test would determine whether he could advance to Abyss Suppression Academy.

• Xing Yao returned from the mental world when a disturbance in reality pulled his consciousness back.
• Qin Lie approached Xing Yao, recognized him by name, and claimed the city was watching him because of his unprecedented special talent.
• Xing Yao noticed Qin Lie's panic and realized his explanation was a lie, but he asked why Qin Lie had come instead of confronting him.
• Qin Lie told Xing Yao that he had come on official business and shared secret news with him.
• Qin Lie revealed that about two weeks after enrolling in Azure Dragon Academy, Xing Yao would face a secret realm test that would determine whether he could advance to Abyss Suppression Academy.

Xing Yao learned from Qin Lie that Abyss Suppression Academy existed and that there was a path to enter it, while Qin Lie’s squad connected him to Xing Hui. The academy dean then gave the students three days off to recover and help repair the damaged districts before returning to collect their student identification.

• Qin Lie told Xing Yao that Abyss Suppression Academy was real and urged him to work toward admission.
• Qin Lie’s squad members questioned why he had shared secret information with Xing Yao, and Li Wan realized Xing Yao was connected to Mr. Xing Hui.
• Qin Lie sent a squad member to coordinate with Xu Weiwei and monitor Eyes, while Xing Yao wondered why Qin Lie had sought him out.
• The dean announced that students would have three days off after the magical beast disturbance and spatial rift incident, and encouraged them to help affected civilians.
• The dean told the students to return in three days to assemble and collect their official student identification, then dismissed them.

Xing Yao escaped the crowd after Qin Lie’s visit and slept through the night, determined to use his three days off to prepare for the Azure Dragon Academy secret realm test. The next morning, he searched his mental world for Clone No. 1 and found the clone crouched in a remote corner, but had not yet discovered what he was doing.

• Xing Yao used Invisibility and Teleportation to escape Lin Yue, Lin Chen, and the other classmates, then returned to his lodgings.
• Xing Yao reflected on the three days off, rebuilding his house, and the secret realm test before falling into a deep sleep.
• Xing Yao woke at nine the next morning, and Clone No. 5 went downstairs to buy him breakfast.
• Xing Yao entered his mental world and saw Clone No. 2, Clone No. 3, and Clone No. 4 cultivating, but could not find Clone No. 1.
• Xing Yao searched the mental world and spotted Clone No. 1 crouching motionless in a remote patch of darkness, then crept closer to see what he was doing.

Xing Yao caught Clone No. 1 playing with mental mud, mocked him, then joined in before asking about his Second Tier ability. Clone No. 1 revealed that his space origin had merged completely with the consciousness world's Law of Space.

• Xing Yao found Clone No. 1 shaping mental mud into little figures and teased him for playing instead of cultivating.
• Clone No. 1 argued that his childlike impulse came from Xing Yao, and Xing Yao denied liking mud figures.
• Xing Yao joined Clone No. 1 in molding mud figures while Clones No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 continued cultivating nearby.
• Xing Yao remembered to ask what ability Clone No. 1 had awakened after reaching the Second Tier.
• Clone No. 1 explained that his space origin had merged completely with the consciousness world's Law of Space, making him and that law one.

Clone No. 1 told Xing Yao that comprehending the Law of Space had freed him from ability and level limits tied to resentment points. Xing Yao realized that every clone could develop a powerful law regardless of talent and eagerly imagined the futures of Clones No. 5 and No. 6.

• Clone No. 1 explained that his spatial abilities and strength now grew with his comprehension of the Law of Space, not resentment points.
• Clone No. 1 said Clones No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 would follow the same path after breaking through to the second tier and comprehending their laws.
• Xing Yao realized even clones with weak talents could develop formidable powers through laws.
• Xing Yao imagined Clone No. 5 attaining physical sainthood through the Law of the Physical Body and Clone No. 6 gaining world-splitting strength through the Law of Strength.
• Clone No. 1 agreed that the two clones could reach extraordinary levels if they merged with their corresponding laws.

Xing Yao copied Clone No. 1’s complete Law of Space ability, spending all his Resentment Points and regretting the cost. As he argued with Clone No. 1 over making computers in the mental world, Clone No. 3 broke through to the Second Tier.

• Xing Yao copied Clone No. 1’s Law of Space ability and gained skills including Teleportation, Spatial Blade, and Spatial Wormhole.
• Xing Yao realized the copy had drained all his Resentment Points and mourned the loss of his savings.
• Clone No. 1 suggested that Xing Yao make computers for the mental world, prompting Xing Yao to accuse him of trying to exhaust his remaining resources.
• Xing Yao and Clone No. 1 began arguing when the mental world shook with powerful breakthrough fluctuations.
• Clone No. 3 successfully broke through to the Second Tier.

Clone No. 3 broke through to the second tier by fusing with the earth element origin law, then asked Xing Yao to buy him computers to play with. After the clones called out Xing Yao for not cultivating, he tried to recover his dignity by scolding Clone No. 1 and Clone No. 3 and praising the quiet Clone No. 2 and No. 4.

• Clone No. 3 broke through to the second tier and completely fused with the earth element origin law.
• Xing Yao eagerly asked whether Clone No. 3 had fused with a law, and Clone No. 3 replied that he did not play in the mud.
• Clone No. 1 explained that he had fused with the law of space while Clone No. 3 had fused with the earth element law.
• Clone No. 3 asked Xing Yao to buy him computers, and both clones asked whether Xing Yao had ever cultivated.
• Xing Yao realized that both clones had advanced while he had been slacking, then pointed to Clone No. 2 and No. 4 and scolded the others for not being like them.

Xing Yao berated Clone No. 1 and Clone No. 3 for caring more about games and entertainment than cultivation, but Clone No. 2 and Clone No. 4 immediately broke through to the second tier. After forcing himself to keep lecturing the first two clones, Xing Yao watched Clone No. 2 and Clone No. 4 calmly approach him.

• Xing Yao scolded Clone No. 1 and Clone No. 3 for asking him for computers and neglecting cultivation.
• Clone No. 2 broke through to the second tier while Xing Yao was praising him as a model of diligence.
• Clone No. 4 also broke through to the second tier, leaving all four clones ahead of Xing Yao.
• Xing Yao tried to preserve his authority by continuing to criticize Clone No. 1 and Clone No. 3.
• Clone No. 2 and Clone No. 4 stepped forward and calmly walked toward Xing Yao.

Xing Yao expected praise-worthy progress from his clones, but all four demanded computers because cultivation was too boring. He resisted their pleas, though Clone No. 1 and Clone No. 3 argued that games and learning about the outside world would help them relax and cultivate more effectively.

• Clone No. 2 and Clone No. 4 knelt before Xing Yao and asked him to buy them a computer.
• Xing Yao realized that all four clones wanted computers and protested that they should focus on cultivating after reaching the Second Tier.
• Clone No. 1 defended the request, saying the mental world was dull and games would help balance work and rest.
• Clone No. 3 supported Clone No. 1, arguing that a computer could ease the strain of cultivating and help them maintain a stable mindset.

Xing Yao agreed to buy his four clones computers, then revealed he had no money after buying a villa. He proposed remaking his stored cards into earth-skill cards for the city’s reconstruction, hoping the sales would fund the computers.

• Clone No. 1 persuaded the other clones to demand computers from Xing Yao so they could take a break from cultivation.
• The four clones pressured Xing Yao until he agreed to buy them computers, but he immediately admitted they had no money left after purchasing a villa.
• Xing Yao said he could remelt hundreds of unsold cards into resentment points and create earth-skill cards for rebuilding the destroyed city.
• Xing Yao proposed revising the cards’ punishment to leave buyers some clothing and cause itching, aiming to make the cards less humiliating and encourage repeat purchases.

Xing Yao assigned Clone No. 3 to make earth-element punishment cards, and the other clones praised him until he reluctantly agreed. When Clone No. 3 questioned why the cards could not be duplicated with resentment points, Xing Yao explained that duplication was profitable for expensive combat cards but would cause losses on the low-cost earth-element cards.

• Xing Yao told Clone No. 3 to use his earth-element power to mass-produce cards, infuse them with Laws, and stabilize their structures.
• Clone No. 1, Clone No. 2, and Clone No. 4 praised Clone No. 3 until he reluctantly accepted the work.
• Xing Yao told everyone to prepare for production and said he would melt old cards into resentment points.
• Clone No. 3 asked why the earth-element cards could not be duplicated with resentment points like Clone No. 1's Teleportation cards.
• Xing Yao explained that duplicating high-value combat cards earned a profit, while duplicating low-margin earth-element cards would cost more than making them by hand.

Xing Yao organized the clones to produce cards for profit, assigning Clone No. 3 the exhausting work of making them one by one while the others laughed at his plight. As work began, Xing Yao suddenly remembered that Clone No. 5 had gone to buy breakfast and might already have arrived.

• Xing Yao explained to Clone No. 3 that their lack of money meant he had to make cards one by one to avoid wasting Resentment Points.
• Clone No. 1, Clone No. 2, and Clone No. 4 secretly laughed as Clone No. 3 grew increasingly dejected.
• Clone No. 6 woke from secluded meditation, understood what was happening, and cheerfully encouraged Clone No. 3, making the others burst into laughter.
• Xing Yao announced that he would melt the old cards into Resentment Points and ordered the clones to begin working toward buying computers.
• Xing Yao remembered that Clone No. 5 had gone to buy breakfast and realized he might have arrived already.

Xing Yao and the clones gathered to eat the cold breakfast Clone No. 5 had brought, then discussed earning Resentment Points and buying computers. Clone No. 3 was left discouraged after Xing Yao urged him to make more cards, while Clone No. 5 was relieved that the extra work would fall on someone else.

• Xing Yao rushed to the door and found Clone No. 5 standing in the wind with a bag of cold breakfast.
• Clones No. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 returned to reality and crowded around the food, ignoring Clone No. 5.
• Clone No. 3 comforted Clone No. 5, and the two recognized each other as fellow mistreated clones.
• Xing Yao invited Clone No. 3 and Clone No. 5 to eat, then told Clone No. 3 to make more cards so they could buy everyone computers.
• Clone No. 5 sympathized with Clone No. 3, who became despondent as Xing Yao and the others happily ate and discussed their plans.

Mo Jinyuan saw a masked second-tier figure and feared that the ancient Playing Card Organization had returned. As he examined the organization’s last surviving mask, a bloodied messenger arrived with news of a disaster.

• A demon general showed Mo Jinyuan a projection of a second-tier figure wearing a greater joker mask marked with a one.
• Mo Jinyuan recognized the mask as resembling the one worn by the space-wielding warrior who had scarred him 130 years earlier.
• A demon general judged that the figure belonged to a new human faction imitating the ancient Playing Card Organization.
• Mo Jinyuan examined the bloodstained seven of clubs mask recovered when the organization disappeared and wondered whether the original members had returned.
• A bloodied messenger demon general rushed into the hall and warned Mo Jinyuan that disaster had struck.