Chapter Summaries

Liu Bai defeated Zhang Jie in one strike, while Xu Ling overwhelmed Zuo Yue and showed off his strength. After the quota battle, Zuo Yue earned a place at Myriad Phoenix Spirit Academy, and Liu Bai chose Northern Azure Spirit Academy.

• Liu Bai sent Zhang Jie flying with a single attack, impressing recruiter Mr. Lin and the gathered Domain Lords.
• Xu Ling defeated Zuo Yue after she completed her Ice Break Spirit Array, then gave Liu Bai a provocative look.
• Mr. Lin offered Zuo Yue a place at Myriad Phoenix Spirit Academy because she had become a Level 1 Spirit Array Master, and she accepted.
• Xu Ling and the other victors chose their academies, and Liu Bai selected Northern Azure Spirit Academy.

Liu Bai set out alone to hunt the Blood Wolf Bandits for Experience Points and Spirit Vein awakening points, while Liu Qingtian secretly sent Liu Zong after him. At Black Wasteland Forest, Liu Bai used an array to ambush the bandits, and Blood Blade recognized the Chaos God Array and Spirit Rain Array as the fight began.

• Liu Bai reviewed the Blood Wolf Bandits’ records and decided to confront them alone near the border of Liu Domain and Yan Domain.
• Uncle Liu tried to stop Liu Bai, but Liu Bai left with his black dagger; Liu Qingtian let him go and secretly sent Liu Zong to follow him.
• The Blood Wolf Bandits drove the Lord of Black Wasteland City and his followers into Black Wasteland Forest, where Blood Blade killed the lord and his people.
• As the bandits searched the battlefield in the rain, Liu Bai’s array silently killed several of them.
• Blood Blade realized an array was at work, and Liu Bai appeared before him; Blood Blade identified the Chaos God Array and Spirit Rain Array.

Liu Bai defeated Blood Blade in Black Wasteland Forest, advanced his Mountain God Art, and reached the peak of the Spirit Wheel Realm. As he searched for the Blood Wolf Bandits’ hidden camp, their leaders discovered the bodies and began sending scouts to investigate.

• Liu Bai used the Spirit Rain Array to evade Blood Blade’s attack, then fought back with the Mountain God Art and killed him in a clash that shattered the array and devastated the forest.
• Liu Bai gained experience from the battle, raised the Mountain God Art to its third layer, and reached the peak of the Spirit Wheel Realm while developing a protective mountain-shaped aura.
• Liu Bai resumed searching for the Blood Wolf Bandits’ main force, while Blood Wolf ordered his bandits to search for Blood Blade and guard their camp.
• Blood Wolf’s scouts found the corpses of bandits killed near the forest, and Blood Slaughter feared a Divine Soul Realm expert had attacked them.
• Blood Wolf dismissed Blood Slaughter’s panic and ordered scouts to investigate discreetly without revealing the camp’s location.

Liu Bai infiltrated the Blood Wolf Bandits’ valley camp and attacked its hundreds of occupants with spirit arrays. After two arrays killed and injured many bandits, he activated the Nine Heavens Thunder Spirit Array against the survivors as they charged him.

• Liu Bai used the Chaos God Array and Spirit Rain Array to slip past the guards and enter the valley, where he discovered a camp of more than two hundred Blood Wolf Bandits.
• Liu Bai struck the camp with the Mountain Shaking Divine Fist, killing dozens and drawing Blood Wolf and his men toward him as he fled into the forest.
• Liu Bai unleashed the Flame Serpent Spirit Breaking Array and Wolf Spirit God Striking Array, killing dozens more bandits and injuring many others.
• Blood Wolf watched from the rear and refused to enter the arrays, while Liu Bai prepared the Nine Heavens Thunder Spirit Array.
• A bandit captain urged the trapped survivors to attack Liu Bai, and Liu Bai activated the array, sending a massive bolt of lightning toward them.

Liu Bai defeated Blood Wolf, wiped out the remaining Blood Wolf Bandits, and accumulated 500 Spirit Vein Awakening Points before returning to Willow City. His family and the townspeople recoiled from the terrifying killing intent clinging to him, which even Liu Bai himself could not sense.

• Blood Wolf awakened his Earth Veins and attacked Liu Bai, but Liu Bai endured his strikes with the Mountain God Art and countered with powerful spiritual techniques.
• Liu Bai upgraded Blazing Step during the fight, used its Fire Illusion Body trait to confuse Blood Wolf, and killed him with a dagger.
• Liu Bai killed the remaining Blood Wolf Bandits, reached 500 Spirit Vein Awakening Points, and found that Blood Slaughter had escaped.
• Liu Bai spent seven or eight days returning to Willow City, where the guards and townspeople feared him and fled from his killing intent.
• Liu Qingtian asked Liu Bai why he was radiating such terrifying killing intent, and Liu Bai realized that his many killings had left him steeped in bloodlust.

After recovering from the killing intent he had developed while hunting the Blood Wolf Bandits, Liu Bai left Willow Manor to begin the Northern Azure Spirit Academy’s entrance assessment. He arrived at the Northern Cang Realm and found himself stronger than anyone else on his platform, while wondering what exceptional new students awaited him.

• Liu Bai recognized that killing the Blood Wolf Bandits had made him violent, then calmed his hostility through several days of cultivation and declined the girl Liu Qingtian had sent to him.
• Liu Bai bid farewell to his family and friends at Willow Manor before traveling through the Teleportation Array to Northern Spirit City.
• Mr. Lin explained that the six candidates still had to pass the Five Great Academies’ separate assessments, and the candidates entered their assigned arrays.
• Liu Bai entered the array for the Northern Azure Spirit Academy after Liu Mubai and Hong Ling wished him well.
• Liu Bai arrived at an assessment platform in the Northern Cang Realm and realized he was the strongest cultivator among the nearly thousand people gathered there.

Liu Bai and the other applicants learned the Northern Azure Spirit Academy’s trial rules in the Northern Cang Realm, where they had to raise their marks to at least Fourth Grade to qualify. After the trial began, a Brocade Youth gathered the five other Seed Quota holders and demanded their marks, revealing a powerful Middle-Grade Spirit Sword.

• An elderly monitor explained that applicants had to cross the Northern Cang Realm and reach Northern Cang Hall, while the stele graded them according to their quotas.
• The monitor said applicants below Fourth Grade would be eliminated, but they could raise their marks by collecting spiritual energy or seizing it from other students.
• Liu Bai and five others received Third-Grade marks, drawing attention and inviting other applicants to target them.
• A Brocade Youth gathered the six Seed Quota holders and demanded that they hand over their marks.
• The Brocade Youth produced a wind-attributed Middle-Grade Spirit Sword, startling the group with his powerful weapon.

Liu Bai defeated Zhou Ze and took his mark, earning a Fourth-Grade Mark before exploring the Northern Cang Realm and hunting Spirit Beasts. After killing an Ironclad Rhino, he heard a roar in the distance, where a girl in black stood atop a slain Purple Striped Black Bear.

• Chu Yi revealed his Human Vein, but Zhou Ze used his Earth Vein and Spirit Sword to defeat Chu Yi and four other students and steal their marks.
• Zhou Ze challenged Liu Bai for his mark, but Liu Bai blocked his attacks, struck him down, and absorbed his mark to reach Fourth Grade.
• Liu Bai traveled through the ancient forest, collected Spirit Materials, and killed an Ironclad Rhino with his Star Shattering Fist.
• Liu Bai heard a tremendous roar, and the scene shifted to a mountain where a girl in black stood atop a dead Purple Striped Black Bear.

Liu Bai met Li Jing in the forest, strengthened his arrays and physique, and then spotted three Divine Soul Realm cultivators hunting someone with a horde of Spirit Beasts. He watched as the injured Red-dressed Girl turned the Golden Flame Lion King’s attack into an opening and pierced its heart.

• Liu Bai encountered Li Jing, who explained that at least four King Title Holders had chosen Northern Azure Spirit Academy, then parted ways with him.
• Liu Bai spent Experience Points to improve three Spirit Arrays and advance the Ice Muscle Jade Bone Art, strengthening his physique and raising his Spirit Veins awakening points by fifty.
• A nearby roar drew Liu Bai to a battle where three Divine Soul Realm cultivators were pursuing someone amid a Spirit Beast horde.
• Liu Bai saw the Red-dressed Girl fight a pack of golden lion beasts and suffer a direct hit from the Golden Flame Lion King’s Lion King Roar.
• The Red-dressed Girl used the injury as a feint, then struck the Golden Flame Lion King’s exposed heart with her Spirit Breaking Spear.

Liu Bai intervened when Fan Xiu and the Zhou Gang pursued an injured red-dressed girl, using a spirit array to defeat them and seize their marks. After Fan Xiu tried to attack him and surrendered, Liu Bai forced him to destroy his mark, just as an imposing newcomer arrived.

• The red-dressed girl defeated the Golden Flame Lion King, but Fan Xiu and two Zhou Gang members cornered her and demanded her Spirit Jade Fruits and mark.
• Liu Bai set up the Five Wheel Sky Splitting Array and used its golden Light Wheels to injure Fan Xiu's two companions and force Fan Xiu to surrender.
• Liu Bai demanded all three marks, but Fan Xiu attacked him and was badly injured when Liu Bai met his punch head-on.
• Liu Bai threatened Fan Xiu, took his Level Five mark, and made him destroy the mark on his forehead.
• An imposing newcomer landed before Liu Bai and the others.

Liu Bai learned that Zhou Fan’s faction was hunting An Ran to keep her from revealing the Northern Nether Golden Patterned Eagle’s location, then agreed to help her claim its Spirit Beast Core in exchange for the location of another Heavenly Beast. The pair reached the snowy mountains where the eagle nested, knowing Zhou Fan and his men might already be attacking it.

• An Inspector took Fan Xiu away after he destroyed his mark, and Liu Bai explained the assessment’s elimination rules to An Ran.
• Liu Bai forced the two injured youths to reveal that Zhou Fan founded Zhou Gang and was targeting the Northern Nether Golden Patterned Eagle to prevent An Ran from sharing its whereabouts.
• An Ran offered to tell Liu Bai where another powerful Heavenly Beast lived if he helped her obtain the eagle’s Spirit Beast Core, and Liu Bai agreed.
• Liu Bai recognized An Ran as a figure from the original story, and she led him toward the eagle’s nest in the snowy mountains.
• An Ran told Liu Bai that the eagle had only developed its second layer of golden feathers and was at the peak of the Heaven Fusion Realm Early Stage.

Liu Bai and An Ran stole the Northern Nether Golden Patterned Eagle’s Spirit Beast Core after Zhou Fan’s forces defeated it, then escaped amid a destructive array blast. Liu Bai recovered in a distant cave, but An Ran had not arrived, and an icy presence was approaching.

• Zhou Fan used a Spirit Breaking Bead to wound the Northern Nether Golden Patterned Eagle, then struck it down with his Thunderclap God-Shattering Spear.
• Liu Bai and An Ran launched a surprise attack with the Five Wheel Sky Splitting Array while Zhou Fan’s forces were distracted, and An Ran took the Eagle’s Spirit Beast Core.
• Liu Bai advanced the Mountain God Art to the fourth layer and self-destructed the array to escape Zhou Gang’s attacks, while Zhou Fan vowed revenge.
• Liu Bai reached a cave several dozen miles away and healed his injuries, but An Ran failed to meet him at the agreed place.
• Liu Bai sensed a surge of icy power rapidly approaching the cave.

Liu Bai took the Northern Nether Golden Patterned Eagle core from An Ran, gained a Level Seven Mark, and waited while she fused with it and advanced to the Divine Soul Realm Middle Stage. As they set out for the Underground Cave, news spread of Zhou Fan’s defeat, while Li Xuantong demonstrated his strength by killing a Rock Desolate Savage Bear with the Mystic Jade Marrow Hand.

• Liu Bai used his jade-like power to drive the core’s chill from his body and held it while An Ran thawed her hands overnight.
• Liu Bai absorbed the core’s energy and raised his Mark to Level Seven, then explored the forms of his Mountain God Art and Divine Soul during An Ran’s three-day fusion.
• An Ran completed the fusion, advanced to the Divine Soul Realm Middle Stage, and set out with Liu Bai toward the Underground Cave.
• News spread across the Northern Cang Realm that Zhou Fan’s group had lost the Northern Nether Golden Patterned Eagle core to a mysterious Spirit Array Master.
• In the northwestern inner region, Li Xuantong killed the wounded Rock Desolate Savage Bear with his Mystic Jade Marrow Hand as his followers celebrated.

Liu Bai explored a trading ground with An Ran and obtained a damaged Third-Grade Spirit Array from Li Jing in exchange for agreeing to help her kill a Heaven Tier Spirit Beast. After restoring and mastering the array, Liu Bai and An Ran set out for the Underground Cave to face a dangerous Spirit Beast.

• An Ran explained how the basin served as a trading hub, and Liu Bai searched its stalls for a powerful array diagram.
• Liu Bai called out for a Second-Grade array diagram, and Li Jing offered him a damaged Third-Grade Demon Vine Strangling Array in exchange for his help killing a Heaven Tier Spirit Beast three days later.
• Liu Bai used Experience Points to restore the array and improve his array mastery, then agreed with An Ran to leave for the Underground Cave the next morning.
• Liu Bai and An Ran reached the desert canyon entrance and sensed a terrifying presence within the cave.
• Liu Bai and An Ran entered the cave, where darkness and a cold, fishy stench suggested a serpent-type Spirit Beast lived inside.

Liu Bai and An Ran fought the Earth Spirit Stone Python beneath the Underground Cave, using spirit arrays and An Ran’s Northern Nether Golden Patterned Eagle to wear it down. After An Ran killed the python, Liu Bai asked her to absorb its spiritual energy while he recovered and prepared to fuse with its core.

• Liu Bai began setting up a spirit array while An Ran attacked the Earth Spirit Stone Python and drew its attention.
• An Ran summoned the Northern Nether Golden Patterned Eagle as Liu Bai trapped the python with the Demon Vine Strangling Array.
• An Ran’s Frozen Wings struck the python’s vital point, but she fell as the Ice Eagle dissipated, and Liu Bai pulled her to safety.
• The Earth Spirit Stone Python recovered and struck Liu Bai, shattering his Mountain God Art defense and leaving him badly injured.
• After half a day of fighting, An Ran recovered and killed the weakened python with a Wave Cutting Slash.
• Liu Bai asked An Ran to absorb the python’s spiritual energy while he recovered and prepared to fuse with its core.

Liu Bai absorbed and refined the Earth Spirit Stone Python’s core, advancing to the Divine Soul Realm Late Stage and strengthening his earth-element spiritual energy. After returning to camp, he learned that Zhou Fan had reached the Heaven Fusion Realm and that Li Xuantong was the Spirit Crown Holder.

• Liu Bai suppressed the Earth Spirit Stone Python’s remaining consciousness and spent four hours erasing it, discovering that his soul power rivaled the Heaven Fusion Realm.
• The python’s purified core strengthened Liu Bai’s earth-element spiritual energy, and after a day of refinement he advanced to the Divine Soul Realm Late Stage.
• Liu Bai upgraded the Blazing Sun Art and two spiritual arts, stored the python’s corpse, and told An Ran to stay at camp and focus on cultivation.
• Liu Bai and An Ran returned to camp, where An Ran remained behind while Liu Bai went to the trading area to seek useful items.
• Liu Bai heard that Zhou Fan had absorbed an Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon core and reached the Heaven Fusion Realm.
• Liu Bai also learned that Li Xuantong, an old acquaintance from the original story, had appeared as the Spirit Crown Holder.

Liu Bai joined Li Jing, Su Xuan, Su Ling'er, Guo Xiong, and two other cultivators on a mission to hunt a powerful Snow Demon Beast in Ice Valley. After the beast ambushed them, Liu Bai restrained it with the Demon Vine Strangling Array, creating an opening for the group as Su Xuan prepared to strike.

• Li Jing introduced Liu Bai to Su Xuan, Su Ling'er, Guo Xiong, and the two other members of their hunting party, then led them toward Ice Valley.
• The group reached Ice Valley and heard the Snow Demon Beast roar from within the blizzard.
• Li Jing assigned Liu Bai to restrain the beast with an array, while she and the others distracted it and Su Xuan prepared the final attack.
• The Snow Demon Beast emerged in a giant tornado and struck the group, but they scattered and counterattacked.
• Li Jing wounded the Snow Demon Beast and drew its attention while Liu Bai used the Demon Vine Strangling Array to bind it.
• The group attacked the restrained Snow Demon Beast as Su Xuan completed her preparations.

Liu Bai and Su Xuan’s group killed the Snow Demon Beast, but Zhou Fan arrived afterward and confronted Liu Bai over their earlier clash. Liu Bai faced Zhou Fan in a direct fight, and the chapter ended as he unleashed the Great Sun Sea Burning Palm.

• Su Xuan used her Sea Spirit Merman power to grievously wound the Snow Demon Beast, and Liu Bai killed it with the Five Wheel Sky Splitting Array.
• Liu Bai’s group divided the Snow Demon Beast’s remains, and Su Xuan raised her mark to the eighth level by absorbing its core.
• Su Xuan learned that Zhou Fan and Zhou Gang had entered the ice valley, and the two groups met after the battlefield had been cleared.
• Zhou Fan recognized Liu Bai and challenged him, while Liu Bai stepped forward to face him despite the difference in their cultivation realms.
• Zhou Fan sent Liu Bai flying with a punch, and Liu Bai retaliated by unleashing the Great Sun Sea Burning Palm.

Liu Bai fought Zhou Fan, who had reached the Heaven Fusion Realm and gained the powerful Heavenly Profound Golden Scale Beast, trading attacks with him while secretly preparing a Third-Grade Spirit Array. The chapter ended as Liu Bai’s completed Demon Vine Strangling Array enclosed the battlefield and Zhou Fan unleashed his Spirit Beast’s full power.

• Zhou Fan split Liu Bai’s blazing sun attack and used his Spirit Beast Core’s power to evade Liu Bai’s surprise Senluo Death Seals.
• Zhou Fan summoned the Heavenly Profound Golden Scale Beast to destroy Liu Bai’s three First-Grade Spirit Arrays, and Liu Bai countered with the Five Wheel Sky Splitting Array and Stone Dragon Break.
• Zhou Fan mocked Liu Bai and then fully manifested the Heavenly Profound Golden Scale Beast, heating and vaporizing the ice around them.
• Liu Bai completed a powerful Demon Vine Strangling Array that Su Xuan recognized as a complete Third-Grade Spirit Array combining trapping and killing functions.

Liu Bai defeated Zhou Fan with the Demon Vine Strangling Array, gained his mark energy, and joined Su Xuan’s group to hunt Spirit Beasts. After the group harvested a large horde, Liu Bai received a system prompt offering to evolve his Earth Spirit Stone Python into a Three-Headed Stone Flood Dragon.

• Liu Bai used the Demon Vine Strangling Array to bind Zhou Fan’s Heavenly Profound Golden Scale Beast, forcing Zhou Fan to concede and end their dispute over the snowy mountain.
• Zhou Fan transferred his mark energy to Liu Bai, raising Liu Bai’s mark to Level Eight, while Su Xuan warned that Zhou Fan would seek a rematch.
• Liu Bai agreed to hunt Spirit Beasts alongside Guo Xiong and Su Xuan, while Li Jing left to find a safe place to fuse with the Snow Demon Beast’s Spirit Beast Core.
• A day later, Liu Bai and Su Xuan trapped and defeated more than forty Spirit Beasts as Guo Xiong and the others lured the horde to their array.
• The hunt earned Liu Bai nearly 36,000 Experience Points and 165 Beast Soul Points, prompting the system to offer an evolution of his Earth Spirit Stone Python into an intermediate Heavenly Beast, the Three-Headed Stone Flood Dragon.