Synopsis

The chapter covers the aftermath of the third examination, where students who used the demonic blood reversal art are apprehended and the main character is acknowledged by his mentor. He is told to keep a special sword technique hidden. The chapter introduces the fourth exam, where students challenge professors at will, hinting at a significant power leap is necessary to pass. We discover the main character is possibly a pawn in a larger plan by the Patriarch, and his mother might have been deliberately poisoned by the Patriarch.