Recaps

Si Ming worked as part of Yuezheng Yao’s protection detail, using a spider-shaped surveillance device to monitor her dressing room while the concert proceeded without incident. After the show, he saw Yuezheng Yao enter the room alone and wondered whether to retrieve the device before she changed.

• Si Ming considered Jiang Zhengtai’s claim that Yao Bilian might not be attracted to men, but chose not to ask her about it.
• The chief escort warned Si Ming not to interfere with the security work, so Si Ming stayed out of the way and deployed a camera-equipped spider.
• Si Ming used the spider to watch backstage as Yuezheng Yao arrived and performed her concert.
• After the concert ended without trouble, Si Ming prepared to retrieve the spider but saw Yuezheng Yao enter the dressing room alone.

Si Ming discovered that kidnappers had abducted Yuezheng Qiong and left a masked double behind, then tracked them to the docks. As he prepared to scout the warehouse alone, Yuezheng Qiong woke among ten masked martial arts experts.

• Yuezheng Qiong was knocked unconscious by a dwarf, and a woman disguised herself as her with a human-skin mask and a body-altering technique.
• Si Ming watched the abduction through the little spider, warned the escort leader that Yuezheng Qiong had been kidnapped, and rushed away as explosions caused a commotion.
• The escort leader ordered his men to seek help from the Mohist Knight Guard after realizing the disturbance could have concealed the kidnapping.
• Si Ming tracked the kidnappers by motorcycle to the docks and decided to scout the warehouse before attempting a rescue.
• Yuezheng Qiong woke in a warehouse and found ten masked men watching her.

Si Ming ambushed the kidnappers holding Yuezheng Qiong with a flashbang, gunfire, and grenades, but the man in blue survived and fought back. Si Ming remained behind cover as the two exchanged taunts and the fight continued.

• Yuezheng Qiong revealed that she was Yuezheng Yao's older sister and that she did not have the Cloud Gate Yellow Bell Clasp.
• A toy car blared music before a flashbang blinded the kidnappers, allowing Si Ming to enter the warehouse and shoot them.
• Si Ming threw two grenades, killing the dwarf and leaving most of the kidnappers dead or gravely wounded.
• Si Ming observed that the man in blue and a short, round fat man could still fight, while Yuezheng Qiong had only minor injuries.
• The man in blue attacked Si Ming's hiding place with a powerful punch, but Si Ming dodged and fired back as the man deflected his bullets.

Si Ming and Yuezheng Qiong defeated the kidnappers after Si Ming freed her and she struck the man in blue, while a hidden gun in his shoe saved him from the final attack. They subdued the surviving short, stout man, and Si Ming crippled him to prevent him from escaping or turning the tables.

• The man in blue attacked Si Ming through the warehouse clutter while the short, stout man held Yuezheng Qiong hostage.
• Si Ming threw a bearing as a distraction, then shot through Yuezheng Qiong's bindings and freed her.
• Yuezheng Qiong struck the man in blue with the Guxi Spirit-Shaking Finger, but he lunged at Si Ming despite his injuries.
• Si Ming fired at the man in blue, then used a gun hidden in his shoe to shoot him through the eye and kill him.
• Yuezheng Qiong subdued the short, stout man after he lost composure, and Si Ming shot both his knees to prevent him from escaping or attacking them.

Si Ming and Yuezheng Qiong tried to flee Fifth Uncle after deciding that the Yuezheng Lineage would move to the Su State, but Yan Jinghong revealed that their escape had been part of a long-planned trap. The chapter ended as two hidden allies emerged to help Yan Jinghong confront Fifth Uncle.

• Si Ming agreed to take Yuezheng Qiong to the Mohist Knight Guard base, and she decided to move the Yuezheng Lineage to the Su State.
• Fifth Uncle appeared outside the warehouse and admitted that he had arranged the killers’ attack to silence Yuezheng Qiong and seize control of the Lineage.
• Fifth Uncle attacked Si Ming and Yuezheng Qiong with an invisible sound blade, but Yan Jinghong’s sword case blocked it.
• Yan Jinghong revealed that the Yuezheng Lineage’s move to the Su State had been planned long ago and explained why Yuezheng Qiong’s decision showed leadership.
• Fifth Uncle challenged Yan Jinghong, who said he had brought two helpers; two figures then emerged from beneath the shipping containers.

Fifth Uncle confronted Yan Jinghong, and their clash of Spirit Transformation techniques left Si Ming and Yuezheng Qiong watching from the sidelines. Yan Jinghong held off Fifth Uncle’s attacks with his lightness skill and the Mohist School’s basic Non-Aggression Sword Technique.

• Si Ming and Yuezheng Qiong realized that they had both been kept in the dark about the scheme, while Pan De and Jiang Zhengtai blocked Fifth Uncle’s chance to escape.
• Fifth Uncle attacked Yan Jinghong with invisible sound blades, but Yan Jinghong’s Sword Qi whirlwind shattered them and countered with Sword Rises, Wind and Clouds Move.
• Fifth Uncle used the Guxi Shao Bone Xiao to stop Yan Jinghong’s sword attack, then struck back with Flower Burial Lament.
• Yuezheng Qiong explained the Twelve Immortal Pitch-Pipe Instruments as Yan Jinghong evaded the flower-petal storm with Dunjia Heavenly Movement.
• Fifth Uncle spread the storm across a wider area, and Yan Jinghong defended himself with the Mohist School’s basic Non-Aggression Sword Technique.

Yan Jinghong defeated Fifth Uncle by breaking his musical attack with Kui Drum Thunder Sound after their weapons and arts clashed. Fifth Uncle surrendered and was taken away, while Si Ming received Yan Jinghong’s approval, though he wondered whether the battle had been another test.

• Yan Jinghong deflected Fifth Uncle’s Flower Burial Lament and counterattacked with a sword technique after his blade shattered, wounding Fifth Uncle and cracking the Guxi Shao Bone Xiao.
• Fifth Uncle launched Ambush from Ten Sides, summoning countless weapons that battered Yan Jinghong, but Yan Jinghong answered with Kui Drum Thunder Sound.
• Yan Jinghong’s drumbeats disrupted Fifth Uncle’s melody and injured him until Yan Jinghong held sword light to his brow and declared him defeated.
• Fifth Uncle stopped resisting, and Yan Jinghong had Pan De and Jiang Zhengtai take him away under guard after planting true essence in his body.
• Fifth Uncle tossed the cracked Guxi Shao Bone Xiao to Yuezheng Qiong, whose expression turned complicated as she watched him leave.
• Yan Jinghong praised Si Ming for his judgment and courage, while Si Ming wondered whether the confrontation had been part of a test.

Si Ming continued his martial arts training under Yan Jinghong in one branch, while a parallel future showed him as a world-famous singer performing at the Hall of Esteemed Worthies. After his concert, Si Ming reflected on his rise to stardom and told Liu Qingqing that he still hoped to advance in martial arts through external training.

• Yan Jinghong praised Si Ming's talent, warned him to strengthen his foundations, and promised to train him for the next six months.
• In a parallel future, Si Ming performed at a packed Hall of Esteemed Worthies concert alongside Yuezheng Yao.
• Si Ming introduced nine young women who hoped their performance would save their old school from closure.
• Backstage, Liu Qingqing helped Si Ming recover his True Qi and discussed how he became a world superstar through Chinese-style songs.
• Liu Qingqing asked whether Si Ming had abandoned his dream of becoming a martial arts grandmaster, and he said he would continue by tempering his body and training his external skills.

Si Ming proposed to Liu Qingqing onstage after learning the Yuezheng Lineage would teach him its secret cultivation formula if he married into the family. Later, he ran across Heart-Reflecting Lake and celebrated his progress, though someone told him he was still merely running on the water.

• Liu Qingqing told Si Ming that the Yuezheng Lineage might teach him the Yellow Bell Responding to the Pitch Formula if he married into its main family.
• Si Ming confronted Auntie Liu over her role in the proposal and then took Liu Qingqing onto the concert stage.
• Si Ming opened the Hall of Esteemed Worthies' roof and sang Liu Qingqing a love song before presenting her with a box.
• Liu Qingqing broke into tears as Si Ming offered the box beneath the moon.
• In Tange City, Si Ming raced across Heart-Reflecting Lake and celebrated his new ability, but someone corrected him that he was running rather than skimming on the water.

Si Ming used Solar Prominence Eruption to beat Yan Jinghong in their lake-running test and reach the shore, passing his training goal two months ahead of schedule. Yan Jinghong praised his progress, explained that he was returning to work, and left Si Ming to cultivate on his own, promising to check on him every six months.

• Si Ming surprised Yan Jinghong with Solar Prominence Eruption and raced the final two hundred meters to shore before the technique wore off.
• Yan Jinghong acknowledged Si Ming's victory and said he had passed the test two months early.
• Yan Jinghong advised Si Ming to cultivate patiently and explained how geniuses approached problems step by step.
• Si Ming asked whether Yan Jinghong's advice meant he was ending his instruction early, and Yan Jinghong said he had to return to work.
• Yan Jinghong told Si Ming to build on his foundation, said the original Dunjia Heavenly Movement might suit him better, and promised to check on him every six months.
• Si Ming asked Yan Jinghong to stay for a farewell banquet as his master prepared to leave.

After passing Yan Jinghong’s training test, Si Ming spoke with Liu Qingqing about his cultivation and the coming exams. At the end-of-term assembly, he discovered that he had ranked first in his grade, beating Murong Qing by two points.

• Yan Jinghong left after praising frugality and restraint, while Si Ming admired his diligence.
• Liu Qingqing revealed she had secretly watched Si Ming train for half a month and congratulated him on passing Yan Jinghong’s test.
• Si Ming and Liu Qingqing discussed their cultivation progress and the upcoming exam results.
• Si Ming slept in, then Yao Bilian woke him with a crude joke before he left for school.
• Si Ming found his name at the top of the published rankings, two points ahead of Murong Qing.

Si Ming agreed to join Murong Qing for a meal with her father, then went with her to Municipal No. 1 High School, where they found Murong Zhe speaking at a student assembly. The chapter ended with Si Ming listening in surprise as Murong Zhe argued that teachers should favor students who worked hard and achieved good results.

• Murong Qing invited Si Ming to a meal with her father to thank him for saving her and her younger brother, and Si Ming accepted.
• Si Ming received his class's sole school-level Three-Good Student award after rising to first place in his grade.
• Si Ming and Murong Qing traveled to Municipal No. 1 High School and learned from Teacher Wei that Murong Zhe was speaking in the auditorium.
• Teacher Wei teased Murong Qing about bringing her boyfriend to meet her father, and Murong Qing clarified that Si Ming was her classmate and rescuer.
• Si Ming entered the auditorium and heard Murong Zhe defend preferential treatment for top students who studied hard.

Si Ming met Murong Zhe and his family after saving Murong Qing, then witnessed Murong Qing clash with her father over women’s equality and family hierarchy. Murong Qing stormed out, and Si Ming went after her while Murong Zhe asked him to look after her.

• Murong Zhe thanked Si Ming for saving Murong Qing, and Murong Wu also expressed his gratitude.
• Si Ming learned that Murong Zhe was a Confucian disciple from Li State and received an offer to transfer into First High’s key class.
• Murong Qing challenged Murong Zhe for praising Si Ming’s grades while never praising her own achievements.
• Murong Zhe argued that women should not compete with men, and Murong Qing cited the classics to defend her position.
• Si Ming prompted Murong Wu to ask them to stop quarrelling, but Murong Qing ran out.
• Si Ming offered to check on Murong Qing, and Murong Zhe asked him to look after her.

Murong Qing told Si Ming how a Mohist Knight Guard had sacrificed his life to save her, inspiring her determination to become a knight. Si Ming took her to the Mohist Knight Guard base, where Zhong Lingxiu told him Doctor Huang Guang had emerged from seclusion, and the chapter ended with her asking about Si Ming’s training.

• Murong Qing recounted how a Mohist Knight Guard rescued her as a child and died protecting her, which led her to vow to become a great knight.
• Murong Qing insisted that she did not resent her father, but would not give up her dream of joining the Mohist Knight Guard.
• Si Ming invited Murong Qing to visit the Mohist Knight Guard base, and she eagerly accepted.
• Si Ming led Murong Qing through the base, where she admired its steampunk architecture.
• Zhong Lingxiu told Si Ming that Doctor Huang Guang had emerged from seclusion, and Si Ming questioned the doctor's name.
• Zhong Lingxiu asked Si Ming whether Senior Yan had taught him impressive ultimate moves.

Si Ming accompanied Murong Qing to a research lab, where she and Zhong Lingxiu bonded over their shared love of Legend of the Divine Radish Hero. He met the eccentric Dr. Pang Kang, who immediately sought to use Si Ming’s Blazing Yang True Qi for his research.

• Murong Qing and Zhong Lingxiu enthusiastically quoted lines and performed a pose from Legend of the Divine Radish Hero before Si Ming reminded them to be quiet near the lab.
• Zhong Lingxiu learned that Murong Qing was Si Ming’s schoolmate and told her to address her as Senior Sister, then explained that she was sixteen.
• Zhong Lingxiu brought Si Ming and Murong Qing into the research lab, where Dr. Pang Kang emerged dressed in a lab coat and boxer shorts.
• Dr. Pang Kang discovered that Si Ming’s Blazing Yang True Qi could power his solar-powered flashlight, and Si Ming pointed out the invention’s obvious flaws.

Si Ming sought Mohist School Profound Armor from the doctor, but the doctor's fixation on Zhong Lingxiu's age set off a furious confrontation with Pan De. The two men traded insults, with Pan De left reeling after the doctor mocked his size.

• Si Ming dismissed the doctor's Phase Transfer Body-Protecting Divine Art and asked him for Mohist School Profound Armor instead.
• The doctor refused to promise armor unless Si Ming found a girl to wear his gothic lolita outfit, then declared Zhong Lingxiu too old at sixteen.
• Zhong Lingxiu grew tearful as she and the doctor lamented that she had passed his age limit.
• Pan De rushed in, accused the doctor of upsetting Zhong Lingxiu, and threatened him.
• The doctor and Pan De exchanged insults about their views of young women, and the doctor mocked Pan De's large build.

After the Mohist Knight Guard visit, Si Ming accepted a quest to find a Sunlight Beast for the Doctor in exchange for Profound Armor, then spent winter vacation cultivating and watching dramas. He remained at home, waiting for news about the rare beast while learning how different schools of thought shaped their stories.

• Si Ming accepted the Doctor's offer to make him Profound Armor if he brought back a Sunlight Beast, then posted a quest with the Mohist Knight Guard because the rare Spirit Grade beast was difficult to find.
• Murong Qing's visit to the Mohist Knight Guard base eased her anger with Murong Zhe, though neither of them apologized.
• Si Ming stayed home during winter vacation, cultivating with the Blazing Yang Battle Art and watching television dramas.
• Si Ming compared dramas from different countries and observed how Confucian, Mohist, Legalist, and Daoist schools shaped their plots.

Si Ming spent New Year's Eve grieving for the family he had left behind, then resolved to focus on the future. On New Year's morning, Yao Bilian visited him at the orphanage and gave him a red envelope, leaving him embarrassed by her teasing but warmed by her kindness.

• Si Ming watched dramas while cultivating, and half a month passed as the others left the orphanage for New Year gatherings or work events.
• Si Ming learned that Yan Jinghong had volunteered to investigate a gathering of demonic beasts in the northern glaciers, while Yao Bilian and Hongdou went to see their families and Ying Zhou attended his music company's party.
• Alone at the orphanage, Si Ming recalled New Year's celebrations with his family and cried as the city welcomed the new year with fireworks.
• Si Ming wiped his tears, vowed to stop dwelling on the past, and sang on the roof while using the Kui Drum Thunder Sound.
• Yao Bilian entered Si Ming's room on New Year's morning, teased him about cultivating under the sunlamp, and gave him a red envelope.
• Si Ming accepted Yao Bilian's gift and reflected that her arrangement with Jiang Zhengtai helped both of them avoid family and workplace pressure.

Si Ming and Yao Bilian started a snowball fight with Ying Zhou, then Si Ming and Ying Zhou sparred in the courtyard. Si Ming defeated Ying Zhou decisively, showing how much his martial skill had improved over the past six months.

• Si Ming recalled that Tai Xiaochan had been adopted after spending less than two weeks at the orphanage, while he remained there under Yan Jinghong's guardianship.
• Yao Bilian attacked Si Ming with snowballs, and Ying Zhou joined the snowball fight before Si Ming teamed up with him to pelt her.
• Si Ming and Ying Zhou sparred, and Si Ming's Ox Demon Charge sent Ying Zhou flying.
• Ying Zhou used Vulture Demon Bone Shattering and revealed a hidden kick, but Si Ming countered with Ape Demon Mad Staff and struck him down.
• Yao Bilian caught Ying Zhou and softened his fall as Si Ming remarked that Ying Zhou had made little progress in martial skill.

Si Ming fought Yao Bilian in the courtyard, using feints and several martial arts techniques to overcome her superior cultivation. He gained the advantage with a final sword-finger strike aimed between her brows.

• Yao Bilian challenged Si Ming to exchange moves and demonstrated her strength with a powerful kick.
• Si Ming kicked up snow to obscure Yao Bilian's view, then used Ox Demon Trample to send muddy snow surging toward her.
• Si Ming pressed Yao Bilian with Ape Demon Fist, then changed to Feng and Shan Sacrifice Sword Technique and caught her off guard.
• Yao Bilian used her full cultivation to escape Si Ming's sword attacks and countered with Leg That Follows Like a Shadow.
• Si Ming caught Yao Bilian's leg with Mighty Eagle Claw Art, and she lost her footing on the uneven courtyard ground.
• Si Ming thrust his glowing sword fingers toward the spot between Yao Bilian's brows with Sword Rises, Wind and Clouds Move.

After losing to Yao Bilian, Si Ming received an invitation to the Haibin Commandery Youth Martial Arts Tournament and learned that his master expected him to win. He and Yao Bilian arrived at the packed registration site, where rival schools and sects from across Donghua Province had gathered.

• Yao Bilian defeated Si Ming with her finger technique and praised his tactical instincts before discussing the value of practicing martial arts routines.
• Yao Bilian gave Si Ming an invitation to the tournament, whose champion would receive one million, and he found a note from his master demanding that he win.
• Si Ming went with Yao Bilian to register and was surprised by the enormous crowd drawn by the prize money.
• Si Ming and Yao Bilian saw martial arts schools and rival sects from across Donghua Province arrive, with rumors that the tournament would determine the province's youth martial champion.

Si Ming registered for the Youth Martial Arts Tournament as a seeded contestant and learned that Yao Bilian had a long, violent history with Han Lin. While waiting for Ying Zhou to finish registering, Si Ming spotted Murong Qing disguising herself in the crowd.

• Han Lin confronted Yao Bilian and provoked Si Ming, then urged Dai Zhuiguang to challenge him as revenge against her.
• Yao Bilian revealed that she had beaten Han Lin, broken his leg, and stolen his girlfriend after he tried to retaliate against her.
• Si Ming completed registration and advanced directly to the knockout rounds without taking the ability test or competing in qualifiers.
• Si Ming waited for Ying Zhou, who had entered the tournament at his music company's request to promote him.
• Si Ming recognized Murong Qing in the crowd despite her bun and face mask.

Si Ming and Murong Qing arrived at the Youth Martial Arts Tournament for the first knockout round, where they learned that contestants would be eliminated in single matches over seven rounds. As the draw and fights began, Si Ming took Murong Qing’s warning about the importance of fighting spirit seriously.

• Si Ming noticed that Murong Qing and Zhong Lingxiu had entered the tournament, and he spotted a Buddhist contestant whose formidable appearance made him wary.
• Si Ming learned that his first knockout notice had come after a long wait because the tournament had many entrants and spaced out matches to let fighters recover.
• On the bus to the venue, Murong Qing explained that a strong desire to win mattered in arena fights, and warned Si Ming not to underestimate his opponents.
• Si Ming and Murong Qing arrived at the venue, passed identity checks, and met Zhong Lingxiu and Ying Zhou, who had both qualified.
• A Yuezheng Lineage elder explained that the knockout stage would have seven single-match rounds, with losers eliminated and some contestants receiving byes.

Si Ming, Murong Qing, and Ying Zhou drew their match numbers, and Zhong Lingxiu began her first-round fight against Fan Jianqiang in a forest arena. Lingxiu’s ring attacks gave her the advantage, but Fan’s body-tempering skills held her at bay as the crowd watched.

• Si Ming drew the eighteenth match, Murong Qing drew the fifty-second, Ying Zhou drew the forty-third, and Zhong Lingxiu drew the sixth.
• Zhong Lingxiu chose rings as her weapons, while Fan Jianqiang chose to fight barehanded and selected a forest arena.
• Zhong Lingxiu tested Fan with a thrown ring, then launched a rapid two-ring attack.
• Fan Jianqiang deflected the rings and absorbed their blows with his body-tempering defense, leaving Zhong Lingxiu unable to break through.
• Si Ming and Murong Qing assessed the fight as a stalemate, while a spectator loudly threatened Fan Jianqiang if he harmed Zhong Lingxiu.

Zhong Lingxiu won her first-round match against Fan Jianqiang after he hesitated to follow up on a brief opening. As Si Ming waited for his own turn, Zhong Lingxiu and Ying Zhou argued over Legend of the Divine Radish Hero, and Si Ming launched into a defense of garlic before the second-round gong interrupted him.

• Zhong Lingxiu exhausted much of her True Qi attacking Fan Jianqiang, but he caught her wrists and briefly gained the chance to win.
• Fan Jianqiang hesitated to injure Zhong Lingxiu, allowing her to escape his grip, hook his elbows with her rings, and pin him face-down.
• The referee declared Zhong Lingxiu the winner, and she returned to Murong Qing and Si Ming delighted to have advanced.
• Zhong Lingxiu said she planned to strike the Great Radish Hero's victory pose after her next match, prompting Ying Zhou to criticize the film's message.
• Si Ming disputed Zhong Lingxiu and Ying Zhou's claim that Garlic was the Great Radish Hero's archnemesis, and the second-round gong stopped his defense of garlic.