Chapter Summaries

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.

Lu Mao defeated his Mohist School opponent, while the imperial grandson Huang Tu of the Nation of Valor prepared to fight Si Ming. After Si Ming and Huang Tu traded taunts, they learned their match would take place in a stone forest.

• Lu Mao used his ironwood wok and spatula to defeat his Mohist School opponent at venue number six.
• Huang Tu discussed Su State’s openness with his attendant, who warned him to restrain himself because killing an opponent could provoke Su State and its knights-errant.
• Si Ming saw that he would face Huang Tu and, after Murong Qing said Huang Tu was a Military School disciple with no known reputation, assumed he was a minor opponent.
• Huang Tu told Si Ming to draw an arena and suggested he would only last longer in a pool arena, but Si Ming mocked his arrogance and threatened to end the fight quickly if Huang Tu surrendered.
• Si Ming drew the lot, and the referee announced that the match would take place in a stone forest and begin in five minutes.

Si Ming and Huang Tu traded devastating blows in the stone forest arena, leaving Si Ming badly injured and forced to evade Huang Tu's relentless attacks. The fight continued as Si Ming used Dunjia Heavenly Movement and the terrain to survive, while Huang Tu's basic Seven Star Steps struggled to match it.

• Si Ming and Huang Tu exchanged opening attacks, and Si Ming gained a slight advantage with Wild Ball Fist before launching Vulture Demon Bone Shattering.
• Huang Tu countered with Raise Fire to Scorch the Heavens Stance, injuring Si Ming's chest and sending him into a stone pillar.
• Huang Tu pursued the injured Si Ming with powerful charges, smashing stone pillars as Si Ming dodged through the arena.
• Huang Tu used Seven Star Steps to keep up the chase, but his footwork was inferior to Si Ming's Dunjia Heavenly Movement.

Si Ming and Huang Tu exchanged attacks in the tournament arena, leaving Huang Tu injured but able to unleash a dangerous ultimate move. Si Ming chose to run rather than risk both their lives, then turned to fire Solar Flare as Huang Tu’s attack closed in.

• Si Ming baited Huang Tu into missing repeated punches, then struck through his guard with Sword Rises, Wind and Clouds Move, injuring his lung.
• Huang Tu spat blood into Si Ming’s eyes, used a forbidden technique, and began charging Hegemon Slays the Sage, Destroys Towers and Cities.
• The referee and the middle-aged man prepared to intervene as Si Ming weighed whether to attack Huang Tu or flee.
• Si Ming chose to retreat, and Huang Tu unleashed his ultimate punch, smashing rocks and rapidly closing the distance.
• As the referee and the middle-aged man leaped into the arena, Si Ming turned and fired Solar Flare at Huang Tu.

Si Ming woke in the hospital after his dangerous tournament match and questioned why he had refused to surrender. Jiang Zhengtai visited and teased him with a false claim that his surgery had removed his penis, leaving Si Ming to realize he had been tricked.

• Si Ming awoke bandaged in the hospital and recalled how his match with Huang Tu had nearly cost them both their lives.
• Si Ming wondered whether the tournament’s atmosphere had affected his judgment or whether he had truly been unwilling to surrender.
• Jiang Zhengtai entered Si Ming’s room and jokingly claimed his penis removal surgery had succeeded.
• Si Ming panicked, checked that his penis was still there, and accused Jiang Zhengtai of being suspicious enough to make the joke believable.
• Jiang Zhengtai denied that he would perform such a surgery and explained his joke.

After Si Ming was injured in the tournament, Jiang Zhengtai told him to rest and arranged for Yan Jinghong to visit and discuss his uncertainty about martial arts. Yan Jinghong helped Si Ming see that he needed to discover what kind of martial arts grandmaster he wanted to become, while explaining the path he himself had chosen.

• Jiang Zhengtai told Si Ming that his fractures would require a week of rest and that he should withdraw from the next match.
• Jiang Zhengtai revealed that Si Ming's defeated opponent was the disciple of a famed Spirit Transformation powerhouse and suggested someone who could help Si Ming with his doubts.
• Yan Jinghong visited Si Ming and praised his tactics, while explaining that preserving his life would have meant withdrawing from the match.
• Si Ming told Yan Jinghong that he wanted to become a martial arts grandmaster because it was his dream, but admitted he lacked interest in the tournament.
• Yan Jinghong explained that Si Ming was lost because he had not decided what kind of grandmaster he wanted to be, then described his own path as a Mohist hero.

Si Ming chose to continue the Youth Martial Arts Tournament despite his injuries, determined to test his path. As the match against Dai Zhuiguang began, Si Ming had yet to arrive, while a Daoist and a girl entered the venue and discussed the failure of divination arts.

• Yan Jinghong advised Si Ming to choose a path that suited him, and Si Ming decided to finish the tournament regardless of the result.
• Yan Jinghong transferred True Qi to protect Si Ming's internal organs, enabling him to fight at about eighty percent of his usual strength if he avoided direct clashes.
• Yao Bilian drew Si Ming's match number and learned he would face Dai Zhuiguang; Han Lin and Dai Zhuiguang mocked Si Ming and predicted an easy victory.
• At the fifth venue, Han Lin urged the referee to declare Si Ming's forfeit, but the referee said he had fifteen minutes to arrive.
• A male Daoist and a girl arrived at the venue, and the girl remarked that a damaged corner of the Heavenly Dao had caused divination arts to fail.

Si Ming arrived just before the deadline and faced Dai Zhuiguang in a stone forest, using daggers and a newly learned martial art to compensate for his injured condition. After provoking Dai Zhuiguang into an aggressive attack, Si Ming anticipated his kick and trapped his leg.

• A girl learned from a male Daoist that the Dao Realm and the Buddhist world had been destroyed, then dismissed her upcoming match as an easy victory.
• Si Ming reached the arena before the deadline, and the referee allowed him to compete despite Han Lin's protest.
• Dai Zhuiguang chose a stone forest for the match, while Si Ming selected two daggers and revealed he had six more concealed on him.
• Si Ming said he had spent ten minutes learning the Twin Yang Robbery and Killing Art for their match, enraging Dai Zhuiguang.
• Dai Zhuiguang charged with a leg attack, and Si Ming evaded it before trapping Dai Zhuiguang's retaliatory kick.

Si Ming defeated Dai Zhuiguang in the Youth Martial Arts Tournament by exploiting his knowledge of the Divine Leg Sect's techniques and using throwing daggers despite his injuries. After the fight, Dai Zhuiguang acknowledged his loss, and Yao Bilian asked Si Ming when he had learned to throw knives.

• Dai Zhuiguang used the Cloud-Treading Suspended Step, but Si Ming anticipated his movements and kept him under pressure.
• Dai Zhuiguang attacked from the ground with the Earth Dragon Mountain-Breaking Leg, but Si Ming withdrew and threw his ironwood daggers at him.
• Dai Zhuiguang was struck by two daggers, and the referee stopped the fight when rebounding daggers threatened the back of his head, declaring Si Ming the winner.
• Si Ming told Dai Zhuiguang that he had lost by relying on Divine Leg Sect routines despite Yao Bilian's knowledge of them.
• Dai Zhuiguang left with Han Lin after telling Si Ming to keep winning, while Murong Qing and Zhong Lingxiu supported the exhausted victor.
• Yao Bilian asked Si Ming when he had learned throwing-knife techniques.

Si Ming learned that his next opponent, Nan Kemeng, claimed divination had foretold their match and urged him to study her fighting style. He watched Legend of the Divine Radish Hero with Zhong Lingxiu and learned that Nan Kemeng imitated the third-generation hero, while Zhong Lingxiu favored the second generation.

• Si Ming said he wanted to study techniques from many martial arts schools and focus more on the process than the result.
• Nan Kemeng approached Si Ming, introduced herself as his next opponent, and claimed her divination predicted their pairing.
• Zhong Lingxiu recognized Nan Kemeng’s third-generation Great Radish Hero costume and joined her in a dramatic pose.
• Yao Bilian guessed that Nan Kemeng practiced the Dream Butterfly Art, which let her imitate someone else’s fighting style.
• Si Ming watched the second-generation Great Radish Hero with Zhong Lingxiu, who explained the differences between the second and third generations.

Si Ming sought a way to counter Nan Kemeng’s imitation of the Great Radish Hero, while Han Lin’s resentment over his failures made him receptive to a stranger’s offer of power. The chapter ended with Han Lin listening as the stranger tempted him with revenge and recognition.

• Si Ming learned that Nan Kemeng’s imitation depended on immersing herself in her character and decided he would need to find the character’s weakness by watching the series.
• Dai Zhuiguang rejected Han Lin’s excuses for his loss and told him he could accept defeat before leaving the training platform.
• Han Lin blamed the woman who had ruined his life and lamented his misfortunes in an alley.
• A mysterious figure offered to make Han Lin stronger, and Han Lin initially refused.
• The stranger appealed to Han Lin’s desire for revenge and respect, stopping him from walking away.