Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into a border soldier trapped in a cellar with Barbarians searching above, Jiang Bei killed two captive Barbarians and gained a Merit Points system. He used five points to advance his martial arts and reach the Ninth Rank Minor Training realm just as the Barbarians found the cellar.

• Jiang Bei awoke in a cellar, learned he had become a soldier in the Death Squad Camp, and discovered that a Ranked Barbarian threatened the group outside.
• Jiang Bei found two captive Barbarians bound in the cellar and killed them after warning Wang Tong that they could reveal the hiding place.
• Jiang Bei received six Merit Points for killing the Barbarians and used five to upgrade Xing Tian Gong to its first layer, reaching the Ninth Rank Minor Training realm.
• Barbarians discovered the cellar and began trying to open it as Jiang Bei prepared to escape.

Jiang Bei led the soldiers out of hiding and fought off the Barbarians attacking Sunset Village, breaking through to Ninth Rank Great Training and killing their ranked leader, Tie Muler. After the village was cleared, he found Tie Muler’s Blood Wolf Saber, which could be refined to grant him the Blood Wolf Saber Technique.

• Jiang Bei killed the Barbarian who descended into the cellar, then led Chen Niu, Wang Tong, and the others out as the Barbarians attacked Sunset Village.
• Tie Muler confronted Jiang Bei and his group, and two Barbarians wounded Wang Tong as the soldiers tried to escape.
• Jiang Bei killed two Barbarians, spent fifteen Merit Points to advance to Ninth Rank Great Training, and beheaded Tie Muler.
• Jiang Bei killed the remaining Barbarians, and the soldiers celebrated their survival and thanked him.
• Jiang Bei searched the battlefield and discovered that Tie Muler’s Blood Wolf Saber could be refined to grant the Blood Wolf Saber Technique.

Jiang Bei refined and upgraded the Blood Wolf Saber Technique, then returned to the Death Squad Camp with enough military merit and only one mission left before he could seek a transfer. After learning that Lin Jie had deliberately misled him about Sunset Village to keep the transfer quota, Jiang Bei prepared to face him as Lin Jie came to his barracks.

• Jiang Bei spent Merit Points to refine the Blood Wolf Saber Technique and upgrade it to the first layer.
• Jiang Bei and his group returned with the Barbarian heads, bringing his military merit up to the required amount for leaving the Death Squad Camp.
• Jiang Bei realized Lin Jie had understated the danger at Sunset Village and suspected he had arranged the mission to kill him and secure the sole transfer quota.
• Lin Jie learned Jiang Bei had returned alive with Tie Muler's head and vowed to claim the transfer quota for himself.
• Liu De confirmed that Lin Jie had concealed the ranked Barbarian from Jiang Bei, and Jiang Bei resolved to strike first if the chance arose.
• Chen Niu told Jiang Bei that Lin Jie had come to see him, and Jiang Bei grabbed his saber and stood up.

Jiang Bei rejected Lin Jie’s false apology, while Lin Jie secretly bribed Deputy Camp Commander Xiang Kun to send them together on a dangerous mission to Sanmen Town. Lin Jie planned to use the Barbarians there to kill Jiang Bei, and the chapter ended with both men anticipating the next day’s mission for very different reasons.

• Jiang Bei confronted Lin Jie and mocked his excuses for not joining the Sunset Village mission.
• Lin Jie left angrily after Jiang Bei threatened to recommend him for a dangerous mission, and he resolved to kill Jiang Bei.
• Lin Jie gave Xiang Kun a medicinal pill and asked him to assign both men to a mission in Sanmen Town.
• Xiang Kun agreed to arrange the assignment but disclaimed responsibility for whether either man returned.
• Lin Jie left Xiang Kun’s tent determined that Jiang Bei would die the next day.

Jiang Bei arranged for Chen Niu to secretly buy supplies, then accepted Deputy Camp Commander Xiang Kun’s mission to investigate Barbarians near Sanmen Town. At the camp gate, he discovered Lin Jie was among the mission party and recognized the trip as a chance to confront him.

• Jiang Bei gave Chen Niu a list and silver to buy supplies without drawing attention.
• A soldier summoned Jiang Bei to meet Deputy Camp Commander Xiang Kun, who assigned him an investigation mission near Sanmen Town.
• Jiang Bei prepared his belongings before going to the camp gate, where he found Lin Jie waiting with the mission party.
• Lin Jie greeted Jiang Bei warmly, and Ye Fei congratulated him on entering the ranks.
• Jiang Bei and Lin Jie mounted their horses and led the group toward Sanmen Town.

Jiang Bei and Lin Jie led separate groups into Sanmen Town, where Lin Jie secretly arranged for Jiang Bei to be lured into a trap set by more than ten Barbarians at the eastern temple. As Lin Jie waited for the signal that would summon his brother-in-law’s force, an unseen presence struck him with a sudden chill.

• Jiang Bei and the others entered Sanmen Town and found its streets littered with the remains of people killed by Barbarians.
• Lin Jie proposed that he and Jiang Bei split up to search opposite sides of town, and Jiang Bei agreed to meet him at the gate in an hour.
• Jiang Bei left Ye Fei and the others on the eastern side, warning Ye Fei not to search too far until he returned.
• Lin Jie led his group out of town and revealed that he planned to use the Barbarians at the eastern temple to kill Jiang Bei while his brother-in-law’s force waited nearby.
• A sudden icy chill surged up Lin Jie’s back, and he demanded to know who was there.

Jiang Bei ambushed Lin Jie and his three men, revealing that he had reached Ninth Rank Great Training and overpowering them. After capturing Lin Jie, Jiang Bei learned that Lin Jie's brother-in-law had planned to use the Barbarians' attack as cover and was waiting nearby for a signal flare.

• Jiang Bei blinded Lin Jie with lime powder and struck the group, then knocked Lin Jie's saber away with a powerful blow.
• Lin Jie recognized Jiang Bei and realized he had reached Ninth Rank Great Training, but Jiang Bei killed the other three men in moments.
• Jiang Bei crippled Lin Jie with hidden darts as he tried to flee, then forced him to explain how he knew the Barbarians were at the eastern temple.
• Lin Jie revealed that his brother-in-law from Dingzi Camp had provided the information and was waiting on a nearby hill for a signal flare before attacking Sanmen Town.

Jiang Bei killed Lin Jie, took the Cloud Shadow Steps manual, and fled Sanmen Town with Ye Fei and the other soldiers after warning them of the Barbarian patrols. Meanwhile, Xie Kaiyue waited with Tang Feng and an elite cavalry force for a signal flare that never appeared as noon approached.

• Jiang Bei killed Lin Jie, searched the bodies, and found the Cloud Shadow Steps manual.
• Hearing approaching Barbarians, Jiang Bei left the scene, and the patrol found Lin Jie and the other men dead before reporting that Dry People soldiers had arrived.
• Jiang Bei reunited with Ye Fei and the soldiers, warned them to leave, and led them out of Sanmen Town on horseback.
• Ye Fei thanked Jiang Bei, while Jiang Bei expressed concern for Lin Jie and claimed he had tried to warn him.
• Xie Kaiyue and Tang Feng waited with over a hundred Tiger Camp cavalrymen for Lin Jie's signal flare, but noon approached without it.

Dingzi Camp defeated the Barbarians in Sanmen Town, where Xie Kaiyue found Lin Jie dead and began suspecting Jiang Bei. Back at Death Squad Camp, Jiang Bei qualified for a transfer, while Xiang Kun worried that Xie Kaiyue might learn the truth.

• Tang Feng and Xie Kaiyue led their troops down the mountain to attack Sanmen Town.
• The Barbarians captured Lin Jie's lookout, learned that about a hundred Dry People soldiers were approaching, and killed the soldier before fighting Dingzi Camp.
• Dingzi Camp won the fierce battle, and Xie Kaiyue found Lin Jie's headless corpse and concluded that Jiang Bei was probably responsible.
• Xie Kaiyue ordered Lin Jie's body returned to Dingzi Camp and rode toward Death Squad Camp after telling Tang Feng to go back without him.
• Jiang Bei and Ye Fei reported to Xiang Kun, who promised to submit Jiang Bei's transfer application after hearing their account.
• After the others left, Xiang Kun reflected that Jiang Bei had likely killed Lin Jie and feared Xie Kaiyue would discover it.

Jiang Bei spent Merit Points to break through to Eighth Rank Minor Training and improve Cloud Shadow Steps, which increased his speed and let him conceal his aura. He was summoned to Xiang Kun’s tent, where Xie Kaiyue was investigating Lin Jie’s death, and Jiang Bei arrived as Xie prepared to question the returning soldiers.

• Jiang Bei gained Merit Points for killing Lin Jie and used 30 to upgrade Xing Tian Gong, breaking through to Eighth Rank Minor Training.
• Jiang Bei tested his new strength by destroying a stone lock and realized he could defeat Lin Jie’s group of four within three breaths.
• Jiang Bei spent 5 Merit Points on Cloud Shadow Steps and discovered that the technique improved his speed and concealed his aura.
• Chen Niu told Jiang Bei that Xiang Kun had summoned him and the others who returned from Sanmen Town.
• Xie Kaiyue confronted Xiang Kun about Lin Jie’s death and demanded to question the returning soldiers.
• Ye Fei and the others entered Xiang Kun’s tent with Jiang Bei, who recognized Xie Kaiyue as a powerful officer.

Xie Kaiyue interrogated the soldiers who returned from Sanmen Town, suspecting them of killing Lin Jie. Jiang Bei concealed his involvement and passed Xie Kaiyue’s searches, leaving Xie Kaiyue to believe the Barbarians had killed Lin Jie and the others.

• Xie Kaiyue questioned Ye Fei and the other soldiers separately about what happened in Sanmen Town while Xiang Kun kept watch over them.
• Jiang Bei claimed he had fought a lone Barbarian and withdrawn when the situation grew dangerous, matching the other soldiers’ accounts.
• Xie Kaiyue pressured Jiang Bei and tested his strength, but found no sign that he could have killed Lin Jie.
• Xie Kaiyue searched Jiang Bei and the soldiers’ quarters but found nothing, while Jiang Bei silently relieved that he had hidden the Cloud Shadow Steps manual.

Jiang Bei survived Xie Kaiyue’s threats and received approval to leave Death Squad Camp. After a cautious journey, he arrived at Ren-Rank Camp and wondered how Yu Rou had fared while he was away.

• Xie Kaiyue threatened Jiang Bei before leaving, while Jiang Bei reflected that he needed greater strength to protect himself.
• Three days later, Xiang Kun gave Jiang Bei his transfer order, and Chen Niu, Ye Fei, and Liu De saw him off.
• Jiang Bei avoided the main road in case Xie Kaiyue had arranged an ambush and reached Ren-Rank Camp after two or three days.
• The guards admitted Jiang Bei after checking his transfer token, and he entered the camp thinking of Yu Rou and her difficult circumstances.

Jiang Bei returned from the Death Squad Camp and rescued Yu Rou from Steward Sun’s abuse in the laundry yard. After learning Yu Rou had been working extra to earn military merit for his transfer, he took her back to their barracks, where he noticed unexplained bruises and scratches on her shoulder and arm.

• Steward Sun forced Yu Rou to wash extra armor and raised a wooden club to strike her.
• Jiang Bei stopped Steward Sun, reunited with Yu Rou, and warned the women not to bully her again.
• Yu Rou told Jiang Bei she had been doubling her laundry work to earn military merit and get him transferred out of the Death Squad Camp.
• Jiang Bei comforted Yu Rou and said he would handle their finances and have her quit the laundry work.
• At their barracks, Jiang Bei saw bruises and scratch marks on Yu Rou and demanded to know who had hurt her.

Jiang Bei reassured Yu Rou that he had never despised her and discovered his old ailment had been cured after reaching Eighth Rank Minor Training, but their reunion was interrupted by his childhood friend Guo Xiu Yong. Jiang Bei reported to Battalion Commander Xu Qi, who assigned him to a dangerous mission departing the next day, while Wang Teng’s jealous hostility remained a threat.

• Yu Rou begged Jiang Bei to take her, believing his year-long distance meant he despised her, and Jiang Bei explained that his cultivation had cured the original owner’s impotence.
• Guo Xiu Yong arrived and told Jiang Bei that he had entered the ranks before taking him to report to Battalion Commander Xu Qi.
• Xu Qi welcomed Jiang Bei back and assigned him to join a difficult mission leaving at noon the next day.
• Jiang Bei noticed Wang Teng glaring at him and recalled that Wang Teng had repeatedly harassed Yu Rou.
• Guo Xiu Yong said his injured leg would keep him from the mission and offered to explain its dangers to Jiang Bei.

Jiang Bei joined the assault on Iron Fist Valley, where Barbarians and Dry People martial artists had joined forces, and followed Liu Kui’s squad toward Li Star Cave. After revealing his Ninth Rank Great Training strength and earning Merit Points in the battle, he went with Liu Kui toward the cave’s inner depths to confront Crimson Night Cat Lord and Kliegjin.

• Guo Xiu Yong told Jiang Bei that more than a hundred Barbarians and Dry People martial artists occupied Iron Fist Valley, and Jiang Bei reassured Yu Rou before departing the next day.
• Xu Qi divided the troops’ targets, and Liu Kui took Second Squad to Li Star Cave to deal with Crimson Night Cat Lord and Kliegjin.
• Jiang Bei killed the two sentries at the cave entrance with a swift saber strike and confirmed to Liu Kui that he had reached Ninth Rank Great Training.
• Second Squad fought the enemies in Li Star Cave’s outer level, and Jiang Bei killed several opponents while earning Merit Points.
• Liu Kui sent Chen Shi and Zhao Li to handle the remaining enemies while he and Jiang Bei advanced into the cave’s inner depths.

Jiang Bei and Liu Kui killed Crimson Night Cat Lord and Kliegjin in Li Star Cave, but Liu Kui then tried to ambush Jiang Bei. Jiang Bei dodged the attack and demanded to know who had ordered Liu Kui to kill him.

• Liu Kui and Jiang Bei broke into Li Star Cave’s inner level and confronted Kliegjin and Crimson Night Cat Lord.
• Crimson Night Cat Lord’s Spirit Cat hypnotized Liu Kui, but Liu Kui’s copper bell drove it back, allowing Jiang Bei to kill the cat and Crimson Night Cat Lord.
• Jiang Bei and Liu Kui cornered Kliegjin, and Jiang Bei killed him after Liu Kui severed one of his arms.
• After Liu Kui began bandaging his injured shoulder, he suddenly attacked Jiang Bei, but Jiang Bei evaded the saber strike and confronted him.
• Liu Kui admitted he had intended to kill Jiang Bei, and Jiang Bei demanded to know who had given the order.

Jiang Bei killed Liu Kui after learning that Xie Kaiyue had ordered the ambush, then refined the Illusion Eye Spirit Cat to gain the Thousand Illusions True Eye. He disguised the cave battle’s evidence and injuries to make Liu Kui’s death appear to have been caused by Kliegjin, and Xu Qi accepted the account after inspecting the corpse.

• Liu Kui revealed that Xie Kaiyue had ordered him to kill Jiang Bei, then attacked and discovered Jiang Bei was also an Eighth Rank Minor Training.
• Jiang Bei disarmed and defeated Liu Kui, killed him, and disguised his saber wounds with Kliegjin’s Wolf Tooth Mace.
• Jiang Bei refined the Illusion Eye Spirit Cat for 15 Merit Points and gained the Thousand Illusions True Eye, which revealed disguises and weak points.
• Chen Shi and Zhao Li found the bodies in Li Star Cave, and Jiang Bei claimed Kliegjin had brought down the stalactites, killing Liu Kui and injuring him.
• Xu Qi inspected Liu Kui’s corpse and accepted Chen Shi’s account that Kliegjin had killed the Squad Leader.

After the battle, Jiang Bei upgraded his martial arts and was appointed Squad Leader of Second Squad. When Guo Xiu Yong revealed that Wang Teng had assaulted Yu Rou while Jiang Bei was away, Jiang Bei rushed out to confront him with Xu Qi's approval.

• Xu Qi mourned Liu Kui's death and gave Jiang Bei medicine for his leg as the soldiers returned to Ren-Rank Camp.
• Jiang Bei spent 91 Merit Points to advance Xing Tian Gong to Eighth Rank Great Training, Blood Wolf Saber Technique to the Second Layer, and Cloud Shadow Steps to the First Layer.
• At the Iron Fist Valley battle debrief, Xu Qi praised Jiang Bei's achievements and appointed him Squad Leader of Second Squad.
• Guo Xiu Yong told Xu Qi and Jiang Bei that Wang Teng had groped Yu Rou and struck him when he tried to intervene.
• Jiang Bei asked whether he could punish a corrupt Platoon Leader as Squad Leader, and Xu Qi affirmed that military discipline permitted it.
• Jiang Bei charged out of the command tent, intent on settling accounts with Wang Teng.

Jiang Bei returned to the barracks and killed Wang Teng after catching him attempting to assault Yu Rou. He went to report the killing to the Battalion Commander, while Guo Xiu Yong warned him that Xue Long would seek revenge.

• Wang Teng threatened Yu Rou and tried to grab her, but Jiang Bei burst into the barracks and attacked him.
• Jiang Bei savagely beat Wang Teng despite Yu Rou's pleas, and killed him by throwing him through a window.
• Yu Rou worried that Jiang Bei would be punished, but he comforted her and told her to speak up if Wang Teng harassed her again.
• Jiang Bei left to find the Battalion Commander, while soldiers made way for him and Guo Xiu Yong warned him that Xue Long would retaliate.
• Jiang Bei asked about Xue Long's strength and said he would beat him too if he came looking for trouble.

Jiang Bei killed Wang Teng and received no punishment from Battalion Commander Xu Qi, then reunited with Yu Rou in their new quarters. Xue Long learned that Jiang Bei had killed his favored subordinate and confronted him, and the chapter ended as Xue Long charged into battle.

• Jiang Bei told Xu Qi he had killed Wang Teng, and Xu Qi excused the killing because Wang Teng had committed serious offenses and promoted Jiang Bei's potential.
• Jiang Bei moved into a larger barracks room with Yu Rou and reassured her that he would protect her.
• Xue Long learned from Ling Xuan that Jiang Bei had killed Wang Teng and had become the Second Squad's Squad Leader.
• Xue Long stormed to Barracks Number Three and challenged Jiang Bei in front of a crowd of soldiers.
• Jiang Bei met Xue Long outside and stood ready to fight as Xue Long charged at him.