Chapter Summaries

Imperial Security Bureau investigators questioned Wang Chen about how he had killed the pirates and learned that he had awakened a Special Ability he called spiritual power. Wang Chen refused Zhao Qianxi’s recruitment offer and was left under investigation, with an Imperial commendation expected.

• The Special Investigators showed Wang Chen footage of him slaughtering the pirates and reviewed his background and achievements.
• The middle-aged Special Investigator questioned Wang Chen about how he had pierced the pirates’ armor, and Wang Chen said he had awakened spiritual power on planet FT1205.
• Wang Chen described spiritual power’s effects and side effects while withholding its most important secret.
• Zhao Qianxi invited Wang Chen to join the Imperial Security Bureau, but he declined because he had signed with the Azure Star Cluster Garrison and planned to study at the First Military Academy.
• The investigators told Wang Chen to remain reachable during the investigation, and Zhao Qianxi said the Empire would record his merit and likely commend him.

Wang Chen arrived at Taiwu Star and enrolled at the First Imperial Higher Military Academy, where he began exploring the vast campus and settling into his dormitory. After dinner, he received a call from Zhou Jun, who asked whether his enrollment had gone smoothly.

• Wang Chen reached Taiwu Star and was disappointed that the Taiwu Sky Fleet was not stationed near the spaceport.
• Wang Chen followed the enrollment instructions to the First Imperial Higher Military Academy and completed his registration.
• Wang Chen rented an Anti-gravity Flyer to explore the academy before checking into his spacious single-room dormitory.
• Wang Chen ordered dinner and was shocked by the high prices at the academy.
• Zhou Jun contacted Wang Chen and asked whether his enrollment had gone smoothly.

Freshmen at the First Imperial Higher Military Academy endured brutal basic training, where instructor Zhao Zhenyu punished a recruit who challenged him. Wang Chen concealed his strength and kept a low profile as the training progressed, while twelve standout students emerged as the new generation’s Twelve Heavenly Kings.

• The freshmen ran across the scorching Gobi under the harsh supervision of instructors wielding long whips.
• After an unruly recruit cursed at him, Zhao Zhenyu struck him, stomped him into the sand, and warned the formation not to rely on noble status or family connections.
• Wang Chen sensed Zhao Zhenyu’s immense life energy, then deliberately kept pace with the other recruits without drawing attention to himself.
• After three weeks of punishing physical training, the freshmen moved on to combat, shooting, and other exercises.
• Twelve outstanding freshmen rose above the rest and became known as the First Military Academy’s Twelve Heavenly Kings.

After returning to the academy, Wang Chen focused on catching up with his studies before Tang Mi invited him to join the Unusual Sightings Society, which supported and managed superpowered students. He accepted, choosing open membership over the likely scrutiny of refusing.

• Wang Chen returned to the main campus after three months of training and began organizing the subjects he needed to study.
• Tang Mi, a second-year Communications Department student, visited Wang Chen and invited him to join the Unusual Sightings Society.
• Tang Mi revealed her electric claws and explained that the society was a home for the academy's superpowered individuals, including Wang Chen.
• Wang Chen recognized the society's connection to the Imperial Security Bureau and decided that joining openly was preferable to increased surveillance.
• Wang Chen shook Tang Mi's hand and accepted her invitation.

Wang Chen joined the Unusual Sightings Society and toured its headquarters, where Tang Mi introduced him to its members and their varied abilities. When a member challenged him to demonstrate his mental power, Wang Chen decapitated a practice dummy with a swift chop, leaving the gathered members to see what he could do.

• Tang Mi invited Wang Chen to join the Unusual Sightings Society and explained that he became its 795th member.
• Tang Mi took Wang Chen to the society’s independent headquarters and showed him its research facilities, training hall, and other buildings.
• Hao Ge showed off his body’s sharp spikes, and Wang Chen questioned how useful they were against an armored enemy.
• Tang Mi introduced Wang Chen to the society’s members, most of whom welcomed him and showed him their unusual abilities.
• A young man in gold-rimmed glasses asked Wang Chen to demonstrate his mental power, and Wang Chen agreed.
• Wang Chen chopped a practice dummy’s head off with a clean, swift strike.

Wang Chen impressed the Unusual Sightings Society with his ability before turning down Akemi’s sudden offer to be his girlfriend. Tang Mi warned him that Akemi had powerful family members and tried to recruit him into the Imperial Security Bureau, but Wang Chen said he only wanted to focus on studying.

• Wang Chen beheaded a durable training dummy with one hand, stunning the Unusual Sightings Society members.
• Wang Chen thanked Tang Mi for showing him around and left the society.
• Akemi caught up with Wang Chen, asked if he had a girlfriend, and declared that she wanted to be his girlfriend; he suggested they exchange identity IDs and talk later.
• Tang Mi joined Wang Chen in his hovercar and warned him that Akemi’s father and three older brothers were formidable, and that she had many dangerous pursuers.
• Tang Mi invited Wang Chen to join the Security Bureau, but he declined and said he wanted to study hard.

Wang Chen settled into a demanding routine at First Imperial Higher Military Academy, where he studied, trained, and explored the Unusual Sightings Society’s resources. Akemi revealed that she had a second superpower that let her sense strength, and told him he was the strongest person in the society and among the first-year students she had encountered.

• Wang Chen followed a daily schedule of exercise, practicing the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Righteous Dharma, and attending classes while absorbing the Star Sea Realm’s knowledge.
• Wang Chen studied materials in the Unusual Sightings Society’s library and gradually became acquainted with its members and factions.
• Akemi continued spending time with Wang Chen after confessing her love, despite his expectation that she would eventually lose interest.
• Wang Chen asked Akemi what she liked about him, and she told him she could sense who was strong or weak.
• Akemi revealed that Wang Chen was the strongest person in the Unusual Sightings Society and that she had encountered no stronger first-year student.

Akemi revealed her ability to sense living beings’ strength and confessed that she liked Wang Chen, who agreed to be her boyfriend. After Zhang Xiongfei challenged Wang Chen over their relationship, the two fought in the training hall, where Zhang Xiongfei ended up sprawled on the ground in a twisted posture.

• Akemi told Wang Chen that she could perceive living beings’ strength and that she trusted him to protect her.
• Wang Chen accepted Akemi’s confession, and she posted a photo of them together on Wowo.
• Wang Chen and Akemi left the library to go on a date, but Zhang Xiongfei challenged Wang Chen to a duel.
• Wang Chen brought Akemi to the training hall, where Tang Mi congratulated them and advised him to be careful.
• Wang Chen fought Zhang Xiongfei and defeated him within a minute, leaving him sprawled on the ground in a bizarrely twisted posture.

Wang Chen defeated Zhang Xiongfei with ease, then promoted paid combat and swordsmanship coaching with Akemi as his agent. At Akemi’s dorm, he asked whether she wanted to become stronger and began helping her cultivate.

• Zhang Xiongfei challenged Wang Chen in the training hall but was knocked down in a single exchange.
• Wang Chen offered future coaching for a fee and named Akemi his agent, giving members of the Unusual Sightings Society a discount.
• Wang Chen explained that his spiritual energy countered Zhang Xiongfei’s physical enhancements and that his combat skills were far superior.
• Wang Chen and Akemi went to her dorm, where he asked if she wanted to become stronger.
• Akemi agreed, and Wang Chen began a painful cultivation procedure to help her improve.

Wang Chen examined Akemi and chose the Spirit Serpent Body Forging Method to improve her weak constitution before she attempted Gene Enhancement. As he taught her the forms, Akemi shared her difficult family background and growing trust in him, leaving them closer as a couple.

• Wang Chen used Psionic Scan to assess Akemi and selected the Spirit Serpent Body Forging Method as a way to strengthen her constitution.
• Wang Chen asked whether Akemi had undergone Gene Enhancement, learned that her weak constitution had kept her from qualifying, and told her to shower before he taught her body techniques.
• Wang Chen taught Akemi the Spirit Serpent Body Forging Method in her dormitory gym and used psionic energy to help her manage its difficult postures.
• After Akemi grew exhausted, Wang Chen reassured her that she was making progress, and she told him he was the person who treated her best besides her grandmother.
• Akemi explained how her status as an illegitimate child had led to family conflict, reduced support, and pressure at the academy, then promised Wang Chen she would work hard and help him.

Wang Chen piloted a real ZS-057G Fist Blade for the first time during training at the First Imperial Higher Military Academy and quickly proved unusually skilled. He left the other students behind and launched his Mecha toward the Sky Dome.

• Wang Chen approached the ZS-057G and impressed the instructors by leaping into its cockpit with a precise, elegant maneuver.
• Wang Chen connected to the Mecha's control core after confirming his identity and gained temporary highest-level authority.
• Wang Chen adapted to the real machine faster than the other freshmen, using his Divine Soul to improve his control and spatial perception.
• Wang Chen accelerated through the training grounds, maneuvering with increasing speed and agility.
• Wang Chen unfolded the Mecha's back wings and shot toward the Sky Dome at a ninety-degree angle.

Wang Chen completed his first month of mecha training and passed two assessments with A+ grades, but a noble student named Jaster showed interest in challenging him. After Wang Chen received an unexpectedly low grade on his third assessment, he requested a review and had it corrected to A+.

• Wang Chen flew the ZS-057G at Mach 5, returned to K3 Hangar, and celebrated his training progress with Fang Yong and other classmates.
• Jaster, an Earl’s son, approached Wang Chen at the bar and proposed a spar, which Wang Chen accepted.
• After Jaster left, the other classmates hurried away, and Wang Chen warned Fang Yong that associating with him could bring trouble.
• Wang Chen received a B+ on his third basic mecha combat assessment and immediately requested a review.
• The review raised Wang Chen’s result to A+.

Wang Chen rejected Jaster’s offer to join the Twin Lions Brotherhood and realized his B+ test score had likely been used to pressure him. After returning from training, he reunited with Akemi and learned how much the Spirit Serpent Body Forging Method had improved her.

• Jaster invited Wang Chen to join the Twin Lions Brotherhood, but Wang Chen refused his sponsorship and the organization.
• Jaster hinted that Wang Chen’s B+ score on his third test had been deliberately arranged, then left after warning him not to regret his decision.
• Wang Chen suspected the score was a warning and resolved not to be intimidated by the nobles targeting him.
• Three days later, Wang Chen returned to the academy with the new students and found Akemi waiting in his dormitory.
• Akemi told Wang Chen that practicing the Spirit Serpent Body Forging Method had made her stronger and more agile, and she pulled him toward the bedroom to give him a gift.

Wang Chen received Akemi’s customized Valiant General mecha design but realized its fifty-million-Star-Yuan cost was far beyond their means. After receiving a belated military commendation, he searched for ways to earn money and was approached by Sun Xinhong with a tutoring offer.

• Akemi presented Wang Chen with her customized Valiant General mecha design, and he promised to save up to build it despite its enormous cost.
• Wang Chen received Fifth-Class Merit and a Bronze Star Medal for killing pirates aboard the Distant Star cruise ship.
• Wang Chen searched the Star Sea Network for ways to earn Star Yuan but found no suitable opportunities.
• Sun Xinhong approached Wang Chen to hire him as a body arts and Martial Arts instructor, proposing a group purchase.

Sun Xinhong hired Wang Chen to improve his combat ability, and Wang Chen offered to create techniques tailored to him for a steep price. Sun Xinhong agreed to try one free class before deciding whether to commit.

• Sun Xinhong explained that his weak combat skills threatened his graduation and his work as an external member of the Imperial Security Bureau.
• Sun Xinhong offered Wang Chen 500 Star Yuan per class and suggested recruiting other students, but Wang Chen refused.
• Wang Chen named his price as 10,000 Star Yuan per class and promised to tailor body techniques and a body-tempering regimen for Sun Xinhong.
• Wang Chen offered one free trial class but required a minimum purchase of fifty classes if Sun Xinhong continued, with biological products for the regimen costing extra.
• Sun Xinhong agreed to try the free class.

Sun Xinhong left after agreeing to consider Wang Chen’s tailored body arts, while Wang Chen reflected on the expertise that made his offer unusually valuable. Tang Mi congratulated Wang Chen on his military merit, asked about his relationship with Akemi, and ended up discussing his new body-arts business with him.

• Sun Xinhong left, tempted by Wang Chen’s offer to create exclusive body arts for him despite the cost of the course and biological products.
• Tang Mi congratulated Wang Chen on earning Fifth-Class Merit and said it could help him graduate with the rank of sergeant.
• Tang Mi asked whether Wang Chen and Akemi were together and warned that Akemi’s complicated background might bring trouble.
• Wang Chen confirmed his relationship with Akemi and said he preferred facing challenges rather than running from them.
• Wang Chen thanked Tang Mi for introducing Sun Xinhong and explained that he could tailor exclusive body arts for clients.
• Wang Chen offered Tang Mi a discount and asked her to refer more clients for a commission, lifting her gloomy mood.

Wang Chen assessed Sun Xinhong's physical condition, taught him a body-tempering method, and convinced him of its benefits. After studying fully simulated mecha combat, Wang Chen collected payment for Sun Xinhong's fifty lessons.

• Wang Chen sparred with Sun Xinhong, used Psionic energy infusion to restore him, and taught him three movements with a breathing method.
• Sun Xinhong suffered intense muscle soreness after practicing, while Wang Chen told him that future lessons would cost ten thousand Star Yuan each.
• Wang Chen studied fully simulated mecha combat at the First Military Academy and immersed himself in his training.
• Sun Xinhong returned after experiencing the method's benefits and transferred Wang Chen five hundred thousand Star Yuan for fifty lessons.

Wang Chen’s customized body-tempering method helped Sun Xinhong reach the standard for his first Gene Enhancement, and Tang Mi then asked Wang Chen to prepare her for her second. After examining her and discovering lingering effects from her first enhancement, Wang Chen devised a tailored version of the Nine Revolutions Dragon Tiger Skill for her.

• Wang Chen created a body-tempering technique and biological products for Sun Xinhong, whose physical assessment rose from 8.7 to above the 10.0 requirement for First Enhancement.
• Wang Chen advised Sun Xinhong to keep training until his score reached 12 before undergoing Gene Enhancement, and Sun Xinhong agreed.
• Tang Mi visited Wang Chen and asked him to tailor a physical art so she could pursue her second enhancement sooner.
• Wang Chen examined Tang Mi with his psionic energy and found that her first enhancement had forcibly stimulated her life potential, leaving aftereffects.
• After Tang Mi hurried away, Wang Chen adapted the Nine Revolutions Dragon Tiger Skill into a simplified technique suited to her.

Sun Xinhong used Wang Chen’s personalized body technique to improve his strength and finally fought back against a fellow student who had bullied him. After defeating the student, Sun Xinhong credited his private coach and remembered Wang Chen’s offer of a referral commission.

• Sun Xinhong trained in the C5 Training Hall and felt excited that he could undergo his first Gene Enhancement the following week.
• A tall, skinny fellow student mocked Sun Xinhong and challenged him to spar, and Sun Xinhong accepted.
• Sun Xinhong dodged the student’s first attack, blocked his kick, and countered with a punch to the nose.
• Sun Xinhong overwhelmed the student with punches and kicks until other students pulled him away from the badly beaten man.
• Sun Xinhong told a student that a private coach had customized his body technique, then recalled Wang Chen’s offer of a referral commission.

Wang Chen launched into a space battle in his MK49 Skyhawk Mecha, dodged enemy fire, and destroyed an Alliance Guardian Mecha before attacking an escort ship. He cut into the ship’s defenses but was hit by concentrated fire and eliminated from the virtual battle.

• Wang Chen launched from the assault ship and maneuvered through enemy fire as his mecha formation entered close combat.
• Wang Chen evaded an Alliance PE03 Guardian Mecha’s attacks, closed the distance, and destroyed it with three precise shots from his Super Particle Cannon.
• Wang Chen attacked an enemy escort ship with his Super Wave Ship-Slicing Saber and cut a cross-shaped opening in its outer defenses.
• Wang Chen entered the escort ship as another Guardian Mecha pursued him, but concentrated fire from the ship’s close-in defense cannons destroyed his fighter and returned his consciousness from the virtual space.