Chapter Summaries

Chu Fei rejected Zhao Xiaofeng’s offer from the Flying Cloud Battle Team, then accepted the Greedy Wolf Team’s investment after negotiating to use part of it to learn whip techniques. He learned Cao Liwen had prompted the Greedy Wolf Team’s offer and planned to rely on becoming Wu Yong’s disciple to escape the contract.

• Zhao Xiaofeng offered Chu Fei five thousand yuan from the Flying Cloud Battle Team, but Chu Fei rejected him after Li Honggang threatened him.
• Tang Zhengang offered Chu Fei twenty thousand yuan from the Greedy Wolf Team and explained its investment terms.
• Chu Fei agreed to the contract after arranging to use part of the investment for an opportunity to learn whip techniques from the four elders.
• Tang Zhengang told Chu Fei that Cao Liwen had visited the Greedy Wolf Team and that the team then ordered him to make the offer.
• Chu Fei concluded that Cao Liwen had sold information about him and planned to default on the debt by becoming Wu Yong’s disciple.

Chu Fei secured a training opportunity with the Greedy Wolf Team and learned whip techniques from four Quasi-Awakened former prison guards. As Dawn Academy’s second physical examination approached, Cao Liwen announced that students without cultivation potential would be reassigned.

• Chu Fei explained to Tang Zhengang why he had signed the Dawn Team agreement, and they arranged to meet the next evening to discuss whip training.
• Chu Fei advised his classmates to mentally rehearse the morning-run route, and several students stayed up trying it before the next run.
• Tang Zhengang brought Chu Fei to meet four former prison guards, who introduced themselves as Jia Yi Bing Ding and began teaching him whip skills.
• Chu Fei studied with the four old men for several days, impressing them with how quickly he learned their techniques.
• Cao Liwen announced that the second physical examination would take place the next day and that students without cultivation potential would be reassigned.

Chu Fei reflected on Dawn Academy’s brutal treatment of students who lacked cultivation potential and pushed himself to improve through meditation and training. At the latest examination, his Potential Index rose by 0.0334, exceeding the Greedy Wolf Team’s subsidy threshold.

• Chu Fei concluded that Dawn Academy would sell students who failed to show cultivation potential and resolved to become a true Awakened to pursue Wu Yong’s tutelage.
• Chu Fei continued training his thoughts after his first Wisdom Dewdrop ran out and confirmed that he could maintain a moving Regular Tetrahedron without it.
• Chu Fei practiced whip skills with Old Men Jia, Yi, Bing, and Ding before joining his classmates for their physical examinations.
• Li Honggang’s Potential Index rose by 0.0162, and Lu Hong’s rose by 0.0209, making Chu Fei consider how carefully the Greedy Wolf Team had set its subsidy terms.
• Chu Fei’s Potential Index increased from 7.5587 to 7.5921, a gain of 0.0334.

After a brutal assessment eliminated five students, Chu Fei resolved to grow stronger and secure protection, then began training with firearms under Zhao Hongyue. He ended the day reviewing what he had learned before Tang Zhengang arrived at the dormitory.

• Cao Liwen announced the assessment rankings, and five students who failed the Potential Index, test, and running thresholds were dragged away by Dawn Team soldiers.
• Cao Liwen shared his own history at Dawn Academy, gave Chu Fei one hundred yuan for his perfect test score, and dismissed the students without punishment.
• Chu Fei planned his weekly training schedule and went to the Dawn Team, where Zhao Hongyue taught him to shoot and explained the differences between explosive firearms and Energy Guns.
• Chu Fei spent the evening recalling his lessons, then returned to the dormitory, where Tang Zhengang was waiting for him.

Chu Fei rejected Tang Zhengang’s demand that he deliberately place second or third, then used his improved running result to embarrass Li Honggang and Lu Hong. He reported Tang Zhengang to Cao Liwen and asked for the same freedom to enter and leave the office that Li Honggang and Lu Hong had.

• Tang Zhengang delivered Chu Fei’s 2,100-yuan reward and asked him to let Li Honggang and Lu Hong win upcoming tests in exchange for compensation, but Chu Fei refused and sent him away.
• Chu Fei decided to report Tang Zhengang to Cao Liwen and look for a way to make trouble for Li Honggang and Lu Hong.
• During the morning run, Chu Fei finished ten meters ahead of Li Honggang and Lu Hong, earning them another whipping.
• Chu Fei told Zhao Xiaofeng that he had deliberately caused Li Honggang and Lu Hong to be whipped, then questioned why Zhao favored them over him.
• A Flying Cloud Battle Team student summoned Zhao Xiaofeng to explain why he had rejected Chu Fei and put personal grudges above the team’s interests.
• Chu Fei reported Tang Zhengang to Cao Liwen and applied for the same freedom as Li Honggang and Lu Hong to enter and leave the office.

Chu Fei gained access to the teachers’ books and suspected one might contain an item sought by the Flying Cloud Battle Team. After warning Huang Gang and receiving shotgun shells, he shot Tang Zhengang when the man confronted him on the mountain path.

• Cao Liwen tested Chu Fei and allowed him to enter the office freely and borrow books with a note.
• Chu Fei noticed Li Honggang and Lu Hong’s nervousness and suspected the Flying Cloud Battle Team’s target was hidden in a book.
• Chu Fei told Huang Gang about his suspicions, and Huang Gang warned him to be careful and gave him twenty-four shotgun shells.
• On his way back to class, Chu Fei sensed an ambush, drew his gun, and confronted Tang Zhengang, who said he had been waiting for him.
• Chu Fei shot Tang Zhengang in the chest, and Huang Gang arrived as Chu Fei asked him to preserve the evidence.

After killing Tang Zhengang in self-defense, Chu Fei faced questioning at the Academic Affairs Office and waited for representatives from the Greedy Wolf Team and Flying Cloud Battle Team. He revealed that he was relying on Principal Wu Yong, prompting Liu Tingyun to ask whether he knew the principal.

• Chu Fei told Cao Liwen that Tang Zhengang had ambushed him, and Cao Liwen brought him to the Academic Affairs Office.
• Zhou Haiyi learned that Tang Zhengang and Huang Dapeng were both Greedy Wolf Team investments, while Chu Fei had also accepted the team's investment.
• Liu Tingyun arrived on behalf of the Greedy Wolf Team and tested Chu Fei, who remained calm under her scrutiny.
• Feng Yuan and Zhao Xiaofeng arrived from the Flying Cloud Battle Team, and Chu Fei argued that the rules had never forbidden killing.
• Chu Fei said Principal Wu Yong was what he relied on, and Liu Tingyun asked whether he knew the principal.

Chu Fei defended himself before Dawn Academy officials, exposing Zhao Xiaofeng’s attempt to bribe Tang Zhengang and winning a ruling of innocence. Liu Tingyun then confronted Feng Yuan over the Flying Cloud Battle Team’s interference and demanded compensation.

• Chu Fei explained that Tang Zhengang had tried to cheat him and ambushed him, then accused Zhao Xiaofeng of paying Tang to undermine the Greedy Wolf Team.
• Liu Tingyun defended Chu Fei and forced Zhao Xiaofeng to admit he had promised Tang Zhengang twenty thousand, while Feng Yuan was unable to protect him.
• A boy delivered cash and Superbrain Potions found on Tang Zhengang, and Cao Liwen confirmed Chu Fei had reported Tang’s approach the previous night.
• Zhou Haiyi ruled Chu Fei innocent, with no reward or punishment, and left the dispute between the teams to settle themselves.
• Liu Tingyun took Feng Yuan, Chu Fei, and Zhao Xiaofeng outside and demanded compensation from Feng Yuan.

Liu Tingyun forced Feng Yuan to compensate Chu Fei, then deduced that the Flying Cloud Battle Team was targeting something hidden in the school office. She rewarded Chu Fei and left by revealing her Awakened Second Form, while he was tasked with watching Li Honggang and Lu Hong.

• Liu Tingyun identified Zhao Xiaofeng’s fingerprints on a Superbrain Potion bottle and made Feng Yuan pay twenty thousand in cash and provide four more bottles.
• Liu Tingyun introduced Sun Xiangqing as Chu Fei’s future contact and questioned Chu Fei about why the Flying Cloud Battle Team was targeting him.
• After hearing about Chu Fei’s permission to enter the office and his encounter with Li Honggang and Lu Hong, Liu Tingyun concluded the team wanted something hidden there, possibly blueprints or memory cards.
• Liu Tingyun told Chu Fei to watch Li Honggang and Lu Hong, gave him six bottles of Superbrain Potion, and instructed him to give twenty-five thousand in cash to Cao Liwen without mentioning the incident.
• Liu Tingyun jumped from a cliff and grew white wings as she descended, while Sun Xiangqing explained that this was an Awakened ability called the Second Form.

Chu Fei tried to keep up with his classes while managing his growing web of secret missions and rivalries. After learning that Principal Wu had approved Huang Gang’s plan to treat the Flying Cloud Battle Team’s moves as a contest, Chu Fei overheard Zhao Xiaofeng, Li Honggang, and Lu Hong plotting to act quickly and deal with him.

• Chu Fei returned to class, endured a whip strike when his calm state faded, and drank Superbrain Potion, alarming Li Honggang and affecting both Li Honggang and Lu Hong.
• Chu Fei asked Huang Gang what to do about Liu Tingyun’s suspicions, and Huang Gang revealed that Principal Wu had approved a contest with a treasure map as the prize.
• Huang Gang told Chu Fei that Principal Wu had praised him, leaving Chu Fei anxious about juggling secret duties for several groups.
• After collecting a pistol and changing routes, Chu Fei overheard Zhao Xiaofeng, Li Honggang, and Lu Hong decide to speed up their plans and find a way to deal with him.

Chu Fei shifted his focus from petty rivalries to cultivation and academic progress, inspired by Liu Tingyun’s display as an Awakened. After earning full marks on the Saturday exam, he noticed Li Honggang and Lu Hong searching books in the office and suspected they were looking for something.

• Chu Fei reflected on Liu Tingyun’s flight and decided to prioritize his studies and Potential Index over the treasure map, then used a Wisdom Dewdrop for thought training.
• Chu Fei noticed his progress improving with the Superbrain Potion and took first place in the morning run while Li Honggang and Lu Hong fell behind.
• Chu Fei finished Saturday’s exam early, proctored the room, and earned full marks and a four-hundred-yuan reward from Cao Liwen.
• The next morning, Chu Fei saw Li Honggang and Lu Hong rapidly searching through books in the office.
• When Chu Fei said he would skip the classroom because his paper had already been graded, Li Honggang and Lu Hong reacted sharply.

Chu Fei shared his study methods with his classmates, strengthening their goodwill toward him while keeping control of his dealings with Li Honggang and Lu Hong. As he headed to the cafeteria, he wondered whether Lu Hong had discovered something and kept it from Li Honggang.

• Lu Hong asked Chu Fei to share his study methods, and Chu Fei agreed to teach them that evening.
• Cao Liwen reprimanded Li Honggang and Lu Hong for falling in rank and sent five students outside to be whipped.
• After the class gathered, Chu Fei explained seven study steps and an eighth, more demanding method of tackling higher-level problems.
• Chu Fei told Cao Liwen that helping his classmates would also help him examine his own understanding, and the students responded warmly to him.
• As he left for the cafeteria, Chu Fei suspected that Lu Hong had found something and wondered why he had not told Li Honggang.

Chu Fei and Huang Gang caught Lu Hong meeting an unfamiliar youth to trade a stolen Storage Card for potions. Zhou Haiyi identified the card’s contents as the Awakened spell Perception of Wind and offered it to Chu Fei as a reward once his Potential Value reached 7.75.

• Huang Gang and Chu Fei waited in the woods until Lu Hong arrived and met an unfamiliar youth.
• Lu Hong offered a Storage Card while the newcomer produced two potions, but Huang Gang tranquilized them both.
• Chu Fei took the card from Lu Hong, and he and Huang Gang brought the two youths, the card, and the potions to Zhou Haiyi.
• Zhou Haiyi projected the card’s contents and identified Perception of Wind as an Awakened combat spell.
• Zhou Haiyi told Chu Fei he could learn the spell once his Potential Value reached 7.75, then turned to deal with Lu Hong and the newcomer.

After Lu Hong revealed the theft plot, Chu Fei learned more about the deadly consequences facing ordinary people and the energy that Awakened could command. He ended the chapter determined to raise his Potential Index to 7.75 and learn Perception of Wind.

• Zhou Haiyi questioned Lu Hong, who confessed that Zhao Xiaofeng had hired him and Li Honggang to find a Storage Card and a map, and that he had tried to sell a copy of the card to the Golden Dragon Battle Team.
• Huang Gang discovered that the boy who had taken poison was dead from Lunar Eclipse, and Zhou Haiyi ordered Lu Hong to receive three lashes before Chu Fei took him to the medical room.
• Chu Fei brought Li Honggang to the Academic Affairs Office, where Cao Liwen asked him whether he had found the map, leaving Li Honggang stunned.
• Huang Gang gave Chu Fei a four-times-concentrated Superbrain Potion and a 10-calorie Supernatural Potion, then explained Life Energy, free energy, and how much power Awakened could mobilize.
• After Huang Gang left, Chu Fei resolved to become Awakened by raising his Potential Index to 7.75 and learning Perception of Wind.

Chu Fei used teachers’ lesson-preparation notes to uncover gaps in his knowledge and learned to test himself against harder problems. He improved his whip technique through rigorous practice, then considered whether to pay the four old men to teach him their prison guard techniques.

• Chu Fei led the morning run, heard that Zhao Xiaofeng had been taken away by four old men, and noticed Zhao give him a deep look before walking off.
• Li Honggang asked when Chu Fei would lead a review session, and Chu Fei scheduled it for 18:00 to 19:00 after getting Cao Liwen’s permission.
• Chu Fei studied Cao Liwen’s lesson-preparation notebooks, gained a Wisdom Dewdrop, and asked how to find flaws in his knowledge; Cao Liwen advised testing limited knowledge against harder problems.
• Chu Fei practiced whip strikes on a Chinese parasol tree while Old Man A pointed out his flaws, then continued with his left hand until the old man said there was nothing left to teach him.
• Chu Fei asked about learning the four old men’s ultimate techniques, but balked at their price of ten thousand yuan and two months of instruction when they refused to accept a bottle of Superbrain Potion.

Chu Fei taught his classmates to see mathematics in everyday life, then defended his duty to Dawn Academy when Sun Xiangqing questioned why he had withheld information from the Greedy Wolf Team. Two weeks later, the class faced a second elimination round with new requirements, leaving the students anxious about whether they could qualify.

• Chu Fei led an evening review lesson that connected mathematics to daily life and earned Cao Liwen's praise, while gaining a drop of Wisdom Dewdrop.
• Sun Xiangqing asked Chu Fei why he had not told Captain Liu about the spells and map, and Chu Fei said informing Dawn Academy was his duty while telling the team was only a favor.
• Chu Fei asked Sun Xiangqing to find out whether Captain Liu would approve his request to learn the four elderly whip users' trump-card techniques for ten thousand yuan.
• Over the next two weeks, Chu Fei led the class in review as their courses became harder, and he completed the four elders' training without receiving a reply from Sun Xiangqing.
• Cao Liwen announced the second elimination requirements: a potential increase of 0.012 and top-ten rankings in both exam scores and running results, leaving the students anxious.

Chu Fei’s meditation stalled as he struggled to add formulas to his coordinate system, but his third physical examination showed a striking jump in potential. Cao Liwen confirmed Chu Fei had reached the First Limit, leaving him with a name for the obstacle holding back his progress.

• Chu Fei failed for three days to stabilize new formulas in his meditation coordinate system and decided to wait for his examination results before asking a teacher for help.
• Chu Fei’s Potential Index rose from 7.5921 to 7.6876, the largest increase among the top four students, and repeated testing confirmed the result.
• Cao Liwen announced that three students had been eliminated, leaving seventeen students in the class and warning them about Dawn Academy’s ranks for those who could not become Awakened or Semi-Awakened.
• Chu Fei followed Cao Liwen to the office, where Cao Liwen praised his effort and said Chu Fei’s rapid improvement was rare but not unheard of.
• When Chu Fei asked about his recent situation, Cao Liwen told him he had reached the First Limit.

After studying Life's Lock: Protection and Shackles, Chu Fei learned that breaking the First Limit required sufficient mental control and scientific physical and thought training. Cao Liwen set strict rules for Chu Fei's training, and Chu Fei returned to find Sun Xiangqing waiting outside the dormitory.

• Chu Fei borrowed Life's Lock: Protection and Shackles from Cao Liwen and read its preface, which described life's prohibitions and the risks of breaking them.
• Chu Fei used a Wisdom Dewdrop to finish the book and learned that Awakened people controlled the changes caused by breaking life's prohibitions, while those who failed to control them became aberrations.
• Chu Fei concluded that he needed more intense but scientifically guided training to break the First Limit, then returned to Cao Liwen to discuss his plans.
• Cao Liwen told Chu Fei to run by himself starting the next day, said his training plan was not ready, and forbade medication and stimulating methods such as electric shocks.
• Chu Fei returned to the dormitory and found Sun Xiangqing pacing outside the door.

Chu Fei confronted Sun Xiangqing over his investment reward, then insisted on negotiating directly with Liu Tingyun. The chapter ended with Liu Tingyun confirming their agreement was still valid as the teachers reacted in shock to Chu Fei demanding 242,100 yuan.

• Chu Fei asked Sun Xiangqing for his money, and Sun calculated that his reward and investment totaled 242,100 yuan, though the team paid in supplies rather than cash.
• Chu Fei refused to go down the mountain to meet Liu Tingyun and asked Sun to arrange a meeting at the Academic Affairs Office and then the cafeteria.
• Chu Fei asked Zhou Haiyi to witness his meeting with Liu Tingyun on the cafeteria's second floor.
• Chu Fei asked whether the Greedy Wolf Team's investment agreement was still valid, and Liu Tingyun confirmed it.
• Chu Fei demanded the agreement's 242,100-yuan investment, startling the teachers nearby.

Chu Fei confronted Liu Tingyun over the Greedy Wolf Team’s investment and insisted on choosing a cautious cultivation method to break through the First Limit. Liu Tingyun relented and agreed to discuss his training plan with teachers present.

• Liu Tingyun confirmed that the Greedy Wolf Team’s investment would come as supplies rather than cash, and Chu Fei challenged the team’s padded valuations.
• Liu Tingyun outlined three ways to break through the First Limit, and Chu Fei chose intensive physical training combined with high-difficulty mental training.
• Chu Fei defended his choice by citing his age, time remaining, and the importance of knowledge in Big Data Cultivation.
• Liu Tingyun resisted Chu Fei’s demands, but he stood firm and argued that their investment was a mutually beneficial deal rather than charity.
• Liu Tingyun agreed to discuss Chu Fei’s cultivation plan after dinner, with Cao Liwen and Zhou Haiyi participating.