Chapter Summaries

Shi Tiexin assessed how to use his remaining time and resources to prepare for a rematch with Qiu Huang, then perfected Formless Wind Tribulation Leg and gained two extraordinary attributes. He left the chapter with renewed confidence that his improved understanding could reveal weaknesses in Qiu Huang’s techniques.

• Shi Tiexin concluded that cultivating Dragon Essence was his best path to raising his strength before facing Qiu Huang again, and planned to use Scholar Stone’s essence to support that cultivation.
• Shi Tiexin raised Formless Wind Tribulation Leg’s fourth-layer progress to Perfect, triggering two attribute qualitative changes.
• Shi Tiexin gained Fist Principle Penetration and used his new understanding to identify weaknesses in Zhang Songyang’s Lightning Tribulation Hand and other martial arts.
• Shi Tiexin realized that Qiu Huang’s moves also had flaws he might exploit, restoring his confidence and fighting spirit.
• Shi Tiexin gained the second qualitative attribute, Formless Tribulation Power.

After mastering the Formless Wind Tribulation Leg, Shi Tiexin settled into the Elite Class and saw how far its teaching resources and instruction surpassed those of the Trash Class. A Chinese teacher then explained her view of Chinese characters’ meaning, form, and sound, leaving the chapter focused on her personal insights into the language.

• Shi Tiexin completed his mastery of the Formless Wind Tribulation Leg, gained Formless Tribulation Power, and entered second-year school life with newfound confidence.
• Shi Tiexin observed that the Elite Class had superior facilities and more challenging lessons, including a difficult physics problem about balls released when a rubber band vanished.
• Teacher Zheng asked her class to consider what made Chinese a distinctive and demanding language to learn.
• Teacher Zheng argued that Chinese characters carried layered meaning through cultural associations, used two-dimensional forms, and paired monosyllabic sounds with concise meaning.
• The author noted that the explanation reflected Lao Shou’s personal ideas and might be incomplete or insufficiently rigorous.

Shi Tiexin studied at Fengming First High School while preparing for Core Formation, and his sports achievements earned him the chance to lead a PE class. At night, he attempted to stabilize nine thousand points of essence energy, but an intrusive sound cracked his false core.

• Shi Tiexin was moved by Fengming First High School's rigorous teaching, and the school committee restored regular PE, music, and art classes after his performance drew attention.
• The PE teacher deferred to Shi Tiexin, who demonstrated exercises for the students and explained the benefits of physical activity.
• Western media accused Shi Tiexin of doping and faking his results, while domestic media united in his defense.
• Shi Tiexin continued studying mental arts and preparing for Core Formation while maintaining a stable campus routine.
• Shi Tiexin raised his essence energy to nine thousand points and nearly stabilized his false core before a strange sound made a huge fissure split across it.

Shi Tiexin caught his roommate Shen Xingye hiding under the covers with a suggestive drawing from his pen pal and agreed to post Shen Xingye’s poem at school. He posted the poem on the bulletin board, where someone asked if he had written it.

• Shi Tiexin woke and found Shen Xingye awake with a drawing from his pen pal, which Shen Xingye blamed for distracting him.
• Shi Tiexin promised not to spread Shen Xingye’s secret, but insisted that he open the window and air out their room.
• Shen Xingye gave Shi Tiexin a poem to post on the school bulletin board, proudly claiming it as his new work.
• Shi Tiexin recalled that Gu Shaoqiu’s notebook contained scandalous information about Shen Xingye, but chose not to use it against him.
• Shi Tiexin posted Shen Xingye’s poem, and when someone asked if he had written it, he named his roommate “Shen Sao Ye.”

Shi Tiexin discovered that Fang Qingjue had transformed Gale Leg into a powerful new form, then taught her the first level of Formless Wind Tribulation Leg. The chapter ended with him offering to teach her body-tempering Martial Arts and wondering how techniques from another Worldline would affect her.

• Shi Tiexin noticed that Fang Qingjue had perfected and modified Gale Leg by combining techniques and combat experience.
• Shi Tiexin demonstrated the first level of Formless Wind Tribulation Leg, and Fang Qingjue quickly began applying its principles.
• Shi Tiexin warned Fang Qingjue that the technique was too destructive to use against ordinary people except in necessary self-defense.
• Shi Tiexin offered to teach Fang Qingjue Martial Arts that could improve her physical fitness, and he considered whether she could practice them without Spiritual Seed Awakening.

Shi Tiexin agreed to teach Fang Qingjue the Overlord Eastern Extreme Force after asking her to keep it secret, and accepted her invitation to a banquet. Later, he used subject-by-subject rankings at Fengming First High School’s monthly exams to gain golden light and unlocked Enlightenment.

• Fang Qingjue asked whether Shi Tiexin’s martial art could be passed on, and he told her not to teach it to anyone else.
• Shi Tiexin said he trusted Fang Qingjue and did not consider her an outsider, and she invited him to accompany her to a banquet after the National Youth Games.
• Fang Qingjue wrote Shi Tiexin’s name as her male companion on an invitation, while her roommate Ling Xingjian dreamed about getting an exclusive interview with him.
• Shi Tiexin continued studying and competing, earning 240 golden-light points before the late-October monthly exams.
• At Shi Tiexin’s suggestion, Old Liu arranged separate rankings for every subject, and Shi Tiexin gained 110 golden-light points from the results.
• Shi Tiexin’s reserves reached 1080 points, unlocking the special function Enlightenment.

Shi Tiexin unlocked the Vision System’s Enlightenment function and used a Golden Seed to restore the incomplete Freedom Minor Method. The method’s five attributes underwent qualitative changes, greatly strengthening their effects and transforming the Minor Gambling Method’s win-loss rules.

• Shi Tiexin discovered that Enlightenment could convert Golden Seeds into breakthroughs in Martial Arts and techniques.
• After class, Shi Tiexin formed a Golden Seed and selected Freedom Minor Method (Incomplete) for Enlightenment.
• The Golden Seed removed a hidden shackle, restoring Freedom Minor Method to its complete form.
• The method’s five attributes activated and qualitatively changed into Gluttony Without Accumulation, Binge Drinking Without Drowning, Essence Lock Without Leakage, Win-Loss Without Destruction, and Immunity to All Poisons.
• Shi Tiexin found that the changed Minor Gambling Method let him delay a loss’s debuff and settle the cycle later, provided he turned the overall result positive.

After perfecting his essence-nurturing skill, Shi Tiexin sought more golden light through competitions and became a star at the National Youth Games. He left Beiping to return to Jinling because he refused to miss his midterm exam.

• Shi Tiexin discovered that his new divine skill let him absorb and control essence-energy with ease, and he found that several perfected martial arts could also be Enlightened.
• He entered bicycle and street basketball competitions arranged through Xiao Wang, but each earned him only five points of golden light.
• Director Xin and Old Liu arranged more competitions and media attention for Shi Tiexin ahead of the National Youth Games.
• Shi Tiexin traveled to Beiping, where Old Liu staged a welcoming crowd and promoted him as the Star of Donghua.
• Shi Tiexin competed in twelve track-and-field events at the National Youth Games and drew press attention with his performances.
• When Old Liu urged him to stay in the capital, Shi Tiexin insisted on returning to Jinling for his midterm exam the next day.

After Shi Tiexin’s record-breaking performances and television appearances made him a national sensation, his talent reserves surged and he formed a Golden Seed. The updated enlightenment list revealed that Freedom Minor Method could be enlightened again, and he decided to spend the seed on it.

• Shi Tiexin broke national records in twelve events at the National Youth Games, drawing intense public attention and television interview offers.
• Shi Tiexin mastered Azure Phoenix Body Tempering and appeared on television, boosting his popularity and raising his stored talent to 1,350 points.
• Shi Tiexin converted 1,000 points of talent into ten drops of Heavenly Gifted Golden Light Extract and formed one Golden Seed.
• Shi Tiexin found Freedom Minor Method at the bottom of the updated enlightenment list, marked with mysterious purple flowing light despite already being a complete Divine Skill.
• Shi Tiexin interpreted the enlightenment description as promising a supreme transformation and decided to enlighten Freedom Minor Method.

Shi Tiexin gained the Primordial Devourer Physique after his Extraordinary attributes formed a Ziwei Star, and he learned its effects and limits. He considered whether he could create another Ziwei Star before Fang Qingjue returned in her evening gown and asked what he thought of her appearance.

• The Golden Seed transformed Shi Tiexin’s five Freedom Minor Method stars and his Essence Cultivation Technique star into a Ziwei Star constellation.
• Shi Tiexin gained the Primordial Devourer Physique, which doubled essence-qi absorption and stabilization, enhanced impurity and poison handling, improved Win-Loss Without Destruction, and granted Primordial Devour.
• Shi Tiexin rejoiced over his new constitution and considered how its effects could improve his cultivation and endurance.
• Shi Tiexin learned that only one Ziwei Star could appear in the same field and wondered whether his Limitless Tribulation Divine Art could form another constellation.
• Fang Qingjue returned wearing her evening gown and a dazzling necklace, asked Shi Tiexin how she looked, and received his praise.

Shi Tiexin reflected on how elite gatherings in this Worldline relied on elaborate displays of status, then accompanied Fang Qingjue to a lavish banquet. They entered together as photographers captured their arrival, and Fang Qingjue accepted Shi Tiexin’s invitation to dinner.

• Shi Tiexin compared elite gatherings across Worldlines and considered the intricate preparations and social customs of this Worldline’s banquets.
• Shi Tiexin and Fang Qingjue arrived at the glittering venue, where crowds and photographers awaited them on the red carpet.
• Two men in black cleared an entertainment star from Fang Qingjue’s path as she made her entrance.
• Shi Tiexin and Fang Qingjue discussed the spectacle and his adjustment to this unfamiliar world.
• Shi Tiexin offered Fang Qingjue his arm and invited her to dinner, and she accepted.

Shi Tiexin accompanied Fang Qingjue to an elite banquet, where he observed the privileges and information shared by the powerful. On a rooftop walk, Fang Qingjue explained that her standing came from the Fang Lineage’s centuries of history, not merely her father’s rank.

• Shi Tiexin attended the banquet as Fang Qingjue’s companion and impressed guests with his confident manner.
• Shi Tiexin listened to elite guests discuss foreign society, art, and investment, recognizing their access to valuable information.
• After the meal, Shi Tiexin and Fang Qingjue left the crowd to walk in the rooftop garden.
• Shi Tiexin asked why Fang Qingjue seemed more influential than other powerful families’ children.
• Fang Qingjue recounted the Fang Lineage’s three-century history and revealed that she was its seventeenth-generation eldest legitimate daughter.

Fang Qingjue revealed the immense wealth and status of her family to see how Shi Tiexin would react, while he responded with curiosity rather than flattery. Shi Tiexin admitted he felt some pressure but said his growing confidence let him face the gap between their worlds; he began to explain what the encounter had confirmed for him.

• Fang Qingjue waited to see whether Shi Tiexin would grovel or feel overwhelmed by her family’s status.
• Shi Tiexin asked how many courtyard houses her family owned, and Fang Qingjue told him they had a five-hundred-mu old residence at the Imperial City Root.
• Shi Tiexin was shocked by the size of the Fang residence and joked that he was panicking because Fang Qingjue really was a princess.
• Fang Qingjue asked whether Shi Tiexin could get used to the difference between their worlds.
• Shi Tiexin admitted he felt pressure but reflected on how Shi Yuhui, Si Chongtian, and Sister Mengmeng had helped him overcome his inferiority complex.
• Shi Tiexin said he had confirmed one thing after their conversation, but the chapter ended before he explained what it was.

Shen Xingye joined the school broadcasting station, hoping to get closer to Ling Xingjian, but learned she had quit. When he returned to class, Shi Tiexin had moved him beside himself, with Fang Qingjue and Ling Xingjian seated in front of them as deskmates.

• Shen Xingye reflected on how comfortable he felt around his new roommate, Shi Tiexin.
• Shen Xingye joined the school broadcasting station and was promised a path to becoming deputy station manager.
• Shen Xingye learned that Ling Xingjian had quit the station and swore his motives for joining were pure.
• Shi Tiexin told Shen Xingye that the seats had been rearranged and moved him beside himself.
• Ling Xingjian entered the classroom and sat beside Fang Qingjue directly in front of Shen Xingye.

Shen Xingye tried to plan revenge on Shi Tiexin, but Shi’s physique and Shen’s own awkward reactions unsettled him. Shen then proposed a Chinese-language contest to challenge Shi, prompting Ling Xingjian and Fang Qingjue to join before Teacher Zheng turned it into a test for the whole class.

• Shen Xingye celebrated Shi Tiexin’s seat choice, then grew jealous when Ling Xingjian brought Shi food and Fang Qingjue noticed their familiarity.
• Shen Xingye drafted a revenge plan, reconsidered it after seeing Shi’s physique, and decided to challenge him through knowledge instead.
• Shen Xingye suggested a school-wide Chinese test, and Shi Tiexin agreed that the humanities deserved attention.
• Ling Xingjian proposed a basic Chinese contest, and Shen Xingye, Shi Tiexin, and Fang Qingjue signed up.
• Teacher Zheng announced a random Chinese-language baseline test for the whole class.

Shen Xingye got every character-pronunciation question wrong, then tried to recover his pride by showing Shi Tiexin his novel. Shi Tiexin criticized its opening and challenged him to a writing contest, which Shen Xingye accepted.

• Shen Xingye confidently wrote his answers to Teacher Zheng’s pronunciation quiz and asked Ling Xingjian to grade his paper.
• Ling Xingjian revealed that Shen Xingye had missed every question, while Shi Tiexin and several other students had answered them all correctly.
• Shen Xingye rallied from his humiliation by deciding that written Chinese was his strength and planning to show off his novel.
• During evening self-study, Shen Xingye asked Shi Tiexin to read his novel, but Shi Tiexin said its opening would not keep readers interested.
• Shi Tiexin proposed comparing their writing by reading Shen Xingye’s passage and adding a short continuation of his own, and Shen Xingye agreed to compete.

Shi Tiexin’s writing challenge left Shen Xingye feeling that his literary dream had been crushed, even as Ling Xingjian and Fang Qingjue eagerly imagined stories from Shi’s notes. Back in the dormitory, Shen Xingye confronted Shi over dismissing his dream, and Shi prepared to teach him a lesson.

• Shen Xingye and Shi Tiexin asked Ling Xingjian to judge their story openings, but she was captivated by Shi’s tale of a war god and his mistreated daughter.
• Fang Qingjue also preferred Shi’s note, and she and Ling Xingjian enthusiastically brainstormed what might happen in the story about a dead Young Madam.
• Shi Tiexin wrote Shen Xingye a melodramatic story about a humiliated son-in-law whose powerful followers arrived, and Shen Xingye felt drawn to it despite himself.
• Shen Xingye returned to the dormitory and lay listlessly on his bed instead of writing.
• Shi Tiexin tried to reassure Shen Xingye, but Shen angrily accused him of crushing his dream, prompting Shi to say he needed to teach him a lesson.

Shi Tiexin challenged Shen Xingye’s writing, then explained that literature’s soul came from loving its characters and stories. Shen Xingye was left reconsidering his dream as Shi Tiexin connected that love to his own love of life.

• Shi Tiexin called Shen Xingye’s writing incomprehensible and disorganized, and questioned whether it could truly move or immerse readers.
• Shen Xingye admitted that his writing fell short and sank into dejection.
• Shi Tiexin revealed that he had read Shen Xingye’s work and praised its strengths before identifying its lack of soul.
• Shi Tiexin explained that literary soul came from loving characters as living people and caring about the work beyond success or income.
• Shen Xingye was moved by Shi Tiexin’s words and asked how he understood literature despite not writing novels.
• Shi Tiexin said that Shen Xingye loved literature while he loved life.

Shi Tiexin expanded his accessory nerves while his cultivation and school life improved. After meeting his pen pal, Shen Xingye returned to the dormitory in despair and feared he might go to prison or be executed.

• Shi Tiexin ignored Shen Xingye's fanciful character ideas and focused on his Kung Fu dream.
• Shi Tiexin's mind arts advanced, and he used the resulting thought energy to expand his accessory nerves.
• Shi Tiexin found that his body cultivation made it difficult to tell what effects the newly expanded nerves had.
• Shen Xingye received a request from his pen pal Chaoyang to meet and excitedly prepared for their first meeting.
• After Shi Tiexin returned from a competition, Shen Xingye begged for help and revealed that Chaoyang was a woman.

Shen Xingye met his pen pal at the Confucian Temple and discovered she was a girl, only for her to accuse him of hooliganism over his letters and notebook. As she threatened to take him to the police, he spotted a possible opening and begged her to tell him what she wanted.

• Shen Xingye arrived at the Confucian Temple in yellow clothes, carrying his notebook to meet his pen pal.
• A disheveled girl identified Shen Xingye as her correspondent and questioned him about his name, school, and notebook.
• Shen Xingye realized his pen pal was a girl and imagined she might become a romantic partner who understood his art.
• The girl took his notebook, accused him of writing obscene letters and seeking indecent drawings from an underage girl, and played a tape recording of his admissions.
• The girl threatened to expose Shen Xingye as a hooligan and asked what he should do, while he realized he might have found a way out and begged her to name her demand.