Chapter Summaries

Shen Xingye asked Shi Tiexin to help after Chaoyang blackmailed him into arranging a painting session. Shi Tiexin agreed to pose for her and discovered she had also been teaching Shen Xingye a lesson for his hooliganism.

• Chaoyang threatened Shen Xingye with evidence of his guilt and demanded that he arrange for Shi Tiexin to pose for her painting.
• Shen Xingye begged Shi Tiexin for help, and Shi Tiexin agreed to speak with Chaoyang.
• Shi Tiexin met Chaoyang in his private training room, where she explained that she wanted to paint him as a model.
• Chaoyang returned Shen Xingye's letters and notebook and promised to delete her recording, while Shi Tiexin agreed to keep their arrangement quiet for a while.
• Shi Tiexin changed into ancient Greek-style clothing and posed as Chaoyang painted him, while Shen Xingye watched and admired her work.

A female painter enthusiastically studied Shi Tiexin’s physique, prompting him to realize that clearing certain nerves might improve his body cultivation. As Shen Xingye escorted her away, they encountered Ling Xingjian.

• The female painter praised Shi Tiexin’s proportions and muscles while drawing him, and Shen Xingye grew jealous of her fascination.
• After she identified Shi Tiexin’s sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles as especially beautiful, he realized those areas were controlled by the accessory nerve and considered how clearer nerves might aid cultivation.
• Shi Tiexin left with his drawings and continued studying and building psychic energy.
• Shen Xingye walked the painter out before the school sealed itself off, and she explained why she considered Shi Tiexin close to the ideal of masculine beauty.
• The painter and Shen Xingye encountered Ling Xingjian as she approached them.

Old Jia recruited Shi Tiexin, Fang Qingjue, Ling Xingjian, and Shen Xingye for a debate competition, while Shi Tiexin continued advancing his mind arts and unlocked two new nerve pathways. He discovered that the vagus nerve aided Viscera Training and that the trigeminal nerve let him sense nearby moving objects with remarkable precision.

• Ling Xingjian greeted Shen Xingye, and the painter praised her appearance before demanding that Shen Xingye begin the second part of his work.
• Old Jia told Shi Tiexin, Fang Qingjue, Shen Xingye, and Ling Xingjian about the upcoming debate competition and said the best students could join the national school team.
• Old Jia dismissed Shen Xingye's academic prospects and ordered him to study properly instead of writing poetry.
• Shi Tiexin's five fundamental mind arts reached mastery at the fourth layer, increasing his mind energy and opening the vagus and trigeminal nerves.
• Shi Tiexin used his newly heightened facial sensitivity to catch falling leaves and realized he could detect nearby moving objects.

Shi Tiexin and the Fengming First High School debate team were crushed by Jinling Second High School in a friendly match, forcing them to confront their arrogance and lack of experience. They asked Principal Liu for expert coaching, and Shi Tiexin was delighted when Sister Mengmeng appeared the next day.

• Shi Tiexin used his enhanced facial-nerve sensing to outmaneuver and subdue Cat Boss, then headed to the teaching building.
• The Fengming First High School team faced Jinling Second High School in a debate about whether heroes should be judged by success or failure, and the affirmative speaker delivered a polished opening argument.
• The judges awarded Jinling Second High School a five-to-zero victory, leaving Shi Tiexin, Fang Qingjue, Shen Xingye, and Ling Xingjian ashamed of their weak preparation and overconfidence.
• Shi Tiexin urged the team to take debating seriously and seek professional guidance, and Principal Liu agreed to bring in a champion debater he knew.
• The next day, Shi Tiexin recognized Sister Mengmeng as the expert who had come to coach them.

Sister Mengmeng coached Fengming First High School’s debate team, teaching them to treat debate as a game of language while learning from opposing views and valuing their teammates. She then focused their competitive spirit on unity as they prepared for another friendly match.

• Sister Mengmeng became the debate team’s temporary coach and explained that debate had no simple right or wrong answer and should not be taken too seriously.
• Sister Mengmeng told the students that debate could deepen their understanding of heroes and strengthen their friendship, and the team applauded her.
• Sister Mengmeng urged the team to win through unity, covering for one another when unexpected problems arose during a match.
• Sister Mengmeng continued coaching the team every few days, and another friendly match was arranged a few days later.

Sister Mengmeng trained Nourished by Fighting in debate roles and sophistry, and the team improved through friendly matches. After watching them compete, she noticed something interesting about the four members and suspected an inside story.

• Sister Mengmeng assigned Shi Tiexin, Shen Xingye, Ling Xingjian, and Fang Qingjue their debate roles and taught them how sophistry could unsettle opponents.
• Sister Mengmeng used a spinning triangle of paper to argue that the moon only looked round, showing the group how to pull opponents into their rhythm.
• During a warm-up match about whether men or women had it harder, Ling Xingjian invented a statistic about men's suicide success rate and used it to win the exchange.
• Nourished by Fighting practiced debate topics and competed in more warm-up and friendly matches while Sister Mengmeng watched other teams compete.
• After observing two matches, Sister Mengmeng noticed something about the four members and hinted that there was an inside story.

After Fengming First High School lost its first official debate match, the four teammates comforted one another and committed to the revival matches. Their growing bond helped them win their first revival match and advance their comeback.

• Sister Mengmeng led the group through a discussion of romantic strategies, and Fang Qingjue and Ling Xingjian revealed what they wanted in a partner.
• Li Yunmeng explained to Old Liu that she had deliberately encouraged the four students to expose their schemes and build cooperation through shared effort.
• Fengming First High School lost its first official match, and Shen Xingye and Ling Xingjian broke down in tears.
• Old Liu told the team about the revival-match route to the semifinals, and all four agreed to keep competing.
• The teammates trained together and grew closer before dominating their revival match against their next opponents.
• The judges declared Fengming First High School the winning side, and the four celebrated their first revival-match victory.

After Fengming First High School lost the Southern Zhili division final, Shi Tiexin and his teammates found comfort in their friendship and agreed to form a band. Their bond completed Shi Tiexin’s Third Destiny Mission and reunited him with Scholar Stone, though their fusion remained incomplete.

• Fengming First High School defeated Jinling Second High School in the semifinal but lost the division final by an overall score of two to three.
• Shi Tiexin sang a stirring song as he walked with Fang Qingjue, Shen Xingye, and Ling Xingjian, lifting their spirits after the defeat.
• Ling Xingjian proposed that the friends form a band, and the group agreed to sing together and compete again.
• Shi Tiexin felt he was no longer alone, and Scholar Stone’s mental block dissolved as Destiny Mission 3, “I Have Few Friends,” was completed.
• Shi Tiexin met Scholar Stone in a vision, and they high-fived and pledged to keep striving together as their souls became more unified.

Shi Tiexin returned to the Main Worldline after three months in Fengming First High School Worldline, where his strengthened connection with Scholar Stone delivered vital energy and knowledge. He reached Core Formation and All-Extreme Strength, then used a Golden Seed to transform his Overlord Eastern Extreme Force into Overlord Martial Extreme Force, gaining two extraordinary attributes.

• Shi Tiexin returned to his bedroom in the Main Worldline as the connection between the two Worldlines strengthened and allowed him to communicate with Scholar Stone more directly.
• Scholar Stone sent vital energy to Shi Tiexin, who broke through the Core Collapse Realm and attained Core Formation.
• Shi Tiexin used the incoming vital energy to complete All-Extreme Strength and activate Rigid Body +10.
• Shi Tiexin spent one Golden Seed to elevate Overlord Eastern Extreme Force into Overlord Martial Extreme Force.
• Shi Tiexin gained the extraordinary attributes Yuan Force Circulation and Valiant Battle Physique.

The Tumubao team rallied for the final against Shaluo City’s Shuren Zhengxue Academy, despite injuries and low odds. As the championship match was about to begin, a young man entered the preparation room and challenged Shi Tiexin.

• Shi Yuwei and the injured Tumubao teammates gathered in the lobby, worried about facing Qiu Huang and his team.
• Shi Tiexin encouraged the team to fight with everything they had and bet all his money on their victory.
• Shu Wangzhou and the other teammates joined the all-in bet, and the group marched to the arena with renewed resolve.
• Scholar Stone prepared in the Fengming First High School Worldline to support Shi Tiexin and analyze the coming fight.
• After the other matches ended, a young man carrying a Crystal Orb entered the preparation room and challenged Shi Tiexin.

Yin Xiaoxiang challenged Shi Tiexin to a wagered duel, offering a rare cultivation art, but Shi refused and prepared to face Shuren Zhengxue Academy. The finals began with Shi Yuwei chosen to take the first match against Lin Shuilian.

• Yin Xiaoxiang challenged Shi Tiexin and offered the Unwavering Fire Tribulation Blade as the stake for a duel.
• Yin Xiaoxiang argued that winning the blade would give Shi Tiexin a chance to obtain the complete Limitless Tribulation Divine Art.
• Shi Tiexin refused the duel and volunteered to take the first match against Shuren Zhengxue Academy.
• Qiu Huang taunted Tumubao over the speakers, and Lin Shuilian apologized before announcing she would fight first.
• Sister Mengmeng sent Shi Yuwei out first, and the finals began as Shi Tiexin prepared to enter the field.

Shi Tiexin wagered a rare copy of the Unwavering Fire Tribulation Blade against twelve million and fought Yin Xiaoxiang in a secret battlefield. He revealed that he had broken through to Formless Tribulation Power and Dragon Essence, Complete Body Tempering the previous night, leaving Yin Xiaoxiang stunned by his strength.

• Shi Tiexin agreed to pay twelve million if he lost, while Yin Xiaoxiang staked a rare copy of the Unwavering Fire Tribulation Blade.
• Shi Tiexin inspected the Crystal Orb and established the wager with Yin Xiaoxiang before they entered a secret battlefield.
• Yin Xiaoxiang explained that he meant to stop Shi Tiexin from gaining further power and challenged him with his Formless Wind and Interminable Thunder.
• Shi Tiexin used Formless Tribulation Power to evade Yin Xiaoxiang, who realized his opponent had mastered it the previous night.
• Shi Tiexin shattered Yin Xiaoxiang’s arm with a kick, and Yin Xiaoxiang recognized Dragon Essence, Complete Body Tempering as another ability Shi Tiexin had just acquired.

Shi Tiexin defeated Yin Xiaoxiang after instinctively seizing and breaking his invisible Water Tribulation Sword, then received the Heavenly Dao’s champion reward. He learned the Unwavering Fire Tribulation Blade on the spot, carrying his victory into the next final.

• Yin Xiaoxiang launched his strongest attacks, combining his tribulation techniques with the invisible Formless Water Tribulation Sword.
• Shi Tiexin instinctively grabbed the sword’s hidden force and endured its cutting power as Essence Flow repaired the minor damage.
• Shi Tiexin crushed the Water Tribulation Sword force and killed Yin Xiaoxiang with a palm strike, shattering the secret realm.
• The Heavenly Dao awarded Shi Tiexin three hundred and fifty points for becoming overall champion among the Nine Cities Pretty Group outer disciples.
• Shi Tiexin took Yin Xiaoxiang’s Crystal Orb and began learning the Unwavering Fire Tribulation Blade.

Shi Tiexin returned to find that Lin Shuilian had defeated Shi Yuwei and advanced her plan to claim the Martial Heart Zen Seed. The story revealed Lin Shuilian’s identity as the Wailing Heaven Sect’s true Aberration and ended as she exploited Shi Yuwei’s hidden mental weakness.

• Shi Tiexin defeated Yin Xiaoxiang, sent a copy of the Fire Tribulation Blade to Scholar Stone, and hurried back to the preparation room.
• Gao Chongxiao told Shi Tiexin that Gu Shaohuai was on stage and Shi Yuwei had been sent to the hospital after Lin Shuilian defeated her.
• Shu Wangzhou revealed that Lin Shuilian had deceived the team and was not the academy’s conscience.
• Before the tournament, Lin Shuilian threatened Qiu Huang and declared that she would take the Martial Heart Zen Seed.
• Lin Shuilian had secretly shaped Shi Yuwei’s reputation so she could defeat her publicly and establish herself as the best contestant.
• During their match, Lin Shuilian seized Shi Yuwei’s arm and used a mind-force-infused cry of pain to strike at her psychological weakness.

Lin Shuilian used the Soul Shaking Demonic Sound, Fallen Soul Finger, and Hundred Pain Demonic Fist to defeat Shi Yuwei and then Gu Shaohuai. As Shi Tiexin witnessed Gu Shaohuai fall, he met Lin Shuilian’s gaze.

• Lin Shuilian exploited Shi Yuwei’s guilt and confusion with the Soul Shaking Demonic Sound and struck her with the Fallen Soul Finger.
• Lin Shuilian blinded Shi Yuwei and battered her with the Hundred Pain Demonic Fist until Shi Yuwei collapsed and the secret realm shattered.
• Lin Shuilian taunted Tumubao, and Gu Shaohuai leaped into the arena in fury over Shi Yuwei’s defeat.
• Lin Shuilian exposed her suspicion that Gu Shaohuai was a Demonic Sect Hidden Seed, disrupted his attack, and struck him with the Fallen Soul Finger and Hundred Pain Demonic Fist.
• Gu Shaohuai collapsed in agony as Shi Tiexin watched and met Lin Shuilian’s gaze.

Shi Tiexin learned that Lin Shuilian had used mental attacks to torment Shi Yuwei, and his fury surged as he entered the arena. He instantly killed one opponent and prepared to fight another while Scholar Stone advanced his Unwavering Fire Tribulation Blade.

• Shi Yuhui told Shi Tiexin that Shi Yuwei's external injuries were minor but she remained unconscious, and Sister Mengmeng identified Lin Shuilian's sect and mental attack techniques.
• Lin Shuilian left the arena, believing her plan had worked, while Qiu Huang dismissed Shi Yuwei and waited for his side's victory.
• Shi Tiexin entered the arena and killed a Shuren Zhengxue Academy contestant with a single palm blade strike.
• Shi Tiexin challenged Shuren Zhengxue Academy to send another fighter, and Qiu Huang sent a second contestant to test him.
• Scholar Stone gained preliminary insight into the Unwavering Fire Tribulation Blade, and Shi Tiexin used Gifted Golden Light Refining Liquid to rapidly raise its cultivation progress.

Shi Tiexin defeated three Shuren Zhengxue Academy contestants with lethal palm strikes, each one strengthening his Unwavering Fire Tribulation Blade and his imposing aura. Lin Shuilian tried to undermine his confidence before facing him, but the host forced her onto the arena, where Shi Tiexin’s aura intensified again.

• Shi Tiexin killed the second Shuren Zhengxue Academy contestant with a palm strike and challenged the academy to send another fighter.
• Lin Shuilian ordered the third contestant to defend, but Shi Tiexin’s aura overwhelmed him and Shi Tiexin killed him with a single strike.
• The audience reacted to Shi Tiexin’s three consecutive kills, and Shi Tiexin pointed toward the academy for a fourth opponent.
• Qiu Huang threatened Lin Shuilian into taking the stage, and she tried to shake Shi Tiexin’s confidence with the Soul Shaking Demonic Sound.
• The host ordered Lin Shuilian onto the arena, and Shi Tiexin’s aura grew stronger as she stepped onto it.

Shi Tiexin challenged Lin Shuilian to use her Wailing Heaven Sect techniques, then resisted her Fallen Soul Finger with help from Scholar Stone in another worldline. The chapter left Lin Shuilian terrified after her strongest mental attack failed to affect him.

• Shi Tiexin’s Unwavering Fire Tribulation Blade reached perfection, strengthening his attacks.
• Shi Tiexin told Lin Shuilian to use the techniques she had used against Shi Yuwei, and Lin Shuilian attacked him with Soul Shaking Demonic Sound and Fallen Soul Finger.
• Scholar Stone absorbed the Fallen Soul Finger’s mental attack, dismissed its illusions, and messaged Shi Tiexin that Lin Shuilian’s techniques were ineffective.
• Shi Tiexin caught Lin Shuilian’s finger and asked if that was all she had, leaving Lin Shuilian trembling in fear.

Shi Tiexin defeated Lin Shuilian by overwhelming her Hundred Pain Demonic Fist and burning her spirit with his newly perfected Unwavering Tribulation Force. After Lin Shuilian was carried away, Qiu Huang entered the arena, and the two charged into their final showdown.

• Shi Tiexin dismantled Lin Shuilian's Hundred Pain Demonic Fist and seized her by the face.
• Lin Shuilian claimed that pain brought her pleasure, but Shi Tiexin used Heavenly Gifted Golden Light to perfect the Unwavering Fire Tribulation Blade and awaken Unwavering Tribulation Force.
• Shi Tiexin seared Lin Shuilian's spirit, crushed her face, and threw her to the ground before the medical team carried her away.
• Shi Tiexin challenged the last person in Shuren Zhengxue Academy's preparation room, and Qiu Huang rushed into the arena.
• Qiu Huang asked Shi Tiexin to recover for ten minutes, but Shi Tiexin refused, and they charged at each other.

Shi Tiexin and Qiu Huang began the Nine Cities Derby final with a fierce close-range clash, and Shi Tiexin managed to force Qiu Huang back. Qiu Huang unveiled a blood-infused technique and trapped Shi Tiexin beneath his cape, but Shi Tiexin escaped, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Shi Tiexin and Qiu Huang exchanged rapid punches and palm strikes, matching each other in a head-on fight.
• Shi Tiexin used his leg technique to stagger Qiu Huang and drove him back five meters.
• Qiu Huang insulted Shi Yuwei, and Shi Tiexin charged at him in anger.
• Qiu Huang unleashed a blood-colored fist technique that resisted Shi Tiexin's palm blades and sent its force circling back at him.
• Qiu Huang covered Shi Tiexin with his blood-red cape and struck beneath it, but Shi Tiexin escaped and withdrew six meters.