Chapter Summaries

An old sword master watched Lin Yan’s sword video and recognized him as Heaven’s Choice. As Lin Yan visited the recovering Liu Mingxuan, he learned the Star Team had disbanded and that his own path was leading beyond the North District.

• An old man opened Jia Yi’s encrypted email, watched Lin Yan’s sword technique, and called him Heaven’s Choice.
• Lin Yan reflected on the fallen soldiers, advanced to high-level warrior with jade marrow, and continued planning the Niyelo production line with Wen Xiuyong.
• Lin Yan visited Liu Mingxuan in the hospital and met Liu’s girlfriend, Wang Xinyue.
• Liu Mingxuan told Lin Yan that the Star Team had disbanded and that he would pursue an opportunity introduced by Jia Yi.
• Liu Mingxuan urged Lin Yan to pursue his greater purpose and promised to fight beside him again.

After Star Team disbanded, Lin Yan was assigned to represent Tianjing at the International Special Forces Competition and pursue the exclusive Solar Star Medal. He received two honors and an exceptional promotion to major, then prepared to travel to Jiangnan.

• Liu Mingxuan announced Star Team’s disbandment, and Bu Wenxing arranged a group photograph of the teammates.
• Jia Yi brought Lin Yan to Xu Minghai’s office, where Dai Chun assigned him to represent Tianjing at the International Special Forces Competition and win every event to pursue the Soldier King title.
• Lin Yan learned the competition would be held in Jiangnan and agreed to travel there alone for it.
• Xu Minghai read Lin Yan’s commendation orders, awarding him a first-class merit citation and the People’s Scientist honorary title with a one-star Heroic Medal.
• Xu Minghai promoted Lin Yan to major, and Jia Yi encouraged him to aim for the next rank.

Lin Yan received Councilor Deng’s treasured sword Evilbane and the complete Po Jun Sword manual, along with upgraded equipment privileges and support from Jia Yi. Before leaving for Jiangnan Base City, he claimed his mission rewards and decided to say goodbye to Zhi'an.

• Jiang Long gave Lin Yan Councilor Deng’s complete Po Jun Sword manual and the reforged S-rank sword Evilbane.
• Jia Yi raised Lin Yan’s equipment collection privileges to Series 9, transferred ten million to his allowance card, and assured him that his family had the highest security protection.
• Jia Yi told Lin Yan to spend time with Zhi'an before leaving for Jiangnan the next day.
• Lin Yan claimed the rewards for completing the Beast of Misfortune and Military Rank Promotion missions, gaining sealed Golden Eyes and the Military Killing Fist technique.
• Lin Yan reflected on the difference between learning and mastering skills, then decided to say goodbye to Zhi'an.

Lin Yan said goodbye to Wen Zhi'an before leaving for a mission to Jiangnan Base City, and Wen Xiuyong warned him about the dangers of his work. The researchers departed the North District that day, leaving Lin Yan and Wen Zhi'an to part with a brief kiss.

• Wen Xiuyong asked Lin Yan to review the design blueprints, then noticed Lin Yan had been promoted to major.
• Lin Yan waited while Wen Zhi'an worked, then walked with her and told her he was leaving for a mission the next day.
• Wen Zhi'an accepted that Lin Yan's work would keep them apart, and the two confessed their love and promised to keep moving forward together.
• Wen Xiuyong told Lin Yan that Zhi'an's grandmother feared losing him to dangerous work and urged him to consider research, but Lin Yan stood by his goals and promised to stay safe.
• Wen Xiuyong told Lin Yan that the researchers were leaving the North District, and Wen Zhi'an kissed Lin Yan before boarding the convoy.

Lin Yan arrived at the training base as Tianjing’s replacement for an injured competitor in the International Special Forces Competition. After chief instructor Guo Hong challenged him to survive ten minutes against a Swift Wolf, Lin Yan killed it with one swift strike and asked whether he had passed.

• Gao Qing and the Fire God Commando picked up eighteen-year-old major Lin Yan at the airport and took him to the competitors’ training base.
• Lin Yan learned that each country would send fifty advanced warriors and three High-level Generals, and that Tianjing had chosen him to replace an injured competitor.
• At the training base, Guo Hong questioned Lin Yan’s readiness and ordered him to face a Swift Wolf for ten minutes as an entry test.
• When the Swift Wolf charged, Lin Yan drew the Que Xie Sword and killed it with a single strike.
• Lin Yan calmly asked Guo Hong whether failing to last ten minutes meant he had passed.

Lin Yan stunned the training camp by effortlessly killing a Primary Beast General and excelling in firearms and other training, convincing Guo Hong of his abilities. He told his teammates that his mission was to win all thirteen events and earn the first Solar Star Medal, leaving them wondering whether he could claim the competition’s long-unawarded title.

• Lin Yan killed Swift Wolf with a single strike, shocking the trainees and prompting Guo Hong to praise him before warning the unit that it had to win all thirteen competition events.
• Lin Yan introduced himself to his fellow trainees, while Guo Hong asked Gao Qing about him and resolved to test his abilities.
• Gao Qing told Geng Hui that Guo Hong might not be able to keep Lin Yan in check before leaving with his team.
• Lin Yan scored thirty bullseyes in rapid succession during the 500-meter rifle test, then continued to excel at driving, military terrain studies, and combat.
• Lin Yan told the trainees and Hurricane Commando that he had been tasked with winning all thirteen events and earning the first Solar Star Medal, and they considered whether he could do it.

At the 2056 International Special Forces Competition, Brewster tried to keep Secret Item No. 118 in American custody by betting on Sean winning the Solar Star Medal. Lin Yan defeated Sean in close combat, leaving the item’s transfer unresolved but undermining Brewster’s plan.

• Li Dawei welcomed Brewster and the national representatives to Jiangnan Base City and opened the competition.
• Li Dawei confronted Brewster about the delayed transfer of Secret Item No. 118, and Brewster explained that Sean could win ownership by taking first place in thirteen events and earning the Solar Star Medal.
• Sean defeated challengers from Peacock Country and Rakshasa Country before injuring Zhu Zhen in a close-combat match.
• Lin Yan challenged Sean after Zhu Zhen was carried away, and he used his fighting skills to dislocate Sean’s arm and knock him unconscious.
• Li Dawei pointed out Sean’s defeat to Brewster, while Lin Yan offered to have Sean’s teammates follow Zhu Zhen to the hospital.

Lin Yan defeated Sean in close-quarters combat and then broke the 300-Meter Obstacle Shooting record, leaving the American team stunned as the competition continued.

• Lin Yan challenged the American team after defeating Sean, while Li Dawei reminded Brewster that the Americans would hand over Secret Item No. 118.
• Brewster tried to frame Sean’s defeat as a useful lesson, but Li Dawei noted that Sean had failed again when he lost another match.
• Sean returned after treatment and vowed to prove himself in the 300-Meter Obstacle Shooting event.
• Sean hit all fifty targets in 44.57 seconds, breaking the competition record and believing he had secured victory.
• Lin Yan completed the course in 36.48 seconds, hit all fifty targets, and broke Gene Sheridan’s record by more than a second.

After Lin Yan won thirteen events at the International Special Forces Competition, he received the Solar Star Medal and the exclusive title “Peerless.” He then secured a private training chamber to use the Dragon Blood reward he had received for completing the beast-tide mission.

• Li Dawei told Brewster that Councillor Jia had sent Lin Yan to claim the Solar Star Medal as a matter of mutual respect, and Brewster fell silent.
• On the seventh day, Li Dawei announced Lin Yan as the winner of thirteen events, and Brewster presented him with the medal and the title “Peerless.”
• Li Dawei asked Lin Yan about his plans, and Lin Yan said he intended to reach the Warlord level and train in the Wilderness Area.
• Lin Yan asked Li Dawei to arrange a private training room, and Li Dawei’s secretary led him to a sealed chamber.
• Lin Yan claimed his Dragon Blood reward from the system and examined the golden liquid in its test tube.

Lin Yan applied Dragon Blood, enduring a painful transformation that raised his physical strength to the General level and unlocked his Mental Master skill tree. He discovered a sea of consciousness and used Mental Power to reshape an alloy battle puppet, leaving his exact Mental Power level unknown.

• Lin Yan applied Dragon Blood to his body, and it triggered an intense transformation.
• The system announced that Lin Yan had completed Path of the Strong ②, unlocked the Mental Master skill tree, and received a new mission to reach War God level.
• Lin Yan regained consciousness with a stronger, sharper body and recognized that he had reached the General level.
• Lin Yan entered his sea of consciousness and found a mysterious space containing a dark golden sphere.
• Lin Yan used his Mental Power to tear the alloy battle puppet's arm free and reshape it into a smooth iron disc.

After the Dragon Blood transformed him, Lin Yan discovered that his Mental Power had reached War God level and tested his enhanced strength. He traveled to City No. 003 to train his Mental Master combat skills, where his ten throwing knives swiftly killed dozens of monsters.

• Lin Yan tested his punching strength and recorded 29,127 kilograms after absorbing the Dragon Blood.
• Lin Yan decided to postpone testing his Mental Power and planned to train in the Wilderness Area before revealing his progress.
• On August 20th, Lin Yan left the main military district after saying goodbye to Li Dawei and headed for the Wilderness Area.
• Lin Yan traveled to City No. 003, where he practiced controlling all ten Series 9 throwing knives at once.
• Lin Yan unleashed the knives on nearby General-level monsters and killed dozens of them with precise strikes.

Lin Yan trained in City No. 003 and hunted a Fire Scale Three-Horned Pig, using his warrior skills and Mental Power together to overcome the Primary Lord-level monster. After killing it, he slaughtered the rest of its horde.

• Lin Yan recognized the limits of his Mental Power and throwing knives, then practiced balancing his abilities as a warrior with more precise control.
• After a week of training in City No. 003, Lin Yan spotted a Primary Lord-level Fire Scale Three-Horned Pig leading Bloodthirsty Tanks and Unicorn Wild Boars.
• Lin Yan charged into the horde, killing Beast Soldiers and Beast Generals while dodging the Fire Scale Three-Horned Pig's attacks.
• When the pig charged at him too quickly to evade, Lin Yan used Mental Power to hinder it and sent six throwing knives into its body.
• Lin Yan maneuvered around the pig and drove the knives into its weaker belly, killing it before using them to slaughter the remaining monsters.

After leaving City No. 003, Lin Yan met the Fire Hammer Squad in County Town No. 0201 and demonstrated his strength by killing a Mid-level General Swift Wolf with Chen Gu’s sniper rifle. He parted ways with the squad, then decided to stay nearby and prevent the Tiger Fang Squad from ambushing them.

• Lin Yan left City No. 003 and headed toward County Town No. 0201, hoping to briefly meet Luo Feng without changing either of their paths.
• Chen Gu’s sniper shot failed to seriously wound a Mid-level General Swift Wolf, and Luo Feng noticed Lin Yan approaching the Fire Hammer Squad.
• Lin Yan introduced himself to Gao Feng, borrowed Chen Gu’s sniper rifle, and killed the Swift Wolf with a shot to its eye.
• The Fire Hammer Squad learned about Lin Yan’s achievements as the soldier nicknamed “Peerless,” then parted ways with him to continue hunting.
• Lin Yan recalled that the Tiger Fang Squad would ambush the Fire Hammer Squad while pursuing a wounded Silver Moon Fierce Wolf, and decided to wait nearby and help prevent the attack.

The Tiger Fang Squad tried to use sniper fire and nearby monsters to kill the Fire Hammer Squad, targeting Luo Feng and Gao Feng. Lin Yan intercepted the bullets with his Mental Power and throwing knives, and the chapter ended with Luo Feng realizing Lin Yan was a Mental Master.

• The Fire Hammer Squad attacked a group of Tiger Cats and began harvesting the two-tailed Tiger Cat’s corpse.
• Pan Ya recognized the Fire Hammer Squad and agreed to Zhang Zehu’s suggestion to use them as bait to draw monsters away from the Tiger Fang Squad’s route.
• A-Dong and another Tiger Fang member fired armor-piercing bullets at Luo Feng and Gao Feng.
• Luo Feng deflected the bullet aimed at him with his saber and Mental Power, while Lin Yan’s throwing knife intercepted the bullet aimed at Gao Feng.
• Lin Yan sent six throwing knives toward the Tiger Fang Squad’s building, and Gao Feng identified the attackers as Tiger Fang.
• Luo Feng asked Lin Yan in shock whether he was a Mental Master.

Lin Yan rescued the Fire Hammer Squad from the Tiger Fang Squad, then asked Luo Feng to join the military after realizing he was a Mental Master. Luo Feng refused, and Lin Yan left for Tianjing after sharing information about a wounded Silver Moon Fierce Wolf, leaving Luo Feng newly determined to catch up to him.

• Lin Yan helped the Fire Hammer Squad escape the monsters and told Luo Feng he had held back because Luo Feng could handle the fight himself.
• Lin Yan invited Luo Feng to join the military, but Luo Feng declined because he wanted to remain with Limit Martial Hall and keep his peaceful life.
• Lin Yan agreed to keep Luo Feng's Mental Master identity secret and told the squad about a badly injured Silver Moon Fierce Wolf nearby.
• Lin Yan departed for Tianjing, and the Fire Hammer Squad discussed how powerful he might be and praised Luo Feng's skill.
• Luo Feng realized Lin Yan was a peer far stronger than himself and resolved to strive toward War God-level strength.

Lin Yan returned to Tianjing after awakening Mental Power and reaching War God level, then met Jia Yi and the other War God Palace councillors. Jia Yi introduced him as a rare military genius and a future pillar of Huaxia.

• Dai Chun scolded Lin Yan for returning late, but Lin Yan explained that he had reached general-level physical fitness and awakened War God-level Mental Power.
• Lin Yan told Dai Chun that he had trained in City No. 003 and killed a Primary Lord-level Fire Scale Three-Horned Pig.
• Dai Chun called Councillor Jia and brought Lin Yan to Han Jin Pavilion, where he explained that the East Sea Azure Dragon there had been bought as an egg for 56 billion.
• Lin Yan met Jia Yi, Zhu Xi, Deng Jun, and Tuoba Ji, and Jia Yi introduced him as an unprecedented military genius and Huaxia's future pillar.

Lin Yan met Jia Yi and the other councilors, who learned of his rapid growth and arranged for him to attend the Elite Training Camp. Before Lin Yan left to return to school, Deng Jun asked him to demonstrate the Po Jun Sword and praised his mastery.

• Jia Yi called Lin Yan a pillar of Divine Land’s future, and Lin Yan accepted the weight of that expectation.
• Lin Yan told the councilors that he had awakened Mental Power, gained immense physical strength, and killed a Primary Lord-level monster.
• Jia Yi explained Lin Yan’s transformation as an effect of his Planetary-level Mental Master talent and said the Elite Training Camp was being reserved for him.
• Lin Yan agreed to follow the councilors’ arrangements and planned to return to National Defense University and visit his parents.
• Deng Jun asked Lin Yan to demonstrate the Secret Sword of Po Jun, and Lin Yan’s sword strike convinced Deng Jun that he had mastered the technique and reached the realm of intent.

Lin Yan left the military district with Dai Chun’s gifts and a new car, then returned to his family’s apartment complex. He reunited with his younger sister Lin Tangtang, whose tears stopped when he promised her a gift.

• Dai Chun gave Lin Yan a Mercedes-Benz, gifts for his parents, and instructions to move into military family housing and take good care of Professor Wen’s daughter.
• Lin Yan drove out of the military district, bought more gifts for his family, and headed to his old home in Yuecheng Residential Area.
• Lin Yan hesitated outside his family’s building, then gathered the gifts and walked inside.
• Lin Tangtang rushed up to Lin Yan in tears and accused him of lying about when he would return.
• Lin Yan comforted Lin Tangtang and told her he had brought her a gift, making her stop crying and ask what it was.

Lin Yan returned home after military training and reunited with his family, regretting how long he had stayed away. He gave his parents and Lin Tangtang gifts, and Lin Yuanhe was startled by the rare items Lin Yan claimed came from his military superior.

• Lin Yan carried the sleeping Lin Tangtang home and reunited with Qiu Baihui, who admitted she had worried about him during the beast tide.
• Lin Yan watched Lin Tangtang become absorbed in a robotic kitten, then promised to buy her dog food after she asked whether she could eat some.
• Lin Yuanhe returned with groceries, and the family gathered for dinner.
• Lin Yan gave Qiu Baihui a crystal hair clip and Lin Yuanhe a fountain pen engraved with a mysterious inscription.
• Lin Yan presented Lin Yuanhe with specially supplied cigarettes and liquor, prompting his father to ask who Lin Yan's superior was.

Lin Yan reunited with his family and revealed that he had become a powerful martial artist, easing his parents’ worries and promising them a better life. After celebrating together, he took them shopping and ended the night vowing to protect them and give them peace and happiness.

• Lin Yuanhe recognized Dai Chun’s name, and Lin Yan confirmed that he had become a formidable martial artist whom the commanders valued.
• Lin Yan told his parents they would move into the military district’s family residential area the next day and that Tangtang could attend a good school.
• The family shared dinner, and Lin Yan gave his parents new clothes and Qiu Baihui a crystal hair clip, bringing her to tears.
• Lin Yan drove his family in a new Mercedes-Benz and took them shopping, then returned home with snacks for Tangtang.
• After his family went to bed, Lin Yan lay on the sofa and vowed to protect them and give them peace and happiness.