Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into the injured body of Xia Zhi, a seventeen-year-old martial arts student, Xia Zhi awakened to his new identity and discovered a mysterious pagoda in his consciousness that gave him the Supreme Body Refinement Technique. He healed much of his injuries and hurried home, while Li Wei celebrated having stopped him from taking the Quasi-Warrior Assessment.

• Xia Zhi woke in an alley and recovered memories revealing that Li Wei and his lackeys had beaten the original Xia Zhi to keep him from the Quasi-Warrior Assessment.
• Xia Zhi vowed to make Li Wei answer for the humiliation and explored his sea of consciousness, where he found two Dark Gold spheres and the Nine-story Pagoda from his previous life.
• The Nine-story Pagoda sent Xia Zhi the Supreme Body Refinement Technique, and he entered meditation to cultivate it.
• Xia Zhi absorbed energy that rapidly healed his broken ribs and bruises, then ran home so his grandfather would not worry.
• At a luxurious KTV, Li Wei and his companions laughed about Xia Zhi missing the assessment and discussed how Li Wei could deal with him after becoming a warrior.

Xia Zhi trained with the Supreme Body Refining Art while keeping his Mind Controller ability secret, preparing for the Quasi-Warrior Assessment. A week later, he woke on assessment day confident that his rapid growth would carry him through.

• Xia Zhi returned to his low-rent home and told his grandfather he planned to train intensively before the Quasi-Warrior Assessment.
• Xia Zhi secretly tested his Mind Controller powers by controlling two throwing knives and decided not to reveal his ability yet.
• Xia Zhi began practicing the first level of the Supreme Body Refining Art, strengthening his body as he vowed to outdo Li Wei.
• A week later, Xia Dahai left home to collect recyclables while Xia Zhi woke and prepared for the Quasi-Warrior Assessment.

Xia Zhi arrived at the Limitless Martial Arts School in Yangzhou to take the Quasi-Warrior Assessment, where his extraordinary speed shocked the candidates and his instructor. After running 48.2 meters per second, he prepared to test his punching power.

• Li Qiang cut ahead in the registration line and recognized Xia Zhi, whom he had helped beat up in the past.
• Xia Zhi registered for the assessment at only eighteen years old, drawing surprised reactions from the waiting candidates.
• Jiang Tao encouraged Xia Zhi and told him that a headquarters official would be inspecting the assessment.
• Xia Zhi ran the hundred-meter track at 48.2 meters per second, earning an excellent result and astonishing the crowd.
• Jiang Tao celebrated Xia Zhi's speed and urged him to test his punching power next.

Xia Zhi passed the punching-force test with an excellent score, then demonstrated advanced-level neural reaction speed by dodging every bullet. The branch director took him to meet the Jiangnan Base City headquarters Supervisor, while Xia Zhi anticipated a contract offer.

• Xia Zhi struck the Punch Target ten times, averaging 3,128 kilograms and earning an excellent evaluation.
• Li Qiang saw Xia Zhi’s results and reacted with disbelief, anger, and thoughts of informing Young Master Wei.
• The branch director arranged another Neural Reaction Speed Test for Xia Zhi at the Supervisor’s request.
• Xia Zhi dodged every red rubber bullet for 60 seconds without touching the circle’s red boundary, earning an excellent Advanced Warrior-level evaluation.
• The branch director told Xia Zhi that the Jiangnan Base City headquarters Supervisor wanted to meet him, and Xia Zhi wondered what contract he would offer.

Xia Zhi joined the Limitless Martial Arts School under an A-level contract after Supervisor Zhuge Tao recognized his exceptional potential. The chapter ended with Xia Zhi preparing for the Warrior Combat Assessment and looking toward a future that could transform his and his grandfather’s lives.

• Director Xiang Zhonghua introduced Xia Zhi to Supervisor Zhuge Tao after Xia Zhi earned an excellent Advanced Warrior rating on his Neural Reaction Speed Test.
• Zhuge Tao offered Xia Zhi an A-level contract, and Xia Zhi readily agreed to join the Limitless Martial Arts School.
• Zhuge Tao explained the contract’s benefits, including funding, manual allowances, and a recommendation to take the Elite Training Camp assessment.
• Zhuge Tao and Xia Zhi signed the contract, officially welcoming Xia Zhi into the school.
• Zhuge Tao told Xia Zhi to prepare for the Combat Assessment in one month before leaving the reception room.

Xia Zhi officially qualified to move into Mingyue Residential Area after passing the Quasi-Warrior Assessment, while Li Wei vowed to kill him during the Combat Assessment. Xia Zhi and his grandfather left their old home for the warriors' villa community as their neighbors watched.

• The headmaster told Xia Zhi that Supervisor Zhuge Tao had given him extra credit and arranged for him to move into Mingyue Residential Area.
• Li Wei flew into a rage over Xia Zhi's assessment and swore to make him die during the Combat Assessment.
• A neighbor told Xia Dahai that Xia Zhi had passed the Quasi-Warrior Assessment and that the martial arts school had sent movers.
• Xia Dahai abandoned his scrap cart and hurried home to join Xia Zhi as the logistics workers packed their belongings.
• Xia Zhi and Xia Dahai left their old apartment in the martial arts school's truck for their new home.

Xia Zhi moved into a luxurious villa in Mingyue Residential Area and advanced his cultivation, while Li Wei plotted to have him killed during the warrior Combat Assessment. The chapter ended with Li Qiang agreeing to lure Xia Zhi toward a secretly released monster in Monster Town.

• Xiang Zhonghua welcomed Xia Zhi and Xia Dahai to Villa No. 188 and showed them their new home.
• Xia Zhi reached the beginner stage of the Bone Refining Chapter, strengthened his body, and learned to control six throwing knives at once.
• Xia Zhi considered whether to act against Li Wei and the others during the upcoming warrior Combat Assessment.
• Li Wei told Li Qiang that he had arranged for an F-class monster to be released in Monster Town and planned to make Xia Zhi its target.
• Li Wei promised Li Qiang a D-class combat suit and ten million after the assessment, and Li Qiang agreed to lure Xia Zhi to the monster.

Xia Zhi left the safety of the base city with the other Quasi-Warriors to take the Combat Assessment, reflecting on his memories of Qin Yiyi during the journey. The Armed Train arrived at Base No. 1049, where the assessment was about to begin.

• Xia Dahai saw Xia Zhi off and urged him to return home safely before Xia Zhi boarded the bus.
• Xia Zhi and the other Quasi-Warriors traveled to Yangzhou City Railway Station and boarded an Armed Train bound for the world beyond the base city.
• Xia Zhi watched a news report about Qin Yiyi and told Yang Ming that she had been his former classmate.
• Representatives from several major organizations introduced their factions to the Quasi-Warriors aboard the train.
• Xia Zhi remembered how Qin Yiyi's encouragement had inspired the original owner to train harder and vow to stand proudly beside her as a warrior.
• The Armed Train slowed at Armed Base No. 1049, and the Quasi-Warriors were told to prepare to disembark.

Xia Zhi arrived at Armed Base No. 1049 for the Warrior Combat Assessment, collected his requested heavy weapon and gear, and learned the assessment would begin at 18:00. After Jiang Tao warned him that Li Qiang and others might target him during the assessment, Xia Zhi resolved to face them.

• Xia Zhi and the other Quasi-Warriors arrived at Armed Base No. 1049, where Major General Dong Hao welcomed them and outlined the military's recruitment offer.
• The 1,742 participants gathered to receive combat uniforms and weapons, and Xia Zhi collected a grade 2, ninety-eight-kilogram Blood Shadow Battle Saber and other equipment.
• Wang Zhiheng questioned Xia Zhi's ability and compared him unfavorably with Zhang Lei, while Zhuge Tao said they would judge by the assessment.
• Xia Zhi spoke with Yang Ming about their costly combat gear and the expense of preparing to fight monsters.
• Jiang Tao warned Xia Zhi that Li Qiang had been asking about him and might be plotting with Li Wei and others to target him during the assessment.
• Xia Zhi thought that he had planned to settle the score with them and was ready for them to come together.

Xia Zhi dismissed Jiang Tao’s concerns about a plot against him, confident in his strength as he prepared for the practical assessment. Li Wei arranged for a powerful monster to target Xia Zhi, and the chapter ended as the Quasi-Warriors were ordered to head to Monster Town.

• Jiang Tao told Xia Zhi he suspected a conspiracy and urged him to speak with the hall master, but Xia Zhi said he could handle any threat.
• Xia Zhi reflected on his rapid cultivation progress and his confidence in facing the assessment’s H-class monsters.
• Li Qiang glared at Xia Zhi and thought about the secret arrangement he had made, while wearing a combat vest with D-class strength.
• Li Wei confirmed that an accomplice had placed an unusually strong F-class Tiger Mastiff King in Monster Town to kill Xia Zhi, and promised thirty million in cash.
• Dong Hao assembled the 1,742 Quasi-Warriors and ordered them to move out for Monster Town.

Xia Zhi entered Monster Town for the Warrior Combat Assessment and chose to fight alone, seeking to temper his monster-fighting skills. After killing an Iron-Haired Wild Boar, he decided to limit his strength, while battles and casualties spread throughout the town overnight.

• Major General Dong Hao explained the assessment rules: the Quasi-Warriors had to collect monster ears, and only the top 60 percent would qualify as Warriors.
• Xia Zhi and Yang Ming agreed to split up after entering Monster Town, with Xia Zhi choosing to complete the assessment alone.
• Xia Zhi encountered an Iron-Haired Wild Boar and split it in two with a full-strength saber strike.
• Xia Zhi reflected that his strength was too great for useful training and resolved to fight using only about one thousand kilograms of force.
• Quasi-Warriors fought monsters throughout the night; some called for rescue, some were shaken by killing, and others grew more excited as they fought.

During the warrior combat assessment, Xia Zhi used six Shadow Cats to train his movement technique and impressed the watching officials by demonstrating Microscopic-level mastery. After killing the cats, he continued searching for monsters, while a hidden figure sent out coordinates.

• Dong Hao ordered the officers to bring Camera No. 32’s footage of Xia Zhi to the main screen.
• The officials watched Xia Zhi evade six Shadow Cats with Microscopic-level movement technique and praised his talent.
• Xia Zhi killed all six Shadow Cats with precise saber strikes and reflected on how combat had improved his movement technique.
• Xia Zhi continued searching for monsters, relying on his Mental Power as a safeguard while he trained.
• A hidden person in the monitoring building quietly sent out a set of coordinates.

Li Qiang lured Xia Zhi into a planned confrontation just as an F-class Tiger Mastiff King charged through Monster Town. The authorities dispatched the Emergency Rescue Team, while the assessment’s leaders feared the monster would reach the participants before help arrived.

• Li Wei and Li Qiang killed a Tiger Mastiff during the assessment, then separated after Li Wei received a message confirming Xia Zhi’s coordinates.
• Xia Zhi evaded and killed seven monsters while training his movement technique, then encountered Li Qiang, who had activated a device and suspected Xia Zhi was much stronger than expected.
• A Tiger Mastiff King awakened in an abandoned supermarket and charged toward Xia Zhi’s location after smelling blood on a black cloth.
• The surveillance officers identified the F-class monster and alerted Major General Dong Hao, who ordered the Emergency Rescue Team to respond immediately.
• Wang Zhihong challenged the Northern Military Region over the breach, while Zhuge Tao urged the factions to deal with the monster before investigating its appearance.

Xia Zhi fought the F-class Tiger Mastiff King that Li Qiang had lured toward him and killed it with a Mental Power-accelerated saber strike. The assessment officials watched in relief, while Wang Zhiheng decided to try to recruit Xia Zhi away from Zhuge Tao's school.

• Li Qiang fled after leaving Xia Zhi in the path of the approaching Tiger Mastiff King, and Xia Zhi recognized the trap and chose to face the beast.
• Xia Zhi blocked the Tiger Mastiff King's first charge with his shield, then dodged its attacks as it used its tail to adjust its movements in midair.
• The Tiger Mastiff King tore Xia Zhi's combat uniform and wounded his back, but Xia Zhi used precise footwork and Mental Power to accelerate his saber strike and sever its neck.
• Major General Dong Hao relaxed as the officials in the surveillance room reacted with shock, and Zhuge Tao praised Xia Zhi's victory.
• Wang Zhiheng envied Zhuge Tao and resolved to try to recruit Xia Zhi to the Thunderbolt Martial Arts School.

Xia Zhi killed the Tiger Mastiff King, reported how it attacked after Li Qiang appeared, and was awarded one hundred thousand Huaxia Coins for the monster’s corpse. After he returned to the campsite, he confronted Li Wei, who was stunned that Xia Zhi had survived.

• Xia Zhi cut off the Tiger Mastiff King’s left ear, and the military rescue team arrived to escort him and the corpse to the Command Room.
• Li Qiang waited for news of Xia Zhi’s death, then was killed by a Shadow Cat stalking him in the darkness.
• Xia Zhi told the assembled officials how Li Qiang’s appearance preceded the Tiger Mastiff King’s attack, and Dong Hao promised an investigation.
• Dong Hao awarded Xia Zhi the monster’s materials and offered to buy the corpse for one hundred thousand Huaxia Coins.
• At the campsite, Xia Zhi taunted Li Wei by saying the Tiger Mastiff King had been weak, leaving Li Wei to wonder where Li Qiang was.

Xia Zhi completed Monster Town’s combat assessment and learned that Li Qiang had died, while Yang Ming had survived. After turning in eighty-seven monster ears, including one from an F-class Tiger Mastiff King, Xia Zhi passed and became a true warrior.

• The assessment ended, and an officer warned the surviving Quasi-Warriors that fighting monsters meant risking death as the bodies of the fallen were brought out.
• Xia Zhi spotted Li Qiang’s corpse, felt melancholy, and blamed Li Wei for arranging the assassination attempt; Li Wei dismissed Li Qiang as trash and left.
• Yang Ming reunited with Xia Zhi and said he had killed five monsters, while Xia Zhi admitted he had killed dozens and had been practicing his footwork against them.
• At the registration desk, Xia Zhi submitted eighty-seven monster left ears, the highest count in the batch, including the golden ear of an F-class Tiger Mastiff King.
• Xia Zhi celebrated passing the combat assessment and becoming a true warrior.

After passing the Combat Assessment, Xia Zhi returned home to reassure his grandfather and officially began his life as a martial artist. He accessed the Limitless Martial Arts School’s internal network, where he learned he could spend up to one hundred million Huaxia Coin on training manuals.

• Zhuge Tao told Xia Zhi that the Security Bureau would punish those behind the Tiger Mastiff King incident but would not press the matter further, and said Xia Zhi’s performance had secured him a place in the Elite Training Camp.
• Xia Zhi called Xia Dahai to tell him he had passed the Combat Assessment and would be home that evening.
• Xia Zhi returned to Mingyue Residential Area and shared a joyful dinner with Xia Dahai, whose tears fell as he realized his grandson had become an official martial artist.
• Xia Zhi logged into Limitless Home and saw that his account held 20.1 million Huaxia Coin, including his startup funds and payment for the Tiger Mastiff King.
• Xia Zhi watched Zhuge Tao’s assistant explain that the school would reimburse up to one hundred million Huaxia Coin for movement technique, blade technique, and Guidance arts manuals.

Xia Zhi explored Limitless Home, bought the first three levels of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, and learned that Director Zhuge wanted to discuss compensation for the practical-assessment accident. Meanwhile, Li Yao confronted his son Li Wei and ordered Uncle Eagle to handle the settlement and investigate Xia Zhi.

• Xia Zhi studied the warrior knowledge database and reflected on his cultivation and the distant Nine-story Pagoda in his sea of consciousness.
• Xia Zhi bought the first three levels of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade for 100 million Huaxia Coin and found that better equipment was beyond his budget.
• Director Zhuge's assistant told Xia Zhi to visit the martial arts school headquarters the next day to discuss compensation for the assessment accident.
• Uncle Eagle brought Li Wei to meet Li Yao, who criticized his son's actions and told him to return home the next day.
• Li Yao ordered Uncle Eagle to give Xia Zhi money to settle the matter and investigate him thoroughly.

Xia Zhi visited the Limitless Martial Arts School headquarters, where Zhuge Tao explained the outcome of the investigation into the assessment incident and advised him to focus on growing stronger. When Uncle Eagle tried a covert mental attack, Xia Zhi recovered almost immediately, leaving the older Mind Controller startled.

• Xia Zhi registered at the headquarters and Assistant Bai escorted him to Zhuge Tao's office on the nineteenth floor.
• Zhuge Tao told Xia Zhi that an officer had been executed for tampering with the assessment, while the other culprit escaped consequences because of his influential family.
• Zhuge Tao discussed the costs of martial arts resources and agreed with Xia Zhi that they would punish the culprits when Xia Zhi became strong enough.
• Uncle Eagle arrived on behalf of War God Li Yao, and Zhuge Tao answered his greeting by invoking the Inspector.
• Uncle Eagle used Dark Arrival Impact on Xia Zhi, but Xia Zhi quickly recovered and the attack's rebounding force unsettled Uncle Eagle.

Xia Zhi settled the assessment tampering incident with Uncle Eagle for five hundred million Huaxia Coins. Zhuge Tao arranged weapons, equipment, and a squad for Xia Zhi, while Uncle Eagle left intending to report Xia Zhi’s potential and have him eliminated.

• Uncle Eagle asked Xia Zhi to settle the matter privately, but Xia Zhi demanded one billion Huaxia Coins for the attempted murder during the assessment.
• Uncle Eagle offered five hundred million and warned Xia Zhi not to bring the matter up again; Xia Zhi accepted and declared it settled.
• Zhuge Tao cautioned Xia Zhi about the Li Family and the dangers of the Wilderness Zone, and said he had reported Xia Zhi’s Microscopic-level movement technique to headquarters.
• Zhuge Tao offered to buy Xia Zhi’s weapons and equipment using his contribution points, and Xia Zhi left to tell Assistant Bai what he needed.
• Uncle Eagle left the building planning to report Xia Zhi’s potential to his master and arrange to eliminate him.