Chapter Summaries

After being reborn into a world that looked familiar but had advanced martial apprentices and enormous pets, Wang Teng returned home uncertain whether even his family was the same. He left the chapter about to enter his villa and face that uncertainty.

• Wang Teng declined Xu Jie's invitation to drink that night and agreed to meet the next evening.
• Wang Teng saw He Manrong defeat several punks and learned she was an Advanced Martial Apprentice.
• Wang Teng noticed the city was more advanced than he remembered and saw oversized pets, including a two-tailed cat.
• Wang Teng arrived at his family’s villa and worried that his parents might not be the same people he remembered.

After returning to his family home in 2009, Wang Teng discovered that Earth’s history had changed after Space Rifts connected it to Star Martial Continent and brought martial arts to humanity. He learned how the new world worked, but the chapter left his plans to use memories of the future in doubt.

• Wang Teng reunited with his mother, Li Xiumei, and remembered that she and Wang ShengGuo had died after the Wang family fell into ruin in his previous life.
• Wang Teng explored his familiar bedroom and found a modern computer and iPhone 8, confirming that his new life did not match the 2009 he remembered.
• Wang Teng searched online and learned that Space Rifts had appeared thirty years earlier, connecting Earth to Star Martial Continent and exposing the world to Primal Force.
• Wang Teng learned that Earth’s governments had sent Pioneers to Star Martial Continent, adopted peaceful coexistence, and made cultivation methods public.
• Wang Teng read how cultivation created Martial Apprentices and official martial artists, whose power and resource needs made them influential despite their small numbers.

Wang Teng reconciled with his father over dinner, then visited Polar Star Martial Arts Academy to register and investigate martial arts training. There, he discovered a cheat that let him collect floating attribute bubbles and absorb their stats, leaving him thrilled by the path to strength it promised.

• Wang Teng shared a peaceful dinner with Li Xiumei and Wang ShengGuo, answering his father's questions about his studies without their usual friction.
• After dinner, Wang Teng drove to Polar Star Martial Arts Academy's East Sea Branch and passed its security inspection.
• Wang Teng registered as a student and entered the Martial Apprentice teaching building, where he saw attribute bubbles floating around the training hall.
• Wang Teng tested whether anyone else could see the bubbles, then touched one and absorbed its attribute into his stats panel.

Wang Teng collected attributes dropped by students at Polar Star Martial Arts Academy, gaining Strength, Speed, Comprehension, and Basic Combat Skills. He refused to practice the National Ninth Radio Calisthenics Exercise and followed a fat student around the track to collect more Speed and Basic Footwork attributes.

• Wang Teng collected students’ dropped attributes around the Training Hall until an instructor called him over to learn the National Ninth Radio Calisthenics Exercise.
• Wang Teng watched the instructor perform the exercise, recognized its familiar music and movements, and avoided having to repeat the demonstration by claiming he had memorized it.
• Wang Teng collected Strength, Speed, and Comprehension attributes, then gained Basic Fist Technique memories from a student practicing punches.
• Wang Teng collected more Basic Fist Technique and Strength attributes from the student, improving his technique proficiency.
• Wang Teng followed a fat student running laps to collect Speed and Basic Footwork attributes, then urged him to keep running when he stopped.

Wang Teng revealed to his parents that he had started training at the Polar Star Martial Arts Academy, then returned early the next morning to collect attributes from the few trainees present. He learned Basic Sword Technique and continued building his martial arts skills.

• Wang Teng checked his attributes on the way home and saw that his strength and speed had increased, and that he had gained Basic Fist Technique and Basic Footwork.
• Wang Teng told Wang Sheng Guo and Li Xiumei he had gone to train, declined his father's offer to hire a teacher, and denied that he was dating anyone.
• The next morning, Wang Sheng Guo decided to have Star Beast Meat bought to support Wang Teng's training.
• Wang Teng arrived early at the Polar Star Martial Arts Academy, greeted the trainees, and picked up attributes including Basic Sword Technique.

Wang Teng tested his physical abilities at the Training Hall and discovered he had already reached the Low-level Martial Disciple standard. After collecting more Attribute Bubbles, he practiced the Basic Sword Technique and found it came easily to him.

• Wang Teng tested his strength at 143 kg, his speed at 12.7 m/s, and his physique at 47.
• Wang Teng confirmed that his results qualified him as a Low-level Martial Disciple and decided to train toward Intermediate Martial Disciple.
• Wang Teng collected Attribute Bubbles that increased his Basic Sword Technique, strength, comprehension, and speed.
• Wang Teng picked a Black Iron Sword from the Weapon Room and practiced the Basic Sword Technique in an empty spot.
• A trainee who had contributed Basic Sword Technique attributes watched Wang Teng briefly, judged him a beginner, and looked away.
• Wang Teng stopped practicing and wondered why the Basic Sword Technique had become more proficient after only a few repetitions.

Wang Teng spent the day collecting Attribute Bubbles at the Training Hall, rapidly advancing his martial cultivation and combat techniques. He returned home to find Li Xiumei cooking Star Beast Meat that his father had bought for him.

• Wang Teng practiced swordsmanship and fists, then met Peng Hai, who introduced himself and encouraged Wang Teng to keep training.
• As trainees filled the Training Hall, Wang Teng collected their Attribute Bubbles and advanced to Intermediate Martial Disciple, raising several basic techniques to Small Success and Basic Saber Technique to Mastery Level.
• A trainee who had mocked Wang Teng that morning saw his Small Success swordsmanship and left the Training Hall stunned and dejected.
• Wang Teng checked his Attribute Panel, then returned home and learned from Li Xiumei that his father had bought Star Beast Meat for dinner.
• Wang Teng sampled the braised meat, praised Li Xiumei's cooking, and was sent to bathe because he was covered in sweat.

Wang Teng reunited with his friends at Rose Bar after dinner, where he learned Yu Hao had become a Low-level Martial Disciple and Yuan Zhenghua had joined Li Rongcheng’s circle. He left the group chatting together, settling back into the feel of his old social life.

• Wang Teng told Wang Sheng Guo and Li Xiumei that his training was going well, while keeping his Intermediate Martial Disciple status secret.
• Wang Teng received Xu Jie’s call, skipped his planned visit to Polar Star Martial Arts Academy, and drove to Rose Bar.
• Wang Teng met Bai Wei, Xu Jie, and Yu Hao, who revealed that he had become a Low-level Martial Disciple.
• Xu Jie said Yuan Zhenghua had become Li Rongcheng’s lackey, and Wang Teng dismissed the matter.
• Wang Teng and his friends ordered drinks and fruit platters and chatted together.

At Rose Bar, Wang Teng rescued Yu Hao from the Sinister Youth and his gang, then gave them the false name Li Rongcheng. Wang Teng left with his friends before the gang could return, while the Sinister Youth went off to seek reinforcements.

• Xu Jie, Bai Wei, and Yu Hao played Truth or Dare while Wang Teng went to the restroom.
• The Sinister Youth accused Bai Wei of dirtying his clothes and demanded that she drink with his group, then attacked Yu Hao when Yu Hao objected.
• The Sinister Youth overpowered Yu Hao and moved to kick him in the head, but Wang Teng intervened and sent him crashing into a wall.
• Wang Teng collected the Strength and Speed Attribute Bubbles dropped by the Sinister Youth and told him his name was Li Rongcheng.
• The Sinister Youth left Rose Bar to call for help, and Wang Teng took Xu Jie, Bai Wei, and Yu Hao away before he could return.

After the bar fight, Wang Teng reflected on the danger posed by stronger martial artists and resolved to become a Formal Martial Warrior as soon as possible. The next morning, he collected attributes at the Polar Star Martial Arts Academy and surprised students by claiming he had advanced to Intermediate Martial Disciple.

• The bar manager ordered staff to charge Zhao Gangbao for the damage and preserve the surveillance footage for the boss.
• Wang Teng went home, studied the Martial Arts Era, and decided that reaching Formal Martial Warrior was essential to protect himself and his family.
• Wang Teng received two good-night messages from Bai Wei but chose not to reply, leaving her disappointed as she waited by her phone.
• Wang Teng arrived early at the Polar Star Martial Arts Academy, collected students’ Attribute Bubbles, and headed upstairs after saying he had broken through to Intermediate Martial Disciple.
• The students doubted Wang Teng’s rapid progress and assumed that his family’s wealth had let him train before joining the academy.

Wang Teng ran a ten-lap race against Wu Liang, using the contest to collect the attributes the fatty dropped as he pushed himself. After trailing Wu Liang for most of the race, Wang Teng suddenly overtook him, leaving the outcome of their wager hanging.

• Wang Teng spotted Wu Liang training on the Second Floor and followed him to collect Speed and Basic Footwork attributes.
• Wang Teng challenged Wu Liang to a ten-lap race, and they agreed that the loser would face the winner's chosen condition.
• Wu Liang and Wang Teng sprinted neck and neck as the other students gathered to watch.
• Wang Teng collected Wu Liang's attribute bubbles while keeping pace without showing strain.
• Wu Liang taunted Wang Teng, but Wang Teng suddenly flashed past him, stunning the fatty.

After defeating Wu Liang and making him sing “Conquered,” Wang Teng continued sparring with students to test his combat skills and collect Attribute Bubbles. By the end, the training ground had come to regard him as a battle maniac who could match anyone.

• Wang Teng teased Wu Liang into singing “Conquered” in front of the students, then ran off when Wu Liang offered to sing ten more songs.
• Wang Teng collected Attribute Bubbles in the Second Floor training ground and challenged Zhang Shaoyang to a fistfight.
• Wang Teng and Zhang Shaoyang fought evenly, then stopped before they wasted too much energy; Wang Teng collected Basic Fist Technique and Strength attributes.
• Wang Teng sparred with students in swordsmanship and saber techniques, collecting more attributes as the students watched.
• Wu Liang watched Wang Teng challenge one student after another and thought of him as a battle maniac.

Wang Teng trained at Polaris Dojo, rapidly advanced to an advanced martial disciple, and considered how to balance martial arts with school. He left for class on Monday with plans to seek a strong backer, though his poor academic record could complicate his university prospects.

• Wang Teng sparred with trainees all morning, earned the nickname “Sparring Maniac,” and raised several basic combat techniques.
• Wang Teng ate at the dojo cafeteria with Zhang Shaoyang and learned that its third floor served expensive spirit food prepared by master spirit chefs.
• Wang Teng trained with a saber all afternoon, crossed the advanced martial disciple thresholds, and raised his Basic Saber Technique to Mastery while other techniques reached Perfection.
• Wang Teng trained again that night and checked his attributes, which showed advanced martial disciple-level strength and four combat techniques at Perfection or Mastery.
• Wang Teng’s father urged him to keep up with school and consider a military academy, and Wang Teng weighed the benefits of a powerful institutional backer against his poor grades.

Wang Teng’s father urged him to take the National Higher Education Entrance Examination seriously, while Wang Teng hinted that he might be ready sooner than expected. At East Sea No. 1 High School, Wang Teng discovered that studying produced Attribute Bubbles and began collecting academic knowledge beside his deskmate Lin Chuhan.

• Wang Sheng Guo explained that Wang Teng could repeat a year and prepare for the Martial Arts Major, but Wang Teng said he might not need to wait until next year.
• Wang Sheng Guo stopped arranging a driver for Wang Teng, who drove himself to East Sea No. 1 High School.
• Wang Teng entered Senior Year 3, Class 8, and noticed Attribute Bubbles appearing as students studied.
• Wang Teng collected Chinese, English, Biology, and Chemistry attributes, absorbing their knowledge into his memories.
• Wang Teng sat beside his deskmate Lin Chuhan and recalled that Wang Sheng Guo had arranged their seating so she could help him study, while warning him not to bully her.

Wang Teng researched the National Higher Education Entrance Examination and teased Lin Chuhan, who tried to persuade him to study. After he caught her when she tripped, he obeyed her demand to let go, and she fell face-first onto the floor.

• Wang Teng recalled Lin Chuhan's future business success and stared at her legs until she noticed and scolded him with a cold snort.
• Wang Teng looked up information about the National Higher Education Entrance Examination, learned about the Martial Arts Examination, and planned to gain study attributes from other students.
• Lin Chuhan called Wang Teng outside and urged him to study before the exam, but he teased her and dismissed her advice.
• Lin Chuhan tripped over a broom, and Wang Teng caught her in his arms.
• Lin Chuhan demanded that Wang Teng let go, so he released her and she fell face-first onto the floor before running away in embarrassment.

Wang Teng collected attribute bubbles at school and tried to apologize to Lin Chuhan, who grew wary and avoided him. At lunch, he joined Xu Jie, Bai Wei, and Yu Hao, who spotted Yuan Zhenghua with a badly battered Li Rongcheng and suspected Wang Teng was involved.

• Wang Teng gathered attribute bubbles around the classroom and spent the morning studying while collecting more attributes.
• Lin Chuhan noticed Wang Teng studying, wondered whether he liked her, then rejected his offer to treat her to lunch and hurried away.
• Wang Teng went to lunch with Xu Jie and joined Bai Wei and Yu Hao on the cafeteria's second floor.
• Yu Hao spotted Yuan Zhenghua with a bruised Li Rongcheng, and Xu Jie and Bai Wei suspected Wang Teng had caused Li Rongcheng's injuries.
• Wang Teng recalled the incident at Rose Bar and told them not to make claims without evidence.

After Li Rongcheng was mistakenly abducted and beaten, he confronted Wang Teng in the cafeteria and challenged him to a fight after school. Wang Teng accepted without concern, and his friends planned to watch as the school day continued.

• Li Rongcheng recalled being abducted by Zhao Gangbao’s men, beaten after they mistook him for someone else, and taken to the hospital.
• Angry and on edge, Li Rongcheng confronted Wang Teng and his friends in the cafeteria and punched at Xu Jie.
• Wang Teng caught Li Rongcheng’s wrist, then let go, causing Li Rongcheng to fall; Li Rongcheng challenged him to fight at the Gymnasium after school.
• Wang Teng accepted the challenge, reassured Xu Jie and Bai Wei, and told his friends to finish lunch and rest.
• Wang Teng attended physics, mathematics, and biology classes and collected Attribute Bubbles while barely thinking about the fight.

Wang Teng went to the Gymnasium to fight Li Rongcheng and defeated him in seconds, revealing that his strength far exceeded his friends’ expectations. He left with Xu Jie, Bai Wei, and Yu Hao while Yuan Zhenghua feared Wang Teng might punish him for his past betrayal.

• Wang Teng reassured Xu Jie, Bai Wei, and Yu Hao that Li Rongcheng could not defeat him, then admitted he was an Advanced Martial Apprentice.
• Wang Teng and his friends arrived at the Gymnasium, where Li Rongcheng challenged him to a saber duel.
• Li Rongcheng attacked Wang Teng, but Wang Teng dodged his strike and knocked him unconscious with a quick counter.
• Wang Teng collected the Attribute Bubbles Li Rongcheng dropped and left the Gymnasium with Xu Jie, Bai Wei, and Yu Hao.
• Yuan Zhenghua watched Wang Teng go and regretted betraying him, fearing that Li Rongcheng could no longer protect him.

Wang Teng’s martial attributes and combat skills advanced far beyond the limits of an Advanced Martial Apprentice, leaving him close to becoming a Martial Warrior as he considered how to obtain a Primal Force Cultivation Method. A traffic collision and gunshots disrupted his plans, and a fleeing Martial Apprentice took him hostage at gunpoint.

• Wang Teng realized that his superior speed had let him defeat Li Rongcheng with ease.
• Wang Teng trained at the Polar Star Martial Arts Academy for several days, surpassing Advanced Martial Apprentice limits and mastering his basic combat skills to the subtlety level.
• Wang Teng considered ways to obtain a Primal Force Cultivation Method but rejected joining a Martial Arts Hall or a Martial Warrior Lineage.
• An explosion and a chain of collisions blocked the road as Wang Teng drove home.
• Several gunshots rang out, and Wang Teng recognized that the people fleeing past him were Martial Apprentices.
• Scarface grabbed Wang Teng as a hostage and pressed a gun to his head.

Wang Teng was taken hostage by bank robbers and trapped with other captives in an office building as police surrounded them. When the robbers prepared to kill him after their helicopter deadline passed, he resolved to fight back and survive.

• Scarface held Wang Teng at gunpoint and forced him to flee with four other armed robbers after they robbed a bank.
• The robbers escaped in a van with Wang Teng as a hostage, then threatened to kill him when police pursued them.
• After police cornered the robbers, they took Wang Teng and office workers hostage inside a Fashion Design Company and shot a middle-aged woman in the thigh.
• The lead robber demanded a helicopter within an hour and threatened to kill hostages if the police missed the deadline.
• When the helicopter failed to arrive on time, the lead robber chose Wang Teng as the first hostage to kill, and Wang Teng resolved that the robbers would have to die instead.