Chapter Summaries

Wang Teng waited while Hao Zhengxing and the others fought the Blonde Woman, then defeated her with a single strike when Yuan Jing was in danger. Long Yao returned after fleeing and warned them that someone was chasing her and that He An had fallen to one strike.

• The Blonde Woman overwhelmed Hao Zhengxing, Yuan Jing, and the other students, while Long Yao urged Wang Teng to flee.
• Long Yao left with the East Sea University student to seek reinforcements, and Liu Feng watched from the shadows as the students were driven back.
• Wang Teng struck the Blonde Woman away from Yuan Jing and asked whether his classmates were all right.
• Hao Zhengxing and the others complained that Long Yao had abandoned them, but she soon returned and fell face-first near Wang Teng.
• Long Yao said someone was chasing her and that He An had gone down after one strike.

Wang Teng defeated the brown-haired brute who had attacked Long Yao, then helped his teammates finish the mission and hand over the captives to the police. After receiving 200 credits, the group returned to University City for barbecue and discussed how dangerous the mission had been.

• The brown-haired brute arrived with He An and attacked Wang Teng, while Hao Zhengxing and the others watched from a distance.
• Wang Teng revealed overwhelming killing intent and killed the 3-Star War Soldier Level brute with a flaming sword strike.
• Wang Teng collected the Attribute Bubbles and told his teammates to bring the bodies back, then asked Xia Lu and the others to arrange cleanup.
• Wang Teng and his team handed over the captives at the XC District Police Department and received 200 credits from Yang Zhenchao.
• The team shared barbecue and draft beer, and Wang Teng urged his teammates to remember how dangerous the mission had been.

After completing their first dangerous mission, Wang Teng gained basic Assassination Art and led his team into another high-risk assignment. The team accepted the Police Department’s mission to capture or kill Lei Hui, a former officer and newly advanced Wind Element 2-Star War Soldier hiding in the Urban Village.

• Wang Teng returned to his dorm, rewarded Little Crow with Star Beast Blood Meat, and discovered he had gained 13 points in Assassination Art.
• A day later, Wang Teng’s Team received an extra 100 credits for their previous mission and chose a 400-credit assignment to capture or kill Lei Hui.
• Chief Xin explained that Lei Hui had stolen a Wind Element Cultivation Method, killed a fellow officer when discovered, and evaded the Police Department for six months.
• Chief Xin revealed that Lei Hui had returned to East Sea and was hiding in the Urban Village after reaching 2-Star War Soldier Level.
• Wang Teng reassured Chief Xin that his team was confident they could handle the mission.

Wang Teng and the students ambushed wanted criminal Lei Hui at his hideout in the Urban Village. Lei Hui broke through their encirclement, but Wang Teng’s unseen interference made him stumble and fall onto the sword in his chest.

• Wang Teng arranged for Hao Zhengxing to knock on Lei Hui’s door while the others waited in ambush.
• Lei Hui burst out and attacked Hao Zhengxing, but Wang Teng stopped the strike with his Mental Power.
• Lei Hui dodged the students’ attacks and tried to escape, but they surrounded him and fought back.
• Lei Hui overpowered Li Wendong and wounded Yuan Jing, then broke through the encirclement and fled.
• Lei Hui suddenly tripped on flat ground, and the sword in his chest pierced through his back.

Wang Teng stopped Lei Hui from escaping and protected Yuan Jing, but Lei Hui transformed into a werewolf-like Darkness Breed. Wang Teng effortlessly pierced Lei Hui’s heart again, leaving the transformed fighter bewildered.

• Wang Teng stopped Lei Hui from escaping, and Yuan Jing thanked him for saving her before he advised her to be decisive in battle.
• The team discovered Lei Hui was still alive, and his body transformed into a massive, black-furred werewolf after Darkness Source Power emerged from him.
• Wang Teng sent Hao Zhengxing and the others away because Lei Hui’s transformation made him dangerous to them.
• Lei Hui threatened Wang Teng, who questioned him about his transformation until Lei Hui attacked in a rage.
• Wang Teng pierced Lei Hui’s heart with a battle sword, leaving him confused about how he had been defeated again.

Wang Teng killed Lei Hui, a werewolf-like Darkness Breed, and gained the Dark Wind Bullet skill. After the Police Department collected the body, Wang Teng warned Chief Xin that Lei Hui’s transformation and return to East Sea might point to a larger objective.

• Lei Hui tried to escape and attacked Wang Teng with Wind Blades and a hidden Dark Wind Bullet, but Wang Teng’s defenses left him unharmed.
• Wang Teng caught Lei Hui and killed him by cutting off his head, then picked up Wind Source Power, Intermediate Wind Talent, Darkness Source Power, and the Dark Wind Bullet skill.
• Wang Teng told Hao Zhengxing, Yuan Jing, and the others that Lei Hui was a Darkness Breed and warned them to flee rather than confront one alone.
• Wang Teng notified the South District Police Department, and Chief Xin arrived to collect Lei Hui’s body and promised to raise the mission rewards.
• Wang Teng asked Chief Xin to investigate why Lei Hui’s heart had not killed him and what objective he had in returning to East Sea; Chief Xin said the Military Department would examine the corpse.

After a neighboring team’s deaths prompted Wang Teng to train his teammates more harshly, Hao Zhengxing and the others grew into capable mission fighters. As Star Beasts and Darkness Breeds appeared more often, Wang Teng’s team rose among the academy’s strongest, and they ended the chapter by ambushing a powerful martial artist.

• Wang Teng returned to the academy with his team, received 200 credits from Chief Xin, and learned that Lei Hui’s heart had only been slightly displaced.
• Hao Zhengxing and the others improved through missions, but news spread that two War Class 2 students had died after being ambushed by a second Star Beast.
• Wang Teng led his team on a City Guard Department mission to hunt a 1-Star Star Beast, and he advanced his Wood Element to 4-Star War Soldier Level.
• Liu Feng observed that Star Beasts and Darkness Breeds were appearing more often, while Wang Teng’s teammates increasingly carried the team through difficult missions.
• Hao Zhengxing and the others ambushed and knocked out a martial artist at the peak of the 1-Star War Soldier Level.

Wang Teng’s team finished its missions and gathered with the freshmen as the combat scores were announced. Chen Yang challenged Wang Teng to a fight the next day, then learned that Wang Teng’s team had won first place by a wide margin.

• Wang Teng hit an unconscious man with a brick, gained 8 Spirit Attribute points, and left with Hao Zhengxing and the others for their final mission.
• Chen Yang boasted about his team’s dangerous mission and challenged Wang Teng to compare credits, but Wang Teng refused.
• After Chen Yang challenged Wang Teng to fight the next day, Wang Teng accepted, and the deans arrived to announce the mission results.
• Tong Hu announced Chen Yang’s team had placed third with 1,220 credits and Hou Pingliang’s team second with 1,360 credits.
• Tong Hu announced Wang Teng’s Team had placed first with 2,300 credits, leaving Chen Yang stunned by the 1,080-credit gap.

After Wang Teng led his team to first place, he grew dissatisfied with the slow cultivation progress at school and requested a long leave. Peng Yuanshan sent Tong Hu and Liu Feng away to discuss the request with Wang Teng privately.

• Wang Teng's team won by a wide margin, and Chen Yang avoided their promised fight by pretending his injuries had returned.
• Wang Teng's team split the mission credits, repaid their debts to him, and disbanded.
• Wang Teng continued challenging senior students and collecting attributes until all five of his Five Elements Source Powers reached the 4-Star War Soldier Level.
• Wang Teng decided school offered too few opportunities to improve and asked Liu Feng for a long leave.
• Liu Feng brought Wang Teng to Tong Hu, who then took them to Peng Yuanshan; Peng Yuanshan sent the others away and spoke privately with Wang Teng.

Wang Teng secured an extended leave from Yellow Sea Military Academy and learned about Soul Imprints and the worlds’ rejection of outsiders. He traveled through the Space Rift to Star Martial Continent, where he boarded an airship to Yang City and met Fei Qingxin and Meng Qiao.

• Wang Teng persuaded Peng Yuanshan to approve his extended leave, agreeing to earn excellent final grades and reach the 5-Star War Soldier Level.
• Peng Yuanshan explained that natives carried their world's Soul Imprint and that the worlds’ rejection affected who could cross the Space Rift.
• Wang Teng prepared for his journey, informed his family and Lin Chuhan, and left Earth Star through the Space Rift.
• In Yong City, Wang Teng disguised himself in local clothing, bought a ticket to Yang City, and boarded an airship.
• Wang Teng met Fei Qingxin and Meng Qiao on the airship, and Meng Qiao warned Fei Qingxin that he seemed suspicious.

Wang Teng traveled aboard a Source Power Airship with Fei Qingxin and Meng Qiao, who repeatedly suspected and criticized him. When Flying Star Beasts attacked the airship, Wang Teng judged that the martial artists outside could handle them and stayed behind to collect their Attribute Bubbles, but Meng Qiao mistook his choice for cowardice.

• Wang Teng ate Spirit Food in the airship restaurant while Fei Qingxin and Meng Qiao sat at another table.
• Flying Star Beasts attacked the airship, and the crew announced that its Defense Rune Array could hold for only a few more minutes.
• The martial artists rushed outside to defend the airship while Fei Qingxin reassured the frightened Meng Qiao.
• Wang Teng used Spirit Vision Eye to judge that the martial artists had the advantage and stayed behind to collect Attribute Bubbles with his Mental Power.
• Meng Qiao called Wang Teng a coward and warned Fei Qingxin away from him, so Wang Teng left the restaurant.

After surviving the Fire Sparrow attack, Wang Teng arrived in Yang City and checked into an inn. There, Little Crow brought him a Fire Sparrow Star Core, which it swallowed in hopes of awakening its Nether Flame Talent.

• Wang Teng collected Fire Source Power and Blank Attributes from the Fire Sparrows as the airship battle ended.
• Wang Teng arrived in Yang City, parted ways with Fei Qingxin and Meng Qiao, and checked into the Sea Moon Inn.
• Little Crow returned to Wang Teng with a 1-star Fire Sparrow Star Core.
• Wang Teng let Little Crow swallow the Star Core and suspected that more Fire Star Cores might awaken its Nether Flame Talent.

Wang Teng visited the Rune Guild in Yang City, collected Spirit and Rune Knowledge attributes, and advanced to Intermediate Rune Master. He registered for the Rune Master assessment and entered the waiting room, where he saw other candidates gathered.

• Wang Teng followed the attendant's directions to the Rune Guild and collected Spirit, Spirit Realm Spirit, and Rune Knowledge attributes in its hall.
• Wang Teng's Spirit reached Spirit Realm (71.7/100), and his Rune Master profession advanced to Intermediate with 83 points.
• Wang Teng told a guild attendant he wanted to take the Rune Master assessment, and she gave him a form to complete.
• Wang Teng filled out the form, revealing he was eighteen, and the attendant escorted him to the assessment room.
• A guard let Wang Teng enter the waiting room, where he found several candidates awaiting the first assessment.

Wang Teng attended the Rune Master assessment in Yang City and inscribed ten flawless 1-star Rune Arrays, drawing the attention of Guild President Golin. Golin offered to take Wang Teng as his disciple, and Wang Teng received full marks as the assessment continued.

• Wang Teng learned that Liu Xinghui, Su Lingyun, and Su Lingxuan were among the young candidates, and that Su Lingxuan was Golin’s disciple.
• Golin arrived with the three Advanced Rune Master examiners, who began the assessment by asking candidates to inscribe at least three of ten 1-star Rune Arrays.
• Wang Teng quickly inscribed all ten arrays, and the examiners confirmed that they were perfect.
• Golin examined Wang Teng’s work and asked him to become his disciple, leaving Su Lingxuan, Liu Xinghui, Su Lingyun, and the other candidates stunned.
• The examiners awarded Wang Teng full marks on his assessment form.

Su Lingxuan scored 83 on the Rune Master assessment, while Wang Teng earned a perfect score, and six candidates passed. After the guild issued the new Novice Rune Masters their robes, Golin approached Wang Teng for a talk, but Wang Teng asked to take the Intermediate Rune Master assessment instead.

• Su Lingxuan completed ten 1-star Rune Arrays and received 83 points, then learned that Wang Teng had earned a perfect score.
• Golin encouraged Su Lingxuan not to compare herself too harshly with Wang Teng and said he still wanted to recruit him as a disciple.
• The examiners announced the candidates' scores, with only six of the twenty-odd candidates passing; Liu Xinghui and Su Lingyun scored 45 and 50.
• Guild staff issued Standard Robes to the candidates who passed and explained the benefits of becoming Novice Rune Masters.
• Golin approached Wang Teng to talk, but Wang Teng asked to take the Intermediate Rune Master assessment.

Wang Teng took the Intermediate Rune Master examination after passing the Novice examination with a perfect score, astonishing the Rune Guild. Golin announced that Wang Teng had passed, leaving Liu Xinghui stunned and Su Lingyun newly interested in him.

• Wang Teng insisted on taking the Intermediate Rune Master examination despite Su Lingxuan's warning about its requirements.
• Golin and the examiners brought Wang Teng to the Intermediate Rune Master examination room and arranged for him to take the test.
• Liu Xinghui tried to persuade Su Lingxuan that Wang Teng would fail, while Su Lingyun mocked Liu Xinghui after Su Lingxuan brushed him off.
• Golin emerged from the examination room and announced that Wang Teng had passed, explaining that he had sighed because Wang Teng's talent was astonishing.
• Liu Xinghui reacted with disbelief, and Su Lingyun looked up with a sharp gleam in her eyes.

After passing the Intermediate Rune Master assessment, Wang Teng followed Golin, who discovered that Wang Teng came from another world and persuaded him to become his disciple. Golin revealed that Wang Teng’s Mental Power marked him as a potential Spiritual Mind Master and demonstrated the ability by forming a giant fire python.

• Wang Teng passed the Intermediate Rune Master assessment and attracted the attention of Su Lingyun and the other Rune Masters.
• Golin took Wang Teng to his garden, explained his research into Soft Mud Monster Babies, and invited him to try Elf fruit brew.
• Golin revealed that he had recognized Wang Teng as someone from the Otherworld after sensing his Mental Power in the Rune Guild.
• Golin offered to teach Wang Teng how to conceal his Soul Imprint, and Wang Teng accepted him as his Rune Master teacher.
• Wang Teng and Su Lingxuan argued over who would be senior, until Golin redirected them to discuss Wang Teng’s Mental Power.
• Golin explained that Mental Power was connected to Spiritual Mind Masters and manifested a giant fire python as a demonstration.

Golin demonstrated his Spiritual Mind Master abilities and promised to teach Wang Teng the inheritance, while Su Lingxuan took Wang Teng around Yang City in exchange for snacks. The outing ended with Liu Xinghui and several young men spotting Su Lingxuan and Wang Teng from a restaurant.

• Golin explained that Spiritual Mind Masters used a medium to command the Primal Force between heaven and earth, and agreed to teach Wang Teng his inheritance.
• Su Lingxuan asked to learn the inheritance, but Golin told her she could not without awakening Mental Power.
• Golin sent Su Lingxuan to show Wang Teng around Yang City by tempting her with a new pastry shop.
• Su Lingxuan guided Wang Teng through the streets and persuaded him to buy her Crispy Fried Cakes and other snacks.
• Liu Xinghui and several young men saw Su Lingxuan walking beside Wang Teng and wondered who he was.

Wang Teng and Su Lingxuan were confronted by Wan Feiyu, who tried to drive Wang Teng away and then attacked him. Wang Teng stopped the assault and broke Wan Feiyu’s knee and arm, leaving Wan’s companions shocked.

• Wan Feiyu learned from Liu Xinghui that Wang Teng had passed the Novice Rune Master assessment and led a group to confront him and Su Lingxuan.
• Su Lingxuan tried to leave with Wang Teng, but Wan Feiyu blocked them and claimed Wang Teng had ulterior motives.
• Wan Feiyu threatened Wang Teng, who recognized Liu Xinghui’s role and told Wan to figure things out for himself.
• Wan Feiyu attacked Wang Teng, but Wang Teng caught his wrist and warned him that his temper was bad.
• Wan Feiyu tried to strike and kick Wang Teng, who broke his kneecap and bent his arm, shocking Liu Xinghui and the others.

Wang Teng defeated Wan Feiyu and forced him to hand over eleven thousand origin stones in exchange for his release. He then confronted Liu Xinghui, striking him for secretly plotting against him.

• Wang Teng crippled Wan Feiyu and ignored the threats shouted by Wan Feiyu's companions.
• Wan Feiyu offered increasing amounts of origin stones to persuade Wang Teng to spare him.
• Wan Feiyu and the other noble family heirs pooled their stones and paid Wang Teng eleven thousand origin stones.
• Wang Teng released Wan Feiyu, then walked toward Liu Xinghui, who tried to greet him as a friend.
• Wang Teng slapped Liu Xinghui and accused him of playing tricks behind his back, but Liu Xinghui denied knowing what he meant.