Chapter Summaries

Wang Teng’s New Year celebration with his family was interrupted by the Black Bandit Bandits attacking East Sea. After killing one who threatened his family, Wang Teng secured their home and left to help fight the remaining bandits.

• Wang Teng and Wang Yanan watched fireworks and talked about martial artists until explosions and the Governor’s alarm announced a Black Bandit attack.
• Wang Teng summoned Little White and used Demon Citadel to kill a Black Bandit Bandit who attacked his family.
• Chai Yu and the City Guard Department arrived, and Wang Teng agreed to help while they protected his family.
• Wang Teng had Little White guard the house, set up a Defense Array, and instructed his family to stay inside.
• Wang Teng flew into the night to confront the Black Bandit Bandits.

Wang Teng hunted Black Bandit martial artists during the East Sea battle, killing several weaker foes and rescuing civilians from a burning building. When a 7-Star War Soldier Level Black Bandit pursued him, Wang Teng turned and killed him with a single slash.

• Wang Teng killed a 5-Star War Soldier Level Black Bandit and left the stunned East Sea martial artist to realize who had saved him.
• Wang Teng killed three more 5-Star and 6-Star Black Bandit martial artists, easing pressure on the East Sea fighters.
• After a battle damaged a building and trapped civilians, Wang Teng killed the 6-Star Black Bandit attacking there and called on an East Sea martial artist to rescue the people.
• Wang Teng used rain to extinguish the building's flames, then lured an approaching 7-Star Black Bandit away from the civilians.
• Wang Teng countered the Black Bandit's sword attack with Poison Source Power and Flame Saber Intent, killing him with one slash.

Wang Teng killed two powerful Black Bandit martial warriors during the attack on East Sea and gained new metal and earth abilities, including Metal Sword Intent and Empty Mountain Fist Intent. As the battle continued, an arrow nearly struck him, but he dodged it at the last moment.

• Wang Teng killed a 7-Star War Soldier Level Black Bandit martial warrior, collected his attribute bubbles, and formed Metal Sword Intent.
• Wang Teng flew through East Sea as Black Bandit martial warriors fought defenders and devastated the city.
• Wang Teng used Eight Extremes Devil Art, Thunder Body, and Ape King Fist to overpower and kill a peak 7-Star War Soldier Level Black Bandit martial warrior.
• Wang Teng collected Advanced Earth Talent, Empty Mountain Fist, and Empty Mountain Fist Intent from his defeated opponent.
• Wang Teng sensed an incoming arrow and stepped away as it pierced the space where his heart had been.

Wang Teng survived a Black Bandit archer’s sneak attack and turned the fight around with his Space Talent and Fire God Cannon. He killed the 8-Star War Soldier Level Blue Robe Bandit while Fu Tiandao remained tied up fighting another enemy.

• Wang Teng used his Space Talent to evade the Blue Robe Bandit's arrow, surprising the archer and relieving Fu Tiandao.
• Fu Tiandao warned Wang Teng that the 8-Star War Soldier Level Blue Robe Bandit was too powerful to face head-on, while a 9-Star Black Bandit kept Fu Tiandao occupied.
• Wang Teng drew out the Fire God Cannon, prompting the Blue Robe Bandit to fire a barrage of arrows at him.
• Wang Teng evaded the attacks and charged the cannon while the Blue Robe Bandit searched for him.
• Wang Teng appeared behind the Blue Robe Bandit and blasted him with the Fire God Cannon, killing him.

Wang Teng helped Fu Tiandao defeat a 9-Star War Soldier Level Black Bandit by firing the Fire God Cannon twice. After the bandit died, Wang Teng collected valuable Attribute Bubbles, including a water-element Heaven-rank cultivation method.

• Wang Teng collected Attribute Bubbles from the 8-Star War Soldier Level martial artist he had killed, gaining Advanced Wood Element Talent and Advanced Archery Talent.
• Wang Teng charged the Fire God Cannon while Fu Tiandao fought the Boiled Egg man, then coordinated with Fu Tiandao to fire from a concealed position.
• The Boiled Egg man survived Wang Teng's first blast and charged at him, so Wang Teng fired a second shot while Fu Tiandao attacked from behind.
• Fu Tiandao killed the badly wounded Boiled Egg man with a saber strike.
• Wang Teng collected the dead bandit's Attribute Bubbles, gaining Advanced Water Element Talent and the low-grade Heaven-rank Cloud Sea Listening to Waves Art.

Wang Teng helped suppress the Black Bandit attack on East Sea and checked that Lin Chuhan and Lin Chuxia were safe. After the city lifted its alert, he discovered that his collected attributes included a large amount of Darkness Source Power, raising concern that the Black Bandits might be linked to dark creatures.

• Qin Hanxuan arrived and learned that Wang Teng had helped Fu Tiandao defeat a 9-Star War Soldier Level Black Bandit martial artist.
• Wang Teng, Fu Tiandao, and Qin Hanxuan split up to hunt down the remaining Black Bandits in East Sea.
• Wang Teng visited Lin Chuhan and Lin Chuxia, confirmed they were safe, and warned them to stay inside until the authorities lifted the alert.
• Wang Teng patrolled the city, killed resisting Black Bandits, captured suspicious people, and collected Attribute Bubbles as the unrest was suppressed.
• After East Sea lifted its alert, Wang Teng checked his Attribute Panel and found that his Darkness Source Power had risen sharply, prompting him to suspect a connection between the Black Bandits and dark creatures.

Wang Teng investigated a Black Bandit corpse and confirmed that a Darkness Breed had been hiding among the bandits. He alerted East Sea’s leaders, who ordered a thorough investigation, then returned home.

• Wang Teng used Darkness Source Power on a corpse and revealed black patterns and veins, confirming it had been infected.
• Director Tan arrived, followed by Governor Jiang, Tantai Xuan, and General Chen, who praised Wang Teng and learned of his King Realm Spirit Power.
• Wang Teng claimed his strong Spirit Power and past experience had helped him notice something wrong with the corpse.
• Governor Jiang and the others concluded that a Darkness Breed was lurking among the Black Bandits and ordered the matter investigated.
• Wang Teng said farewell to Tantai Xuan and returned home.

After the Black Bandit Bandits’ attack ended, Wang Teng returned safely to his family, who had watched videos of his fight online. The leaked footage sparked a national uproar, and authorities deleted the most graphic clips.

• Wang Teng’s family worried while they waited for him, then watched videos showing him fighting the Black Bandit Bandits alongside Fu Tiandao.
• Wang Teng returned to the Wang Family courtyard unharmed and reassured his parents and relatives that the danger had passed.
• Chai Yu and the City Guard Department personnel left after Wang Teng thanked them.
• Wang Teng explained the situation to his family, while younger relatives watched the remaining battle footage online.
• Authorities removed the more graphic videos, but footage already seen by ordinary people caused a national uproar over how helpless civilians were against Martial Artists.

Wang Teng went to Lin Chuhan’s home after learning that a pushy family had come to arrange a marriage between her and Wang Zijin. He arrived as the argument escalated, and the Wang Family’s insulting demands left Lin’s Mother furious.

• Wang Teng spent the first days of the Lunar New Year at home, then drove to invite Lin Chuhan to a meal at Li Xiumei’s request.
• Lin Chuhan told Wang Teng that something had happened at home, and Lin Chuxia explained that a man wanted Lin Chuhan to marry him.
• Wang Teng followed Lin Chuxia upstairs and found the Wang Family pressuring Lin’s Mother to accept Wang Zijin’s proposal.
• Lin’s Mother said Lin Chuhan should decide her own future, and Lin Chuhan refused the proposal outright.
• The noblewoman berated Lin Chuhan and Lin’s Mother, prompting Lin’s Mother to order the Wang Family to leave.

Lin's Mother rejected the Wang Family's marriage proposal and exposed Wang Dong's past motives, prompting him to threaten Lin Chuhan's studies at East Sea University. Wang Teng intervened and challenged Wang Dong, who demanded to know who he was.

• Wang Zijin scolded Lin Chuhan and tried to smooth over his mother's insulting remarks, but Lin's Mother told the Wang Family to leave.
• Lin's Mother accused Wang Dong of distancing himself from the Lin Family after Lin's father was crippled and rejected the marriage proposal.
• Wang Dong threatened to use his connections at East Sea University against Lin Chuhan, then left with his family.
• Wang Teng appeared with Lin Chuxia and calmed her when her Poison Source Power and Slaughter Intent surfaced.
• Wang Teng mocked Wang Dong's threat and challenged him, and Wang Dong asked who Wang Teng was.

Wang Teng confronted the Wang Family after they intimidated Lin Chuhan and her mother, then used his reputation and strength to force them to back down. He left the family free to go after Lin's Mother asked, while Lin Chuxia and Lin Chuhan resolved to grow stronger.

• Wang Teng arrived as Lin Chuhan and Lin's Mother came out, and Wang Dong recognized him as the powerful martial warrior whose reputation had spread across the city.
• Wang Teng berated Wang Dong, his wife, and Wang Zijin for bullying ordinary people and mocked Wang Zijin's talent and appearance.
• Wang Dong apologized and asked Wang Teng to let the family go, and Wang Teng asked Lin's Mother how she wanted to handle them.
• Lin's Mother told the Wang Family not to bother them again, and Wang Teng warned them before they hurried away.
• Lin Chuxia and Lin Chuhan decided to become stronger so others would not bully them.

Wang Teng invited Chu Han to his family home for a meal, teasing her by asking her to come as his girlfriend. The Lin sisters visited the Wang Family, where they were warmly welcomed, and later Wang Teng drove them home.

• Wang Teng told Chu Han that his mother wanted her to visit, and Chu Han reluctantly agreed after he offered to bring Chu Xia along.
• Wang Teng whispered that Chu Han would visit as his girlfriend, making her blush and run back into the room.
• Wang Teng brought Chu Han and Chu Xia to the Wang Family, where Li Xiumei welcomed them and introduced them to Dou Dou.
• Chu Xia and Dou Dou quickly started playing together, while Chu Han helped Li Xiumei prepare lunch.
• Wang Sheng Guo returned, recognized Chu Han as Wang Teng's former classmate, and welcomed her to lunch.
• After the meal, Wang Teng drove the sisters home as Chu Han complained about the family's generous hospitality.

Wang Teng visited Polar Star Martial Arts Academy to meet its chief director, Ye Jixing, and toured the academy with Fu Tiandao. The chapter ended with Ye Jixing praising Wang Teng’s performance at the National First Martial Arts Competition over lunch.

• Wang Teng cultivated at home and went to Polar Star Martial Arts Academy on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year to meet Ye Jixing.
• Fu Tiandao showed Wang Teng around the academy, where Wang Teng greeted former training partners and met Lin Zhan and the War Tiger Martial Artists Team.
• Lin Zhan defeated his sparring opponent with a powerful axe strike, then reunited with Wang Teng and thanked him for his help in the other world.
• Ye Jixing arrived at the academy, greeted the martial artists, and toured the grounds with Fu Tiandao.
• Ye Jixing sat with Wang Teng and Fu Tiandao for lunch and praised Wang Teng’s performance in the National First Martial Arts Competition.

After learning that a Space Rift to the Darkness World had opened in the Northern Border, Wang Teng prepared to strengthen himself and protect his family. He visited his former teacher and friends before returning to Yellow Sea Military Academy, where he reunited with his classmates and wondered how the school would accommodate his training.

• Ye Jixing told Wang Teng and Fu Tiandao that a Space Rift to the Darkness World had appeared in the Northern Border, though the threat remained contained for now.
• Wang Teng returned home, gave Wang Sheng Guo supplies to strengthen the Wang Family, and resolved to cultivate harder to protect his family.
• Wang Teng visited Fan Weiming and then met Xu Jie, Yu Hao, and Bai Wei, encouraging Bai Wei to keep training and seek his help if needed.
• Wang Teng returned to Yellow Sea Military Academy and reunited with Hou Pingliang, Lü Shu, Song Shuhang, and Baili Qingfeng.
• Hou Pingliang asked whether Wang Teng would still attend classes with the first-year students, and Wang Teng said he would wait to see what the school arranged.

Wang Teng learned that he and the other selected students would join the Black Sparrow Legion and head to the battlefield in another world. As the group stocked up on supplies, Han Zhu and Wan Baiqiu asked Wang Teng to refine pills for them.

• Yellow Sea Military Academy announced Wang Teng and Han Zhu's National First Martial Arts Competition rankings, celebrating Wang Teng's championship.
• Peng Yuanshan brought Wang Teng to a gathering of students and instructors, where Nie Jianqiang announced that they would enter the Black Sparrow Legion the next day.
• Han Zhu voiced his excitement about earning Military Exploits, while Wan Baiqiu mocked his ambition to become a general.
• Han Zhu and the others stocked up on pills, weapons, and combat gear at the Logistics Building, while Wang Teng bought a 9-Star Level combat uniform and spiritual herbs.
• Wang Teng said he could refine pills himself, and Han Zhu and Wan Baiqiu bought herbs and asked him to make pills for them.

Wang Teng prepared for the battlefield by buying new weapons and refining pills, then departed with his classmates after Peng Yuanshan urged them to return alive. On the airship, he gave Han Zhu and Wan Baiqiu unusually potent pills, while Du Yu and the others watched enviously.

• Wang Teng bought a 9-Star Level Rune Bow and Rune Gun, then rented an Alchemy Room and refined all the pills needed for himself, Han Zhu, and the others.
• The Alchemy Room instructor found no ruined spirit medicine and wondered whether Wang Teng had succeeded at refining several batches at once.
• Peng Yuanshan and the five deans saw the students off, and Peng Yuanshan urged them to return alive before Nie Jianqiang led them away.
• Wang Teng and the others crossed the Space Rift, boarded a Source Power Airship, and headed toward the wilderness.
• Wang Teng gave pills to Han Zhu and Wan Baiqiu, who found their fragrance and medicinal effects far stronger than the school's pills.
• Du Yu and the others watched Han Zhu and Wan Baiqiu receive the pills with envy and regret.

Wang Teng and the Yellow Sea students arrived at Black Sparrow City, where lieutenant colonel Niu Li welcomed them and arranged their Military Department registration. After seeing that his rank was lower than Han Zhu and Wan Baiqiu’s, Wang Teng resolved to aim for a School-Level Military Rank.

• Niu Li met Nie Jianqiang’s group at the plaza and took an interest in Wang Teng as a possible recruit.
• Niu Li led the students through inspection into Black Sparrow City and brought them to register for Military ID Tags.
• Wang Teng received a Lower Sergeant rank and learned that Han Zhu and Wan Baiqiu were Intermediate Sergeants.
• Wang Teng complained that the academy had made earning his rank difficult, while Wan Baiqiu and Han Zhu mocked his account of bullying upperclassmen.

Wang Teng and the other students settled into Black Sparrow City and explored its shops, where they learned how costly martial-arts equipment and training could be. As they left TaoBao Offline Mall, Wang Teng stopped three martial warriors who were discussing a pill furnace they planned to sell.

• Niu Li showed the students around Black Sparrow City and warned them to obey military law, then Nie Jianqiang explained that veteran martial warriors would test them in a military exercise the next morning.
• Wang Teng, Han Zhu, and their classmates moved into their assigned rooms and agreed to explore the city together.
• Wan Baiqiu led the group into the Penguin Weapon Flagship Store to see a new battle sword, but they left without buying it after hearing its price of 399 million.
• The group visited TaoBao Offline Mall and learned that martial warriors could bring items there to be appraised and sold.
• Wang Teng called out to three martial warriors who were walking away after discussing whether to sell their pill furnace.

Wang Teng stopped three freelance martial artists in Black Sparrow City to inspect an ancient pill furnace they had found in the mountains. After demonstrating his knowledge as an alchemist and blacksmith, he heard their asking price and was about to leave when the seller called him back.

• Wang Teng showed his Military ID Tag to reassure the three martial artists and arranged to inspect their pill furnace at an inn.
• The furnace’s owner presented a rusted, thousand-year-old furnace that Taobao had appraised at 7-Star Level and offered to buy for two hundred million.
• Wang Teng explained the functions and requirements of pill furnaces, then revealed that he was both an alchemist and a blacksmith.
• The owner asked four hundred million, and Wan Baiqiu objected that the price was excessive and tried to leave with Wang Teng.
• The owner called Wang Teng back as he and his companions were leaving.

Wang Teng bought a seemingly ordinary pill furnace from three martial warriors for 230 million, then cleaned it and confirmed it was the legendary 9-star Black Meteor Furnace. He left the chapter delighted with his unexpected treasure and its remarkable history.

• Wang Teng bargained the pill furnace's price down to 230 million and paid for it with Yellow-rank Low-Grade source stones.
• After Wang Teng left, the three martial warriors celebrated their sale, while Wang Teng told Han Zhu and Wan Baiqiu that the furnace was worth far more than he had paid.
• Wang Teng returned to his dormitory and used Fire Source Power to burn away the rust and reveal the furnace's true appearance.
• Wang Teng recognized the furnace as Black Meteor, a legendary pill furnace that had disappeared 1,500 years earlier.