Chapter Summaries

Wang Teng killed a Volcano Salamander and helped three martial warriors defeat its companion, then collected the resulting attribute drops. After asking about Lin Chuhan and learning the volcano was not erupting, he prepared to leave but found a Star Core in the beast's corpse.

• Wang Teng killed the Volcano Salamander by stabbing and crushing its heart, using his enhanced Ice Element Source Power to overpower it.
• The three martial warriors killed the other Volcano Salamander, then stared in shock when they discovered Wang Teng had slain its companion.
• Wang Teng collected attribute drops, including Fire, Wood, Water, and Earth Element Source Power, and asked whether the martial warriors had seen a girl.
• Ji Quan explained that the two Star Beasts had disturbed the Fire Element Source Power beneath the dormant volcano, and told Wang Teng the slain beast and its materials belonged to him.
• Wang Teng cut open the Volcano Salamander and found a Fire Star Core, astonishing Ji Quan and the other martial warriors.

Wang Teng’s Star Core discovery led the East Sea Governor and other officials to learn that he had killed a Volcano Salamander using Ice Element Source Power. Impressed by his strength and talent, the martial arts academy heads competed to recruit him, while Fu Tiandao defended Polar Star Martial Arts Academy.

• After Ji Quan and the other martial warriors found no Star Cores in their kills, Wang Teng joked that his good fortune came from being handsome.
• Governor Jiang arrived and praised Wang Teng for his Combat Assessment performance, then commended Ji Quan and the others for preventing a volcanic eruption.
• Director He and the other officials arrived, and Ji Quan revealed that Wang Teng had killed one of the two Volcano Salamanders.
• Governor Jiang and the others inspected the corpse and identified Ice Element Source Power as the force that killed it.
• Governor Jiang praised Wang Teng’s talent, and the heads of Thunder Martial Arts Academy and Hundred Refinements Martial Arts Academy tried to recruit him.
• Fu Tiandao objected to their poaching Wang Teng from Polar Star Martial Arts Academy and challenged them to fight.

After Wang Teng returned safely from the volcano, he reunited with Lin Chuhan at the examination camp and learned how she had survived the Terrifying Beast Tide. Lin Chuhan explained that she had killed five Terrifying Beasts through careful preparation and poisoned bait, leaving Wang Teng astonished by her resourcefulness.

• Governor Jiang stopped Fu Tiandao and the other leaders from fighting over Wang Teng, and the group headed down the mountain.
• Ji Quan offered to sell the Star Beast’s remaining materials for Wang Teng, who agreed and provided his bank account number.
• Wang Teng returned to camp and found Lin Chuhan safe, while Yang Jian described being rescued by Curator Gu.
• Wang Teng returned Lin Chuhan’s lost Admission Ticket and learned she had stayed near the volcano’s summit because few Terrifying Beasts approached it.
• Lin Chuhan told Wang Teng she had killed five Terrifying Beasts using tree sap, poisonous herbs, and a patient trap.

After the Terrifying Beast Tide, Governor Jiang announced that examinees’ conduct during the crisis would count toward their Combat Assessment results and officially ended the exam. The survivors prepared to return by airship, mourning the examinees who had died.

• Lin Chuhan explained that she hoped her written exam score would help her get into a Key University, while Yang Jian worried that the accident might invalidate the assessment.
• Wang Teng reasoned that the Terrifying Beast Tide would likely count toward the results, and Yang Jian said he had killed four Terrifying Beasts and saved another examinee.
• Lin Chuhan and Yang Jian explained that the military had driven off the Terrifying Beasts with artillery.
• Governor Jiang announced compensation for the dead and said examinees’ performance during the Terrifying Beast Tide would earn bonus points before he declared the Combat Assessment over.
• The examinees boarded the Source Power Airship and stood in silent tribute as the bodies of their dead classmates were carried aboard.

On the airship, Wang Teng told Lin Chuhan and Yang Jian that he had hunted thirty-seven Terrifying Beasts, but the other examinees mocked him and accused him of bragging. Yan Peng, Dong Fei, and Zhou Wu confronted him, and Wang Teng stood up to answer them.

• Yan Peng drew admiration by reporting that he had hunted thirteen Terrifying Beasts, including three Advanced-level ones.
• Wang Teng told Lin Chuhan and Yang Jian that he had hunted thirty-seven Terrifying Beasts, including nineteen Advanced-level ones, but they did not believe him.
• A Huiying High School student repeated Wang Teng's claim to the crowd, prompting the examinees to laugh at him.
• Yan Peng, Dong Fei, and Zhou Wu approached Wang Teng and criticized his boast, while He Manrong, Lin Chuhan, and Yang Jian objected.
• Yan Peng and Dong Fei tried to impress Lin Chuhan, and Wang Teng stood up and challenged the group.

Wang Teng subdued Yan Peng, Dong Fei, and Zhou Wu after they provoked him, then arrived in East Sea with the other examinees. He collected the Star Bone from Director He and boarded a coach to return home.

• Wang Teng overwhelmed Yan Peng, Dong Fei, and Zhou Wu with his aura, mocked Yan Peng and Dong Fei, and kicked Zhou Wu several meters away.
• Wang Teng slapped an examinee who had stirred up trouble, and the other examinees stopped meeting his gaze while Yan Peng and his companions kept their heads down.
• The airship landed in the East Sea military district, where Liu Wenshi told the examinees to check their results and submit university applications after the scores were released.
• Director He thanked Wang Teng for helping him and handed over the Star Bone, which Wang Teng checked and put away.
• Wang Teng boarded a coach with the examinees, and the convoy set off toward the city and home.

Wang Teng returned home, inspected the gains and rare treasures he had acquired, then learned that his mother had gone to the family company because of trouble there. He rushed to the company and discovered that Bao Zeqing was trying to recruit Vice President Jia and others, leaving Wang Teng to confront a threat to his family’s business.

• Wang Teng checked his attributes and reviewed his new archery talent, elemental powers, Star Core, and Shadow Scorpion Star Bone.
• After sleeping through the day, Wang Teng learned from Aunt Chen that Li Xiumei had gone to the company and that his father had not returned from a business trip.
• Wang Teng hurried to the company and asked Old Sun where his mother was.
• Old Sun told Wang Teng that Li Xiumei was in a meeting while Bao Zeqing and a group of people tried to lure Vice President Jia and others away from the company.

Wang Teng arrived at Star Soaring’s conference room as Bao Zeqing and Jia Guiren pressured Li Xiumei and the company veterans to surrender the company. After the insults escalated, Wang Teng shattered the marble conference table with his strength.

• Wang Teng and Old Sun headed to the eighth floor, where Chen Ergou gathered more men to support them.
• Wang Teng entered the conference room and found Li Xiumei confronting Jia Guiren over his defection to Bao Zeqing.
• Wang Teng greeted his cousin Wang Yanan and ignored Jia Guiren’s attempts to provoke him.
• Jia Guiren and another executive insulted Wang Teng and Li Xiumei, while Guo Mingda defended the Wang family.
• Wang Teng calmed Li Xiumei, then struck the conference table and shattered it with his Primal Force.

Wang Teng revealed that he was a warrior to stop Bao Zeqing and the company veterans from targeting the Wang Family, then learned that Wang Sheng Guo had been detained in Lin Province over a suspicious project. The chapter ended with Wang Teng suspecting that his family's enemies had acted earlier than they had in his previous life.

• Wang Teng shattered the conference table and defeated Zou Lei when Bao Zeqing ordered him to attack.
• Wang Teng drew his sword and carved a scorched scar into the building across the street, revealing that he was a warrior.
• Wang Teng warned Bao Zeqing and the company veterans to behave until Wang Sheng Guo returned, and the room fell silent.
• Wang Teng asked Li Xiumei about his father and learned that local thugs had detained Wang Sheng Guo in Lin Province until he signed a project contract.
• Li Xiumei said the project was suspicious and that others were trying to make Wang Sheng Guo take the blame, prompting Wang Teng to suspect his family's enemies had moved earlier than before.

Wang Teng and Wang Yanan traveled to Jiang City to rescue Wang Sheng Guo from the Iron Fist Society. Wang Teng approached its headquarters alone at night and tricked the guard into opening the gate by claiming he had delivered something private for the president.

• Wang Teng insisted on rescuing his father, and Wang Yanan joined him so she could contact the people their grandfather had sent.
• After driving to Jiang City, Wang Teng learned that the Iron Fist Society was holding Wang Sheng Guo and had refused every offer to release him.
• Wang Teng decided to attack the Iron Fist Society headquarters that night and told Wang Yanan and the accompanying man to wait outside.
• Wang Teng knocked on the headquarters gate and pretended to be a delivery man bringing the president a private item.
• Wang Teng told the suspicious guard that the delivery was called “I Love a Stick,” and the panicked guard opened the gate.

Wang Teng infiltrated the Iron Fist Society and fought his way through its members after the Society Head attacked him. He learned that a martial warrior from Xia Capital had forced the Society Head to target Wang Sheng Guo, then killed the Society Head and continued slaughtering the society.

• Xiao Wu accepted money from Wang Teng, mistook him for a deliveryman, and led him to the Iron Fist Society Head's room.
• The Iron Fist Society Head burst through the door and attacked Wang Teng, while Xiao Wu realized Wang Teng's case concealed a weapon.
• Wang Teng revealed his martial warrior strength, overwhelmed the Iron Fist Society members, and forced the Society Head to explain that a martial warrior from Xia Capital had made him target Wang Sheng Guo.
• Wang Teng burned the Iron Fist Society Head to death and turned on the remaining members, determined to eliminate anyone who could threaten his family.

Wang Teng rescued Wang Sheng Guo from the Iron Fist Society, and the two returned safely to East Sea with Wang Yanan. They reunited with Li Xiumei at home after she had spent the night worrying.

• Wang Teng freed Wang Sheng Guo from the Iron Fist Society and joked with him as they left.
• Wang Sheng Guo warned Wang Teng not to sign a document that could ruin the Wang Family, and Wang Teng claimed the Iron Fist Society had let him go after a reasonable discussion.
• Wang Teng and Wang Sheng Guo met Wang Yanan, who thanked them for coming and said she would tell Grandpa they were safe.
• Wang Yanan drove Wang Teng and Wang Sheng Guo back to East Sea, where she parted from them at Fuhua Villa District.
• Wang Sheng Guo and Wang Teng returned home and reunited with Li Xiumei, who had stayed up all night worrying.

Wang Teng revealed that he had become a martial warrior, and his parents celebrated while discussing the betrayal and turmoil at the company. After resting, Wang Teng reviewed the attributes he had gained and learned that his martial arts exam results would be announced at noon, leaving his family waiting anxiously.

• Wang Teng demonstrated his Fire Source Power to Wang Sheng Guo, confirming that he was a martial warrior, and joked that he had advanced because he was exceptionally gifted.
• Li Xiumei told Wang Sheng Guo about the company troubles, and they discussed dealing with Bao Zeqing, Jia Guiren, and other untrustworthy employees.
• Wang Teng reviewed attributes gained from killing Iron Fist Society members, including Spirit, Comprehension, and Blank Attributes, and decided to save his 35 Blank Attributes.
• Wang Teng asked Lin Chuhan when the martial arts exam results would be announced and learned they would be released at noon, twelve minutes later.

Wang Teng’s parents checked his entrance examination results repeatedly, then learned how he explained his improved academic performance and heard about the dangers of the Combat Assessment. The chapter ended with Lin Chuhan calling to celebrate her score of eighty in the Combat Assessment.

• Wang Sheng Guo and Li Xiumei repeatedly checked Wang Teng’s results, confirming his exceptional scores and martial arts assessments.
• Wang Teng told his parents that practicing martial arts had improved his memory and mental speed, and Wang Sheng Guo connected this to rare Spirit Power talents.
• Wang Sheng Guo and Li Xiumei agreed to keep Wang Teng’s abilities private and tell others that he had studied diligently at home.
• Wang Teng explained that he had displayed martial artist strength during the Combat Assessment, met Governor Jiang, and received twenty extra points that he guessed were for killing a Star Beast.
• Li Xiumei worried after Wang Teng described the dangerous assessment, but he reassured his parents that he was unharmed.
• Lin Chuhan called Wang Teng excitedly to say that she had passed and scored eighty points in the Combat Assessment.

Wang Teng compared his exam results with Lin Chuhan and Yang Jian, then discussed his university choices with his parents. Principal Yu and Teacher Fan arrived to congratulate the family after Wang Teng was named the Martial Arts Top Scorer.

• Lin Chuhan shared her high exam scores with Wang Teng, who revealed even higher academic scores, a perfect Combat Assessment score, and twenty bonus points, prompting her to call him shameless and hang up.
• Yang Jian told Wang Teng he had scored sixty-five in the Combat Assessment, then ended the call after learning Wang Teng's results.
• Li Xiumei teased Wang Teng about Lin Chuhan, while Wang Teng's friends called to congratulate him and arrange a celebration.
• Wang Teng discussed applying to First Academy, East Sea University, or a military academy with Wang Sheng Guo.
• Principal Yu and Teacher Fan arrived with school leaders to congratulate the family because Wang Teng was the Martial Arts Top Scorer.

Principal Yu visited Wang Teng’s home to discuss university applications and present his rewards for becoming the Martial Arts Top Scorer. Wang Teng accepted the gifts, including a small Black Cold Stone, and Principal Yu left with the school leaders.

• Principal Yu asked Wang Teng about his university plans and encouraged him to seek advice from his teachers.
• Principal Yu gave Wang Teng ten Ice Element Yellow-rank Low-grade Source Stones and three Ice Spirit Pills.
• Wang Teng examined the Black Cold Stone, questioned its small size, then accepted it instead of exchanging it.
• Principal Yu and the school leaders took their leave, and Wang Sheng Guo escorted them to the door.

Wang Teng learned that the Wang Family was temporarily safe from the people in Xia Capital and met his friends, who were shocked to hear he had become the Martial Arts Top Scorer. Meanwhile, the Iron Fist Society was destroyed, and a young man in Jiang City chose to return to Xia Capital rather than investigate.

• Wang Teng put away the Black Cold Stone and shared dinner with his parents after Principal Yu and the others left.
• The surviving Iron Fist Society members found their headquarters full of corpses and valuables gone, then disbanded rather than seek revenge.
• A middle-aged man reported the Iron Fist Society's destruction to a young man in Jiang City, who ordered him to return to Xia Capital.
• Wang Teng reasoned that his status and Governor Jiang's attention made the Wang Family safer in East Sea for now, and resolved to focus on increasing his strength.
• Xu Jie and the others learned Wang Teng was the Martial Arts Top Scorer, and Xu Jie lamented that Wang Teng had left their former life of gaming and drinking behind.

Wang Teng teased Xu Jie and learned that Xu Hui had become a Martial Warrior, while Xu Jie planned to train under her. The next day, Wang Teng checked on Crow Egg and agreed to meet Lu Zhiqing for a meal at Yida Plaza.

• Xu Jie felt discouraged about Wang Teng's success, and Wang Teng joked that life held more drudgery ahead.
• Xu Jie told Wang Teng that Xu Hui was returning and had become a Martial Warrior, prompting Wang Teng to worry about seeing her.
• Xu Jie invited Yu Hao to train with him under Xu Hui's guidance, while Bai Wei wondered about her own future.
• Wang Teng visited his rented house and learned from Lu Zhiqing that Crow Egg's slow hatching was normal.
• Lu Zhiqing invited Wang Teng to a meal to thank him, and Wang Teng agreed to meet her at Yida Plaza at noon.

Wang Teng grew closer to Lu Zhiqing over lunch, then returned home to find the masters of East Sea’s three major Martial Arts Halls competing to recruit him. After comparing their contracts, he chose Polar Star Martial Arts Academy.

• Wang Teng met Lu Zhiqing for lunch, where she explained her plans to sell tamed Terrifying Beast and Star Beast cubs.
• Wang Teng warned Lu Zhiqing to be careful, and the two parted on friendly terms.
• Wang Teng returned home and found Fu Tiandao, Jiang Hong, and Gu Hefei waiting to recruit him.
• Fu Tiandao explained that joining a Martial Arts Hall would not conflict with Wang Teng’s schooling, and Wang Teng examined the three contracts.
• Wang Teng chose Polar Star Martial Arts Academy.

Wang Teng chose Polar Star Martial Arts Academy and signed its SSS-level Contract, which offered vast resources and protection for his family. Fu Tiandao then discussed Wang Teng’s university options, especially the power and opportunities offered by military academies.

• Wang Teng chose Polar Star Martial Arts Academy, and Jiang Hong and Gu Hefei conceded after seeing its SSS-level Contract.
• Fu Tiandao explained the contract’s benefits, including one billion in resources, three chances to seek the chief director’s guidance, and the right to buy a house in Deer Garden.
• Wang Teng signed the contract and received a Source Power Wristwatch for accessing the academy’s Internal Network.
• Fu Tiandao asked which university Wang Teng planned to attend, and Wang Teng said his score qualified him for any of them.
• Fu Tiandao compared the top universities and explained that military academies could offer a path to power through Military Exploits and service in the otherworld.