Chapter Summaries

After Wang Teng’s family learned that Ren Qingcang was a powerful martial artist and the Ren Family’s source of strength, Wang Teng revealed his SSS-level contract and promised he could catch up. He released Zhu Wu after questioning him, but planned to kill him once he left East Sea.

• At the wedding banquet, Xu Jianbo urged Xu Hui to reconsider the dangers of martial arts and supported Xu Jie’s decision to pursue it, advising him to maintain his relationship with Wang Teng.
• Wang Teng questioned the chained Zhu Wu, who explained that Ren Qingcang was a 6-Star War Soldier Level Martial Artist, an SS-level Contract holder, and the head director of Thunder Martial Arts Academy’s Personal Disciple.
• The Wang Family worried about facing Ren Qingcang, but Wang Teng revealed that Polar Star Martial Arts Academy had offered him an SSS-level Contract and said he would become strong enough to match Ren Qingcang.
• Wang Teng ordered Zhu Wu’s chains removed and let him leave, then told Old Master Wang that Zhu Wu would die when he left East Sea.

Wang Teng killed Zhu Wu after letting him leave East Sea, then spent the next few days preparing for school and said goodbye to his family. He left for school as Dou Dou promised to wait for his return.

• Zhu Wu boarded a plane to Xia Capital, where Wang Teng’s hidden needle pierced his heart and killed him.
• Wang Teng’s family visited their new home in Deer Garden, and Wang Teng reflected on the Mental Power and Fire Source Power he had planted inside Zhu Wu.
• Wang Teng collected poison and Spirit Attributes over the next two days before the day school started arrived.
• Li Xiumei packed Wang Teng’s suitcase while he reassured Dou Dou that he would teach her martial arts again when he returned.
• Wang Teng said goodbye to Wang Sheng Guo and Li Xiumei, then left home with his suitcase.

Wang Teng enrolled at Yellow Sea Military Academy as the Martial Arts Top Scorer from East Sea and toured the Martial Arts Major area with two other new students. After Wang Teng revealed he was already a Martial Artist, his fellow students and their guides were impressed, and he continued toward the dorms.

• Wang Teng reported to Yellow Sea Military Academy alone, and the upperclassman registering him recognized him as East Sea’s Martial Arts Top Scorer.
• The upperclassman waited for two more martial arts students, then escorted Wang Teng, a skinny boy and his father, and a heroic-looking girl with her parents across campus.
• The upperclassman showed the new students the Combat Training Hall and the Book Collection Pavilion, explaining that training equipment and martial arts resources required credits.
• The girl asked whether Wang Teng was already a Martial Artist, and he confirmed it.
• The girl’s father and the upperclassman praised Wang Teng’s achievement, while the group learned he had advanced well ahead of most new students.

Wang Teng toured Yellow Sea University and learned that dormitory rankings reflected strength, with higher-ranked rooms available to stronger Martial Warriors. He was assigned Bing Zone Room 1, making him an immediate target for challenges, and the group reached the university’s luxurious dormitory area.

• Hou Pingliang, Zhu Tao, Lin Xue, and their parents reacted with surprise when Wang Teng said he was already a Martial Warrior.
• Zhu Tao showed the group around the campus and explained the dormitory zones, where room rankings were determined by strength.
• Lin Xue received Ding Zone Dormitory 23, and Hou Pingliang received Ding Zone Room 18.
• The staff assigned Wang Teng Bing Zone Room 1, and Zhu Tao warned that older students would likely challenge him.
• Wang Teng, Hou Pingliang, Lin Xue, and Zhu Tao arrived at the elegant wooden dormitories, where Wang Teng joked about the scent of wealth.

Wang Teng arrived at Yellow Sea Military Academy and learned that he would live in Room 1 in Bing Zone, a residence belonging to the proud second-year student Zhu Tai. He settled into the luxurious dormitory, while Zhu Tao and Liu Ting anticipated the academy’s harsh training for its freshmen.

• Zhu Tao guided Wang Teng, Lin Xue, and Hou Pingliang through the dormitory area, then Lin Xue and Hou Pingliang went to find their rooms in Ding Zone.
• Zhu Tao led Wang Teng to Bing Zone and explained that freshmen rarely lived there.
• Liu Ting warned that Zhu Tai would resent Wang Teng taking Room 1, but Wang Teng remained unconcerned and went to settle in.
• Zhu Tao reminded Wang Teng that freshman training began at two in the afternoon and that the academy enforced strict discipline.
• Wang Teng found Room 1, a standalone house with a courtyard and villa-like facilities, including a spacious Training Room.

Wang Teng settled into Yellow Sea Military Academy and joined Lin Xue and Hou Pingliang for a tour before attending the new students’ assembly. The academy’s strict discipline became clear when late students were locked out and a powerful instructor reprimanded the recruits.

• Wang Teng met Lin Xue and Hou Pingliang as they saw off their parents, then explored campus with them.
• Hou Pingliang and Lin Xue explained that basic provisions were free but Spirit Food and other cultivation resources had to be earned or purchased.
• Wang Teng arrived early at the Training Field, where new students gathered for the two o’clock assembly.
• The gates shut at two, leaving late students outside, and the recruits inside hurried into uneven ranks.
• A middle-aged instructor criticized the students’ poor formation and lateness, then used his overwhelming presence to pressure them.

At Yellow Sea Military Academy’s opening training, Peng Yuanshan imposed harsh discipline and explained the responsibilities of future martial warriors. He then announced that Wang Teng had received the special honor of being conferred the rank of Sergeant, leaving the freshmen shocked.

• Peng Yuanshan suppressed the freshmen with his aura and ordered late students to run twenty laps before five o’clock.
• The late freshmen began running while Peng Yuanshan warned that they would have to answer questions as they listened.
• Peng Yuanshan introduced himself as chief dean of the Martial Arts Academy and explained the academy’s rules and the duties martial warriors owed to the nation and the people.
• Peng Yuanshan announced that Wang Teng, the Martial Arts Top Scorer of East Sea, had been awarded the military rank of Sergeant.
• The freshmen erupted in shock at the announcement of the rank conferral.

Peng Yuanshan announced that Wang Teng would receive a Sergeant Rank, then made him eligible to lose it in a challenge, drawing the senior students’ attention. As Peng Yuanshan presented the uniform and praised Wang Teng’s future, Wang Teng realized he was being maneuvered and refused to accept the rank.

• Peng Yuanshan announced Wang Teng’s military rank and offered unconvinced students the chance to challenge him for it.
• Wang Teng reluctantly came forward while students speculated about him and the school leaders discussed using challengers to test his strength.
• Peng Yuanshan presented Wang Teng with a military uniform and said he hoped Wang Teng would someday wear a General’s Robe.
• Wang Teng recognized Peng Yuanshan’s scheme and declared that he refused to accept the rank.

Wang Teng negotiated limits on challenges to his military rank, then collected his supplies and headed back to his dormitory. The chapter ended with him parting from Hou Pingliang and his roommates after arranging to meet them at the cafeteria.

• Wang Teng objected to the rule that challengers could take his military rank, and Peng Yuanshan agreed that challengers had to stake up to one hundred credits.
• Peng Yuanshan announced that freshmen would choose among five colleges the next morning and ordered students who had not finished their laps to keep running.
• Wang Teng collected the attribute bubbles left on the Training Field and hurried away from freshmen who tried to greet him.
• Hou Pingliang introduced Wang Teng to his roommates Song Shuhang, Baili Qingfeng, and Lü Shu, who greeted him with exaggerated deference.
• Wang Teng and the others collected their uniforms and daily supplies, then Hou Pingliang arranged to meet him at the cafeteria at five-thirty.

Wang Teng studied the Five Great Academies and considered whether he could join all of them before meeting their instructors the next day. Over dinner with Hou Pingliang and his roommates, he overheard freshmen discussing his military rank and the attention it had attracted.

• Wang Teng read about the Five Great Academies, their specialties, and their instructors on the school's internal website.
• Wang Teng wondered whether he could choose all five academies, then opened the door to Hou Pingliang, Lü Shu, and Song Shuhang.
• Wang Teng and his roommates went to the cafeteria, where Hou Pingliang explained how students used credits to buy Spirit Food.
• Wang Teng overheard students say the late freshmen were still running laps and speculate that others would target his newly conferred military rank.

At Yellow Sea Military Academy, the five deans introduced their academies while bickering, leaving the new students unsure where to register. Wang Teng registered with all five academies, leaving everyone stunned.

• Grand Dean Peng Yuanshan explained that students had to choose their own academy and started registration.
• Tong Hu promoted War College, while Su Jing argued for Command College and the two traded insults.
• Ou Changsong and Cui Heng argued over whether forging or alchemy counted as art, before Situ Jun introduced Rune College.
• The new students hesitated to register until Wang Teng walked toward the War College desk.
• Wang Teng registered with War College, then signed up for Command College and all three remaining academies.

Wang Teng agreed to make the War College his major and received an Auditing Certificate after the deans objected to his choosing five academies. As military training approached, second-year student Wei Hua confronted him at his dormitory, and Wang Teng dismissed him for not bringing 100 credits.

• Peng Yuanshan angrily criticized Wang Teng for trying to enroll in five academies, and the deans urged him to reconsider.
• Wang Teng said he only wanted to learn more, then accepted Peng Yuanshan's advice to major in the War College and audit other subjects.
• Wang Teng registered for the War College, received his Student ID and Auditing Certificate, and discussed the next day's military training with Hou Pingliang and the others.
• Wei Hua, a second-year 1-Star War Soldier Level martial artist, waited outside Wang Teng's dormitory to test his strength.
• Wang Teng told Wei Hua to bring 100 credits if he wanted to challenge him, then went inside and left Wei Hua enraged.

Wei Hua challenged Wang Teng to a fight for his military rank, and Wang Teng planned to use the challenge to earn credits from others seeking the same prize. As military training began, Wang Teng met his classmates and struggled to fold a proper blanket.

• Wei Hua agreed to fight Wang Teng at noon the next day and promised to prepare 100 credits, while Wang Teng planned to defeat him narrowly to attract more challengers.
• Wang Teng joined his classmates for the first day of military training, where their instructor Du Chi introduced himself and had them introduce themselves in turn.
• Wang Teng, Hou Pingliang, Lin Xue, and Baili Qingfeng introduced themselves as members of Warfare Class 1.
• Du Chi demonstrated how to fold a blanket into a neat tofu block, then inspected the students' attempts, saving Wang Teng's dormitory for last.
• Wang Teng finished folding his blanket, but his classmates found the result bizarre and nearly laughed.

Wang Teng endured military training before meeting Wei Hua at the Training Field for a fight over his military rank. He defeated Wei Hua with a golden brick, claimed his winnings, and left while making the victory sound much closer than it was.

• Wang Teng embarrassed himself by failing to fold his blanket, then followed his class through military training and went to the Martial Arena during the afternoon break.
• Wei Hua challenged Wang Teng for his military rank, offering him 100 credits if he lost, while Yang Lin and Chen Su of the Martial Arts Club agreed to referee.
• Wang Teng surprised the spectators by choosing a golden brick as his weapon and exchanged blows with Wei Hua on the platform.
• Wang Teng defeated Wei Hua with a powerful strike and repeated blows to the head, then secretly collected Wei Hua's Attribute Bubbles.
• Yang Lin and Chen Su confirmed Wang Teng's win, and Wang Teng asked them to ensure Wei Hua paid the 100 credits before leaving for training.
• Wang Teng loudly claimed Wei Hua had nearly beaten him, leading some students to believe they might have a good chance of defeating him.

After improving his comprehension, Spirit, and Earth Element Talent, Wang Teng sailed through military training and accepted a challenge from second-year student Zhou Kun. The chapter ended with the exhausted freshmen gathering to watch their match, eager to see whether Wang Teng could win again.

• Wang Teng checked his improved attributes, discovered that his Earth Element Talent had advanced to Intermediate, and began cultivating before afternoon military training.
• The freshmen crowded around Wang Teng after hearing he had defeated Wei Hua, but Du Chi made the classes run five laps around the Training Field.
• Wang Teng and his friends ate dinner while Zhou Kun challenged him to a match in the Martial Arena, and Wang Teng accepted, telling him to prepare the credits.
• After evening drills and military songs, the freshmen gathered at the Training Field to watch Wang Teng face Zhou Kun and debated who would win.

Wang Teng fought Zhou Kun in a brutal arena match and won by knocking him out with a brick. After the referees declared him the winner, he collected a new wood-element talent and left the story still insisting he had almost lost.

• Yang Lin and Chen Su agreed to referee Wang Teng's match against Zhou Kun again.
• Wang Teng and Zhou Kun traded powerful punches as the watching students marveled at their strength.
• Wang Teng seized an opening, struck Zhou Kun on the head with a brick, and won the match.
• Wang Teng collected Spirit, Wood Element Source Power, and Intermediate Wood Element Talent attributes from the fallen bubbles.
• Yang Lin warned Wang Teng not to hit fellow students in the head, while Chen Su praised his fighting skills.

After defeating two second-year students, Wang Teng accepted an invitation to join the Martial Arts Club and tested his new Wood Element Talent. The next day, he brought his friends to the cafeteria’s Second Floor and balked at the expensive menu.

• Chen Su and Yang Lin explained the Martial Arts Club’s duties and benefits, and Wang Teng agreed to join.
• Wang Teng’s friends celebrated his victory and recruitment, then demanded that he treat them to a meal on the cafeteria’s Second Floor.
• Wang Teng tested his Intermediate Wood Element Talent and used its Source Power to make a potted plant grow a new branch.
• Wang Teng took his friends to the Second Floor the next afternoon and was shocked by the prices on the menu.

Wang Teng defeated a succession of second-year challengers while pretending each fight had nearly beaten him, earning the nickname Invincible Wang. After three quiet days, he received a challenge letter from Zhuo Tai, who planned to fight him the next day.

• Wang Teng treated Hou Pingliang and three classmates to an expensive meal on the cafeteria's Second Floor, then hurried to eat his share.
• During military training, Wang Teng kept defeating second-year challengers by narrow margins and gained the nickname Invincible Wang.
• Wang Teng continued acting exhausted after each victory, leaving other students unsure of his true strength and discouraging further challengers.
• Wang Teng received Zhuo Tai's challenge letter for noon the following day and reflected on how his recent fights had increased his attributes.
• Zhuo Tai and several second-year students reviewed recordings of Wang Teng's fights, and Zhuo Tai insisted he would defeat him.

The academy gathered to discuss Wang Teng’s rapid rise and his coming fight against Zhuo Tai, the undefeated leading student of the second year. As the packed Training Field waited for the noon match, Zhuo Tai arrived with his mentor, but Wang Teng had not yet appeared.

• Zhuo Tai’s undefeated record and growing concern over Wang Teng’s victories made their clash a major topic across campus.
• Zhuang He convened the Martial Arts Club to review new recruits, and its members discussed Wang Teng’s potential and whether to watch his fight.
• Tong Hu, Su Jing, and the academy deans debated Wang Teng’s performance and the threat he posed to Zhuo Tai.
• Wang Teng told Hou Pingliang and Lü Shu that he had to defeat Zhuo Tai to end the second-years’ challenge, while privately resenting the academy’s setup.
• Students, mentors, and Martial Arts Club members gathered at the Training Field for the match; Zhuo Tai arrived, and second-year students argued with freshmen who asked why Wang Teng had not shown up.

Wang Teng arrived to face Zhuo Tai in a martial duel where death was permitted, and despite warnings about Zhuo Tai’s strength, he agreed to fight. The chapter ended with Zhuo Tai declaring that martial arts disputes decided both victory and death, and Wang Teng accepting the stakes.

• Wang Teng arrived just before noon and brushed aside second-year students who complained he was late.
• Chen Su warned Wang Teng that the challenge allowed either fighter to die and offered him the chance to withdraw.
• Zhuang He rebuked Zhuo Tai’s teacher for interfering with the Martial Arts Club’s rules, and Wang Teng thanked him for his support.
• Zhuo Tai taunted Wang Teng to fight, and Wang Teng accepted despite Yang Lin and Chen Su’s concerns.
• Wang Teng questioned whether their clash of pride warranted a fight to the death, but Zhuo Tai declared that martial arts disputes decided both victory and death, and Wang Teng accepted.