Chapter Summaries

Lin Qi advanced through the tournament as Huo Wanyang demonstrated overwhelming strength by defeating Guo Heng in the Arena. After Lin Qi reached a vitality value of 39, the competition narrowed to thirteen contestants, and the seventh round’s matchups were announced.

• Lin Qi killed Chang Xia Liu with a single spear thrust in the Arena.
• Huo Wanyang defeated Guo Heng with a halberd strike through the heart, and Lin Qi recognized him as a powerful opponent.
• The fourth round ended with twenty-five contestants remaining, including Lin Qi, Guan Shan, and Jiang Tao from Azure Sky Sixth Academy.
• Lin Qi completed a training session and increased his vitality value from 38.9 to 39 before entering the Virtual Cabin for the next competition day.
• Lin Qi received a Bye in the fifth round as the other contestants fought, and Guan Shan advanced to the top thirteen.
• Vice Principal Xu Wenji announced the seventh round, where only seven contestants would advance, and the matchups were revealed.

Lin Qi faced Ruan Qian in the tournament after watching Li Lei defeat Guan Shan. He tested Ruan Qian’s skill before overpowering her and winning the match.

• Li Lei defeated Guan Shan with a relentless Battle Axe assault, and Lin Qi reassured Guan Shan that he had done well.
• Lin Qi entered the Arena to face Ruan Qian, who recognized his intimidating strength but resolved to test herself against him.
• Ruan Qian attacked with the Shadowless Sword Technique, and Lin Qi defended while gauging her abilities.
• Lin Qi read Ruan Qian’s movements, broke through her Jin Force with a powerful spear strike, and followed with three consecutive attacks.
• Ruan Qian blocked two spear attacks before Lin Qi pierced her throat, ending the match in his victory.

Lin Qi received another bye into the semifinals, where he faced Ao Feng after Huo Wanyang defeated Duan Chuchu. Ao Feng launched a rapid Ghost Shadow Blade Technique assault, but the chapter ended as Lin Qi began to retreat and Ao Feng rushed in for a decisive strike.

• Lin Qi defeated Ruan Qian, and the final seven contestants were announced with Lin Qi receiving a bye into the semifinals.
• Huo Wanyang defeated Duan Chuchu with his Red Halberd and advanced to the semifinals.
• Ao Feng and Lin Qi were paired for the second semifinal match, and Ao Feng declared that Huo Wanyang was his intended opponent.
• Lin Qi and Ao Feng exchanged rapid weapon strikes, with Lin Qi's Mountain Splitting Force neutralizing Ao Feng's vicious Jin Force.
• Ao Feng combined Ghost Shadow Blade Technique with Ghost Shadow Step to create a flurry of afterimages, then closed in on the retreating Lin Qi for a powerful attack.

Lin Qi defeated Ao Feng in the second match with his speed, strength, and Mountain Splitting Spear Technique, securing a place in the finals. Ao Feng realized he would finish third, while the crowd celebrated Lin Qi’s victory.

• Ao Feng attacked Lin Qi with his Startling Goose Ghost Flash, but Lin Qi evaded his killing moves with the Thunder Flash Movement Technique.
• Lin Qi countered with a series of powerful spear strikes that overwhelmed Ao Feng and left him unable to retaliate.
• Ao Feng made a final attempt to win with his killing move, but Lin Qi anticipated it and pierced his heart with Rock Splitting Cone.
• The Intelligent Voice announced Lin Qi as the winner, and Ao Feng struggled to accept his defeat.
• The audience cheered Lin Qi as spectators recognized that he and Huo Wanyang were the two strongest freshmen.

Lin Qi defeated Ao Feng and advanced to the New Student Tournament final against Huo Wanyang. Their championship match began with both fighters exchanging powerful blows, leaving them evenly matched.

• Ruan Qian, Ruan Yu, and Li Lei praised Lin Qi after he defeated Ao Feng, while Huo Wanyang looked forward to facing him in the final.
• Vice Principal Xu Wenji announced that Lin Qi and Huo Wanyang would compete for the championship and its six-million-Xia Guo Bi reward.
• Lin Qi and Huo Wanyang entered the Arena, where they sized each other up and prepared to fight.
• Huo Wanyang charged with his Red Halberd, and Lin Qi met his attack with his Black Great Spear; both fighters staggered back from the clash.
• Lin Qi and Huo Wanyang continued trading fierce, direct attacks, impressing the audience and surprising Wu Yueze with how evenly Lin Qi matched Huo Wanyang.

Lin Qi defeated Huo Wanyang in the finals after overpowering him in a series of clashes and breaking through his defense. Huo Wanyang was eliminated from the Arena, leaving Lin Qi as the champion.

• Wu Yueze and the other academy leaders watched as Lin Qi and Huo Wanyang continued their fierce battle.
• Lin Qi overpowered Huo Wanyang in ten head-on clashes, shocking Huo Wanyang with his superior strength.
• Huo Wanyang unleashed his Killing Move, Sky Splitting Strike, while Lin Qi countered with Surging Wave Whirlwind Strike.
• Lin Qi endured Huo Wanyang's attack and launched a relentless spear assault that shattered Huo Wanyang's defense.
• Lin Qi pierced Huo Wanyang through the heart, and Huo Wanyang dispersed from the Arena, ending the finals.

Lin Qi defeated Huo Wanyang to win the New Student Tournament’s Individual Competition, surprising the academies and earning widespread recognition. After the tournament, Lin Qi improved his Spear Technique, heard from Dean Liu about a reward and help with his next breakthrough, and discovered that all his rewards had arrived.

• Lin Qi defeated Huo Wanyang, and the tournament announced him as champion while Huo Wanyang struggled to accept his loss.
• Spectators and academy leaders celebrated or reacted with shock, while three S-Rank Geniuses dismissed Lin Qi and Huo Wanyang as inferior because they lacked special abilities.
• Lin Qi returned to Azure Sky Sixth Academy’s seats, where Jiang Tao and the others congratulated him on winning the championship.
• Lin Qi’s Spear Technique improved from Second Order 82% to 85%, and Dean Liu told him to prepare for his reward and visit his office in two days for help with a Third Realm Body Tempering breakthrough.
• Lin Qi found that students across Azure Sky Martial Academy recognized him, and Jiang Tao showed him a viral forum post demanding that a bettor run naked.
• Lin Qi returned to his villa, where Xiao Chan told him he had four messages; he checked them and saw that all his rewards had arrived.

Lin Qi received his monthly training allotments and tournament rewards, then cultivated until his vitality reached 39.2 as he considered breaking through to the Third Realm. News of his victory over Huo Wanyang spread across the academy, while Li Hanjiang set his sights on Lin Qi ahead of the National Freshman League.

• Lin Qi received refreshed training time and nearly 17.5 million Xia Guo Bi in rewards, bringing his net worth close to 40 million.
• Lin Qi cultivated in the Martial Arts Room and raised his vitality from 39 to 39.2, leaving him 0.8 short of the Third Realm.
• A student from Azure Sky First Academy kept his promise to streak after Lin Qi defeated Huo Wanyang, Ao Feng, and Duan Chuchu, then posted a censored video that spread before officials removed it.
• At Ming Sea Martial University, Li Hanjiang learned that Lin Qi had defeated Huo Wanyang and made Lin Qi his target for the National Freshman League.
• Lin Qi’s victory spread throughout Azure Sky Martial Academy, and on August 18 he left class and took the elevator to the top floor.

Dean Liu gave Lin Qi a Tendon Changing Potion and arranged for him to study an Eighth Level Disaster Beast corpse to help perfect his Source Energy Technique. Lin Qi and Dean Liu arrived at the Disaster Beast Museum at the Tenth Institute, where many other people had gathered.

• Dean Liu gave Lin Qi a Tendon Changing Potion as a personal reward from the academy.
• Dean Liu explained that studying a real Eighth Level Disaster Beast could help Lin Qi perfect his Source Energy Technique and double its tempering effect.
• Dean Liu said he had arranged a three-day study period for Lin Qi at the Tenth Institute’s Disaster Beast Museum, costing 5 million Xia Guo Bi.
• Lin Qi and Dean Liu drove to the Tenth Institute, passed its security checkpoint, and headed toward the museum.
• Lin Qi and Dean Liu saw many people heading to the museum, including several familiar figures.

Lin Qi and the other academy institute heads visited Azure Sky Martial Academy’s Disaster Beast Museum, where Lin Qi began observing the Adamantine Yang Tiger to improve his technique. The chapter ended with Dean Liu explaining the immense detail required to perfect its Divine Intent Diagram.

• Wu Yueze encouraged Huo Wanyang after his tournament defeat and brought him to the museum to help advance his technique.
• Lin Qi met the other institute heads outside the museum, paid the entry fee, and entered with Dean Liu.
• Old Li praised Lin Qi’s potential after the group passed inspection.
• Lin Qi and Dean Liu viewed the museum’s Eighth and Ninth Level Disaster Beasts and traveled to the Adamantine Yang Tiger’s zone.
• Dean Liu explained that observing the tiger’s every pattern could help Lin Qi complete a perfected diagram requiring 360,000 mental strokes.

Lin Qi perfected the Adamantine Yang Tiger Evolution Method after studying an Eighth Level Disaster Beast, then absorbed the Museum’s abundant Source Energy as his body transformed. He ended the chapter sensing a new power within himself, while Old Li recognized him as an extraordinary talent.

• Lin Qi used the Mobile Contemplation Seat to study the Adamantine Yang Tiger and began rebuilding his visualization from the real beast.
• Huo Wanyang, Ao Feng, and the other S-Rank new students visualized Eighth Level Disaster Beasts, each determined to reach perfection and surpass the others.
• Lin Qi completed a 360,000-stroke visualization, bringing the Adamantine Yang Tiger Evolution Method to perfection and raising his spiritual power from 46 to 49.
• Lin Qi sensed the Museum’s dense Source Energy and absorbed it, transforming his body and feeling an unfamiliar power take shape.
• Old Li noticed Lin Qi’s rapid breakthrough and hoped he would eventually become a Ninth Realm Martial Artist.
• Lin Qi stopped absorbing Source Energy as his body finished transforming, then opened his eyes with blazing Golden Light and released a terrifying aura.

Lin Qi perfected the Adamantine Yang Tiger Evolution Method at the Disaster Beast Museum, reaching peak Second Realm and comprehending 10% of Unknown Power. The next day, he attended a lesson on High-Level Disaster Beasts and their Divine Abilities.

• Lin Qi reached 100% Compatibility with the Adamantine Yang Tiger Evolution Method, perfected it, and raised his Blood Vitality to 39.99 while comprehending 10% of Unknown Power.
• Lin Qi left the Disaster Beast Museum and told the other Institute Heads he would not return the next day; they realized his technique had already reached perfection, and Huo Wanyang resolved to train harder.
• Dean Liu received Lin Qi’s message that he had perfected his technique and wondered how he had cultivated so quickly.
• Teacher Jia explained that High-Level Disaster Beasts possessed Divine Abilities that could emerge in life-or-death situations and warned the students to kill them before they could use them.

Jia Hui taught Lin Qi’s class about Minor Divine Powers, and Lin Qi realized he had likely begun comprehending the Adamantine Yang Tiger’s ability. After taking a Tendon Changing Potion, Lin Qi broke through to the Third Realm Body Tempering stage and began planning how to find guidance for his next stage of cultivation.

• Jia Hui explained that Minor Divine Powers were rare abilities adapted from Calamity Beasts and that only a few exceptional martial artists could comprehend them.
• Jiang Tao told Lin Qi he believed Lin Qi would learn a Minor Divine Power, and Lin Qi encouraged Jiang Tao to keep striving toward his goal of defeating an S-Rank Genius.
• Lin Qi asked Xiao Chan about the Adamantine Yang Tiger’s ability and concluded that his Unknown Power was likely Adamantine Yang Transformation, which he had comprehended to ten percent.
• Lin Qi drank a Tendon Changing Potion and trained with several fist styles until his Tendon Refining reached perfection and his vitality value rose to 40, making him a Third Realm Body Tempering martial artist.
• Lin Qi absorbed dormant Source Energy particles, raised his vitality value to 41, and decided he needed someone to guide his cultivation.

After returning from the Otherworld, Mu Hong and the senior students were shocked to learn that Lin Qi had won the Freshman Tournament individual championship and led Sixth Institute to the team title. Lin Qi reunited with them, received congratulatory gifts, and began learning about the Third Realm after revealing he had already broken through.

• Mu Hong returned to Azure Sky Sixth Academy and learned that Lin Qi had won the individual championship, while Li Qing and Wang Zhixuan were also astonished by the news.
• Guo Yi gave Guo Heng a Soul Potion to improve his comprehension and urged him to keep working hard after hearing that Lin Qi had become widely discussed among the academies.
• Lin Qi met Li Qing, Wang Zhixuan, and Mu Hong at the teaching building, where they congratulated him and gave him gifts for his tournament victories.
• Lin Qi told Mu Hong that he had broken through to the Third Realm the previous day, surprising his teacher and senior students.
• Mu Hong began explaining the Third Realm of martial arts, Body Tempering, while Lin Qi listened.

Mu Hong taught Lin Qi about Third Realm Body Tempering and the benefits of skin tempering, while Li Qing gave him costly Skin Tempering Ointment and other gifts. Lin Qi began training with the ointment under five times gravity and focused on completing his Adamantine Yang Transformation; the chapter left him exhausted and staring at his Panel.

• Mu Hong explained that Third Realm Body Tempering strengthened the skin membrane, improved defense and perception, and helped the body unleash greater strength.
• Li Qing gave Lin Qi Skin Tempering Ointment, Wang Zhixuan gave him a new Smartphone, and Mu Hong gave him cultivation notes.
• Mu Hong told Dean Liu that he planned to return to the battlefield and seek a breakthrough to the Eighth Realm, while hoping Lin Qi might someday become a Ninth Realm Martial Artist.
• Lin Qi inspected the gifts, learned that the ointment cost one million Xia Guo Bi per jar, and felt grateful to his seniors and teacher.
• Lin Qi applied the ointment and trained with his spear under five times gravity, enduring its discomfort while trying to complete the Adamantine Yang Transformation.
• After two hours, Lin Qi's training ended, and he panted heavily while staring at his Panel.

Lin Qi measured his strength after breaking through to the Third Realm, then continued training as his vitality and Adamantine Yang Transformation comprehension increased. Dean Liu told him that the Nationwide Freshman Competition would begin in a little over two months.

• Lin Qi tested his punch force at 3,586.6 kilograms and his speed at 44 meters per second, both well above Third Realm minimums but below Fourth Realm thresholds.
• Lin Qi continued Source Energy cultivation, and a week later his vitality reached 44.9 while his Adamantine Yang Transformation comprehension rose to 25%.
• Lin Qi asked Dean Liu why he had never seen the head dean, and Dean Liu explained that the Eighth Realm deans were usually away fighting Calamity Beasts or undertaking Great Reclamation in the Otherworld.
• Dean Liu told Lin Qi that the Nationwide Freshman Competition would begin in a little over two months.

Dean Liu explained the upcoming nationwide freshman competition and warned Lin Qi about formidable rivals, including Li Hanjiang. At the Refining God Tower, Lin Qi met the Psychic Master Shen Zhenzhen, learned how far ahead she was in mental power, and strengthened his resolve to catch up.

• Dean Liu told Lin Qi that the Nationwide Freshman Competition was two months away and identified Li Hanjiang as a major rival after he defeated Wei Peng.
• Lin Qi arrived at the Refining God Tower, where Shen Zhenzhen greeted him before privately dismissing him as weak and claiming her Flying Daggers could kill him instantly.
• Jiang Tao and Guo Heng explained that Shen Zhenzhen could endure the tower's tenth floor, while Lin Qi had reached only the fourth.
• Lin Qi trained against Mental Shock on the fourth floor for two hours and raised his mental power from 49 to 51.
• Lin Qi concluded that the fourth floor's training had weakened and decided to advance to the fifth floor as he aimed to catch up with Shen Zhenzhen.

Lin Qi and Jiang Tao celebrated Jiang Miaoyin’s rise to first place in her grade, then watched senior students depart for battlefield internships as Calamity Beast attacks worsened. Lin Qi urged his friends to cultivate harder, while Dean Liu and Mu Hong acknowledged the dangers and hoped more geniuses would survive to grow stronger.

• Jiang Miaoyin told Lin Qi and Jiang Tao that she had joined Tianhai No. 2 Middle School’s senior-year Elite Class and ranked first in her grade.
• Jiang Tao explained that Jiang Miaoyin had used her Mysterious Water Drop Gem early to improve her talent and gain resources sooner.
• Jiang Tao praised Lin Qi’s rapid rise over the past year, including his victory over the nation’s second-ranked student.
• Lin Qi and his friends watched military transport planes carry fourth-year students to battlefield internships and discussed the growing Calamity Beast threat.
• Lin Qi urged his friends to train diligently so they could resist future invasions, while Dean Liu and Mu Hong discussed the casualties students might face on the battlefield.

Lin Qi became the first freshman to clear the Disaster Beast Trial Tower’s second floor, improving his Spear Technique and Thunder Flash Movement Technique before entering the third-floor trial. Huo Wanyang cleared the second floor afterward and realized Lin Qi had beaten him to it.

• Lin Qi entered the second-floor trial and killed 100 Iron-Spike Boars, becoming the first freshman to clear it and earning a reward for the next monthly settlement.
• Lin Qi’s Spear Technique advanced to Second-Order High-Stage, and his Thunder Flash Movement Technique reached Major Achievement.
• Lin Qi began the third-floor trial, where he had to kill 120 Iron-Spike Boars and 30 Single-Horned Black Boars within an hour, and charged into the beasts.
• Huo Wanyang cleared the second floor, saw no notification that he was first, and concluded Lin Qi had beaten him again.

Lin Qi became the first student to clear the Trial Tower’s second floor, then realized he needed stronger martial arts to face the third floor. The next day, he sparred with Li Qing and showed enough skill to impress his senior brother and Mu Hong.

• Huo Wanyang struggled to catch up with Lin Qi, while Ao Feng barely passed the second-floor trial and Ruan Qian failed.
• Shi Xiaofei spotted Lin Qi’s ranking advance to the third floor, and students learned that Lin Qi had cleared the second floor before Huo Wanyang.
• Lin Qi emerged from the Trial Tower and, back in the Martial Arts Room, judged that clearing the third floor would require a stronger Spear Technique and Movement Technique.
• Lin Qi decided to learn a faster Spear Technique and sparred with Li Qing the next day using training spears.
• Mu Hong stopped the spar, and Li Qing admitted Lin Qi had blocked his attacks despite Li Qing using seventy percent of his strength.