Chapter Summaries

Mu Hong taught Lin Qi how to pursue Third Order spear technique, then left for the battlefield. Lin Qi bought the Meteor Spear Technique and Skin Tempering Ointment, improved his mental strength, and began practicing his new manual.

• Mu Hong explained that Lin Qi needed to control and gather all his Jin Force, and advised him to study one additional Five-Star Rating Spear Technique as a reference.
• Mu Hong announced that he was leaving for the battlefield, and Li Qing told Lin Qi about Mu Hong’s reputation as the Blood Shadow Spear.
• Lin Qi ordered the Meteor Spear Technique and fifteen jars of Skin Tempering Ointment for 11.7 million Xia Guo Bi.
• Lin Qi’s Hundred Calamities Bestiary cultivation broke through, raising his mental strength from 56 to 58.
• Lin Qi received his order, studied the Meteor Spear Technique, and began practicing its fifteen forms.

Lin Qi practiced the Meteor Spear Technique, improving his spear mastery and combat power as he continued his cultivation. After watching news of a devastating Calamity Beast Tide and confirming Mu Hong was safe, he sparred with Guan Shan at the academy.

• Lin Qi learned the Meteor Spear Technique’s Jin Force Circulation and raised his Spear Technique mastery from Second Order 90% to 92%.
• Lin Qi followed his regular cultivation routine and used the Meteor Spear Technique to make further progress in the Disaster Beast Trial Tower.
• Lin Qi watched reports of three Space Gates opening in Beijiang Province, where the Overlord killed the Earth-Shaking Dragon Elephant and martial artists fought the Mountain Moving Ape.
• Lin Qi saw Mu Hong battling a Great Strength Bear in the news, then learned from Li Qing that Mu Hong was safe.
• Lin Qi met Guan Shan in the academy’s Martial Arts Room for a sparring match, with Wang Qiu Feng as referee.

Lin Qi defeated Guan Shan with his newly learned Meteor Spear Technique, collected his academy rewards, and pushed his Blood value to 50 while planning to advance his martial arts. With the Nationwide Freshman Competition approaching, he learned that Third Order geniuses from the Tenth Institute might compete and resolved to train for them.

• Lin Qi overwhelmed Guan Shan with the Meteor Spear Technique and won their sparring match.
• Xiao Chan delivered Lin Qi's rewards for ranking first in the Disaster Beast Trial Tower, including 3,500,000 Xia Guo Bi and two portions of Skin Tempering Ointment.
• Lin Qi cultivated for two hours, raised his Blood value to 50, and decided to learn a defensive Spear Technique Secret Manual.
• Dean Liu told Lin Qi that the Nationwide Freshman Competition began on November 25 and that Third Order geniuses from the Tenth Institute could enter without using their special abilities.
• Lin Qi entered the Gravity Room, applied Skin Tempering Ointment, and asked Xiao Chan to activate six times gravity so he could break through to Third Order Spear Technique.

Lin Qi trained in the Gravity Room and broke through to the Third Realm of Spear Technique, gaining perfect control over his muscles and Jin Force. He then successfully unleashed the Mountain Splitting Spear Technique’s third killing move, Mountain Splitting.

• Lin Qi practiced Five Form Fist under six times gravity and improved his Third Order Fist Technique from 2% to 7%.
• Lin Qi trained with the Mountain Splitting, Meteor, and Adamantine Spear Techniques to refine his control of Jin Force.
• Lin Qi pushed his mastery of Jin Force from 93% to 100% and broke through to the Third Realm of Spear Technique: Perfect.
• Lin Qi used his perfected Spear Technique to unleash Mountain Splitting, the third killing move of the Mountain Splitting Spear Technique.

Lin Qi comprehended Mountain Splitting, advanced his spear technique to the Third Order, and recovered from the strain of using his new move. On the eve of the Nationwide Freshman Competition, he cleared the Trial Tower’s third floor and began the fourth, emerging as Azure Sky Martial Academy’s leading freshman.

• Lin Qi used Mountain Splitting under six-times gravity, breaking through to perfect Third Order spear technique and raising his vitality, but the move left him exhausted and injured.
• After recovering with a Healing Elixir and Healing Pod, Lin Qi resolved to improve his vitality, movement technique, spear technique, and Adamantine Yang Transformation before the competition.
• By November 24, Lin Qi fought through the Disaster Beast Trial Tower’s third floor and became the first freshman to clear it.
• Lin Qi began the fourth-floor trial, which required him to kill 200 Calamity Beasts within 60 minutes.
• Students outside the Trial Tower celebrated Lin Qi’s achievement and anticipated the Nationwide Freshman Competition, and Lin Qi walked out of the tower.

Lin Qi prepared for the Nationwide Freshman Competition as Azure Sky Martial Academy explained the brutal preliminary-round rules. He joined a separate meeting with the academy’s top freshmen, where Teacher Wang began addressing their different goals.

• Lin Qi improved his Spear Technique and Movement Technique while fighting Calamity Beasts, but remained dissatisfied and focused on comprehending Adamantine Yang Transformation before the finals.
• Lu Wei told Azure Sky Sixth Academy’s freshmen that more than 1.5 million contestants would compete, with only 15,000 advancing from the preliminary round and rewards offered for kills.
• Lu Wei reminded Azure Sky Martial Academy’s freshmen that the school expected them to reach the Main Competition, then invited Lin Qi to a separate Virtual Cabin meeting.
• Lin Qi joined the meeting with Azure Sky Martial Academy’s top freshmen, including Jiang Tao, Guan Shan, and the Ruan sisters, and greeted contestants from other institutes.
• Teacher Wang introduced herself to the gathered top freshmen and said their goals differed from those of ordinary contestants.

Teacher Wang briefed Azure Sky Martial Academy’s freshmen on the Nationwide Freshman Competition and its strongest rivals. As the preliminary round began, Lin Qi trained, improved his Fist Technique, and entered the competition.

• Teacher Wang explained that thirty seeded contestants, including Lin Qi and Huo Wanyang, would advance directly to the top 512, then introduced notable rivals such as Liang Yuxin and Li Hanjiang.
• Lin Qi reviewed Senior Lu Wei’s profiles and identified Liang Yuxin, Wei Peng, and Li Hanjiang as the competitors most likely to challenge him.
• Liang Yuxin and Li Hanjiang discussed their championship ambitions, while many special-ability geniuses at the Tenth Institutes declined or hesitated to participate.
• On November 25, Lin Qi trained his Five Form Fist and improved his Fist Technique to Third Order 20%.
• Lin Qi entered the Red Realm through Azure Sky Martial Academy’s official website as the Nationwide Freshman Competition began.

Lin Qi and the other freshmen entered the Nationwide Freshman Competition’s preliminary venue, where Vice Principal Xu Wenji explained that only 15,000 of more than 1.5 million contestants would advance and announced rewards for kills. The first round began in a vast forest arena, and Lin Qi watched the contestants start fighting as he sized up rivals Li Hanjiang and Liang Yuxin.

• Lin Qi arrived at the competition venue with Jiang Tao, Guo Heng, Wang Qiu Feng, Zhou Xiyin, and Li Zhou, and saw the academies arranged on three levels of Floating Islands.
• Xu Wenji announced that the preliminary round would narrow 1,536,521 contestants to 15,000 and award ten thousand Xia Guo Bi per kill, up to five hundred thousand.
• Xu Wenji began the first round, and contestants were transported into a vast forest arena after receiving a minute to choose Combat Suits and weapons.
• Lin Qi observed Ming Sea Martial University's Li Hanjiang and Mountain Imperial Martial University's Liang Yuxin before turning his attention to the arena.
• Contestants began attacking one another, and Chen Zichuan of Azure Sky Martial Academy killed a Battle Axe Man who had just boasted about his kills.

Chen Zichuan and Jiang Tao slaughtered opponents in the Preliminary Round, while Lin Qi trained before returning for the second round. The Thousand-Person Hunt began with the first match, leaving the contestants scattered across a rocky arena.

• Chen Zichuan killed students from other academies, and Jiang Tao eliminated three attackers before reaching his fifty-kill limit and being returned to Azure Sky Martial Academy.
• After more than two hours, Xu Wenji announced that 15,000 contestants had advanced to the Main Competition.
• Lin Qi trained his mental strength with Fierce Tiger Hounds, raising it from 74 to 75, then drank an Advanced Enhancement Potion and logged back into the competition.
• A pink-haired girl at Shan Yu University's Tenth Academy considered joining the competition so she could surprise the other contestants and crush their hopes of winning.
• Xu Wenji introduced the Thousand-Person Hunt, where 1,000 contestants would fight until 100 remained and the top 964 across fifteen matches would advance.
• The first 1,000 contestants entered a rocky arena, and the Intelligent Voice announced the start of the first match.

Chen Zichuan survived the first match of the second round by exploiting the terrain, while Jiang Tao and Guo Heng dominated their matches and climbed to the top of the points ranking. The tournament continued with the remaining contestants entering the Arena.

• Chen Zichuan blinded a larger opponent with sand and killed him, then kept fighting among the contestants.
• Chen Zichuan was knocked down by a stronger spear-wielding opponent, but the match ended when only one hundred contestants remained, allowing him to advance.
• Jiang Tao defeated waves of opponents in the second match and took first place on the Points Ranking with 56 points.
• Guo Heng fought through the third match and returned in second place on the Points Ranking, crediting his improved Blade Technique and the Soul Potion from Guo Yi.

Lin Qi cultivated while the Nationwide Freshman Competition progressed, bringing his Adamantine Yang Transformation comprehension to 99% and raising his physical strength. As the fourth round began, he learned that Mao Jia and Yi Shaojie were formidable contenders from other schools.

• Lin Qi logged off during the competition to practice the Five Form Fist, raising his fist technique to Third Order 21% and his Adamantine Yang Transformation comprehension to 99%.
• Xu Wenji announced the third-round rules, and Lin Qi logged off again to cultivate while the matches proceeded.
• Lin Qi increased his Qi and Blood Value to 65.5, then measured his punch force at 4567.8kg and speed at 49m/s.
• Zhou Xiyin told Lin Qi about Mao Jia and Yi Shaojie, who had shown strength comparable to seeded contestants.
• Xu Wenji announced the fourth round, in which 512 contestants competed for 256 places in the fifth round and a 1.5 million Xia Guo Bi reward.

Lin Qi faced Mao Jia of Shu Country Martial Arts University in the Fourth Round, where she attacked with the Golden Snake Swordplay. The chapter ended as Lin Qi suddenly moved to evade her strike.

• Zhou Xiyin won the first match of the Fourth Round and returned to the audience seats.
• Lin Qi entered the Arena to face Mao Jia, who hoped to defeat him and make history for Shu Country Martial Arts University.
• A Shu Country Martial Arts University leader praised Mao Jia's training and declared that she could match Lin Qi.
• Mao Jia charged Lin Qi with the Golden Snake Swordplay technique Serpent Swarm Dance.
• Lin Qi watched Mao Jia's swordplay slow in his eyes, then stomped on the road and vanished from his position.

Lin Qi instantly killed Mao Jia with a spear strike, then watched several other top freshmen demonstrate their strength. The chapter ended after Li Hanjiang defeated Wang Qiu Feng in another instant kill.

• Lin Qi killed Mao Jia in three seconds with Starlight Thrust, and the audience reacted with shock and cheers.
• Lin Qi returned to the Azure Sky Sixth Academy seats and warned his classmates not to underestimate their opponents.
• Yi Shaojie decisively won the third match, while the fourth and fifth matches were closely contested.
• Liang Yuxin killed her opponent with a swift Third Order Sword Technique in the sixth match.
• Li Hanjiang defeated Wang Qiu Feng with a single spear strike, stunning the audience and his fellow competitors.

Li Hanjiang established himself as one of the Nationwide Freshman Competition’s strongest contenders, while Wei Peng revealed overwhelming strength and vowed to win the championship. As the Fourth Round continued, three Azure Sky Martial Academy students watched online and discussed whether they should have competed.

• Li Hanjiang defeated his opponent, and Guan Shan explained his background and mastery of the Snowdrift Spear Technique.
• Ming Sea Martial University’s leaders praised Li Hanjiang and predicted he could win the championship, while Dean Liu remained confident in Lin Qi.
• Huo Wanyang, Ao Feng, and Duan Chuchu swiftly defeated their opponents as the Fourth Round progressed.
• Wei Peng crushed his opponent with a single axe strike and resolved to defeat Li Hanjiang, Lin Qi, Liang Yuxin, and the other contenders.
• Lin Qi assessed Wei Peng’s strength and considered fighting the competition’s experts to improve his Spear Technique.
• Three Azure Sky Martial Academy students watched the tournament online, and the pretty girl asked the Round-faced Boy whether he wanted to compete.

Lin Qi defeated Gong Hui in three spear strikes and advanced through the sixth round as the Nationwide Freshman Competition narrowed to sixty-four contestants. As the seventh round approached, Tan Peier registered to compete, while a round-faced Tenth Institute student still wrestled with whether to enter.

• A girl urged the round-faced boy to compete, but he hesitated because he feared being laughed at, though the idea began to take root.
• Xu Wenji announced that 256 contestants had advanced, and the fifth-round bracket matched Lin Qi against Gong Hui.
• Lin Qi defeated Gong Hui with three strikes of his Starlight Thrust, piercing his throat after Gong Hui blocked the first two attacks.
• Lin Qi won again in the sixth round, and the Resurrection Match brought back Mao Jia, Gong Hui, and two other contestants for the seventh round.
• Tan Peier registered for the competition, while the round-faced boy at Azure Sky Martial Academy debated whether to enter before his screen refreshed.

A late registration by two special-ability geniuses from Tenth Institute threatened Lin Qi’s expected championship, while Lin Qi trained under extreme gravity to improve before the tournament ended. He broke through to Third Order Movement Technique and continued pushing himself to master a Minor Divine Power.

• A round-faced contestant registered for the Freshman Tournament after seeing Tan Peier’s entry and expected to compete in the Eighth Round.
• Xu Wenji learned that two Tenth Institute geniuses with awakened special abilities had registered and ordered the Three Great Academies’ leaders to be notified.
• Dean Liu received Xu Wenji’s message and concluded that Lin Qi’s chances of winning the championship had fallen.
• Lin Qi trained in sevenfold gravity and broke through to Third Order Movement Technique, bringing Thunder Flash Movement Technique to perfection.
• Lin Qi began practicing the Meteor Spear Technique under sevenfold gravity and triggered the latent power within his body as he continued pursuing the Minor Divine Power.

Lin Qi comprehended the Minor Divine Power Adamantine Yang Transformation after training under seven times gravity, but its severe strain left him weakened. He recovered enough to enter the Nationwide Freshman Competition’s Seventh Round, where he won his match and moved closer to the championship.

• Lin Qi awakened the Adamantine Yang Transformation, raising his vitality and blood value and increasing his spear technique and template fusion rate.
• Lin Qi learned that the transformation could briefly boost his strength and speed, then suffered severe weakness from the effort and noticed a new mark on his chest.
• After recovering through food and healing potions, Lin Qi logged into the competition venue as the Seventh Round began.
• Lin Qi defeated his opponent in Match 34, advancing in the competition.
• Liang Yuxin and Li Hanjiang identified Lin Qi as one of the main championship contenders, while academy leaders discussed the absence of geniuses with special abilities.

After Lin Qi and 33 other contestants advanced to the Eighth Round, two Wild Card contestants joined, bringing the field to 36. Lin Qi was matched against Wei Peng in the first bout, and the match began with both fighters ready to attack.

• Jiang Tao was eliminated by Zhuang Yang after putting up a strong fight, while the other Azure Sky Sixth Academy contestants were also eliminated.
• Xu Wenji announced that Tan Peier and Han Zhen had entered through Wild Cards, raising the contestant count to 36, and explained that special abilities would be forbidden.
• Xu Wenji drew the Eighth Round matchups, pairing Lin Qi against Wei Peng in the first match.
• Lin Qi entered the Arena and faced Wei Peng, who vowed to defeat him and win the championship.
• The first advancement match began as Lin Qi summoned a powerful aura and golden light shone in his eyes.

Lin Qi defeated Wei Peng in the arena after initially defending against his fierce axe attacks, then overpowering him with a spear strike and finishing move. The victory left the audience stunned and Huo Wanyang questioning whether he could beat Lin Qi.

• Wei Peng charged Lin Qi with his Battle Axe, and Lin Qi used the Adamantine Spear Technique to block his opening attack.
• Li Hanjiang and other spectators discussed Wei Peng's strength, while Huo Wanyang judged that Lin Qi could withstand him.
• Wei Peng unleashed his Third Order axe technique, but Lin Qi dodged his killing blow and countered his horizontal sweep with a Lifting Spear that sent him staggering backward.
• Lin Qi followed with Chasing the Moon Meteor, pierced Wei Peng's arm and throat, and defeated him.
• The Intelligent Voice announced Lin Qi's win, and Huo Wanyang wondered how strong Lin Qi had become.

Lin Qi prepared to face the Tenth Institute geniuses after Tan Peier instantly defeated Ruan Qian with her speed and swordsmanship. Han Zhen then entered the Arena for his match against Li Lei.

• Lin Qi realized he needed to practice controlling his Minor Divine Power before fighting Tan Peier or Han Zhen.
• Huo Wanyang, Ao Feng, Zhong Xinyan, and Yi Shaojie advanced to the ninth round.
• Tan Peier used her speed to kill Ruan Qian almost instantly and won Match Seven.
• The spectators and academy leaders assessed Tan Peier's strength, while Lin Qi concluded that defeating her would require a grueling battle.
• Han Zhen said he had entered the competition for his school and went to the Arena to face Li Lei.