Chapter Summaries

Lin Qi attended Wan Ming’s birthday banquet and met several Tenth Institute geniuses, including the powerful Pei Jiu and Xia Lian. The gathering ended on friendly terms, though Xia Lian’s warning about Shen Zhenzhen left Lin Qi wary, and Wan Ming approached him as he was leaving.

• Han Zhen, Xia Lian, and Pei Jiu arrived at Wan Ming’s banquet, where Lin Qi greeted them and learned that Pei Jiu ranked second among the Tenth Institute geniuses.
• Han Zhen privately warned Lin Qi that he would win if they fought again, while Jiang Tao told Lin Qi about Pei Jiu’s strength and background.
• Several Tenth Institute geniuses left after seeing Lin Qi and the Azure Sky Sixth Academy students, and Shen Zhenzhen asked Lin Qi how he had mastered a Minor Divine Power before leaving.
• Xia Lian warned Lin Qi that Shen Zhenzhen had badmouthed him, making Lin Qi suspicious of her.
• Wan Ming welcomed his guests, and Lin Qi spent the evening eating and talking with the Tenth Institute students, adding several of them as contacts.
• The banquet ended at ten at night, and Wan Ming approached Lin Qi at the villa entrance as Lin Qi was about to leave.

Lin Qi learned that Mu Hong had lost a teaching opportunity to Xiang Long’s teacher and resolved to surpass Xiang Long. After ten days of training, Lin Qi reached 20% Template Fusion Rate and prepared to obtain a new talent.

• Wan Ming told Lin Qi that Mu Hong had once been meant to teach Xiang Long, but another instructor took the opportunity and held a grudge against Mu Hong.
• On the ride back, Jiang Tao and Guo Heng discussed how other students looked down on them, and Lin Qi promised there would be a chance to prove them wrong.
• Lin Qi reflected on the Tenth Institute geniuses’ strength and decided to work hard enough to defeat Xiang Long for Mu Hong’s sake.
• Ten days later, Lin Qi cultivated after returning from the Gravity Room and raised his vitality and blood value to 80 as his Fusion Rate reached 20%.
• Lin Qi asked Xiao Chan whether everything was ready, and she confirmed the Energy Drinks, nutritional meals, and towels had been prepared for his new talent.

Lin Qi endured a painful transformation that raised his Template Fusion Rate to 20%, awakened the Ultimate Sublimation talent, and evolved his Minor Divine Power. As the year ended, he set his sights on becoming the strongest freshman worldwide, while Huo Wanyang entered the Trial Tower determined to surpass him.

• Lin Qi underwent a full-body transformation as his genetic sequence changed and his chest markings glowed.
• Lin Qi’s panel reported a 20% Template Fusion Rate, the Ultimate Sublimation talent, Second Stage · Adamantine Yang Transformation, 50% special ability awakening progress, and a vitality increase from 80 to 85.
• Lin Qi learned that Ultimate Sublimation could unleash strength beyond his limits, while the second stage of Adamantine Yang Transformation greatly boosted his physique at the cost of severe damage and weakness.
• Lin Qi ate and cleaned up after the transformation, noted that he had reached the late stage of the Third Realm, and vowed to become the strongest freshman in the world before his second year.
• On December 31, Huo Wanyang entered the Disaster Beast Trial Tower after a month of training and resolved to clear the fourth floor and surpass Lin Qi.

Lin Qi and Huo Wanyang entered the fourth-floor trial on the final day of 2046, each aiming to clear it first after a month of training. Both fought through swarms of Calamity Beasts, leaving their rivalry unresolved as students watched the rankings.

• Students gathered to see Lin Qi and Huo Wanyang compete after Huo Wanyang returned from a month of secluded training.
• Lin Qi entered the Disaster Beast Trial Tower to attempt the fourth-floor mission before the year-end rankings updated.
• Lin Qi used his improved physical abilities, spear techniques, and Thunder Shadow Instant Kill Step to kill the charging Calamity Beasts efficiently.
• Huo Wanyang fought the same kinds of beasts with his Red Halberd and Red Lotus Force, convinced he would clear the floor first.
• Students from First Institute and Sixth Institute watched the trial rankings as Lin Qi and Huo Wanyang continued their battles.

Lin Qi passed the fourth-floor trial before Huo Wanyang and began the more difficult fifth floor, where he was overwhelmed by Iron Scale Eagles and died. He then unlocked the Ten Institutes rankings and saw that Yu Zhuoran had reached the sixth floor.

• Lin Qi advanced to fifth place—correction: first place on Azure Sky Sixth Academy’s ranking—by clearing the fourth floor before Huo Wanyang, while Huo Wanyang also began the fifth-floor trial.
• Lin Qi faced a fifth-floor trial that added thirty flying Iron Scale Eagles to the ground-based Calamity Beasts.
• Lin Qi killed many of the beasts with his Mountain Shaking Spear Technique, but the Iron Scale Eagles wounded and overwhelmed him, ending the trial in his death.
• Lin Qi viewed the Ten Institutes Freshman Genius Rankings and discovered that Yu Zhuoran had reached the sixth floor.

Lin Qi ranked tenth in the Tenth Institute after clearing the fifth floor of the Disaster Beast Trial Tower, surprising the academy’s geniuses and putting them under pressure. As the students reacted in different ways, Dean Liu looked forward to seeing how many Lin Qi would surpass next semester.

• Lin Qi read the updated rankings, saw himself in tenth place and Han Zhen in thirteenth, and resolved to surpass everyone above him.
• Huo Wanyang failed the fifth-floor trial, then saw Lin Qi ranked tenth and himself fourteenth, which left him newly motivated to improve.
• Wan Ming shared the rankings with the Tenth Institute group, where Xiang Long questioned Lin Qi’s inclusion and Teacher Wang explained that the school had approved it to pressure the other students.
• Han Zhen realized that he had eased off his training and felt pressured by Lin Qi’s progress, while Pei Jiu decided to train harder.
• Yu Zhuoran dismissed the idea that an Ordinary Genius could surpass him, while another unnamed Tenth Institute genius resumed cultivation without replying to the group.
• Dean Liu praised Lin Qi’s rapid progress and anticipated his next semester’s challenge to the Tenth Institute geniuses.

Lin Qi celebrated the new year with friends, set ambitious goals, and prepared for Azure Sky Martial Academy’s final assessment after building up his strength and earning rewards. The assessment began with a written test, and the students gathered for qi and blood testing.

• Lin Qi celebrated New Year’s Eve with Jiang Tao and friends, then watched fireworks with Jiang Tao as they shared their goals for 2047.
• Teacher Jia Hui explained the upcoming final assessment, including its written test, spiritual power, qi and blood, martial arts rankings, and scholarships.
• Lin Qi received 13 million Xia Guo Bi for his Disaster Beast Trial Tower results and spent 10.23 million on cultivation resources.
• Before the assessment, Lin Qi raised his qi and blood value to 90, measured his punch force at 6025.3 kilograms, and recorded a speed of 60.2 meters per second.
• On January 14, Lin Qi and his classmates finished the written test and went to the main hall for qi and blood testing, where Lu Wei called Class One forward.

Lin Qi recorded a qi and blood value of 90 during the Final Assessment, far surpassing the other students, and finished first in the freshman rankings. After the results were posted, Dean Liu messaged him to come to the office.

• Guan Shan, Guo Heng, and Jiang Tao tested their qi and blood values, scoring 65.2, 66.9, and 70.1 respectively.
• Lin Qi tested at 90, stunning the gathered students and leaving Jiang Tao and Teacher Lu Wei amazed.
• The Final Assessment ended, and students gathered in the cafeteria while the results were tallied.
• Jiang Tao showed Lin Qi the rankings, which placed Lin Qi first in the Azure Sky Sixth Academy and first among freshmen, with Huo Wanyang second and Ao Feng third.
• Lin Qi received a message from Dean Liu asking him to come to the office.

After placing ninth in the Final Assessment, Lin Qi received protective equipment from Dean Liu before leaving for Tianhai City for winter break. He returned to his villa with an upgraded body for Xiao Chan and a loaned Liquid Metal spear, then learned that his scholarship had been credited.

• Wan Ming saw Lin Qi ranked ninth in the Final Assessment and shared the rankings in the Tenth Institute group chat, where Huo Wanyang was shaken by Lin Qi’s progress.
• Dean Liu warned Lin Qi that the Insect God Society might target him and gave Xiao Chan a Mechanical Body with a Defense Module.
• Lin Qi installed Xiao Chan’s Core Module in the new body and resolved not to let her self-destruct except in a life-or-death situation.
• Dean Liu lent Lin Qi a Liquid Metal spearhead that could transform into a two-meter-long spear, explaining that Teacher Mu Hong had arranged it for his safety.
• Lin Qi returned to his villa with the new equipment, and Xiao Chan told him that his Final Assessment scholarship had been credited.

Lin Qi received 38 million Xia Guo Bi in scholarships and returned home after the Final Assessment, while the Insect God Society decided to target him. He reunited with his parents in Tianhai City and sat down to a home-cooked meal.

• Lin Qi received scholarships for ranking first in the Sixth Academy and among freshmen, and ninth in the Tenth Institute, bringing his account balance above 50 million Xia Guo Bi.
• The Insect God Society decided to arrange Lin Qi's assassination, believing he was still an unawakened Third Realm Martial Artist.
• Lin Qi arrived in Tianhai City, where Yue Feng welcomed him and ordered the Sky Eye System to monitor his movements.
• Lin Qi reunited with his father, Lin Zhen, and learned that Lin Zhen had recovered to the Third Realm and received a prosthetic hand.
• Lin Qi returned to the family villa, where Fang Huiyi welcomed him with dinner, and asked his parents how they were doing.

Lin Qi spent his winter vacation at home, supporting his parents and advancing his cultivation, while a man empowered by the Insect God prepared to assassinate him. The chapter ended with the man agreeing to kill Lin Qi at the first opportunity.

• Lin Qi told Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi that his vitality had reached 90 and transferred 5 million Xia Guo Bi to each of them for cultivation resources.
• Lin Qi bought Skin Tempering Ointment, Spirit Gathering Elixir, and other resources, then set goals to improve his vitality and Spear Technique during the vacation.
• Lin Zhen told Lin Qi that Guo Heng's father and Li Zhou's father had offered him shares in a company, and Lin Qi advised him that they seemed reliable.
• Lin Qi used the Spirit Gathering Elixir while cultivating the Hundred Calamities Bestiary, raising his mental power from 96 to 100 and breaking through to the Fourth Realm.
• A sturdy man told an ordinary-looking man that the Gene Elixir had given him Insect God genes and Fourth Realm Bone Refining strength, and the ordinary-looking man agreed to kill Lin Qi.

Lin Qi spent Spring Festival relaxing with his family, promised to buy Water of Rebirth so his father could regrow his arm, and celebrated the new year with friends and relatives. After returning to training, he broke through in his Mountain Shaking Spear Technique and leaped into the air to test his strengthened control.

• Lin Qi promised Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi that he would earn enough to buy Water of Rebirth and regrow Lin Zhen's left arm.
• At midnight, Lin Qi exchanged New Year greetings with friends, teachers, and rivals, including Li Hanjiang, who looked forward to facing him at the Global Freshman Competition.
• Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin visited Lin Qi on the first day of Spring Festival, and Jiang Miaoyin declared her goal of becoming an S-Rank Genius.
• Lin Zhen told Lin Qi they would return to Rongshan District the next day to visit old friends, and Lin Qi agreed.
• After returning from Fang Zhe's home, Lin Qi practiced the Mountain Shaking Spear Technique and achieved a breakthrough in his control of Mountain Shaking Force.
• Lin Qi concentrated the force at his spear tip, powered himself upward with his legs, and leaped into the air.

Lin Qi perfected the Mountain Shaking Spear Technique’s first killing move, then sensed that an assailant was following his family during their visit to Rongshan District. He alerted Yue Feng and arranged to face the threat alone, while Yue Feng and the police rushed to help; the Insect God Society attacker lost sight of Lin Qi.

• Lin Qi unleashed Mountain Collapse and Ground Fissure, shattered his training cushion, and advanced his Spear Technique to the initial stage of Third Order.
• Yue Feng discussed preparations against the Insect God Society’s expected Spring Festival attack and judged that Lin Qi was unlikely to be a target.
• Lin Qi’s family drove to Rongshan District, where a masked man followed their car while Lin Qi sensed a persistent hostile gaze.
• After Xiao Chan detected three nearby people and identified one as a possible Fourth- or Fifth-Realm Martial Artist, Lin Qi sent his location to Yue Feng and told his parents to go ahead without him.
• Yue Feng learned Lin Qi was in danger, raced toward the parking lot, and ordered the police to respond.
• The Insect God Society attacker watched Lin Qi in the parking lot, then realized Lin Qi had suddenly vanished from view.

Lin Qi ambushed an assassin in a parking lot, but the attacker revealed an Insect God's Gene that gave him overwhelming strength and speed. As the assassin prepared to kill him, Lin Qi activated his Minor Divine Power, Adamantine Yang Transformation.

• Lin Qi struck the man with his Black Great Spear, but the assassin dodged and blocked the ambush before crashing into a car.
• The assassin revealed his identity as a Fourth Realm Martial Artist and transformed his skin green, leading Lin Qi to suspect the Insect God Society had sent him.
• Lin Qi attacked with his spear, but the assassin evaded his strikes and countered with a Third Order sword.
• The assassin's enhanced speed and strength overwhelmed Lin Qi, cutting his face and hurling him into a van.
• Lin Qi realized the assassin's power surpassed the Fourth Realm and began activating Adamantine Yang Transformation.

Lin Qi awakened the second stage of Adamantine Yang Transformation and defeated the Fifth Realm assassin, who detonated himself in a final attempt to kill Lin Qi. Lin Qi survived the blast, and Lin Zhen, Fang Huiyi, and Yue Feng found him safe in the ruined parking lot.

• Lin Qi’s first-stage transformation let him fight the assassin, but the assassin’s speed and strength kept him on the defensive.
• The assassin unleashed Venomous Snake Devour, prompting Lin Qi to awaken Second Stage · Adamantine Yang Transformation and overpower him with Mountain Collapse and Ground Fissure.
• The mortally wounded assassin grabbed Lin Qi’s spear and exploded, engulfing the parking lot in flames and shaking Rongshan District.
• Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi rushed toward the parking lot as Yue Feng arrived and used Flowing Water to extinguish the fire.
• Lin Qi emerged from beneath a car with the metal sphere beside him, relieving Lin Zhen, Fang Huiyi, and Yue Feng.

Lin Qi survived an assassin’s bomb attack by using [Second Stage · Adamantine Yang Transformation], but the power left him badly weakened and injured. While he recovered in the hospital, Yue Feng explained that the attacker was a Modified Martial Artist tied to the Insect God Society.

• Lin Qi told Fang Huiyi and Lin Zhen that an assassin had attacked him and died in the explosion, then collapsed from the transformation’s side effects.
• Yue Feng secured the parking lot, carried Lin Qi to the hospital, and gave him an Advanced Healing Potion.
• Lin Qi described the dark-green-skinned assassin and explained that Xiao Chan had identified him as a powerful Fourth Realm Martial Artist.
• Yue Feng explained that the Zerg had formed the Insect God Society and used Gene Elixirs to create Modified Martial Artists.
• Yue Feng identified Lin Qi’s attacker as a user of Mantis Gene Serum, which granted terrifying speed.

After Lin Qi survived an assassin’s self-destruction, Yue Feng investigated the Insect God Society while Lin Qi recovered at home and cultivated. His friends and former teachers visited, and his body eagerly absorbed Source Energy as his Adamantine Yang Tiger grew more lifelike.

• Yue Feng warned Lin Qi about the danger posed by Insect Race Warriors, then joined city officials in a search for the Insect God Society and captured the assassin’s superior.
• Lin Qi returned home, reviewed the battle, and saw that his Spear Technique and Movement Technique had each improved by three percent.
• Tianhai City’s martial arts halls, police, and government launched a major search that uncovered several Insect God Society fugitives, while Lin Qi’s classmates learned of the attack and planned visits.
• Zhang Cheng visited Lin Qi with children he had adopted after their fathers, his fallen comrades, died, and No. 2 High School leaders joined the gathering.
• Lin Qi cultivated Source Energy that night as his Adamantine Yang Tiger became more lifelike and his body absorbed Source Energy intensely.

After recovering from his injuries, Lin Qi gained Blood Qi and fusion progress, then returned to Azure Sky Martial Academy for the new semester. He set his sights on reaching the Fourth Realm and continuing to grow stronger.

• Lin Qi absorbed Source Energy, recovered from his injuries, and gained 5 Blood Qi and 1% Template Fusion Rate through Ultimate Sublimation.
• Yue Feng told Lin Qi that the Insect God Society in Tianhai City had been nearly wiped out and that further assassination attempts were unlikely.
• After the Spring Festival, Lin Qi said goodbye to Jiang Miaoyin and traveled with Jiang Tao back to Azure Sky Martial Academy.
• Jiang Tao declared his goal of becoming one of the top ten freshmen, and Lin Qi recalled his own goal.

Lin Qi returned to Azure Sky Martial Academy after winter vacation and attended the freshmen opening ceremony, where he learned that Yu Zhuoran had reached the Fourth Realm. Dean Liu gave Lin Qi Jade Muscle Ointment and set him the goal of breaking through to the Fourth Realm before April.

• Lin Qi returned to his villa, unpacked his training gear, and resumed training at Azure Sky Martial Academy.
• At the opening ceremony, students discussed how Lin Qi had survived an assassination attempt and killed a Fourth Realm assassin.
• Lin Qi met Yu Zhuoran, the Tenth Institute’s top student and an SS-Rank Genius who had reached the Fourth Realm, as well as other Tenth Institute students.
• At the Sixth Institute meeting, Lin Qi pledged that the institute would remain first place.
• Dean Liu let Lin Qi keep the Liquid Metal spear and gave him Jade Muscle Ointment after Lin Qi revealed that his Qi and blood value had exceeded 95.
• Dean Liu told Lin Qi to reach the Fourth Realm before April, and Lin Qi stored the ointment until his Qi and blood value reached 99.99.

Lin Qi used Jade Muscle Ointment and eightfold gravity to complete Skin Refining and break through to the Fourth Realm. His Qi and Blood Value reached 100.

• Lin Qi reviewed his status and planned to use his accumulated Gravity Room time to raise his Qi and Blood Value before the next Disaster Beast Hunting Competition.
• Huo Wanyang measured his Qi and Blood Value at 96.8 and believed he had surpassed Lin Qi and was nearing a Fourth Realm breakthrough.
• Lin Qi entered Gravity Room 309 with Jade Muscle Ointment after reaching a Qi and Blood Value of 99.99.
• Lin Qi trained with his spear under eightfold gravity while the ointment subjected his skin to intense tempering.
• After two hours, Lin Qi's skin membrane reached the Jade Muscle Realm, completing Skin Refining and raising his Qi and Blood Value to 100.