Chapter Summaries

Azure Sky Martial Academy’s leaders watched as Lin Qi entered the semifinal against Mao Xiong Country’s Viktor Christopher. The two powerhouses began a brutal clash, and the chapter ended with their weapons locked as both felt the force of the other.

• Mu Hong and Dean Liu watched the semifinals alongside Azure Sky Martial Academy’s senior leaders, who expected Yu Zhuoran to be the favorite for the championship.
• Xu Wenji announced the semifinal matchups: Lin Qi faced Viktor Christopher, while Havier faced Yu Zhuoran.
• Lin Qi’s friends encouraged him before he entered the Ruins Arena and promised to win.
• Viktor challenged Lin Qi, and both released their pressure before the match began.
• Viktor charged and brought down his axe with the Mountain Shaking Axe Technique, while Lin Qi countered with Stone Splitting.
• Lin Qi and Viktor’s weapons collided, cracking the arena floor as each felt the other’s immense power.

Lin Qi and Viktor fought an evenly matched contest of strength in the Ruins Arena, wrecking the surrounding ground and vehicles. Viktor activated [Earth Mountain Transformation], and Lin Qi prepared to answer with [Adamantine Yang Transformation] as the battle reached its decisive stage.

• Lin Qi and Viktor traded powerful blows with their spear and battle axe, neither gaining an advantage as the clashes damaged the arena and nearby vehicles.
• Spectators and leaders from both kingdoms watched the fight and marveled at Lin Qi matching Viktor’s strength.
• Viktor realized the repeated clashes were wearing him down and activated his Minor Divine Power, [Earth Mountain Transformation].
• Lin Qi recognized that Viktor’s strength had surged beyond 10,000 kilograms and activated his own Minor Divine Power, [Adamantine Yang Transformation].

Lin Qi defeated Viktor in the first semifinal, becoming the first contestant to reach the finals before awakening. The second semifinal began with Yu Zhuoran facing Havier Wright, leaving the final contender for the championship undecided.

• Lin Qi activated his Minor Divine Power and defeated Viktor with Mountain Collapse and Ground Fissure followed by Returning Spear.
• Viktor accepted his loss and resolved to train harder and catch up to Lin Qi.
• Spectators and national leaders reacted to Lin Qi's victory, while the Xia Kingdom leaders anticipated Yu Zhuoran's semifinal.
• Xu Wenji announced the second semifinal between Yu Zhuoran and Havier Wright, and Yu Zhuoran entered the arena determined to win.

Havier Wright defeated Yu Zhuoran in the second semifinal after distracting him and exploiting a brief opening, setting up the Global Freshman Competition final against Lin Qi. Yu Zhuoran struggled with his first loss, while Lin Qi vowed to win the championship for the Xia Kingdom.

• Havier Wright and Yu Zhuoran began the second semifinal, matching each other in speed and activating their Minor Divine Powers.
• Havier provoked Yu Zhuoran into a moment of distraction, then pierced his heart with his spear and won the match.
• Yu Zhuoran returned to the audience seats shaken by his first defeat, while the Xia Kingdom leaders and contestants placed their hopes on Lin Qi.
• Lin Qi reassured his supporters that he would win the championship.
• Xu Wenji announced that Havier Wright and Lin Qi would face each other for the title.

Lin Qi and Havier began the Global Freshman Competition finals, each declaring confidence in claiming the championship. Havier’s speed and spear attacks failed to break through Lin Qi’s defense, leaving Lin Qi with the upper hand as their close-range battle continued.

• Havier and Lin Qi entered the Ruins Arena and declared their intentions to win the championship.
• The finals began, and spectators from both countries and Lin Qi’s former opponents watched the match.
• Havier attacked with the Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique, but Lin Qi met his thrust with a powerful Mountain Shaking Spear strike that forced Havier back.
• Havier relied on his speed and unleashed a flurry of spear attacks, while Lin Qi precisely blocked each one.
• Wan Ming, Yu Zhuoran, and Miyamoto Genichiro recognized that Lin Qi was suppressing Havier, whose mood grew grave.

Lin Qi defeated Havier in the Global Freshman Competition final after evading Havier’s powered-up killing move and countering with a stronger spear technique. Lin Qi became the tournament’s first unawakened champion, while Havier accepted his loss and the White Eagle Federation’s leaders were left stunned.

• Havier activated Minor Divine Power [Crimson Light Transformation] and used a falling car to create an opening for his Rainbow Piercing the Sun killing move.
• Lin Qi narrowly dodged Havier’s spear, activated Minor Divine Power [Adamantine Yang Transformation], and countered with Uprooting Mountains and Splitting Peaks.
• Lin Qi’s spear overwhelmed Havier, shattered his body, and pierced his chest, securing Lin Qi’s victory in the final.
• Xu Wenji announced Lin Qi as the champion of the thirty-fifth Global Freshman Competition and the first unawakened champion in its history.
• Havier admitted that Lin Qi surpassed him in speed, strength, and reactions, while the White Eagle Federation’s leaders reacted with dismay.

Lin Qi won the Global Freshman Competition, prompting leaders from the Xia Kingdom to celebrate and consider finding him an Awakening Fruit. After his acceptance speech, he left other contestants feeling challenged, while an SSS-rank genius revealed why she had not entered the competition.

• Rhode and leaders from other countries regretted that Havier had faced Lin Qi, while the Xia Kingdom's leaders celebrated Lin Qi's victory and discussed obtaining an Awakening Fruit for him.
• Yu Zhuoran, Wan Ming, and Xia Lian celebrated Lin Qi's win, while Xiang Long recognized the gap between their abilities.
• Xu Wenji presented Lin Qi with the championship trophy and asked him to address viewers, and Lin Qi thanked his country, Azure Sky Martial Academy, the dean, and his parents.
• Lin Qi said none of the contestants had pressured him much, prompting SS-Rank geniuses including Miyamoto Genichiro, Viktor, Havier, Kong Ruoxuan, and Wang Mingxi to resolve to train harder.
• A blond SSS-rank genius told Mike she had skipped the competition because she had already reached Fifth Realm Viscera Training and the Fourth Order in Sword Technique and Movement Technique.
• Jiang Tao and the other students at Azure Sky Sixth Academy celebrated Lin Qi's return, while Yu Jing envied his achievements and status.

Lin Qi celebrated winning the Global Freshman Competition with students from the Sixth and Tenth Institutes, then received the rewards for his Trial Tower performance. The chapter ended as he prepared to view his competition prizes.

• Lin Qi reviewed his improved Spear Technique and Movement Technique after defeating Miyamoto Genichiro, Viktor Christopher, and Havier Wright.
• Students from the Sixth Institutes and the Tenth Institute gathered at Lin Qi's villa to celebrate his championship.
• Jiang Tao told Lin Qi he would work to become an SS-Rank Genius, and Lin Qi encouraged him to aim even higher.
• Xiao Chan showed Lin Qi that his Trial Tower rewards totaled 45 million Xia Guo Bi.
• Lin Qi opened the Global Freshman Competition rewards and saw another large block of text and a string of numbers.

Lin Qi celebrated winning the Global Freshman Competition and learned that his champion’s reward included 150 million Xia Guo Bi, more training time, and a mysterious Great Gift. Meanwhile, Yue Feng discovered Lin Qi had won and decided to seek an SS-Rank contract upgrade for him.

• Lin Qi calculated that his prize money and other earnings brought his net worth to more than 200 million Xia Guo Bi, and he noted the extra training hours he had received.
• Dean Liu told Lin Qi that the Great Gift was the true champion’s reward and asked him to come to his office in two days to receive it.
• Yue Feng checked the competition results and discovered that Lin Qi had won the Global Freshman Competition.
• Yue Feng decided Lin Qi deserved an SS-Rank Genius contract and planned to propose the upgrade to Hall Master Wu Lingyun when he returned from the Otherworld.

After Lin Qi’s Global Freshman Competition victory reshaped his reputation, Red Sky Martial Arts Hall leaders began revisiting the decisions made about him, while Azure Sky Martial Academy promised to find him an Awakening Fruit. Dean Liu then presented Lin Qi with his competition rewards: a Sixth Order Combat Suit and an Evil Tiger Great Spear.

• At Red Sky Martial Arts Hall headquarters, Special Envoy Qin announced leadership dismissals and demotions tied to the earlier handling of Lin Qi’s case, while his SS-Rank Contract upgrade request awaited the Vice Hall Master.
• Lin Qi returned to Azure Sky Martial Academy and met Dean Liu, who said the academy would secure him an Awakening Fruit within two years at no cost.
• Dean Liu explained that the Awakening Fruit was exceptionally rare and could cost up to one billion Xia Guo Bi.
• Dean Liu gave Lin Qi a Sixth Order Combat Suit with an S-Rank Defense Vest, worth 130 million Xia Guo Bi.
• Dean Liu presented Lin Qi with the Sixth Order Evil Tiger Great Spear, forged with sixty percent Delta Alloy, and Lin Qi admired its sharpness.

After winning the Global Freshman Competition, Lin Qi received valuable equipment and prize money, including enough to buy the Water of Rebirth for his father. He tested his new gear and Tiger Fiend Great Spear, then reviewed his gains as Dean Liu planned to promote him to an SS-Rank Genius.

• Dean Liu explained how Lin Qi's Sixth Order Tiger Fiend Great Spear enhanced Jin Force and confirmed that his equipment was worth 210 million Xia Guo Bi.
• Dean Liu awarded Lin Qi 150 million Xia Guo Bi, enough to purchase the Water of Rebirth for Lin Zhen, and said they would take it home after the Final Assessment.
• After Lin Qi left, Dean Liu decided to put his promotion to SS-Rank Genius on the agenda and anticipated Lao Xue's return.
• At No. 01 Villa, Lin Qi tried on his S-Rank Defense Vest and Tier 6 Combat Suit, then tested their protection and fit.
• Lin Qi wielded the Tiger Fiend Great Spear, felt it amplify his Jin Force, and decided to train his Spear Technique with it.
• After practicing the Mountain Shaking Spear Technique, Lin Qi had Xiao Chan project his Panel so he could review his gains.

Lin Qi bought expensive cultivation resources and tested Supreme Bone Tempering Fluid, which accelerated his bone refinement and made him stronger. He planned to continue building his foundation while awaiting his approaching special ability awakening.

• Lin Qi reviewed his progress and found his Template Fusion Rate at 24.7%, just short of awakening his special ability.
• He ordered Bone Tempering Fluid, Supreme Bone Tempering Fluid, Spirit Gathering Elixirs, and Mental Enhancement Elixirs for 75 million Xia Guo Bi after his discount.
• Lin Qi learned from Jiang Tao that upperclassmen were competing in the Global Martial Arts Competition, where he expected to face powerful older opponents the following year.
• After his delivery arrived, Lin Qi drank a bottle of Supreme Bone Tempering Fluid and trained with his Tiger Fiend Great Spear as the medicine tempered his torso bones.
• Lin Qi gained 15 Vitality and improved his Spear Technique by one percent, reaching Third Order 71%.

Lin Qi’s cultivation accelerated after the Source Energy concentration in his Martial Arts Room rose, bringing him closer to the late stage of the Fourth Realm. Dean Liu explained that Lin Qi was beginning to receive benefits given to SS-Rank Geniuses, and Lin Qi set a goal of reaching the late stage by the end of term.

• Lin Qi reviewed his improving mental power and bone-tempering supplies, estimating that using them all would bring him to the late stage of the Fourth Realm.
• Yu Zhuoran drank Supreme Bone Tempering Fluid and practiced his Blade Technique, resolving to surpass Lin Qi while wondering how Lin Qi cultivated so quickly despite having fewer resources.
• Lin Qi sensed Source Energy growing denser in his Martial Arts Room and absorbed it for two hours, raising his vitality from 265 to 268.
• Dean Liu told Lin Qi that he was gradually receiving SS-Rank Genius benefits and that his Martial Arts Room’s Source Energy concentration now matched or exceeded the Tenth Institute’s.
• Lin Qi set a goal to reach the late stage of the Fourth Realm by the end of term, then drank Bone Tempering Fluid and resumed training with his Tiger Fiend Great Spear.

Lin Qi learned more about the Global Martial Arts Competition and set his sights on becoming strong enough to compete within a year. As the Final Assessment approached, he prepared to raise his Blood Vitality and compete for the freshman scholarship.

• Li Qing and Wang Zhixuan told Lin Qi that the Global Martial Arts Competition pitted students from multiple years against top S-Rank, SS-Rank, and SSS-rank geniuses, and they predicted he would excel in a few years.
• Lin Qi returned to his Martial Arts Room and practiced his Spear Technique, deciding he needed to grow stronger for the competition and aiming to be ready in one year.
• Teacher Tong announced that the Final Assessment would begin in three days and that students with higher rankings would receive scholarships.
• Jiang Tao told Lin Qi that he had cultivated in the Otherworld and returned with greatly improved strength, prompting the others to predict he could place among the top three freshmen.
• Lin Qi received 33 million Xia Guo Bi in rewards and reviewed his progress, then decided to improve his Blood Vitality before the assessment.
• Lin Qi drank his final bottle of Supreme Bone Tempering Fluid and practiced the Mountain Shaking Spear Technique as he sensed the changes in his bones.

Lin Qi tempered his torso bones and broke through to the Late Fourth Realm, while Yu Zhuoran trained for the Final Assessment. At Azure Sky Sixth Academy’s qi and blood test, Jiang Tao scored 140, and Lin Qi stepped up to be tested.

• Lin Qi fully tempered his torso bones, shattered the training mat with his spear, and advanced to the Late Fourth Realm with a qi and blood value of 307.
• Lin Qi noted that his Template Fusion Rate had reached 24.9% and continued practicing his Spear Technique.
• Yu Zhuoran trained with his electric Battle Saber and wondered whether he could surpass Lin Qi in the Final Assessment.
• At Azure Sky Sixth Academy’s Final Assessment, Jiang Tao recorded a qi and blood value of 140 and celebrated with Lin Qi.
• Lin Qi entered the detector and gripped its metal handles as the students watched.

Lin Qi shocked students across multiple academies when his qi and blood value reached 310, then received the Water of Rebirth from Dean Liu to restore his father’s severed arm. Dean Liu planned to travel with him to Cang Province, where Lin Zhen waited amid a crowd eager to associate with Lin Qi.

• Lin Qi’s qi and blood test recorded 310, stunning students and staff who learned he had reached the late Fourth Realm.
• At the Tenth Institute, Yu Zhuoran learned Lin Qi’s value exceeded his own 296, while Guo Yi and other awakened geniuses reacted in shock.
• After the freshmen’s assessments ended, Dean Liu advised Lin Qi to stay cautious and cultivate safely during summer vacation.
• Dean Liu gave Lin Qi the Water of Rebirth, which could regenerate Lin Zhen’s severed arm, and Lin Qi paid him for it.
• Dean Liu asked Lin Qi’s opinion on recruiting Jiang Miaoyin, and Lin Qi strongly recommended that the Sixth Institute take her.
• The next day, Lin Zhen waited outside the Red Sky Martial Arts Hall as locals crowded around him, praising Lin Qi and offering business opportunities.

Lin Qi returned home after winning the Global Freshman Competition and gave his father Water of Rebirth. Lin Zhen drank it, and his severed arm began regenerating.

• Lin Qi reunited with Lin Zhen aboard the Giant Sparrow transport plane, where Yue Feng introduced Dean Liu and stressed the need to protect Lin Qi.
• Lin Qi returned to Yujing Mansion with Lin Zhen and Jiang Tao, then reunited with his parents at home.
• Fang Huiyi told Lin Qi that she and Lin Zhen had started a business and were improving their cultivation, while Lin Zhen hoped to buy Water of Rebirth to restore his arm.
• Lin Qi revealed he had Water of Rebirth and gave it to Lin Zhen, explaining that his championship prize and other rewards covered its cost.
• Lin Zhen drank the Water of Rebirth, removed his prosthetic arm, and watched his muscles, blood vessels, and bones begin to regenerate.

Lin Zhen regrew his severed arm, broke through to the Fourth Realm, and celebrated Lin Qi’s support. After receiving 85 million Xia Guo Bi in scholarships, Lin Qi bought cultivation resources and continued training, while Mu Hong and other High-Level Martial Artists faced a surge of powerful Calamity Beasts at Black Dragon Base; the chapter ended with Lin Qi beginning another cultivation session after chatting with Jiang Miaoyin.

• Lin Zhen’s arm regrew through the Water of Rebirth, and he reached a qi and blood value of 101, confirming his breakthrough to the Fourth Realm.
• Lin Qi advised Lin Zhen to save for a better Source Energy Technique and buy resources to improve his physical talent and comprehension.
• Lin Qi received 85 million Xia Guo Bi in scholarships, bringing his wealth to 155 million, then spent 75 million on Supreme Bone Tempering Fluid and other cultivation resources.
• At Black Dragon Base, Mu Hong learned that Lin Qi had reached the Fourth Realm Late Stage, then led the High-Level Martial Artists into battle against an attack that included ten Eighth Level Calamity Beasts.
• Lin Qi met Jiang Miaoyin, who said she had signed with Dean Liu and planned to apply to Azure Sky Sixth Academy after her College Entrance Examination.
• Lin Qi took delivery of his cultivation supplies, drank Supreme Bone Tempering Fluid, and sat down to cultivate.

Lin Qi continued tempering his skull bones with Supreme Bone Tempering Fluid while Jiang Miaoyin completed her College Entrance Examination as the Xia Kingdom's battlefield situation deteriorated. The chapter ended with Beijiang Province facing a massive Disaster Beast Tide and Lin Zhen warning that its two Ninth Realm Martial Artists might not be able to hold the line.

• Lin Qi endured two hours of painful skull-bone tempering, raising his vitality from 312 to 318, and realized he would need increasingly more Supreme Bone Tempering Fluid.
• Jiang Miaoyin finished her College Entrance Examination and celebrated with Lin Qi and their family.
• Jiang Miaoyin learned she had placed first in Tianhai City, earned the Cang Province Top Scholar title, and ranked twenty-sixth nationwide.
• Lin Qi continued cultivating as reports described worsening battlefield losses across the Xia Kingdom.
• News Broadcast reported that six Ninth Level Disaster Beasts and dozens of Eighth Level Disaster Beasts had launched a massive assault on Beijiang Province.
• Lin Zhen warned that Beijiang Province's two Ninth Realm Martial Artists might not be able to repel the Disaster Beast Tide.

As Beijiang Province suffered a devastating Disaster Beast Tide, a newly advanced Ninth Realm Martial Artist named Yu Zhenhai helped turn the battle and earned the title Bei Jiang Sword King. After confirming that his teacher Mu Hong was safe, Lin Qi sensed that his own awakening was near and began preparing to cultivate.

• Lin Qi attended Jiang Miaoyin’s graduation banquet, then celebrated his nineteenth birthday with his family and Jiang Tao’s siblings, wishing for world peace.
• Six Ninth Level Calamity Beasts attacked Black Dragon Base, causing heavy casualties before Overlord and Saber Devil engaged them and reinforcements arrived.
• Yu Zhenhai emerged as a new Ninth Realm Martial Artist, killed the Black-Gold Falcon, and became known as the Bei Jiang Sword King; four of the six attackers were killed and two escaped.
• Lin Qi watched the battle reports, learned that Mu Hong was safe, and returned to training with a growing sense that he was about to awaken.
• Lin Qi prepared nutritional meals, drank a Mental Enhancement Elixir, opened the Yellow Scroll, and began cultivating the Hundred Calamities Bestiary.