Chapter Summaries

After perfecting the Hundred Calamities Bestiary, Lin Qi reached a 25% Template Fusion Rate and underwent his long-awaited awakening. He gained the Gold Edge ability, and his first test showed his punch force had risen to over 13,000 kilograms.

• Lin Qi used his spiritual power and a Mental Enhancement Elixir to defeat more than a hundred Tier 3 Disaster Beasts in his Consciousness Space, perfecting the Hundred Calamities Bestiary and raising his spiritual power to 355.
• Lin Qi's Template Fusion Rate reached 25%, and he waited in the Martial Arts Room for his transformation to begin.
• Lin Qi endured five hours of agony as his body changed, awakened the Gold Edge ability, and gained increased spiritual power, vitality, physical talent, and comprehension.
• Lin Qi ate and washed after the transformation, then activated Gold Edge and discovered that its force could cut through the stream of hot water and even the air.
• Lin Qi tested his strength on the Punch Strength Tester and recorded a punch force of 13,001.9 kilograms.

Lin Qi awakened [Gold Edge] and discovered that it raised his punch force beyond the 20,000-kilogram limit of his tester, giving him strength comparable to a Sixth Realm Martial Artist. After he showed his parents the destroyed equipment, the story shifted to leaders from the Nine Great Academies gathering at Azure Sky Martial Academy and waiting for something in the sky.

• Lin Qi activated [Gold Edge] and destroyed the S1 Punch Strength Tester with a punch.
• Xiao Chan told Lin Qi that the tester could withstand up to 20,000 kilograms, leading him to conclude that his strength could rival a Sixth Realm Martial Artist.
• Lin Qi decided to tell Guanzhu Yue and Dean Liu that he had awakened and could advance from an S-Rank Genius to an SS-Rank Genius.
• Lin Qi's parents, Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi, found him outside the Martial Arts Room and were astonished to see the destroyed tester.
• Xu Wenji, Dean Liu, and other leaders of the Nine Great Academies gathered at Azure Sky Martial Academy and watched the sky as they waited.

After returning from the Ruins, Xue Zhou told Dean Liu about the deadly ambush that killed several Martial Artists and revealed that Lin Qi had won the Global Freshman Competition. The chapter ended with Dean Liu preparing to secure one of three discovered Awakening Fruits for Lin Qi.

• Xu Wenji welcomed Xue Zhou, Dean Liu, Chu Yu, and the other academy leaders back from the Otherworld, and Xue Zhou encouraged Chu Yu to rest before returning to school.
• Xue Zhou told Dean Liu that Lao Li and Lao Yu had broken through to the Ninth Realm, but Zerg attackers killed Yu Yi and several others and severely injured Lao Li.
• Xue Zhou said he might travel to the Ruins within two years to attempt his own Ninth Realm breakthrough.
• Dean Liu told Xue Zhou that Lin Qi had won the Global Freshman Competition, and Xue Zhou celebrated Lin Qi's achievement and supported promoting him to an SS-Rank Genius.
• Xue Zhou revealed that the Ruins expedition had found three Awakening Fruits, and Dean Liu contacted Xu Wenji to negotiate for one for Lin Qi.

Lin Qi received a heavy-duty Punch Strength Tester and trained to gain control over his awakened Golden Edge ability. As he practiced, he began to sense how to tame the force, while Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin discussed their ambitions to become stronger.

• Lin Qi lifted the ten-ton Punch Strength Tester with one hand and placed it in his Martial Arts Room.
• Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi marveled that Lin Qi’s punch force exceeded 20,000 kilograms and voiced confidence in his future.
• Guan Shan told the class chat that the Bei Jiang Sword King had been an SSS-rank genius, while Jiang Tao noted that reaching the Ninth Realm was extremely difficult.
• Jiang Tao offered to teach Jiang Miaoyin the knowledge needed for Azure Sky Martial Academy, and she declared her goal of becoming a Ninth Realm Martial Artist.
• Lin Qi drank Supreme Bone Tempering Fluid and practiced Tiger Form Fist, working to control his Golden Edge Force.

Lin Qi used Gold Edge Force to accelerate his bone tempering and improve his Fist Technique, then discovered that channeling the ability through his Tiger Fiend Great Spear dramatically increased his destructive power. After further spear training, he brought his Spear Technique to Third Order 85% and felt close to several breakthroughs.

• Lin Qi changed his Five Form Fist practice as Gold Edge Force and Supreme Bone Tempering Fluid accelerated his skull tempering, raising his Vitality to 380 and his Fist Technique to Third Order 90%.
• Lin Qi practiced with the Tiger Fiend Great Spear and found that Gold Edge Force enhanced his Jin Force, increasing his battle power and allowing him to slash a reinforced curtain from five meters away.
• Lin Qi continued training with the spear, sensing that his Jin Force and combat ability had grown enough to threaten powerful Calamity Beasts and Martial Artists.
• Lin Qi trained for another hour and reached Third Order 85% in Spear Technique, leaving him close to further cultivation and martial arts breakthroughs.

At a Red Sky Martial Arts Hall conference, Li Qifeng discussed worsening Calamity Beast invasions, increased support for signed geniuses, and whether Lin Qi should become the first unawakened SS-Rank Genius. The debate began with Wu Lingyun supporting Lin Qi and Meng Wu opposing the proposal.

• Li Qifeng warned that Calamity Beast invasions were worsening, cited Beijiang Province’s Super Large Disaster Beast Tide, and called for fairness after the Zhang Tai incident.
• Li Qifeng announced that contracts for geniuses of every rank would receive increased funding and resources.
• Li Qifeng raised the proposal to upgrade Lin Qi after Lin Qi mastered a Minor Divine Power and won the Global Freshman Competition without awakening.
• Wu Lingyun supported making Lin Qi an SS-Rank Genius, arguing that his victories proved his talent and that he could awaken a special ability later.
• Meng Wu opposed the proposal, arguing that SS-Rank slots were precious and should go to Awakened Geniuses with clear future paths and advantages in comprehending Conception and domains.

Lin Qi was officially promoted to SS-Rank Genius, and Meng Wu was removed as Southern Inspector and demoted. Lin Qi then revealed that he had awakened on his own, and Dean Liu offered to trade his now-unneeded Awakening Fruit for money or resources.

• Meng Wu argued against promoting Lin Qi, but nineteen votes supported Lin Qi’s promotion and three opposed it.
• Special Envoy Qin announced that Meng Wu was demoted to Hall Master of the Gangling Branch Hall and Wu Lingyun would become Southern Inspector.
• Dean Liu told Lin Qi that his SS-Rank Contract had been approved and that an Awakening Fruit had been secured for him.
• Lin Qi revealed his golden awakened form to Dean Liu, who confirmed that he had awakened without using an Awakening Fruit.
• Dean Liu agreed to trade Lin Qi’s Awakening Fruit for money or resources and contacted Old Xu to offer it.

Lin Qi bought an intermediate Mental Technique and a speed-focused Spear Technique Secret Manual as he prepared for further breakthroughs. He then left with Yue Feng to sign an SS-Rank Contract at Red Sky Martial Arts Hall, where onlookers learned of his new status.

• Lin Qi bought Thousand Calamities Bestiary and Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique for 43.2 million Xia Guo Bi after his discount.
• Yue Feng arrived at Lin Qi's home, and Lin Qi told Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi he was going to sign the contract.
• Lin Qi rode with Yue Feng to Red Sky Martial Arts Hall, where Manager Sun welcomed him.
• People at the Martial Arts Hall recognized Lin Qi as the Cang Province Champion and heard he was there to sign an SS-Rank Contract.

Lin Qi signed an upgraded SS-Rank Contract with Red Sky Martial Arts Hall and received new benefits, including 100 million Xia Guo Bi annually. After returning home, he began studying and practicing the Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique.

• Wu Lingyun discovered Lin Qi had awakened, welcomed him as an SS-Rank Genius, and explained the revised contract benefits.
• Lin Qi signed the SS-Rank Contract, received Wu Lingyun's contact information, and was confirmed as Red Sky Martial Arts Hall's thirty-sixth SS-Rank Contract holder.
• Wu Lingyun privately praised Lin Qi's talent and wondered whether he might eventually become an SSS-rank genius.
• Lin Qi told Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin about his new status and contract, and they vowed to work toward becoming SS-Rank Geniuses themselves.
• Lin Qi opened two boxes containing the Thousand Calamities Bestiary, beast visualization scrolls, and the Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique.
• Lin Qi practiced the fifteen forms of Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique and became proficient after three repetitions.

Lin Qi improved his Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique and returned to Azure Sky Martial Academy for the new semester, where freshmen heard about his legendary achievements. As Lin Qi arrived at the academy, he prepared to meet Dean Liu and receive the Awakening Fruit.

• Lin Qi learned the Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique, reached 87% in Third Order Spear Technique, and set his sights on mastering Mountain Shaking Intent.
• Pei Jiu signed a contract to become Red Sky Martial Arts Hall’s thirty-seventh SS-Rank Genius after learning that Lin Qi was the first unawakened SS-Rank Genius.
• Li Hanjiang ate an Awakening Fruit and endured painful bodily changes as he tried to awaken.
• On July 14, Lin Qi left home with Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin aboard a Peregrine Falcon Fighter Jet, escorted by Wu Lingyun, while his parents and Red Sky Martial Arts Hall officials saw him off.
• At Azure Sky Martial Academy, freshmen heard Lin Qi’s achievements recounted and treated him as a legend; Lin Qi then returned to his villa and planned to meet Dean Liu for the Awakening Fruit.

Lin Qi received the proceeds from the Awakening Fruits, including rare Tiger Bone Pills, and learned that his SS-Rank awakened status would bring him greater support as the academy prepared for reforms. He tested a Tiger Bone Pill during spear practice, where its effects began to spread through his bones.

• Lin Qi returned to his villa and realized Fourth Order Nutritional Meals were becoming insufficient as his strength and nutritional needs grew.
• Dean Liu told Lin Qi he had sold the Awakening Fruits for 800 million Xia Guo Bi each, exchanged some proceeds for resources, and obtained three Tiger Bone Pills to help Lin Qi forge Evil Tiger Bones.
• Dean Liu explained Lin Qi's SS-Rank benefits, including a monthly subsidy of 30 million Xia Guo Bi and eight extra hours of access to each major cultivation resource, and said the university might reform to support awakened geniuses.
• Lin Qi ate hotpot with Jiang Miaoyin and Jiang Tao, and Jiang Miaoyin declared she wanted to lead the Sixth Academy into the top six.
• Lin Qi checked his balance of 480 million Xia Guo Bi, swallowed a Tiger Bone Pill, and began practicing spear techniques as his bones grew hot and numb.

Lin Qi consumed a Tiger Bone Pill, strengthening his vitality and improving his spear technique, while Azure Sky Martial Academy began its new term and announced an upcoming reform for Awakened Geniuses. After learning Lin Qi had awakened, Yu Zhuoran challenged him to a spar, and Lin Qi accepted in the virtual arena.

• Lin Qi consumed a Tiger Bone Pill, gained five vitality points, advanced his Evil Tiger Bone, and improved his Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique.
• At Azure Sky Martial Academy’s opening ceremony, Jiang Miaoyin stood among the Institute Heads as the First Year freshmen gathered.
• Teacher Wang told the Tenth Institute’s second-year students that martial universities would undergo reforms to accelerate Awakened Geniuses’ cultivation, then revealed that Lin Qi had awakened.
• Yu Zhuoran called Lin Qi and challenged him to spar, and Lin Qi agreed to meet him in half an hour.
• Lin Qi accepted Yu Zhuoran’s challenge in his Personal Space and appeared in the arena before spectators, including students and academy leaders.

Lin Qi and Yu Zhuoran began an unrestricted spar before leaders from the Ten Great Academies, including Li Qifeng, who had come to assess Lin Qi’s newly awakened strength. Their powers clashed, and Yu Zhuoran’s lightning pushed Lin Qi to activate Gold Edge as the fight intensified.

• Wan Ming and Pei Jiu spotted Li Qifeng among the academy leaders watching the match.
• Xue Zhou and Xu Wenji discussed Lin Qi’s awakening and expressed curiosity about his strength while Li Qifeng waited for the spar to begin.
• Lin Qi and Yu Zhuoran faced each other in the Arena and agreed to give the unrestricted match their all.
• Yu Zhuoran opened with a lightning-infused saber strike, and Lin Qi activated Gold Edge to shatter the attack, though the current still surged through his body.
• Lin Qi countered with his spear and Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique, clashing with Yu Zhuoran’s lightning as both fighters endured the backlash.
• Yu Zhuoran decided to end the fight quickly and unleashed Thunder Snake Rampage, sending countless blade shadows at Lin Qi.

Lin Qi overcame Yu Zhuoran’s lightning assault and defeated him with the Mountain Shaking Spear Technique, revealing that his Blood Vitality had risen to 390. After the battle, Chu Yu, Azure Sky Martial Academy’s only second-year SSS-rank genius, appeared to watch Lin Qi.

• Yu Zhuoran pressed Lin Qi with rapid lightning-powered saber strikes, while Lin Qi used the fight to improve his control over [Gold Edge].
• Yu Zhuoran unleashed Wrath of Thunder, and Lin Qi answered with Uprooting Mountains and Splitting Peaks.
• Lin Qi’s attack overwhelmed Yu Zhuoran, shattered his Serpent Emperor Bone Fluid, and won the battle.
• Yu Zhuoran asked Lin Qi’s Blood Vitality and learned it was 390 before logging off in shock.
• The audience discussed Lin Qi’s overwhelming strength, and Chu Yu appeared and greeted them.

After awakening as an SS-Rank Genius, Lin Qi learned that Chu Yu was an SSS-Rank prodigy and set him as his next target. Mu Hong taught Lin Qi how Five Elements Fist could control special abilities, and Lin Qi bought Adamantine Fist and began training.

• Chu Yu's overwhelming aura impressed the academy leaders, while Principal Li Qifeng praised Lin Qi's potential and urged that he be nurtured.
• Lin Qi joined the batch group chat, learned that Chu Yu was an eighteen-year-old SSS-Rank Genius at Fifth Realm Peak, and decided to surpass him.
• The academy announced Lin Qi's awakening and SS-Rank status, and his classmates grew more determined to improve after meeting with him.
• Mu Hong introduced the categories of special abilities and explained that Five Elements Fist techniques helped Awakened Geniuses control them.
• Lin Qi bought Adamantine Fist, mastered the Upper Volume's forms on his first practice, and began following the Lower Volume's instruction.

Lin Qi studied Adamantine Fist: Lower Volume and advanced his control of [Gold Edge] while continuing his martial arts training. A week later, Xu Wenji announced plans for a new Otherworld training camp where Awakened Geniuses would compete, as academy leaders discussed threats beyond the Calamity Beasts.

• A burly man demonstrated the five forms of Adamantine Fist: Lower Volume, and Lin Qi practiced until his control of [Gold Edge] improved and his Fist Technique reached Third Order 99%.
• Lin Qi read the Lower Volume manual, learned how special abilities could enhance combat power, and resumed his increasingly demanding daily training.
• After a week, Xu Wenji gathered academy leaders and announced increased competition rewards and a new Otherworld training camp for Awakened Geniuses of every rank.
• The leaders discussed why the higher-ups seemed worried despite the Crimson Emperor’s strength, and Xue Zhou suggested the [Ruins] might point to a powerful civilization.

Lin Qi prepared to break through to the Fifth Realm after Chu Yu seized first place in the Disaster Beast Trial Tower rankings. Under tenfold gravity, he took a Tiger Bone Pill and practiced the Adamantine Fist as the pill strengthened his bones.

• Jiang Tao suggested that he and Lin Qi go to the Otherworld to cultivate, since second-year students were allowed to go there.
• Wan Ming shared the new Trial Tower rankings, showing Chu Yu in first place on the ninth floor and Lin Qi in second place on the seventh.
• Chu Yu told the group that the ninth floor was difficult and that he expected to reach the tenth after more training.
• Lin Qi decided to narrow the gap with Chu Yu and headed to the Gravity Room to attempt his Fifth Realm breakthrough.
• Lin Qi activated tenfold gravity, swallowed his final Tiger Bone Pill, and practiced the Adamantine Fist as the pill honed his bones.

Lin Qi forged Evil Tiger Bone under ten times gravity and broke through from Fourth Realm Bone Refining to Fifth Realm Viscera Refining, then strengthened his body further through Source Energy cultivation. At Azure Sky Sixth Academy, he revealed his breakthrough to Wang Zhixuan and his other seniors before Mu Hong began explaining the Fifth Realm.

• Lin Qi completed tempering his bones, forged Evil Tiger Bone, and broke through to Fifth Realm Viscera Refining while practicing Adamantine Fist.
• Lin Qi ate a Level 5 Nutritional Meal, cultivated Source Energy for two hours, and increased his vitality from 420 to 428.
• Wang Zhixuan arrived at class after breaking through to the Fifth Realm and asked Mu Hong for guidance.
• Lin Qi announced that he had also reached the Fifth Realm, surprising Wang Zhixuan, Li Qing, Liang Tai, and Mu Hong.
• Mu Hong explained that Fifth Realm Viscera Refining strengthened the five zang and six fu organs, improving stamina, physical fitness, and control over Jin Force.

Mu Hong taught Lin Qi, Wang Zhixuan, and Li Qing about Fifth Realm Viscera Training, including Force Protecting Body and cultivation techniques. Liang Tai explained the different grades of internal organs and ended by sharing a rumor about the possible existence of Fifth Class organs.

• Mu Hong demonstrated Force Protecting Body and explained how Fifth Realm Martial Artists used Jin Force to protect themselves from weapons and energy attacks.
• Mu Hong shared his Viscera Training notes, and Lin Qi and Wang Zhixuan left class feeling they had learned a great deal.
• Li Qing said Viscera Training Fluid cost 10 million Xia Guo Bi per bottle, and Lin Qi decided he could afford it with his savings and subsidies.
• Liang Tai explained that Viscera Training quality ranged from First Class to Fourth Class, with Awakened Geniuses able to cultivate Fourth Class organs.
• Liang Tai said rare treasures might allow someone to cultivate Fourth Class organs and shared a rumor that an SSS-rank genius using a Five-Star Rating Technique and top-tier treasures might achieve Fifth Class organs.

Lin Qi studied the Viscera Refining method, bought cultivation supplies, and began training his organs. Meanwhile, the Insect God Society recruited Yu Jing and Li Zehao to spy on or oppose him, and Lin Qi’s first session ended with a sharp pain in his heart as [Gold Edge] activated.

• Lin Qi studied Teacher Mu Hong’s notes and the Platinum Evil Tiger Evolution Method, then ordered Viscera Training Fluid and Spirit Gathering Elixir.
• The Insect God Society’s Scale Commander told Yu Jing to report on Lin Qi and offered him medicine that would grant S-Rank talent and the Insect God’s Power.
• A masked Insect God Society recruiter persuaded Li Zehao to join by promising him greater talent and strength, fueling his resentment toward Lin Qi.
• A masked commander at a distant base said the Insect Race Mother Nest could not produce more warriors and that the Society would eliminate Blue Star’s geniuses one by one.
• After his supplies arrived on August 3rd, Lin Qi drank Viscera Training Fluid and began cultivating his heart, but [Gold Edge] activated and a stabbing pain struck it.