Chapter Summaries

Lin Qi defeated Nitin Reddy in the semifinals and advanced to the finals of the Global Martial Arts Competition. Nitin accepted the loss and praised Lin Qi, while the crowd celebrated Lin Qi’s historic achievement.

• Nitin Reddy fought Lin Qi with his Ice Dragon spear technique and Minor Divine Power, but Lin Qi read his attacks and steadily overwhelmed him.
• Lin Qi unleashed Mountain Peak Suppression with his Rivers and Mountains Spear Technique, shattering Nitin’s attack and piercing his chest with his spear.
• Nitin was teleported back to the Indian audience seats, where he acknowledged Lin Qi’s strength and accepted his defeat.
• The Intelligent Voice announced Lin Qi as the winner of Semifinals Match 2, and the spectators erupted in celebration as Lin Qi reached the finals.

Lin Qi and Ivan Petrov began the final match of the 35th Global Martial Arts Competition, with both countries' spectators and martial artists anticipating the championship. Ivan opened with flying daggers and a blade attack, but Lin Qi used Golden Pupil and his spear to deflect the daggers and evade the strike.

• Shen Heng admitted that Lin Qi might have beaten him and could have won the championship if Ivan Petrov's blade technique had not advanced.
• Frost Venerable urged Nitin to learn from his loss, while Xia Kingdom's High Realm Martial Artists said Lin Qi had a real chance against Ivan Petrov.
• Lin Qi returned to the Xia Kingdom audience, where Jiang Miaoyin and Chu Yu encouraged him to win the championship.
• Mountain and River King announced the final match between Lin Qi and Ivan Petrov, and both fighters took their places on the simulated ring.
• Ivan Petrov declared that the championship would belong to Mao Xiong Country, and the finals began amid cheers from both countries' spectators.
• Ivan launched three flying daggers and charged Lin Qi with his blade; Lin Qi used Golden Pupil and his spear to knock the daggers aside, then evaded Ivan's attack.

Lin Qi overcame Ivan Petrov’s overwhelming assault in the Global Martial Arts Competition final by revealing his second special ability and defeating him with a decisive spear strike. The result was announced, leaving Lin Qi the champion once again.

• Lin Qi and Ivan Petrov exchanged attacks as Ivan’s flying daggers and saber drove Lin Qi into a desperate position.
• Ivan activated his Minor Divine Power and unleashed his full strength, but Lin Qi used his spear to disrupt Ivan’s attack and survived the assault.
• With Ivan charging again and the spectators expecting Lin Qi to lose, Lin Qi revealed his second special ability, [Gold Light], and evaded the flying daggers.
• Lin Qi combined both special abilities with his Rivers and Mountains Martial Intent and struck Ivan with Heaven and Earth Return to Nothingness, killing him.
• Ivan returned to Mao Xiong Country’s audience seats and admitted defeat, while Lin Qi was declared the winner of the final.

Lin Qi defeated Ivan Petrov to win the Global Martial Arts Competition championship, shocking spectators and high-level figures with his hidden abilities and strength. The Mountain and River King prepared to promote him to SSS-rank, while Heavenly Blade Li Qifeng announced an important meeting for the next day.

• The Intelligent Voice announced Lin Qi as the champion, and spectators across the nations erupted in cheers and disbelief.
• Tracy and Shen Heng realized Lin Qi had used two special abilities, while Xia Kingdom contestants marveled that he had defeated Ivan Petrov.
• The Ice and Snow King congratulated the Xia Kingdom and acknowledged Lin Qi's extraordinary potential despite Ivan's defeat.
• The Bei Jiang Sword King and other high-level figures discussed Lin Qi's abilities, martial techniques, and record-breaking victory.
• The Mountain and River King said he would promote Lin Qi to SSS-rank, and Heavenly Blade Li Qifeng called for an important meeting the next day.

Lin Qi won the 35th Global Martial Arts Competition, celebrated his victory, and improved his martial arts skills. Meanwhile, Azure Sky Institute’s leaders gathered to discuss a successful but troubling hunt for a Tenth Level Disaster Beast.

• The Mountain and River King announced Lin Qi as champion, and Lin Qi thanked his family, teachers, school, and country in his acceptance speech.
• Lin Qi returned to his friends, later reviewed his improved Spear Technique and Movement Technique, and cultivated while anticipating his championship rewards.
• At the Disaster Beast Trial Tower, Shen Heng saw Lin Qi had reached the seventeenth floor and realized Lin Qi had broken through to Fourth-Order Late Stage Spear Technique while still in the Sixth Realm.
• Heavenly Blade Li Qifeng told the gathered martial artists that ten Ninth Realm Martial Artists had killed a Tenth Level Disaster Beast, then the Bei Jiang Sword King projected the creature for them to see.

Li Qifeng recounted how the Crimson Emperor and other Ninth Realm Martial Artists spent a month hunting the Tenth Level Calamity Flame Dragon, warning that its appearance on Blue Star would cause a catastrophe. The Red Sky Martial Arts Hall revealed treasures recovered from its lair, including ten Awakening Fruits, and Li Qifeng and the Bei Jiang Sword King planned to trade some resources and use the dragon’s flesh to grow stronger.

• Li Qifeng described the Calamity Flame Dragon’s immense size, speed, defenses, fiery breath, and ability to control other disaster beasts.
• Li Qifeng explained that the Crimson Emperor led nine other Ninth Realm Martial Artists and three fighter jets in a month-long hunt, during which three fighters were heavily injured and their armor was ruined before they killed the dragon.
• Li Qifeng warned the meeting that a Tenth Level Disaster Beast appearing on Blue Star would require the highest alert, and the attendees acknowledged they could not fight one themselves.
• The Red Sky Martial Arts Hall displayed resources recovered from the dragon’s lair and announced that ten Awakening Fruits would be available for exchange.
• After the meeting, Li Qifeng told the Bei Jiang Sword King they would trade some Awakening Fruits for resources and use the dragon’s flesh to strengthen themselves.

After Lin Qi won the Global Martial Arts Competition, Wu Lingyun and Yue Feng discussed his new SSS-rank status and the need to protect his parents. Lin Qi met with Dean Liu, Xue Zhou, and Mu Hong, learned his champion rewards, and prepared for his eventual move to the battlefield.

• Wu Lingyun told Yue Feng that Lin Qi had won the Global Martial Arts Competition and would sign an SSS-rank contract with Mountain and River King.
• Yue Feng agreed to strengthen security at Yujin Courtyard and protect Lin Zhen's business from anyone who might target it.
• Lin Qi visited Dean Liu, Xue Zhou, and Mu Hong at Azure Sky Tower, where he revealed that he had awakened [Gold Light], cleared the Disaster Beast Trial Tower, and raised his Spear Technique to Martial Intent Reaching Divinity.
• Dean Liu announced that Lin Qi would receive 200 million Xia Guo Bi and 10,000 kilograms of Seventh Level plus 2,000 kilograms of Eighth Level Disaster Beast Flesh.
• Lin Qi learned that his champion reward also included a custom Seventh Level Battle Armor, which would be made from his physical data and delivered within a month.

Lin Qi prepared a banquet after winning the championship, and friends, classmates, and top Azure Sky Institute seniors arrived with gifts to congratulate him. The celebration turned tense when Gu Cheng disparaged the Level 7 Disaster Beast meat and called Lin Qi stingy.

• Xue Zhou told Lin Qi that the Mountain and River King would upgrade his contract to SSS rank the next day, while Dean Liu considered using the hunt’s resources to break through to the Eighth Realm.
• Lin Qi prepared a banquet at Villa No. 36 and set out 1,000 kilograms of Level 7 Disaster Beast meat for guests from Azure Sky Sixth Academy.
• Jiang Tao, Jiang Miaoyin, Guo Heng, Li Qing, Wang Zhixuan, and Lin Qi’s classmates arrived with gifts to celebrate his championship.
• Shen Heng and other leading fourth-year students arrived, followed by Xu Qin and former competition champion Gu Cheng.
• Gu Cheng scorned the Level 7 meat and called Lin Qi stingy, prompting Xu Qin to frown and Lin Qi’s smile to fade.

After celebrating Lin Qi’s championship, Xu Qin warned him and the other students that mastering an Advanced Source Energy Technique could delay their trip to the battlefield by several months. Lin Qi received his prize and gifts, then met the Mountain and River King, who tested his mental fortitude before discussing an upgrade to his contract.

• Gu Cheng left the celebration banquet, and Xu Qin explained that she had spent three months on the battlefield before returning to cultivate.
• Xu Qin warned Shen Heng, Lin Qi, and the others that an Advanced Source Energy Technique could take several months to master before they headed to the battlefield.
• Jiang Tao vowed to compete for next year’s Global Martial Arts Competition championship, and Lin Qi encouraged him.
• Lin Qi’s blood and qi value rose from 3220 to 3230, and he received 200 million Xia Guo Bi along with congratulatory gifts, including Xu Qin’s Eighth Level Calamity Beast blood.
• The Mountain and River King arrived at Azure Sky Institute to upgrade Lin Qi’s contract, then tested Lin Qi with his oppressive presence and praised his mental fortitude.

Lin Qi met with Mountain and River King, who recognized his rise and formally upgraded his contract to SSS rank. After signing, Lin Qi learned about his substantial financial benefits and was told that he would take a Ninth Realm Martial Artist as his master.

• Mountain and River King reviewed Lin Qi’s background and described his sudden awakening as similar to the Blade Emperor’s.
• Mountain and River King announced that Chiqiong Martial Arts Gym had assessed Lin Qi as an SSS-rank genius and would upgrade his contract.
• Mountain and River King explained that Lin Qi was one of ten SSS-rank geniuses in Xia Kingdom with two special abilities, and described their realms.
• Mountain and River King outlined Lin Qi’s contract payments and subsidies, totaling 740 million Xia Guo Bi.
• Lin Qi signed the paper and electronic contracts, and Mountain and River King congratulated him as Chiqiong Martial Arts Gym’s twenty-fourth SSS-rank genius.
• Mountain and River King warned Lin Qi that the situation was worsening and began explaining the rule that each new SSS-rank genius would take a Ninth Realm Martial Artist as their master.

Lin Qi gained Mountain and River King as a powerful source of spear guidance, then invested heavily in resources to accelerate his cultivation. He ended the chapter refining his marrow with Calamity Beast flesh and two special abilities, pushing toward fifth-grade Marrow Quality.

• Mountain and River King accepted Lin Qi as his grand-disciple and offered to guide his spear technique, while Mu Hong received guidance of his own.
• Lin Qi received ten tons of Level 7 Tyrant Tiger flesh and two thousand kilograms of Eighth Level Disaster Beast flesh at his villa.
• Lin Qi ordered six bottles of Soul Water and ten bottles of Blood Flesh Harmonizing Agent for 400 million Xia Guo Bi.
• Lin Qi ate three hundred kilograms of Calamity Beast flesh, drank the Eighth Level Disaster Beast blood Xu Qin had given him, and began Marrow Refining.
• Lin Qi used [Gold Edge] and [Gold Light] to temper his bone marrow, removing impurities and advancing toward fifth-grade Marrow Quality.

Lin Qi completed another round of Marrow Refining, raising his blood and qi value, while Red Sky Martial Arts Hall held higher-ups accountable for past abuses against him. After his SSS-Rank contract funding arrived, he opened a delivery containing Soul Water for strengthening mental power.

• Lin Qi used Calamity Beast flesh and blood and Eighth Level Disaster Beast blood to refine his marrow, increasing his blood and qi value from 3230 to 3330.
• Mountain and River King ordered a supervisory team formed and punished higher-ups who had neglected battlefield duties, warning that he would personally deal with anyone who interfered.
• Red Sky Martial Arts Hall officials discussed Lin Qi's rising talent and Mountain and River King's support for him.
• Meng Wu regretted having offended Lin Qi after learning he had become an SSS-Rank Genius with two awakened talents.
• Lin Qi accepted a courier's delivery and agreed to write a blessing for the courier's daughter.
• Xiao Chan told Lin Qi that his 740 million Xia Guo Bi in SSS-rank contract funding had arrived, and Lin Qi opened a box containing Soul Water.

Lin Qi used Soul Water and a Blood Flesh Harmonizing Agent to improve his mental power and blood and vitality, while the Insect God Society discussed the threat he posed and the rising danger from awakened Tenth Level Disaster Beasts. In early June, Azure Sky Institute began its final assessments, and Lin Qi remained the clear leader after already clearing the Disaster Beast Trial Tower.

• Lin Qi cultivated Thousand Calamities Bestiary while taking a Blood Flesh Harmonizing Agent, raising his mental power by 100 and his blood and vitality value by 50.
• The Black Mask man considered killing Lin Qi if he returned to Tianhai City, but the Society Master ordered him to watch Lin Qi and wait for an opportunity, warning that the Mountain and River King protected him.
• The Society Master said awakened Tenth Level Disaster Beasts threatened Blue Star and that humanity might not survive more than a few years.
• In early June, Azure Sky Institute held its final assessment; Lin Qi took the Martial Arts Common Knowledge Class exam with the other students.
• Dean Liu told the students to take the Disaster Beast Trial Tower challenge after returning, while they noted that Lin Qi had already cleared it and was assured first place.

Dean Liu gave Lin Qi a Second-Rank Flowing Silver Guardian to protect him from assassination, allowing Xiao Chan to transfer into a powerful liquid-metal body. With Xiao Chan able to shield him from devastating attacks, Lin Qi prepared to return to Tianhai City.

• Dean Liu told Lin Qi that city defenses and additional protection would make it safe for him to return to Tianhai City.
• Dean Liu showed Lin Qi a Second-Rank Liquid Robot that could withstand attacks from powerful Martial Artists and Disaster Beasts.
• Lin Qi transferred Xiao Chan’s Chip into the new silver body, and Xiao Chan awakened in her upgraded form.
• At Dean Liu’s suggestion, Lin Qi attacked Xiao Chan, who formed a silver shield and stopped his Golden Sharp Blade without damage.
• Dean Liu explained that the Red Sky Martial Arts Hall was leasing Lin Qi the Flowing Silver Guardian, with the first year free and a yearly fee thereafter.
• Lin Qi decided he could return home after being away for over a year.

Lin Qi completed another round of Marrow Refining, reviewed his growing strength, and received his rewards for winning the Disaster Beast Trial Tower. After returning to Tianhai City, he reunited with his parents, who were astonished by his rise as an SSS-rank genius.

• Lin Qi consumed Eighth Level Calamity Beast flesh and a Blood Flesh Harmonizing Agent, raising his Qi and Blood Value to 3850 and his Fusion Rate to 31%.
• Lin Qi reviewed his training progress and concluded that reaching higher martial arts realms would accelerate his Fusion Rate.
• After the Disaster Beast Trial ended, Lin Qi received 130 million Xia Guo Bi, 5,000 kilograms of Level 7 Calamity Beast flesh, and 800 kilograms of Eighth Level Calamity Beast flesh.
• Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin discussed their goals for next semester as Lin Qi traveled back to Tianhai City with Wu Lingyun.
• Yue Feng, Lin Zhen, and Fang Huiyi welcomed Lin Qi when his fighter jet landed at Yujing Mansion Residential Area.
• Lin Qi reunited with his parents at home, and Lin Zhen marveled that his son had become an SSS-rank genius.

Lin Qi suspected that his parents were facing trouble with Xu Corporation but chose to focus on cultivation rather than involve himself yet. Xu Changfeng arrived in Tianhai City to befriend Lin Qi and expand his family’s Calamity Beast business, and Lin Qi agreed to meet him after Xu Qin introduced them.

• Lin Qi noticed that his parents had grown stronger and suspected that his father was hiding a problem with their business.
• Lin Qi bought Soul Water and Blood Flesh Harmonizing Agent through Red Sky Home, then resumed cultivating.
• Fang Huiyi told Lin Zhen that Xu Corporation had sold them spoiled Calamity Beast meat and was delaying negotiations, but Lin Zhen refused to involve Lin Qi.
• Xu Changfeng arrived in Tianhai City to expand the Xu Family’s ocean Calamity Beast business and planned to befriend Lin Qi.
• Xu Qin messaged Lin Qi about her second older brother’s visit, and Lin Qi agreed to meet Xu Changfeng and added him on WeiXin.

Lin Qi agreed to a business partnership with Xu Changfeng, then learned that Chen Xiaonian had deliberately kept Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi waiting at Xu Corporation. Lin Qi and Xu Changfeng went to confront Chen, leaving the reception staff fearing the consequences.

• Lin Zhen, Fang Huiyi, and Fang Zhe waited at Xu Corporation, where the receptionists repeatedly claimed Chen Xiaonian was unavailable.
• Chen Xiaonian told his secretary to keep the visitors waiting, dismissing their family's background and boasting that his connections had made him general manager.
• Fang Zhe called Lin Qi, who said he was coming to handle Chen Xiaonian's treatment of his parents.
• At Star Sea Teahouse, Lin Qi agreed to partner with Xu Changfeng in business before learning what had happened at Tianhai Building.
• Xu Changfeng became angry and went with Lin Qi to Tianhai Building, ordering Secretary Xue to summon Chen Xiaonian.
• Xu Changfeng and Lin Qi arrived on the sixth floor, where the receptionists recognized Xu Changfeng and hurried to comply with the demand.

Xu Changfeng backed Lin Qi’s family and dismissed Manager Chen after discovering he had mistreated them and sold rotten meat as good meat. The group left for a meal, where Xu promised an investigation, a management shake-up, and a 10% price reduction for Lin Zhen’s business.

• Manager Chen learned that Xu Changfeng had arrived and found him speaking warmly with Lin Zhen, Fang Huiyi, and Fang Zhe.
• Xu Changfeng removed Manager Chen from his position and ordered Secretary Xue to investigate his misconduct.
• After Xu Changfeng and the others left, Manager Chen slapped his secretary and called his older sister for help.
• Lin Qi, Xu Changfeng, Lin Zhen, Fang Huiyi, and Fang Zhe dined at Star Glory Restaurant while Xu promised an investigation and corrective action by the next day.
• Xu Changfeng offered Lin Zhen a 10% price reduction and invited him to continue working with Xu Corporation.

Lin Qi settled the Xu Corporation conflict and returned to cultivating, while news of a Tenth Level Disaster Beast’s attack on India prompted Xia Kingdom’s strongest fighters to prepare for the new threat. The chapter ended with the Mountain and River King briefing the nation’s high-level forces on the Sandstorm Behemoth Lizard and the need to reinforce War Bases.

• Xu Changfeng told Xu Qin about Lin Qi and dismissed Manager Chen and his secretary after their misconduct was exposed.
• Lin Qi told his family that Xu Qin was his senior sister and that the Mountain and River King was his Grandmaster, then promised to protect them.
• Lin Qi received Seventh Level Disaster Beast Flesh for his family, and they watched reports of a giant beast devastate Bangalore.
• India killed the beast at great cost, and Xia Kingdom officially announced that it was a Tenth Level Disaster Beast.
• The Mountain and River King identified the beast as the Sandstorm Behemoth Lizard, also called the Sand Emperor, and urged Xia Kingdom to reinforce its War Bases.

Lin Qi used Soul Water and the Thousand Calamities Bestiary to push his mental power toward a Seventh Realm breakthrough by fighting Tier 6 Disaster Beasts in his Consciousness Space. He had defeated nearly all of them, but twenty remained as he struggled to finish the cultivation.

• After the meeting, Mountain and River King went to his Martial Arts Room to cultivate, while the other experts discussed the need to grow stronger against Tenth Level Disaster Beasts.
• At home, Lin Qi worried about the worsening Calamity Beast invasion and resolved to strengthen himself as quickly as possible.
• Lin Qi drank Soul Water, opened the blue scroll, and began cultivating the Thousand Calamities Bestiary to break through to the Seventh Realm of mental power.
• Lin Qi transformed into a Golden Giant Wolf in his Consciousness Space and fought more than a thousand Tier 6 Disaster Beasts, steadily expanding his mental power.
• After an hour of slaughter, Lin Qi had reduced the remaining beasts to twenty, but the Soul Water’s effects were fading and he was exhausted.