Chapter Summaries

After the Tianhai Monthly Exam, Lin Qi and his classmates learned they could qualify for larger Genius Loans, and the Star Activity reward arrived to help fund his training. As Lin Qi improved his Tiger Form Fist, Zhang Cheng began explaining what Elite Class students should know about signing with a Martial Arts Hall.

• Manager Sun learned that 108 people from Tianhai City had reached Star Rank and ordered staff to begin recruiting the top geniuses.
• Yan Hong told Jiang Tao, Lin Qi, and Chen Zichuan that the school would apply for higher Genius Loans based on their exam results.
• Lin Qi and Jiang Tao received their 500,000 Xia Guo Bi Star Activity rewards, while Jiang Tao discussed spending much of his loan on Jiang Miaoyin.
• Lin Qi used Qi and Blood Elixir during training, advanced his qi and blood value to 8.25, and raised his Tiger Form Fist to Second Order 11%.
• Zhang Cheng gathered the Elite Class and began discussing what they needed to consider when signing with a Martial Arts Hall.

Zhang Cheng explained Martial Arts Gym contracts and genius rankings, while teachers discussed raising Lin Qi’s Genius Loan. Lin Qi shared his exam success with his parents and asked Fang Huiyi how much the family owed.

• Zhang Cheng explained that students would negotiate contracts with Martial Arts Gyms, described the Three Great Martial Arts Gyms, and outlined their genius tiers.
• Lin Qi told Jiang Tao that he would choose a Martial Arts Gym based on the contract, and Jiang Tao said he would follow him.
• Jiang Zhiguang, Zhang Cheng, and Yan Hong agreed to submit applications for upgraded Genius Loans for Jiang Tao, Lin Qi, and Chen Zichuan, with Zhang Cheng urging a Special Genius Loan for Lin Qi.
• Jiang Zhiguang submitted the applications and noticed that a flowerpot had sprouted.
• Lin Qi told Lin Zhen about reaching 18th place in the grade, gave Fang Huiyi expensive health supplements, and asked how much debt the family owed.

Lin Qi learned that his family owed roughly 2.25 million Xia Guo Bi and resolved to find a way to repay it without abandoning his cultivation. During martial arts class, Zhang Cheng explained that practicing two forms of the Five Form Fist could improve tempering efficiency, prompting Lin Qi to begin learning the Crane Form.

• Fang Huiyi told Lin Qi that his parents owed about 1.25 million Xia Guo Bi to his uncle's family and a little over 1 million in loans and credit-card debt.
• Lin Qi reassured Fang Huiyi that he would repay the debts and help her recover, then considered applying for a larger Genius Loan or signing a contract with a Martial Arts Gym.
• Zhang Cheng reprimanded newcomer Xu Chenhui for his sword technique, and Xu Chenhui left without challenging him.
• Lin Qi asked Zhang Cheng how to raise his vitality value, and Zhang Cheng advised him to practice the Crane Form alongside the Tiger Form to improve his training.
• Lin Qi trusted his comprehension and began practicing the Crane Form of the Five Form Fist.

Lin Qi learned Crane Form Fist quickly and bought advanced Energy Elixirs to support his training. After meeting Jiang Tao and his sister Jiang Miaoyin, he returned to school and trained with an Energy Elixir, aiming to raise his qi and blood toward 9.0.

• Lin Qi practiced Crane Form Fist until his proficiency and qi and blood value increased, then recovered with a Qi and Blood Elixir.
• Zhang Cheng watched Lin Qi master Crane Form Fist rapidly and believed he could eventually catch up with talented students such as Li Zhou.
• Lin Qi and Jiang Tao bought Energy Elixirs at Red Sky Martial Arts Supermarket, where Lin Qi spent 183,200 Xia Guo Bi on training supplies.
• Lin Qi met Jiang Miaoyin, and Jiang Tao said he was taking her to the hospital for treatment so she could recover from severe malnutrition.
• Lin Qi returned to school, drank an Energy Elixir, and alternated between Tiger Form Fist and Crane Form Fist as his qi and blood value began to rise.

The Martial Arts Education Bureau approved Lin Qi for a First Class Genius Loan, while the director decided to monitor his progress. As Lin Qi trained and heard about his classmates’ contracts, Jiang Tao explained the differences between the Three Great Martial Arts Gyms, leaving Lin Qi weighing which one might offer him the best terms.

• The director reviewed Lin Qi’s Genius Loan application, initially considered him below the Special Class standard, and approved him for a First Class Genius Loan.
• Xiao Li celebrated Lin Qi’s approval, while a colleague protested and accused the application of being forged.
• Lin Qi trained with Tiger Form Fist and Crane Form Fist, increasing his vitality and blood to 8.45 and his Fist Technique proficiency to 14%.
• During evening self-study, Lin Qi told Jiang Tao that he had turned down offers from smaller Martial Arts Halls and was waiting for the Three Great Martial Arts Gyms.
• Jiang Tao described Red Sky’s prestige, Abyssal’s financial resources, and Black Radiance’s more accessible standards, then promised to follow Lin Qi’s choice.
• Lin Qi considered his need for time to grow and asked Jiang Tao for more information about the three gyms’ contracts and negotiations.

Abyssal Martial Arts Hall, Red Sky Martial Arts Hall, and Black Radiance Martial Arts Hall assessed Lin Qi for a contract, with their managers disagreeing over his potential. After receiving money from his school and helping his family repay debts, Lin Qi met Abyssal representative Dongfang Qi to discuss signing him.

• Ding Liang judged Lin Qi worthy of a B-Rank Contract, but Manager Gu overruled him and approved only a C-Rank Contract.
• Red Sky Manager Sun deferred Lin Qi’s assessment until the Vice Hall Master returned, while Black Radiance’s manager also settled on a C-Rank Contract.
• Lin Qi, Jiang Tao, and Chen Zichuan received payments from their school, and Lin Qi transferred 300,000 Xia Guo Bi to Fang Huiyi to help repay family loans.
• Dongfang Qi contacted Lin Qi on behalf of Abyssal Martial Arts Hall and invited him to discuss a contract.
• Lin Qi verified Dongfang Qi’s identity at a coffee shop, and she told him Abyssal Martial Arts Hall wanted to sign and invest in him.

Lin Qi rejected a C-Rank contract and waited for a better offer, confident that his results would soon prove his potential. As he trained toward the Second Order, Tianhai City’s schools prepared for a Martial Arts Exchange Tournament against Bailu City.

• Dongfang Qi offered Lin Qi a five-year C-Rank contract from Abyssal Martial Arts Hall, but he said he needed time to consider it and left.
• Lin Qi also failed to secure a B-Rank contract from Black Radiance Martial Arts Hall and decided to wait until the Midterm Assessment strengthened his bargaining position.
• Lin Qi trained with his spear and raised his Spear Technique to First Order 96% and his Movement Technique to First Order 91%.
• Principal Jiang Zhiguang and Zhang Cheng discussed Bailu City’s proposed Martial Arts Exchange Tournament and agreed Tianhai City needed to win.

Zhang Cheng named Lin Qi to Tianhai City's roster for the exchange tournament against Bailu City's key high schools, prompting Qiu Jie to challenge his selection. Lin Qi and Qiu Jie entered the Red Realm Arena for a deciding match, which began with both charging at each other.

• Qiu Jie questioned Jiang Tao's loyalty to Lin Qi, and Jiang Tao rejected his attempt to drive them apart.
• Zhang Cheng announced the exchange tournament and selected the grade's top students, naming Lin Qi as the tenth contestant.
• Qiu Jie objected to Lin Qi's place, so Zhang Cheng ordered them to fight for the final spot in the Virtual Room.
• Lin Qi and Qiu Jie entered the Red Realm Arena, exchanged taunts, and charged at each other as the match began.

Lin Qi initially defended against Qiu Jie’s faster Water Droplet Spear Technique, then turned the fight around by reading its flaws and overpowering him. After Lin Qi killed Qiu Jie in the arena, the class reacted with shock, and Qiu Jie emerged from the Virtual Cabin to hear Jiang Tao celebrating Lin Qi’s victory.

• Qiu Jie pressed Lin Qi with a rapid barrage of spear attacks while classmates debated who would win.
• Lin Qi analyzed Qiu Jie’s speed and strength, then changed tactics and began attacking with greater force.
• Lin Qi read through Qiu Jie’s Scattered Rain and blocked its true thrust, disrupting his spear technique.
• Qiu Jie used Water Droplet Without Trace, but Lin Qi countered with Collapse Thrust and sent him crashing to the ground.
• The class erupted in disbelief at Lin Qi’s victory, while Jiang Tao praised him and Qiu Jie emerged from the Virtual Cabin looking furious.

Lin Qi defeated Qiu Jie, earned a place on Tianhai No. 2 Middle School’s team for the Martial Arts Exchange Tournament, and began training for the challenge against Songbai Middle School. Meanwhile, Red Sky Martial Arts Hall’s Hall Master Yue Feng reviewed Lin Qi’s information and received a call from Zhang Cheng.

• Zhang Cheng explained that Lin Qi had defeated Qiu Jie through superior fundamentals and judgment, and Qiu Jie left after refusing to argue.
• Zhang Cheng told the ten selected students that they would face Songbai Middle School in a week and compete for a two-million-yuan prize.
• Zhang Cheng praised Lin Qi, learned that he had used about seventy percent of his strength, and discussed his unsigned Martial Arts Hall contracts.
• Lin Qi trained with his spear and resolved to increase his blood vitality, advance his Spear Technique, and begin developing a second Ultimate Move.
• Manager Sun asked Yue Feng to decide what contract Red Sky Martial Arts Hall should offer Lin Qi, and Yue Feng reviewed Lin Qi’s information.
• Yue Feng received a phone call from Zhang Cheng.

Yue Feng agreed to judge Lin Qi’s abilities at the upcoming Martial Arts Exchange Tournament before deciding whether to offer him a B-Rank Contract. After training raised Lin Qi’s vitality and fist technique, he discovered his punch force exceeded 920 kilograms and prepared to compete as the tournament began.

• Zhang Cheng recommended Lin Qi for a B-Rank Contract, and Yue Feng agreed to watch him compete in a week before deciding.
• Lin Qi trained with two bottles of Energy Elixir, raising his vitality value to 8.85 and his Five Form Fist to Second Order 16%.
• Lin Qi tested his punch force twice and recorded 923.4 and 925.4 kilograms, far exceeding what his vitality value normally indicated.
• Guo Heng said he would compete against Bailu City No. 1 High School in the Martial Arts Exchange Tournament and vowed to defeat them.
• Lin Qi checked his Red Realm Arena status, noted he needed over 700 more points for Bright Moon Rank, and started matching.

Lin Qi defeated the skilled Swift Sword in the Crimson Realm Arena, then continued training until he mastered the Mountain Shattering Spear Technique’s Second Ultimate Move. His Spear Technique reached First Order 99%, leaving him preparing for that night’s Exchange Tournament.

• Liang Kai entered the Crimson Realm Arena to fight Yang Jian, unaware that his opponent was Lin Qi.
• Lin Qi countered Liang Kai’s Swift Shadow Rainstorm with Whirlwind Break, pierced his throat, and won the match.
• Liang Kai wondered whether Yang Jian had spotted a flaw in his Killing Move, then left the Virtual Cabin and discussed the upcoming Exchange Tournament with a teammate.
• On October 31, Lin Qi practiced in Tianhai No. 2 Middle School’s Martial Arts Room and combined the four forms of the Mountain Shattering Spear Technique into Mountain Shattering Chop.
• Lin Qi mastered Mountain Shattering Chop, raising his Spear Technique to First Order 99%, and continued practicing for the Exchange Tournament.

Lin Qi entered the Martial Arts Exchange Tournament for Tianhai No. 2 Middle School and faced Fan Yong of Songbai Middle School in the opening match. Fan Yong’s Second Order blade technique blocked Lin Qi’s attacks, leaving the outcome uncertain as the fight continued.

• Zhang Cheng and Cao Bin greeted each other before urging their students to win the tournament for their respective schools.
• Lin Qi entered the Arena as Tianhai No. 2 Middle School’s first contestant and chose his Black Great Spear.
• Fan Yong took the field for Songbai Middle School, and Liang Kai recognized Lin Qi as the fighter who had defeated him the day before.
• Fan Yong attacked with his Battle Saber, while Lin Qi launched a rapid series of spear strikes.
• Fan Yong blocked Lin Qi’s attacks with his Second Order blade technique and countered with powerful blows, leaving Lin Qi’s arms numb.
• Jiang Tao and Yu Jing worried that Lin Qi would lose, but Zhang Cheng told the students not to judge the match before it ended.

Lin Qi defeated Fan Yong in the Exchange Tournament after baiting him into a counterattack and breaking through his defense with two powerful spear moves. Yue Feng recognized Lin Qi as a genius and arranged to offer him a B-Rank Contract, while Lin Qi’s school celebrated his victory and prepared for the remaining matches.

• Yue Feng watched Lin Qi’s match against Fan Yong and initially doubted that Lin Qi could overcome Fan Yong’s defensive blade technique.
• Lin Qi baited Fan Yong into using Mountain Breaking Slash, broke the attack with Piercing Point, and defeated him with Mountain Shattering Chop.
• Fan Yong’s teammates and Liang Kai recognized Lin Qi’s strength, while Liang Kai revealed that he had already lost to Lin Qi in the Red Realm.
• Lin Qi’s classmates praised his victory, and Qiu Jie acknowledged Lin Qi’s superior spear skill.
• Yue Feng declared Lin Qi a true genius and told Manager Sun to invite him to discuss a B-Rank Contract.
• Lin Qi returned to his school’s seats, accepted Li Zhou’s offer to exchange pointers, and heard Zhang Cheng urge the team to keep winning.

Tianhai No. 2 Middle School overturned its early deficit to defeat Songbai Middle School in the Martial Arts Exchange Tournament. After receiving his prize money, Lin Qi assessed the strength of his peers and worried that his growing training costs would soon leave him short of money.

• Liang Kai and two other Songbai Middle School contestants won matches, putting Tianhai No. 2 Middle School under pressure, but Jiang Tao secured a victory in the fourth match.
• Songbai Middle School won the fifth and sixth matches, and the seventh ended in a draw, leaving Tianhai No. 2 Middle School needing three straight wins.
• Qi Yuelin, Yu Jing, and Li Zhou each won a match, giving Tianhai No. 2 Middle School the final victory over Songbai Middle School.
• Zhang Cheng praised the ten participants and announced their prize money; Lin Qi received requests from several classmates to add him on WeiXin.
• Lin Qi reviewed the stronger students' techniques and Qi and Blood, then took an Energy Elixir and worried about the cost of his training.
• Jiang Zhiguang celebrated the school's victory with Zhang Cheng, who received a message that made him smile.

Lin Qi went with his mother, Fang Huiyi, to Chiqiong Martial Arts Gym to discuss a contract and discovered that the gym’s Vice Hall Master, Yue Feng, wanted to meet him personally. The chapter ended as Yue Feng prepared to discuss the contract with Lin Qi and Fang Huiyi.

• Lin Qi told Jiang Tao he planned to discuss a contract with Chiqiong Martial Arts Gym and might sign with them.
• Fang Huiyi picked Lin Qi up from school, and Manager Sun introduced himself as Chiqiong’s contract department manager.
• Manager Sun brought Lin Qi and Fang Huiyi to the gym’s top floor and led them to the Deputy Director’s Office.
• Yue Feng greeted Lin Qi with an overwhelming aura, which Lin Qi endured before recognizing him as Chiqiong’s Vice Hall Master.
• Manager Sun told Lin Qi and Fang Huiyi that Yue Feng had invited them to discuss the contract personally.

Lin Qi received a B-Rank Contract offer from Chiqiong Martial Arts Gym after Yue Feng praised his performance and potential. Lin Qi signed the contract, becoming an official member, while Yue Feng encouraged him to aim for an A-Rank upgrade through stronger rankings.

• Yue Feng invited Lin Qi and Fang Huiyi to share an expensive nutritional meal and said Zhang Cheng had recommended Lin Qi to him.
• Yue Feng offered Lin Qi a B-Rank Contract with money, resources, training facilities, and other benefits.
• Lin Qi consulted Fang Huiyi, then accepted the offer and signed the contract.
• Yue Feng had Alpha photograph him with Lin Qi so headquarters could review the contract.
• Yue Feng welcomed Lin Qi to Chiqiong Martial Arts Gym and said strong results in the midterm or Final National Assessment could earn him an A-Rank upgrade.

Lin Qi signed a B-Rank Contract with Red Sky Martial Arts Hall and toured its facilities, where he received an Independent Martial Arts Room and named its Intelligent AI Xiao Chan. He began practicing with his spear after learning that Jiang Tao planned to sign with the hall as well.

• Yue Feng praised Lin Qi's confidence and decided to wait before offering him an A-Rank Contract so he would not attract unwanted attention.
• Manager Sun showed Lin Qi and Fang Huiyi the hall's recuperation facilities, and Fang Huiyi tried a Healing Pod while learning about benefits for Lin Qi's family.
• Qiu Si Ying, Lü Xiang, and Wu Feng spotted Manager Sun personally guiding Lin Qi, and Qiu Si Ying messaged Guo Heng about it.
• Manager Sun showed Lin Qi his Independent Martial Arts Room and introduced the hall's Intelligent AI, which Lin Qi named Xiao Chan.
• Lin Qi customized Xiao Chan's appearance, messaged Lin Zhen and Jiang Tao, and learned Jiang Tao would come sign with Red Sky Martial Arts Hall.
• Lin Qi took up his spear and began practicing his Spear Technique.

Lin Qi signed a B-Rank Contract with Red Sky Martial Arts Hall and advanced his blood and vitality through intensive training. As other martial arts halls reacted to his choice, Guo Heng saw Lin Qi with Manager Sun and asked what was going on.

• Lin Zhen learned that his son Lin Qi had signed a B-Rank Contract, and his supervisor gave him time off and a raise.
• Hall Master Lu questioned Yue Feng’s decision to sign Lin Qi, but Yue Feng said the future remained uncertain.
• Lin Qi trained after eating a powerful nutritional meal, raising his blood and vitality to 9.0 and his Fist Technique proficiency to 17%.
• Lin Qi told Chongming and Black Radiance Martial Arts Hall that he had signed with Red Sky; their staff and managers reacted with surprise and regret.
• After dinner, Lin Qi and Manager Sun saw Fang Huiyi off, and Guo Heng spotted them together and asked Lin Qi about his relationship with Manager Sun.

Lin Qi learned that he and Jiang Tao had signed B-Rank Contracts with Red Sky Martial Arts Hall, then faced the formidable Wind God in the Crimson Realm and resolved to improve his spear technique. As Cang Province’s midterm examination approached, Lin Qi received a shipment of resources from the hall and opened the Metal Box.

• Jiang Tao told Guo Heng that he and Lin Qi had signed B-Rank Contracts, leaving Guo Heng shocked that they had matched his rank.
• Lin Qi, Jiang Tao, and Guo Heng entered the Crimson Realm, where Lin Qi was matched against Wind God.
• Lin Qi recalled that Wang Qiu Feng had defeated him in under three moves and set breaking through to Second Order spear technique as his next goal.
• Zhang Cheng warned the class that the Cang Province Midterm Examination was less than a week away and would rank martial arts students across the province.
• Lin Qi received two transfer notifications, collected a Metal Box of resources from Red Sky Martial Arts Hall, and opened it in his Martial Arts Room.