Chapter Summaries

Lin Qi examined the costly Crimson Blood Ointment and Azure Marrow Elixir delivered through his contract, then used the ointment in training. After enduring its intense burning pain, he raised his qi and blood value from 9.0 to 9.05 and continued practicing while planning to use the Azure Marrow Elixir after adapting to the ointment.

• Lin Qi scanned the items in the Metal Box and learned that its four jars of Crimson Blood Ointment and one bottle of Azure Marrow Elixir were worth 400,000 Xia Guo Bi altogether.
• Lin Qi applied Crimson Blood Ointment before holding the Perfectly Round Stance, enduring severe heat and pain as his qi and blood improved.
• After an hour, Xiao Chan reminded Lin Qi that the ointment's session had ended, and Lin Qi saw his qi and blood value rise from 9.0 to 9.05.
• Lin Qi decided against using Cooling Elixir because of its cost and reduced effectiveness, changed into fresh clothes, and resumed training with his spear.
• Lin Qi planned to adapt to Crimson Blood Ointment for about a month and raise his qi and blood value to at least 9.2 before using Azure Marrow Elixir.

Lin Qi broke through to Second Order Spear Technique after learning from Zhang Cheng that refined force application was the key, and his Template Fusion Rate reached 8.0%. As the November 10 Midterm Assessment began, the school introduced a new detector to measure students’ Qi and Blood Values.

• Lin Qi reflected on his recent defeat and sought Zhang Cheng’s advice about advancing his Spear Technique.
• Zhang Cheng explained Second Order Spear Technique and demonstrated how precise, fluid force application worked.
• Lin Qi practiced with his spear, pierced a falling droplet, and broke through to Second Order Spear Technique as his Template Fusion Rate rose to 8.0%.
• Lin Qi endured another bodily transformation and considered how his talent could grow with further increases in Fusion Rate.
• Lin Qi finished the cultural exam and went to the Martial Arts Classroom with Jiang Tao for the Midterm Assessment.
• Zhang Cheng introduced the new Qi and Blood Value Detector and began calling students for testing.

Students in the Elite Class took the midterm qi and blood test, where Lin Qi scored 9.21 and Li Zhou nearly reached the First Realm. The class then began the virtual martial arts assessment, and Lin Qi faced Assessor No. 8, whom he had failed to defeat before.

• Zhang Cheng tested the class, and Xu Chenhui scored 7.15 while Yang Lei scored 7.14 and was told to leave the Elite Class.
• Chen Zichuan scored 8.18, and Lin Qi scored 9.21, drawing astonished reactions from the class.
• Jiang Tao scored 9.64, Qi Yuelin scored 9.78, Yu Jing scored 9.81, and Li Zhou scored 9.99.
• Zhang Cheng moved the class to the Virtual Room for the second round of the assessment, and Jiang Tao challenged Lin Qi to a match with KFC as the loser's treat.
• Lin Qi entered the Cang Province Midterm Examination in the Red Realm and faced Assessor No. 8 for the martial arts assessment.

Lin Qi defeated Examiner No. 8 with a near-fatal counterattack, then lost quickly to the stronger Examiner No. 9. After the technique assessment ended, he and Jiang Tao waited with their classmates for the results, which Yan Hong began to reveal by projecting the score sheet.

• Lin Qi and Examiner No. 8 traded spear attacks until Lin Qi killed the examiner with Returning Spear, despite suffering a cut to his neck.
• Jiang Tao emerged from his assessment after a mutual-destruction result and confidently told Lin Qi he would win this time.
• Lin Qi defeated Examiner No. 8, lost to Examiner No. 9, and returned to his Martial Arts Room to practice.
• Zhang Cheng announced the end of the technique assessment, and the students later gathered in the Elite Class classroom to await their rankings.
• Yan Hong entered with Zhang Cheng and projected the score sheet for the class.

Lin Qi rose to ninth in his grade and fifth in Martial Arts, while the assessment revealed how fierce the competition was across Cang Province. After celebrating with Jiang Tao and Chen Zichuan, Lin Qi reviewed his rapid progress and grew concerned about why his father was still working as a Flesh Dissector.

• Lin Qi saw that he had climbed from eighteenth to ninth in his grade, with top marks in Culture Studies and fifth place in Martial Arts, and Jiang Tao conceded their bet after Lin Qi outscored him.
• Zhang Cheng warned the class that thousands of talented students across Cang Province and the nation would make competition much tougher; Li Zhou met Red Sky Martial Arts Hall’s standards, while Yu Jing’s city ranking fell.
• Jiang Tao treated Lin Qi and Chen Zichuan to KFC, and they shared memories of their families and past hardships as they celebrated their improved prospects.
• Lin Qi reviewed his Panel after eating and credited his rapid improvement to his talent and resources, while resolving to pursue one of the Three Top Academies.
• Lin Qi wondered why his father, Lin Zhen, continued working as a Flesh Dissector despite the family having paid off its debts, and decided to question him when he returned.

Tianhai No. 2 Middle School’s results showed Lin Qi had entered the grade’s top ten and reached 128th in Tianhai City, impressing school officials and martial arts halls. In the Virtual Room, Lin Qi defeated Qiu Si Ying and climbed to 14th in Tianhai City as the Red Rankings update approached.

• Jiang Zhiguang praised Tianhai No. 2 Middle School’s improved results and planned to apply for a Special Class Genius Loan for Lin Qi.
• Yue Feng and Dongfang Qi reviewed Lin Qi’s results, while supervisors at the Abyssal and Black Radiance Martial Arts Halls reconsidered their judgments of him.
• Jiang Tao and Guo Heng compared their city rankings with Lü Xiang, Wu Feng, and Qiu Si Ying, who resisted the suggestion that they apologize to Lin Qi and Jiang Tao.
• Lin Qi entered the Virtual Room under the nickname Yang Jian, matched against Qiu Si Ying, and defeated her by piercing her throat with his spear.
• Lin Qi won six matches in an hour, rose to 14th in Tianhai City, and exited the Virtual Cabin as Jiang Tao said the Red Rankings were about to update.

Lin Qi learned he ranked eighty-fifth on the expanded Cang Province Red Rankings and saw Chen Li take first place. After Director He approved his Special Genius Loan, Lin Qi used the funds to support further training and increased his blood and qi and Spear Technique proficiency.

• Lin Qi admitted to Jiang Tao that he was Yang Jian, then joined his friends to watch the Red Rankings update.
• The updated rankings placed Chen Li first, Wind God and Great Sound is Silence joint second, Lin Qi eighty-fifth, and Jiang Tao ninety-fifth; Guo Heng explained that Chen Li was Cang Province's top Midterm Assessment student.
• Lin Qi and Jiang Tao discussed aiming for the top three, and Lin Qi said he would take first place while Jiang Tao could take second.
• Director He approved Lin Qi's second application for the Special Genius Loan after confirming his achievements.
• Lin Qi received two million Xia Guo Bi, took Energy Elixir and applied Crimson Blood Ointment, then trained his Piercing Spear until he could thrust twelve times in succession.
• Lin Qi's blood and qi rose from 9.21 to 9.25, and his Spear Technique advanced from Second Order 2% to 3%.

Lin Qi learned that his father, Lin Zhen, had been injured and worn down by dangerous work at Linhai Base, so he gave him a costly new Prosthetic Limb and promised to pay for his recovery. The chapter ended with Lin Qi resolving to become stronger and earn enough to buy Water of Rebirth so Lin Zhen could regrow his arm.

• Lin Qi received a customized Prosthetic Limb and brought it home as a gift for Lin Zhen.
• Lin Qi found his parents and Uncle Fang Zhe eating at home, then learned that Lin Zhen had collapsed from overwork and had his Prosthetic Limb damaged by a Calamity Beast corpse.
• Lin Qi gave Lin Zhen the new Prosthetic Limb and offered to use his savings to cover his treatment.
• After Uncle Fang Zhe left, Fang Huiyi told Lin Zhen that Lin Qi ranked among the top students in his grade and was nearing Tianhai City's top hundred.
• Lin Qi practiced his stance and decided to pursue Water of Rebirth, which cost 50 million Xia Guo Bi, so Lin Zhen could regrow his arm.

Lin Qi spent nearly a month training toward the Final Assessment while helping pay for his parents’ treatment. After sparring Guo Heng to a draw, he checked his improved stats with less than two weeks left before the assessment.

• Fang Huiyi took Lin Zhen to the hospital for treatment, and Lin Qi sent more money as the family’s medical expenses depleted his savings.
• Lin Qi set goals for the Final Assessment, including raising his vitality and Spear Technique, placing highly in the rankings, upgrading his B-Rank Contract, and reaching Bright Moon Rank in the Crimson Realm Arena.
• Lin Qi trained intensively for twenty days, improving his vitality and techniques while spending his remaining Crimson Blood Ointment and many Energy Elixirs.
• Lin Qi and Guo Heng exchanged powerful killing moves in a spar, and Tao Zi called the match a draw.
• Lin Qi checked his Panel and found his vitality at 9.64 and his Spear Technique at Second Order 8%, with less than two weeks remaining before the Final Assessment.

Lin Qi learned why First Realm Martial Artists often stalled at 9.99 blood vitality and considered using all five forms of the Five Forms Fist to temper the hard-to-reach muscles. After Zhang Cheng warned him not to let the training interfere with his martial arts progress, Lin Qi returned to practice, confident that his talent would let him train without slowing his Spear Technique.

• News reported a devastating Calamity Beast Tide in Beijiang Province and a smaller Space Gate incident in Quan City, prompting Lin Qi to worry about his parents' safety.
• Li Zhou arrived with a powerful new aura and revealed that he had broken through to the Second Realm, while Zhang Cheng explained why Martial Artists often get stuck at 9.99 blood vitality.
• Lin Qi asked whether practicing all five forms simultaneously could temper subtle muscles and help him break through faster, and Zhang Cheng confirmed that the forms trained different muscle groups.
• Zhang Cheng cautioned Lin Qi that learning and practicing other fist techniques could delay his martial arts training, but Lin Qi believed his talent would prevent it from affecting his Spear Technique.
• Lin Qi returned to Martial Arts Room 503, drank an Energy Elixir, and began practicing his fighting stance.

Lin Qi practiced Snake, Dragon, and Ape forms, improving his fist technique and vitality while preparing for the Final Assessment. At the hospital, he learned that Fang Huiyi was slowly dying from a Dark-Winged Bat toxin, and his family went to ask Doctor Li about a newer treatment.

• Lin Qi trained in Snake, Dragon, and Ape forms, gaining fist technique proficiency and raising his vitality and blood value from 9.65 to 9.68.
• Lin Qi visited the hospital with Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi, whose health had improved after a month of treatment and recuperation.
• Lin Zhen revealed that a Dark-Winged Bat toxin had destroyed Fang Huiyi's martial foundation and continued to corrode her body.
• Lin Zhen explained that costly medicines could cure Fang Huiyi, while a cheaper new treatment might also remove the toxin.
• Fang Huiyi went for electric therapy and acupuncture as Lin Zhen and Lin Qi met Doctor Li to ask about the new treatment.

Lin Qi learned that his mother’s treatment required a year-long wait unless he advanced to an A-Rank Contract, which he vowed to do before the Final Assessment. At Red Sky Martial Arts Hall, he trained intensely and began practicing the Water Droplet Spear Technique to help master his Third Ultimate Move.

• Doctor Li told Lin Zhen and Lin Qi that shockwave detoxification could treat Fang Huiyi’s Dark-Winged Bat venom, but it cost three million Xia Guo Bi and required a long queue.
• Doctor Li explained that Lin Qi’s B-Rank status could not shorten the wait, but an A-Rank Contract would let the hospital schedule Fang Huiyi’s surgery within a month.
• Lin Qi promised Lin Zhen he would advance to an A-Rank Contract before the Final Assessment, and the family later encountered Yan Ying at the sanatorium.
• Lin Qi went to Red Sky Martial Arts Hall alone and practiced his Five Form Fist and Mountain Shattering Spear Technique while focusing on improving before the assessment.
• Lin Qi asked Xiao Chan to play an instructional video on the Water Droplet Spear Technique and began practicing its moves alongside it.

Lin Qi mastered the Water Droplet Spear Technique and began training in all three spear styles as he pursued the Third Ultimate Move of the Mountain Shattering Spear Technique. With the senior-year final assessment less than ten days away, he decided to train in his martial arts room and seek real combat to complete his breakthrough.

• Lin Qi practiced the Water Droplet Spear Technique, raising his blood-qi value to 9.7 and his spear technique mastery to 8%.
• Lin Qi checked his compatibility with three spear techniques and resolved to master the Bedrock Spear Technique after learning Water Droplet.
• Teacher Zhang Cheng warned that the Third Ultimate Move required strong fundamentals and suggested studying other secret manuals for insight.
• Jiang Tao bet Lin Qi that he would master his own Third Ultimate Move first, and Lin Qi accepted a barbecue bet.
• Lin Qi decided to live in his martial arts room until the final assessment and trained in the Basic, Mountain Shattering, Water Droplet, and Bedrock Spear Techniques.
• Lin Qi sensed he was close to mastering the Mountain Shattering Spear Technique's Third Ultimate Move and decided to use actual combat to hasten his progress.

Lin Qi, competing as Yang Jian in the Red Realm, defeated Guo Heng with the Water Droplet Spear Technique and rose to rank 45. He recognized how far he had advanced and continued matching, hoping to refine an idea for his Third Ultimate Move.

• Lin Qi checked his Red Realm standings and matched against Guo Heng, who challenged him on behalf of Lü Xiang and the others.
• Lin Qi surprised Guo Heng by using the Water Droplet Spear Technique and pressed him with a rapid series of attacks.
• Guo Heng spotted an opening he believed was real and unleashed Shattering Gold Chop, but Lin Qi had deliberately baited him.
• Lin Qi countered with Water Vortex Rotation, pierced Guo Heng's chest, and won the match.
• Guo Heng wondered whether Yang Jian could be Lin Qi, then dismissed the idea because Lin Qi had learned the Mountain Shattering Spear Technique.
• Lin Qi gained three points and rose to rank 45, then chose to keep matching while developing his Third Ultimate Move.

On New Year’s Eve, Lin Qi left his family dinner to train and finally mastered the Mountain Shattering Spear Technique’s Third Ultimate Move, Exploding Rock Drill. After his training, Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin arrived at the Martial Arts Room to surprise him.

• Lin Qi spent New Year’s Eve dinner with Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi, then promised he would earn an A-Rank Contract in the Final Assessment.
• Lin Qi returned to No. 2 High School to train, using the newly arrived Crimson Blood Ointment and practicing his spear techniques.
• Lin Qi drew on his experience with the Water Droplet Spear Technique to master the Mountain Shattering Spear Technique’s Third Ultimate Move, Exploding Rock Drill.
• Lin Qi’s training raised his vitality and blood to 9.74, his Spear Technique to Second Order 11%, and his Movement Technique to Second Order 1%.
• Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin arrived at the Martial Arts Room and surprised Lin Qi.

Lin Qi celebrated the New Year with Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin before using the Azure Marrow Elixir to boost his Vitality and Blood. He began the final week of preparation for the Final Assessment with a stronger body and a punch strength of 1,156 kg.

• Lin Qi joined Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin for a New Year’s Eve meal and welcomed the New Year with them.
• Yan Hong urged the martial arts students to make the most of the less than seven days remaining before the Final Assessment.
• Lin Qi practiced Exploding Rock Drill and then soaked in the Azure Marrow Elixir overnight.
• Lin Qi discovered that his Vitality and Blood had risen from 9.74 to 9.84 after absorbing the elixir’s full effects.
• Lin Qi tested his punching strength in the classroom and recorded 1,156 kg.

Lin Qi tested his strength and speed, confirmed that his physical abilities surpassed Li Zhou’s, and continued training ahead of the Final Assessment. At the assessment, his Qi and Blood Value reached 9.91, stunning the classroom.

• Lin Qi measured a punch force of 1,157.3 kilograms and a speed of 19.5 meters per second, both above the average for a First Realm martial artist.
• Lin Qi trained through the final days before the assessment while Guo Heng, Jiang Tao, and Yu Jing each pushed to improve their martial arts and Qi and Blood.
• Principal Jiang Zhiguang and Zhang Cheng discussed the approaching Final Assessment and the changes it could bring to the grade rankings.
• After the academic examinations, Zhang Cheng began testing students’ Qi and Blood Values, and Chen Zichuan recorded 8.76.
• Lin Qi stepped up for his test and registered a Qi and Blood Value of 9.91, leaving the class stunned.

During the Final Assessment, Lin Qi’s qi and blood value rose to 9.9, while Li Zhou revealed a value of 12.33 after breaking through to the Second Realm. The students moved on to the Martial Arts Assessment, where Lin Qi faced Examiner No. 9 and Li Zhou began his own fight against the same examiner.

• Lin Qi’s qi and blood value reached 9.9, and Jiang Tao, Qi Yuelin, and Yu Jing registered 9.98, 9.99, and 9.99 respectively.
• Li Zhou’s qi and blood value measured 12.33, astonishing the students and impressing Lin Qi.
• Zhang Cheng ended the qi and blood assessment and led the students to the Virtual Room for the Martial Arts Assessment.
• Lin Qi entered the Red Realm, chose his Black Great Spear, and faced Examiner No. 9, defending with the Bedrock Spear Technique.
• Li Zhou fought Examiner No. 9 with Battle Axes and charged forward using the Heavy Chop Stance.

Lin Qi defeated Examiner No. 9 with a new spear technique and advanced to face Examiner No. 10, while other top students struggled against the examiner. Li Zhou and Lin Qi emerged from their assessments last, leaving Li Zhou unsettled by Lin Qi’s progress.

• Across Tianhai City, elite students challenged Examiner No. 9, and several students, including Yu Jing and Jiang Tao, failed to defeat him.
• Lin Qi used his knowledge of the Mountain Shattering Spear Technique’s flaws to wound Examiner No. 9 and bait him into a clash of Killing Moves.
• Lin Qi’s Exploding Rock Drill overpowered the examiner’s Raging Wave Shattering Thrust, and he killed Examiner No. 9.
• Lin Qi advanced to the assessment against Examiner No. 10, while Yu Jing and Jiang Tao emerged from their Virtual Cabins and noticed Li Zhou was still testing.
• Li Zhou and Lin Qi emerged among the last students, and Li Zhou felt a sense of crisis after learning Lin Qi had finished at nearly the same time as him.

Lin Qi’s final assessment results put him second in his grade, ninth in Tianhai City, and first in martial arts at No. 2 High School, surpassing Li Zhou. His classmates reacted to the rankings, while Lin Qi celebrated his chances of securing an A-Rank Contract.

• Lin Qi returned to training after the martial arts assessment, where he had held out against Examiner No. 10 before being defeated by the Exploding Rock Drill.
• Zhang Cheng checked the assessment data and discovered that Lin Qi’s martial arts score was higher than Li Zhou’s.
• The final rankings showed Lin Qi in second place in his grade, ninth in Tianhai City, twentieth in Cang Province, and 503rd nationally.
• Jiang Tao found that he had placed third in his grade and eleventh in Tianhai City, then learned Lin Qi had ranked ahead of him.
• Li Zhou was shocked that Lin Qi had beaten his martial arts score, while Yu Jing struggled to accept that both Lin Qi and Jiang Tao had surpassed him.