Chapter Summaries

No. 2 High School celebrated its improved rankings as Lin Qi rose to second in his grade and ninth in Tianhai City. After discussing their goals with Jiang Tao and Chen Zichuan, Lin Qi returned home with his parents, who learned that his results secured him an A-Rank Contract and hope for Fang Huiyi’s treatment.

• Zhang Cheng announced the school’s results and warned students about their national rankings, noting that Li Zhou ranked 126th nationwide.
• Jiang Zhiguang celebrated No. 2 High School’s improved standing and praised Lin Qi, while Wu Kang was stunned to see his former student in second place.
• Lin Qi, Jiang Tao, and Chen Zichuan ate together and resolved to train through winter vacation and aim for the national top hundred.
• Lin Qi’s parents picked him up in their new car, and he reviewed his martial arts progress and slow Template Fusion Rate.
• Lin Qi confirmed his second-place grade ranking and told Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi that his A-Rank Contract was assured, giving them hope that Fang Huiyi could be saved.

After Lin Qi’s final assessment results made him a top city-ranked genius, Yue Feng upgraded his contract at Red Sky Martial Arts Hall from B-Rank to A-Rank. Lin Qi signed the new contract and asked whether an even higher contract was possible without a special ability.

• Yue Feng reviewed the final rankings, saw Lin Qi in ninth place in Tianhai City, and decided to upgrade his contract.
• Managers at Abyssal Martial Arts Hall and Black Radiance Martial Arts Hall regretted missing the chance to sign Lin Qi.
• Lin Qi arrived at Red Sky Martial Arts Hall with Old Dad and met Yue Feng, who offered him valuable tea and explained the A-Rank Contract benefits.
• Yue Feng promised Lin Qi additional funding and resources, a discount, points, and faster surgery for his mother; Lin Qi signed the A-Rank Contract.
• Lin Qi learned that he would be the fourth A-Rank Genius signed by the Tianhai Branch that year and asked Yue Feng whether a higher contract could be earned without a special ability.

Yue Feng explained how rare S-Rank Contracts were and told Lin Qi that reaching the top three in Cang Province could give him a chance to qualify without awakening a special ability. Lin Qi learned more about the Bright Moon Event, encountered Hall Master Lu, and told Lin Zhen that his A-Rank Contract meant his mother could have surgery within a month.

• Yue Feng explained that special abilities gave Martial Artists a major advantage and that Lin Qi could still reach an S-Rank Contract through exceptional talent and provincial rankings.
• Manager Sun told Lin Qi that he still had time to awaken a special ability and warned him that experienced Social Martial Artists made the Bright Moon Event's final points difficult to earn.
• Lin Qi met Hall Master Lu, and Manager Sun explained that Lu resented Lin Qi because Yue Feng had signed and praised him and Jiang Tao.
• Lin Qi returned to his Martial Arts Room and encouraged Lin Zhen to use its higher Source Energy concentration.
• Lin Qi told Lin Zhen that he had received an A-Rank Contract and that his mother could undergo surgery within a month, making Lin Zhen emotional.

Lin Qi returned to the Red Realm to push for Bright Moon Rank before the event deadline and was matched against Yu Jing, the former classmate he had once admired. Their spear duel left Yu Jing on the defensive, and both fighters unleashed Water Droplet Shadowing.

• Guo Heng and the others congratulated Lin Qi on reaching ninth place in Tianhai City and warmly offered him refreshments.
• Guo Heng said his sister Guo Yi, an Azure Sky University student with Flame control, would return for Spring Festival, then warned everyone to raise their Bright Moon Rank before the deadline.
• Lin Qi explained that opponents became much tougher after reaching 900 points, and he and the others entered Virtual Cabins to compete in the Red Realm.
• Lin Qi checked his Xingchen Rank profile and decided to sprint for Bright Moon Rank before the January 13 event deadline.
• Lin Qi recognized his opponent, Yu Jing, and provoked him before their match began.
• Lin Qi outmatched Yu Jing with the Water Droplet Spear Technique, but Yu Jing activated Water Droplet Shadowing, which Lin Qi answered with the same Killing Move.

Lin Qi defeated Yu Jing with the Water Droplet Spear Technique, then spent five hours matching and reached Rank 40 as the competition grew tougher. He trained through winter vacation while relying on the Bright Moon Event’s three-million-Xia-Guo-Bi reward to pay for Fang Huiyi’s surgery and his ongoing expenses.

• Lin Qi dodged Yu Jing’s killing thrust and pierced his neck, winning the match and earning three points.
• Lin Qi resolved to pursue the Bright Moon Rank and improve his Water Droplet and Bedrock Spear Techniques.
• After five hours of matches, Lin Qi reached 831 points and Rank 40, while his win rate fell to 93 percent.
• Lin Qi returned to the Martial Arts Hall, ate two Nutritional Meals, and resumed his daily training.
• Lin Qi received two million Xia Guo Bi from his A-Rank Contract and recognized that winning the Bright Moon Event’s three-million-Xia-Guo-Bi reward was vital for Fang Huiyi’s surgery and his expenses.

On the final day of the Bright Moon Event, Lin Qi fought through exhausting matches as he tried to reach the Bright Moon Rank. At 999 points, he began an Advancement Match just as another fighter near the threshold did too.

• Guo Heng, Jiang Tao, and Lin Qi discussed how difficult it had become to win enough points, while Li Ke joined the few Cang Province geniuses already at Bright Moon Rank.
• Lin Qi lost to a scarred, experienced opponent but improved his spear technique, then continued matching until he gained fourteen points in the morning.
• Lin Qi drank an Advanced Spirit Refreshing Potion, recovered his energy, and returned to the Red Realm to keep competing.
• Yue Feng and Manager Sun discussed protecting Guo Yi and the other S-Rank Geniuses from those seeking to kill humanity's geniuses.
• At 7:30 in the evening, Lin Qi reached 999 points and started his Advancement Match as another fighter who needed two points did the same.

Lin Qi, fighting as Yang Jian, faced Li Zhou in an Advancement Match and defeated him with the Water Droplet Spear Technique’s Fleeting Glimpse. After the victory, Lin Qi became the strongest student in the Tianhai No. 2 Middle School grade.

• Li Zhou and Lin Qi were matched again, and Li Zhou charged first with his Battle Axe when the Advancement Match began.
• Lin Qi met Li Zhou’s attacks head-on, and Li Zhou gradually fell behind in their exchange of axe and spear strikes.
• Li Zhou unleashed his Third Ultimate Move, Raging Wind Severance, while Lin Qi countered with Fleeting Glimpse.
• Lin Qi’s spear pierced Li Zhou’s chest before his Battle Axe could fall, defeating him in the Arena.
• Li Zhou recognized Fleeting Glimpse and wondered whether Yang Jian was Lin Qi, then resumed matchmaking to pursue Bright Moon Rank.
• Lin Qi returned to his Personal Space, celebrated his victory, and recognized that he had become the strongest student in his grade.

Lin Qi advanced to Bright Moon Rank and placed eighth in Cang Province, then watched as the Crimson Rankings updated to include students nationwide. The chapter ended with Lin Qi ranked 108th nationally and resolved to surpass the top three.

• Lin Qi won his advancement match, reached Bright Moon Rank, and continued matching before returning to train.
• After Yang Jian appeared eighth on Cang Province’s rankings, Guo Heng rushed back into competition, while Lü Xiang, Wu Feng, and Qiu Si Ying discussed Yang Jian’s strength.
• Guo Heng and Jiang Tao each won their matches and advanced to Bright Moon Rank; Jiang Tao then saw Yang Jian ranked eighth in Cang Province.
• At midnight, the Crimson Rankings updated nationwide, showing 28 Cang Province students in Bright Moon Rank and Yang Jian in 108th place.
• Lin Qi compared his national ranking with his Final Assessment result, blamed his vitality value for holding him back, and marked the top three as future targets.

On Lunar New Year's Eve, Lin Qi celebrated his family's improving fortunes as his mother's surgery was scheduled and he received a three-million Xia Guo Bi reward. After shopping and ordering a customized spear, he spent the evening preparing for Spring Festival and sharing a reunion dinner with his parents.

• Lin Zhen told Lin Qi and Fang Huiyi that her surgery had been scheduled for January 17, and Lin Qi received three million Xia Guo Bi.
• Lin Qi took his parents New Year shopping and bought a customized Thunder Horn spear, requesting that it be 2.85 meters long and weigh fifty jin.
• Neighbors praised Lin Qi as Rongshan District's famous genius, and the family decorated and cleaned their home for the holiday.
• Lin Zhen, Fang Huiyi, and Lin Qi shared their reunion dinner while watching the Spring Festival Gala.

Lin Qi celebrated Spring Festival with his parents while continuing his martial arts training, and two hidden figures plotted to kill three S-rank geniuses. During a New Year visit to his uncle’s family, An Zhiheng tried to embarrass Lin Qi with a forceful handshake, but the chapter ended as An Zhiheng’s hand cracked.

• Lin Qi trained through the night, raised his qi-blood value to 9.99, and celebrated the New Year with Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi.
• Two concealed figures watched the fireworks atop Building 3 and planned an operation to kill three S-rank geniuses.
• Lin Qi paid respects to his deceased grandparents before Lin Zhen took the family to visit his uncle’s family.
• Yan Ying returned to Rongshan Residential Complex with An Zhiheng and boasted about his assessment rankings to Lin Qi’s family.
• An Zhiheng squeezed Lin Qi’s hand to show off his strength, but his hand cracked as Lin Qi met his grip.

Lin Qi embarrassed An Zhiheng by crushing his hand in a handshake, then revealed his academic standing and influential friends, leaving Yan Ying and An Zhiheng to retreat. He visited his uncle Fang Zhe’s family, where his success impressed Fang Lin, and later welcomed Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin to his home.

• Lin Qi used his strength to overpower An Zhiheng in a handshake, then told him he ranked ninth in Tianhai City and knew students from No. 1 High School’s Elite Class.
• Yan Ying and An Zhiheng hurried upstairs, and Lin Qi’s family laughed about their retreat before leaving Rongshan District.
• Lin Qi’s family visited Fang Zhe, whose wife A Lan praised Lin Qi for repaying the family’s debt and rising to ninth place in the city.
• Fang Lin learned that Lin Qi had gained an A-Rank Contract and was astonished by how much he had changed.
• Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin arrived at Lin Qi’s home with gifts, and Lin Qi welcomed them and handed them red envelopes.

Lin Qi trained at Red Sky Martial Arts Hall until his Template Fusion Rate reached 10%, triggering a painful transformation focused on his bones and tendons. He awoke two hours later and checked the Panel to see what new talent he had gained.

• Jiang Tao and Jiang Miaoyin visited Lin Qi for dinner, and Jiang Tao told Lin Qi that distant relatives had approached him after he became successful.
• Lin Qi, Jiang Tao, and Jiang Miaoyin went to Red Sky Martial Arts Hall on the first day of Spring Festival, where Lin Qi began his training.
• Lin Qi practiced the Perfectly Round Stance and Five Form Fist, raising his Fist Technique to 31% and his Fusion Rate to 10%.
• Lin Qi instructed Xiao Chan to stay still as the Fusion breakthrough began, then endured his bones and tendons repeatedly breaking and healing through a painful transformation.
• Lin Qi regained consciousness two hours later and looked at the Panel to see what new talent he had gained.

After his Template reached a 10% Fusion Rate, Lin Qi gained the Steel Tendons Iron Bones talent and underwent a major physical transformation. His strength and speed soared, and the transformation pushed him into the Second Realm, where he reviewed his new abilities.

• Lin Qi consumed a huge amount of food and drink to satisfy the hunger and thirst caused by his transformation.
• Lin Qi gained the Steel Tendons Iron Bones talent, improved comprehension, and increased combat power against non-human species.
• Lin Qi tested his new body and recorded a punching power of 1505.1 kilograms and a speed of 21.3 meters per second.
• Lin Qi discovered that his blood and vitality value had risen from 9.99 to 13, breaking through from First Realm Body Tempering to Second Realm Tendon Training.
• Lin Qi showered and reread the Panel messages about his new talent and abilities.

Lin Qi gained a new talent and increased his strength before heading with his parents to Wanda during the Spring Festival. When a small Space Gate opened in the plaza and Calamity Beasts attacked, he rushed toward Jin Street to find and protect his parents.

• Lin Qi reviewed his improved status, then learned two masked men planned to launch an operation in Tianhai City the next day.
• On January 16, Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi took Lin Qi to visit a friend, and Lin Qi split off to collect his [Thunder Horn] Great Spear from Huang's Weapon Shop.
• A tall masked man activated a Mechanical Box in the plaza outside Wanda, opening a Space Gate as his accomplice declared the operation had begun.
• Lin Qi called Lin Zhen, heard a Calamity Beast roar and a woman scream through the phone, then learned a small Space Gate had descended in the plaza.
• Lin Qi opened his spear case and charged against the fleeing crowd toward Jin Street, while the yellow-clad shop assistant watched in alarm.

A Disaster Beast Tide erupted in Tianhai City, and Lin Qi killed his first Calamity Beast while trying to reach his parents. Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi also fought through the chaos and set out to find Xiao Qi, but another beast attacked them.

• Yue Feng received an alert about three Small Space Gates in Tianhai City and flew toward the nearest one, Wanda Plaza, to help suppress the Disaster Beast Tide.
• Lin Qi reached Wanda Plaza and killed a charging Tier 1 Iron-Spike Boar with a single spear thrust.
• Lin Qi continued toward his parents as Calamity Beasts rampaged through Jin Street and martial artists fought to protect people.
• Lin Zhen struggled against an Iron-Spike Boar until Fang Huiyi gave him a Fire Axe, which he used to kill it.
• Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi decided to search for Xiao Qi, but Lin Zhen suddenly warned her as another beast approached.

Lin Qi saved Fang Huiyi and Lin Zhen from Calamity Beasts attacking the Hot Pot Restaurant, then stayed behind to protect the people inside while they waited for rescue. After revealing he had reached the Second Realm, he killed another beast and saw Tao Zi and A Miao arrive.

• A Mastiff-Tooth Hound attacked Lin Zhen and bit his prosthetic arm, but Lin Zhen killed it with his Fire Axe.
• An Iron-Spike Boar charged at Fang Huiyi, and Lin Qi hurled his spear from a distance to kill it before it could reach her.
• Lin Qi helped Fang Huiyi and injured Lin Zhen into the back kitchen, promised the frightened children they would survive, and decided they would wait there for rescue.
• Lin Qi revealed that he had advanced beyond the First Realm, then killed a Mastiff-Tooth Tiger that launched a sneak attack near the entrance.
• Tao Zi and A Miao arrived at the Hot Pot Restaurant and called out to Lin Qi.

After a Space Gate unleashed Calamity Beasts at the mall, Lin Qi fought to protect Jiang Tao, Jiang Miaoyin, and the others from two Tier 2 Single-Horned Black Boars. Li Zhou arrived to help, and the battle remained unresolved as the boars attacked.

• Jiang Tao killed a Shadow Cat after it ambushed the group, and Lin Qi praised his quick reactions.
• A Single-Horned Black Boar charged Jiang Tao and sent him crashing through the Hot Pot Restaurant before targeting Jiang Miaoyin.
• Lin Qi struck the first boar with his Mountain Shattering Chop but failed to kill it, then realized a second, larger boar was approaching.
• Li Zhou arrived and took on one of the boars while Lin Qi fought the other.
• Lin Qi dodged a boar’s charge and thrust at its neck, but its tail deflected his spear as it turned to attack him again.

Lin Qi killed a Tier 2 Single-Horned Black Boar with a spear strike, then rushed to save Li Zhou from another one. His attack wounded the beast but failed to stop it, leaving the fight ongoing.

• The Single-Horned Black Boar charged Lin Qi, who blocked it with his spear and stood back up despite the impact.
• Lin Qi unleashed the Exploding Rock Drill and pierced the boar through the eye, killing it.
• The boar fighting Li Zhou sent him crashing onto an Iron-Spike Boar corpse, leaving him badly hurt and in despair.
• Lin Qi rushed to save Li Zhou with Fleeting Glimpse, but the boar deflected his spear and only suffered a scalp wound.

Lin Qi killed the second Single-Horned Black Boar, revealing to Li Zhou how far he had advanced and that he had reached the Second Realm. A Gray-Spine Giant Wolf threatened the group, but rescuers arrived and secured the area, allowing Lin Qi to tell the people sheltering in the kitchen that they were safe.

• Lin Qi used Bedrock Spear Technique Third Killing Move—Overlord Lifts the Cauldron to kill the second Single-Horned Black Boar.
• Li Zhou recognized Lin Qi as Yang Jian from the Bright Moon Event and learned that Lin Qi had broken through to the Second Realm through Simultaneous Five Forms Training.
• A bloodied Gray-Spine Giant Wolf appeared, and Lin Qi, Li Zhou, and Jiang Tao prepared to fight it.
• A burly man in a black combat suit killed the Gray-Spine Giant Wolf with one slash and told the group that rescue had arrived.
• Vice-Curator Yue Feng descended from a red aircraft to fight the beasts, while Lin Qi returned to the kitchen and told Lin Zhen, Fang Huiyi, and the others they were safe.

After helping survivors of the Space Gate disaster in Tianhai City, Lin Qi recovered at the hospital and saw that his real battle had improved his Spear Technique and Movement Technique. He learned that his family and Jiang Tao were not seriously injured, and that Fang Huiyi’s surgery could proceed as planned.

• Lin Qi carried Lin Zhen out of Wanda Plaza and arranged repairs for his damaged Thunder Horn Great Spear as emergency crews treated the injured.
• Yue Feng spotted Lin Qi covered in blood and suspected he had killed many Calamity Beasts, while Zhang Cheng and others saw Lin Qi and his companions in the news and contacted them.
• Yu Jing hoped Lin Qi and the other geniuses would be badly injured so their training would be delayed.
• At the hospital, Lin Qi checked the Panel and found that his Spear Technique had risen to 19% and his Movement Technique to 6% after the battle.
• Lin Qi told Fang Huiyi that her surgery could proceed as planned, and learned that Lin Zhen and Jiang Tao had only minor injuries.