Chapter Summaries

Lin Qi’s monthly assessment results made him first in his grade, third in the city, and fifth in the province, drawing attention from students, school officials, and provincial rivals. Yue Feng then rewarded Lin Qi’s achievement with up to 5 million Xia Guo Bi toward secret manuals or other resources, leaving Lin Qi stunned by the offer.

• Li Zhou and Yu Jing felt pressured by Lin Qi’s high ranking, while classmates celebrated him as Crouching Tiger and recognized his dominance.
• Jiang Zhiguang celebrated No. 2 High School’s strong results, including three students in the city’s top ten and two in the province’s top ten.
• Lin Qi treated Chen Zichuan and Jiang Tao to a meal, accepted the Crouching Tiger nickname, and urged them to keep training.
• Director He discussed reforming the Martial Arts Assessment after geniuses complained about its full-score limit, then noticed Lin Qi’s rise in the provincial rankings.
• Wang Qiu Feng felt pressure from Lin Qi’s ranking, while Zhou Xiyin added him to her list of competitors.
• Yue Feng told Lin Qi to develop his spear and movement techniques, then offered to pay up to 5 million Xia Guo Bi for purchases through Red Sky Home.

Yue Feng gave Lin Qi a 5 million Xia Guo Bi quota and urged him to reach the top of Cang Province to earn an S-Rank Contract. Lin Qi entered the fourth round of the Genius Competition and was matched against Li Ke, a former top-ranked fighter from his province.

• Yue Feng told Lin Qi that Red Sky Headquarters and the Hall Master would assess him for an S-Rank Contract, and that he needed to place first or near the top in Cang Province.
• Manager Sun agreed with Yue Feng that Lin Qi had a strong chance to surpass Chen Li and become an S-Rank Genius.
• Lin Qi trained in his private martial arts room, resolved to reach first place in Cang Province, and prepared for the competition's next rounds.
• Lin Qi met Lü Xiang, Wu Feng, Guo Heng, and Jiang Tao in the Virtual Lobby before entering the Virtual Cabin for the fourth round.
• Lin Qi entered the fourth round for a 900,000 Xia Guo Bi reward and was matched against Li Ke, whose Red Ranking was 90 compared with Lin Qi's 104.

Lin Qi, competing as Yang Jian, defeated Li Ke in Round Four and advanced to Round Five, where he faced a formidable opponent from Beijiang Province. The chapter ended as both fighters entered the Arena for their match.

• Lin Qi used a feint to draw Li Ke into an attack, then killed him with the Water Droplet Spear Technique's Fleeting Glimpse.
• Li Ke blamed his loss on his outdated spear technique and resolved to win the Resurrection Match.
• Lin Qi received 900,000 Xia Guo Bi and waited for Round Five, while Guo Heng and Jiang Tao also lost their matches.
• Viewers in the Virtual Lobby praised Yang Jian's strength, and Yue Feng and Manager Sun watched his Round Five match begin.
• Lin Qi entered Round Five for its 1.2 million Xia Guo Bi reward as a lean martial artist from Beijiang Province joined the competition.

Lin Qi faced Lone Wolf, a highly ranked Beijiang Province fighter whose bronze-level Cold Wind Blade Technique overwhelmed his defenses. Lin Qi found an opening by sensing the true attack among Lone Wolf’s feints and began a powerful counterattack.

• Guo Heng and Jiang Tao saw their Round Five opponents, Blood Axe and Phantom, and Guo Heng despaired at Phantom’s ranking.
• Lin Qi met Lone Wolf, ranked 58th, and recognized the danger posed by the Beijiang Province fighter.
• Lin Qi’s opening spear attack clashed with Lone Wolf’s Cold Wind Blade Technique, which nearly cut through his mask and forced him to retreat.
• Yue Feng and Manager Sun identified Lone Wolf’s bronze-level technique and judged that Lin Qi was being heavily suppressed.
• Lone Wolf unleashed Cold Light Dance, but Lin Qi sensed the real attack and shifted aside by a centimeter.
• Lin Qi seized the opening, unleashed his full strength, and twisted his spear for a counterattack.

Lin Qi defeated Lone Wolf in the fifth round of the Genius Competition with a last-second spear attack, then advanced to the top sixty-four as Yang Jian and revealed his identity to his classmates. The next day, Zhang Cheng took Lin Qi aside to discuss bronze-level spear manuals.

• Lin Qi used Exploding Rock Drill to disarm and kill Lone Wolf, who admitted defeat and later said he hoped to fight Yang Jian again.
• Lin Qi received 1.2 million Xia Guo Bi for passing the fifth round and decided he needed to learn a new Spear Technique.
• Guo Heng and Jiang Tao learned that only 64 contestants remained, and the Cang Province survivors included Yang Jian; they realized Yang Jian was Lin Qi.
• Lü Xiang, Wu Feng, Qiu Si Ying, and Guo Heng confronted Lin Qi about his hidden identity, and he agreed to treat them to a meal.
• On March 7, Zhang Cheng took Lin Qi to the Martial Arts Room to discuss bronze-level Spear Technique Secret Manuals in private.

Zhang Cheng explained how Bronze Secret Manuals taught martial artists to control and release Jin Force, and advised Lin Qi to choose a spear technique suited to his fierce style. After celebrating Jiang Tao’s eighteenth birthday, Lin Qi began shopping for a new spear manual and movement technique, comparing Bronze manuals online.

• Zhang Cheng demonstrated how Jin Force could be released through a weapon and advised Lin Qi to choose a Bronze Spear Technique that matched the Mountain Shattering Spear Technique’s fierce style.
• Lin Qi and Jiang Miaoyin celebrated Jiang Tao’s eighteenth birthday, and Lin Qi gave him a set of ten-pound Gravity Rings.
• Jiang Tao trained with the Gravity Rings until exhaustion, then resolved to endure the training so he could catch up with Lin Qi.
• Lin Qi decided to buy heavier Gravity Rings for himself and opened Red Sky Home to search for a Bronze Spear Technique and a Movement Technique Manual.
• Lin Qi filtered the secret manuals by Bronze grade and Spear Technique, then reviewed several highly rated options.

Lin Qi chose the Mountain Splitting Spear Technique and Thunder Flash Movement Technique, then used Yue Feng’s promised funds to purchase them and new training supplies. As Lin Qi resumed training, Yue Feng learned that the Hall Master and an Inspection Team would arrive in three days to inspect him.

• Lin Qi compared Five-Star spear techniques and selected the Mountain Splitting Spear Technique, which was closely related to his Mountain Shattering Spear Technique.
• Lin Qi compared movement manuals and chose the Thunder Flash Movement Technique for its explosive speed.
• Lin Qi ordered the manuals, heavier Gravity Rings, Qi and Blood Pills, and Spirit Refreshing Potions, then asked Yue Feng to pay the discounted total.
• Lin Qi trained without his old Gravity Rings and broke his limit by stabbing seventeen times in one second.
• Yue Feng learned that the Hall Master and an Inspection Team would arrive in Tianhai in three days to inspect Lin Qi, then paid for Lin Qi’s order and checked which manuals he had bought.

Lin Qi received the Mountain Splitting Spear Technique and Thunder Flash Movement Technique, then began studying the spear manual at the Red Sky Martial Arts Hall. He left off learning the technique’s forms from an instructional video, ready to test how difficult it was.

• At lunch, Lin Qi told Jiang Tao he had already switched from a ten-jin Gravity Ring to a fifty-jin one, prompting Jiang Tao to resolve to work harder.
• A courier delivered Lin Qi’s manuals and warned him that he could learn them but could not copy, teach, or sell them.
• Zhang Cheng told Lin Qi that a friend had needed half a month to learn the Mountain Splitting Spear Technique’s Jin Force circulation, and guessed Lin Qi would need about a week.
• After two hours of cultivation, Lin Qi opened his delivery, put on the fifty-jin Gravity Rings, and read the Mountain Splitting Spear Technique manual.
• Lin Qi asked Xiao Chan to play the instructional video, took down his Thunder Horn Great Spear, and began learning the technique alongside the demonstrator.

Lin Qi studied the Mountain Splitting Spear Technique and struggled to master its Jin Force Circulation, while Guo Heng learned that his sister Guo Yi would assess Lin Qi as an S-Rank Genius candidate. On the third day, Lin Qi mastered Jin Force Circulation, improving his spear technique and Qi and Blood Value.

• Lin Qi learned the Mountain Splitting Spear Technique’s fifteen forms and began practicing how to guide Jin Force through them.
• Guo Heng complained to Guo Yi that the Wave Cutting Blade Technique’s Jin Force Circulation was difficult, and Guo Yi told him she would soon assess Lin Qi’s potential as an S-Rank Genius.
• Guo Heng told Guo Yi about Lin Qi’s achievements and wondered how quickly Lin Qi might comprehend Jin Force Circulation.
• On the third day, Lin Qi trained with the Mountain Splitting Spear Technique while using a Qi and Blood Pill, an Energy Elixir, and Crimson Blood Ointment.
• Lin Qi mastered Jin Force Circulation within the Mountain Splitting Spear Technique, raising his Spear Technique to Second Order 30% and his Qi and Blood Value to 18.6.

Lin Qi mastered the Jin Force circulation method and advanced his spear technique to the Second Realm Initial Stage. Meanwhile, an Inspection Team arrived at the Tianhai branch hall to assess Lin Qi and Zhou Xiyin, with inspections set to begin the next day.

• Lin Qi exhausted himself practicing with the Black Great Spear, successfully learned to circulate Jin Force, and raised his Spear Technique Realm to 30%.
• Wu Lingyun returned to the Tianhai Red Sky Martial Arts Branch Hall with Inspection Team leader Zhang Tai and five other team members.
• Wu Lingyun told Yue Feng he would leave in two days for the Otherworld and declined to review Lin Qi's file, trusting Zhang Tai to conduct a fair inspection.
• Zhang Tai received the files for Lin Qi and Zhou Xiyin and said the Inspection Team would stay for a week.
• Zhang Tai assigned Wen Rui to inspect Lin Qi and Zhou Wan to inspect Zhou Xiyin, and the team planned to begin work the next day.

Lin Qi learned the Thunder Flash Movement Technique and improved his Movement Technique Realm before learning that Jiang Tao’s parents’ mysterious red droplet had entered his body. The two headed to the sixth round of the Genius Competition, where Lin Qi’s chances of advancing remained uncertain.

• Lin Qi reached entry level in the Thunder Flash Movement Technique after two hours of training, raising his Movement Technique Realm from 7% to 12%.
• Jiang Tao opened the box his parents had left him, and the red droplet cut his finger, transformed into liquid, and entered his body.
• Jiang Tao told Lin Qi what had happened, and Lin Qi advised him to keep it secret; Jiang Tao said he had been sleeping better and training well.
• Lin Qi and Jiang Tao went to the Virtual Lobby for the sixth round of the Genius Competition, where Lin Qi entered the Virtual Cabin as his friends discussed his chances of advancing.

Lin Qi faced the highly ranked Feng Qingyue in the sixth round of the Genius Competition and was forced to defend against her rapid sword attacks. As Feng Qingyue launched a finishing move, Lin Qi saw his chance to fight back.

• Wen Rui and the Inspection Team watched Lin Qi enter the sixth round against Feng Qingyue, ranked thirty-ninth on the Red Rankings.
• Lin Qi and Feng Qingyue exchanged taunts before the match began, and Lin Qi resolved to test his newly learned techniques against her.
• Feng Qingyue used her Shadowless Sword Technique to overwhelm Lin Qi with rapid attacks that numbed his arms and drove him backward.
• Wen Rui predicted Feng Qingyue would soon win, while Yue Feng urged the group to keep watching Lin Qi.
• Feng Qingyue spotted an apparent opening and unleashed Shadowless Sword Technique—Stars Fall Like Rain, while Lin Qi recognized his chance to counterattack.

Lin Qi defeated Feng Qingyue in two moves, advancing to the top thirty-two and earning the attention of the Red Sky Martial Arts Hall and the Inspection Team. Three days later, Wen Rui recommended Lin Qi for S-Rank Genius status, and his report entered final review.

• Lin Qi adapted to Feng Qingyue's fighting style, then used the Mountain Splitting Spear Technique to kill her with two attacks.
• Yue Feng explained Lin Qi's victory to Wen Rui and the other observers, and Wen Rui admitted he had underestimated Lin Qi.
• Lin Qi received 1.5 million Xia Guo Bi for passing the sixth round and resolved to pursue a place in the final sixteen.
• Chen Li defeated his opponent while Wang Qiu Feng was eliminated, and Lin Qi's advancement prompted cheers from the crowd and his friends.
• Three days later, Zou Wan reported that Zhou Xiyin lacked S-Rank potential, while Wen Rui recommended Lin Qi for S-Rank status; Zhang Tai sent the reports for final review.

The Red Sky Martial Arts Hall’s leaders voted on which geniuses would receive S-Rank Contracts, and Zhang Tai helped secure the final slot for his nephew, Li Zehao, over Lin Qi. The chapter ended with Zhang Tai admitting that Lin Qi had slightly better talent but that he had sacrificed him for Zehao.

• Yue Feng watched Lin Qi depart for the Imperial Capital and worried that his S-Rank upgrade might not go smoothly.
• At the Red Sky Martial Arts Hall headquarters, the Inspection Team approved several geniuses for S-Rank Contracts and postponed Li Zehao’s decision because the Imperial Capital’s quota was full.
• After the other candidates were reviewed, Lin Qi received nine votes and qualified for an S-Rank Contract, but the leaders reconsidered the postponed candidates for the final slot.
• Lin Qi and Li Zehao tied in the first vote, and Zhang Tai argued that Lin Qi’s rapid rise might be unstable by citing Li Xiao’s decline.
• In the revote, Li Zehao won five votes to Lin Qi’s four, and the burly man surnamed Qin announced that Li Zehao would receive the final S-Rank Contract.
• Ke Lan accused Zhang Tai of favoring his nephew, and Zhang Tai later admitted to the bald middle-aged man that Lin Qi had slightly better talent but that he had sacrificed him for Zehao.

After Lin Qi lost the first vote for an S-Rank Contract, Wu Lingyun secured a second vote for April 25, giving him time to prove his ability. Lin Qi learned he would need to outperform Chen Li at the upcoming Combat Training Camp and vowed to do so.

• Li Zehao celebrated being selected for the S-Rank Contract after Zhang Tai told him the vote had gone his way.
• Yue Feng and Hall Master Lu reported the decision to Wu Lingyun, who challenged Meng Wu to hold another vote in a month; Meng Wu agreed.
• Zhang Cheng announced that Cang Province's Combat Training Camp would begin at the end of April and warned students that they would face real Calamity Beasts.
• Yue Feng told Lin Qi that he had lost the first vote but that the second vote would take place on April 25.
• Yue Feng explained that Lin Qi needed to surpass Chen Li, an S-Rank Genius of the Abyssal Martial Arts Hall, and Lin Qi vowed to do it.

After learning why the Combat Training Camp mattered, Lin Qi resolved to reclaim the S-Rank contract and trained until his vitality and fusion rate increased. As Azure Sky University prepared its observers, a senior member decided to visit Cang Province and assess Lin Qi for himself.

• Yue Feng explained that the Combat Training Camp would draw attention from the military, martial arts gyms, and top academies, and urged Lin Qi to show his full strength.
• Lin Qi trained in Room B123, breaking through to vitality 21 and raising his Yang Jian Template Fusion Rate to 12%.
• Angry about Li Zehao taking his S-Rank contract, Lin Qi set goals to raise his vitality above 23 and master the Mountain Splitting Spear Technique’s First Ultimate Move.
• Azure Sky University discussed sending observers to recruit provincial geniuses, and a large-eared man volunteered to visit Cang Province.
• The large-eared man recalled Zou Wan and Wen Rui’s strong recommendations of Lin Qi and resolved to meet him.

Lin Qi trained before departing for the Combat Training Camp, testing his punch force and speed, then boarded a military transport aircraft with Jiang Tao and the other students from Tianhai No. 2 Middle School. The aircraft headed to collect students from the next school.

• Zhang Cheng warned the class that the Combat Training Camp would involve real battles against Calamity Beasts and told anyone who wanted to withdraw to speak up.
• Lin Qi trained at the Red Sky Martial Arts Hall and raised his blood and qi value to 23.2, while his fist technique advanced to 50% of the Second Order.
• Lin Qi measured his punch force at nearly 2,000 kilograms and his speed at 27.3 meters per second.
• Lin Qi found a note from Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi wishing him good luck before he left home for the camp.
• Zhao Hai welcomed the students aboard the Military Giant Sparrow Transport Aircraft and invited Lin Qi to attend Tianhai University.
• Lin Qi and Jiang Tao boarded with the No. 2 High School students, and the aircraft flew toward the next school.

Lin Qi and the other Cang Province geniuses arrived at the Joint Training Base beside Tianhai Martial Arts University for the Combat Training Camp. As the assembled contestants sized one another up, Lin Qi identified his strongest rivals, and the chapter left the competitors preparing to face off.

• Zhao Hai explained the Joint Training Base’s history as the transport plane approached Tianhai Martial Arts University and the statue of Xue Wanpeng.
• Lin Qi and the other students landed at the base and followed Tianhai University guides to the assembly hall, where soldiers gathered around them.
• Jiang Tao pointed out Tianhai City’s leading geniuses, including Zhou Xiyin, Li Ke, Wang Qiu Feng, and Chen Li, and described their reputations to Lin Qi.
• Lin Qi recognized Guo Heng and exchanged greetings with him while Wang Qiu Feng learned that they were friends from Red Sky Martial Arts Hall.
• Wang Qiu Feng and the other geniuses observed Lin Qi, while Chen Li memorized the appearances of Lin Qi, Wang Qiu Feng, and Zhou Xiyin and resolved to outpace them at camp.

At the Joint Training Base, Lin Qi and the other students endured a Seventh Realm officer’s pressure test, heard the risks of real combat, and chose whether to withdraw. After signing the Death Liability Waiver and settling into his dormitory, Lin Qi ate a free Nutritional Meal and began cultivating, finding the Source Energy concentration unusually high.

• A military officer subjected the 2,470 students to overwhelming pressure, and Lin Qi resisted alongside only a few dozen others.
• An officer warned that nearly thirteen students could die in the camp, and twenty students withdrew before the rest signed the Death Liability Waiver.
• Zhang Cheng and four Tianhai Martial Arts University seniors led the No. 2 High School students to their dormitories and described the free facilities and recruitment benefits.
• Lin Qi and Jiang Tao settled into a double room, and Lin Qi ordered free Nutritional Meals while Jiang Tao went to tour Tianhai University.
• Lin Qi ate both meals and began his daily Source Energy cultivation in the Martial Arts Room, where he noticed the Source Energy concentration was exceptionally high.

Lin Qi increased his vitality by cultivating at the Joint Training Base, then joined a Warm-up Match offering one million Xia Guo Bi to each group’s last survivor. The first group entered the Arena, where Zhou Xiyin quickly killed two opponents as the melee began.

• Lin Qi absorbed Source Energy in the Martial Arts Room and raised his vitality value from 23.2 to 23.5.
• Jiang Tao told Lin Qi about the Warm-up Match, and Lin Qi registered for the event.
• Lin Qi and Jiang Tao went to the Virtual Lobby, where Yuan Ji announced that the last survivor in each group of fifty would receive one million Xia Guo Bi.
• Lü Xiang entered the first group’s match, and Zhou Xiyin appeared among its contestants.
• The first group’s melee began, and Zhou Xiyin swiftly killed two opponents with her Qing Sword.