Chapter Summaries

On the eve of his eighteenth birthday, ordinary student Qin Hao finally activated a punch-in interface and gained the Meteor Tear and One Qi Transforms Three Purities. He began planning how to use his new advantages to become a warrior before Luo Feng’s rise.

• Qin Hao returned home, told Qin Hai and his wife that getting into First Military School was no problem, and celebrated his upcoming birthday with his family.
• After studying late, Qin Hao reflected on his eighteen years in the Swallowed Star World and his lack of a Golden Finger, then heard a sound and discovered a Punch In interface.
• Qin Hao punched in at Earth and received the Meteor Tear and One Qi Transforms Three Purities, which began forming three incarnations within him.
• Qin Hao assessed the two rewards as powerful safeguards and considered how their rules might work.
• With less than four months until Luo Feng became a warrior, Qin Hao turned to the Meteor Tear while planning how to break through quickly.

Qin Hao pushed himself through extreme training to awaken the Meteor Tear’s power and accelerate his rise in the world of Swallowed Star. After a month of hard effort, he neared his physical limit but still fought to break through it.

• Qin Hao told Luo Feng he had stayed up late studying as they walked to school together.
• Qin Hao decided to train beyond his limits, drafted an intense schedule, and arranged to spend less time at school.
• Qin Hao began his extreme training after celebrating his birthday with his family.
• After nearly a month, Qin Hao had gained about 100 kg of strength but struggled as his progress slowed.
• Yang Wu asked Luo Feng why Qin Hao had changed so drastically, and Luo Feng admitted he did not know.
• Qin Hao fought through overwhelming exhaustion and pain, determined to break past his limit.

Qin Hao broke through his limits and awakened the Meteor Tear’s power, transforming his body and raising his strength. After a month of training, he passed the Quasi-Warrior Assessment and followed Wu Tong to learn the Gene Energy Cultivation Method.

• Qin Hao endured the pain of breaking his limits until the Meteor Tear’s power healed and transformed him, raising his punch strength to 923 kg.
• Qin Hao trained for a month, surpassed the Quasi-Warrior strength threshold, completed his Advanced Trainee certification, and prepared for the assessment.
• Qin Hao arrived at the Limitless Martial Arts Center assessment with Instructor Jiang Nian and Yang Wu, then passed the punch strength test with 1135 kg.
• Qin Hao passed the speed test at 31.9 m/s and the neural reflex test, while Yang Wu failed the speed test.
• Qin Hao officially became a Quasi-Warrior, one of five candidates to pass, and followed Wu Tong to a screen displaying the Gene Energy Cultivation Method.

After passing the Quasi-Warrior assessment, Qin Hao memorized the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method and began cultivating it at home. He sensed Cosmic Energy on his first attempt and absorbed it throughout the night, greatly increasing his strength.

• Wu Tong explained the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method and gave the candidates two months to prepare for the Combat Assessment.
• Qin Hao quickly memorized the method, signed the Combat Assessment contract, and left the Limitless Martial Arts Center.
• Qin Hao called Qin Hai to say he had passed the Quasi-Warrior assessment, then returned home to celebrate with his family.
• After his family went to bed, Qin Hao began cultivating and sensed Cosmic Energy on his first attempt.
• Qin Hao absorbed Cosmic Energy through the night, transforming his cells and increasing his strength by more than 3,000 kilograms.
• At dawn, Qin Hao woke feeling powerful, and a sound rang out in his mind.

Qin Hao received the Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens and began cultivating its first layer, rapidly increasing his strength. After testing at Beginner War General level and training to regain control, he advanced his saber technique as Jiang Nian arrived at the martial arts center and spotted him.

• Qin Hao punched in and received the first layer of the Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens, a technique that could raise his Gene Level and temper his body.
• Qin Hao cultivated for an hour, strengthening his skin and increasing his power, then told his family he would test his new strength.
• Qin Hao measured 8,230 kilograms of punch strength at the Limitless Martial Arts Center, while his speed and neural reaction speed also reached Beginner War General level.
• Qin Hao practiced with a Tang Dao, gradually regaining control of his strength and reaching the proficient level in his Saber Technique Realm.
• Jiang Nian heard Qin Hao's rapid saber strikes on the fourth floor, entered the training grounds, and was stunned when he saw him.

After Qin Hao demonstrated his War General-level strength and exceptional techniques, Zhuge Tao recruited him into the Limitless Martial Arts Center and offered generous support. Qin Hao signed the contract and chose a residence in Yangzhou District.

• Jiang Nian tested Qin Hao and found his strength, speed, and neural reflexes had reached Beginner War General level.
• Jiang Nian brought Qin Hao to the Limitless Martial Arts Center headquarters, where Zhuge Tao tested his abilities and recognized his near-Microscopic Movement Technique and Mastery-level Blade Technique.
• Qin Hao agreed to join the Limitless Martial Arts Center, and Zhuge Tao offered him 100 million in starting funds, a villa, and free Secret Manuals worth up to 1 billion.
• Qin Hao signed the contract and chose to live in Mingyue Residential Area.

After moving his family into Mingyue Residential Area, Qin Hao trained to improve his Force Generation and prepare for the coming opportunities in Swallowed Star. He reached the threshold of Manifest Force and became neighbors with Luo Feng, then returned to training.

• Qin Hao moved his family into villa Number 198 in the Limitless Martial Arts Center's Mingyue Residential Area.
• After Luo Feng fainted during the Gaokao, Qin Hao visited him and intensified his training, practicing Internal Martial Arts forms and studying Manifest Force and Hidden Force.
• Over the next month, Qin Hao gained 1,500 kilograms of strength, reached a speed of 135 m/s, advanced his Movement Technique to the Microscopic level, and crossed into Manifest Force.
• Qin Ying told Qin Hao that Luo Feng had arrived, and Qin Hao went to greet Luo Feng and his family at the neighboring villa.
• Qin Hao declined Luo Feng's invitation to stay and went home with Qin Ying to resume training.

Qin Hao and Luo Feng began the Warrior Practical Assessment after a month of training, and Qin Hao entered Monster Town to hunt. After swiftly killing several Shadow Cats, Qin Hao found that killing Monsters did not trouble him and decided to continue fighting.

• Qin Hao trained with Luo Feng for a month, increasing his strength to around 12,000 kilograms and drawing closer to Hidden Force.
• Qin Hao, Luo Feng, and Yang Wu traveled to the Northern Military Region, where Qin Hao collected his combat gear and met Zhuge Tao.
• The soldiers explained the Combat Assessment rules and sent the Quasi-Warriors into Monster Town for the overnight hunt.
• Qin Hao entered Monster Town and drew several Shadow Cats toward him.
• Qin Hao dodged the Shadow Cats’ attacks, killed them with his saber, collected their left ears, and decided to keep hunting.

Qin Hao encountered a Four-Tailed Cat Demon at the edge of Monster Town and fought it in a battle that pushed him beyond his limits. As he killed the Monster, he grasped Hidden Force for the first time.

• Qin Hao finished hunting more than fifty Monsters and headed for the edge of Monster Town, bored with fighting weak opponents.
• Wang and Iron Monkey spotted a Four-Tailed Cat Demon on the surveillance screens and ordered the Garrison Army to intercept it after Qin Hao encountered the Monster.
• Qin Hao recognized the Four-Tailed Cat Demon's danger and charged into battle, dodging its four powerful tails as they fought evenly.
• Qin Hao's movements and saber technique improved during the fight, and his understanding of Internal Martial Arts and National Martial Arts converged.
• Qin Hao realized how Hidden Force worked, struck with an elusive saber slash, and cut open the Four-Tailed Cat Demon's throat.

After killing a Four-Tailed Cat Demon during the Warrior Practical Assessment, Qin Hao became a Warrior, refused the Lightning Martial Arts Center’s offer, and bought the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade. Back home, he received the manual and prepared to train, while Wu Tong warned Luo Feng that Zhang Haobai’s uncle intended to settle their dispute privately.

• Qin Hao continued trying to reproduce the powerful strike that had killed the Four-Tailed Cat Demon, then returned to the Military Base with a squad of soldiers.
• Qin Hao sold the Four-Tailed Cat Demon for twelve million Huaxia Currency, completed the assessment, and refused Wang Heng’s offer to join the Lightning Martial Arts Center.
• Qin Hao bought the fifth level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade and selected battle equipment, asking Wu Tong to help purchase it.
• Qin Hao received the Secret Manual, and Luo Feng arrived with his own copy of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade.
• Wu Tong told Luo Feng that Zhang Haobai’s uncle was preparing to settle their matter privately, and Qin Hao returned home to begin training.

Qin Hao studied the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, developed his own technique called Startling Thunder, and trained for a month before setting out alone for the Wilderness Zone. He entered the dangerous territory ready to test his skills in real combat.

• Qin Hao practiced the first level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade and discovered that its Hidden Force did not fit the path he wanted to forge.
• Qin Hao trained for a month, completed the first three levels of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, and reached Intermediate War General strength.
• Qin Hao recreated his Combat Assessment slash as a self-created Blade Technique and named it Startling Thunder.
• Qin Hao decided he needed real combat, informed his parents, and prepared to enter the Wilderness Zone alone.
• Qin Hao traveled to a military supply base, rested, and entered the Wilderness Zone, where he recognized the dangers posed by both Monsters and humans.

Qin Hao slaughtered the monsters in a small town, sold their materials, and returned to County 0201 seeking stronger opponents. He located a pack of Bloodthirsty Tanks led by an Intermediate Beast General and moved in to challenge them.

• Qin Hao entered a small town near County 0201, rested overnight, and killed more than a thousand monsters the next morning.
• Qin Hao cleared the town by late afternoon, including a Beast General, then returned to the Supply Base and sold the materials for ten million.
• Qin Hao transferred the money to his parents and spent the following day cultivating at the Military Base.
• Qin Hao entered County 0201 seeking Beast General-level monsters and surveyed the ruined town from a skyscraper rooftop.
• Qin Hao spotted a pack of more than ten Bloodthirsty Tanks led by an Intermediate Beast General and carefully approached them to avoid provoking the other monsters.

Qin Hao trained by fighting a herd of Bloodthirsty Tanks and other Monsters in County 0201, then prepared to rest after a full day of hunting. The chapter ended with four War General-level martial artists attacking him at night.

• Qin Hao charged into a herd of more than ten Bloodthirsty Tanks to train his Nine Heavens Thunder Blade and combat skills.
• Qin Hao killed the Bloodthirsty Tanks and over a hundred Beast Soldier-level Monsters, frightening off the martial artists who had watched him.
• Qin Hao collected the Monster materials and spent the day hunting Beast Generals, including an Intermediate Beast General Mysterious Nether Turtle.
• Qin Hao realized he needed trackers because faster Monsters kept escaping through the complex Wilderness Zone.
• Qin Hao sensed a four-man War General-level team approaching his resting place and readied his longsword.
• The team broke through the defenses and threw in a Stun Grenade, so Qin Hao leaped through a window.

Qin Hao fought four Little Japan warriors after escaping a sniper’s attack, killing one and forcing the other three to retreat. A hidden sniper then targeted him again, leaving Qin Hao determined to hunt down the attackers while recognizing that he still needed to harden his mindset.

• Qin Hao evaded a sniper’s shot and charged upstairs to confront the four Japanese warriors.
• Qin Hao killed Sakurako, then dodged and countered the three remaining Intermediate War Generals.
• Qin Hao adapted to their coordinated attacks and pressed them back toward a window.
• One warrior used powder and sparks to unleash flames, allowing the three to escape.
• A hidden sniper fired at Qin Hao, who evaded the shot and decided to deal with the Little Japan group before pursuing them.
• Qin Hao reflected that becoming strong required tempering his mindset as well as his strength.

Qin Hao followed a Japanese squad to a mountain cave after discovering their location marker and learned they were seeking a Spirit of Plants. He rushed into the cave’s hidden open area and was attacked by blades and a sniper’s bullet.

• Qin Hao searched the dead woman’s belongings, found a machine marked with a nearby location, and decided to pursue the Japanese squad.
• Qin Hao tracked the four Japanese fighters to a mountain and overheard them reveal that their target was a Spirit of Plants nearing maturity.
• The squad entered a cave after using a signal on the stone wall, and Qin Hao followed them through it.
• Qin Hao emerged into a broad hidden area, where two blades struck from either side and a bullet flew toward him.

Qin Hao fought three Japanese martial artists and their Sniper, breaking through to the Fourth Level of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade under pressure. After killing all four, he discovered a Spirit of Plants in the cave.

• Qin Hao evaded the three martial artists and the Sniper's attacks, refining his Blade Technique as he fought.
• One Japanese martial artist drank red potion, and the other two followed, driving all three into a berserk state and increasing their strength.
• Qin Hao gained a new understanding of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade and broke through to its Fourth Level, unleashing five layers of Hidden Force.
• Qin Hao charged through the Sniper's Vulcan Series bullet barrage, cut his rifle in half, and killed Yanagawa Taro.
• Qin Hao killed the three berserk Japanese martial artists, then examined the cave and spotted a Spirit of Plants.

Qin Hao discovered and consumed a Thousand-Year-Old He Shou Wu, completing the first stage of the Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens and greatly increasing his strength. He returned toward home planning to pursue the Elite Training Camp, while the Yanagawa Family began hunting for the person who stole their Spirit of Plants.

• Qin Hao recognized the Spirit of Plants as Thousand-Year-Old He Shou Wu, dug it up, and ate it.
• Qin Hao cultivated the Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens for two hours, completing its first stage and reaching Advanced Warlord strength.
• Qin Hao escaped after killing four members of the Yanagawa Family, and the family’s leader ordered an investigation to find him.
• Qin Hao returned to County 0201, declined Luo Feng’s invitation to join the Fire Hammer Squad, and chose to pursue the Elite Training Camp.
• Qin Hao left County 0201 at dawn, killed Monsters along the way, and resolved to become strong enough to change Earth’s fate.

After returning to Jiangnan Base City, Qin Hao certified as an Intermediate Warlord and sold his collected Monster materials, while his tests showed strength beyond the Advanced Warlord standard. Zhuge Tao watched the certification video and considered Qin Hao for the Elite Training Camp, wondering about his Force Generation.

• Qin Hao returned to Jiangnan Base City and met Xu Xin while waiting at the HR Alliance for his martial artist certification.
• Qin Hao showed Hu Yi materials from many Beast Generals, including an Intermediate Beast General Mysterious Nether Turtle, proving he had hunted them alone.
• Qin Hao passed the strength, speed, and neural reflex tests, with his punch measuring 45,200 kilograms and his results exceeding Advanced Warlord standards.
• Hu Yi certified Qin Hao as an Intermediate Warlord and bought his Monster materials for 350 million, including 100,000 Contribution Value for the Mysterious Nether Turtle shell.
• Zhuge Tao watched Qin Hao's certification video, recognized his Advanced Warlord-level strength, and considered him for the Elite Training Camp while questioning his Force Generation.

Qin Hao practiced his saber techniques while trying to recover the breakthrough insight that had strengthened his self-created technique. After the Limitless Martial Arts Center tested him and confirmed his fourth-level Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, Zhou Zhengyong recommended him for the Elite Training Camp and told him to await its assessment.

• Qin Hao trained in the Training Room and searched for the endless, wave-like Force Generation feeling he had experienced in battle.
• Qin Hai summoned Qin Hao to meet Zhou Zhengyong, Zhuge Tao, Liu Tian, and Zhu Ming, who had come to discuss his martial artist certification and Elite Training Camp candidacy.
• Zhuge Tao explained that the group planned to recommend Qin Hao for the Elite Training Camp and conduct a comprehensive test.
• Qin Hao passed the Punch Strength, Speed, and neural reflex tests, then demonstrated the fourth level of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade with 3.5 times Force Generation.
• Zhou Zhengyong ordered Qin Hao to avoid the Wilderness Zone and stay ready for the Elite Training Camp assessment and admission.

Qin Hao reunited with Luo Feng and, while guiding him through a blade spar, gained a breakthrough in his Movement Technique. After learning of Qin Hao’s rare strength and accomplishments, Inspector Wang ordered that he be brought to the Elite Training Camp.

• Qin Hao trained his Movement Technique at home until Qin Hai brought Luo Feng to visit and ask for guidance.
• Qin Hao sparred with Luo Feng using the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, helping him improve his First Layer technique and Force Generation.
• As he sensed the airflow around him while dodging Luo Feng’s attacks, Qin Hao grasped how to use his surroundings and transformed his Movement Technique.
• Qin Hao advised the exhausted Luo Feng to strengthen his Blade Technique fundamentals before advancing further.
• Yang Hui presented Qin Hao’s report and test footage to Inspector Wang, who ordered him to bring Qin Hao to the Elite Training Camp pending official admission.