Chapter Summaries

A young Great Grandmaster learned that Fang Mo was his Junior Sister Liang Shuang’s son and set out to see him. Meanwhile, Fang Mo rejected the Alchemy Institute’s offer to lure him back from the Fist Academy, then received an unexpected call from Guan Lie.

• Chen Yingzhong told the young man that Liang Shuang’s son, Fang Mo, was studying at Yun Kong Martial Academy and that Guan Lie was his master.
• The young man visited Guan Lie, revealed that Fang Mo’s mother was his Junior Sister, and learned that Fang Mo was cultivating at the academy’s Fist Academy.
• Feng Dafu offered Fang Mo benefits and an alchemy apprenticeship to return to the Alchemy Institute, but Fang Mo declined.
• Assistant Liu countered Feng Dafu’s offer by describing the Fist Academy’s support for Fang Mo, and Feng Dafu left.
• Guan Lie called Fang Mo after Fang Mo returned inside, and Fang Mo hurried to answer.

Fang Mo rejected Feng Dafu’s attempt to recruit him and continued teaching Tai Chi Fist at the Martial Research Institute. When Qu Jiang was accused of stealing an alchemy formula and detained, Fang Mo suspected Feng Dafu was behind the accusation and agreed to meet him at the Alchemy Institute’s Academic Affairs Office.

• Fang Mo refused Feng Dafu’s offer to change institutes, and Feng Dafu left angrily.
• Fang Mo taught the Martial Research Institute’s elders about Tai Chi Fist’s Spiral Silk Strength and then went to the library to study.
• Ding Bingxiu told Fang Mo that Qu Jiang had been detained after Instructor Lu Bencao accused him of stealing an alchemy formula.
• Fang Mo met Ding Bingxiu, Yuan Hongfei, and Guan Lu at the Alchemy Institute, where Yuan explained that the Academic Affairs Office controlled Qu Jiang’s detention.
• Fang Mo called Feng Dafu, who invited him to discuss the matter at the Academic Affairs Office, and Fang Mo agreed to go.

Fang Mo refused the Alchemy Institute’s reduced offer to return, despite its attempt to pressure him by framing Qu Jiang. He left knowing the institute planned to target his allies next and prepared to gather evidence against it.

• Fang Mo told Ding Bingxiu, Yuan Hongfei, and Guan Lu that Zhao Dingxiang had framed Qu Jiang to force him back into the Alchemy Institute.
• Fang Mo confronted Feng Dafu, who offered worse conditions and threatened to expel Qu Jiang if Fang Mo did not decide within a day.
• Fang Mo dismissed the threat and left without agreeing to return, while Zhao Dingxiang ordered Liu Xinjian to target Fang Mo’s Senior Disciple Sister.
• Fang Mo told his companions what had happened and warned Ding Bingxiu that the Alchemy Institute might target him next.
• Fang Mo urged Ding Bingxiu to gather evidence so they could settle the score with the Alchemy Institute.

Fang Mo responded to the detention of Ding Bingxiu by suspending Iron Mask’s combat account and letting rumors about academy pressure spread, while Luo Zongshan and Liu Xinjian maneuvered around the growing scandal. After the Ding Family learned of Ding Bingxiu’s detention, Ding Feng ordered a visit to Yun Kong Martial Academy and a cutoff of its Spiritual Medicine supplies.

• Luo Zongshan learned that Zhao Dingxiang had detained Ding Bingxiu too and that Liu Xinjian had met with Zhao, but he chose to let the situation grow while ordering surveillance.
• Fang Mo asked Yuan Hongfei to alert Ding Bingxiu’s family, then suspended Iron Mask indefinitely and stopped accepting challenges on the Virtual Combat Platform.
• Rumors spread that academy forces had pressured Iron Mask into suspending combat, and Liu Xinjian ordered Assistant Yang to issue a notice the next morning.
• Fang Mo logged off and began his nightly cultivation while Yuan Hongfei handled the next steps.
• In Yinji City, Ding Feng learned that Yun Kong Martial Academy had detained Ding Bingxiu and ordered Wu Jiang to investigate and cut off the academy’s Spiritual Medicine supplies.

Fang Mo learned that Guan Lu’s enrollment investigation could be part of a power struggle over Yun Kong Academy’s deanship, and he urged Yuan Hongfei to stick to their plan. As forum posts linked the case to Iron Mask and attacked both him and the dean, Zhao Dingxiang realized Liu Xinjian had used him as a pawn in the conflict.

• Yuan Hongfei told Fang Mo and Guan Lu that the Comprehensive Institute was investigating Guan Lu’s enrollment, which Luo Jiangyan had arranged.
• Yuan Hongfei explained that He Xuling and the He Family were challenging Dean Luo’s position, and suspected Guan Lu’s case was meant to target the dean.
• Fang Mo told Yuan Hongfei to continue their plan and let the controversy grow, while Guan Lu agreed to stay with Fang Mo for safety.
• Academy forum posts tied Guan Lu’s investigation to Iron Mask, accused him of cheating and stealing Tai Chi Fist, and provoked protests and public condemnation.
• Zhao Dingxiang read the posts and realized Liu Xinjian had used him to attack the dean, drawing the Alchemy Institute into the power struggle.

Luo Jiming answered criticism of Guan Lu’s admission by directing Fu Xingping to amplify attacks on Fang Mo, while Fang Mo stayed calm and continued cultivating. Zhao Dingxiang’s troubles worsened when Spiritual Medicine suppliers suspended deliveries, threatening the Alchemy Institute’s military orders.

• Fu Xingping brought Luo Jiming a forum article accusing the academy of favoritism over Guan Lu’s admission, and Luo Jiming decided to escalate the controversy by targeting Fang Mo.
• Fu Xingping flooded forums and news outlets with accusations about Fang Mo’s background, strength, and academy admission, prompting reporters and protesters to gather at Fang Mo’s villa.
• Luo Zongshan’s security personnel dispersed the crowd and the Fist Academy went into lockdown, while Fang Mo continued cultivating and making medicine despite Guan Lu’s worries.
• Zhao Dingxiang struggled to manage the fallout from detaining Ding Bingxiu and Qu Jiang, fearing Bai Zujiang would discover what had happened.
• Han Shiqing told Zhao Dingxiang that three Spiritual Medicine suppliers, including Lingcao Hall, had suspended deliveries, putting the Alchemy Institute’s military orders and tens of millions in compensation at risk.
• Feng Dafu rushed in with another urgent report, leaving Zhao Dingxiang overwhelmed.

Ding Group’s legal team confronted the Alchemy Institute over Ding Bingxiu’s wrongful detention and uncovered evidence that Zhao Dingxiang and Feng Dafu had framed Qu Jiang. The chapter left Ding Bingxiu refusing to leave confinement until the academy answered for its actions, while Zhao Dingxiang realized Bai Zujiang could not help him because he had gone to a Board of Directors Meeting.

• Jin Xusheng delivered Ding Group’s protest and revealed that Ding Bingxiu was the group’s direct heir, while Wu Jiang demanded to see him.
• Jin Xusheng said Lu Bencao had confessed to falsely accusing Qu Jiang and that evidence of the institute’s actions had been submitted to the academy president’s office.
• Wu Jiang and Feng Dafu found Qu Jiang sparring with Ding Bingxiu in the confinement cell, and Ding Bingxiu introduced Qu Jiang as his boss.
• Ding Bingxiu refused to leave the cell, insisting that the academy could not simply release him and Qu Jiang after locking them up.
• Zhao Dingxiang hurried to Bai Zujiang’s alchemy room for support, but learned Bai Zujiang had gone to a Board of Directors Meeting.

Zhao Dingxiang and Liu Xinjian reacted to Ding Group intervening in the case against Fang Mo, while Yun Kong Martial Academy’s leaders convened to discuss the scandal and Fang Mo’s rise. The meeting turned into a coordinated attack on Fang Mo and his senior disciple sister, leaving Yue Wuping wary of the factional struggle.

• Zhao Dingxiang told Liu Xinjian that Ding Bingxiu was the Young Master of Ding Group and that the group had pressured Lu Bencao to change his testimony, prompting the academy to call a directors’ meeting.
• Liu Xinjian urged Zhao Dingxiang to make Lu Bencao switch back and contact Dean Bai, while promising the Comprehensive Institute’s cooperation.
• Bai Zujiang learned of the case from Zhao Dingxiang and attended the meeting, where Dean Luo Jiming presented the lawyer’s letter and asked him to handle the accusation against Fang Mo.
• Qian Jinjiang described Fang Mo’s rapid martial arts progress and achievements, and Bai Zujiang insisted they were impossible given Fang Mo’s poor Bone Structure.
• He Xuling and Qian Jinjiang accused Fang Mo of deceiving the academy, while Huang Yunlong objected to Fang Mo’s senior disciple sister being admitted; Yue Wuping recognized the attack as the start of a larger conflict.

He Xuling and his allies tried to expel Fang Mo and Guan Lu in a vote, but Luo Jiming revealed Fang Mo was a Martial Research Department researcher, forcing several supporters to back down. The meeting ended with news that Iron Mask had challenged martial artists to ten days of arena fights.

• He Xuling proposed expelling Guan Lu and Fang Mo, and the presidents began a show-of-hands vote.
• Qian Jinjiang, Huang Yunlong, and Su Bangzheng voted in favor, while Bai Zujiang abstained and Yue Wuping opposed the expulsion.
• Luo Jiming revealed that Fang Mo was a newly promoted Martial Research Department researcher authorized by Elder Shi, Elder Jiang, and Elder Dong.
• Qian Jinjiang and Huang Yunlong withdrew their raised hands, while He Xuling and Su Bangzheng remained in favor.
• Fu Xingping delivered news that Iron Mask would fight five consecutive matches per day for ten days against martial artists at Late Hidden Strength and below.

Fang Mo drew attention away from calls to expel him by announcing a real-combat arena challenge, and academy elders recognized the move as a threat to the academy’s reputation. As his friends gathered for a welcome feast, they prepared to watch his matches the next day.

• Iron Mask’s announcement that he would fight five real-combat matches daily sparked excitement and a rush for arena tickets.
• Elder Jiang and Elder Dong praised Fang Mo’s strategy, while Elder Gu said He Xuling should be warned for stirring up trouble at the academy.
• Fang Mo refused to expand the five-thousand-person audience limit but suggested secretly reserving a thousand tickets to sell at a higher price.
• Ding Bingxiu, Qu Jiang, and Wu Jiang arrived at Fang Mo’s villa, and Ding Bingxiu recounted Zhao Dingxiang’s arrest by the Disciplinary Inspection Department.
• Fang Mo welcomed his guests with a feast, and Qu Jiang and Ding Bingxiu said they would cheer him on the next day.

Qin Muxue realized Fang Mo was the famous Iron Mask, while He Xubai and He Xuling discussed using alien fighters to eliminate Luo Jiangyan in the secret realm. At the packed arena, Fang Mo arrived for his match as the crowd and academy leaders watched.

• Qin Muxue recognized Fang Mo as Iron Mask and began to see him as a possible way to escape He Xingyang.
• He Xuling complained that his attempt to undermine Luo Jiming had failed, and He Xubai advised him to wait for another opportunity.
• He Xubai revealed that alien civilizations would send young elites into the secret realm and suggested they could be directed to hunt the strongest human fighters, including Luo Jiangyan.
• Thousands of spectators gathered for Fang Mo's arena match, and academy leaders and Martial Research Department elders arrived to watch.
• Fang Mo entered the arena, and the crowd loudly chanted Iron Mask while Qin Muxue watched in shock.

Fang Mo faced third-year student Sun Zhanting in a randomly selected arena match and defeated him with Tai Chi. After Sun Zhanting conceded and left the arena, Fang Mo called for the next challenger.

• Ding Bingxiu announced that challengers below Late Hidden Strength would be excluded unless they proved their strength at the appointment desk.
• The random selection chose Sun Zhanting, a third-year student ranked sixty-seventh among Late Hidden Strength martial artists.
• Sun Zhanting challenged Fang Mo and promised to defeat him within three moves, but Fang Mo invited him to attack.
• Fang Mo used Tai Chi Cloud Hands to redirect Sun Zhanting’s strike, throw him to the ground, and injure him with a knee strike.
• Sun Zhanting conceded and left the arena, and Fang Mo asked for the next challenger.

Fang Mo defeated Sun Zhanting with ease, astonishing the arena and leading several observers to suspect a powerful Prenatal expert stood behind him. When Zhao Chendong challenged him to a saber contest, Fang Mo accepted and called for his blade.

• Fang Mo defeated Sun Zhanting in two moves, leaving the audience and martial arts experts stunned.
• Elder Jiang and Hong Baicheng speculated that Fang Mo's Tai Chi Fist had been taught by a peak Prenatal expert, while Luo Jiming considered how to build ties with him.
• Qin Muxue suspected Fang Mo had obtained a miraculous medicine and regretted ending their engagement, while He Ying admitted she might struggle to defeat him.
• Ding Bingxiu announced Zhao Chendong as the second challenger, and Guan Lu and Qu Jiang said Fang Mo's saber skills were as strong as his fist technique.
• Zhao Chendong challenged Fang Mo to compare sabers, and Fang Mo accepted before calling, "Blade, come!"

Fang Mo faced Zhao Chendong in a saber contest and first fought him to a draw using Mad Sand Saber Art. He then defeated Zhao with the third form of Tai Chi Thirteen Saber Forms, leaving the spectators and elders astonished.

• Fang Mo accepted his Alloy Saber and began the match against Zhao Chendong as the crowd debated who would win.
• Fang Mo and Zhao exchanged fierce attacks with Mad Sand Saber Art and Zhao's saber techniques, ending their first clash in a draw.
• Zhao Chendong unleashed the Five Tiger Overlord Saber while Fang Mo calmly prepared a Tai Chi-style counter.
• Fang Mo used the third form, Azure Dragon Emerges from Water, to deflect Zhao's blade and leave Zhao's neck against his saber.
• Zhao admitted defeat, asked what saber art Fang Mo had used, and walked off the stage after learning Fang had used only its third form.

Fang Mo defeated Yu Dongjian with Tai Chi Sword, and the contest drew attention from martial arts factions across the Homeworld. At Tianxing Fort, Fang Xiaolian learned that the rising genius known as Iron Mask was from Yunyang City and reacted with grief and pain.

• Fang Mo used Tai Chi Sword to counter Yu Dongjian’s attacks and defeated him with Parting Clouds to See the Sun, earning Yu’s respectful acknowledgment of defeat.
• Elder Dong, Elder Hong, Elder Jiang, and Luo Jiming watched Fang Mo’s performance and suspected Tai Chi’s creator had reached the Heavenly Human Realm.
• Fang Mo won two more challenges, and news of his talent spread across the academy, Ningjiang City, and major factions, which sent people to Yun Kong Academy to investigate him.
• At Tianxing Fort, Fang Yang returned home after breaking through to Late Manifesting Strength and told Fang Xiaolian and Hu Yuehua about the genius called Iron Mask.
• Fang Xiaolian reacted with shock and grief when Fang Yang said Iron Mask was from Yunyang City, while Hu Yuehua led Fang Yang inside without noticing his distress.

Qin Muxue dressed up and went to meet Fang Mo, where she called him “Brother Mo” in front of a crowd. After Fang Mo rejected her and the crowd humiliated her, he suspected she had deliberately used him as a weapon.

• Qin Muxue dressed carefully and left with He Ying and He Fang following her.
• Qin Muxue waited outside the arena as Fang Mo emerged, surrounded by supporters.
• Qin Muxue called Fang Mo “Brother Mo,” but he publicly pointed out her engagement to He Xingyang and told her to call him Brother Xing instead.
• A person in the crowd insulted Qin Muxue, and He Ying and He Fang seized her and dragged her away.
• Guan Lu warned Fang Mo that Qin Muxue had bad intentions, and Fang Mo concluded she was using him as a weapon.

Qin Muxue convinced He Qiufeng that she had pursued Fang Mo’s Xiantian Treasure Medicine to help He Xingyang, while secretly hoping the He Family would target Fang Mo and distract them from her. He Xubai ordered Qin Muxue watched and Fang Mo investigated, as Fang Mo and his companions prepared for the He Family’s possible retaliation.

• He Qiufeng confronted Qin Muxue over her public closeness with Fang Mo, and Qin Muxue claimed she had sought his Xiantian Treasure Medicine for He Xingyang.
• Qin Muxue told He Qiufeng that Fang Mo’s rise and his connection to Xie Changmin suggested he had obtained a treasure medicine, and He Qiufeng accepted her explanation.
• He Xubai judged Qin Muxue’s account partly false, ordered Fang Mo investigated discreetly, and instructed He Qiufeng to keep Qin Muxue under watch.
• Yuan Hongfei suggested Fang Mo sleep with Qin Muxue, and Guan Lu kicked him across the room for the remark.
• Fang Mo agreed that Guan Lu should stay at his villa and said he would warn his master about the He Family’s possible schemes before leaving for the Martial Research Department.

Fang Mo sparred with Elder Hong, then Elder Jiang urged him to focus on cultivation and asked him to become his disciple. The chapter ended with Elder Jiang betting Elder Dong that Fang Mo would reach Transformation Force within half a year.

• Fang Mo fought Elder Hong with spear techniques until Hong used greater strength to end the match, then agreed to spar with Fang Mo daily.
• Elder Jiang canceled Fang Mo's matches and advised him to prioritize his martial realm over techniques.
• Elder Jiang asked Fang Mo whether he had taken Xiantian Treasure Medicine, and Fang Mo said he had not.
• Elder Jiang asked Fang Mo to become his disciple, but Fang Mo said he needed to ask his current master, Guan Lie, first.
• Elder Jiang told Fang Mo to prioritize the Indestructible Diamond Body and reach Transformation Force soon because something major was coming.
• Elder Jiang bet Elder Dong his Black Gold Cold Iron against Dong's Thousand-Year Purple Blood Ganoderma that Fang Mo would reach Transformation Force within half a year.

Fang Mo explained to Guan Lie how he had learned Tai Chi Fist in a dream and later adapted it, earning his master's praise and advice to focus on the Indestructible Diamond Body. He also told Guan Lie that Jiang Bisheng had offered to take him as a disciple, and Guan Lie urged him to accept.

• Guan Lie questioned Fang Mo about Tai Chi Fist, and Fang Mo explained that he had practiced it in a dream before adapting it to their world.
• Guan Lie praised Fang Mo's insight and advised him to focus on cultivating the Indestructible Diamond Body rather than rushing to break through.
• Guan Lu jokingly complained that Guan Lie treated Fang Mo like his real son, then left the room as Fang Mo prepared to discuss something important.
• Fang Mo told Guan Lie that Jiang Bisheng wanted to take him as a disciple and that he had not yet agreed.
• Guan Lie recognized Jiang Bisheng as a renowned Great Grandmaster and urged Fang Mo to accept the offer.
• Fang Mo discussed his cultivation insights and questions with Guan Lie while Guan Lu listened and learned from the conversation.

After canceling the tournament-related event and refunding customers, Fang Mo and his friends divided the profits and celebrated over dinner. Ding Bingxiu told them about the upcoming Seven Star Alliance Young Martial Artists Tournament, where powerful martial artists from Alien Civilizations would compete, and the group resolved to train for a chance to participate.

• Ding Bingxiu, Yuan Hongfei, and Qu Jiang returned after refunding customers, and Fang Mo proposed how to divide the group's 131 million in net income.
• Fang Mo and his friends agreed on their shares and celebrated with dinner at Hongbin Tower.
• Ding Bingxiu revealed that the Seven Star Alliance would hold a young martial artists tournament, likely next April, with a minimum registration requirement of Peak Hidden Strength.
• Ding Bingxiu explained that martial artists from Alien Civilizations would compete and that the alliance would offer generous rewards, even in the preliminary rounds.
• Fang Mo, Qu Jiang, Ding Bingxiu, Yuan Hongfei, and Guan Lu raised their glasses and agreed to work hard toward attending the tournament.