Chapter Summaries

Qin Lang headed to find Fang Mo after hearing that Yang Jihua and the others had found him, while Qin Muxue ordered a guard to prevent her brother from acting recklessly. At Tiger Might Martial Arts School, Fang Mo advanced his Tiger Subduing Fist and learned from Ding Zhiyuan about the martial arts world's major powers and realms.

• Qin Lang told Qin Muxue he was going to find Fang Mo, and she sent a guard after him to keep him from causing trouble.
• Qin Muxue prepared to accompany Senior Sister Luo to the academy, where the youngest Grandmaster would visit.
• Fang Mo reached Initial Glimpse of the Path in Tiger Subduing Fist and continued training until he gained more proficiency.
• Fang Mo asked Ding Zhiyuan about the Eagle Claw Sect after hearing that Xiongying Martial Arts School planned to challenge every martial hall in Yunyang.
• Ding Zhiyuan explained the martial arts ranks, the One Sect, Three Academies, Five Sects, and Eight Gates, and the role of martial academies in the Galactic Federation.

Qin Lang dismissed reports that Fang Mo had learned martial arts and prepared to challenge Tiger Might Martial Arts School, but Yue Jian arrived and wrecked the Great Wind Gang’s bar. After punishing Huang Jun and warning the gang to leave Fang Mo alone, Yue Jian learned that the Yue Family would soon leave the Homeworld, while Qin Lang hinted that Fang Mo might then lose his protection.

• Yang Jihua and Du Wei told Qin Lang that Fang Mo had fought the Great Wind Gang and was sheltering at Tiger Might Martial Arts School, but Qin Lang refused to take the threat seriously.
• Yue Jian arrived at the Great Wind Gang’s bar and ordered his men to smash it, then defeated Qin Lang when he tried to stop him.
• Yue Jian struck Huang Jun and broke his leg, warning the gang not to target Fang Mo again.
• Qin Lang called for his men to confront Yue Jian, but a middle-aged man interrupted to deliver a call from the Qin family master.
• After taking the call, Qin Lang warned Yue Jian that the Yue Family was leaving the Homeworld soon, and Yue Jian vowed to protect Fang Mo even after he left.

Fang Mo settled into Tiger Might Martial Arts School and trained relentlessly while Guan Lie and Xie Changmin discussed the threat Wei Zhendong posed to Yunyang’s martial arts world. Hu Yuehua learned where Fang Mo was training and ordered her aide to force the school to expel him and prevent other Martial Halls from accepting him.

• Fang Mo moved into the Martial Hall and intensified his cultivation, steadily improving his Tiger Subduing Stance.
• Guan Lie and Xie Changmin praised Fang Mo’s diligence and medicine-making talent, then joked about which of them would take him as a disciple.
• Guan Lie and Xie Changmin discussed Wei Zhendong’s victories, the suspected backing of the Eagle Claw Sect, and the danger he posed to Yunyang’s Martial Halls.
• Hu Yuehua learned that Fang Mo was training at Tiger Might Martial Arts School through Yue Jian’s introduction.
• Hu Yuehua ordered her aide to pressure Tiger Might Martial Arts School into expelling Fang Mo and to make sure no other Martial Hall would accept him.

Fang Mo received supplies from Ding Zhiyuan and learned about the local Underground Boxing Gyms, while Guan Lie discovered that the Martial Arts Association was pressuring the Martial Hall to expel him. Fang Mo realized Hu Yuehua was likely behind the order and feared losing the Martial Hall’s protection.

• Ding Zhiyuan delivered medicinal liquid and Exotic Beast Meat to Fang Mo, who paid him and asked about Yunyang's Underground Boxing Gyms.
• Ding Zhiyuan told Fang Mo that Iron Stone Boxing Gym admitted spectators and held mostly low-level matches.
• Vice President Bai Hongsheng urged Guan Lie to expel Fang Mo and warned that every Martial Hall in Yunyang would be told not to accept him.
• Guan Lie and Xie Changmin discussed pressure from the Yang Family or Qin Family and Xie Changmin's intention to teach Fang Mo alchemy.
• Ding Zhiyuan told Fang Mo that the Martial Arts Association wanted him expelled and had barred Yunyang's Martial Halls from taking him in.
• Fang Mo suspected Hu Yuehua had arranged the order and grew angry at her continued efforts to drive him into danger.

Facing expulsion from the Martial Hall and pressure from the Martial Arts Association, Fang Mo sought a faster way to improve by entering underground boxing matches at the Iron Stone Boxing Gym. After testing his strength, he qualified to register, and Manager Xu Manli saw potential in promoting him.

• Fang Mo trained furiously at the Martial Hall, resolved that no one would block his path, and left that night after taking a Medicinal Bath.
• Fang Mo avoided being followed, changed clothes, and took two taxis to reach the Iron Stone Boxing Gym beneath Huijiang Mansion.
• Fang Mo told the guards he wanted to fight in the ring, and they brought him to Manager Xu Manli.
• Fang Mo accepted the risks of underground matches and agreed to have his strength tested.
• Fang Mo struck the Strength Tester for a recorded 240 kilograms, and Xu Manli declared that he met the standard and invited him to register.

Fang Mo signed up to fight at Iron Stone Boxing Gym, chose the masked identity Iron Mask, and waited for his first match while observing the arena. As Chasing Wind and Iron Fist began a fierce bout, Fang Mo watched closely, anticipating that the fight would soon decide its winner.

• Fang Mo signed the fight agreement, chose a black mask, and named himself Iron Mask.
• Xu Manli investigated Fang Mo’s background and told staff to match him with a weaker opponent for his first fight.
• Fang Mo rested in a room overlooking the arena, then watched as the crowd gathered for the evening’s matches.
• The host introduced Chasing Wind and Iron Fist, two Strength Training Realm fighters, and they began their bout inside the cage.
• Chasing Wind launched a rapid series of kicks, and Fang Mo watched as he shouted “Wind Sweeps the Clouds!” and swept both legs toward Iron Fist.

Iron Fist won a brutal match against Chasing Wind, and the Red-robed Woman defeated Black Panther. Fang Mo entered the arena for his first fight against War Bear, a powerful opponent arranged to create a spectacle, leaving Xu Manli worried for him.

• Iron Fist broke through toward Ming Jin, defeated Chasing Wind, and won his eighth consecutive match as the crowd cheered and bet.
• Black Panther and the Red-robed Woman fought a fast, evenly matched battle, which the Red-robed Woman won for a prize and tips totaling thirty thousand.
• A staff member summoned Fang Mo for his match, and the crowd jeered as he entered the arena against the imposing War Bear.
• Xu Manli learned that Young Master Chen had arranged War Bear as Fang Mo's opponent and warned that War Bear's punch force reached three hundred and fifty kilograms.

Fang Mo fought War Bear in an underground boxing match after the host warned him that he could not afford to lose. Though War Bear’s strength overwhelmed him, Fang Mo used his martial arts to block and redirect attacks, leaving the fight unresolved as War Bear continued chasing him.

• War Bear drew nearly all the betting money, while wealthy spectators placed large bets on him and Young Master Chen bet on Iron Mask.
• The host warned Fang Mo that he had to win, then closed the cage and began the match.
• War Bear charged Fang Mo, but Fang Mo slipped inside his attack and struck his chest with a Cannon Fist, which failed to injure him.
• Fang Mo blocked War Bear’s palm with Tiger Subduing Stance, but War Bear overpowered him and charged with Black Bear Rams Mountain.
• Fang Mo used Tai Chi Redirect to send War Bear crashing into the cage, then dodged his attacks and searched for an opening as War Bear kept pursuing him.

Fang Mo defeated War Bear in the iron-cage match after turning the fight around with a series of powerful strikes, winning as Iron Mask. Qin Yuanping lost his ten-million bet to Young Master Chen and left the gym glaring at Fang Mo with killing intent.

• Fang Mo stopped dodging War Bear and struck beneath his jaw, then drove an elbow into his chest and sent him crashing into the cage.
• Fang Mo used a Taiji Pulling Hand and a leg sweep to knock War Bear down, then kicked him across the ring.
• Fang Mo leaped onto War Bear and struck both ears with a Tiger Palm Double Ear Slap, leaving War Bear bleeding and unable to continue.
• The host declared Iron Mask the winner, while the crowd cursed War Bear and the spectators who had bet on him celebrated their winnings.
• Young Master Chen thanked Qin Yuanping for the ten million, and Qin Yuanping hid his anger as he stared at Fang Mo with killing intent.

Fang Mo discovered that fighting at his limits increased his training progress as he watched Violent Wolf face Iron Hand in the arena. Violent Wolf killed Iron Hand with his palm after revealing his Iron Shirt, and Qin Yuanping left vowing to investigate and kill Violent Wolf and Iron Mask.

• Fang Mo checked the Bronze Mirror and saw that his Tiger Subduing Stance and Tiger Subduing Fist had advanced after his fight.
• Violent Wolf and Iron Hand battled in the cage, with Iron Hand's Eagle Claw Technique pushing Violent Wolf into a disadvantage.
• Iron Hand seized Violent Wolf's throat, but Violent Wolf's Iron Shirt resisted the grip and his palm struck Iron Hand's head, killing him.
• Young Master Chen collected his winnings from Qin Yuanping, who accused him of cheating before admitting defeat and leaving.
• Qin Yuanping ordered his bodyguards to give Iron Hand's corpse to Master Wei and investigate Violent Wolf's identity.
• Qin Yuanping also ordered his men to investigate Iron Mask and have him killed for costing him ten million.

Chen Yeming, Zhou Shaojiang, and Shen Songqi suspected the Qin Family was working with the Eagle Claw Sect to gain influence in Yunyang and decided to warn their families. Fang Mo continued fighting nightly to improve his martial arts, and the chapter ended with Guan Lu reprimanding him after mistaking his late returns for reckless behavior.

• Shen Songqi told Chen Yeming and Zhou Shaojiang that the Qin Family planned a marriage alliance with the Ningjiang He Family and that Luo Jiangyan had come to promote Qin Muxue at Yun Kong Martial Academy.
• Chen Yeming, Zhou Shaojiang, and Shen Songqi agreed to warn their families and guard against the Qin and He families, while noting that the Yue Family was moving to Zhiyuan Star.
• Fang Mo returned to the martial arts school after winning a match and collecting five thousand yuan, then trained late into the night despite not knowing his identity had been exposed.
• Fang Mo continued training by day and fighting at Iron Stone Martial Hall by night, steadily improving his Tiger Subduing Stance and fist technique.
• After a difficult fight, Fang Mo returned late and met Guan Lu, who reprimanded him for neglecting martial arts; he thanked her without explaining why he had been going out.

Guan Lie refused to expel Fang Mo despite pressure from the Fang Family and the Martial Arts Association, while Xie Changmin pushed Fang Mo to compound medicine on his own. Fang Mo completed a refinement independently and tested its energy level.

• Guan Lu told Guan Lie about Qin Muxue's strength and complained that Fang Mo went out every night, but Guan Lie questioned her assumptions.
• Tang Xiong warned Guan Lie that the Fang Family and the Martial Arts Association were pressing the matter, and Guan Lie threatened to visit the Fang Family if they continued.
• Xie Changmin realized Fang Mo was short on money and ordered him to handle all the medicine compounding himself.
• Fang Mo took control of the refining process, followed each step carefully, and completed a batch of medicine independently.
• Fang Mo placed a drop of the green liquid into the Testing Machine to measure its energy level.

Fang Mo improved his alchemy and accepted a fight at Iron Stone after Xu Manli offered extra payment and Exotic Beast Meat. Meanwhile, Hu Yuehua arranged for Xiongying Martial Arts School to challenge Tiger Might Martial Arts School, and Fang Mo unknowingly entered a match Qin Yuanping had requested for revenge.

• Fang Mo produced Dragon Tiger Vitality Liquid with 68% energy, and Xie Changmin praised his progress while urging him to keep refining.
• Hu Yuehua learned that Guan Lie threatened the Fang Family and arranged to contact the Qin Family, offering thirty million in funding if Xiongying Martial Arts School defeated Tiger Might Martial Arts School.
• After finishing his alchemy, Fang Mo accepted Xu Manli's offer to fight that night for ten thousand and ten jin of Exotic Beast Meat.
• Guan Lu saw Fang Mo leave the martial arts school and worried that his actions would harm the school's reputation, but he had already departed by taxi.
• At Iron Stone, Fang Mo learned his opponent was Mountain Breaking Claw, an Eagle Claw Technique fighter, and agreed to fight him.
• Xu Manli revealed that Qin Yuanping had specifically asked for Fang Mo to fight because he wanted revenge for losing ten million.

Fang Mo entered the Iron Stone Boxing Gym as Iron Mask to fight Mountain Breaking Claw, while Guan Lu, Chi Jing, and their Martial Hall juniors watched from the stands. The chapter ended with the audience and wealthy spectators placing bets as the match was about to begin.

• Guan Lu and Chi Jing joined Chu Silin, Chen Song, and Liu Shiwu in a booth to watch the fights.
• Fang Mo walked into the ring as Iron Mask, drawing cheers from the crowd.
• Guan Lu thought Iron Mask’s build resembled Fang Mo’s, but dismissed the idea that he could be fighting there.
• The host introduced Iron Mask’s opponent, Mountain Breaking Claw, a fighter from Xiongying Martial Arts School.
• Qin Yuanping and Chen Yeming wagered ten million against each other, while Zhou Shaojiang bet three million on Iron Mask.
• Betting ended, and Fang Mo’s bout against Mountain Breaking Claw was about to start.

Fang Mo, fighting as Iron Mask, struggled against Mountain Breaking Claw in a brutal life-and-death match and appeared close to defeat. Xu Manqing learned the match could not be stopped and could only hope Fang Mo would not blame her.

• Fang Mo and Mountain Breaking Claw began their cage fight, and Mountain Breaking Claw's Eagle Claw Technique injured Fang Mo while overpowering him.
• Guan Lu, Chen Song, Liu Shiwu, and Chu Silin wondered whether Iron Mask was Fang Mo, but they doubted he could be strong enough.
• Mountain Breaking Claw tore open Fang Mo's chest and locked his wrist; their kicks sent them both flying, leaving Fang Mo badly hurt and believing he had used all his strength.
• Qin Yuanping celebrated his apparent win over Chen Yeming, who insisted the outcome was not yet settled.
• Xu Manqing asked Manager Fu to stop the match, but he told her it was a life-and-death fight arranged by Young Master Chen and could end only with one fighter's death.
• Xu Manqing watched Fang Mo in the cage and murmured that she hoped he would not blame her.

Fang Mo was trapped in a life-and-death arena fight after Xu Manli concealed the rules, but his Tiger Subduing Fist advanced and he turned the battle against Mountain Breaking Claw. He broke through Mountain Breaking Claw’s Iron Shirt and struck him down, leaving the fight’s final outcome unresolved.

• Fang Mo realized Xu Manli had let him enter a life-and-death battle without explaining that it would end only when one fighter died.
• As Mountain Breaking Claw taunted him, Fang Mo’s Bronze Mirror helped his Tiger Subduing Fist advance, restoring his stamina and greatly increasing his strength.
• Fang Mo fought back with Tiger Subduing Fist and began suppressing Mountain Breaking Claw, shocking the spectators and Qin Yuanping.
• Fang Mo used Inch Strength, Elbow to Heart to pierce Mountain Breaking Claw’s Iron Shirt and send him crashing into the cage.
• Fang Mo pounced on the bleeding Mountain Breaking Claw and struck both of his ear gates with tiger claws.

Fang Mo defeated Mountain Breaking Claw, while Qin Yuanping and Chen Yeming wagered the Iron Stone Boxing Gym against Lijiang Building. After Xu Manli treated Fang Mo’s injuries and warned him about the Qin Family, Fang Mo suspected she knew his identity and slipped back into the stands.

• Fang Mo killed Mountain Breaking Claw in the ring, winning the fight and shocking the crowd.
• Chen Yeming and Zhou Shaojiang celebrated their winnings as Qin Yuanping proposed wagering Lijiang Building against Iron Stone Boxing Gym, and Chen Shaoming accepted.
• Guan Lu went downstairs to check whether Iron Mask was Fang Mo, called his name, and watched him disappear without stopping.
• Xu Manli treated Fang Mo’s injuries, warned him that the Qin Family and Xiongying Martial Arts School might seek revenge, and advised him to leave discreetly.
• Fang Mo realized Xu Manli might know his identity, changed clothes, and quietly returned to the stands.

Violent Wolf fought Li Feng in a brutal arena match but was outmatched by Li Feng’s Eagle Claw Technique. After Chen Yeming called for the fight to stop, Li Feng ignored him and broke Violent Wolf’s shoulder bones, leaving him crippled.

• Fang Mo watched Violent Wolf and Li Feng trade fierce blows and realized Violent Wolf was losing because Li Feng had greater martial skill and defense.
• Li Feng tore into Violent Wolf’s left arm, then broke his right wrist and badly injured both arms as the crowd and Chen Yeming reacted.
• Violent Wolf headbutted Li Feng and fought back, but Li Feng broke both of Violent Wolf’s arms and legs.
• Chen Yeming ordered Li Feng to stop because Violent Wolf had lost, but Li Feng ignored him and snapped both of Violent Wolf’s shoulder bones.

Qin Yuanping won the Iron Stone Martial Hall from Chen Yeming after Li Feng crippled Violent Wolf in their life-and-death battle. Back at the Martial Hall, Guan Lu attacked Fang Mo and recognized him as Iron Mask, while Xie Changmin proposed sending Guan Lu and possibly Fang Mo to Yun Kong Martial Academy.

• Li Feng defeated Violent Wolf by crippling him, and Qin Yuanping claimed the Iron Stone Martial Hall after Chen Yeming lost the wager.
• Fang Mo left the fight and returned to the Martial Hall, where Guan Lu attacked him and confirmed he was Iron Mask.
• Guan Lu left without exposing Fang Mo, while he reopened his arm wound and treated it before reflecting on the fight and his need to reach Ming Jin.
• Guan Lie and Xie Changmin discussed Guan Lu's future, and Xie Changmin offered to arrange her admission to Yun Kong Martial Academy.
• Xie Changmin told Guan Lie that Fang Mo could go to Yun Kong only if he broke through to Ming Jin within half a year.

Shen Kaijiang, Zhou Yundong, and Chen Yingzhong plotted against the Qin Family and its He Family backing, while Qin Shanlin planned to expand his power through Wei Zhendong. Fang Mo reached the peak Strength Training Realm and was practicing when someone challenged Tiger Might Martial Arts School at its gate.

• Chen Yingzhong persuaded Shen Kaijiang and Zhou Yundong to target the Qin Family by striking at its connection to the He Family.
• Qin Shanlin dismissed the three families’ secret meeting and urged Wei Zhendong to challenge Guan Lie of Tiger Might Martial Arts School.
• Fang Mo tested his strength at 380 kilograms, reaching the standard for the peak of the Strength Training Realm.
• Chu Silin asked Fang Mo for guidance on Tiger Subduing Fist, but Miao Ping intervened and offered to teach her instead.
• Someone pounded on the gate and called for people from Tiger Might Martial Arts School to come out.