Chapter Summaries

The Yunyang Martial Hall leaders held a secret ballot to choose the first chairman of their alliance, and Guan Lie narrowly defeated Hong Jiantong. Hong congratulated him through gritted teeth, then collapsed from a sudden pain in his chest.

• Hong Jiantong and Guan Lie's supporters argued over who should lead the alliance until Xiong Jiang proposed a secret ballot.
• The hall masters cast their votes, and Hong Jiantong led for much of the count before Guan Lie caught up.
• Zhou Yundong, Chen Yingzhong, and Shen Kaijiang worried that their efforts to secure control of the alliance were failing.
• Xiong Jiang announced that Guan Lie had won twenty-two votes and become the alliance's first chairman.
• Hong Jiantong congratulated Guan Lie, understood his remark as a pointed insult, and collapsed in his chair with chest pain.

After Guan Lie and Xiong Jiang agreed to build a Martial Arts Hall Alliance independent of the great families, Fang Mo trained toward his next breakthrough. A skilled intruder tried to pick a lock at the martial hall, escaped after clashing with Fang Mo, and left behind a finely made throwing knife.

• Guan Lie and Xiong Jiang agreed to work together to protect Yunyang Martial Arts World and build the Martial Arts Hall Alliance.
• Fang Mo returned to his training routine and advanced his Mad Sand Saber Art to Mastery.
• Fang Mo heard someone picking a lock at the martial hall and chased a dark figure outside.
• Fang Mo fought the intruder, who proved to be a Mingjin Martial Artist, but the intruder escaped over the wall using a rope.
• Feng Qingyuan examined the throwing knife Fang Mo recovered and suspected the intruder opposed Guan Lie's appointment as chairman.

After Song Hongyi tried to abduct Gu Ming from the Martial Hall, Guan Lie investigated the Fang Family’s forces, while Fang Mo gave Tang Xiong a description of the fleeing thief. Tang Xiong misunderstood Fang Mo’s interest in Song Hongyi and left to pursue her; Xu Manli then repeatedly called Fang Mo.

• Fang Mo realized Song Hongyi had tried to steal Gu Ming and learned that Gu Ming had stayed awake through the intrusion.
• Feng Qingyuan reported the attempted break-in to Guan Lie, who ordered extra night guards.
• Tang Xiong brought Guan Lie documents about the Fang Family’s Silver Kill Group and Gold Kill Group, and Guan Lie destroyed the papers after reading them.
• Tang Xiong watched Fang Mo practice the Tiger Subduing Fist and praised his solid foundations.
• Fang Mo described Song Hongyi’s appearance and martial strength to Tang Xiong, who promised to find her and misread Fang Mo’s request to meet her.
• Xu Manli called Fang Mo repeatedly, and Fang Mo hung up the first call.

Fang Mo broke through to Peak Manifesting Strength, revealing seven resonances and prompting Guan Lie to teach him about the higher levels of Ming Jin. Guan Lie urged him to pursue the legendary nine resonances and gave him a notebook of his insights.

• Fang Mo practiced the Tiger Subduing Fist until he unleashed six resonances, shocking Chi Jing and the other students.
• Fang Mo's Tiger Subduing Fist reached Minor Mastery, and he realized he had broken through to Peak Manifesting Strength.
• Guan Lie summoned Fang Mo and confirmed his breakthrough when Fang Mo demonstrated seven resonances.
• Guan Lie demonstrated eight and nine resonances, explaining their power and urging Fang Mo to strengthen his foundation before pursuing Dark Force.
• Guan Lie gave Fang Mo a handwritten notebook about the nine resonances of Ming Jin to study.

After reaching Peak Manifesting Strength, Fang Mo joined Tang Xiong to track down Song Hongyi, the thief who had broken into the Martial Hall. They located her at a villa, but she escaped on a motorcycle as they closed in, and the chase began.

• Fang Mo reached Peak Manifesting Strength, ignored Xu Manli’s urgent message, and went with Tang Xiong to find the woman he was seeking.
• Song Hongyi treated her injured foot at her villa and vowed to take revenge on the man who had hurt her.
• Tang Xiong and Fang Mo joined investigators watching Song Hongyi’s villa, but she vanished from their surveillance feed.
• Song Hongyi burst out of the villa on a motorcycle and sped past the surveillance vehicles.
• Tang Xiong and Fang Mo jumped into the police car and pursued Song Hongyi.

Fang Mo caught up with the injured Song Hongyi in a construction site after she fled a police pursuit, and their fight ended with him overpowering her. As he approached her, an unseen person threatened him for harming her.

• Tang Xiong pursued Song Hongyi through the city with Fang Mo and deployed Aerial Sentinels, which shot down her motorcycle.
• Director Ma ordered the Aerial Sentinels to withdraw and summoned Tang Xiong back, but Tang Xiong and Fang Mo continued the chase on foot.
• Song Hongyi contacted a woman in black, learned that Xiao Wu was coming to help, and treated her wounds while hiding in the construction site.
• Fang Mo found Song Hongyi, disarmed her, and defeated her with a series of powerful attacks, leaving her badly injured.
• As Fang Mo approached Song Hongyi, an unseen person warned that he would die if he touched her.

Fang Mo restrained Song Hongyi while her bodyguard Xiao Wu fought Tang Xiong, until Tang Xiong recognized Xiao Wu as a member of the military’s secret Military Affairs Department 8. Song Hongyi left vowing revenge, and Tang Xiong warned Fang Mo that she was likely important and promised to investigate her background.

• Fang Mo seized Song Hongyi and threatened her when Xiao Wu rushed in and demanded that he release her.
• Tang Xiong arrived and fought Xiao Wu, but their battle ended when Xiao Wu revealed his Military Affairs Department 8 insignia.
• Tang Xiong urged Fang Mo to release Song Hongyi, who tried to stomp and slap Fang Mo before Xiao Wu escorted her away.
• Song Hongyi warned Fang Mo that she would not let him off, and Tang Xiong explained that Military Affairs Department 8 protected important military and Alliance figures.
• Fang Mo told Tang Xiong that the woman was named Song Hongyi, and Tang Xiong agreed to investigate her background.

Fang Mo learned that Song Hongyi belonged to the powerful Song Family of Silver Light City, then went to the Night Sea Bar to target the Great Wind Gang. A staged emergency plunged the bar into chaos, and the chapter ended as someone confronted an intruder outside Du Wei and Huang Jun’s room.

• Fang Mo asked Gu Ming about Song Hongyi, learned she was connected to the Song Family, and worried about the danger of the stolen cultivation method.
• Gu Ming told Fang Mo to improve his Alchemy within three months if he wanted the later portions of the cultivation method.
• Fang Mo failed to reach Tang Xiong, then went to the Night Sea Bar looking for Qin Lang or Yang Jihua and spotted Huang Jun arriving on crutches.
• Du Wei welcomed Huang Jun to the VIP room and showed him the busy bar, but a fire alarm, blackout, and sprinklers sent guests fleeing.
• Du Wei tried to call someone while Huang Jun ordered gang members to check the control room, then a shout and crash sounded outside the room.

Fang Mo stormed the Great Wind Gang’s headquarters and defeated its leader, Du Wei, and the gang members who attacked him. After Huang Jun revealed that Yang Jihua frequented Shuiyue Mountain Villa, Fang Mo killed him, took the safe’s contents, and left.

• Fang Mo fought his way into the VIP room and revealed his identity to Du Wei and Huang Jun.
• Fang Mo defeated Du Wei with his Tiger techniques, sending him through the glass and killing him with a final punch.
• Huang Jun pleaded for his life and told Fang Mo that Yue Jian had broken his legs and that Yang Jihua usually went to Shuiyue Mountain Villa.
• Fang Mo killed the gang members who rushed in, then killed Huang Jun after learning where Yang Jihua could be found.
• Fang Mo took everything from the safe and left the bar as the alarm continued to blare.

A white-clothed attacker slaughtered everyone at the Fang family's Silverlight Security Training Base, prompting Fang Xiaolian to suspect Guan Lie had ordered the attack because of Fang Mo. Meanwhile, a gray-clothed young man wiped out most of the Great Wind Gang at Night Sea Bar, leaving the Yang family unsure whether they were also under attack.

• A white figure broke into the Silverlight Security Training Base and killed its guards, setting off alarms and a fire that left no survivors.
• Fang Xiaolian arrived at the ruined base and learned the attacker had used bamboo slips with lethal force, suggesting a Core Strength Grandmaster.
• Hu Yuehua pointed out that Guan Lie was the only likely Yunyang Grandmaster who might have a motive, since he had taken Fang Mo as his last disciple.
• Yang Jihua learned from Yang Jizhong that a gray-clothed young man had killed Huang Jun and more than a dozen Great Wind Gang members at Night Sea Bar.
• Yang Jizhong warned Yang Jihua to stay cautious because their uncles suspected the attack might target the Yang Family.

Fang Mo found a Superior Grade leg technique among the loot from Night Sea Bar and practiced at the Martial Hall, unaware that Guan Lie had silently visited the courtyard. Meanwhile, Tang Xiong learned that the Fang Family's Silver Light Security Base had been leveled, and Director Ma ordered him to deny accessing Silver Kill's files as they drove to headquarters.

• Fang Mo counted the cash and gold bars from Night Sea Bar, then discovered Du Wei's Superior Grade Chasing Wind Leg manual.
• Fang Mo stored the manual and practiced his fists in the courtyard while Guan Lie secretly watched him and headed toward the inner courtyard.
• Director Ma found Tang Xiong struggling to write a self-criticism, crumpled his paper, and took him to headquarters.
• Director Ma told Tang Xiong that the Fang Family's Silver Light Security Base had been leveled.
• Director Ma reminded Tang Xiong to deny accessing Silver Kill's files, and Tang Xiong drove on in silence.

Fang Mo trained at Peak Manifesting Strength and worked to refine Blood Nourishing Pills while the Fang Family discussed how to retaliate against Guan Lie. After receiving Guan Lie’s invitation to the founding assembly of the Yunyang Martial Arts Alliance, Fang Xiaolian accepted the challenge.

• Fang Mo focused on postures, the Indestructible Diamond Body, and studying the Tiger Subduing Fist’s ultimate force exertion instead of rushing to break through.
• Fang Mo began another careful attempt to refine Blood Nourishing Pills.
• Old Mrs. Fang urged Fang Xiaolian to retaliate against Guan Lie and learned that the Crimson Fire Saber Sect had sent people to search for Xie Changmin.
• Old Mrs. Fang ordered Fang Xiaolian to hire a Grandmaster to eliminate Guan Lie.
• Fang Xiaolian received Guan Lie’s invitation to the Yunyang Martial Arts Alliance founding assembly and declared that he would accept the challenge.

Fang Mo became an Initiation Grade alchemist after successfully refining Blood Nourishing Pills, then learned that his teacher had left for Zhiyuan Star and that he was to go to Ning River after the Martial Arts Hall Alliance assembly. Before departing, Fang Mo decided to settle a debt with Yang Jihua, and Feng Qingyuan followed him on Guan Lie’s orders.

• Qin Linshan and Wei Zhendong planned to use the He Family to eliminate Guan Lie and seize control of the Yunyang Martial Arts World, while Xie Changmin was away on Zhiyuan Star.
• Fang Mo refined several batches of Blood Nourishing Pills, achieving a peak energy level of 66% and qualifying as an Initiation Grade alchemist.
• Guan Lie tested Fang Mo’s pills, approved their quality, and allowed him to use them to support his training.
• Guan Lie told Fang Mo that his teacher had gone to Zhiyuan Star and arranged for Fang Mo to go to Ning River after the alliance assembly; Fang Mo agreed to wait until the assembly was over.
• Fang Mo left the Martial Hall with his Alloy Saber, determined to settle his debt with Yang Jihua, and Guan Lie sent Feng Qingyuan to follow and protect him.

Fang Xiaolian agreed to cooperate with the Qin Family to counter the He Family’s growing power in Yunyang. Meanwhile, Fang Mo went to Shuiyue Mountain Villa intending to confront Yang Jihua and Qin Lang, then discovered his half-brother Fang Yang with them and decided to deal with all three together.

• Qin Linshan met Fang Xiaolian at Good Fortune Teahouse and proposed cooperation against the He Family’s influence.
• After Qin Linshan left, Fang Xiaolian told Du Chuan that the Fang Family needed the Qin Family’s help to destroy Guan Lie’s planned Martial Arts Hall Alliance.
• Fang Mo took precautions on his way to Shuiyue Mountain Villa, where he planned to attack Yang Jihua and Qin Lang.
• Fang Mo saw Yang Jihua and Qin Lang arrive, then watched Fang Yang join them and enter the villa.
• Fang Mo decided to settle accounts with Fang Yang, Yang Jihua, and Qin Lang together.

Feng Qingyuan brought Fang Mo into Shuiyue Mountain Villa after making him promise not to kill anyone, and revealed that he came from the Linshi Feng Family and preferred making enemies fear his future growth. Inside, Fang Mo spotted Qin Lang, Yang Jihua, and Fang Yang, who challenged him, while Chen Yeming and the others came over to watch.

• Feng Qingyuan told Fang Mo he could enter Shuiyue Mountain Villa if he promised not to take lives, and Fang Mo agreed despite Feng Qingyuan's warning.
• Feng Qingyuan used his family connections to get them admitted and told Fang Mo he had lost interest in revenge because he preferred letting enemies fear his growing strength.
• Fang Mo spotted Qin Lang, Yang Jihua, and Fang Yang in a nearby pavilion and deliberately made them notice him.
• Fang Yang dismissed Fang Mo as trash and, urged on by the others, went to confront him.
• Chen Yeming, Zhou Shaojiang, and Shen Songqi noticed the commotion and headed over to watch.

Fang Mo confronted Fang Yang and the others, revealing his newfound confidence and strength as he punished his half-brother and defeated Qin Lang and Yang Jihua. The chapter ended with a powerful man from the Qin Family attacking Fang Mo.

• Fang Mo slapped Fang Yang repeatedly and forced him to call him Big Brother before sending him away with the bodyguards.
• Feng Qingyuan drove off Fang Yang's bodyguards, while Fang Mo challenged Yang Jihua and Qin Lang.
• Qin Lang mocked Yue Jian and provoked Fang Mo, who kicked him in the groin and left him writhing on the ground.
• Yang Jihua attacked Fang Mo, but Fang Mo answered with a seven-ring punch that sent him crashing into a flowerbed.
• A powerful Qin Family man swooped in and reached for Fang Mo.

Fang Mo and Feng Qingyuan escaped a confrontation with Qin Yuanping, then returned to the Martial Hall, where Fang Mo gained insight from Guan Lie’s Tiger Subduing Fist. Guan Lie warned Fang Mo that his revenge had exposed him to the Yang Family and challenged him to learn to act decisively without recklessness.

• Feng Qingyuan stopped Qin Yuanping from attacking Fang Mo, and Chen Yeming, Zhou Shaojiang, and Shen Songqi arrived to back them up.
• Qin Yuanping left with the injured Qin Lang and Yang Jihua, threatening that Fang Mo would regret what he had done.
• Chen Yeming invited Feng Qingyuan and Fang Mo to talk, but they declined and returned to the Martial Hall.
• Fang Mo watched Guan Lie practice Tiger Subduing Fist and gained two hundred points of proficiency from the demonstration.
• Guan Lie revealed that Du Wei had survived and that the Yang Family knew Fang Mo was behind the Great Wind Gang incident.
• Guan Lie reprimanded Fang Mo for acting without considering the consequences and taught him to plan carefully before striking.

Fang Mo let go of his fixation on revenge, returned to training, and demonstrated remarkable martial talent. Meanwhile, Fang Xiaolian rushed to the hospital after Fang Yang was injured and learned that Fang Mo had reached Peak Manifesting Strength.

• Fang Mo regained his clarity and began practicing, while Guan Lie told Feng Qingyuan that Fang Mo could surpass the limits of his Bone Structure.
• Guan Lie ordered Feng Qingyuan to protect Fang Mo until the Martial Arts Hall Alliance's founding assembly, and Feng Qingyuan agreed.
• Fang Mo achieved Eight Sounds of Manifesting Strength during his moonlit practice, leaving Feng Qingyuan astonished and admiring.
• Fang Xiaolian arrived at Yunyang Jiakang Hospital, where Hu Yuehua blamed him for protecting Fang Mo and doctors described Fang Yang's physical and psychological injuries.
• The bodyguards blamed Fang Mo for attacking Fang Yang and reported that he had reached Peak Manifesting Strength; the Fang Family's old madam then arrived asking about Fang Yang.

After Fang Mo injured Fang Yang, the Fang Family ordered his capture, while Old Mrs. Fang revealed that she feared he would discover she had killed his mother. At Yunyang Hospital, Qin Lang survived with one testicle, and the Yang Family learned that the Qin and Fang families were moving against Fang Mo.

• Old Mrs. Fang pressured Fang Xiaolian to punish Fang Mo, and he ordered Du Chuan and Aunt Sun to bring him to the Fang Family Ancestral Hall.
• Old Mrs. Fang told Uncle He that Fang Mo had to die because he might learn she killed his mother, and that both of them would be at risk if he survived.
• A doctor told Qin Linshan that Qin Lang had lost one testicle and that the other was injured, so Qin Linshan demanded that the hospital restore his fertility.
• Yang Jizhong told Yang Jihua that Fang Mo had also defeated Du Wei at Night Sea Bar and warned him not to get involved with the Qin Family.
• Yang Jizhong's subordinate reported that the Qin and Fang families had sent people to seize Fang Mo at the Martial Hall, and Yang Jizhong decided they would watch without intervening.

Du Chuan and Sun Hongling came to Tiger Might Martial Arts School to take Fang Mo back to the Fang family, but Feng Qingyuan refused to hand him over. Qin Linyue then arrived to demand answers for Qin Lang’s injuries, and the two sides prepared to fight as onlookers gathered.

• Feng Qingyuan refused Du Chuan and Sun Hongling entry, arguing that the Fang family had severed ties with Fang Mo.
• Sun Hongling ordered the Fang family guards to enter, but Feng Qingyuan’s Late Hidden Strength aura stopped them.
• Qin Linyue arrived with Qin Family members and demanded that Feng Qingyuan hand over Fang Mo over Qin Lang’s injuries.
• Feng Qingyuan defended Fang Mo, saying Qin Lang had started the fight and Fang Mo had acted in self-defense.
• Miao Ping and Yang Yunxing brought armed disciples out to defend the school as the Qin Family prepared to storm the gates.
• The Shen Family, Zhou Family, Chen Family, and Yang Jihua watched from the crowd, while Qin Linyue ordered his people to force their way in.