Recaps

Fang Cheng stunned the Club during his fitness test by completing 250 push-ups and breaking its long-standing record. Coach Shen then insisted that a sparring partner had to pass another important assessment, leaving Fang Cheng waiting to hear what came next.

• Xu Maocai watched Fang Cheng's push-ups and reconsidered his doubts about the young man's abilities.
• Fang Cheng passed 219 push-ups and broke the Club's record while students, staff, coaches, and fighters gathered to watch.
• Fang Cheng continued until he completed 250 push-ups, then stopped when Xu Maocai and Coach Shen told him to.
• Fang Cheng saw that sustained practice had awarded him 15 Push-Ups experience.
• Coach Shen objected to signing Fang Cheng up immediately, saying sparring partners had to pass another important assessment.

Fang Cheng endured Karate Coach Shen Haoming’s powerful flying side kick during his sparring partner assessment and impressed the coaches enough to secure approval. After everyone left, Shen Haoming revealed that the impact had badly bruised his foot.

• Xu Maocai warned Fang Cheng that Shen Haoming was a third-dan Shotokan black belt who liked to catch people off guard.
• Shen Haoming rushed Fang Cheng with a flying side kick, and Fang Cheng absorbed the blow with the kicking pad and stayed on his feet.
• Shen Haoming claimed Fang Cheng had withstood half his strength, and the coaches praised Fang Cheng’s performance.
• The coaches discussed Fang Cheng’s prospects as a fighter, but Xu Maocai argued that he should remain a sparring partner.
• Shen Haoming signed Fang Cheng’s Employment Agreement, and Fang Cheng headed to the changing room with his Logistics Department colleagues.
• Alone on the training floor, Shen Haoming grimaced over his bruised foot and realized Fang Cheng’s pad had felt like iron.

After passing the sparring-partner test, Fang Cheng watched Majima Goro’s violent training and learned that the karate expert had been growing increasingly unstable. When Majima demanded that Fang Cheng spar with him, Fang Cheng declined until his contract was formalized, leaving the hall as his system screen appeared.

• Fang Cheng joined Chen Xiaohai in Training Hall No. 2, where employees and students watched him after news of his record-breaking test spread.
• Fang Cheng observed Majima Goro practice kata and physical exercises before violently overpowering his sparring partner.
• Majima Goro ignored the partner’s request for a break and tried to slam him, so Shen Haoming intervened and was caught in Majima Goro’s chokehold.
• Chen Xiaohai told Fang Cheng that Majima Goro had always been unstable and had been losing control more often lately.
• Majima Goro demanded that Fang Cheng spar with him, but Fang Cheng told him through Chen Xiaohai to wait until his wish was granted soon.
• Fang Cheng left Training Hall No. 2, and a pale blue system screen appeared as he looked out at the city.

Fang Cheng finished his morning workout and saw a report of a major explosion and mountain fire at the West Mountain Ruins. Worried because Ren'an Hospital was near the Western Mountains, he called someone, but the call went unanswered.

• Fang Cheng trained before dawn, practicing shadow boxing and karate fundamentals.
• Fang Cheng gained agility and reviewed his attributes, skills, and recovery from his recent exertions.
• Fang Cheng watched the morning news report that an explosion at the West Mountain Ruins had caused a large fire and prompted an alert and evacuations in Xiguan district.
• Fang Cheng realized Ren'an Hospital was near the Western Mountains and called someone, but the call disconnected unanswered.

After checking on his mother and grandfather, Fang Cheng went for a walk and tested his strength with pull-ups at Jiangbin Park. He left determined to keep improving before his coming sparring match with Majima Goro as rain began to fall.

• Fang Cheng bought groceries and walked through Jiangbin Park, reflecting on the Western Mountains explosion and his need to grow stronger.
• Fang Cheng learned from his mother that Ren'an Hospital had not been affected, his grandfather was drinking porridge, and his uncle was negotiating a deal to help pay for surgery.
• Fang Cheng noticed his Cooking and Cleaning skills were close to reaching Level 1 and wondered what rewards they might bring.
• Fang Cheng watched athletes demonstrate street-workout moves, then completed ten pull-ups at an unoccupied bar despite the soreness in his muscles.
• Fang Cheng left the park confident he would surpass his opponents, including the approaching Majima Goro, and hurried home when rain began.

Fang Cheng went out in a pre-dawn downpour to practice Pull-Ups, determined to stop avoiding difficulties. He refined his form beneath a 2.8-meter bar and continued training in the rain.

• After finishing his sixteenth daily training session, Fang Cheng put on rain gear and left his apartment in the dark before dawn.
• Fang Cheng crossed Old Factory Street to Jiangbin Park to practice Pull-Ups, despite the dangerous weather and his stalled progress.
• Fang Cheng found the rain made the bar slippery and his movements uncomfortable, so he removed his raincoat and undershirt.
• Fang Cheng activated his Focus Skill and noticed his arms were tiring more than his back during his Pull-Ups.
• Fang Cheng adjusted his form until he felt his back muscles driving the movement, then continued counting his repetitions.

Fang Cheng pushed through exhaustion to master pull-ups and entered a strange meditative state that greatly increased his Spirit. After lightning jolted him out of it, he used Potential Activation to keep from falling and noticed glowing arrows linking his four fitness skills.

• Fang Cheng forced himself to continue pull-ups despite severe physical and mental exhaustion.
• Fang Cheng entered a tranquil state in the rain, repeatedly gaining Spirit as he sensed a deeper layer of the world.
• Fang Cheng unlocked Pull-Ups lv0 and his Spirit rose from 18 to 20 before thunder broke his concentration.
• Fang Cheng activated Potential Activation as he began to fall, regained his grip, and climbed onto the bar.
• Fang Cheng noticed faint arrows linking Push-Ups, Squats, Leg Raises, and Pull-Ups on his skill panel.

Fang Cheng considered saving his fitness skills to synthesize a powerful mythic talent and continued training Hanging Leg Raises, finding that his improved spirit sharpened his control over his body. Two days later, he started work as a sparring partner at the Global Elite Fighting Club and prepared to face Majima Goro.

• Fang Cheng weighed synthesizing a talent from his Level 1 skills against waiting for a higher-quality one, deciding that he would rather aim for a mythic talent than settle for another talent like Beauty.
• Fang Cheng practiced Hanging Leg Raises and noticed his improved spirit let him control his movements and perceive his muscles working together more precisely.
• Two days later, Fang Cheng signed his employment contract at the Global Elite Fighting Club and received instructions for his first day as a sparring partner.
• Fang Cheng collected his protective gear and went to Training Hall No. 2, where he warmed up before facing Majima Goro.

Fang Cheng watched Majima Goro train in Goju-ryu before serving as his kicking-pad target in the ring. As he endured Majima Goro’s relentless assault, Fang Cheng studied his movements and began to anticipate his attacks, ending with a precise block of a knife-edge kick.

• Fang Cheng watched Majima Goro practice Sanchin Kata and learned about its conditioning and pain-tolerance training.
• Majima Goro called Fang Cheng into the ring and attacked him with a rapid series of kicks instead of following the usual fixed-target drill.
• Fang Cheng held the kicking pad, endured the assault, and used his keen observation to track Majima Goro’s attack patterns.
• Majima Goro launched a knife-edge kick toward Fang Cheng’s face, and Fang Cheng positioned the pad to block it.

Fang Cheng sparred with Majima Goro, turning their drill into a grappling contest that earned him praise and a higher hourly rate. Majima left excited to have found a training partner who could withstand his attacks, while Fang Cheng gained sanda experience.

• Majima Goro grew frustrated when Fang Cheng repeatedly blocked his kicks, then charged to grab him and attempt a Waist Slam Back Attack.
• Fang Cheng evaded Majima Goro's charge and used sanda Chin Na techniques to grapple with him until their training time ended.
• Majima Goro surrendered, praised Fang Cheng, and asked Chen Xiaohai to book him again.
• Shen Haoming told Fang Cheng that Majima Goro had doubled his hourly rate from 500 yuan to 1,000, and Fang Cheng received 50 points of Sanda Experience.
• In the car, Majima Goro revealed his bruised hands and feet and said he had finally found someone who could take a beating, perhaps sparing him from waiting for Zheng Haokang.

After sparring with Majima Goro and practicing alone, Fang Cheng raised Sanda to Level 1 and received five free attribute points. He decided to save them until the next day, hoping to experience another breakthrough.

• Fang Cheng trained alone at the Global Elite Fighting Club after closing, striking and catching a heavy sandbag until Sanda reached Expert Level and advanced to Level 1.
• Fang Cheng reflected on how his improved perception and reactions helped him use chin na effectively against Majima Goro and overcome his weakness in close combat.
• Fang Cheng considered how leveling up and gaining access to sparring partners would help him improve his fighting skills further.
• Fang Cheng received five free attribute points and chose to wait until tomorrow before assigning them, then headed to the showers.

Fang Cheng practiced the Back Bridge without relying on his skills and unlocked it after sensing the exercise’s effects on his body. He spent five free attribute points on constitution and strength, but could not reproduce the unusual mental state he had experienced before; only Handstand Push-Ups remained among the Prisoner’s Six Arts.

• Fang Cheng worked through basic bridge exercises before completing Back Bridge repetitions during his formal training.
• As he focused on his muscles and approached a meditative state, Fang Cheng unlocked Back Bridge Lv0.
• Fang Cheng allocated four free attribute points to constitution and one to strength, then felt his body grow stronger and recover from fatigue.
• Fang Cheng considered taking a Meditation Class but concluded that the unusual mental state could not be forced.
• Fang Cheng marked his training progress and saw that Handstand Push-Ups were the only remaining skill in the Prisoner’s Six Arts.

After an intense workout, Fang Cheng admired his improved physique and strength, then returned home with breakfast. There, he effortlessly carried a heavy gas cylinder upstairs for Zhou Xiumei.

• Fang Cheng reviewed his workout gains and considered saving Potential Activation for emergencies now that his constitution had reached 20.
• Fang Cheng greeted Aunt Li at the bathhouse, where the neighborhood women gossiped about his looks and his late father’s criminal past.
• Fang Cheng bought ten beef buns and two bags of soy milk and headed back to the Sleeve Building.
• Fang Cheng stepped in as Zhou Xiumei argued with a gas deliveryman over the price of carrying a cylinder upstairs.
• Fang Cheng lifted the nearly fifty-kilogram gas cylinder with one hand, surprising the deliveryman as Zhou Xiumei followed him upstairs.

Fang Cheng helped Zhou Xiumei carry a gas cylinder upstairs, then returned home to eat the meal he had cooked and improve his cooking skill. After he ate a badly scorched pork rib, his panel unlocked the Gourmet skill.

• Fang Cheng carried the gas cylinder to Zhou Xiumei's apartment and installed it while she told him she had soaked his clothes to wash.
• Fang Cheng invited Zhou Xiumei and Grandma Zhou to lunch, but Zhou Xiumei declined.
• Fang Cheng returned home, found that his pork ribs had burned, and cooked garlic sprouts with chicken breast.
• Fang Cheng ate several bowls of rice and finished a scorched rib while watching news that restrictions in the West Pass District would soon be lifted.
• Fang Cheng's panel unlocked Gourmet Lv0 after he ate the rib, leaving him confused by the notification.

Fang Cheng built a reputation as a durable sparring partner, earning more training invitations and money while balancing his club duties. After a busy day, he discovered that eating increased his Gourmet experience and began planning to make use of the skill.

• Fang Cheng trained as a moving target for Majima Goro, who enjoyed the sparring and invited him to visit his home that weekend.
• Fang Cheng received numerous sparring requests, set his rate at 700 yuan an hour, and learned his schedule was booked through the following week.
• Xu Maocai supported Fang Cheng's focus on sparring and offered to lend him money for surgery, while the club began recruiting a replacement for his Logistics Department post.
• Coach Shen Haoming treated Fang Cheng warmly because he could handle Majima Goro's punishing training sessions.
• Fang Cheng gained Gourmet experience from eating a boxed meal and decided to keep developing the skill by eating more.

Fang Cheng trained in Jiu-Jitsu and rented an instructional disc from Wu Datong, who offered cryptic advice and invited him to meet other martial artists. Fang Cheng recognized the invitation as something he had heard before, leaving him poised to learn more about Wu Datong’s connections.

• Fang Cheng watched Kumite practice and reflected on how Jiu-Jitsu could strengthen his close-quarters combat skills.
• Fang Cheng recalled a difficult Jiu-Jitsu sparring session in which his opponent used a Sacrifice Technique and nearly choked him out.
• Fang Cheng visited the Martial Friend Audio-Visual Store in the rain to return discs and rent a Jiu-Jitsu documentary.
• Wu Datong recommended the documentary and advised Fang Cheng to rely on sensitivity and technique rather than physical strength.
• Wu Datong warned Fang Cheng about hair loss, then grew embarrassed when Fang Cheng noticed a pink disc cover in his drawer.
• Wu Datong asked Fang Cheng if he wanted to meet other martial artists, and Fang Cheng recognized the invitation as familiar.

Fang Cheng advanced his pull-up skill to Expert Level, put six attribute points into strength, and continued training jiu-jitsu while sensing that he was close to unlocking it as a skill. At the Club, Chen Xiaohai surprised him by asking why he had come to work without hearing about Majima Goro.

• Fang Cheng reached Expert Level in pull-ups and received six free attribute points.
• Fang Cheng raised his strength to 18, then practiced jiu-jitsu stretches, breakfalls, and ground movements in the park.
• Fang Cheng reflected on jiu-jitsu and felt he would soon unlock it as a skill before leaving for work.
• Fang Cheng arrived at the Club, where Chen Xiaohai asked why he had come without hearing about Majima Goro.
• Fang Cheng asked Chen Xiaohai what had happened.

Fang Cheng visited Majima Goro’s home after agreeing to his invitation, where Majima asked about Fang Cheng’s martial arts training and offered him 100,000 yuan for an unlimited mixed martial arts match. Fang Cheng accepted the explanation of the payment but remained puzzled by the unusually large sum.

• Fang Cheng observed Majima Goro’s upscale residence before entering with a bag of fruit.
• Majima Goro warmly welcomed Fang Cheng and used his assistant to translate their conversation.
• Fang Cheng asked Majima Goro to state the purpose of the invitation, and Majima explained his admiration for Xia Country’s traditional martial arts.
• Majima Goro asked who had taught Fang Cheng, and Fang Cheng said he had practiced martial arts as a child and resumed training in recent years.
• Majima Goro offered Fang Cheng 100,000 yuan to fight him in an unlimited mixed martial arts match, with medical expenses covered if Fang Cheng was injured.

Fang Cheng fought Majima Goro in the villa courtyard and overwhelmed him with his boxing and kicks, breaking his ribs. Majima Goro got back up and began a startling transformation, leaving Fang Cheng braced for what came next.

• Fang Cheng accepted Majima Goro's challenge for a hundred thousand yuan to help cover his grandfather's surgery.
• Majima Goro attacked with a Goju-ryu spear hand, but Fang Cheng quickly took control with fast punches and kicks.
• Majima Goro trapped Fang Cheng's leg and counterattacked, but Fang Cheng broke free and continued his assault.
• Fang Cheng's side kick slammed Majima Goro into the ornamental rocks and apparently broke two of his ribs.
• Majima Goro rose with blood-red eyes, told Fang Cheng to stay focused, and swelled until his clothes burst apart.

Fang Cheng fought the transformed Majima Goro, using evasive footwork and kicks to withstand his overwhelming strength. After surviving Majima Goro’s counterattack and unlocking Jiu-Jitsu, Fang Cheng prepared to face him again and use the battle to grow stronger.

• Majima Goro transformed into a hulking, fast, hard-to-injure berserker and attacked Fang Cheng.
• Fang Cheng used sand, kicks, and evasive movement to escape Majima Goro’s grip and gradually wear him down.
• Majima Goro caught Fang Cheng’s Whirlwind Kick, hurled him into a wall, and tried to finish him with a Waist Slam Back Attack.
• Fang Cheng stopped the slam and used the wall’s momentum to topple Majima Goro, leaving his neck crooked after the fall.
• Fang Cheng realized how sacrifice techniques could turn danger into an advantage and unlocked Jiu-Jitsu lv0.
• Fang Cheng faced Majima Goro’s next charge, determined to use the monster as a chance to grow stronger.

Fang Cheng fought Majima Goro for an hour, using his opponent’s strength against him until he choked him unconscious. After Majima was taken to the hospital, Fang Cheng realized the world held strange secrets as his skill panel showed a new enhancement choice.

• Fang Cheng adapted to Majima Goro’s brute-force attacks, combining Jujutsu, Sanda, and wrestling techniques as their fight continued.
• Fang Cheng’s agility increased, and his Jujutsu reached Expert Level, earning him a choice of skill enhancement.
• Fang Cheng slammed Majima Goro into the house and choked him until his resistance faded and he became unconscious.
• Majima Goro’s wife rushed outside and ordered Fang Cheng to stop, and an ambulance later carried Majima to a hospital.
• Fang Cheng reflected that Majima’s transformation suggested the world was more than it seemed as he examined his skill panel.

After defeating Majima Goro, Fang Cheng reviewed his improved abilities and realized Potential Activation could serve as a second stage in battle. While recovering at home, he advanced his cooking skill and received a new special effect.

• Fang Cheng reviewed his increased agility and combat skills, then chose the Elasticity special effect over five free attribute points.
• Fang Cheng considered his dislocated shoulder and found that Potential Activation temporarily removed its pain, leading him to see the skill as a way to fight with full health, defense, and no pain.
• Fang Cheng planned to visit Majima Goro in the hospital and spend the rest of his leave recovering and studying for the graduate entrance exam.
• Fang Cheng cooked chive and egg stir-fry, which raised his cooking skill to expert level and earned him the Knife Flourish special effect.

Fang Cheng visited the injured Majima Goro and asked why his muscles had transformed during their fight. Majima explained that an experimental drug had enhanced his fighting ability but caused severe physical changes and a monstrous loss of control.

• Fang Cheng visited Majima Goro in the hospital and apologized for injuring him during their fight.
• Majima Goro's doctor said his multiple fractures and bruising required at least a month of hospital observation, though Majima wanted to leave.
• Fang Cheng asked Majima what karate style caused his muscles to swell and change during the fight.
• Majima told Fang Cheng that he came from a traditional samurai family but had been a weak, unsuccessful martial artist.
• Majima said he joined a Phase III trial of a drug that enhanced his abilities, helping him become a celebrated fighter.
• Majima described the drug's side effects, growing dependence, and violent urges, then said he had eventually lost control and unleashed the monster within.

Fang Cheng learned about Majima Goro’s berserk condition and shared advice about martial arts and mental discipline, bringing the two former opponents closer. As Fang Cheng left the hospital, he sensed someone watching him and glimpsed a fleeting figure by a window.

• Majima Goro told Fang Cheng how his first berserk transformation nearly killed his cousin and how being subdued left him bedridden for over two months.
• Majima Goro explained that an unknown pharmaceutical company mailed him medication and that he had traveled to Xia Country seeking a cure.
• Fang Cheng suggested that Majima Goro treat himself as his true opponent and use mental resolve to control the monster within him.
• Majima Goro and Fang Cheng discussed martial arts, examined a photograph of Majima Goro as a teenager, and talked until Cui Xiuying ordered him to rest.
• Fang Cheng left the hospital considering learning Japanese, then sensed someone watching him and spotted a fleeting figure by a window.

Fang Cheng trained while recovering from his shoulder injuries, studied for his graduate entrance exam, and mastered Eastern Ocean Language. He planned to visit Majima Goro, bring food to his mother in the hospital, and volunteer at Master Lin’s clinic.

• Fang Cheng resumed training two days after his match with Majima Goro, focusing on squats and leg techniques while his shoulders healed.
• Fang Cheng studied for his graduate entrance exam and reviewed Eastern Ocean Language, using his Focus and Speed Reading skills to improve his study efficiency.
• Fang Cheng mastered Eastern Ocean Language and considered learning more languages to unlock the possibility of synthesizing an Epic Grade talent.
• Fang Cheng prepared pork and saved some for a meal he planned to bring his mother at the hospital the next day.
• Fang Cheng considered visiting Majima Goro that afternoon and planned to volunteer at Master Lin’s Trauma Clinic that evening.