Arc 5The Sea Island Retreat

Fang Cheng rescued Wen Xin from Wu Shih Hao’s trafficking operation, then improved his skills and sought guidance on meditation and spiritual cultivation. He joined a seven-day retreat on a Sea Island, where his roommate hinted that the camp concealed a secret.

  • Fang Cheng trained his combat skills, learned the Red Tiger Gang was hunting him, and began watching the men surveilling his building.
  • The Red Tiger Gang abducted Wen Xin, so Fang Cheng tracked Madman Hui’s operation and learned Wu Shih Hao was holding her and other girls at a port warehouse.
  • Fang Cheng infiltrated the warehouse, killed Wu Shih Hao’s guards, and confronted the Experimental Subject after Wu released it from its tank.
  • Fang Cheng severed the Experimental Subject’s hand, then regained control when Wen Xin called to him and allowed Luo Ge and A Jian to take the creature’s remains.
  • Fang Cheng brought Wen Xin home and continued training, while investigators and rival gangs tried to determine who had destroyed Wu Shih Hao’s operation.
  • Fang Cheng consulted Ma Jianguo about cultivation, learned the risks of spiritual practice, and developed stronger meditation through Focus and the Breath Counting Method.
  • Fang Cheng transferred money to his mother for his maternal grandfather’s care, then joined the Truth and Meditation Co-cultivation Society’s seven-day trip to a Sea Island.
  • Fang Cheng checked into the Meditation Training Camp Base, enjoyed the forest mist, and heard his square-faced roommate ask whether he had noticed the place’s big secret.
Chapters 102–126 Summaries Read

Arc 6The Great Tide Draws Near

Fang Cheng uncovered the Truth Society’s ties to the mermaids and trained underwater, strengthening his skills while helping Lin Chuqiao and Pan Wendi escape Li Chengjun. As the Sea Festival approached, Lin Chuqiao warned of a massacre, the Society imposed martial law, and Fang Cheng entered the sea to attempt a final breakthrough.

  • Fang Cheng followed the mermaids from the Training Camp Base and discovered hundreds gathered beneath the cape, then captured Wang Zongwu and Wang Zongwen and learned they served the Noah Organization.
  • Fang Cheng connected the mermaids to the Truth Society and trained underwater, mastering the Breathing Technique and advancing his Pile Stance and Push-Ups.
  • Fang Cheng learned Lin Chuqiao had come to Yong'an Island to approach a target, then rescued her and Pan Wendi from Li Chengjun’s team when they were pursued.
  • Fang Cheng continued training in the Deep Sea Rift, unlocked the Qilin Arm effect, and used it to punch through the water and launch himself out of the rift.
  • Lin Chuqiao warned Fang Cheng that her vision foretold a massacre at the Training Camp Base on the Sea Festival, while the Truth Society’s Saint Relic revealed a prophecy of bloodshed.
  • Zheng Hongxin ordered the Society to bring newcomers for baptism, expel other trainees, and impose martial law as the Great Tide began.
  • Luo Lie arrived on Yong'an Island and agreed with Li Chengjun that he would handle the Truth Society, while Li Chengjun secretly planned to use the Saint Relic materials.
  • After tourists left the Training Camp Base, Fang Cheng checked into a town hotel, bought a diving mask, and entered the sea to attempt his final breakthrough.
Chapters 127–151 Summaries Read

Arc 7The God Child of Yong'an

Fang Cheng’s training in the Abyss led him into a violent clash with the Truth Society and Li Chengjun, after which he returned to the Eastern Capital. He helped Wen Xin awaken from a coma and resumed training and work, while strange events linked to the Black Rain remained unexplained.

  • Fang Cheng advanced his Meditation and Breathing Technique in the Seafloor Rift, awakened Spirituality Fire, and developed True Qi while the Truth Society prepared a ritual and Noah Organization moved against it.
  • Luo Lie attacked the Truth Society’s cavern as Li Chengjun’s team captured Feng Kehai and sent divers to the rift, where they found Fang Cheng among glowing bones and mermaids.
  • Li Chengjun’s hunters fired on Fang Cheng, but Fang Cheng killed the attackers, synthesized Qi Gong, gained authority over the mermaids, and fought Li Chengjun’s forces at sea.
  • Fang Cheng sank the fleeing ship and escaped the police response, while Zheng Hongxin used the Masked Man’s reputation to keep the Truth Society’s survivors in line and Luo Lie retreated.
  • Fang Cheng left Yong'an Island with Lin Chuqiao and Pan Wendi, returned to the Eastern Capital, and learned that his maternal grandfather’s surgery had gone smoothly.
  • Fang Cheng discovered that Wen Xin was comatose, entered her Subconscious World with Lin Chuqiao’s guidance, and helped her wake after she revealed she had used her ability to pray for her mother.
  • Fang Cheng resumed intensive training and returned to work, where Manager Li offered him a club spokesperson contract and an unfamiliar caller repeatedly rang his phone.
Chapters 152–176 Summaries Read
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