Chapter Summaries

Fang Cheng, a struggling law graduate who practiced boxing at his job, intervened when a drunkard attacked a little girl at a bus stop and defeated him with a Side Step Straight Punch. As the drunkard fled and the girl thanked him, a game-like notification appeared, awarding Fang Cheng boxing skill experience.

• Fang Cheng practiced boxing after work at the Global Elite Fighting Club and reflected on his difficulty finding a suitable job while waiting for the last bus.
• A drunkard harassed a young woman and then tried to take a little girl's scavenged sack after she picked up his discarded beer can.
• Fang Cheng told the drunkard to stop, but the man shoved him and swung a fist at him.
• Fang Cheng countered with a Side Step Straight Punch, struck the drunkard twice, and drove him off when sirens approached.
• Fang Cheng picked up his satchel and saw the little girl smiling through tears as a notification awarded him 20 boxing skill experience.

Fang Cheng used his Life Game Experience Panel to develop skills and began considering whether to pursue ordinary academic and legal careers or seek greater physical power. After recalling his father's ominous final words, he decided to start a fitness plan based on Prisoner Training.

• Fang Cheng reflected on his panel, his recent fight, and the experience he gained from boxing.
• Fang Cheng returned to his home on Old Factory Street, where Auntie He gave him paper offerings for the Cold Clothes Festival.
• Fang Cheng burned the offerings for his father and noticed an old newspaper headline about a killer, a suicide, and a fire.
• Fang Cheng used Focus and Speed Reading to study, read over a thousand pages, and then stopped when the skills caused him to overdraw his spirit.
• Fang Cheng reconsidered his future after recalling his father's final words and wrote down a fitness plan based on Prisoner Training.

Fang Cheng pushed himself through an exhausting Push-Ups session to test whether basic training could unlock a skill, and the Panel granted him Push-Ups and Potential Activation. After using the hidden skill to recover and earn experience with more repetitions, he stopped to rest before work, energized by the prospect of growing stronger through training.

• Fang Cheng followed his Prisoner's Six Arts plan and performed Push-Ups, pushing past his fatigue with the Focus Skill until he completed thirty repetitions.
• The Panel unlocked Push-Ups Lv0 and the hidden skill Potential Activation, which Fang Cheng used to restore his strength.
• Fang Cheng continued doing standard Push-Ups and earned nine experience points, then discovered Potential Activation had entered a cooldown.
• Fang Cheng stopped training to conserve strength for work, then watched the dawn and shouted from his window, waking his neighbors.
• Fang Cheng decided that the Panel would let him gain experience and grow stronger through persistent training.

Fang Cheng continued building his skills and physical attributes through disciplined exercise, study, and cooking. On his way to work, he helped Zhou Xiumei carry meals for her family, and their long-distant relationship briefly warmed as they walked together.

• Fang Cheng checked his progress panel and discovered that exercise and daily activities had slowly increased his attributes, with Physical Quality nearly reaching full progress.
• Fang Cheng planned how to manage his soreness and keep up his daily push-up training, then studied for the Graduate Entrance Examination and cooked breakfast.
• Fang Cheng met Auntie He and Zhou Xiumei in the hallway as they prepared to deliver soup and meals to Uncle Zhou and his colleagues working on a murder case.
• Fang Cheng carried Zhou Xiumei's heavy bags to the bus stop, and the two walked together while recalling their childhood closeness.
• Fang Cheng handed the bags back to Zhou Xiumei and boarded a bus to work, while she watched him leave and sensed that he had changed.

Fang Cheng worked a busy Sunday shift at the Global Elite Fighting Club while continuing to train and pursue his goal of becoming stronger. After doing push-ups during his lunch break, he received a prompt announcing that his Constitution had improved.

• Fang Cheng arrived at the Global Elite Fighting Club, clocked in, and began his logistics duties in the Boxing area.
• Coach Hu taught a beginner Boxing class, while Fang Cheng watched the lesson and reflected on his own training and possible transfer to operations.
• Fang Cheng cleaned the training area after the morning class and collected the employees' lunch boxes.
• Fang Cheng did push-ups during his lunch break despite his coworkers teasing him.
• A Panel prompt told Fang Cheng that his Constitution had improved through his effort.

After his Physique Attribute reached 9 points, Fang Cheng learned how Shadow Boxing could improve technique and combat awareness by simulating an opponent’s attacks. He left work determined to study fight recordings and use Coach Hu as a model for his practice.

• Fang Cheng noticed his Physique Attribute had reached 9 points and continued his Push-Ups.
• Fang Cheng listened as a coach taught Elite Students about combat tactics, timing, and how to practice Shadow Boxing against an imagined opponent.
• Fang Cheng realized Shadow Boxing could help him improve his skills despite having few chances for real combat.
• Fang Cheng decided to rent match discs and study them at home, while considering Coach Hu a familiar opponent to model.
• Fang Cheng left the training hall thinking that continuing to climb toward the mountaintop might reveal a different view.

Fang Cheng pushed himself through exhausting training, unlocked Squat, and used Focus to spar with imagined opponents, including a Boxing King and Coach Hu. His practice advanced his Boxing skill to Expert Level, and he received a choice of two Skill Enhancement directions.

• Fang Cheng completed seventy-four squats, unlocked Squat, and activated Potential Activation to restore his stamina.
• Fang Cheng used Shadow Boxing to spar with an imagined Boxing King, repeatedly losing while practicing defense and footwork.
• Fang Cheng practiced for nearly an hour and a half, raising his Boxing experience to 91/100.
• Fang Cheng rested, then used Focus to spar with an imagined Coach Hu and practiced dodges, counters, and the Butterfly Step.
• Fang Cheng advanced his Boxing skill from Beginner Level to Expert Level and received a choice between two Skill Enhancement directions.

Fang Cheng chose a boxing enhancement that strengthened his hands, then went to the hospital to visit his maternal grandfather and bring food to his mother. The chapter ended with him surprising his mother as she mopped a hospital room.

• Fang Cheng chose Enhancement Two for Boxing, gaining two Constitution points and the Iron Fist special effect.
• After training for six hours, Fang Cheng realized he had skipped breakfast, rested, and planned to buy food and visit his family at the hospital.
• At the hospital, Fang Cheng encountered three rude men in the elevator, who got out on the seventh floor.
• Fang Cheng found Room 812 and saw his mother mopping the floor; he took the mop and offered to finish while she was surprised to see him.

Fang Cheng visited his mother, Li Biyun, at the hospital, brought her a homemade meal, and learned that his grandfather still needed months of recovery and more treatment. Worried about the family’s medical expenses, Fang Cheng resolved to earn extra money, then saw three gang members arrive at the hospital looking for someone.

• Fang Cheng brought Li Biyun a home-cooked meal, and they ate together while she told him his grandfather needed two months to recover before another treatment plan.
• After Li Biyun returned to work, Fang Cheng visited his grandfather and worried about how the family would afford the upcoming hospital and treatment costs.
• Fang Cheng spoke with his uncle, Li Dingjian, who said he had found someone important to help raise the surgical fee.
• Three familiar gang members entered the hospital looking for a person they called a little bastard, and Li Dingjian recognized them and turned away.

Fang Cheng stepped in when loan enforcers threatened a leukemia patient’s family in the hospital, then used his boxing skills to defeat two of the thugs. As the crowd stared in shock and he received boxing experience, the Stretchy Shirt Strongman walked toward him.

• Li Dingjian returned to the laundry area while Fang Cheng went to visit his grandfather.
• Fang Cheng saw Ma Ge and his thugs threaten a couple over their debt and try to take their hospitalized child.
• Fang Cheng confronted the thugs and disarmed Huang Mao, then knocked him unconscious with a punch.
• A Dong attacked Fang Cheng with a thermos, but Fang Cheng dodged and struck him twice, leaving him on the floor.
• Fang Cheng received 25 boxing experience for defeating two Unknown Soldiers, while the Stretchy Shirt Strongman advanced toward him.

Fang Cheng stopped debt collectors from taking a leukemia patient by defeating one of them and persuading their leader, Ma Donghe, to give the family another month. After the confrontation, Fang Cheng reflected on the danger he had faced and continued training to strengthen himself.

• Fang Cheng used boxing to knock Huang Mao unconscious and warned the debt collectors that taking the sick child could make them legally responsible.
• Ma Donghe praised Fang Cheng's boxing, agreed to give the child's parents another month to pay, and gave Fang Cheng his business card.
• Li Dingjian recognized Fang Cheng's fighting skill, and Li Biyun arrived worried before Fang Cheng reassured her.
• Fang Cheng stayed with his grandfather until the old man fell asleep, then began doing push-ups in the hospital room.
• Fang Cheng considered how to make his training harder and planned to use advanced exercises to improve his push-up skill.

Fang Cheng planned to develop his physical skills and earn money to help his family pay for his grandfather’s surgery. After feeding a hungry child and leaving money for his parents, he headed home determined to seize his chance to become stronger.

• Fang Cheng checked his Push-Ups progress and planned to raise his Strength, Agility, and Physique by training.
• Fang Cheng left the hospital after sharing a meal with his mother and uncle, who discussed ways to cover the medical expenses.
• Fang Cheng saw Xiao Bao and his parents sheltering outside the hospital, then returned with bento boxes and milk and left two hundred yuan for them.
• Fang Cheng walked toward the subway and planned to improve his physique, become a sparring partner, and compete in amateur matches to earn money.

Fang Cheng upgraded Push-Ups and allocated his free attributes, noticing major gains in his strength and physique. After deciding to extend his workout, he later met Zhou Xiumei in the hallway and offered to carry the food she was taking to Uncle Zhou.

• Fang Cheng trained with advanced push-up variations and unlocked Leg Raises, then upgraded Push-Ups to lv1.
• Fang Cheng spent four free attribute points, raising Agility to 10 and Constitution to 12 while leaving Strength at 9.
• Fang Cheng admired his improved physique and decided to practice Shadow Boxing for another half hour.
• Zhou Xiumei prepared to bring food to Uncle Zhou, and Fang Cheng offered to carry her bag as they headed out in the rain.

Fang Cheng walked Zhou Xiumei home in the rain before training Squats at the Global Elite Fighting Club, where Chen Xiaohai grew worried that he might compete for a promotion. After Fang Cheng improved his training technique, Old Qiu summoned him to meet the manager, leaving Chen Xiaohai anxious about what the manager wanted.

• Fang Cheng and Zhou Xiumei discussed Uncle Zhou's unsolved murder, and Fang Cheng offered to help her if she ever needed him.
• Chen Xiaohai mocked Fang Cheng for practicing Squats but privately worried he might stay at the club and take the Logistics Department promotion.
• Fang Cheng used Narrow-Stance Squats to keep gaining Skill Experience after standard Squats began to reach a bottleneck.
• Old Qiu called Fang Cheng to meet the manager, prompting speculation among the staff and leaving Chen Xiaohai anxious.

Fang Cheng was transferred to the Marketing Department and assigned to recruit students at a shopping mall, where a poster announcing champion Zheng Haokang’s upcoming visit inspired him to prepare for a chance to observe and spar with a world-class fighter. The chapter ended when a passerby asked whether the club’s training could strengthen the body and improve fitness.

• Fang Cheng recalled that Manager Li had moved him from Logistics to Marketing after he requested a rotation to gain experience.
• Fang Cheng helped his Marketing Department colleagues set up a promotional booth at Wantong Shopping Center and learned that Zheng Haokang would visit the Club on December 17.
• Fang Cheng considered what sparring with a top fighter could teach him about human physical limits and reviewed his skills on the Panel.
• Fang Cheng resolved to train hard and learn more combat skills before Zheng Haokang’s visit.
• A passerby interrupted Fang Cheng by asking whether the training could strengthen the body and keep one fit.

Fang Cheng worked a promotional shift for the Club, using Focus to handle customers while growing more uneasy about his career prospects. After seeing Ma Donghe hawk Tai Chi flyers, he asked Coach Xu to intern with the Sanda Department, and Xu enthusiastically welcomed him.

• Fang Cheng helped his coworkers promote the martial arts classes, attracted customers, and used Focus to stay composed while answering questions.
• A wealthy woman offered Fang Cheng her contact information, but he discarded the note and reflected on how exhausting workplace life felt and how little it matched his ambitions.
• Fang Cheng encountered Ma Donghe intimidating passersby into taking flyers for Master Ma's Tai Chi Qigong classes.
• Fang Cheng went to Training Hall No. 1 and tactfully asked Coach Xu to let him intern with the Sanda Department.
• Coach Xu eagerly welcomed Fang Cheng, pleased by the prospect of improving the department's recent performance.

Fang Cheng observed Coach Xu teaching Sanda, then practiced the techniques alone after work. His strength broke through to 10 points, and his Whip Kick struck a 90-kilogram sandbag with tremendous force.

• Fang Cheng carried supplies into the training hall and watched Xu Maocai explain and demonstrate Sanda basics to the students.
• Xu Maocai corrected the students' Whip Kicks, while Fang Cheng carefully memorized the techniques and distributed protective equipment after class.
• Fang Cheng stayed behind after work to practice Sanda kicks, using his memory of Xu Maocai's demonstration.
• Fang Cheng's strength increased to 10 points, and his Whip Kick made the 90-kilogram sandbag shake violently.

Fang Cheng trained through the rainy morning and pushed his Squat skill to Expert Level, unlocking a new special effect. He paused his training to consider whether to take the effect despite its unusual consequences.

• Fang Cheng completed his morning training but could not practice Pull-Ups because the rain kept him from reaching a park with a horizontal bar.
• Fang Cheng checked his skill progress and chose to focus on raising Squat to Level 1.
• Fang Cheng performed Single-Leg Half Squats until Squat reached Expert Level and the Panel awarded him six free attributes.
• Fang Cheng saw that his new enhancement offered one Strength Attribute and the Lone Eminence special effect, which could greatly increase male endurance and tissue repair during its effective period.

After choosing the “Lone Eminence” enhancement, Fang Cheng discovered that squats dramatically boosted his training gains and appetite. He planned to increase his workout intensity and try more difficult actions.

• Fang Cheng arrived at the club, where Chen Xiaohai asked how he was adjusting to the Sanda Department and offered help.
• Fang Cheng watched Xu Maocai teach wrestling techniques and realized that disrupting an opponent’s balance mattered more than overpowering them.
• Fang Cheng ate an unusually large lunch because the “Lone Eminence” effect increased his appetite and accelerated his physical gains after squats.
• Fang Cheng reviewed the enhancement’s effects and decided to raise his training intensity by challenging higher-difficulty actions.

Fang Cheng trained intensely in the early morning and decided to seek sparring work so he could improve his martial skills and earn extra money. Chen Xiaohai told him about a dangerous Japanese karate fighter and suggested he apply to spar with him, leaving Fang Cheng resolved to push his training harder first.

• Fang Cheng practiced single-leg squats and shadow boxing, gaining skill experience and improving his physical attributes.
• Fang Cheng recognized that he needed a training partner to learn wrestling and joint locks, and considered becoming a sparring partner.
• After class, Fang Cheng asked Chen Xiaohai how to apply for sparring work and explained that his family needed extra money for his maternal grandfather’s medical treatment.
• Chen Xiaohai warned Fang Cheng that sparring was risky and suggested applying to face a suspended Japanese karate fighter who had injured several people.
• Fang Cheng asked whether karate included wrestling and joint locks, thanked Chen Xiaohai, and decided to intensify his training until his Leg Raises skill advanced.