Recaps

Shi Yan used his newly awakened SSS-class fire ability to excel in the Martial Arts Examination, defeat powerful demonic beasts, and claim the top score. After the exam, he attracted the attention of Magic Martial University and joined Zhang Yunya on a mission, where Black Robe appeared.

• Shi Yan received the Martial Virtue System, gained Southern Bright Blazing Fire, and registered for the Martial Arts Examination with Liu Wang as his teammate.
• Shi Yan killed a demon dog, earned his warrior certification, and received a B-class Lava Spirit Devouring Saber and the Explosive Flame Eighteen Sabers technique.
• During a lockdown at his residential complex, Shi Yan killed Gold-Devouring Rats and other beasts, then entered the examination at Pig Head Mountain with Liu Wang.
• Shi Yan hunted demonic beasts, learned Explosive Flame Eighteen Sabers, defeated a Black Feather Eagle, and rose to first place on the leaderboard.
• Shi Yan entered the Core Zone, killed its Second-Order beasts, and used a Stone Cave full of corpses to provoke new evolutions while Qi Ziyue guarded the entrance.
• An explosion injured Shi Yan, but his medicine and saber helped him recover and break through, and the examination ended with him first, Qi Ziyue second, and Gu Hao third.
• Shi Yan visited Gu Guoping and Zhang Shufen, declined Qi Ziyue’s calls, and accepted a special admission offer from Magic Martial University through Zhang Yunya.
• Zhang Yunya brought Shi Yan to a forest for her mission, where he killed a Second-Order Gray Fox Demon and other beasts before Black Robe appeared.

Shi Yan joined Magic Martial University, proved himself in the arena, and trained with Fang Ziwei to awaken a second ability. He returned from hunting demonic beasts just as the freshmen departed on their mission.

• Lei Ku attacked Shi Yan, but Zhang Yunya shielded him and killed Lei Ku after exhausting him, while Shi Yan received competing school offers and chose Magic Martial University.
• Shi Yan learned the SS-Class Boundless Sea of Fire at Extreme Martial Arts Hall, then traveled with Zhang Yunya and fought demonic beasts on the way to Shanghai.
• Shi Yan enrolled in Magic Martial University, joined Fang Ziwei’s school, and defeated his roommates Lei Gang, Ding Le, and Li Tao in their dormitory disputes.
• Shi Yan challenged upperclassmen in the arena, defeating Lu Jian'an, Du Lu, Fang Kun, Xiong Ba, and other seniors before Zhang Yunya ended the matches.
• Shi Yan chose new techniques, met Qi Ziyue at the library, and attended the opening ceremony where Bai Xuanling recognized him and other freshmen.
• Fang Ziwei took Shi Yan to a Fire Scale Python’s cave, where he endured magma without using his ability and awakened the A-Class Mad Python Earth Core Flame.
• Shi Yan hunted demonic beasts while struggling with the python’s resentful will, and returned to the university just as the freshmen’s mission buses were taking off.

Shi Yan led the freshmen through the mission to clear a county town, survived a Guidance Cult abduction attempt, and won first place after killing the Silver Claw Rat King. Back at Magic Martial University, he reunited with Qi Ziyue and learned that Zhang Yunya and Li Yuqing had tested him before his Mount Tai challenge.

• Shi Yan rejoined his classmates, raised two fire techniques with Martial Virtue Points, and took charge of planning the county town mission.
• Shi Yan rallied the freshmen to work together, then led an attack on the Bat Demons that drew the other students into the city.
• A black Bracelet marked Shi Yan for a spatial abduction, but he escaped with Liu Xiuyuan's help and advanced to the Third Order as the Guidance Cult elder fled.
• Shi Yan entered the underground tunnels with Ding Le, killed the Fourth-Order Silver Claw Rat King, and burned out the remaining rats before killing a Black Widow.
• Shi Yan topped the mission leaderboard, and the freshmen returned to Magic Martial University after clearing the demonic beasts from the county town.
• Shi Yan hosted Qi Ziyue for a meal, and she kissed his cheek after giving him Advanced Body Tempering Medicine.
• Huang Qizheng told Shi Yan that his senior disciples had retaliated against the Guidance Cult, and Zhang Yunya later invited him to watch her match with Li Yuqing.
• Zhang Yunya and Li Yuqing drew in their arena fight, then revealed they had tested Shi Yan and gave him the match credits before wishing him success at Mount Tai.

Shi Yan accompanied Li Yuqing on her graduation project at Mount Tai, where they fought powerful demonic beasts and Dongying warriors before the Eight-Headed Serpent transformed Li Yuqing. After recovering, Shi Yan joined Magic Martial University for the Freshman Grand Competition, entered the Survival Match, and gained a new S-Class ability as the team headed into the forest.

• Shi Yan bought supplies and Heavenly Fire Guidance, then defeated Ni Mei and won two more preliminary matches before leaving with Li Yuqing for her graduation project.
• Shi Yan and Li Yuqing fought through Mount Tai, killed the Sixth-Order Scorpion-tailed Saber-toothed Tiger, and faced a Beast Tide after two Sixth-Order Peak beasts battled near the summit.
• Shi Yan killed a Ghost Shadow Leopard Cat and absorbed the tiger’s Demon Core, awakening an Eight-Headed Serpent within his Lava Spirit Devouring Saber.
• Six Dongying fighters attacked Shi Yan and Li Yuqing, but Li Yuqing’s mental attack incapacitated them and Shi Yan killed them before the serpent entered Li Yuqing and was crushed within her mind.
• Li Yuqing absorbed the serpent’s remaining soul energy, and she and Shi Yan survived a prolonged Beast Tide before leaving Mount Tai with their abilities greatly strengthened.
• Shi Yan arrived at Lingnan Martial School, reunited with Qi Ziyue and the Magic Martial University competitors, and learned the Freshman Grand Competition would include Survival, Team, and individual matches.
• Shi Yan urged Magic Martial University to compete for victory despite Lingnan Martial School’s strong team, then entered the Survival Match in the Sixty Thousand Mountains with his teammates.
• Shi Yan spent 50,000 Martial Virtue Points to gain Sky Dragon Blazing Flame, reached Mid-Fourth Order, and joined the main group as Lingnan Martial School led the leaderboard by a wide margin.