Chapter Summaries

The Martial Arts Examination ended with Shi Yan in first place, and he left the grounds alongside Qi Ziyue before joining a Monster Suppression Bureau vehicle. Lin Ye explained the Four Great Famous Schools and advised Shi Yan to prioritize Modu Martial School for its abundant resources, leaving Shi Yan weighing his options.

• The examination ended, and the rankings froze with Shi Yan first, Qi Ziyue second, and Gu Hao third.
• Li Bihuang and Gong Yanhua discussed Shi Yan’s unexpected victory and wondered whether he was connected to Po.
• Qi Ziyue left the grounds beside Shi Yan, whose crude outfit drew attention from the crowd, while Liu Wang chose not to approach him.
• Principal Li Shuogen introduced Shi Yan to Xiao Li and Lin Ye in a Monster Suppression Bureau vehicle.
• Lin Ye described the strengths of the Four Great Famous Schools and recommended Modu Martial School to Shi Yan for its plentiful resources and opportunities to fight demonic beasts.

Lin Ye told Xiao Li that he recommended Magic Martial University for Shi Yan because Po was in Shanghai, while Shi Yan’s relatives anxiously awaited news of him. Gu Feng returned home and revealed that Shi Yan had become the College Entrance Examination Top Scholar and had been taken to meet officials.

• Lin Ye told Xiao Li that Lingnan Martial School and Modu Martial School suited Shi Yan, but he recommended Magic Martial University because Po was in Shanghai.
• Lin Ye explained that Po had forged part of the Monster Emperor at Furong Peak into a weapon and had silenced Dongying Country.
• Gu Guoping and Zhang Shufen worried when Gu Feng came home alone, but Gu Feng told them Shi Yan had been picked up by the Monster Suppression Bureau and was safe.
• Gu Feng revealed that Shi Yan was the College Entrance Examination Top Scholar and had been invited to speak with the principal and Monster Suppression Bureau officials.
• Gu Feng described how Shi Yan helped him during the examination, and Zhang Shufen asked about the girl who had worked with Shi Yan.

Shi Yan learned that his transformation in the Stone Cave had already completed the First Metamorphosis, giving him a major head start before university. After celebrating with his uncle’s family, he learned Lu Jiaojiao was leaving for White Eagle Country, while Qi Ziyue tried repeatedly to reach him from a fighter jet.

• Li Shuogen explained that Shi Yan’s transformation let him begin cultivating early and urged him to demand a breathing technique when he entered university.
• Shi Yan called Liu Wang, learned Liu might get into Jiangnan Martial School, and found out Lu Jiaojiao was leaving the country for a university in White Eagle Country.
• Shi Yan visited Gu Guoping and Zhang Shufen for dinner, accepted Zhang Shufen’s apology, and rejected his uncle’s suggestion that he pursue Qi Ziyue.
• Shi Yan ignored another unfamiliar call while Qi Ziyue, aboard a fighter jet, learned he had rejected twenty-seven of her calls and confirmed that she owed him two hundred million.

Magic Martial University learned that Shi Yan had earned a perfect score and likely awakened an SS-Class ability, so Vice Principal Fang Ziwei sent Zhang Yunya to recruit him. Zhang Yunya instead dragged Shi Yan away to help with her mission, while Lin Ye followed them.

• Gu De showed Fang Ziwei Shi Yan’s results, including his perfect score, his slaughter of demonic beasts, and his likely SS-Class ability.
• Fang Ziwei agreed to contact Zhang Yunya and have her recruit Shi Yan before rival universities could reach him.
• Zhang Yunya met Shi Yan outside his residential complex and offered him a special admission notice from Magic Martial University.
• When her ring flashed, Zhang Yunya grabbed Shi Yan and took him along to help finish her mission.
• Lin Ye followed Zhang Yunya and Shi Yan after they left.

Shi Yan joined Zhang Yunya on a mission and hunted demonic beasts in the forest, using his perfected saber technique to kill a stronger foe. After his role as bait drew attention, a mysterious figure called Black Robe appeared and recognized his talent.

• Zhang Yunya took Shi Yan in her flying sports car to a forest while Lin Ye followed, and she told Shi Yan he could choose whether to help with her mission.
• Shi Yan agreed to hunt demonic beasts in the forest as bait, while Zhang Yunya entered ahead and Lin Ye watched from behind.
• Shi Yan killed a Second-Order Gray Fox Demon with his Explosive Flame Eighteen Sabers technique and gained 54 Martial Virtue Points.
• Shi Yan continued hunting until a huge pig demon collapsed, then Black Robe appeared and praised his talent for killing beasts above his level.

Shi Yan witnessed Zhang Yunya defeat the powerful Lei Ku while Lin Ye explained the fighters’ abilities and combat tactics. On the ride back, Shi Yan learned that a representative from Tianfu Martial School was waiting to offer him a ten-million scholarship.

• Black Robe, revealed as Lei Ku, attacked Shi Yan, but Zhang Yunya intervened and shielded him from the blow.
• Lin Ye told Shi Yan to study the battle and explained that Lei Ku was a Fifth Order Peak fighter with the Poison Wolf ability, while Zhang Yunya could amplify her Blood Vitality.
• Zhang Yunya exhausted Lei Ku with repeated axe strikes, then trapped him with a burst of flame and cut him in half when he tried to attack.
• Lin Ye searched Lei Ku’s corpse, and Shi Yan thanked Zhang Yunya for the lesson and the Martial Virtue Points he had earned.
• Zhang Yunya decided Shi Yan was an exceptional recruit for Magic Martial University, but Shi Yan received a call saying Tianfu Martial School was offering him a ten-million scholarship.

Shi Yan weighed generous recruitment offers from the Four Great Famous Schools while waiting for Magic Martial University’s terms. After learning that Shi Yan had already completed his First Metamorphosis and urgently wanted a breathing technique, Fang Ziwei arranged to send him Magic Martial University’s advanced fire-element Cultivation Method through Extreme Martial Arts Hall.

• Tianfu Martial School offered Shi Yan a ten-million scholarship, A-Class equipment and training, while Jingwu offered a six-million scholarship, a villa and a recommendation to join the Monster Suppression Bureau.
• Lingnan Martial School offered Shi Yan Essence Blood from at least a Monster King-level creature every semester.
• Zhang Yunya told Shi Yan that Magic Martial University offered him a ten-million scholarship, a villa, credits, monthly body-tempering medicine, an S-Class breathing technique and family protection.
• Shi Yan said he would reject the other schools if Magic Martial University could get him a breathing technique within a day, and he revealed that he had completed his First Metamorphosis.
• Zhang Yunya informed Fang Ziwei of Shi Yan’s situation, and Fang Ziwei told Gu De to deliver a letter to Extreme Martial Arts Hall so Shi Yan could receive its advanced fire-element Cultivation Method.

Shi Yan joined Magic Martial University and learned the Boundless Sea of Fire breathing technique through the Extreme Martial Arts Hall’s simulation device. He discovered that the technique was SS-Class and fell asleep from the strain as Zhang Yunya drove him away.

• After Shi Yan rejected other schools in favor of Magic Martial University, Zhang Yunya took him to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall to receive his breathing technique.
• Mo Changfeng placed Shi Yan in a Cultivation Method Scene Simulation Device, where Shi Yan experienced a sea transforming into flames and learned Boundless Sea of Fire.
• Shi Yan completed the simulated instruction in five days, leaving his Spiritual Power depleted, and Mo Changfeng sent him to rest.
• Zhang Yunya told Shi Yan that the Hall Master had improved the breathing technique, and Shi Yan’s system identified Boundless Sea of Fire as an SS-Class Cultivation Method.
• Shi Yan questioned whether he had received the wrong technique, then fell asleep in Zhang Yunya’s sports car as she drove him away.

After waking in his apartment, Shi Yan accepted Zhang Yunya’s invitation to travel with her to Shanghai while fighting demon beasts along the way. He collected his exam rewards, said farewell to his relatives and friends, and left Liu Wang unaware that Zhang Yunya was the fearsome beauty he had just warned Shi Yan to avoid.

• Shi Yan woke in his apartment to find Zhang Yunya cooking, and she told him she was leaving that night and offered him three ways to prepare for school.
• Shi Yan chose to travel with Zhang Yunya and fight demon beasts on the way to Shanghai, and she agreed to report the plan to her teacher and obtain supplies.
• Shi Yan collected his official rewards as Jiangnan’s Top Scholar, left photographs at Baiyun No. 1 High School, and celebrated with his uncle’s family and Gu Feng.
• Shi Yan met Liu Wang at a food stall, where Liu Wang told him to avoid Zhang Yunya and described her violent response to her pursuers.
• Liu Wang pointed out Zhang Yunya’s red sports car parked nearby while Shi Yan kept quiet, and Liu Wang felt a chill despite the summer heat.

Qi Ziyue defied her mother Ouyang Qiong and chose Magic Martial University over Jingwu, while Qi Hong helped her escape the family’s pressure. On September 1st, Shi Yan arrived at Magic Martial University and was recognized by Li Yuqing as the recent Top Scholar.

• Qi Ziyue refused Ouyang Qiong’s demand that she attend Jingwu, and Ouyang Qiong smashed the courtyard in anger before leaving her unharmed.
• Qi Hong gave Qi Ziyue a storage ring and urged her to leave before Ouyang Qiong and the clan elders could stop her.
• Qi Hong asked Uncle Fu to protect Qi Ziyue, then spoke with Ouyang Qiong, who worried that she had gone too far.
• On Magic Martial University’s opening day, Li Tao joked about barely meeting the admission cutoff, and Li Yuqing scolded him at the school gates.
• Shi Yan asked Li Tao and Li Yuqing for directions to the admissions office, and Li Yuqing recognized him as the recent Top Scholar.

Shi Yan arrived at Magic Martial University, reflected on Huaxia Kingdom’s lost territory and the sacrifices made to defend it, then chose the Combat Branch. Gu De prepared to take him to the materials building to receive his promised supplies.

• Shi Yan passed the university gates and read memorials to fallen martial artists, including the oath to reclaim the mountains and rivers Huaxia Kingdom had lost.
• Shi Yan told Gu De that Zhang Yunya had gone to repair her damaged car after their dangerous journey back from Baiyun City.
• Gu De scolded Zhang Yunya for failing to report the danger, but Shi Yan defended her and said he had asked her to take him along.
• Gu De explained the four branches, and Shi Yan chose the Combat Branch.
• Gu De told Shi Yan he could select a mentor and then took him to the materials building to receive his supplies.

Shi Yan settled into his Magic Martial University dorm, learned that the school had arranged Class A protection for his family, and reunited with Li Tao, who turned out to be his roommate. When Ding Le tried to drive Shi Yan out, Shi Yan defeated him in seconds and discovered the fight had earned him Martial Virtue Points.

• Shi Yan moved into his villa, bought Tenacity clothing with school credits, and spoke with Gu Feng about the Class A protection Magic Martial University had arranged for their family.
• Shi Yan’s delivery arrived, and he met Li Tao, apologized to him for their earlier encounter, and learned they were roommates.
• Ding Le blocked Shi Yan from entering the villa and challenged him, so Shi Yan offered to let Ding Le try to knock him down within one minute.
• Shi Yan threw Ding Le to the ground and knocked him unconscious in three seconds, earning six Martial Virtue Points for defeating a First-Order Warrior.

Shi Yan fed his roommates Li Tao and Ding Le, then defeated Ding Le twice and established himself as the dormitory’s boss. As Shi Yan prepared to deal with the final roommate, several university leaders watched the arrival of the other student, setting up a meeting between the two top scholars.

• Shi Yan served food to Li Tao and Ding Le, and Li Tao explained that his ability let him eat food and store energy.
• After eating, Ding Le revealed that his ability involved wind, while Shi Yan said his ability was fire and challenged him to fight again.
• Shi Yan quickly defeated Ding Le twice, earning Martial Virtue Points, and explained that Ding Le’s blood and qi were too low to match him.
• Ding Le gave up and accepted Shi Yan as the dormitory boss.
• Gu De, Fang Ziwei, and Wang Changfu watched Shi Yan’s fight and discussed his progress and mentor choice.
• Shi Yan waited for the last roommate to arrive, intending to secure peace in the dormitory before cultivating.

Shi Yan defeated Lei Gang, a Golden Bear ability user who had challenged him over control of their dormitory, and impressed the school’s observers with his strength. After teachers stopped their fight and took Lei Gang for treatment, Fang Ziwei approached Shi Yan about becoming his mentor, alarming Gu De and Wang Changfu.

• Lei Gang smashed the dormitory gate and demanded that Shi Yan acknowledge him as boss, while Li Tao warned Shi Yan about Lei Gang’s strength and violent temper.
• Shi Yan evaded Lei Gang’s punch and repeatedly slammed him into the courtyard, earning nine Martial Virtue Points and shocking Li Tao, Ding Le, and the observers.
• Lei Gang recovered, activated his Golden Bear ability, and asked Shi Yan to use his full strength; Shi Yan met his attack and broke Lei Gang’s bones before knocking him back.
• Gu De stopped the fight and explained that Lei Gang’s ability dulled pain and intensified his fighting urge, then confirmed that Lei Gang would recover after resting.
• Fang Ziwei asked Shi Yan whether he had chosen a mentor, prompting Gu De and Wang Changfu to object.

Fang Ziwei accepted Shi Yan as her ninth disciple, while the principal revealed that Shi Yan might help Zhang Yunya through a future calamity. The chapter ended with Vice Principal Liu going to check on Lei Gang and prepare for the new student competition.

• Wang Changfu and Gu De tried to dissuade Fang Ziwei from teaching Shi Yan, but she said she would mentor him for one year until Meng Xuan returned.
• Fang Ziwei asked Shi Yan to join her disciples, and he accepted; she gave him a Bronze Space Ring and told him to report to her in three days.
• Wang Changfu promised Shi Yan Advanced Body Tempering Medicine each month, then left with Gu De and the unconscious Lei Gang.
• The principal told Vice Principal Liu that Shi Yan had joined Fang Ziwei's school partly because he might help Zhang Yunya avert a future calamity, and that Po stood behind him.
• Vice Principal Liu went to check on Lei Gang and prepare additional safeguards for the new student competition.

Shi Yan claimed the invisible Space Ring Fang Ziwei had given him, then broke through to Second Tier and endured the Advanced Body Tempering Medicine. After recovering, he returned downstairs, where Ding Le noticed his new strength and Li Tao arrived bruised and marked with a palm print.

• Shi Yan claimed the Bronze Ring and discovered that its invisible interior held eight thousand cubic meters, realizing Fang Ziwei had given him an exceptionally valuable gift.
• Shi Yan raised his Blood Vitality to 100 calories, broke through to Second Tier, and drank the Advanced Body Tempering Medicine, using Southern Bright Blazing Fire to refine its force.
• Li Tao and Ding Le discussed buying a robot to handle chores and went over ways Shi Yan could earn credits, while Ding Le stayed behind because of his injuries.
• Ding Le woke to find Shi Yan had returned stronger and recognized that he had reached Second Tier.
• Li Tao came back with a black-and-blue face and a clear palm print, and Shi Yan asked who had done it.

After learning that Li Tao had been beaten at the Newcomer Arena, Shi Yan decided to challenge the senior students and strengthened his martial arts before heading to the Martial Practice Arena. He challenged Senior Lu Jian'an, who had beaten Li Tao, and the crowd laughed at him.

• Li Tao told Shi Yan and Ding Le that upperclassmen had provoked him at the Newcomer Arena until he challenged Lu Jian'an and lost.
• Shi Yan offered to take the blame with Li Yuqing, then went to challenge the upperclassmen for arena credits.
• Shi Yan spent nearly all his Martial Virtue Points perfecting Thrusting Punch and Explosive Flame Eighteen Sabers, and raised his Blood Vitality to 240 cards.
• Ding Le sensed Shi Yan's power had increased, persuaded Li Tao to come watch, and the two headed to the Martial Practice Arena.
• Shi Yan reached the crowded mixed arena area and challenged Senior Lu Jian'an through his wristwatch.
• A young man laughed at Shi Yan's challenge and drew the surrounding spectators' attention to him.

Freshman Shi Yan challenged Lu Jian'an at Magic Martial University and defeated him, breaking Zhang Yunya's record. After discovering that witnesses boosted his Martial Virtue Points, Shi Yan called for another challenger.

• Lu Jian'an brutally beat a freshman on Arena Two, and Shi Yan challenged him.
• Shi Yan used a masterful Thrusting Punch and slapped Lu Jian'an twice, humiliating him before the crowd.
• Lu Jian'an attacked Shi Yan with a Blood Qi Burst, but an unseen force sent him off the arena, and Shi Yan was declared the winner.
• The freshmen cheered as Shi Yan broke Zhang Yunya's record, while he received Martial Virtue Points for the victory and for spectators witnessing it.
• Shi Yan realized that a larger audience might earn him more Martial Virtue Points and challenged the crowd with, "Who else?"

Shi Yan defeated Lu Jian'an, then faced Du Lu of the Skyhawk Society and won despite Du Lu's dirty attacks. After his victory, Qi Ziyue left the crowd, and Shi Yan's win drew loud cheers.

• Li Tao celebrated Shi Yan's defeat of Lu Jian'an, while Qi Ziyue watched Shi Yan before leaving to focus on improving herself.
• Du Lu invited Shi Yan to join the Skyhawk Society, but Shi Yan refused and accepted his challenge on Ring Two.
• Du Lu attacked Shi Yan with a dagger and targeted his crotch, but Shi Yan dodged and called him shameless.
• Shi Yan drew the Lava Spirit Devouring Saber and damaged Du Lu's dagger, then shattered his emerald-green longsword after pressing the attack.
• Shi Yan held his saber to Du Lu's neck, won the match, and told him, "Senior, you let me win," prompting loud cheers.

Shi Yan challenged Ring No. 3 and defeated Fang Kun with his Perfected Level saber technique, drawing astonishment from the crowd and from Zhang Yunya and Gu De. After the victory, Gu De revealed he had taken Shi Yan as a student and confiscated Zhang Yunya’s car.

• Shi Yan earned Martial Virtue Points for defeating Du Lu and spreading martial virtue, then headed to Ring No. 3 to test his limits.
• Second-year Fang Kun attacked Shi Yan with his staff, but Shi Yan countered with Perfected Level Explosive Flame Eighteen Sabers and disarmed him.
• Fang Kun admitted defeat, and the crowd reacted in shock at a freshman beating the well-known staff fighter.
• Li Yuqing confronted Li Tao about being beaten, while Zhang Yunya and Gu De watched Shi Yan’s display and recognized his Perfected Level saber technique.
• Gu De told Zhang Yunya that he had taken Shi Yan as his student and confiscated her repaired car; Shi Yan thanked Fang Kun for going easy before Fang Kun left the arena.