Chapter Summaries

Shi Yan continued his arena challenge, defeating Xiong Ba at Arena No. 4 after unleashing his ability and earning the crowd’s stunned respect. With no one else willing to face him, he moved on to Arena No. 5, where a stronger female Senior awaited.

• Shi Yan defeated another sword-specializing upperclassman at Arena No. 3 and headed to Arena No. 4 to earn more credits.
• Xiong Ba welcomed Shi Yan warmly before their saber duel, but his greater strength forced Shi Yan to use his ability.
• Shi Yan’s flaming attack overwhelmed Xiong Ba’s defensive ability, broke his saber, and left him coughing blood as Shi Yan won.
• The crowd fell silent, and Shi Yan moved on to Arena No. 5 after no one else challenged him.
• Shi Yan assessed the female Senior defending Arena No. 5 and realized she was stronger than Xiong Ba and would be difficult to defeat.

Shi Yan defeated Senior No. 5 with his Southern Bright Blazing Fire, then faced another challenger before Zhang Yunya halted the arena matches. After warning Shi Yan about revealing Flame Explosion and Xu Zhenxing, Zhang Yunya and Li Yuqing argued over who would treat him to dinner, and the three went to a hotel together.

• Shi Yan forced Senior No. 5 to forfeit by setting her clothes alight with sparks from his Southern Bright Blazing Fire.
• A thin Second Tier senior challenged Shi Yan, but Zhang Yunya interrupted before the fight began and made the challenger accept his loss and pay the credits.
• Zhang Yunya claimed Shi Yan as one of her own, prompting Xu Zhenxing to end the arena matches rather than challenge her.
• Zhang Yunya advised Shi Yan not to reveal Flame Explosion casually and warned him to avoid dealing with Xu Zhenxing.
• Li Yuqing invited Shi Yan to dinner to thank him for helping her younger brother, and she and Zhang Yunya argued over who would treat him.
• Shi Yan calmed the two women down, and the three went to a hotel together.

Li Yuqing invited Shi Yan to join her graduation project, explaining that she planned to graduate early and open a martial arts hall. Shi Yan accepted, while Zhang Yunya said she intended to join the Monster Suppression Bureau after graduation.

• Li Yuqing treated Shi Yan to a meal and revealed that she wanted him to join her graduation project.
• Shi Yan explained that Zhang Yunya had already invited him to her own project, but Li Yuqing said she planned to graduate early, so their schedules would not conflict.
• Li Yuqing told Zhang Yunya that she wanted to open a martial arts hall, and Zhang Yunya wished her luck.
• Shi Yan accepted Li Yuqing's invitation after she promised at least one hundred thousand credits in payment.
• Zhang Yunya told Li Yuqing she planned to join the Monster Suppression Bureau after graduation.

Shi Yan visited Magic Martial University’s library with Zhang Yunya, who gave him an extra A-Class Martial Arts technique. There he unexpectedly met Qi Ziyue, who admitted she had run away from home and thought she owed him two hundred million credits, and he followed after her when she stormed off.

• After dinner, Li Yuqing left, and Shi Yan and Zhang Yunya went to the library to look for Martial Arts techniques.
• Zhang Yunya used her annual A-Class technique allowance to give Shi Yan an extra technique and told him to choose a movement technique.
• Shi Yan searched the A-Class movement technique rooms but found none that interested him before spotting Qi Ziyue.
• Qi Ziyue explained that she had left Jingwu for Magic Martial University, had run away from home, and believed she owed Shi Yan two hundred million credits.
• Shi Yan joked about Qi Ziyue’s misunderstanding, and she flushed, struck his chest, and left the room.
• Shi Yan rubbed his chest and hurried after Qi Ziyue, offering to walk around the library with her.

Shi Yan discovered that the mysterious Eightfold Collapse could suit his SSS-Class ability and resolved to win Magic Martial University's freshman tournament to afford it. At the opening ceremony, he saw the ninth-rank Martial Emperor Bai Xuanling descend to the podium.

• Shi Yan chose the Flowing Fire Thousand Jin Fist and Eighteen Paths Fire Shadow, then spent two days learning them through memory crystals.
• Shi Yan learned from Zhang Yunya that Eightfold Collapse had once been rated SSS-Class but was deemed nearly impossible to master, and he decided to pursue it by winning the freshman tournament.
• Shi Yan read messages about Lei Gang's recovery and his roommates' complaints, then found two gifted robots waiting in his dormitory.
• Shi Yan arrived at the opening ceremony with Li Tao and Ding Le, spotted Lei Gang among the freshmen, and realized Lei Gang had spent the night killing demon beasts.
• Bai Xuanling descended to the podium in white robes, revealing himself as a ninth-rank Martial Emperor.

At Magic Martial University's opening ceremony, Principal Bai Xuanling reminded the freshmen of the deadly threat posed by demon beasts and helped them reach a moment of enlightenment. He began commending students who had fought early, ending the chapter by naming Shi Yan.

• Bai Xuanling described recent deaths and disasters caused by demon beasts, urging the freshmen to remember their duty to protect Huaxia.
• Bai Xuanling's speech helped the freshmen enter a state of enlightenment, and Shi Yan's Spirit rose from 36 Hz to 37 Hz.
• The freshmen thanked Bai Xuanling, who urged them to focus on becoming stronger and announced he would commend students who had acted early.
• Bai Xuanling commended Qi Ziyue for traveling alone from Kyoto to Shanghai without transportation, and Lei Gang for killing three hundred demonic beasts.
• Bai Xuanling commended Lu Xingzhou for arriving after venturing alone into the mountains and forests, then named Shi Yan as the last student to be recognized.

At the freshman ceremony, Principal Bai Xuanling revealed Shi Yan’s record of slaying over a thousand demonic beasts, while the other students prepared for a month of special training. Shi Yan built up his Martial Virtue Points by fighting Lei Gang, Li Tao, and Ding Le, then learned that Fang Ziwei’s training would take him to the nest of an eighth-level Fire Scale Python.

• Bai Xuanling praised Shi Yan’s past achievements, startling the freshmen and making Qi Ziyue and Lei Gang react to his reputation.
• The university announced a month-long special training for freshmen, but Shi Yan was excluded because he had already completed it and would train with Fang Ziwei instead.
• Lei Gang challenged Shi Yan to fight again after special training and proposed that he face Lei Gang, Li Tao, and Ding Le together.
• Shi Yan beat all three roommates, gaining 31 Martial Virtue Points and bringing his total above 200.
• Shi Yan said goodbye to his roommates and went to Fang Ziwei’s office, where she revealed they would train at the nest of an eighth-level Fire Scale Python.

Fang Ziwei took Shi Yan to a Level 8 Demonic Beast’s lair after learning that he possessed an SSS-Class ability. There, she revealed that the Fire Scale Python and lava could reactivate and advance his Biological Ignite, then told him to enter the lava without using his ability.

• Fang Ziwei asked Shi Yan about his circumstances, and he revealed that his ability was SSS-Class Southern Bright Blazing Fire.
• Fang Ziwei reacted with shock and excitement, then took Shi Yan flying to a forest filled with demonic beasts.
• Fang Ziwei led Shi Yan into a Stone Cave and explained that she intended to reactivate his Biological Ignite.
• Shi Yan saw the dead Fire Scale Python floating in a lava pool and learned that Fang Ziwei had fought it.
• Shi Yan jumped into the lava and used Southern Bright Blazing Fire to shield himself, but Fang Ziwei immediately told him not to use his ability.

Shi Yan endured Fang Ziwei’s brutal training in the magma pool and emerged with greatly improved abilities, strength, and cultivation. Still driven by the Fire Scale Python’s resentful will, he was hurled into the forest to fight the Demonic Beasts.

• Shi Yan stopped using his ability in the magma and survived by mobilizing his Blood Vitality and circulating Boundless Sea of Fire as the Advanced Body Tempering Medicine healed and strengthened him.
• Fang Ziwei left Shi Yan to endure the magma until it solidified, and he eventually entered a vision of an endless sea of fire before waking inside hardened rock.
• Shi Yan broke free and discovered that his Mad Python Earth Core Flame had reached A-Class, his Blood Vitality had risen to 478 cards, his Spirit to 101 Hz, and Boundless Sea of Fire to its second layer.
• Fang Ziwei returned, and Shi Yan thanked her for helping him awaken his second ability.
• When Shi Yan took up the Lava Spirit Devouring Saber, the Fire Scale Python’s resentful will filled him with a desire to kill, so Fang Ziwei launched him out of the cave to face the Demonic Beasts drawn by the disturbance.

Shi Yan continued slaughtering demonic beasts to manage the lingering effects of his magma bath, while Magic Martial University’s freshmen prepared to leave for a points-based mission. As their buses took off without him, his roommates learned that Shi Yan had finally returned.

• Shi Yan killed his way into Third-Order Demonic Beast territory, killed a Shadow Cat, treated his wounds, and continued hunting to control his unstable state.
• Bai Xuanling and Liu Xiuyuan discussed the freshmen’s prospects, Shi Yan’s second ability, and Wang Changfu’s plans for revenge; Wang Changfu trained Qi Ziyue and urged her to fight for first place.
• Magic Martial University’s freshmen departed at night for their demonic beast mission, but Shi Yan was still missing, worrying his roommates and counselor Jiang Cuifang.
• Just as the buses began to take off, Li Tao announced that Shi Yan had returned.

Shi Yan returned to the freshman mission bus after spending dozens of days away, startling his classmates with his wild appearance and dangerous aura. After learning that many freshmen had advanced, he decided to use his Martial Virtue Points to increase his strength.

• Shi Yan and Vice Dean Fang Ziwei intercepted the bus, and Shi Yan boarded to rejoin his classmates.
• Lei Gang mistook Shi Yan for a demonic beast and nearly activated his ability, but Jiang Cuifang stopped him.
• Shi Yan sat beside Li Tao and learned that twenty-nine freshmen had undergone their First Metamorphosis, including fifteen Second Tier Martial Artists.
• Shi Yan reviewed his accumulated Martial Virtue Points and decided to spend them on increasing his strength, then called for the system to add points.

Shi Yan used Martial Virtue Points to improve his movement and fist techniques while Li Tao briefed the freshmen on potential rivals. When Class One learned their mission was to retake a demonic-beast-infested county town, Shi Yan proposed coordinating the students and challenged the other experts to fight him, leaving Lei Gang and the class stunned.

• Shi Yan spent eight thousand Martial Virtue Points to raise Eighteen Paths Fire Shadow and another eight thousand to raise Flowing Fire Thousand Jin Fist to great accomplishment.
• Li Tao listed freshmen who could challenge Shi Yan and shared news about upperclassmen and their exploits.
• Jiang Cuifang told Class One that their mission was to retake a ruined county town within half a month, and the students received detailed information on their wristbands.
• The students learned that the town was infested with Silver Claw Rats that hid in underground tunnels, and Lei Gang organized them to read the mission details.
• Shi Yan asked Lei Gang to gather the class monitors and experts for a meeting, then dismissed Lei Gang's objection and offered to fight them all himself.

Shi Yan defeated Lei Gang and gathered the freshmen leaders to plan how to clear the county town. After Lu Xingzhou confirmed the dangers posed by the Silver Claw Rats and evolving demon beasts, Meng Kaixuan asked how they should cooperate.

• Shi Yan caught Lei Gang's attack, knocked him down repeatedly, and made him concede the class monitor position.
• Shi Yan declined the class monitor role and gathered forty outstanding freshmen to discuss the mission.
• Shi Yan argued that clearing the county town would be difficult and proposed pooling their strength and planning tactics.
• Qu You questioned Shi Yan's assessment, but Lu Xingzhou explained that the Silver Claw Rats' speed and breeding, along with demon beasts evolving by eating corpses, made the mission dangerous.
• Meng Kaixuan asked Shi Yan how the group should cooperate.

Shi Yan organized the students into a coordinated plan to eliminate the Silver Claw Rats, assigning the Tactical, Mechanical, and Aegis Branches key roles. After learning that the freshman competition champion could receive up to 1.1 billion Huaxia currency in rewards, Shi Yan considered asking for the prize in cash.

• Shi Yan proposed sweeping the area together, then trapping and dividing up the remaining Silver Claw Rats, and Lu Xingzhou agreed to organize the Tactical Branch's investigation.
• Meng Kaixuan and Qiao Jiu pledged support from the Mechanical and Aegis Branches, while the remaining Combat Branch students accepted Shi Yan's orders.
• Shi Yan dismissed the students for two hours and began cleaning up after his exhausting time in the lava region.
• Jiang Cuifang brought Shi Yan water and told him he had an automatic spot in the freshman competition's preliminary round.
• Jiang Cuifang revealed that the champion would receive resources worth at least five hundred million Huaxia currency, with an additional six hundred million if Magic Martial University won, and Shi Yan asked whether the prize could be paid in cash.

Shi Yan reunited with Qi Ziyue, received valuable protective clothing from her, and joined his classmates as Magic Martial University’s freshmen prepared to enter the county-town ruins. Liu Xiuyuan revealed that spiritual energy eruptions were increasing worldwide and that he feared the Guidance Cult would target the emerging talents.

• Shi Yan met Qi Ziyue, who gave him durable shoes and protective clothes worth more than ten million.
• Shi Yan joined Class 1 to discuss tactics, then coordinated with Lu Xingzhou and the others as the freshmen split into four groups to enter the county town.
• Jiang Cuifang watched the freshmen depart and spoke with her grandfather, Vice Principal Liu Xiuyuan.
• Liu Xiuyuan told Jiang Cuifang that spiritual energy eruptions were becoming more frequent across Huaxia and around the world.
• Liu Xiuyuan warned that the Guidance Cult might target the new geniuses and told Jiang Cuifang not to distract the students.

Shi Yan and his companions attacked the Bat Demons occupying the city gymnasium, using the battle and the fire to draw the city’s demon beasts toward them. As the beasts converged, the students guarding the outskirts received the signal and charged into the city.

• Shi Yan left the freshmen’s group and fought his way through the city, collecting demon beast corpses as he headed for the gymnasium.
• Shi Yan joined Lu Xingzhou, Meng Kaixuan, and Qiao Jiu near the gymnasium, where they discovered a swarm of Bat Demons.
• Shi Yan hurled demon beast corpses into the gymnasium, bringing down part of the structure and driving the bats into the air.
• Lu Xingzhou trapped and killed bats with his Black Hole Trap, Qiao Jiu blasted them with her coffin lid, and Meng Kaixuan shot them with his Bone Guns.
• Shi Yan charged into the gymnasium and set fires that lit up the night and drew demon beasts toward the city center.
• The freshmen at the outskirts heard the roar and charged into the city.

During the freshmen’s battlefield mission, Shi Yan and the others responded to threats from Third-Order Demonic Beasts, and Shi Yan killed an Ironclad Tiger with one slash. After rescuing a girl, Shi Yan discovered she had helped a spatial ability user capture him; he killed her, but was pulled into a spatial vortex as a green-robed elder followed.

• Meng Kaixuan stayed behind to fight the Bat Demons while Shi Yan, Lu Xingzhou, and Qiao Jiu split up to deal with dangerous beasts.
• Teachers watching the mission saw Qiao Jiu kill a Third-Order Silver Ring Snake, Lu Xingzhou trap a Third-Order Iron Head Wolf, and Shi Yan cut apart a Third-Order Ironclad Tiger.
• Shi Yan received Martial Virtue Points for killing the Ironclad Tiger and rescued a girl who recognized him and asked for his autograph.
• Shi Yan noticed the girl’s black Bracelet activate and realized it had marked his location for someone using a spatial ability.
• As the spatial vortex pulled Shi Yan away, he struck the girl and killed her, then an aged man in green followed him into the vortex after a massive green sword briefly slowed it.

Shi Yan was captured by a Guidance Cult elder, but he escaped the elder’s control by detonating Southern Bright Blazing Fire and Mad Python Earth Core Fire together. Liu Xiuyuan drove off the enemy and rescued Shi Yan, who had unexpectedly advanced to the Third Order, while suspecting that a spy within Magic Martial University had revealed Shi Yan’s whereabouts.

• Liu Xiuyuan confronted the gray-robed Guidance Cult elder, who held Shi Yan in place and tried to persuade Liu to surrender him.
• At Liu Xiuyuan’s urging, Shi Yan joined his two flames, causing a massive explosion that freed him but blasted him into the sea and left him badly injured.
• Shi Yan used his remaining Martial Virtue Points to restore his Blood Vitality and sank unconscious into the sea.
• Liu Xiuyuan wounded the gray-robed elder with a sword strike and drove off his attempt to attack Shi Yan, but the elder escaped through a spatial vortex.
• Liu Xiuyuan rescued Shi Yan and discovered that he had advanced to the Third Order as his body began recovering.
• Liu Xiuyuan killed approaching sea beasts and suspected that a spy inside Magic Martial University had helped the Guidance Cult find Shi Yan.

After learning that the Guidance Cult had nearly killed his junior brother, Huang Qizheng mobilized his fellow disciples and allies to retaliate. Three days later, reports from across Huaxia and overseas revealed a sweeping campaign against the cult, including a strike by Ninth-Order Martial Emperor Meng Xuan.

• Huang Qizheng learned that Teacher Wei had poisoned himself and destroyed the storage crystal cores, then reviewed the Guidance Cult's history and resolved to punish it for targeting his junior brother.
• Huang Qizheng called his senior brothers and sisters, including the Minzhong Monster Suppression Bureau director, the commander of Europa's second-ranked mercenary group, and the Curator-in-Chief of the Tianfu branch of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, to tell them what had happened.
• Huang Qizheng ordered Sixth Disciple Brother, an Eighth-Order Martial King bounty hunter, to hunt Guidance Cult members and warned his seventh and eighth disciples to stay alert.
• Huang Qizheng hesitated over contacting Fifth Disciple Sister Meng Xuan, then decided his junior brother's near-capture warranted telling her.
• Three days later, news reported that the Minzhong Monster Suppression Bureau and Sichuan Province's Extreme Martial Arts Halls had destroyed Guidance Cult bases, while martial artist clashes erupted across Europa and a bounty hunter attacked a Kyoto villa.
• News also reported that Ninth-Order Martial Emperor Meng Xuan had sunk an artificial luxury island in the Tasman Sea, prompting widespread speculation that the island had belonged to the Guidance Cult.

While Shi Yan recovered from his battle with the Guidance Cult, Liu Xiuyuan reflected on Huang Qizheng’s retaliation and the scheme that had forced the cult into hiding. Shi Yan woke two days later stronger than before, having advanced to Third-Order Warrior.

• Liu Xiuyuan realized that Huang Qizheng’s retaliation had badly hurt the Guidance Cult without escalating the conflict, and suspected Bai Xuanling had orchestrated the chain of events.
• Qi Ziyue visited Shi Yan in Liu Xiuyuan’s tent for the third consecutive day and fed him seafood porridge while Lu Xingzhou and the others watched from nearby.
• Li Tao worried that more Guidance Cult believers might be among the freshmen, while Lei Gang and Ding Le argued that the students should wait for Shi Yan to recover.
• Ding Le estimated that Shi Yan could kill a newly advanced Level Three demon beast with a single punch, and Lu Xingzhou agreed to pause the mission for two days.
• Shi Yan woke up and checked his status, finding that he had advanced to Third-Order Warrior, reached 598 cal Blood Qi, and had only 47 Martial Virtue Points left.