Chapter Summaries

Jiang Fan refused the Jiang Family’s protective gear for his duel with Si Kongming, unwilling to accept their gifts while rejecting their expectations. Before heading to Red Mountain Arena, he accepted Hong Tiangan’s Flowing Cloud Armor, while Si Kongming waited confidently for him to arrive.

• Jiang Sichen and Jiang Yunxin urged Jiang Fan to wear the Jiang Family’s protective gear, but Jiang Fan refused because he could not accept their help while keeping the family at a distance.
• After the visitors left, Luo Feihuai reminded Jiang Fan to ask Hong Tiangan for instructions, and Hong Tiangan arrived at the courtyard himself.
• Hong Tiangan gave Jiang Fan the Flowing Cloud Armor, told him to be careful, and ordered Luo Feihuai and Xue Min to accompany him.
• Xue Min and Luo Feihuai recognized the armor’s defensive and reflective abilities and said it would make Jiang Fan safer against Si Kongming.
• At Red Mountain Arena, Si Kongming’s companion wondered whether Jiang Fan would fail to appear, but Si Kongming said he would come.

Si Kongming arrived at Red Mountain Arena for his Life and Death Duel with Jiang Fan, while the gathered spectators largely predicted Jiang Fan would lose. Jiang Fan had not yet appeared, and Jiang Yunxin remained worried despite Jiang Sichen's reassurance.

• Si Kongming told his friend that Jiang Fan would come and that he would die in the duel.
• Si Kongming rented all twelve Martial Arts Arenas at Red Mountain Arena and combined them into a huge venue for the duel.
• Spectators debated the feud and predicted that Si Kongming's experience and hidden resources gave him an advantage over Jiang Fan.
• Si Kongming made a dramatic descent from the arena's top floor and drew the crowd's attention.
• Jiang Yunxin worried about Jiang Fan's chances, while Jiang Sichen assured her that Jiang Fan had prepared thoroughly.

Si Kongming waited at Red Mountain Arena for Jiang Fan to honor their Life and Death Duel, and the crowd speculated that Jiang Fan might stay away. Jiang Fan arrived, signed the contract with Si Kongming, and the duel began as Si Kongming rushed at him.

• Si Kongming announced that he had arrived for his scheduled duel with Jiang Fan, while the crowd debated whether Jiang Fan would come.
• As Jiang Fan remained absent, Si Kongming accused him of standing everyone up and tried to pressure him through the spectators.
• Jiang Fan arrived with Luo Feihuai and Xue Min, taunted Si Kongming, and agreed to sign the Life and Death Contract.
• Jiang Fan and Si Kongming signed the contract, and five minutes later they faced each other as the appointed time arrived.
• Si Kongming pushed off and appeared within three meters of Jiang Fan to begin the duel.

Jiang Fan overwhelmed Si Kongming with repeated, seemingly instantaneous attacks, leaving Si Kongming battered and unable to retaliate. When Si Kongming prepared a fused fire-and-wind technique, Jiang Fan appeared beside him and raised his hand to strike, prompting someone to shout for him to stop.

• Jiang Fan dodged Si Kongming’s punch and kicked him in the waist, then struck him repeatedly as he tried to evade and retreat.
• The spectators and Jiang Sichen, Jiang Yunxin, Xue Min, and Luo Feihuai watched in disbelief as Jiang Fan dominated the fight.
• After crashing into a pit, Si Kongming rose in flames, accused Jiang Fan of hiding his strength, and proposed settling the fight with one decisive move.
• Si Kongming fused wind blades and fire into a storm of blazing knives and began explaining his self-created technique.
• Jiang Fan appeared beside Si Kongming and raised his hand to slash at his neck, but an enraged voice ordered him to stop.

Jiang Fan killed Si Kongming in their duel, but a powerful elder of the Si Kong Family attacked him for it. Jiang Fan challenged the elder and struck first, only to be thrown back by the elder’s overwhelming strength.

• Jiang Fan pierced Si Kongming’s throat and killed him before Si Kongming could unleash his ultimate move.
• A powerful Si Kong Family elder struck Jiang Fan with a gigantic energy palm, but Jiang Fan escaped and confronted him.
• Jiang Fan argued that the signed Life and Death Contract allowed him to kill Si Kongming, then challenged the elder to fight.
• The elder burst through the arena’s glass screen and accepted Jiang Fan’s challenge.
• Jiang Fan attacked the elder, but the elder effortlessly rebuffed his punch and blasted him dozens of meters backward.

Jiang Fan battled the Level 7 expert Sikong Zhenyu, breaking through his barrier and landing a series of attacks that left the old man humiliated. When Sikong Zhenyu tried to crush Jiang Fan with his Great Hand Seal, Jiang Fan escaped, prompting Sikong Zhenyu to realize his opponent was using something beyond movement technique.

• Jiang Fan judged that Sikong Zhenyu was at least Level 7 and attacked him despite the overwhelming power gap.
• Jiang Fan strengthened his punch and cracked Sikong Zhenyu's Energy Barrier, then exploited the opening to launch a chain of attacks.
• Sikong Zhenyu unleashed a surge of energy that sent Jiang Fan flying and injured him, while Jiang Fan's attacks left the old man's beard, eyebrows, and clothes scorched.
• Sikong Zhenyu summoned his Great Hand Seal and tried to crush Jiang Fan, but Jiang Fan appeared dozens of meters away unharmed.
• Sikong Zhenyu realized Jiang Fan's escape was not movement technique and considered another explanation.

Jiang Fan used Space Power to evade Sikong Zhenyu and fought back with attacks using three elements, but Jiang Liye intervened before their attacks collided. Jiang Liye claimed Jiang Fan belonged to the Jiang Family, leaving Sikong Zhenyu stunned.

• Sikong Zhenyu realized Jiang Fan used Space Power and tried to capture him rather than kill him.
• Jiang Fan evaded Sikong Zhenyu’s attacks with Space Power, and the spectators watched them fight to a standstill.
• Frustrated by Sikong Zhenyu’s restrained attacks, Jiang Fan unleashed a powerful combination of Wind, Earth, and Fire Element Energy.
• Sikong Zhenyu countered with Earth Element Energy, but Jiang Liye suddenly struck him and sent him flying.
• Jiang Liye confronted Sikong Zhenyu for attacking Jiang Fan and declared that Jiang Fan was one of the Jiang Family’s people.

Jiang Liye tried to take Jiang Fan away from Si Kong Zhenyu, but Si Kongnan Tian arrived and demanded that Jiang Fan be handed over for the deaths of Si Kongyao and Si Kongyingjie. The chapter ended with Si Kongnan Tian attacking and cutting Jiang Fan’s face despite Jiang Liye’s attempt to protect him.

• Jiang Liye declared that Jiang Fan bore no responsibility for Si Kongming’s death and ignored Si Kong Zhenyu as he flew away with Jiang Fan.
• Si Kong Zhenyu chased after them, but Si Kongnan Tian’s voice ordered Jiang Liye to leave Jiang Fan behind.
• Si Kongnan Tian appeared and said he wanted to question Jiang Fan about Si Kongyao and Si Kongyingjie’s deaths.
• Si Kongyu accused Jiang Fan of killing the two Si Kong Family members, while Jiang Liye challenged him to provide evidence.
• Si Kongnan Tian declared that he would kill Jiang Fan and struck at him, but Jiang Liye moved him aside and the attack left a deep scar across Jiang Fan’s face.

Jiang Fan defied Si Kongnan Tian’s demand that he join the Si Kong Family, enduring crushing pressure and swearing to destroy the family if he survived. As Si Kongnan Tian moved to kill him, an unknown voice challenged him from afar.

• Sikong Zhenyu stopped Si Kongnan Tian’s attack just before it struck Jiang Fan, and Si Kongnan Tian offered Jiang Fan his life if he submitted to the Si Kong Family.
• Jiang Fan refused, and Si Kongnan Tian used his power to pin him down despite Jiang Liye’s attempt to intervene.
• Jiang Fan resisted even as his bones broke, swore revenge against the Si Kong Family, and rejected Si Kongnan Tian again.
• Si Kongnan Tian launched a destructive vortex at Jiang Fan, but a distant voice rebuked him for bullying a junior.

Hong Tiangan stopped Si Kongnan Tian from killing Jiang Fan, and the two Level 8 Martial Saints fought before agreeing to withdraw. Si Kongnan Tian left after learning the military intended to enlist Jiang Fan, while Hong Tiangan warned Jiang Fan that his injured meridians could damage his foundation.

• Hong Tiangan arrived at Red Mountain Arena and challenged Si Kongnan Tian after he attacked his disciple, Jiang Fan.
• Hong Tiangan and Si Kongnan Tian exchanged dozens of blows in a brief fight, then Si Kongnan Tian agreed to spare Jiang Fan for the day.
• Si Kongnan Tian warned that Jiang Fan's injuries could ruin his foundation and threatened him with future trouble from the Si Kong Family.
• Hong Tiangan revealed that the Eastern War Zone wanted to enlist Jiang Fan, and military personnel carried Jiang Fan away on a stretcher.
• Si Kongnan Tian chose not to attack Jiang Fan in the military's presence and departed, while Hong Tiangan told Jiang Fan his meridians were injured and his foundation was at risk.

After Hong Tiangan revealed that he had planned for Jiang Fan to join the military, Jiang Fan agreed to leave school and go with Yue Chuan. As they prepared to depart, Jiang Liye asked Jiang Fan to meet him about his background.

• Hong Tiangan told Jiang Fan that his meridian injury was minor and introduced Yue Chuan as his Second Senior Brother, now a political commissar at the Military Academy.
• Hong Tiangan explained that he had summoned Yue Chuan to prepare a military fallback for Jiang Fan in case the Si Kong Family conflict escalated.
• Yue Chuan confirmed that Jiang Fan would join the military, while Xue Min lamented his departure and Luo Feihuai said powerful families complicated his own plans to leave school.
• Jiang Yunxin showed concern for Jiang Fan, and Jiang Liye asked him to meet before leaving so he could tell him about his background.

Jiang Fan recovered from his injuries and asked Jiang Liye what he meant about Jiang Fan’s origins. Jiang Liye began recounting the rise of Jiang Qinian and stopped as he revealed that an accident had interrupted the family’s attempts to make him its heir.

• Jiang Liye revealed that Jiang Fan’s origins were the reason he had helped him, and Jiang Fan agreed to hear more.
• Hong Tiangan restored Jiang Fan’s damaged meridians with a medicinal bath and treatment, and Jiang Fan fully recovered a week later.
• Jiang Liye visited Jiang Fan, who thanked him for protecting him from Sikong Zhenyu at the Red Mountain Arena.
• Jiang Fan asked Jiang Liye what he had meant about his origins, and Jiang Liye explained that the Jiang Family had once been led by Jiang Jiuling.
• Jiang Liye described Jiang Qinian’s exceptional talent, military achievements, and refusal to become Jiang Family head, then said an accident occurred while Jiang Jiuling tried to persuade him.

Jiang Liye told Jiang Fan that his biological father, Jiang Qinian, had been branded a rebel after abandoning the frontier during a beast invasion, and revealed that Jiang Fan’s mother was still alive. He advised Jiang Fan to conceal his identity and report his age as twenty when joining the military, leaving Jiang Fan unsure whether to tell Yue Chuan the truth.

• Jiang Liye explained that Jiang Qinian had been convicted as a rebel after killing an adjutant and leaving a gap in the Ten Thousand Beasts Border Defense Great Wall, though the Jiang Family suspected hidden circumstances.
• Jiang Liye revealed that Jiang Qinian was Jiang Fan’s biological father and explained that Jiang Fan had been placed with Jiang Zhihe after the Jiang Family was disgraced and restricted.
• Jiang Liye warned Jiang Fan that the military might discover his parentage and advised him to report his age as twenty, promising to handle the investigation.
• Jiang Liye told Jiang Fan that his mother was alive but in dire circumstances, and warned him to hide his identity until Jiang Qinian’s name was cleared and he could contend with the Si Kong Family.
• After Jiang Liye left, Jiang Fan weighed the risks of entering the military and wondered whether he should tell Yue Chuan the truth.

Jiang Fan told Hong Tiangan and Yue Chuan what Jiang Liye had revealed about Jiang Qinian, and Yue Chuan decided to proceed with Jiang Fan’s military enlistment as planned. On the way to the Eastern War Zone, Yue Chuan revealed that he had arranged for Jiang Fan to serve on the combat front line and had mapped out a development path for him.

• Jiang Fan told Hong Tiangan and Yue Chuan that Jiang Liye had said Jiang Qinian was his father and explained the possible consequences for Yue Chuan.
• Yue Chuan recommended going ahead with Jiang Fan’s military enlistment, while Hong Tiangan told Jiang Fan to keep his background from Yue Chuan and remain cautious about Jiang Zhihe’s account.
• Jiang Fan completed his graduation procedures, said goodbye to friends and family, and departed for the Eastern War Zone with Yue Chuan two days later.
• Yue Chuan outlined the war zone’s command, combat, and support systems after Jiang Fan asked about its units.
• Jiang Fan asked to join the combat front line, and Yue Chuan revealed he had already arranged it and drawn up a detailed development path for him.

Jiang Fan agreed to pursue the Eastern War Zone’s Star General path by earning military merit on the front lines, and Yue Chuan helped process his military records and assignment. At Haicheng Base, a member of the Dawn Squad complained that the newcomer Jiang Fan was a connected “gilded young master” whose Captain rank exceeded their captain’s.

• Yue Chuan explained the Star General Cultivation Plan and arranged for Jiang Fan to earn military merit at the front before the competition six months later.
• Jiang Fan agreed to become a Star General Candidate, partly so he could uncover the truth about his father, Jiang Qinian.
• Jiang Fan and Yue Chuan arrived at the Eastern War Zone headquarters in Nandu, where staff combined his military merit records from battles in Garden City and Luan City.
• Yue Chuan warned Jiang Fan to stay safe and build good relationships in his front-line squad, noting that Jiang Fan already held the Captain rank.
• At Haicheng Base, a burly Dawn Squad member complained that Jiang Fan was a connected newcomer with a higher rank than their captain.

Jiang Fan arrived at Haicheng Base and joined the Dawn Squad, where He Kun greeted him with suspicion and tried to test his strength. The squad set out for the front line, while He Kun continued to mistake Jiang Fan for a pampered capital recruit.

• Luo Hui told He Kun to obey orders and welcome the new squad member, despite He Kun's suspicion that the recruit would freeload on military merit.
• Jiang Fan arrived at Haicheng Base and found Luo Hui and He Kun waiting to welcome him to the Dawn Squad.
• He Kun squeezed Jiang Fan's hand to test him, but Jiang Fan showed no reaction, and Luo Hui interrupted their tense handshake.
• Luo Hui drove Jiang Fan and He Kun toward the front line, and Jiang Fan explained that he was from River City and had attended Martial Arts University in the capital.
• He Kun wrongly concluded that Jiang Fan was a pampered capital young master who had left university before graduating.

Jiang Fan joined the Dawn Squad at the Haicheng Great Rift and learned about the team’s duties and combat sweeps. When He Kun accused him of being a burden and wasting the squad’s supplies, Jiang Fan stood and approached him, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Luo Hui brought Jiang Fan to the Haicheng Great Rift camp, where the Dawn Squad welcomed him as its new member.
• Jiang Fan settled into camp life and learned that the squad guarded the rift and sent members on alternating sweeps every three days.
• Jiang Fan asked when he could join a sweep, but He Kun insisted he should stay at camp because the team would have to protect him.
• He Kun complained that Jiang Fan ate through the squad’s supplies and forced them to collect provisions more often.
• He Kun called Jiang Fan the team’s burden, and Jiang Fan rose and walked toward him as the squad watched tensely.

Jiang Fan endured He Kun’s insults and failed to convince Luo Hui to let him join a battlefield mission. When Meng Dong’er’s team returned with one member missing, Jiang Fan learned she had stayed behind to hold off high-level alien beasts and rushed to rescue her.

• Jiang Fan let He Kun’s provocation pass, while Luo Hui worried that Jiang Fan might retaliate later.
• Meng Dong’er comforted Jiang Fan, promised to ask Luo Hui to take him on her next mission, and said she believed he had earned his military merit by hunting alien beasts.
• Luo Hui refused to let Jiang Fan accompany Meng Dong’er’s team because he feared the consequences if anything happened to him.
• Three days later, Su Baiyi and the other surviving team members returned injured, and Su Baiyi said Meng Dong’er had stayed behind to hold off several high-level alien beasts.
• Jiang Fan hurried toward the alien beasts’ location to bring Meng Dong’er back.

Jiang Fan flew into the underground fissure to rescue Meng Dong'er after learning she had stayed behind to protect her squad. He found her as she faced a fatal attack from a Two-headed Griffin Tiger and three other Exotic Beasts.

• Jiang Fan learned that Meng Dong'er had stayed behind to cover Su Baiyi and the others while they retreated from a high-level Exotic Beast.
• Luo Hui ordered He Kun and Su Baiyi to take Fu Congyang to the base hospital, then rushed out to rescue Meng Dong'er and Jiang Fan.
• Su Baiyi told Luo Hui that Jiang Fan had entered the fissure alone to find Meng Dong'er.
• Jiang Fan flew through the underground mountain range and located Meng Dong'er.
• Meng Dong'er, badly injured and outmatched by a Level 4 Two-headed Griffin Tiger and three Level 3 Exotic Beasts, watched the tiger lunge at her.

Jiang Fan rescued Meng Dong'er from the Two-headed Griffin Tiger and effortlessly slew the other Exotic Beasts around them. He sent her back to safety, then returned to clear the depths of the rift, leaving Luo Hui stunned when Meng Dong'er told him Jiang Fan was already down there.

• Meng Dong'er faced death while fighting the Two-headed Griffin Tiger, but Jiang Fan arrived and killed it in a single attack.
• Jiang Fan killed three nearby Level 3 Exotic Beasts and carried Meng Dong'er through the forest, swiftly dispatching every Exotic Beast in their way.
• At the safe zone, Jiang Fan sent Meng Dong'er back and flew into the rift to clear out more Exotic Beasts.
• Meng Dong'er climbed back up and later met Luo Hui, who had come to rescue her and planned to return for Jiang Fan.
• Meng Dong'er told Luo Hui that she had seen Jiang Fan and that he did not need to rescue him, leaving Luo Hui frozen in alarm.