Chapter Summaries

Lu Zhenguo learned that the Central War Zone had chosen Fei Ruoyun, leaving no place for Jiang Fan among its rising stars. Jiang Fan reported to Wang Zhen, received a promotion to Colonel, and flew home to River City after six months away.

• Xu Tongzhi told Lu Zhenguo that the Central War Zone had committed to cultivating nineteen-year-old Fei Ruoyun as its rising star, so it would not recruit Jiang Fan.
• Lu Zhenguo realized Fei Ruoyun was connected to Emperor Fei and concluded that Jiang Fan would not join the Central War Zone.
• Jiang Fan reunited with the Thunder Special Operations Squad, told them to arrange their time freely, and planned to visit family before reporting to the corps commander.
• Jiang Fan met Wang Zhen at the Eastern War Zone Headquarters, where Wang approved his plans and told him he had earned the rank of Colonel.
• Jiang Fan collected his military merits and Colonel insignia, then flew to River City and thought about his family and the six months he had been away.

Jiang Fan returned to River City and reunited with Su Qingwan and Ma Jiang, reassuring them about his past six months in Kyoto. After he went to pick up Ma Ning, he found her confronting Bao Hui, who claimed Jiang Fan had been expelled from the Ninth Martial Arts University.

• Jiang Fan returned to the villa compound and happily reunited with Su Qingwan and Ma Jiang.
• Su Qingwan cooked a huge meal, and Jiang Fan recounted his experiences in Kyoto while reassuring her about joining the army.
• Su Qingwan told Jiang Fan that Old Yu had visited several times that month looking for news about him, and Jiang Fan planned to see him the next day.
• Jiang Fan left to pick up Ma Ning from school.
• Bao Hui told Ma Ning that Jiang Fan had been expelled, claiming his cousin at Kyoto Fourth Martial Arts University had confirmed the news, and Ma Ning turned pale.

At a First High School reunion, Bao Hui used Zhu Yutao’s vague remark to claim that Jiang Fan had been expelled from Ninth Martial Arts University, upsetting Ma Ning. Zhu Yutao realized Jiang Fan was nearby just as he tried to correct the rumor.

• A Zhen and Shuyi defended Ma Ning from Bao Hui, and Shuyi mocked him for threatening to use force when he was only Level 1.
• Zhu Yutao arrived for the reunion, and Bao Hui pressured him to confirm that Jiang Fan had been expelled from Ninth Martial Arts University.
• Zhu Yutao said he had only heard that Jiang Fan was no longer at the university, but Bao Hui presented this as proof and demanded an apology from Shuyi.
• Shuyi reassured Ma Ning, who said she believed Jiang Fan had not been expelled.
• Zhu Yutao learned that Ma Ning was Jiang Fan’s cousin and panicked, then heard Jiang Fan call out to Ma Ning from behind them.

Jiang Fan reunited with Ma Ning and learned that Zhu Yutao and Bao Hui had spread a rumor that he was expelled from school. After letting them off once, he revealed to Ma Ning that he had reached Level 6, then sensed several figures lurking nearby as they headed home.

• Jiang Fan arrived and comforted Ma Ning, who explained she had worried because she heard he was expelled.
• Shuyi told Jiang Fan that Bao Hui and Zhu Yutao had spread the rumor, and Zhu Yutao and Bao Hui apologized.
• Wang Ying clarified to the crowd that Jiang Fan had graduated early after reaching the graduation standard and had enlisted in the military.
• Jiang Fan agreed to let Zhu Yutao and Bao Hui off this once after Ma Ning asked him to.
• On the way home, Jiang Fan told Ma Ning that he was already Level 6.
• Jiang Fan sensed several figures lurking nearby but told Ma Ning to keep going home.

Jiang Fan confronted men following his family and learned they were Jiang Family bodyguards sent by Jiang Liye to protect them from the Si Kong Family. Troubled by the Si Kong Family’s unexplained absence and unsure where his family would be safest, Jiang Fan later headed to Anshi Hall to investigate Yu Jun’s repeated, anxious visits.

• Jiang Fan confronted five men near the villa district and initially suspected they were agents of the Si Kong Family.
• The men identified themselves as Jiang Family bodyguards from the Hidden Dragon Society, assigned by Jiang Liye to protect Jiang Fan’s family; they said three more guarded Jiang Zhihe’s home.
• Jiang Fan learned the bodyguards had seen no suspicious activity in River City, though Yu Jun from Anshi Hall had visited several times, and thanked them before leaving.
• Jiang Fan considered moving Ma Ning’s family to Kyoto but could not find a suitable safe place, then reassured Ma Ning, Ma Jiang, and Su Qingwan that nothing was wrong.
• The next morning, Jiang Fan took Ma Ning to school and then went to Anshi Hall, suspecting its business had run into trouble and wondering whether the Si Kong Family was responsible.

Jiang Fan returned to Anshi Hall after hearing Yu Jun was looking for him, but Yu Baiwei urgently pulled him away before explaining what had happened. Meanwhile, Young Master Ye pressured Yu Jun and Xia Chengyang to give him half the shares in Anshi Hall’s fourth-generation medicine, then suggested removing the formula’s other shareholder.

• Jiang Fan arrived at Anshi Hall and found customers lining up to buy its fourth-generation medicine.
• Yu Baiwei recognized Jiang Fan and hurriedly took him downstairs, saying the situation was urgent.
• Young Master Ye offered to fund Anshi Hall’s expansion in exchange for fifty percent of the fourth-generation product’s shares.
• Yu Jun told Young Master Ye that the medicine’s formula belonged to other shareholders too and required their consent.
• Xia Chengyang confirmed that the product was a collaboration, while fearing that the Ye Family’s backing would ruin Zhenyao Workshop.
• Young Master Ye suggested that they simply kick out the formula’s other shareholder.

Ye Yufan threatened Yu Jun into handing over Anshi Hall’s formula, but Jiang Fan arrived and refused to withdraw from the fourth-generation product. Ye Yufan attacked Jiang Fan, who warned that he might die.

• Ye Yufan demanded that Yu Jun surrender the formula and threatened his life when Yu Jun refused.
• Yu Jun knelt to beg Ye Yufan to spare Anshi Hall, but Jiang Fan and Yu Baiwei arrived and helped him up.
• Jiang Fan learned that Ye Yufan and the Sihai Chamber of Commerce wanted to take over Anshi Hall’s fourth-generation product.
• Jiang Fan refused to withdraw and warned Ye Yufan to abandon his plans for the product.
• Ye Yufan attacked Jiang Fan with a fire-infused punch, and Jiang Fan said Ye Yufan seemed to want to die.

Jiang Fan beat Ye Yufan after he tried to seize Anshi Hall, then gave him half a day to summon the Ye Family. Yu Jun feared the clan’s retaliation, but Jiang Fan stayed, confident the Ye Family would settle the matter fairly.

• Ye Yufan attacked Jiang Fan, but Jiang Fan revealed he was Level 4 and overpowered him.
• Jiang Fan repeatedly smashed Ye Yufan’s head against the desk until Yu Jun and the others persuaded him to stop.
• Jiang Fan refused to leave and told Ye Yufan to call the Ye Family, naming Ye Zitao, Ye Zilin, and Ye Qiubai.
• Ye Yufan contacted the Ye Family while Jiang Fan promised to wait until noon and face whoever arrived.
• Yu Jun urged Jiang Fan to avoid a confrontation, but Jiang Fan said the grudge was already formed and insisted the Ye Family would act fairly.

Ye Yufan’s Fourth Uncle arrived at Sihai Building and attacked Jiang Fan, but Jiang Fan easily defeated him and the Ye Family’s people. Jiang Fan then called on his teacher to end the confrontation, and a voice from the doorway answered.

• Ye Yufan’s Fourth Uncle arrived with a doctor, learned Ye Yufan was seriously injured, and ordered him to receive treatment.
• Ye Yufan’s Fourth Uncle demanded that Jiang Fan kneel, apologize, and cripple himself or face death, and Jiang Fan chose the second option.
• Jiang Fan defeated Ye Yufan’s Fourth Uncle and sent the Ye Family’s attackers flying with a burst of energy.
• Ye Yufan’s Fourth Uncle realized Jiang Fan was a Level 5 Martial Artist and warned him about what he would face next.
• Jiang Fan called to his teacher to stop watching, and a voice from the doorway complained that Jiang Fan had interrupted him.

Ye Qiubai stopped Ye Yufan and a middle-aged Ye Family member from using the family’s influence against Jiang Fan, revealing that he was her disciple and warning them of his achievements. After she disciplined the pair, Jiang Fan thanked her for resolving the dispute, and she left to address corruption within the Ye Family.

• Ye Qiubai arrived at Sihai Building and scolded the middle-aged man and Ye Yufan for misusing the Ye Family’s name and trying to deceive her.
• Ye Qiubai declared that Jiang Fan was her disciple, like Song Xixi, and listed his martial arts achievements and military rank.
• Ye Qiubai ordered the Sihai Chamber of Commerce to stop coveting Anshi Hall’s fourth-generation products and dismissed Ye Yufan and the middle-aged man from their positions.
• After the dispute ended, Ye Qiubai thanked Jiang Fan and said she would report the Ye Family’s wider misconduct.
• Ye Qiubai asked about Jiang Fan’s spiritual telekinesis training before leaving, and Yu Jun and the others thanked Jiang Fan for his help.

After helping stabilize River City's pharmaceutical groups, Jiang Fan returned to the Jiang Family home to confirm what he had learned about his background and discuss the Si Kong Family's threat. His questions to Su Xin revealed that Jiang Liye had threatened Jiang Zhihe, Su Xin, and another person over the secret, leaving Jiang Fan uncertain what danger the secret concealed.

• Yu Jun and Xia Chengyang invited Jiang Fan to celebrate, but Jiang Fan declined and said he would visit them another day.
• Xia Chengyang praised Yu Jun for partnering with Jiang Fan early, and Yu Jun said his decision had been a stroke of luck.
• Jiang Fan went to Jiang Zhihe's home to confirm information about his background and seek his family's view on a solution to the Si Kong Family's threat.
• Su Xin answered the door, but Jiang Fan avoided her attempt to take his arm and prepared to leave when she said Jiang Zhihe was away.
• Jiang Fan asked Su Xin whether she knew Jiang Qinian, and she panicked before admitting that Jiang Liye had threatened them with punishment if Jiang Fan's background was exposed.
• Su Xin wondered whether Jiang Liye would punish the three of them after telling Jiang Fan the secret himself, leaving Jiang Fan puzzled about what Jiang Liye was guarding against.

Jiang Fan confirmed with Jiang Zhihe why the Kyoto Jiang Family had concealed his identity and learned that Jiang Qinian’s many enemies had prompted the gag order. After thanking Jiang Zhihe for raising him, Jiang Fan asked him to take Su Xin’s family to Kyoto for safety from the Si Kong Family.

• Su Xin told Jiang Fan what had happened in Kyoto, confirming Jiang Zhihe’s account of the past.
• Jiang Zhihe admitted that the Kyoto Jiang Family had ordered his family to conceal Jiang Fan’s identity because Jiang Qinian’s enemies might target him.
• Jiang Fan apologized for past grievances and thanked Jiang Zhihe for raising him.
• Jiang Fan explained that his conflict with the Si Kong Family might endanger River City and proposed that Su Xin’s family seek refuge with the Kyoto Jiang Family.
• Jiang Fan asked Jiang Zhihe whether he was willing to go with them, leaving Jiang Zhihe stunned by the chance to return to Kyoto.

Jiang Fan arranged for Jiang Zhihe’s family and Ma Jiang’s family to move to Kyoto, while reassuring them that the Si Kong Family would no longer threaten them there. After a week of preparations and farewells, he left to return to the military front line.

• Jiang Fan asked Jiang Zhihe to return to Kyoto, and Jiang Zhihe agreed despite worrying that the Jiang Family might reject him.
• Jiang Fan revealed Wei Kang, a Level 4 Martial Artist sent by Jiang Liye to protect Jiang Zhihe’s family, and Jiang Zhihe realized the Jiang Family still acknowledged him.
• Jiang Fan left Jiang Zhihe and Su Xin Genetic Serums and blood-replenishing medicine, while they concluded that he was repaying them but would likely remain distant.
• Jiang Fan secured Jiang Liye’s approval to move Ma Jiang’s family to Kyoto, and Ma Jiang’s family agreed to go.
• After a week of meetings and preparations, Jiang Fan bid farewell to Su Qingwan and left for the military, promising that the family would soon be brought to Kyoto.

Jiang Fan left his Thunder Special Operations Squad temporarily to compete in the Eastern War Zone’s Star General Competition. After arriving at headquarters, he learned that powerful candidates from the military’s cultivation program would be among his rivals, while Wang Ye and his companions dismissed him as a participant who had gotten in through connections.

• Jiang Fan kept leading missions despite complaints that his squad was taking work from other units, and he told his teammates not to be swayed by outside opinions.
• Five months later, Jiang Fan received approval to enter the Star General Competition and told the Thunder Special Operations Squad he would be away temporarily.
• Jiang Fan arrived at the Eastern War Zone headquarters in Nandu on May 19, where Yue Chuan and General Cheng welcomed him and explained that he would spend a month in the General Star Training Camp.
• Yue Chuan and General Cheng warned Jiang Fan that several Star General Candidates might have reached Level 6, and Yue Chuan urged him to assess his strength before the competition.
• Wang Ye noticed Jiang Fan in the headquarters corridor and told his companions that Jiang Fan was competing, prompting them to mock him and say they would not hold back if they met him.

Jiang Fan completed his Star General Competition registration and tested his strength, finding that his qi and blood were just short of Level 7 while his combat power already exceeded Level 7. He entered the Martial Arts Space to challenge its sixth stage for additional rewards before the competition.

• Wang Ye's companions condemned Jiang Fan as a possible beneficiary of favoritism, while Wang Ye argued that Jiang Fan might have earned his place through military merit.
• Jiang Fan noticed the young candidates watching him, and General Cheng explained that they were likely Star General Cultivation Plan participants and future competitors.
• Yue Chuan and General Cheng completed Jiang Fan's registration and told him to rest and prepare before entering camp the next day.
• Jiang Fan tested his qi and blood at 9,876, placing him at Level 6 Advanced and close to Level 7.
• Jiang Fan measured over 1.2 million combat power normally and over 1.6 million with qi enhancement, then entered the Martial Arts Space to challenge the sixth stage.
• A scholar-like swordsman appeared as Jiang Fan began the challenge.

Jiang Fan defeated Jiang Bai in the sixth trial and learned the Sword Control Technique, then combined it with Flash to create a long-range surprise attack. After mastering the skill, he arrived at the General Star Training Camp and wondered whether its mountain base connected to the Outside world.

• Jiang Fan shrugged off Jiang Bai’s flying swords, rushed through them, and defeated the scholar with a punch.
• Jiang Bai recounted his life and passed down the Sword Control Technique, which Jiang Fan studied after hearing his story.
• Jiang Fan realized he could combine the technique with Flash, making a sword appear at a distant anchor point and potentially strike without warning.
• Jiang Fan practiced for more than thirty hours, mastered the new skill, and learned to send physical objects to designated locations.
• The next day, Jiang Fan followed a soldier into the General Star Training Camp, a vast base inside a mountain outside Nandu City.
• Jiang Fan noticed a natural glow deeper in the mountain and wondered whether the place connected to the Outside world.

Jiang Fan arrived at the Eastern War Zone’s Star General Competition base and learned the rules and stages of the contest. The competition officially began as candidates gathered in the domed hall.

• A soldier escorted Jiang Fan through the dome, where young soldiers recognized him and Huang Yong vowed to challenge him in the first stage.
• Jiang Fan reached his dormitory and read the schedule, learning that the Star General Token Competition began the next day and that four stages would select five representatives.
• Jiang Fan went to the domed hall and joined the small group of candidates selected through grassroots selection.
• A Major General organized the candidates into two groups and announced the official start of the Eastern War Zone Star General Competition.

Jiang Fan entered the Nine Abyss Rift Valley for the first stage of the Star General Token Competition after challenging five young soldiers to surrender their tokens. He landed in a poisonous swamp and heard someone nearby calling for help.

• After the mobilization meeting, Huang Yong and four other soldiers mocked Jiang Fan, and he announced that he would take all five of their Star General Tokens.
• The next morning, the candidates were transported into the Nine Abyss Rift Valley as the Major General and Commander monitored the competition and discussed promising candidates, including Jiang Fan.
• Jiang Fan appeared above a poisonous swamp, broke free after sinking into the mire, and heard someone cry out for help nearby.

Jiang Fan rescued several candidates in the Nine Abyss Rift Valley, then searched the red-soil zone for Exotic Beasts while asking them to alert him if they found Huang Yong. He discovered a strange crater at the zone’s northern edge and was dragged inside by powerful pressure, where he found floating rocks amid chaotic energy.

• Jiang Fan rescued several candidates from a marsh, let them keep their Star General Tokens, and gave them objects to use if they encountered Huang Yong.
• Jiang Fan surveyed the Nine Abyss Rift Valley and decided to hunt Exotic Beasts before seeking out Huang Yong and his group.
• Jiang Fan searched much of the red-soil zone, killed seven Exotic Beasts, and rescued more candidates without taking their tokens.
• Jiang Fan spotted a lifeless crater surrounded by fog and miasma and flew toward it to investigate.
• An invisible force dragged Jiang Fan into the crater, where he landed under crushing pressure and saw enormous stones floating and colliding in chaotic energy.

Jiang Fan discovered that a glowing blue stone caused the crushing pressure in the pit and refined its energy, freeing himself and gaining a powerful new ability. At Dome Base, Zheng Guoqiang and Major General Roger wondered why Jiang Fan had not advanced, then dismissed their hopes for him.

• Jiang Fan crawled toward a small hole at the pit’s center and found that the pressure vanished within a meter of it.
• Jiang Fan discovered a glowing blue stone in the hole and slowly refined the energy inside it.
• The stone lost its glow, the floating rocks fell, and the pressure throughout the pit disappeared.
• Jiang Fan tested the blue energy by crushing a boulder, sensed Huang Yong’s energy in the distance, and flashed away.
• At Dome Base, Zheng Guoqiang reviewed the competition results with Major General Roger and noted that 25 of 360 entrants had advanced.
• Zheng Guoqiang and Roger could not explain why Jiang Fan had not advanced despite still holding his tokens, and Zheng Guoqiang stopped expecting him to be a Prodigy.