Chapter Summaries

Jiang Fan discovered that he could hunt mutated beasts in the Secret Realm and quickly raise his vital energy and blood. After learning the Nine Top Martial Arts Universities Newcomer League offered major rewards, he set his sights on first place, beginning with the Newcomer Chief competition.

• Jiang Fan gave Xue Min five bottles of his potent homemade blood-replenishing potion.
• Jiang Fan entered the Secret Realm, confirmed that hunting its mutated beasts granted him Life Energy, and spent the day there.
• Jiang Fan visited the Secret Realm every other day for a week, raising his vital energy and blood to over 1,300.
• Xue Min told Jiang Fan that his potion had raised her vital energy and blood from 1,132 to 1,153 after she used three bottles.
• Xue Min explained the point rewards for the Newcomer Chief competition and the Nine Top Martial Arts Universities Newcomer League, including unlimited Secret Realm access for first place.
• Jiang Fan declared that he would win first place, starting with the Newcomer Chief competition.

Jiang Fan resolved to win the Ninth Martial Arts University's Newcomer Chief Competition and the Newcomer League, while Xue Min and Hong Tiangan discussed backing his ambition. As the Chief Competition began, Xue Min advised Jiang Fan to wait before entering the ring, where endurance and an unwritten order of challengers would shape the contest.

• Jiang Fan decided that winning the Newcomer Chief position and Newcomer League would secure his cultivation resources, and he told Xue Min he was determined to place first.
• Xue Min reported Jiang Fan's confidence to Hong Tiangan, who ordered her to support him and provide whatever he needed before the Newcomer League.
• The Ninth Martial Arts University's Chief Competition began as a ring tournament where the last newcomer standing would become Chief.
• Xue Min advised Jiang Fan to wait because challengers usually entered in order of realm to avoid exhausting the strongest contestants too early.
• The competition's opening clang sounded before Xue Min could finish explaining her advice.

Jiang Fan grew impatient with the Newcomer Chief Competition’s chaotic, slow-moving free-for-all and decided to enter the arena to speed things up. He left Xue Min wondering what he intended to do.

• Freshmen introduced themselves and began a chaotic melee, with contestants repeatedly entering and leaving the arena.
• Qu Fengyang criticized the disorderly competition and asked why stronger students were waiting to fight.
• The Director of Academic Affairs explained that stronger contestants held back because the contest was grueling.
• After learning the competition could last four or five hours, Jiang Fan decided to challenge the contestants immediately.
• Xue Min tried to stop Jiang Fan, but he said he would make the competition end faster and strode toward the stage.

Jiang Fan entered the Chief Competition and overwhelmed wave after wave of newcomers, using the Blazing Sun Void-Breaking Fist to clear the arena and deter weaker challengers. As he prepared to provoke the stronger Martial Artists, someone leaped up to face him.

• Jiang Fan entered the arena and quickly knocked the first group of newcomers off it.
• A stronger wave, including several third-level Martial Artists, joined forces to surround Jiang Fan.
• Jiang Fan rose into the air and struck with the Blazing Sun Void-Breaking Fist, blasting every candidate off the arena.
• Qu Fengyang praised Jiang Fan's strength and comprehension, recognizing him as the Dean's disciple.
• Jiang Fan challenged the crowd to come forward, and a figure leaped onto the arena to accept.

Jiang Fan challenged Ninth Martial Arts University’s freshmen to attack him together and defeated every Level 3 Martial Artist who stepped onto the platform. Qu Fengyang declared that Jiang Fan had earned the chief position, though the Director of Academic Affairs noted that the competition was not officially over.

• Shao Yang and more than a dozen freshmen joined the platform after Jiang Fan provoked them to challenge him.
• Jiang Fan refused to fight the challengers one at a time and invited them to attack together.
• Jiang Fan knocked out several freshmen with swift strikes, prompting Shao Yang to order the others to surround and attack him.
• Jiang Fan evaded the freshmen’s techniques and eliminated every remaining challenger within minutes.
• Xue Min watched in astonishment as Jiang Fan won without using advanced techniques or Heaven and Earth Energy.
• Qu Fengyang praised Jiang Fan and said he deserved the chief position, while the Director of Academic Affairs questioned whether the competition had ended.

Jiang Fan won the Newcomer Chief Competition by defeating every challenger, and the Ninth Martial Arts University looked to him ahead of the Newcomer League. Hong Tiangan cautioned that Jiang Fan was not yet ready to overcome the university’s disadvantages, but hoped he could be the start of a longer revival.

• After no one else challenged him, Jiang Fan was declared the first-year Newcomer Chief, and the crowd cheered.
• Xue Min praised Jiang Fan and questioned him about his fighting technique and strength as they hurried away from the crowd.
• Qu Fengyang recounted Jiang Fan’s performance to Hong Tiangan, and the two reminisced about their own student days at the Ninth Martial Arts University.
• Hong Tiangan doubted Jiang Fan could win the Newcomer League because of his lower cultivation and the resources available to rival schools’ aristocratic scions.
• Hong Tiangan said the university’s revival would require generations of effort, and Qu Fengyang hoped Jiang Fan could be its beginning.

Jiang Fan used his Newcomer Chief rewards to hunt and explore the Secret Realm, then accepted an invitation to meet Minister Wan at the Martial Arts Association Headquarters. Before he could leave, Si Kongyingjie confronted him and accused him of killing Si Kongyao.

• Jiang Fan received twenty thousand monthly points and a Newcomer League spot, giving him enough points and free entries to visit the Secret Realm fourteen times.
• Jiang Fan spent the next week hunting and exploring, learning that the Nine Top Martial Arts Universities jointly managed the ancient space and that exotic beasts there seemed to be declining.
• A Martial Arts Association Headquarters representative invited Jiang Fan to meet Minister Wan, and Jiang Fan agreed to go.
• As Jiang Fan was about to enter the Association’s car, Si Kongyingjie introduced himself as a member of the Si Kong Family and asked whether Jiang Fan knew Si Kongyao.
• After Jiang Fan confirmed he knew Si Kongyao, Si Kongyingjie said she was dead and accused Jiang Fan of killing her.

Jiang Fan confronted Si Kongyingjie, who accused him of killing Si Kongyao and attacked him outside Ninth Martial Arts University. Luo Feihuai intervened, and after Si Kongyingjie left, he warned Jiang Fan to be careful of him in the upcoming Newcomer League.

• Jiang Fan challenged Si Kongyingjie to provide evidence that he had killed Si Kongyao and accused him of threatening a student at Ninth Martial Arts University.
• Si Kongyingjie lost his temper and attacked Jiang Fan, but Luo Feihuai struck him away before Jiang Fan could respond.
• Luo Feihuai backed Jiang Fan and warned Si Kongyingjie that he would break his legs if he attacked without evidence.
• Si Kongyingjie threatened Jiang Fan and Luo Feihuai, then left.
• Jiang Fan thanked Luo Feihuai and declined to explain his grudge with Si Kongyingjie.
• Luo Feihuai told Jiang Fan that Si Kongyingjie was the chief of Fourth Martial Arts University and cautioned him about their likely battle in the Newcomer League.

Luo Feihuai warned Jiang Fan that Si Kongyingjie’s older brother, Si Kongming, might pose a danger, then Jiang Fan met Minister Wan at the Martial Arts Association. Minister Wan explained that a teenage martial artist from Bang Country had challenged and smashed the signs of more than ten Huaxia martial arts schools, and Jiang Fan asked whether he was being asked to handle it.

• Luo Feihuai told Jiang Fan that Si Kongyingjie was backed by his older brother Si Kongming, a fourth-year Newcomer Chief, and advised Jiang Fan to avoid leaving the university alone.
• Jiang Fan traveled to the Martial Arts Association and met Minister Wan at its Jing City headquarters.
• Minister Wan congratulated Jiang Fan on becoming Ninth Martial Arts University's Newcomer Chief and urged him to live up to Senior Hong's tutelage.
• Minister Wan told Jiang Fan that a teenage martial artist from Bang Country had challenged more than ten Huaxia martial arts schools and smashed their signs.
• Jiang Fan asked Minister Wan if he wanted him to deal with the challenges.

Minister Wan recruited Jiang Fan to defend the Martial Arts Association’s reputation against visiting challengers, and Jiang Fan agreed to fight after the Newcomer League. Back at school, Luo Feihuai gave him a roster of university leaders and warned him to surrender immediately if he drew two particular opponents.

• Minister Wan explained that the Martial Arts Association had few strong young fighters left and asked Jiang Fan to defeat challengers expected to be around Level 3 High Stage.
• Jiang Fan agreed to face the challengers after the Newcomer League, and Minister Wan promised to help him with any trouble in Jing City.
• Luo Feihuai visited Jiang Fan and gave him a roster of Newcomer League leaders, including several Level 4 Martial Artists and his brother Luo Feiyun.
• Luo Feihuai advised Jiang Fan not to force a fight against Si Kongyingjie and said defeating the Level 3 competitors could still earn him seventh place.
• Luo Feihuai pointed out two people on the roster and told Jiang Fan to surrender immediately if he was matched against either of them.

Luo Feihuai warned Jiang Fan to surrender immediately if he faced Zhuang Hui or Song Xixi, while Jiang Fan trained hard but fell short of Level 5 after the Secret Realm’s exotic beasts dwindled. The Huaxia University Newcomer League began with Jiang Fan determined to win first place, accompanied by Xue Min and only a tiny Ninth Martial Arts University contingent.

• Luo Feihuai told Jiang Fan that Zhuang Hui was a ruthless member of the Zhuang Family and warned him to surrender quickly if they met; he also advised Jiang Fan not to face Song Xixi head-on.
• Jiang Fan hunted exotic beasts in the Secret Realm for a week, but his qi and blood reached only 1,846 as the beasts became scarce.
• Jiang Fan realized that the Secret Realm’s beasts had been placed there artificially, worried the university’s higher-ups might notice their dwindling numbers, and shifted his focus to cultivating his technique.
• The Huaxia University Newcomer League began, and Jiang Fan prepared to compete as Ninth Martial Arts University’s Newcomer Chief.
• Xue Min brought Jiang Fan breakfast, encouraged him, and accompanied him to the competition at the teacher’s request.

Jiang Fan traveled with Xue Min and Shen Du to Kyoto First Martial Arts University for the College Newcomer League, where he drew a first-round match against Yu Wenbo of Xiao City Martial Arts Academy. While waiting for his match, Jiang Fan went with Xue Min to watch Song Xixi compete at the East Arena.

• Jiang Fan left Stone Path Cottage with Xue Min and met Shen Du, who explained the league’s format as they walked to Kyoto First Martial Arts University.
• Jiang Fan had Shen Du draw his lot and learned that he would face Yu Wenbo, a Level 2 Martial Artist from Xiao City Martial Arts Academy.
• Jiang Fan showed Shen Du and Xue Min a list of the participating university chiefs that Luo Feihuai had given him.
• Jiang Fan waited at the West Arena for Match 8, but the bouts were moving slowly, so Xue Min suggested they watch Song Xixi at the East Arena.
• Jiang Fan and Xue Min arrived as Song Xixi of Luo City Second Martial Arts University began her duel against Mei Kai of Jiang City Martial Arts Academy.

Song Xixi stunned the arena by defeating her opponent with one polite, powerful strike, and Jiang Fan later won his own match without injuring his opponent. As Jiang Fan left with Shen Du and Xue Min, Si Kongyingjie threatened him, then attacked after Jiang Fan taunted him about Si Kongyao’s death, but Jiang Yunxin intervened.

• Song Xixi defeated her burly opponent with one strike and won her match.
• Jiang Fan and Xue Min left after watching Song Xixi’s victory, and Jiang Fan later defeated his opponent in one move while controlling his strength.
• Si Kongyingjie and his lackeys mocked Jiang Fan, and Si Kongyingjie threatened him on behalf of the Si Kong Family.
• Jiang Fan warned Si Kongyingjie not to meet him in the arena and taunted him about Si Kongyao’s death.
• Si Kongyingjie lunged at Jiang Fan, but Jiang Yunxin’s cold voice stopped him.

Jiang Yunxin intervened when Si Kongyingjie threatened Jiang Fan, then walked with her younger brother to Xinyue Lake. She told Jiang Fan she had come to see him and urged him to focus on becoming stronger after he revealed he had cut ties with Jiang Zhihe.

• Jiang Yunxin declared Jiang Fan her younger brother and challenged Si Kongyingjie for threatening to kill him.
• Si Kongyingjie backed down, warned Jiang Fan about the upcoming arena qualifiers, and left with his lackeys.
• Jiang Fan asked Shen Du and Xue Min to return without him, then walked with Jiang Yunxin from the Martial Arts Arena.
• Jiang Fan told Jiang Yunxin he had severed his relationship with Jiang Zhihe, and Jiang Yunxin approved, urging him to become strong enough to control his own destiny.

Jiang Fan reunited with Jiang Yunxin, learned how the Newcomer League’s second-round team matches and third-round rankings worked, and discovered Luo Feiyun was in his group. The chapter left him about to face Luo Feiyun in the competition.

• Jiang Yunxin told Jiang Fan the Jiang Family in Jing City would not pursue him further, and offered to help if he faced trouble.
• Jiang Fan admitted to Jiang Yunxin that he had killed Si Kongyao, and Jiang Yunxin said she would warn Si Kongyingjie.
• Jiang Fan returned to Stone Path Cottage, reassured Xue Min, and went with Shen Du to the second-round selection match, where he killed his opponent instantly.
• Shen Du explained that the second round sorted university champions into team battles, while the third-round ranking contest was reserved for champions from the Nine Top Martial Arts Universities.
• Shen Du drew Jiang Fan’s group, and the announced Group Five included Qiao Panpan, Chu Shan, Jiang Fan, Chai Yufan, and Luo Feiyun.

Jiang Fan joined Luo Feiyun's team for the second-round competition, and Luo Feiyun assessed the rival teams before drawing their matchups. Jiang Fan planned to face Si Kongyingjie despite Luo Feiyun's warning, leaving the team concerned about the dangerous second match.

• Luo Feiyun introduced Jiang Fan to Qiao Panpan, Chu Shan, and Chai Yufan, then became captain after the team agreed to his proposal.
• Luo Feiyun ranked the rival teams by strength and judged his team to be in the middle-to-lower ranks.
• Luo Feiyun drew matches against Groups 1, 4, and 3, and the team expected to beat Group 1.
• Jiang Fan assigned Luo Feiyun to fight Meng Xiaoyu and himself to fight Si Kongyingjie in their match against Group 4.
• Luo Feiyun warned Jiang Fan that Si Kongyingjie might target him, but Jiang Fan said avoiding him would not change that and tried to reassure the team.

Luo Feiyun led Team 5 to a crushing victory over Team 1, while Jiang Fan prepared to face Si Kongyingjie in the afternoon. Si Kongyingjie taunted Jiang Fan before their match, and Jiang Fan answered that he would return the threat.

• Luo Feiyun knocked Deng Wenzhong off the arena with one punch, then defeated most of Team 1 in a rapid assault.
• Luo Feiyun threw Team 1's last standing fighter off the arena, and Jiang Fan finished the match by kicking him over the edge.
• The referee declared Team 5 the winner, and Luo Feiyun's teammates praised his performance.
• Luo Feiyun worried that the afternoon match against Si Kongyingjie would be difficult, while Jiang Fan said he could withstand one or two attacks.
• At the new arena, Si Kongyingjie taunted Jiang Fan and threatened his teeth, and Jiang Fan calmly told him he would return those words.

Jiang Fan defeated Si Kongyingjie and quickly eliminated Group 4’s other fighters, then joined Luo Feiyun against Meng Xiaoyu. Luo Feiyun prepared to use his trump card, believing Si Kongyingjie was still in the fight, but froze when he saw the field was empty.

• Luo Feiyun warned Jiang Fan not to fight Si Kongyingjie head-on and promised to support him after dealing with Meng Xiaoyu.
• Jiang Fan met Si Kongyingjie’s gigantic wolf phantom with a punch, shattered it, and knocked Si Kongyingjie unconscious.
• Jiang Fan defeated Group 4’s three remaining members and sent them off the arena.
• Jiang Fan joined Luo Feiyun’s fight with Meng Xiaoyu, while Luo Feiyun mistakenly thought Si Kongyingjie was still fighting elsewhere.
• Luo Feiyun decided to use his trump card, then looked across the field and froze when he saw that everyone was gone.

Jiang Fan revealed Level 4 strength by defeating Meng Xiaoyu and helping Group 5 defeat Group 4. His victory left the crowd and his friends stunned, while Shen Du saw him as a potential future pillar of Ninth Martial Arts University.

• Luo Feiyun lost focus when he saw Group 5 gathering and wondered whether Jiang Fan had defeated the other members of Group 4.
• Jiang Fan warned Luo Feiyun that the other opponents were already dealt with, but Luo Feiyun was distracted again and nearly took Meng Xiaoyu’s Wind Blade to the ear.
• Jiang Fan struck Meng Xiaoyu and sent her off the stage, securing Group 5’s victory; Luo Feiyun realized Jiang Fan was a Level 4 Martial Artist.
• Medical workers carried the unconscious Si Kongyingjie and Meng Xiaoyu away as spectators debated Jiang Fan’s strength and speculated that he could be above Level 4.
• Xue Min and Shen Du were shocked that Jiang Fan had advanced so quickly, and Shen Du hoped he would become a true Genius capable of supporting Ninth Martial Arts University.

After Jiang Fan crushed Si Kongyingjie, Song Xixi reconsidered her tactics and First Martial Arts University’s Dean Han Shan assessed Jiang Fan’s strength. Jiang Fan’s team celebrated its second victory and began preparing to face Song Xixi’s group in the third match.

• Song Xixi adjusted her team’s tactics after watching Jiang Fan defeat Si Kongyingjie, while Zhuang Hui declared he would take first place and challenged her to qualify for the final showdown.
• Han Shan judged Jiang Fan to be a High-level Level 4 Martial Artist on par with Zhuang Hui and Song Xixi, while Wang Jingming claimed he had passed Jiang Fan over because of his arrogance.
• Han Shan dismissed Jiang Fan as no threat in the long run because Ninth Martial Arts University would supposedly limit his future progress.
• Luo Feiyun congratulated Jiang Fan’s team on its second victory and said its chances of reaching the top two had improved.
• Luo Feiyun told the team to prepare for its third match against Song Xixi’s group and said their two Level 4 Martial Artists gave them a chance to compete.