Chapter Summaries

Meng Chuan settled on applying to United University while weighing the opportunities created by new elite schools moving into Yong'an. As the city shifted its Demon Nest security to paid patrols and the search for Li Xiao stalled, his family prepared to celebrate his birthday.

• Lu Zhuxiao told Principal Yang that he had skipped class to tutor Meng Chuan, and Yang warned him not to repeat it.
• Meng Chuan told Meng Yongzhi he planned to apply to United University because it was close to home and had deeper roots in Yong'an.
• Yong'an's leaders concluded that Li Xiao had escaped through an unknown Demon Nest passage and replaced the grandmaster rotation guard system with patrols.
• Zhao Shousui arranged the Azure Qi and Nether Qi needed for Meng Chuan's Azure Dragon Lock training, while Luo Guanyun accepted the costly bill and welcomed his paid patrol shifts.
• On June 6, Xue Na went to the market to buy groceries for Meng Chuan's birthday gathering.

On his eighteenth birthday, Meng Chuan practiced Surging Thunder Dispersing Hands and triggered Dawn-Dusk Enlightenment, pushing his technique toward mastery. He unleashed a rapid series of thunderous strikes, but the chapter ended as he began another powerful attack on a tree.

• Xue Na bought lobsters and crabs for Meng Chuan's birthday gathering while Meng Chuan practiced Dragon Meditation and reflected on his difficulty advancing.
• Meng Chuan left with Meng Yongzhi, then went to a secluded spot to train Surging Thunder Dispersing Hands, which stood at 99% proficiency.
• Meng Chuan triggered Dawn-Dusk Enlightenment and performed Thunder Greeting, driving his body and fist force into a powerful, seamless attack.
• Meng Chuan struck a withered tree with a fast barrage of punches and kicks, scorching its trunk and breaking its branches.
• Meng Chuan braced the tree, ripped a branch toward himself, and began a twisting dragon-claw strike.

On his eighteenth birthday, Meng Chuan broke through to the Ninth Gate after advancing Surging Thunder Dispersing Hands and incorporating Azure Dragon Clawing into it as Thunder Dragon Claw. He celebrated at home with friends and family, while Xue Na quietly left the young people to their gathering.

• Meng Chuan used Sudden Enlightenment to combine Azure Dragon Clawing with Surging Thunder Dispersing Hands, smashing and hurling a massive tree trunk.
• Meng Chuan digested a surge of blood and qi through practice, pulverized the broken trunk, and saw Surging Thunder Dispersing Hands advance from Skilled to Mastery.
• Meng Chuan realized he had reached the blood-and-qi threshold for the Ninth Gate and considered how his martial principles and comprehension had enabled his breakthrough.
• Meng Chuan named the integrated move Thunder Dragon Claw and reflected that he might later apply the same approach to Five Elements Universe Fist.
• Meng Chuan celebrated his eighteenth birthday with friends and family, who shared a lavish meal and wished him well.
• After eating, Xue Na quietly left the young martial artists to talk about their dreams.

At his eighteenth birthday dinner, Meng Chuan reassured his friends that he had reached the ninth blood-and-vitality threshold while reflecting on his responsibilities to Auntie and Uncle. After the gathering, he returned to training and asked for the Silicon-Gold Post to be made harder.

• Meng Chuan resolved to train hard and prepare life-extending pills for Auntie and Uncle as the group discussed the National Martial Arts Examination.
• Xu Qingfeng worried that Meng Chuan might get injured in the Taihang competition, and Meng Chuan revealed that he had already reached the ninth threshold.
• Wang Yue lamented that he remained at the second threshold while Meng Chuan encouraged him to keep training.
• After the birthday dinner, Meng Chuan left Xue Na's teasing questions about the two girls and went to practice boxing.
• Meng Jiaolong and the little potato found a nearby place to duel after leaving with the others.
• At National United University Prep High's Martial Arts Training Ground, Meng Chuan asked the administrator to double the Silicon-Gold Post's hardness.

Meng Chuan reached the ninth stage and practiced combining borrowed techniques into his Five Elements Universe Fist before Luo Guanyun tested his ability to withstand a grandmaster’s force. The chapter ended with Meng Chuan countering Luo Guanyun in midair with a Thunder Dragon Claw, prompting his teacher to ask when he had learned the move.

• Meng Chuan showed Lu Zhuxiao his Fire Dragon Seizing Claw, and Lu realized he had reached the ninth stage after a Sudden Enlightenment.
• Meng Chuan asked Lu Zhuxiao to demonstrate Yaksha Plunging the Seas so he could study and incorporate the move into his fist style.
• Chen Jingyi asked Meng Chuan to help her later, and he agreed.
• Luo Guanyun tested Meng Chuan by pressing him with his grandmaster force and was surprised to learn that Meng Chuan had reached the ninth stage.
• Meng Chuan broke through Luo Guanyun’s pressure and attacked with his thunderbolt Fist Force before Luo sent him flying.
• Meng Chuan countered in midair with a Thunder Dragon Claw, and Luo Guanyun asked when he had learned it.

Meng Chuan trained fiercely with Luo Guanyun, received advice to pursue a seeded spot in the upcoming Supernova tournament, and learned more about a wager with Wudang. The chapter ended with Luo Guanyun and Zhao Shousui anticipating their disciples’ tournament match.

• Luo Guanyun fought Meng Chuan and coached him as Meng Chuan tried to understand his martial principles.
• Luo Guanyun praised Meng Chuan’s progress and urged him to compete for a seeded spot in the Supernova tournament.
• Luo Guanyun told Meng Chuan that Zhao Shousui would teach him the Azure Dragon Binding Skill after the tournament, following their wager over the cost of Azure Nether Energy.
• Luo Guanyun and Zhao Shousui traded boasts over the phone about their disciples and the wager.
• Zhao Shousui wondered whether Meng Chuan’s hard-skill talent could make him a threat to his disciple.

Meng Chuan completed the Qi Nurturing Armor Skill after Li Weigang struck his acupoints, triggering a transformation that formed a close-fitting purple qi armor around his body. He tested the armor’s movement and protection while Li Weigang watched.

• Meng Chuan saw that the Qi Nurturing Armor Skill had reached 99% mastery and asked Li Weigang to strike him so he could break through.
• Li Weigang tested Meng Chuan’s outer membrane, then repeatedly struck his acupoints with Mountain-Carrying True Qi.
• Meng Chuan’s purple qi formed a membrane around him and blocked Li Weigang’s true qi as the beating continued.
• Meng Chuan’s Qi Nurturing Armor Skill reached completion, and the panel displayed the limit-breaking trait Flesh Bloom (Intermediate).
• Meng Chuan circulated the skill at full force, forming a close-fitting purple qi armor that moved with him without restriction.

Meng Chuan completed the Armor Plating Skill and learned its limits before continuing his training and sparring. At home, he began considering how to use his growing control over his body to change his physique.

• Meng Chuan completed the Armor Plating Skill, and its Purple Qi Armor blocked Li Weigang’s True Qi; Li Weigang warned him to use it only when necessary because it burdened his body.
• Meng Chuan finished his body conditioning, left Li Weigang, and continued practicing boxing while pondering whether his techniques could let him fight Martial Artists across realms.
• Meng Chuan sparred with Senior Sister Chen Jingyi, copied her Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens and a Luan Form killing move, and fought her evenly through more than three hundred clashes.
• After returning home late the next night, Meng Chuan studied his powerful physique and considered using the Flesh Bloom trait to control and reshape his muscles.

Meng Chuan examined the near-impenetrable defense his perfected body-tempering art had given him and continued training his spirit while preparing for the Supernova Tournament’s second stage. With the tournament only days away, he packed for his first trip far from home and planned to leave with Teacher Luo.

• Meng Chuan imagined developing different body forms for strength, speed, and other needs, and considered how stronger body-tempering arts might help him achieve them.
• Meng Chuan tested his Purple Qi Armor against a Ninth Gate Martial Practitioner’s blade and Xu Qingfeng’s Jade Pestle, finding that his defenses could withstand tremendous force.
• Meng Chuan concluded that he no longer needed his protective suit for physical defense and decided to ask Master's wife to give it to Meng Yiyi.
• Meng Chuan tempered his spirit, noticed the faint precursor of a second Little Yellow Dragon, and listened to Professor Chen Yu's lesson on the relationship between body and spirit.
• On July 1st, Meng Chuan prepared to travel with Teacher Luo for the Supernova Tournament's second stage, packing clothes and the Jade Pestle before their departure two days later.

Meng Chuan trained for the upcoming Supernova Tournament, reaching a new blood-and-qi milestone and learning Yaksha Plunging the Seas from Lu Zhuxiao. He could not make the move carry his heartfire Fist Force, and the chapter ended with him preparing to meet Principal Yang after discovering several missed calls.

• Meng Chuan's blood-and-qi test recorded 298.8, the Ninth Threshold, after a month of hard training.
• Meng Chuan overwhelmed the Silicon-Gold Post during practice, leaving his classmates watching from a distance.
• Meng Chuan asked Lu Zhuxiao to teach him Yaksha Plunging the Seas, and the two drilled the move for hours.
• Meng Chuan practiced the move alone but could not channel heartfire Fist Force through it, despite executing the form correctly.
• Meng Chuan found several missed calls from Principal Yang and prepared to meet him, hoping to ask about the move.

Meng Chuan accepted North Union University’s offer of admission to the Grandmaster Class without taking the Martial Arts Examination and asked Yang Huan about integrating other boxing styles into his own. As Meng Chuan prepared to demonstrate a move, Luo Guanyun arrived at Mount Li and was stopped by the gatekeeper.

• Yang Huan gave Meng Chuan the admission-without-examination document, and Meng Chuan read it and agreed to join North Union University’s Grandmaster Class.
• Yang Huan said Luo Guanyun had to sign in person, so Meng Chuan called his Master and summoned him to the school.
• Meng Chuan explained that he wanted to borrow the strengths of other boxing styles, and Yang Huan recognized that he planned to incorporate their essence into his own boxing path.
• Yang Huan asked Meng Chuan to demonstrate a move, and Meng Chuan warned him before striking with Azure Dragon Clawing.
• Luo Guanyun reached the foot of Mount Li, where the elderly gatekeeper stopped him and pointed to the posted rules.

Meng Chuan learned Principal Yang’s four realms of fist-art mastery while Luo Guanyun came to sign his disciple’s contract. After Meng Chuan left, Yang Huan revealed his Sacred Eye Manifest Truth and questioned Luo Guanyun about the Thunder Seed and the vast resentment on his spiritual platform.

• Luo Guanyun entered the university and found Meng Chuan practicing a hold on Principal Yang, who calmly began teaching them.
• Yang Huan explained the realms of form, shape, rhythm, and Transcendent mastery, and advised Meng Chuan to practice and use mental visualization to improve Yaksha Plunging the Seas.
• Luo Guanyun praised Yang Huan’s teaching, and Yang Huan sent Meng Chuan away after he signed the contract, asking Luo to stay and reminisce.
• Yang Huan confronted Luo Guanyun about the Thunder Seed within him and opened his Sacred Eye Manifest Truth to inspect him.
• Yang Huan asked Luo Guanyun about the enormous resentment gathered on his spiritual platform.

Luo Guanyun consulted Yang Huan about the dangerous seal inside him and whether Meng Chuan should inherit the Thunder Arts. Yang Huan urged him to explain the risks and let Meng Chuan choose, while Meng Chuan returned home with good news and found his uncle was still away.

• Yang Huan examined Luo Guanyun and warned that his Thunder Seed remained active, advising him to avoid cultivating or using its Thunder Arts because it might break the seal.
• Yang Huan advised Luo Guanyun to strengthen his body and eventually seek help removing the Spirit Altar Resentment.
• Luo Guanyun worried about Meng Chuan practicing the Thunder Arts, but Yang Huan urged him to explain the method’s benefits and dangers and respect Meng Chuan’s decision.
• Yang Huan reflected that the Thunder Seed Technique might help Meng Chuan overcome his weak spiritual power and advance to master.
• Meng Chuan left United University and returned to the Hua Yun Estates residence, where he asked whether his uncle had come back.

Meng Chuan celebrated his admission to North Union University’s Grandmaster Class without an exam, then used Mental Sketching to experience Qi Jiguang’s Thirty-Two Form Long Fist in a vivid battlefield vision. He emerged with Yaksha Plunging the Seas mastered and the full sequence in memory, but his exhausted mental strength left him concerned about its weakness.

• Meng Chuan showed Meng Yongzhi and Xue Na his admission documents, and they celebrated his acceptance into the Grandmaster Class without an exam.
• Meng Chuan told Meng Yiyi, Principal Zong, and others about his admission, while Xu Qingfeng called to ask for his guidance and Meng Chuan hung up.
• Meng Chuan used Mental Sketching to visualize Yaksha Plunging the Seas and experienced a battle alongside the Qi Family Army, where he learned Qi Jiguang’s Thirty-Two Form Long Fist.
• Meng Chuan returned from the vision with Yaksha Plunging the Seas mastered and the fist sequence imprinted in his mind, but his depleted mental strength prevented him from testing it.
• Meng Chuan recognized that his weak mental strength was becoming a serious concern, resolved to cultivate the Primordial Spirit Thunder Seed Technique, practiced Dragon Meditation, and then trained the fist art.

Meng Chuan practiced fist techniques through the night, impressing Luo Guanyun and improving his Kongtong Long Fist. Three days later, the pair arrived in Wuan for the competition and met Zhao Shousui and his disciple Wang Ye.

• Meng Chuan successfully mimicked a fist technique and practiced Surging Thunder Dispersing Hands while Luo Guanyun watched from afar.
• Meng Chuan practiced Kongtong Long Fist until it advanced from Beginner to Proficient, then found Luo Guanyun waiting behind him.
• Luo Guanyun said he would practice the Qi Nurturing Armor Skill the next morning, and Meng Chuan eagerly agreed to check his movements.
• Three days later, Luo Guanyun and Meng Chuan arrived near Wuan, where Luo explained the region's strong martial culture.
• Zhao Shousui picked up Luo Guanyun and Meng Chuan in a van and introduced his disciple Wang Ye, prompting friendly teasing between the old friends.

Meng Chuan received a strategic cooperation offer from Hanhai Technology, and Luo Guanyun negotiated for better support. The agreement remained unsettled as Luo revealed Meng Chuan’s early admission qualification to the North Union University Grandmaster Class to strengthen their bargaining position.

• Zhao Shousui urged Meng Chuan to focus on the competition before he taught him how to begin cultivating the Azure Nether Dragon-Locking Body.
• Yu Chenguang of Hanhai Technology visited Meng Chuan with a strategic cooperation agreement tied to Hanhai Laboratory.
• Luo Guanyun reviewed the agreement and rejected its three-million annual subsidy as too small, asking Hanhai to offer practical resources instead.
• Yu Chenguang described Hanhai’s natural-ingredient supplements and said the company viewed the subsidy as an initial gesture before future cooperation.
• Luo Guanyun said Meng Chuan could work with Hanhai’s rival Tiangong Manufacturing and revealed that Meng Chuan had received preliminary admission qualification for the North Union University Grandmaster Class.

Meng Chuan and Luo Guanyun negotiated a sponsorship agreement with Hanhai Corporation, securing generous benefits tied to Meng Chuan’s tournament performance. After signing, Meng Chuan left with his Master, who reminded him to focus on training and strength.

• Yu Chenguang learned that Meng Chuan had been admitted to the Grandmaster Class without an exam and returned to negotiate better terms with Hanhai Corporation.
• Luo Guanyun rejected Hanhai’s initial offer and demanded twenty million paid in one lump sum, prompting Yu Chenguang to propose a wager agreement.
• Meng Chuan reviewed the agreement and accepted its terms, which offered twenty million if he reached the finals as a seeded contestant and additional payments for placing among the top three.
• Luo Guanyun tried to raise the Martial Artist pre-agreement to the Starlight Navigation tier, but Yu Chenguang refused, and Meng Chuan signed the contract.
• Meng Chuan and Luo Guanyun went out to see Martial Peace at night, and Luo Guanyun urged him to train diligently instead of being distracted by fame and fortune.

Meng Chuan watched a prediction video for the Northern Division and learned that the commentator ranked him tenth among the likely qualifiers. The next morning, he reunited with Meng Yiyi, gave her a protective suit, and persuaded her to leave her dangerous mountain research and return to school.

• Meng Chuan bought tournament souvenirs, prepared to give Meng Yiyi a protective suit, and watched the Northern Division predictions sent by Meng Jiaolong.
• The commentator predicted Zheng Chengcheng, Jueming, Xu Nuo, and other contestants would advance, placing Meng Chuan tenth and suspecting he had reached the Ninth Gate.
• Meng Yiyi visited Meng Chuan at the hotel before his match, and he offered to cover her lodging and expenses.
• Meng Yiyi described her research in the mountains, and Meng Chuan told her about the Mountain Whispers statue and urged her to leave.
• Meng Yiyi agreed to ask her advisor to let her return to school, even if she had to give up her credits.

Meng Chuan competed in the second stage of the Taihang True Dragon Martial Arts Competition, winning his opening match and advancing through several rounds. On the fifth day, he prepared to draw his opponent for the crucial match to reach the top eight.

• Meng Chuan gave Meng Yiyi his protective suit and told her how to use it before preparing for his first match.
• Meng Chuan defeated his opening opponent after exchanging more than a hundred moves with him using Qi Jiguang Long Fist.
• Luo Guanyun warned Meng Chuan to fight steadily and stop using opponents to practice his techniques.
• Meng Chuan watched the later matches with Meng Yiyi as the competition narrowed to skilled Nine Gates martial artists.
• On the fifth day, Meng Chuan stood with Wang Ye backstage and waited for the drawing of lots for the top-eight advancement match.

Meng Chuan prepared to face Xu Nuo in the first match for a place in the finals, while Li Xiao met a Sky Beyond Sky leader to discuss a plan to bring gods into the mortal world. The chapter ended as Meng Chuan and Xu Nuo waited for their match to begin.

• Meng Chuan dismissed Wang Ye’s claims about their rankings and assessed the strengths and weaknesses of Zheng Chengcheng, Jueming, and Xu Nuo.
• The matchups placed Meng Chuan against Xu Nuo and Wang Ye against a girl in black stockings, and Meng Chuan headed to the arena passageway.
• At the foot of Mount Taihang, Li Xiao met a Sky Beyond Sky leader, who told him their groups would connect nodes to prepare for gods to descend into the mortal world.
• The Sky Beyond Sky leader gave Li Xiao a cloth pouch containing a spotless bronze Mirror and directed him to Ermen Gorge.
• Luo Guanyun warned Meng Chuan about Xu Nuo’s dangerous saber and told him not to charge recklessly, while Xu Nuo waited confidently for the match.
• The arena’s final preparations ended, and the central screen lit up as the first battle for a finals ticket was about to begin.