Chapter Summaries

Meng Chuan prepared for the joint examinations by choosing additional hard martial arts and finally made progress with Dragon Meditation. After revealing his regenerative trait to Chen Tie, he began training Iron Cloth and Duo Mo Iron Legs alongside his existing techniques.

• Principal Zong told Meng Chuan that the joint examination would offer unusually generous rewards, including martial arts funds for the top schools.
• Meng Chuan resolved to rely on his strength to face the North Union University preparatory classes.
• After confirming his blood vitality and recovery rate, Meng Chuan bought Iron Cloth and began learning Duo Mo Iron Legs.
• Meng Chuan successfully reached Level One in Dragon Meditation after several days of failed attempts.
• Meng Chuan told Chen Tie about Nirvana Rainbow Transformation, and Chen Tie agreed to teach him Iron Cloth.

Meng Chuan trained his hard arts with Chen Tie and discussed finding a specialist to help him complete them. Two weeks later, he sparred with instructor Zhao Chuanyue to study wood-type fist arts, and the chapter ended as Meng Chuan prepared to test himself against a Seventh Pass fighter.

• Chen Tie helped Meng Chuan raise Duo Mo Iron Legs and Iron Cloth to beginner level, revealing their pending limit-break traits.
• Chen Tie recommended that Meng Chuan seek body-striking sessions from hard-art specialist Li Weigang, and Meng Chuan considered the cost while refusing to change masters.
• Two weeks later, Meng Chuan sparred with Zhao Chuanyue at Infinite Martial Arts Academy to study Taihang Azure Wood Fist and improve his Sun-Punch.
• Zhao Chuanyue landed a penetrating elbow strike on Meng Chuan's arm, and Meng Chuan sensed the hidden power of the wood-type art.
• When Meng Chuan asked how to produce such penetrating force, Zhao Chuanyue challenged him to win before he would teach him, and Meng Chuan agreed to fight without Killing Intent.

Meng Chuan defeated Zhao Chuanyue, refined his Sun-Punch, and used his growing skill to devise new training methods. The chapter ended with him enthusiastically practicing Sun-Punch on Chen Tie under the pretense of massage-patting.

• Meng Chuan endured Zhao Chuanyue's attacks, found an opening, and defeated him with a penetrating strike; Zhao Chuanyue conceded.
• Meng Chuan practiced Sun-Punch until it reached mastery, then combined it with Killing Intent to punch through a wooden dummy.
• Meng Chuan decided to develop Sun-Punch further before the joint examinations and noted that his Dragon Meditation technique remained stuck at 1%.
• Meng Chuan put protective armor on Le Ping, intending to use him for more Sun-Punch practice.
• Meng Chuan visited Chen Tie's home for massage-patting practice and repeatedly struck Chen Tie with Sun-Punch, gaining proficiency while Chen Tie gave him feedback.

Meng Chuan advanced Duo Mo Iron Arms and continued training his Killing Intent under Luo Guanyun's guidance. The chapter left him refining his attacks as Luo Guanyun judged his Killing Intent to have taken shape but not yet gained substance.

• Meng Chuan completed the Esoteric Sect breakthrough ritual at Chen Tie's house and advanced Duo Mo Iron Arms to Mastery.
• Chen Tie warned Meng Chuan not to treat the Esoteric Sect ritual lightly, and they speculated about Martial Gods.
• Half a month later, Meng Chuan practiced Killing Intent at the Infinite Martial Arts Academy, where Luo Guanyun taught him to let it flow naturally.
• Meng Chuan demonstrated his mastered Sun-Punch and attacked Luo Guanyun with Sun-Palm, faintly wrapped in Killing Intent.
• Luo Guanyun praised Meng Chuan's penetrating force and said his Killing Intent had condensed in form but still needed refinement.

Meng Chuan trained his hard skills and Killing Intent while Luo Guanyun advised him on combat and future prospects. By August 25, Meng Chuan’s Duo Mo Iron Legs had advanced to proficiency, and he tested how Armor Plating Skill’s protective membrane resisted a blade.

• Luo Guanyun demonstrated how willpower could penetrate Meng Chuan’s defenses, then advised him to use hard skills openly and reserve Killing Intent for a decisive attack.
• Meng Chuan asked Luo Guanyun about other kinds of willpower, and Luo explained that emotions such as the will to protect could be cultivated as personal willpower.
• Luo Guanyun considered a future title for Meng Chuan, while Meng Chuan trained with Master Zhao, meditated, studied Chen Yu’s online course, and completed stance training.
• On August 25, Meng Chuan’s Duo Mo Iron Legs reached proficiency, and Chen Tie advised him to balance body strikes with rest.
• Meng Chuan tested Armor Plating Skill by drawing a fruit knife across his iron arm, barely piercing its protective membrane before the hardened skin stopped the blade.

Meng Chuan tested his defenses, then was ambushed by a Demon Summoning Hall assassin disguised as a courier. He defeated the attacker and waited for the police to learn who had sent him, while Luo Guanyun confronted Dragon Nine about the attack.

• Meng Chuan tested his resistance to ordinary blades, treated his wound, and continued practicing at Chen Tie's home.
• A fake courier delivered a package from Dagon Ga that released demonic energy, but Meng Chuan resisted its effects and pretended to pass out.
• The assassin tried to stab Meng Chuan, who woke in time to break the attacker’s limbs and demand to know who had sent him.
• The compound gatekeepers helped Meng Chuan secure the assassin and call the police; Meng Yongzhi worried that Demonic Path Martial Artists were targeting his nephew.
• Luo Guanyun arrived at the police department and demanded that Dragon Nine explain the attack on his personal disciple.
• After receiving an update from an officer, Dragon Nine told Luo Guanyun to wait for the interrogation results and said Meng Chuan’s sense of justice made clashes with Demonic Path Martial Artists inevitable.

After the assassination attempt, Meng Chuan and his family received protection while Dragon Nine investigated the suspected mole and the Demon Summoning Hall. Three days later, Dragon Nine secretly watched Wang Xuan enter Chaoyang Tower as part of his effort to uncover the escaped chief priest.

• Luo Guanyun ordered Dragon Nine to notify him when the Demon Summoning Hall's hideout was found, then left to cultivate and suppress the restless Thunder Seed.
• Dragon Nine promised Meng Chuan compensation, put Meng Yongzhi on paid leave, and arranged a Ninth Gate plainclothes officer to protect the family.
• Meng Chuan told Dragon Nine that the assassin's mailed parcel might be linked to Esoteric Divine Oil on Waimin Street, so Dragon Nine tasked Wang Xuan with investigating the shop.
• Dragon Nine privately admitted he had evidence of a betrayal and planned to use Wang Xuan's lead to find the escaped chief priest of the Demon Summoning Hall's Yong'an stronghold.
• At home, Meng Chuan checked his body and concluded that his Nirvana Rainbow Transformation trait had consumed rainbow light to neutralize the demonic energy.
• Three days later, Dragon Nine, disguised with a wig and sunglasses, watched Wang Xuan enter Chaoyang Tower.

Meng Chuan began his second year by sparring fiercely with Teacher Liang, then perfected Cloud Ascending Steps and felt a new lightness in his movements. He remained intent on training the technique further, hoping to sense the qi and Force-Energy Teacher Luo had described.

• Dragon Nine ordered his subordinates to track Wang Xuan, while Liu Jinglong followed Wang Xuan through the crowd.
• On the first day of the new term, Meng Chuan fought Teacher Liang in front of the second-year students and forced him to endure five minutes of close-quarters combat.
• Liang Weilong used his Metal-Splitting Bone-Breaking Blade, but Meng Chuan blocked it, counterattacked, and continued fighting until they called a draw.
• After chatting with his classmates, Meng Chuan trained alone for two hours and advanced Cloud Ascending Steps from Mastery to Perfection.
• Meng Chuan tested his newly improved agility and decided to keep practicing Cloud Ascending Steps until he could sense qi and Force-Energy.

Meng Chuan trained his movement techniques and martial arts, while Luo Guanyun pushed him past exhaustion and recognized his growing talent. As the October joint exam approached, Meng Chuan focused on raising his Blood Qi and boxing proficiency, ending the chapter practicing Sun-Punch on a rooftop.

• Meng Chuan tested his movement technique, then planned to improve his boxing and hard martial arts before the October joint exam.
• Luo Guanyun made Meng Chuan run past exhaustion, and Rainbow Light Body supplied new strength as Cloud Ascending Steps reached perfection.
• Luo Guanyun praised Meng Chuan’s potential and promised to teach him an agility-focused movement technique after the exams.
• Meng Chuan focused on Luo Family Eight Extremities, Sun-Punch, and the four hard martial arts as his Blood Qi rose to 61.55.
• On October 27th, Meng Chuan practiced Splitting Palm on a rooftop, then began training Sun-Punch with Inch Step.

Meng Chuan broke through to the seventh vitality-and-blood gate after limit-breaking Sun-Punch, then tested his new power and destroyed a dead tree outside his home. When Luo Guanyun returned from the Thousand-Headed Demon Nest, he recognized Meng Chuan’s strength as that of the seventh gate.

• Meng Chuan gained the Bone-Piercing trait from limit-breaking Sun-Punch and discovered that his attacks had greater penetrating force and destructive power.
• Meng Chuan leapt from a rooftop, landed safely, and punched a dead tree before breaking it apart with Luo Family Eight Extremities, drawing complaints from nearby homeowners.
• Luo Guanyun told Meng Chuan that he was helping clear the demon nest, where he could keep valuable materials, while Meng Chuan stayed behind to practice.
• At the Thousand-Headed Demon Nest, Zhou Yun assigned Yan Hua’s share of the resources to himself, and Zheng Yulan lamented that he had disregarded the university’s contributions to his rise.
• On the 28th, Luo Guanyun returned and watched Meng Chuan punch through a wooden post; after examining his power, he asked whether Meng Chuan had reached the seventh gate.

Meng Chuan asked Luo Guanyun to assess his Eight Extremities and learned that he needed to keep tempering it until his Blood Qi awakened from his acupoints. As he prepared for the joint examination, he reached the seventh barrier and began training with Liang Weilong to understand Transforming Force.

• Luo Guanyun praised Meng Chuan’s Luo Family Eight Extremities but explained that it was not complete under the Blood Qi martial arts system until his Blood Qi awakened from his acupoints.
• Meng Chuan told Luo Guanyun he had enough cultivation resources, and Luo Guanyun asked him to stay the night because he feared Demon Summoning Hall might target him again.
• Zong Ping sent Meng Chuan information about the joint examination candidates and warned him that Peaceful High School’s three entrants had reached the seventh barrier and mastered Transforming Force.
• Meng Chuan told Zong Ping that he had also reached the seventh barrier, then continued practicing before looking at the information.
• Meng Chuan asked Liang Weilong to demonstrate Transforming Force, and Liang redirected Meng Chuan’s attacks before returning their force with Metal Fist Style.

Meng Chuan learned Fire-element Transforming Force from Liang Weilong and reached the ranks of advanced martial artists. He studied the joint examination’s opponents with his teammates, then advanced Iron Cloth to Proficient that night.

• Meng Chuan adapted the principles of Transforming Force to his Fire-element boxing and used Force Softening to deflect Liang Weilong’s attack.
• Liang Weilong explained the levels of Transforming Force, and Meng Chuan continued practicing until he fully comprehended the technique.
• Meng Chuan reviewed enemy intelligence with Qi Fei and another substitute contestant, sizing up the Seventh Gate fighters Xu Qingfeng, Meng Jiaolong, and Zhao Jian.
• After his medicine was absorbed, Meng Chuan’s Iron Cloth advanced to Proficient, though he decided against testing its resistance by stewing himself in an iron pot.

Meng Chuan transferred much of his compensation to Auntie Xue Na and found that rare gear was beyond his means while Spirit Nourishing Objects had become scarce and expensive. Meanwhile, Lord Mirror empowered Zhao Jian and ordered him to investigate Meng Chuan’s strength, as the Demon Summoning Hall accelerated its collection of Spirit Nourishing Objects.

• Meng Chuan received his compensation, sent three hundred thousand to Auntie Xue Na, and browsed the Martial Arts Association store for protective gear and Spirit Nourishing Objects.
• Zhao Jian practiced his Crane Form skill and was visited by Fang Jianxing through the water in his bathtub.
• Fang Jianxing strengthened Zhao Jian and ordered him to seek first place in the joint examination and learn the full extent of Meng Chuan’s strength.
• Priest Fan reported to Dragon Sovereign that the Demon Summoning Hall had gathered more than half of Yong’an’s Spirit Nourishing Objects.
• Dragon Sovereign ordered Priest Fan to speed up the collection and promised him a seventh sublimation once they had enough.

Meng Chuan completed his preparations for the Twenty-Four School Joint Exam, and Principal Zong led Peaceful High School’s representatives to Xiang King’s Tomb. The chapter ended as they arrived at the competition venue, where Yong’an’s young martial artists would compete.

• The Thousand-Headed Flood Dragon Demon’s incomplete true spirit returned to Priest Fan’s mind, and Priest Fan yearned for his seventh evolution and the power of a Grandmaster.
• Meng Chuan consolidated his seventh gate but fell short of mastering Armor Plating Skill before the joint exam.
• Luo Guanyun sparred with Meng Chuan and praised his strength, saying the martial arts exam bonus points were assured.
• Principal Zong sent Meng Chuan the joint exam details, then prayed for him to take first place.
• On October 11th, Meng Chuan and Qi Fei left Peaceful High School with Principal Zong to represent their school at the joint exam.
• The group reached Xiang King’s Tomb, the designated competition venue named for the ancient Martial Arts Heavenly King Qin Xiang.

Students from Yong'an’s schools gathered for a joint martial arts examination at Xiang King’s Tomb, where they would fight Heavenly Demons and compete for Dao Beacons. After the rules were announced, Principal Zong gave Meng Chuan’s team a plan for securing a beacon and reaching the mountain.

• North Union’s teacher warned Xu Qingfeng, Meng Jiaolong, and Zhao Jian about Yan Hua’s competitors and Meng Chuan, while Zhao Jian vowed to settle a supposed grudge with him.
• Bai Junfeng explained that students had to obtain Dao Beacons to earn rankings and rewards, and that teams holding three beacons had to head for the mountaintop.
• Meng Jiaolong declared that North Union would take the championship, while Zheng Zhenzhen resolved to claim first place for herself.
• The chapter recounted the rules and history of the Tianshan Martial Gathering and Principal Yin’s decision to exclude students without Dao Beacons from rankings.
• Principal Zong gave Peaceful High School’s team a map and positioning devices, then advised Meng Chuan to wait until the other schools had secured beacons before raiding a Treasure Trove.

Meng Chuan entered the joint examination at Xiangwang Tomb Mountain, where the contestants competed for generous rewards and Dao Beacons. He led Qi Fei and another student to a Treasure Trove, sensed a concealed Heavenly Demon inside, and approached it alone.

• Meng Chuan reassured Principal Zong that he was ready to compete and promised to help Qi Fei and another student secure Dao Beacons.
• At the judges' stand, Yin Tianshou and Luo Meng discussed the rewards as Bai Junfeng identified Meng Chuan as Luo Guanyun's disciple and a seventh-level martial artist.
• Bai Junfeng told Yin Tianshou that Meng Chuan had been praised by Chairman Zhao for his steadfast temperament.
• Meng Chuan set out with Qi Fei and another student and chose to visit the nearest Treasure Trove for a Dao Beacon.
• At a ruined Shrine Pavilion, Meng Chuan sensed a concealed void-type Heavenly Demon and told his companions to stay back while he approached alone.

Meng Chuan defeated a Heavenly Demon to claim a Dao Beacon, then eliminated Yong'an Martial Arts University's team and headed for Zheng Cave. After Meng Jiaolong emerged with another Dao Beacon, Meng Chuan ambushed her, but she spotted him and challenged him.

• Meng Chuan tested the Shrine Pavilion's limits, punched its Heavenly Demon to death, and searched its brain for a core before taking the Dao Beacon.
• Meng Chuan told Qi Fei and their companion to collect all three Dao Beacons so he could carry them up the mountain, then knocked out Chen Haoyu and his two Yong'an teammates when they tried to take one.
• The Martial Arts Association eliminated Yong'an's team, while Yin Tianshou watched and heard them falsely explain their loss as a seventh-place finish.
• Meng Chuan led Qi Fei and their companion to Zheng Cave, where he identified Meng Jiaolong as the likely fighter inside and sent his companions to hide with the Dao Beacon.
• Meng Jiaolong emerged with a Dao Beacon, but Meng Chuan's attempt to follow her was exposed when she struck at him with Dragon Form claws.
• Meng Chuan praised Meng Jiaolong's Dragon Form Fist, and she asked what he wanted as she prepared to face him.

Meng Chuan fought Meng Jiaolong for her Dao Beacon, overpowering her with his strength and combat traits. He nearly choked her into submission before a joint examination staff member intervened, leaving the contest unresolved.

• Meng Chuan demanded Meng Jiaolong hand over her Dao Beacon, and she attacked him with Dragon Form Fist.
• Meng Chuan endured her attacks and pursued her, while Meng Jiaolong used the Awakening of Insects trait to evade his blows.
• Meng Chuan struck Meng Jiaolong with Bone-Piercing, disrupting her breath, then grabbed her neck and slammed her into the ground.
• Meng Chuan demanded the Dao Beacon, but Meng Jiaolong could not answer while he choked her.
• A joint examination staff member ordered Meng Chuan to release Meng Jiaolong, who recovered, spat blood at him, and took refuge behind the staff member.

Meng Chuan eliminated Meng Jiaolong and encountered Xu Qingfeng, who withdrew rather than fight him. Meanwhile, Zheng Zhenzhen chased down Qi Fei and took him captive as Meng Chuan hurried toward them.

• Meng Chuan defeated Meng Jiaolong, took her Dao Beacon, and promised to spar with her after winning the championship.
• Yin Tianshou and Bai Junfeng praised Meng Chuan’s combat ability and fierce Killing Intent, while Luo Meng watched thoughtfully.
• Xu Qingfeng arrived, congratulated Meng Chuan, and withdrew into the forest to seek a Dao Beacon and meet Zhao Jian.
• Zheng Zhenzhen chased Qi Fei after his companion was eliminated and threatened to break his legs if he ran again.
• Qi Fei tried to escape and called for Meng Chuan, but Zheng Zhenzhen struck him down and hauled him upright.

Meng Chuan fought Zheng Zhenzhen after she attacked Qi Fei, and the two traded fierce blows through the mountain forest. He outmaneuvered her with a concealed attack, leaving Zheng Zhenzhen facing a sudden strike from her blind spot.

• Zheng Zhenzhen sensed an attacker behind her, blocked the ambush, and demanded both Dao Beacons.
• Meng Chuan arrived to protect Qi Fei, then dodged Zheng Zhenzhen's attack and fought back with Luo Family Eight Extremities.
• Zheng Zhenzhen unleashed her mastered Tiger Form Fist, while judges Bai Junfeng and Yin Tianshou watched and praised her skill.
• Meng Chuan and Zheng Zhenzhen exchanged rapid blows until Meng Chuan decided to end the prolonged fight and baited her into using Black Tiger Heart Snatch.
• Meng Chuan knocked aside Zheng Zhenzhen's claw and launched a concealed strike from her blind spot as she tried to block it.