Chapter Summaries

Ye Fan was expelled from the Jiangnan Martial University Trial Camp and rejected by Jin Lian after she awakened S-rank Spiritual Aptitude. His despair triggered the Sign-In Enlightenment System, which granted him the Nine-Star Hegemonic Body and Void God-Refining Method, leaving him newly empowered and vowing to make them regret their actions.

• Ye Fan begged his trial camp teacher for another chance, but the teacher expelled him and demanded 200,000 Huaxia Coins in fees.
• Jin Lian awakened S-rank Spiritual Aptitude and accepted a B-grade Cultivation Contract from Jiangnan University.
• Ye Fan waited outside the camp, but Jin Lian rejected him, offered to repay his family tenfold, and left in a luxury car for Bai Mufeng's banquet.
• Ye Fan's misery triggered the Sign-In Enlightenment System, which awarded him the Nine-Star Hegemonic Body and Void God-Refining Method.
• Ye Fan briefly entered Jiangnan Martial University to refresh his sign-in location, then gathered his belongings and vowed that Jin Lian and the university would regret their choices.

After receiving the Nine-Star Hegemonic Body, Ye Fan broke through to the Spirit Stream Realm and awakened the King-grade Overlord King Fist. Instructor Wu Xie invited him to test at the Star Martial Hall, while Ye Fan noticed more than ten missed calls and grew worried.

• Ye Fan's vitality surged to 125, advancing him from Initiate Martial Warrior to the Spirit Stream Realm and awakening the Overlord King Fist and a detection function.
• Ye Fan spent Enlightenment Points on the Overlord King Fist and rapidly raised his fist technique mastery while practicing in Linjiang Park.
• Instructor Wu Xie spotted Ye Fan's powerful martial art practice and watched him reach Peak Tier 1 fist technique mastery.
• Wu Xie introduced himself as an instructor from the Star Martial Hall and invited Ye Fan to take a test for a Cultivation Contract; Ye Fan agreed to go the next day.
• The system refreshed Ye Fan's check-in location to the Star Martial Hall Linjiang City Branch, and Ye Fan noticed more than ten missed calls on his watch.

After learning that his father, Ye Jun, had only days to live without treatment and needed five hundred thousand for medical fees, Ye Fan vowed to find the money through the Star Martial Hall. He trained through the night to improve his abilities and arrived at the Hall for its test, where someone immediately challenged his right to be there.

• Mother Lan Cuifang told Ye Fan that Ye Jun had been gravely injured during a treasure escort mission and needed five hundred thousand for treatment, so Ye Fan promised to find the money within three days.
• Ye Fan realized he might obtain advance training funds by meeting the Star Martial Hall's contract requirements and assured his mother that he would earn the money without resorting to crime.
• Ye Fan washed off the grime that had accumulated on his skin, then bought buns and discovered that his awakened body required far more food.
• Ye Fan slept in a riverside park and used two Enlightenment Points to practice the Void God-Refining Method, enduring hours of torment as his Mental Power and willpower increased.
• After recovering in only a few hours, Ye Fan found that his senses had sharpened, practiced the Overlord King Fist, ate breakfast, and went to the Star Martial Hall, where someone challenged him as soon as he arrived.

Ye Fan encountered Jin Lian and Bai Mufeng outside the Star Martial Hall, where Bai Mufeng tried to stop him from entering. Instructor Wu Xie admitted Ye Fan by special invitation and accepted Bai Nuoli’s wager over the test, leaving Ye Fan’s abilities yet to be proven.

• Ye Fan ignored Jin Lian, and Bai Mufeng attacked him with a flying stone that Ye Fan narrowly dodged using his heightened Mental Power.
• Bai Mufeng threatened to keep Ye Fan out of the Star Martial Hall, but Wu Xie emerged and confirmed that he had specially invited Ye Fan.
• Wu Xie and Bai Nuoli argued over Ye Fan’s admission, while Jin Lian claimed Ye Fan had failed to awaken Spiritual Aptitude and had been expelled from the trial camp.
• Ye Fan challenged the others to judge him by strength, and Bai Nuoli wagered a previously discussed treasure against Wu Xie.
• Ye Fan reminded Bai Nuoli that Jin Lian had abandoned the Ye Family after they supported her cultivation, making Bai Nuoli frown and Jin Lian clench her teeth.

Ye Fan began the Star Martial Hall’s three-part test and shocked the observers with a powerful physique, Spirit Stream Realm vitality, and overwhelming combat skill. Hall Master Yin Shanyue arrived after the display and asked Instructor Wu Xie where he had found such a monster.

• Ye Fan and Jin Lian entered the testing channels while Wu Xie and Bai Nuoli watched their results.
• Jin Lian displayed S-rank Spiritual Aptitude, but Ye Fan’s channel produced a domineering phantom that suggested he had a special bloodline or physique.
• Ye Fan’s combat test revealed that his Vitality Value exceeded one hundred and that he had reached the Spirit Stream Realm.
• Ye Fan used Overlord King Fist to blast apart successive Silver Guardians with a few punches, while Jin Lian struggled against three opponents.
• Yin Shanyue appeared at the testing arena and asked Wu Xie where he had found Ye Fan.

Ye Fan fought through the Star Martial Hall’s combat trial, defeating twenty Silver Guardians before surrendering and earning a Recovery Spirit Liquid. He entered the third trial alongside Jin Lian, where their aptitude assessment began.

• Wu Xie told Hall Master Yin Shanyue that he had invited Ye Fan to Star Martial Hall, and Yin recognized Ye Fan’s King-grade fist technique as evidence of a likely Supreme Bloodline Physique.
• Ye Fan fought increasing numbers of Silver Guardians, relying on his sharp perception and Nine-Star Hegemonic Body to defeat twenty before surrendering.
• Jin Lian finished the second trial and mocked Ye Fan, while the observers marveled at his record-breaking performance.
• Ye Fan drank the Recovery Spirit Liquid reward, recovered from his fatigue, and entered the third trial with three Enlightenment Points.
• Ye Fan and Jin Lian met in the shared aptitude-assessment space, traded insults, and heard the trial announcement begin.

During the Comprehension Assessment, Ye Fan chose the Peerless Overlord Spear and used Enlightenment Points to rapidly master it. His spear proficiency reached 99% just before the assessment ended, and the observers noticed his transformation.

• Ye Fan dismissed Jin Lian's mockery and decided to improve his spear technique during the assessment.
• Ye Fan selected the Spirit Tier Peerless Overlord Spear, while Jin Lian chose a sword technique and began practicing it.
• Ye Fan carefully read the spear technique before practicing, causing the observers to doubt his comprehension as Jin Lian advanced.
• With less than half an hour remaining, Ye Fan spent three Enlightenment Points on the Peerless Overlord Spear.
• Ye Fan's spear technique rapidly advanced to Perfection, and his Tier 1 Spear Technique reached 99% as the observers noticed his change.

Ye Fan achieved Perfection with the Peerless Overlord Spear, earned a perfect assessment, and defeated Jin Lian when she accused him of cheating. Hall Master Yin Shanyue approved an A-Rank Cultivation Contract for Ye Fan, and Wu Xie approached him to discuss it.

• Ye Fan invested his comprehension points into the Peerless Overlord Spear and demonstrated its Perfection Realm power, impressing Wu Xie and Yin Shanyue.
• The system rated Jin Lian’s Flowing Shadow Sword Technique a pass and Ye Fan’s Peerless Overlord Spear perfect, prompting Jin Lian to accuse Ye Fan of cheating.
• Jin Lian attacked Ye Fan, but he disarmed and injured her before declaring that all ties between her and the Ye Family were severed.
• After reviewing Ye Fan’s background and character, Yin Shanyue eliminated Jin Lian from consideration and offered Ye Fan an A-Rank Cultivation Contract.
• Wu Xie enthusiastically approached Ye Fan as Ye Fan wondered what contract he would receive.

Ye Fan met Hall Master Yin Shanyue after Instructor Wu Xie brought him to the Star Martial Hall’s top floor. Impressed by Ye Fan’s talent and loyalty, Yin offered him an A-Grade Cultivation Plan, and Instructor Wu began explaining its benefits.

• Ye Fan thanked Instructor Wu Xie for helping him enter the Star Martial Hall, and Wu Xie said the Hall Master wanted to meet him.
• Wu Xie led Ye Fan to Yin Shanyue’s office, where Ye Fan’s panel could not detect Yin’s Vitality Value.
• Yin assessed Ye Fan’s unusual presence and asked what he thought of the Star Martial Hall; Ye Fan praised the Hall and vowed to uphold its creed.
• Yin offered Ye Fan an A-Grade Cultivation Plan on behalf of the Star Martial Hall.
• Wu Xie explained that the plan included twenty million Huaxia Coins annually, forty million Martial Hall Points, and Diamond-Tier Privilege, then began explaining the points and privilege.

Ye Fan signed an A-Grade cultivation contract with the Star Martial Hall after learning about its funding and benefits for him and his family. With his father injured and awaiting help in Jiangning, Yin Shanyue offered him a private aircraft and a Spirit Grade spear before sending him off.

• Instructor Wu Xie explained Martial Hall Points and the benefits of joining the Star Martial Hall, while Yin Shanyue gave Ye Fan his private W-Chat contact and sent him the contract.
• Ye Fan reviewed the contract, which promised four annual installments of twenty million Huaxia Coins, Diamond Tier benefits, housing for his relatives, and cultivation support for his siblings.
• Ye Fan signed the contract and received the first five million Huaxia Coins in his bank account.
• Ye Fan told Yin Shanyue that his father had been injured by an alien beast and asked to return to Jiangning immediately.
• Yin Shanyue offered Ye Fan a private aircraft to reach Jiangning in under an hour and gifted him a Spirit Grade long spear.
• After Ye Fan left to wait for the aircraft, Yin Shanyue congratulated Wu Xie and said he could choose from several rewards.

Wu Xie chose to become chief captain of the Star Martial Hall office in Jiangning City and returned there with Ye Fan. Meanwhile, Bai Nuoli warned Bai Mufeng to avoid Ye Fan, whose sudden rise unsettled Bai Mufeng and Jin Lian.

• Yin Shanyue offered Wu Xie three career paths, and Wu Xie chose the Jiangning City post because Ye Fan's family lived there.
• Ye Fan registered with the Star Martial Hall and practiced Peerless Overlord Spear, nearing a breakthrough in his martial arts mastery.
• Wu Xie told Ye Fan about his appointment as chief captain, and they flew together toward Jiangning City in Yin Shanyue's aircraft.
• Bai Nuoli told Bai Mufeng that Ye Fan had an A-Grade Cultivation Plan and Diamond Tier privileges, and warned him to avoid Ye Fan.
• Bai Mufeng grew jealous of Ye Fan, while Jin Lian reassured Bai Mufeng and Bai Nuoli worried about the supervisor position.
• Ye Fan and Wu Xie arrived over Jiangning City, and Ye Fan thought of his father as he approached home.

Ye Fan returned to Jiangning City First Hospital and paid for his father Ye Jun’s treatment, only to learn that a hidden exotic beast toxin required a rare Ice Fire Glazed Fruit. He used his Star Martial Hall Diamond-Tier Privilege to buy one, and the hospital prepared to treat Ye Jun.

• Ye Fan arrived at Jiangning City First Hospital and reunited with his mother, Lan Cuifang, before paying five hundred thousand Huaxia Coins in medical fees.
• Ye Fan saw his gravely ill father, Ye Jun, and comforted Lan Cuifang while the hospital examined him.
• A doctor told Ye Fan and Lan Cuifang that Ye Jun had a deeply hidden ape-type toxin that the hospital might not be able to treat with its current resources.
• The doctor explained that an Ice Fire Glazed Fruit could help cure Ye Jun’s toxin, and Ye Fan found one listed for purchase in the Starfire Martial Hall Marketplace.
• Ye Fan used his Diamond-Tier Privilege to buy the fruit, which was delivered to the hospital in under half an hour.
• The doctor recognized the Ice Fire Glazed Fruit and immediately ordered an operating bed so the treatment could begin.

Ye Fan learned that Ye Jun had recovered after receiving treatment and went to pick up his younger sister, Ye Ling. He rescued her from Meng Chen’s thugs, but their powerful backer stepped out of a luxury car to confront him.

• Ye Fan reassured Lan Cuifang, learned Ye Ling was at school, and heard from the doctor that Ye Jun’s poison had been removed and his condition had stabilized.
• Ye Fan went to Jiangning No. 4 Middle School to pick up Ye Ling and found her surrounded by yellow-haired thugs demanding she become Meng Chen’s girlfriend.
• The thugs claimed Ye Jun owed them money and threatened Ye Ling, while her friend Jin Lian stood nearby.
• Ye Fan arrived and struck the lead thug, sending him flying as the surrounding students recognized Ye Fan’s strength.
• A person stepped out of a luxury car and challenged Ye Fan for attacking his people.

Ye Fan protected Ye Ling and Jin Lian from Meng Chen’s men, then learned Meng Chen claimed responsibility for the scheme behind his father’s injury. He called the Jiangning office of Star Martial Hall to mobilize the Martial Warrior Squad against Meng Corporation.

• The crowd recognized Meng Chen’s luxury car as belonging to the Jiangning Meng Clan, while Ye Fan knocked down the yellow-haired punks who attacked him.
• Liu Liu confronted Ye Fan, but Ye Fan used Overlord King Fist to break Liu Liu’s hand and force him to retreat.
• Meng Chen threatened Ye Fan and admitted his involvement in the scheme, then demanded that Ye Fan hand over Ye Ling and Jin Lian.
• Ye Fan struck Liu Liu again when he tried to shield Meng Chen, prompting Meng Chen to flee.
• Ye Ling urged Ye Fan to run, but Ye Fan promised to protect her and called Captain Wu Xie to mobilize the Martial Warrior Squad against Meng Corporation.

Star Martial Hall Captain Wu Xie sent Leng Feng’s squad to Meng Corporation after a Martial Warrior activated Diamond-tier Clearance. Meng Chen’s complaint about Ye Fan was interrupted when Ye Fan arrived at the corporation with the squad, stunning the Meng family.

• Wu Xie ordered Leng Feng and his squad to depart for Meng Corporation after hearing that a Martial Warrior had activated Diamond-tier Clearance.
• At Meng Corporation, Meng Xiong and Elder Shen celebrated Meng Hui’s B-grade spirituality and early admission to Jiangnan Martial University.
• Meng Chen returned with the wounded Liu Liu and accused Ye Fan of injuring him and threatening his life.
• Meng Xiong dismissed the conflict as a minor matter, but a subordinate reported that Star Martial Hall had surrounded the corporation.
• Surveillance footage showed Ye Fan approaching with a Bright Silver Red Tassel Spear and Star Martial Hall warriors, leaving Meng Hui shocked.

Ye Fan led Star Martial Hall warriors to confront the Meng Family after Meng Chen threatened his sister and caused his father’s grave injury. With the exits guarded and Meng Chen’s crimes exposed, Leng Feng warned that serious harm to a Martial Warrior’s family was punishable by execution.

• Meng Xiong learned that Ye Fan had summoned a Star Martial Hall squad with Diamond Tier authority, and Captain Gu advised him to sacrifice Meng Chen to save the rest of the family.
• Star Martial Hall warriors took positions around Meng Corporation, while Gunpowder guarded the escape routes from a nearby building.
• Meng Chen confessed that he had caused Ye Fan’s father’s injury and planned to use it to coerce Ye Fan’s sister.
• Ye Fan confronted Meng Chen on the forty-ninth floor and demanded that he answer for the harm he had threatened against Ye Fan’s family.
• Leng Feng cited Huaxia law that serious attempts to harm Martial Warriors or their families were punishable by beheading, leaving Meng Chen terrified.

Ye Fan defeated Meng Hui and killed him after Meng Xiong stabbed Meng Chen to death, ending the confrontation with the Meng Clan. A warning then announced that mutated beasts had breached Jiangning City's defenses, and Ye Fan's watch revealed a growing threat nearby.

• Meng Hui challenged Ye Fan to a duel, wagering that Ye Fan would spare Meng Chen if Meng Hui won.
• Ye Fan defeated Meng Hui with one spear strike, sending his staff flying and injuring him.
• Meng Xiong stabbed Meng Chen through the heart, and Ye Fan then pierced Meng Hui's heart with his silver spear.
• An alarm announced that mutated beasts had breached part of Jiangning City's defense system.
• Ye Fan's Martial Artist Watch displayed red dots marking mutated beasts near him.

Wu Xie assigned Ye Fan to Leng Feng’s First Squad to fight the beast invasion, while warning Meng Xiong not to target him. As Ye Fan joined the battle in Jiangning City, he killed a White-haired Ape and drew a swarm of them, leaving Gunpowder stunned as he aimed to support him.

• Wu Xie assigned Ye Fan to Leng Feng’s First Squad and warned Meng Xiong that harming Ye Fan would provoke Star Martial Hall.
• Meng Xiong rejected Liu Liu’s call for revenge and said the Meng Clan would compensate Ye Fan if he survived the Beast Tide.
• Leng Feng led his squad into Jiangning City, where beasts were attacking civilians, and divided the team into groups.
• Ye Fan saw that Leng Feng’s information panel revealed his vitality, saber technique, and proficiency as Leng Feng killed a White-haired Ape.
• Ye Fan pierced an Old White Ape’s skull with his spear, then found himself surrounded by more than a dozen White-haired Apes.
• Leng Feng ordered Gunpowder to support Ye Fan, but Gunpowder cursed in surprise when he looked through his sniper scope.

Ye Fan fought through the White-Furred Black-Clawed Ape invasion and pushed his spear technique toward a breakthrough, drawing the attention of Leng Feng and the other fighters. As Jiangning City's defenses joined the battle, a television broadcast began presenting Ye Fan as a heroic youth.

• Ye Fan swept his Bright Silver Spear through more than a dozen White-Furred Black-Clawed Apes, killing many and raising his Peerless Overlord Spear proficiency to 91%.
• Ye Fan continued fighting, and his Vitality Value reached 240 as his spear thrusts grew faster and struck the beasts' throats.
• Leng Feng recognized Ye Fan's exceptional spear skill and realized he might be nearing the formation of a Spear Intent Seed, so he rushed after him to avoid interrupting his breakthrough.
• The Martial Hall office, City Guard, independent Martial Warriors, and Mechanical Legion mobilized to repel the White-Furred Black-Clawed Ape invasion of Jiangning City.
• A television host announced a broadcast about Ye Fan fighting to protect Jiangning City's citizens.

Ye Fan’s publicized battle with the White-furred Black-clawed Apes won him recognition across Jiangning, while his spear training brought two breakthroughs. A new sign-in location appeared at the dilapidated Textile Factory, where Ye Fan and Leng Feng sensed danger.

• Jiangning’s Meng Corporation watched Ye Fan’s televised exploits, and Meng Xiong ordered lavish gifts prepared so he could personally apologize after the Beast Tide.
• Jiangning residents and Ye Fan’s former teacher Fang celebrated his achievements after the broadcast identified him as a Star Martial Hall martial artist.
• Ye Fan continued slaughtering White-furred Black-clawed Apes, raising his Peerless Overlord Spear proficiency and manifesting a Spear Intent Seed.
• Ye Fan’s Martial Arts Mastery notification showed his Spear Technique had reached Rank 2 and his Spear Intent Seed had reached 30%.
• Ye Fan received a new sign-in location at the dilapidated Textile Factory and headed toward it after reaching Jiangning’s outskirts.
• Leng Feng warned Ye Fan that the area felt wrong, and Ye Fan felt a prickling sense of danger near the factory.