Chapter Summaries

Ye Fan emerged from the Mother of Profound Ice Stele after three days, awakening the Heart of the Innocent and greatly improving his martial mastery. As Zhou Cang helped him prepare for the final match, Xia Jie completed intensive training and vowed to defeat Ye Fan in the Freshman Battle.

• Ye Fan awakened the Heart of the Innocent, increased his mental power, and advanced his fist and spear mastery while trapped in the Mother of Profound Ice Stele.
• The stele shattered, and Zhou Cang congratulated Ye Fan and explained that Dean Cang and the Principal had arranged his protection and training.
• Ye Fan thanked Zhou Cang and the people who had helped him, while Dean Cang resolved that Kunlun Martial University would fight for the King of Freshmen title.
• Zhou Cang offered to spar with Ye Fan before the final match so he could adapt to his improved strength.
• Xia Jie finished three days of intensive training and promised his Xia Family uncle and Modu Martial University teachers that he would defeat Ye Fan and claim first place.

Ye Fan prepared for the Freshman Competition finals and entered the packed arena to face Xia Jie. As both universities and spectators rallied behind their chosen fighters, the peak showdown was announced, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Ye Fan sparred with Zhou Cang, who praised his spear technique and wished him victory in the finals.
• Ye Fan recovered and cultivated until he was in peak condition, then entered the Virtual Martial Combat Space at noon.
• Kunlun Martial University students and upperclassmen cheered for Ye Fan, and Ai Wei asked him to take first place.
• Xia Jie arrived to loud support from Modu Martial University, while Qin Feng led Kunlun’s students in chanting for Ye Fan.
• Zhuge Wudi said he favored Ye Fan, and media outlets and bloggers began livestreaming the finals.
• The host introduced Ye Fan and Xia Jie to the roaring crowd as the peak showdown was about to begin.

Ye Fan and Xia Jie fought in the tournament final, trading powerful techniques as Ye Fan’s Spear Heart Enlightenment and self-created spear arts challenged Xia Jie’s Emperor-grade martial arts. The battle remained undecided as Xia Jie unleashed his Eighth Rank Dao Seed and Ye Fan seized control of his weapon.

• Ye Fan and Xia Jie began the final with a fierce exchange, revealing that both had mid Tier 4 Martial Arts Mastery.
• Ye Fan’s Spear Heart Enlightenment overpowered Xia Jie’s Sword Heart Enlightenment and forced Xia Jie to retreat.
• Xia Jie used Emperor-grade martial arts while Ye Fan answered with self-created spear arts that matched and sometimes suppressed them.
• The fighters pushed one another toward exhaustion as their battle became a contest of strength, experience, and Martial Dao Will.
• Xia Jie activated his Eighth Rank Dao Seed, Floating Light: Glancing Shadow, and Ye Fan countered with Weapon Derivation: Weapon Control, directing Xia Jie’s Sword Light toward him.

Ye Fan and Xia Jie unleashed their Dao Seeds in a fierce final battle, with Xia Jie briefly gaining the upper hand after activating Leap: Berserk. Ye Fan matched his strength and used his Heart of Innocence to exploit Xia Jie's wavering resolve, ending the fight by piercing his heart with a spear.

• Xia Jie countered Ye Fan's Weapon Controlling with a shield but was driven backward by the Eighth Rank Dao Seed, Floating Light: Glancing Shadow.
• Xia Jie activated his Eighth Rank Dao Seed, Leap: Berserk, and Ye Fan responded with Primary Blood Burn, doubling his aura.
• Ye Fan and Xia Jie clashed in midair, and Xia Jie blasted Ye Fan backward until Ye Fan raised his power with Intermediate Blood Burn.
• The two fought for over a thousand moves as Ye Fan stayed composed and Xiaie's confidence faltered under the pressure of Ye Fan's Heart of Innocence.
• Ye Fan seized an opening with his Psychic Power and pierced Xia Jie's heart with a spear enhanced by spiraling vibrations and Lightning Fire: Void.

Ye Fan defeated Xia Jie to win the Freshman Battle and was celebrated as Kunlun Martial University's first King of Freshmen. He received a thirty-billion portion of Dragon Blood and qualification for next year's Blue Star Youth Martial Arts Competition as his fame spread across Huaxia.

• Ye Fan killed Xia Jie with a domineering strike, and Kunlun Martial University freshmen cheered as he won the battle.
• Ye Fan's family and Wu Xie celebrated his victory, while Wu Yao joked about regretting not making a move on him earlier.
• Li Gang's livestream audience urged him to invite Ye Fan to his martial arts academy's opening.
• The host announced Ye Fan as King of Freshmen, awarded him a portion of Dragon Blood worth thirty billion, and granted him entry qualification for next year's Blue Star Youth Martial Arts Competition.
• Dean Cang celebrated Ye Fan's victory, Teacher Hu Ping regretted overlooking his talent, and news of Ye Fan's championship spread across Huaxia.

Ye Fan’s Freshman Tournament championship made him famous and boosted Qiangsheng Technology, while Dean Cang told Moon Chan Demigod that Ye Fan had won. As Ai Wei left after sending Ye Fan a message, Ye Fan entered secluded cultivation with the Black Dragon Emperor’s essence blood.

• Ye Fan’s tournament victory spread through Huaxia, and Qiangsheng Technology’s stock rose 25% as Martial Warriors bought its products.
• Han Meimei predicted Ye Fan’s success could raise Qiangsheng Technology’s influence at the Blue Star Youth Martial Arts Competition, while Li Lei doubted he could yet stand out there.
• Dean Cang told Moon Chan Demigod that Ye Fan had won the Freshman Tournament championship, and she warned that alien spies who targeted him would be dealt with.
• Dean Cang worried Ye Fan’s inspiring rise would attract alien attention, but Moon Chan Demigod insisted their enemies should be killed if they appeared.
• Ai Wei told Ai Hongjun she was leaving immediately and had left Ye Fan a message because he had entered secluded cultivation.
• Ye Fan examined the crystal-sealed essence blood of the Black Dragon Emperor in his villa’s martial arts room.

Ye Fan swallowed the Deep Sea Black Dragon Emperor’s essence blood and began fighting its will while refining its power. As Dean Cang and Zhou Cang watched, Ye Ling called to ask Zhou Cang to tell Ye Fan to return home, where she revealed that their father had been beaten.

• Ye Fan swallowed the Dragon Blood and battled the Black Dragon Emperor’s will inside his body.
• Dean Cang and Zhou Cang watched Ye Fan refine the blood and discussed its dangers and the Black Dragon Emperor’s Three Absolutes.
• Zhou Cang answered a call from Ye Ling and promised to tell Ye Fan to return home after his secluded cultivation.
• At the Ye Family Villa, Ye Ling confronted her father for not letting her tell Ye Fan that he had been beaten.

Ye Fan absorbed the Deep Sea Black Dragon Emperor Essence Blood, raising his Vitality Value to the Star River Realm Peak and comprehending the Dragon Emperor's Three Absolutes. Zhou Cang and Dean Cang watched in astonishment as Ye Fan mastered Dragon Scales, Dragon Wings, and Dragon Tendons.

• Ye Fan's Vitality Value surged to 12,000, and he stopped it from rising further to avoid breaking through into the Mountain Sea Realm before completing his Red Moon Realm trial.
• Ye Fan began using his Psychic Power to comprehend the Dragon Emperor's Three Absolutes from the remaining Dragon Emperor's Will in the essence blood.
• After three hours, Ye Fan manifested the defensive Dragon Scales, which Zhou Cang and Dean Cang recognized as the first of the Three Absolutes.
• Ye Fan then formed metallic Dragon Wings that could boost his speed and slash enemies, surprising Dean Cang.
• Ye Fan transformed his movement technique with Dragon Tendons and comprehended all three of the Dragon Emperor's Three Absolutes.

Ye Fan comprehended all three of the Dragon Emperor's Three Absolutes and received a demigod's full-power strike as a life-saving trump card before heading home to Jiangning. His excitement turned to fury when Ye Ling told him their father had been beaten.

• Dean Cang gave Zhou Cang an ice crystal containing Moon Chan Demigod's full-power strike to pass on to Ye Fan.
• Ye Fan completed the Dragon Emperor's Three Absolutes, and Zhou Cang told him to take a few days off and return to Jiangning City.
• Zhou Cang gave Ye Fan the ice crystal, and Ye Fan thanked him, Dean Cang, and the principal.
• Ye Fan read Ai Wei's message about her upcoming mysterious trial and replied to messages from his friends and senior brothers and sisters.
• Ye Fan called home, and Ye Ling told him their father had been beaten before hanging up.
• Ye Fan erupted with a dangerous aura aboard the White Emperor-5000 Aircraft.

Ye Fan rushed back to Jiangning after learning someone had been probing his communications, only to find his family had faced a series of attacks and harassment. He realized someone was deliberately targeting his family but did not yet know who was behind it.

• Ye Fan ordered the White Emperor-5000 to fly at Mach 2 and withstood the acceleration without moving.
• A slick-haired staff member at Magic Martial University discovered that someone had searched his communications and internet records, but dismissed the threat because of his university’s backing.
• Ye Fan arrived at Linjiang No. 1 Villa District, where residents discussed his recent victory and the trouble surrounding his family.
• Ye Fan saw Ye Jun injured and questioned Wu Xie about what had happened.
• Ye Jun said a fellow fisherman had injured him, while Ye Ling recounted trouble that had befallen her and their mother; she said Liu Lou had helped her.
• Ye Fan concluded that someone was deliberately harassing his family, but he did not know who was responsible.

After the attack on Ye Fan’s family, Wu Xie helped him investigate and found evidence pointing to Zhou Tangbo and the Magic City Zhou Clan. Ye Fan flew to Magic City to confront Zhou Tangbo, preparing to kill him as the aircraft approached his apartment.

• Wu Xie calmed Ye Fan and explained that the police would handle the attackers while they searched for the mastermind.
• Ye Fan used his Starshine Level clearance to review the investigation, which implicated the Magic City Zhou Clan and Zhou Tangbo.
• Ye Fan noticed that the family’s targeting began after October 8, around the time of his assassination attempt, and suspected Zhou Tangbo had expected him to die.
• Ye Fan asked Smart Brain for Zhou Tangbo’s location and learned he was staying in room 3252 of Guanlan Commercial Building in Magic City.
• Ye Fan left Wu Xie to protect his family, boarded the White Emperor 5000, and flew toward Zhou Tangbo’s apartment with a spear and eight Flying Daggers.

Ye Fan attacked Zhou Tangbo in his apartment and overwhelmed him with his spear, then shrugged off Zhou Tangbo’s barrage of fine needles. Zhou Tangbo realized Ye Fan had mastered the Dragon Emperor’s Three Absolutes, while their fight continued amid the destruction of the building.

• Ye Fan burst into Zhou Tangbo’s apartment, used Bewitching Arts to knock out Zhou Tangbo’s lover, and nearly killed Zhou Tangbo with a spear thrust.
• Zhou Tangbo used the unconscious woman as a shield, but Ye Fan’s spear broke through his King-level Shield and sent him crashing through several walls.
• Zhou Tangbo emerged from the ruins and fired thousands of fine needles from a Thousand Mechanism Umbrella at Ye Fan.
• Ye Fan blocked the needles with his Flying Daggers and completed Glazed Jade Body, then stopped the rest with Dragon Scale Defense.
• Zhou Tangbo recognized Ye Fan’s Dragon Wings, Dragon Tendons, and Dragon Scales as the Dragon Emperor’s Three Absolutes.

Ye Fan pursued Zhou Tangbo through the sky and defeated him with his lightning-and-fire spear art. As Zhou Tangbo prepared to burn his Star River and threaten nearby civilians, a Magic Martial University teacher and the Magic City Guard captain arrived and accused Ye Fan of a capital crime.

• Zhou Tangbo fled toward Magic Martial University on a flying device, but Ye Fan chased him down.
• Zhou Tangbo used Black Water: Corrosion, but Ye Fan countered it with Purple Firmament Divine Thunder and closed the distance.
• Ye Fan struck with Lightning Fire: Void, destroying Zhou Tangbo’s Thousand Mechanism Umbrella-like weapon and sending him crashing into a ditch.
• Zhou Tangbo threatened to burn his Star River and kill civilians, while Ye Fan resolved to kill him.
• A Magic Martial University teacher and the Magic City Guard captain arrived, and the teacher accused Ye Fan of slaughtering a fellow Human Race expert.

Ye Fan clashed with a Magic Martial University teacher who accused him of attacking his own people, then discovered that Lieutenant Colonel Yang Qian recognized him as a decorated military hero. Yang Qian silenced the teacher and asked Ye Fan what trouble he had encountered.

• The Magic Martial University teacher accused Ye Fan of slaughtering members of his own race and attacked him with an Earth Attribute Great Hand Seal.
• Ye Fan countered with his Spiral: Meteor Kill and Blood Burn, shattering the seal and injuring the teacher.
• Ye Fan confronted Zhou Tangbo and warned the people below not to block his path as he prepared to deal with him.
• Lieutenant Colonel Yang Qian arrived, saluted Ye Fan as an Honorary Major, and asked what had happened.
• When the Magic Martial University teacher tried to explain, Yang Qian struck him aside and ordered him to be quiet.

Ye Fan accused Zhou Tangbo of persecuting his family and sought justice through Martial Artist Judgment, with Lieutenant Colonel Yang Qian and Ai Hongjun backing him. After Ai Hongjun appointed Ye Fan Branch Hall Master of the new Jiangning Branch Hall, Ye Fan hinted that Zhou Tangbo had colluded with other races, leaving Zhou Tangbo terrified that his secret had been exposed.

• Ye Fan told Lieutenant Colonel Yang Qian that Zhou Tangbo had harmed his family and said he could provide conclusive evidence.
• Yang Qian explained that Ye Fan could seek Martial Artist Judgment and potentially kill Zhou Tangbo himself if the evidence was proven.
• The man surnamed Ding questioned whether the Martial Dao Court would side with Ye Fan, but Ai Hongjun arrived and announced Ye Fan's appointment as Branch Hall Master of the Jiangning Branch Hall.
• Ai Hongjun told Ye Fan to call him Grandpa, and Ye Fan obediently did so as Zhou Tangbo despaired.
• Ye Fan said he suspected Zhou Tangbo had colluded with other races, and Zhou Tangbo's changed expression convinced Ye Fan the accusation had struck a nerve.

Ye Fan secured Zhou Tangbo’s death sentence for persecuting his family, while the court found insufficient evidence to convict him of colluding with alien races. As Zhou Tangbo awaited execution, a mysterious voice appeared and offered a possible alliance against Ye Fan.

• Teacher Ding accused Ye Fan of smearing Magic Martial University, but Ye Fan challenged him to swear he would die alongside Zhou Tangbo if Zhou had colluded with alien races.
• Lieutenant Colonel Yang Qian took Zhou Tangbo into custody, and Ai Hongjun said he had requested a search warrant based on Ye Fan’s suspicions.
• Three days later, the Martial Arts Court found Zhou Tangbo guilty of orchestrating the persecution of Ye Fan’s family and sentenced him to death, while listing him as a suspect in the alien-collusion accusation.
• Ye Fan requested to carry out Zhou Tangbo’s execution personally, and the court set it for nine the next morning.
• As Zhou Tangbo languished in prison, a mysterious voice drawn by his hatred suggested they shared an enemy in Ye Fan and prompted Zhou to ask if it could free him.

Zhou Tangbo accepted a Blood Sacrifice Origin Pill from a mysterious voice, planning to use its brief power to kill Ye Fan during his execution. At the Judgment Arena, Zhou Tangbo broke free of his restraints and reached the Azure Vault Realm, turning the execution into a fight.

• A mysterious voice gave Zhou Tangbo a Blood Sacrifice Origin Pill and explained that it could raise his strength to the Azure Vault Realm for ten seconds.
• Ye Fan noticed the Judgment Arena sign-in had awarded him five Enlightenment Points and grew wary of a possible danger.
• Ye Fan arrived at the isolated Judgment Arena to execute Zhou Tangbo as officials and observers watched from the Observation Room.
• Ye Fan charged Zhou Tangbo with his Silver Dragon Spear, intending to kill him for harming his family.
• Zhou Tangbo crushed the pill, sacrificed his vitality and soul, slipped free of his restraints, and reached the Azure Vault Realm.
• Zhou Tangbo laughed and threatened to kill Ye Fan.

Zhou Tangbo swallowed a forbidden pill and reached the Azure Vault Realm, leaving Ye Fan ten seconds to survive his assault. Ye Fan avoided a direct clash, used enlightenment to master Three Thousand Thunders Move, and became faster as Zhou Tangbo’s remaining time dwindled.

• Yang Qian recognized Zhou Tangbo’s transformation as the effect of a Blood Wolf Civilization forbidden pill, while Ai Hongjun urged the observers to focus on helping Ye Fan survive.
• Zhou Tangbo attacked Ye Fan with Black Water Dragons and declared he would kill him before the pill’s ten-second limit expired.
• Ye Fan used Advanced Blood Burn to withstand the first strike, then activated Dragon Emperor’s Three Absolutes to evade the oncoming dragons.
• Ye Fan burned Enlightenment Points to cultivate Three Thousand Thunders Move and began dodging Zhou Tangbo’s attacks at increasing speed.
• Ye Fan’s Three Thousand Thunders Move and Micro-level Movement Technique both advanced from 55% to 70% mastery.

Ye Fan used his newly mastered movement technique and lightning-fire spear art to survive Zhou Tangbo’s ten-second power surge and defeat him. Before dying, Zhou Tangbo named the Howling Wolf Demigod as the force behind the attacks on Ye Fan’s family, leaving Ye Fan intent on seeking revenge in the Red Moon Realm.

• Ye Fan used 5 Enlightenment Points to raise his Emperor-grade Movement Technique Martial Art and Micro-level Movement Technique Conception to major mastery.
• Zhou Tangbo trapped Ye Fan with Black Water: Corrosion, but Ye Fan pierced through it with his True Sun Fire and lightning-infused spear while dodging and countering with flying daggers.
• Ye Fan avoided Zhou Tangbo’s attacks until Zhou’s ten-second surge ended, leaving him exhausted and barely alive on the Ancient Riverbed.
• Ye Fan demanded to know who had directed Zhou Tangbo, and Zhou named the Howling Wolf Demigod before Ye Fan killed him with his Silver Spear.
• Ye Fan believed Zhou’s accusation and vowed to make the Blood Wolf civilization pay when he returned to the Red Moon Realm.

Star Martial Hall announced a branch in Jiangning City, drawing excitement from local officials and prominent families as construction began. Wu Xie and the transferred Martial Warriors waited to learn who would lead the new branch, and Yin Shanyue hinted that its Hall Master had yet to arrive.

• Star Martial Hall announced it would establish a branch in Jiangning City, prompting Song Weimin and other local figures to visit the renovation site.
• Song Weimin asked Wu Xie who would become Hall Master, but Wu Xie said he did not know.
• Transferred Martial Warriors complained about being assigned to Jiangning City and expected their Seventh Grade Star River Realm leader to become Deputy Hall Master.
• Yin Shanyue arrived from the Jianghuai City branch and told Wu Xie he would not seize the new branch from its rightful leader.
• Someone spotted another aircraft approaching, and the onlookers turned toward the sky.