Chapter Summaries

Ye Fan took the Citywide Joint Examination’s academic paper, then brought Zhou Liang and Sang Tiantian to Star Martial Hall, where his fighting strength surprised the squad. The chapter ended with the examination scores being posted in the class chat, as Zhou Liang reacted to Ye Fan’s result.

• Ye Fan’s strength reached Spirit Stream Eighth Stage, and his detection limit rose to the Star River Realm Peak Stage.
• Ye Fan picked up Zhou Liang and agreed to let Sang Tiantian join them at Star Martial Hall after the examination.
• Ye Fan completed the academic examination paper in two hours and used the remaining time to check his answers.
• Zhou Liang treated Ye Fan and Sang Tiantian to lunch, where Ye Fan ate eight nutrient meals.
• At Star Martial Hall, Ye Fan fought Leng Feng to a standstill, while Wu Yao offered Sang Tiantian free martial arts guidance for Zhou Liang’s sake.
• The class group chat posted the examination scores, and Zhou Liang began reacting to Ye Fan’s result.

Ye Fan earned a high cultural-subject score and continued improving rapidly, drawing the attention of Wu Xie, who took over as his sparring partner. The next day, Ye Fan and his classmates gathered at the Jiangning City Central Stadium as the martial exam was about to begin.

• Li Xian topped the cultural-subject rankings with 95 points, while Ye Fan placed third with 90, prompting Zhou Liang and their classmates to praise Ye Fan.
• Wu Yao knocked Sang Tiantian around during training until Sang agreed to keep her distance from Ye Fan, then gave her a recovery potion.
• Ye Fan told Zhou Liang that Sang Tiantian needed him and left him an opportunity to get closer to her.
• Leng Feng reported that Ye Fan had reached the eighth grade of the Spirit Stream Realm, and Wu Xie decided to train Ye Fan himself.
• Ye Fan, Zhou Liang, Liu Lou, and Sang Tiantian arrived at the stadium, where Liu Lou mentioned two S-rank geniuses from other schools.
• Officials announced the start of the joint martial exam, and Ye Fan and the others waited for their names to be called.

Ye Fan watched the practical combat tests as Zhou Liang earned 38 points, then focused on Liu Lou, Zhou Yuan, and Huo Xian'er in a later round. The three finished among the last examinees standing, and the chapter ended as their scores began appearing on the giant screen.

• Zhou Liang fought a practical combat robot with a staff and scored 38 points, bringing his combined total to 615.
• Ye Fan observed the examinees and identified Zhou Yuan and Huo Xian'er as powerful S-Rank spiritual geniuses.
• Zhou Yuan used Coiling Dragon Rock Wall and spear attacks to fight the robot, while Huo Xian'er wielded her whip with Fire Phoenix Butterfly Dance.
• Liu Lou fought with a staff and Cannon Fist, drawing little attention until only three examinees remained.
• Liu Lou finished first, followed by Huo Xian'er and Zhou Yuan, and their scores began rolling onto the giant screen.

Ye Fan took the final martial exam test and overwhelmed the combat robot, exposing how much stronger he was than Zhou Yuan and the other candidates. The rankings placed Ye Fan first with 99 points, leaving the venue stunned.

• Zhou Yuan scored 85 points and Huo Xian'er scored 83, placing them first and second before Ye Fan's test.
• Zhou Yuan's teacher claimed Zhou Yuan would have outshone Ye Fan during the Beast Tide, and proposed comparing their strength through the exam.
• Ye Fan stopped Zhou Liang from responding and promised to silence the critics with his fists.
• Ye Fan entered Arena No. 45 and shocked the teachers when the scanner measured his Vitality Value at 1,260 cal, or Spirit Stream Realm Eighth Grade.
• Ye Fan fought at high speed and drove the combat robot backward with his attacks until the teacher stopped the test.
• The rankings listed Ye Fan in first place with 99 points, stunning the venue.

Ye Fan’s 99-point martial arts result and 90-point academic score gave him 729 points, making him the top examinee in Jiangning City. After learning of his performance, Ai Hongjun suspected Ye Fan had already nurtured a Dao Seed and ordered Yin Shanyue to investigate him and offer major rewards if confirmed.

• Ye Fan earned 99 points in the martial arts exam, and the grading teacher explained that he had damaged the Combat Robot and needed room to improve.
• Old Ma revealed that Ye Fan had scored 90 points in academics, bringing his total to 729 and first place in the city.
• Wu Xie reported Ye Fan’s performance to Yin Shanyue, who then contacted Ai Hongjun at the Jiangnan Province Star Martial Hall.
• Ai Hongjun reviewed footage of Ye Fan fighting a sea-spirit-like girl and noted his powerful Conception and the girl’s shield moving aside before his final punch.
• Ai Hongjun suspected Ye Fan had nurtured a Dao Seed and ordered Yin Shanyue to investigate him, grant him an S-Rank contract if confirmed, and offer an Awakening Crystal.
• Ai Hongjun told Yin Shanyue to invite Ye Fan to the Young Dragon Ranking, promising another reward if he reached the top hundred, and mused that Ye Fan might suit his granddaughter.

After Ye Fan celebrated his exam success with his family, teachers, and Star Martial Hall members, Wu Xie told him the Young Dragon Ranking was opening and Ye Fan set his sights on earning a place. Meanwhile, Ying Cong was released from the police bureau, but Xiang Shan struck him after he dismissed Ye Fan’s potential and showed him the news of Ye Fan’s score.

• Ye Fan’s family hosted a meal at Taotie Tower, where Teacher Ma and Teacher Fang praised him and wished him success in the Martial Unification College Entrance Examination.
• Ye Fan agreed to give Liu Lou pointers in his family’s Underground Martial Arts Room after Zhou Liang lamented that studying alongside them left no time to rest.
• Wu Xie told Ye Fan that Hall Master Yin would soon arrive and that the Young Dragon Ranking had opened; Ye Fan vowed to try to earn a place.
• Ying Cong was released from the Jiangning City Police Bureau after Xiang Shan vouched for him and the authorities ruled his actions self-defense.
• Ying Cong called Ye Fan a flash in the pan, so Xiang Shan slapped him and showed him a news report that Ye Fan had scored 729 in the citywide examination.

Xiang Shan confronted Ying Cong over driving Ye Fan away from Jiangnan Martial University, then went to the Star Martial Hall Jiangning Office to apologize and reconcile with him. Yin Shanyue arrived as Xiang Shan tried to mediate, leaving him worried that she would exploit his predicament.

• Xiang Shan berated Ying Cong for expelling Ye Fan and ordered him to make contact so they could apologize and befriend the rising powerhouse.
• Wu Xie and the Jiangning Office squads awaited Yin Shanyue when Xiang Shan and Ying Cong arrived, and Ye Fan recognized Ying Cong and sensed Xiang Shan's overwhelming strength.
• Xiang Shan introduced himself and asked Ye Fan to let him mediate his dispute with Ying Cong, leaving Ye Fan unsure how to respond.
• Yin Shanyue arrived and greeted Xiang Shan warmly before suggesting that Ye Fan's involvement made the matter troublesome, making Xiang Shan suspect she planned to take advantage of his crisis.

Yin Shanyue revealed Ye Fan’s Ninth Grade Dao Seed to Xiang Shan and offered him an S-Rank Cultivation Contract with major benefits. Ye Fan began to accept, but someone interrupted him.

• Yin Shanyue brought Xiang Shan and Ye Fan into a confidential chamber and warned them that foreign races had infiltrated through dimensional boundaries.
• Yin Shanyue asked Ye Fan to explain how he nurtured his Dao Seed, and Ye Fan described his Ninth Grade Bingyan and its three abilities.
• Xiang Shan recognized Ye Fan’s performance from the Starry Sky Combat Network and realized how Ye Fan had overcome his opponent.
• Yin Shanyue offered Ye Fan an S-Rank Cultivation Contract with fifty million in annual funding and points, Starshine Level privileges, yearly treasures, and a place in the Starry Sky Seed Martial Warrior Selection.
• Ye Fan began to accept the contract, but someone stopped him.

Ye Fan rejected Xiang Shan’s offer to join the Candle Flame Martial Hall, reaffirming his loyalty to the Star Martial Hall. After Yin Shanyue challenged Xiang Shan over Ye Fan’s mistreatment at Jiangnan Martial University, Elder Ai appeared and Xiang Shan offered Ye Fan a Primordial Barbarian Elephant Bone.

• Xiang Shan urged Ye Fan to join the Candle Flame Martial Hall, but Ye Fan declared that he would remain loyal to the Star Martial Hall.
• Yin Shanyue praised Ye Fan’s character and confronted Xiang Shan about Ying Cong humiliating an S-Rank Star Martial Hall genius.
• Xiang Shan promised to punish Ying Cong, while Yin Shanyue warned that Jiangnan Martial University’s treatment of Ye Fan could stain its reputation.
• Elder Ai appeared by projector, and Xiang Shan respectfully offered Ye Fan a Primordial Barbarian Elephant Bone.

Xiang Shan gave Ye Fan a Primordial Barbarian Elephant Bone, and Ye Fan signed an S-Rank Cultivation Contract with the Star Martial Hall. Yin Shanyue and Elder Ai then helped him use an Awakening Crystal, which revealed his S-Rank Thunder Attribute aptitude.

• Xiang Shan gave Ye Fan a Primordial Barbarian Elephant Bone after Yin Shanyue and Elder Ai praised its value.
• Ye Fan praised Jiangnan Martial University and said he would choose it over the three top martial universities.
• Ai Hongjun sent Ye Fan an S-Rank Cultivation Contract, and Ye Fan signed it, becoming Huaxia's first Martial Warrior to sign one that year.
• Yin Shanyue explained the Awakening Crystal and brought one into the secret chamber for Ye Fan to use.
• Ye Fan placed the Awakening Crystal before his brow, and silver electric arcs revealed his S-Rank Thunder Attribute aptitude.

Ye Fan awakened S-Rank Thunder Spiritual Aptitude and discovered it could potentially advance. His lightning then devoured the Primordial Barbarian Elephant Bone, which Elder Ai suspected contained a fragment of an ancient treasure art, while Xiang Shan attacked Ying Cong outside the secret chamber.

• Ye Fan awakened S-Rank Thunder Spiritual Aptitude, and Ai Hongjun and Yin Shanyue celebrated his potential.
• Ye Fan saw his attribute panel and realized his Thunder Spiritual Aptitude could advance once its progress reached one hundred percent.
• The Primordial Barbarian Elephant Bone flew toward Ye Fan, and lightning from his body wrapped around and devoured the fragment.
• Ai Hongjun guessed the elephant bone had belonged to a lightning-bathed Barbarian Elephant and might contain a fragment of a treasure art.
• Xiang Shan sneezed outside the secret chamber, then kicked Ying Cong after he asked how Ye Fan's matter had gone.
• Ye Fan's Vitality Value began to soar inside the secret chamber.

Ye Fan absorbed the Thunder Attribute essence in the Primordial Barbarian Elephant Bone, raising his Vitality Value and awakening a vision of a thunder-bathed barbarian elephant. Inspired by its aura, he advanced his spear art and created a third form, Thunderclap: World Suppressor.

• Ye Fan's Vitality Value surged to 1788 cards as the Nine-Star Hegemonic Body devoured the Thunder Attribute essence in the Primordial Barbarian Elephant Bone.
• The Primordial Barbarian Elephant Bone crumbled, revealing a vision of a lightning-wreathed elephant trampling mountains and rivers, and Ye Fan used two Enlightenment Points to comprehend its form.
• Ye Fan wielded the Peerless Overlord Spear and fused the elephant's world-suppressing aura into his technique, reaching the Return to Simplicity realm.
• Ai Hongjun and Yin Shanyue realized Ye Fan was creating a new Spear Technique as an Overlord riding a Barbarian Elephant appeared behind him.
• Ye Fan named the new technique's third form Thunderclap: World Suppressor, leaving Ai Hongjun and Yin Shanyue staring at him in shock.

Ye Fan recounted his breakthrough and new spear technique to Ai Hongjun and Yin Shanyue, who rewarded the Jiangning Office for supporting him. As the office celebrated, another lavish aircraft arrived, leaving its passenger unknown.

• Ye Fan explained how the Primordial Barbarian Elephant Bone raised his strength and Lightning Affinity and helped him create Thunder—Suppress the World.
• Ai Hongjun praised Ye Fan and offered him a greater reward if he entered this year's Huaxia Young Dragon Ranking.
• Yin Shanyue offered to arrange a pre-exam trial for Ye Fan, then doubled the Jiangning Office's benefits and resources, quadrupled Wu Xie's benefits, and raised his privilege to Diamond Tier.
• Wu Xie and the squads celebrated Ye Fan's contribution, while Gunpowder and Wu Yao joked about calling him big brother.
• A more dazzling, dreamlike aircraft appeared overhead, prompting Wu Xie and the others to wonder who had arrived.

Ye Fan received his Star Martial Hall benefits and a White Emperor-5000 youth aircraft, then learned that the Huaxia Young Dragon Ranking Track would open in three days. The chapter ended with an elf-like girl recognizing someone in a picture and reacting angrily.

• Star Martial Hall transferred Ye Fan 7,500,000 Huaxia Coins, and his Principal's Scholarship was approved for 100,000.
• The White Emperor-5000 youth aircraft arrived at the Jiangning Office, where its AI identified Ye Fan as its recipient and he registered it.
• Ye Fan flew the aircraft home, celebrated his S-Rank contract with his family, and practiced before entering the Starry Sky Combat Network.
• Ye Fan learned that the Young Dragon Ranking Track would open in three days for Huaxia geniuses under twenty-five, with a hundred places and generous rewards.
• At the Green Mountain Clear Water Villa, an elf-like young girl recognized someone in a picture and ground her teeth in anger.

Ai Qi assembled a network of young geniuses to keep Ye Fan off the Young Dragon Ranking, while Ai Wei showed interest in him. As the ranking competition approached, Jin Lian, Bai Mufeng, Meng Hui, and other hopefuls prepared to compete.

• Ai Qi watched Ye Fan's recorded battle and called several gifted young men, including Xiang Fei, asking them to stop Ye Fan from making the Young Dragon Ranking.
• Ai Wei entered Ai Qi's room and recognized Ye Fan from the Starry Sky Combat Network, blushing as she looked at him.
• Bai Mufeng told Jin Lian that he had registered her for the Young Dragon Ranking, and he vowed to make the rankings before turning twenty-five.
• Meng Xiong encouraged his son Meng Hui to show his talent on the Young Dragon Ranking, and Meng Hui agreed.
• An old man urged his grandson to make the rankings so he could spite Ai, and the youth confidently accepted the challenge.
• During a mission, someone spotted something five li to the northeast and received confirmation.

Ye Fan rushed to help Leng Feng's team fight a Devil Evil Fish that had infiltrated Jiangning City, then returned home to enter the newly opened Young Dragon Ranking Track. His first ranking opponent was Bai Mufeng.

• Ye Fan received Gunpowder's message and raced to the river channel where Wu Yao let him through the isolation array.
• Ye Fan saw Leng Feng, Number 1, and Number 2 struggling against the Devil Evil Fish near the water.
• Ye Fan blasted apart the fish's Sewage Evil Arrow and killed it with a single spear thrust.
• Ye Fan left the cleanup to Leng Feng's team and went home to prepare for the Young Dragon Ranking Track.
• Ye Fan entered the Starry Sky Combat Network and matched against Bai Mufeng.

Ye Fan matched against Bai Mufeng in his first Young Dragon Ranking challenge, and their old hostility resurfaced as Jin Lian watched and recorded. Ye Fan killed Bai Mufeng with a single spear, earning 250 Young Dragon Points.

• Ye Fan matched with Bai Mufeng, his former rival, for his first ranking challenge.
• Bai Mufeng messaged Jin Lian, invited her to spectate, and asked her to record him humiliating Ye Fan.
• Jin Lian recalled Ye Fan's past defeat of her and watched the match, expecting Bai Mufeng to win.
• Bai Mufeng attacked Ye Fan with his sword, but Ye Fan mocked his abilities and remained still.
• Ye Fan shattered Bai Mufeng's Sword Light and pierced his heart with one spear, earning 250 Young Dragon Points.

Ye Fan dominated the Young Dragon Ranking Track, defeating opponents with single spear strikes and rising to preliminary rank 1,020. As he continued challenging the rankings, Ai Qi urged Huo Xi Boy to intercept him, and he was matched against Zhuang Tian.

• Jin Lian watched Ye Fan defeat Bai Mufeng and began to regret abandoning him, but Ye Fan dismissed her and continued challenging opponents.
• Meng Hui recognized Ye Fan, surrendered immediately, and Ye Fan earned points without fighting him.
• Ye Fan won fifty consecutive matches with one strike each, surpassing 10,000 Young Dragon Points and reaching preliminary rank 1,020.
• Ye Fan kept challenging the rankings, while Ai Qi contacted Huo Xi Boy to stop him and Zhuang Tian prepared to intercept him.
• Ye Fan's next opponent was revealed to be Zhuang Tian.

Ye Fan faced Zhuang Tian, Jiangnan Martial University's top third-year student, in a Young Dragon Ranking match and defeated him decisively. The victory raised Ye Fan to rank 998 and sent the university spectators and online forums into an uproar.

• Ye Fan appeared in the Dragon Boat Arena to challenge Zhuang Tian as more than a thousand Jiangnan Martial University spectators watched.
• Ai Qi anticipated Ye Fan's defeat, while Ai Wei recognized how rapidly he had advanced and began to admire him.
• Zhuang Tian said Ye Fan had offended someone he should not have and attacked him on Ai Qi's behalf.
• Ye Fan dodged Zhuang Tian's charge with superior speed, then used his spear and Martial Arts Mastery to break through Zhuang Tian's defense and injure him.
• The ranking system declared Zhuang Tian defeated, awarded Ye Fan 5,000 points, and placed him at rank 998, shocking Jiangnan Martial University.

A video of Ye Fan defeating Zhuang Tian sparked an uproar at Jiangnan Martial University and exposed that the school had expelled Ye Fan from its trial camp. After entering the Young Dragon Ranking’s top thousand and unlocking Invitation Battle Mode, Ye Fan accepted a challenge from Chen Ping of Magic City.

• A Tieba post showed Ye Fan sending Zhuang Tian flying, prompting students and incoming freshmen to argue over the fight and Ye Fan’s expulsion from Jiangnan Martial University’s trial camp.
• Vice principal Xiang Shan told a Jiangnan Provincial TV reporter that the school would investigate and issue a public statement, then ordered the AI to monitor Ye Fan’s ranking progress.
• Ye Fan received a Qiangsheng No. 2 reward for reaching the top thousand and calculated that climbing higher could earn him tens of millions of Huaxia Coins.
• Fighting Network announced that Ye Fan had unlocked Invitation Battle Mode and received a challenge from Chen Ping of Magic City, a Star River Realm Martial Warrior who had ranked third in last year’s provincial martial examination.
• Ye Fan accepted Chen Ping’s invitation to test his limits, surprising the inviter with how quickly he agreed.