Chapter Summaries

Ye Fan received a one-hundred-million-Huaxia-Coin gene-agent reward from Qiangsheng Technology and prepared for the college entrance examination. Elder Ai called to say the Martial Unification Exam had been postponed by a day and promised to deliver his reward after the cultural subjects exam.

• Han Mei and Brother Lei agreed that Ye Fan's value exceeded his official reward and arranged to send him gene evolution agents worth about one hundred million Huaxia Coins.
• Ye Fan left the Starry Sky Combat Network and planned a demanding night of cultivation and study, improving his Mental Power and willpower.
• Qiangsheng Technology's delivery specialists brought Ye Fan the gene agents, explaining that General Manager Han had added them as a gesture of goodwill and wanted to discuss cooperation after his examination.
• Ye Fan considered how a connection with Qiangsheng Technology might help treat the root damage Father suffered from poisoning.
• Elder Ai called Ye Fan and announced that the afternoon Martial Unification Exam had been postponed by one day, while his promised reward would arrive after the cultural subjects exam.

Ye Fan learned from Ai Hongjun that the Martial Unification Assessment would add live combat against mutated beasts because alien attacks had inflicted heavy losses on human forces. After taking his cultural exam, Ye Fan heard that the martial assessment had been postponed by one day.

• Ye Fan called Ai Hongjun “Grandpa Ai” and learned that the assessment reforms would include live combat in the wastelands outside the cities.
• Ai Hongjun warned Ye Fan that the pilot assessment could involve bloodshed and urged him to grow stronger beforehand.
• Ye Fan planned to try Qiangsheng Technology’s Gene Evolution Serum after his cultural exam and awaited the precious treasure Ai Hongjun had promised him.
• Ye Fan left for Jiangning City No. 2 High School, where he took the cultural subject exam alongside his friend Zhou Liang.
• After Ye Fan finished and checked his exam, the proctor announced that the afternoon’s Martial Unification Assessment had been postponed by one day.

Ye Fan learned that the Martial Unification Assessment had become a risky practical combat test and received a Tier 2 Combat Suit from Song Weimin. He used Qiangsheng Technology’s Tianji No. 1 potion to raise his vitality and mental power, then learned that a thunder-attribute heavy treasure was arriving for him.

• Song Weimin told Ye Fan about the combat assessment changes and awarded him a Tier 2 Combat Suit.
• Ye Fan briefed Zhou Liang and Liu Lou on the reforms, then went home to eat and cultivate.
• Ye Fan drank Tianji No. 1, which raised his Vitality Value by 1,000 calories and advanced him to the Third Grade Star River Realm.
• Ye Fan’s Mental Power rose by four points, and he considered the potion’s benefits and cost.
• Ye Fan received Grandpa Ai’s message that his thunder-attribute treasure would arrive soon and went to meet the Martial Warrior waiting outside.

Ye Fan absorbed Lightning-Struck Wood and Teacher Golden Peng’s Life Feather, advancing his Lightning Affinity from S-Rank to SS-Rank and awakening Purple Firmament Divine Thunder. He tested its destructive power and looked ahead to the Martial Unification Assessment the next day.

• Lan Cuifang worried about Ye Fan’s relentless cultivation, and Ye Jun comforted her by saying martial warriors had to train for battle.
• Ye Fan identified Hall Master Ai’s gift as Lightning-Struck Wood and absorbed its energy to raise his Lightning Affinity to 85%.
• Ye Fan absorbed Teacher Golden Peng’s Life Feather, pushing his Lightning Affinity to 100%.
• Ye Fan advanced his Lightning Affinity to SS-Rank and awakened Purple Firmament Divine Thunder.
• Ye Fan fired a strand of Purple Firmament Divine Thunder and blasted a crater into the Martial Arts Room wall.

Ye Fan imprinted the Heavenly Tome: Thunder Gang Volume onto his five-star Star River and discovered it was a God-Tier Lightning Treasure Art, greatly improving his control of lightning. After his family learned the Martial Unification Assessment would take place in the Wasteland Level 3 Zone, he reassured them, and the story ended as it was time to leave for the exam.

• Ye Fan began imprinting the Heavenly Tome: Thunder Gang Volume onto his first five-star Star River, resolving not to regret his choice.
• Ye Fan's panel identified the technique as a God-Tier Lightning Treasure Art, and he found that his control over Purple Firmament Divine Thunder had greatly improved.
• Ye Jun, Lan Cuifang, and Ye Ling confronted Ye Fan after learning that the reformed Martial Unification Assessment would require students to fight mutant beasts in the Wasteland Zone.
• The system refreshed Ye Fan's sign-in location to the Wasteland Level 3 Zone and offered ten Enlightenment Points.
• Ye Fan reassured his family that he would prioritize his safety, and they relaxed as the time came to leave for the assessment.

Ye Fan helped his anxious friend Zhou Liang prepare for the brutal practical exam, then arrived with the other Jiangning City examinees at the Wasteland Zone assessment site. The examinees were overwhelmed by a mutated beast’s pressure, while officials revealed that the exam had a reported 0.3% mortality rate.

• Ye Fan gave Zhou Liang a second-tier protective suit and told him to avoid danger and hide after killing unranked mutated beasts.
• Ye Fan arrived at the waiting hall with Zhou Liang, Liu Lou, Sang Tiantian, and other examinees, where Zhou Yuan and Huo Xian'er greeted him respectfully.
• An official ordered the isolation barrier opened, unleashing a mutated beast’s pressure that knocked most examinees to the floor.
• Ye Fan stayed upright and supported Zhou Liang and Liu Lou so they would not fall.
• Officials in the observation area mocked the examinees and said the reported 0.3% mortality rate should be multiplied by ten.

Ye Fan confronted Xiang Fei and the soldiers who had used the Level 3 Beast Bone Hall’s pressure to intimidate the examinees, then entered the Level 3 Wasteland Zone for the Martial Dao examination. After arriving among the ruins, he received 10 Enlightenment Points for checking in.

• Ye Fan recognized Xiang Fei among the soldiers and challenged them to withdraw the Beast Bone Hall’s pressure or fight him.
• Xiang Fei revealed that Ye Fan ranked eighty-ninth on the Young Dragon Ranking, and Ye Fan rebuked the soldiers for mocking frightened examinees.
• A dark-faced Lieutenant ordered the isolation barrier activated, praised Ye Fan, and announced a 0.3% estimated mortality rate for the Level 3 Wasteland Zone.
• No examinees withdrew, and the Lieutenant began sending them into the wasteland in batches.
• Ye Fan boarded a military transport plane with the tenth batch and was deployed among the ruins, where he checked in and received 10 Enlightenment Points.

Ye Fan entered the tier-three wasteland zone determined to compete for first place in the Jiangnan Province Martial Unification Exam and nurture a Dao seed by tempering his fist techniques. After slaughtering fierce beasts to raise his Cannon Fist proficiency, he reached 99.99% and checked the rankings, where Man Tiedan led him by a small margin.

• Ye Fan learned that tempering fist techniques could help nurture a Dao seed and set out to cultivate Cannon Fist and pursue the exam's top rank.
• Three saber-toothed tigers attacked Ye Fan, who killed the male with one punch and then killed the two fleeing tigresses.
• Ye Fan saw that killing the three tigers raised Cannon Fist proficiency only from 99% to 99.03%, so he continued hunting fierce beasts to improve it.
• Ye Fan checked the exam rankings and found himself in second place with 998 points, behind Man Tiedan's 1,025 and ahead of Qin Feng and Ai Wei.
• After killing more than ninety first-grade fierce beasts, Ye Fan raised Cannon Fist proficiency to 99.99% but decided the progress was still too slow.

At the Jiangnan Province assessment, officials praised Man Tiedan as he took the lead, while Ai Hongjun defended Ye Fan’s strategy of heading deeper into the Level 3 Wasteland Zone. Ye Fan heard a familiar cry for help and found Ai Qi surrounded by wolves near a Dragon Saliva Penetrating Fruit.

• Jiangyin City’s education director boasted that Man Tiedan had risen from humble beginnings to lead the provincial practical assessment, prompting Song Weimin to defend Ye Fan’s abilities.
• The observers watched Man Tiedan cut down Tier 1 Beast Soldiers with his axes as he widened his lead over Ye Fan.
• Ai Hongjun explained that Ye Fan was avoiding weaker beasts to train his fist technique and was heading toward the depths of the Level 3 Wasteland Zone.
• Ye Fan passed human skeletons and said he needed stronger beasts to advance his fist technique and nurture his Dao Seed.
• Ye Fan heard someone call for help, recognized Ai Qi among a pack of wolves, and spotted a Dragon Saliva Penetrating Fruit growing nearby.

Ai Qi was overwhelmed by a Green Wolf pack until Ye Fan rescued her and fought through the beasts. His Cannon Fist reached the Return to Simplicity realm and broke through to Tier 3, just as a giant red wolf appeared.

• In the Observation Room, Ai Hongjun refused to send rescuers, trusting Ye Fan to protect Ai Qi despite concerns that the Dragon Saliva Enlightenment Fruit could draw more beasts.
• Ai Qi faced the charging Green Wolf pack, and Ye Fan killed the wolves attacking her before ordering her to retreat.
• Ye Fan charged into the pack and slaughtered wave after wave of Green Wolves with his Cannon Fist.
• Ye Fan's Cannon Fist reached the Return to Simplicity realm, raising his Fist Technique from Tier 2 to Tier 3.
• A giant red wolf emerged from behind the retreating Green Wolves.

Ye Fan faced the Blood Wolf King and its pack alone, burning Enlightenment Points to improve his Overlord King Fist during the battle. The chapter ended with Ye Fan still fighting as his fist-technique proficiency rose.

• The second-tier fifth-grade Blood Wolf King arrived and rallied dozens of Green Wolves and several second-tier wolves to attack Ye Fan.
• Ai Qi urged Ye Fan to use his gun and called for help, while observers debated whether to authorize assistance.
• Ai Hongjun told the observers to wait as Ye Fan fought off the pack with his Cannon Fists.
• Ye Fan spent Enlightenment Points to comprehend the Overlord King Fist and clashed with the Blood Wolf King.
• Ye Fan's Overlord King Fist proficiency and Tier 2 Fist Technique mastery increased as the fierce battle continued.

Ye Fan fought the Blood Wolf King and its pack, using his martial arts and Thunder Illusion to overcome their ambushes. After his Overlord King Fist reached sainthood and gave birth to the Eighth Rank Dao Seed—Battle Heaven, he activated Primary Blood Burn and killed the Blood Wolf King with one punch.

• Ye Fan saw through the Blood Wolf King’s feigned collapse and fought past the Green Wolves blocking his way.
• Ye Fan used lightning-enhanced Overlord King Fist to defeat the two Tier 2 giant wolves guarding the Blood Wolf King.
• The Blood Wolf King sprang its ambush, but Ye Fan escaped with Thunder Illusion and counterattacked.
• Ye Fan raised both forms of Overlord King Fist to Transcending the Mundane and Entering Sainthood, awakening the Eighth Rank Dao Seed—Battle Heaven.
• Ye Fan activated Primary Blood Burn and knocked the Blood Wolf King unconscious with a single punch.

Ye Fan’s slaughter of the Red-haired Wolf King stunned the examination observers, earned him the top ranking, and drew fierce recruitment interest from Huaxia’s leading martial universities. As they debated his extraordinary comprehension and final burst of power, an alarm warned that a wounded Third-order Beast King had entered the assessment area.

• The admissions directors of Imperial Capital Martial University, Modu Martial University, and Kunlun Martial University declared their interest in recruiting Ye Fan.
• Song Weimin announced that Ye Fan had reached 1,485 points and first place in the Jiangnan Province Martial Unification Assessment.
• Yin Shanyue and Qin Yujing praised Ye Fan’s rapid growth, while Ai Hongjun identified his remarkable comprehension as his greatest strength.
• Qin Yujing expressed concern that Ye Fan’s final burst might have harmed his foundation, and Ai Hongjun suggested he might have encountered a great opportunity or nurtured a Dao Seed.
• An alarm warned that a wounded Third-order Beast King had entered the assessment area.

After Ye Fan defeated a wolf pack and gained a new Fist Intent Seed, an emergency alert ordered examinees to gather in a safe zone because a powerful mutated beast had entered the assessment area. When Liu Lou sent a plea for help, Ye Fan turned deeper into the danger zone to save him, leaving Ai Qi behind.

• Qin Yujing proposed gathering the examinees in a safe zone until the Blazing Flame Fire Scorpion was eliminated, and the officials agreed.
• Ye Fan recovered from his battle, noticed his fist technique had improved and gained a second Conception, then let Ai Qi collect the Dragon Saliva Penetrating Fruit.
• Ye Fan extracted Energy Crystal Cores from three second-order mutated beasts before the Detection Drones and Martial Artist Watches announced the emergency evacuation.
• Liu Lou sent Ye Fan a message asking for help, and a red danger marker appeared on Ye Fan's watch.
• Ye Fan told Ai Qi that his brother was in danger and headed deeper into the assessment zone to save him.

Liu Lou and Ai Wei were nearly killed by a wounded Blazing Flame Fire Scorpion until Ye Fan arrived and struck it with Purple Firmament Divine Thunder. Ye Fan left the scorpion grievously wounded as Liu Lou watched in awe.

• Liu Lou killed several unranked wild boars, then faced their Beast Soldier-level mother, which fled when danger approached.
• A wounded Blazing Flame Fire Scorpion charged Liu Lou, shattered his staff, and nearly killed him.
• Ai Wei intercepted the scorpion's stinger and fought to protect Liu Lou, but the scorpion overwhelmed her defenses.
• Liu Lou sent Ye Fan a distress message and charged the scorpion again as Ai Wei neared defeat.
• Ye Fan arrived and drove his spear into the scorpion's exposed back wound, unleashing Purple Firmament Divine Thunder and causing a devastating explosion.

Ye Fan fought the injured Tier 3 Blazing Flame Fire Scorpion, whose appearance awakened his God-Tier Great Sun Glazed Body bloodline memory. As the scorpion unleashed its Quicksand Fire Domain and prepared to risk its life, Ye Fan chose to ignite his power and face it in a decisive battle.

• Ye Fan learned that killing the Blazing Flame Fire Scorpion could grant a Fire-Attribute Energy Crystal Core, while his Tyrant Body awakened the Great Sun Glazed Body technique.
• The Blazing Flame Fire Scorpion attacked Ye Fan with its Blazing Fire Pincer, but he used Thunder Illusion to evade it and struck its wounds with his spear.
• Ye Fan countered the scorpion's Poison Fire Tail Hook with his Thunder Net, then continued fighting as Ai Wei and Liu Lou watched.
• Observers in the assessment hall reacted to Ye Fan battling a Tier 3 Beast King, and a military district official ordered rescuers to keep him alive.
• The Blazing Flame Fire Scorpion activated Quicksand Fire Domain, turning the ground into scorching crimson quicksand, and Ye Fan roared, "Ignite!"

Ye Fan used Intermediate Blood Burn and two powerful techniques to kill the Blazing Flame Fire Scorpion, then claimed its Energy Crystal Core. Absorbing the core awakened his Fire Attribute S-Rank Spiritual Aptitude and let him begin cultivating the Great Sun Jade Body before martial aid arrived.

• Ye Fan tripled his Vitality Value with Intermediate Blood Burn, enduring the strain as he faced the Blazing Flame Fire Scorpion.
• Ye Fan unleashed Thunderclap: World Suppressor and Supreme Royal Court, killing the scorpion while observers marveled at his Purple Firmament Divine Thunder and speculated about his Spiritual Aptitude.
• Ye Fan pulled the scorpion’s Energy Crystal Core from its skull before the rescue team could claim it.
• Ye Fan absorbed the core’s Fire Attribute energy, awakened Fire Attribute S-Rank Spiritual Aptitude, and learned he could advance it.
• Ye Fan began using the remaining fire energy to cultivate the Great Sun Jade Body as Ai Wei and Liu Lou watched, and martial aid arrived.

Ye Fan killed the Blazing Flame Fire Scorpion, awakened Fire Spiritual Aptitude alongside his Lightning Aptitude, and improved his body-refining martial art. After the authorities learned of his victory, he was declared the uncontested champion of Jiangnan Province, while Ai Hongjun vowed to make whoever had cornered the beast pay.

• Ye Fan reached minor mastery in the first layer of the Great Sun Glazed Body and saw his Vitality Value rise to 3600.
• Ai Wei told the Lieutenant that Ye Fan had saved examinees and killed the Blazing Flame Fire Scorpion, shocking the security squad.
• Ye Fan confirmed he was safe and said he had awakened Fire Spiritual Aptitude, becoming a Dual-Aptitude Martial Warrior.
• The Martial Unification Observation Hall awarded Ye Fan 2,000 assessment points and declared him the uncontested champion of Jiangnan Province.
• Recruiters from Huaxia's Three Top Martial Arts Academies were told to recruit Ye Fan at any cost, while Ai Hongjun vowed to punish whoever had driven the scorpion into a corner.

The Martial Unification Assessment ended with Ye Fan taking first place in Jiangnan Province by a wide margin, and the candidates gathered to mourn those killed during the test. Ye Fan then received his college entrance examination results, scoring 747 total, three points short of perfect, before someone approached him.

• The assessment ended, and the Jiangnan Province leaderboard showed Ye Fan in first place with 3,565 points, ahead of Man Tiedan and Qin Feng.
• Zhou Liang bragged to other candidates that Ye Fan was his godfather, while Ye Fan exchanged W-Chat contacts with Ai Wei before she parted ways with him and Liu Lou.
• Ye Fan and Liu Lou entered the crowded Beast Bone Hall, where candidates recognized Ye Fan as the provincial champion.
• Military personnel presented thirty-five coffins for candidates killed in the Jiangning City examination zone, and Ye Fan recognized Wang Chong and Yu Shu among the dead.
• The candidates observed a moment of silence for the fallen, who were honored as Human Race Heroes, and their families were promised one million Huaxia Coins.
• Ye Fan checked his results and saw an academic score of 98, a martial examination score of 100, and a total score of 747, then heard someone ask if he was student Ye Fan.

After earning a total college entrance exam score of 747, Ye Fan was pursued by recruiters from Huaxia’s three top Martial Arts Universities, who accompanied him home to make their offers. Teacher Hu Ping began by outlining Imperial Capital Martial University’s advantages and generous S-rank contract, leaving the recruitment contest underway.

• Ye Fan told the recruiters from Imperial Capital Martial University, Modu Martial University, and Kunlun Martial University that he wanted to discuss his choice with his family, and they agreed to go to his home.
• The recruiters explained that Ye Fan’s score was 747 and cited his Double-S-rank Spiritual Aptitude, mastery of Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, rapid cultivation, and rescue of Liu Lou as reasons they wanted him.
• Ye Fan summoned his White Emperor 5000 Dream Flying Vehicle, drawing astonished reactions from the other students and farewells from Zhou Liang, Old Ma, and Teacher Fang.
• After Li Xian asked about his score, Ye Fan announced that he had scored 747, stunning the crowd.
• At Ye Fan’s home, Teacher Hu Ping pitched Imperial Capital Martial University’s history and strength, then offered an S-rank Special Training Contract with annual resources worth one hundred million Huaxia Coins and a fifty-million-Huaxia-Coin scholarship.