Chapter Summaries

Chen Chuan used his Second Self to defeat a group of attackers in a long alley and walked away unharmed. After reporting the assault to Nian Fuli, he left the response to the Patrol Bureau and looked ahead to enrollment the next day.

• Chen Chuan overlapped with his Second Self and fought through the attackers, knocking down their leader and forcing the survivors to retreat.
• Brother Qi and the man in the floral shirt watched in disbelief as Wei Dong arrived too late to help, then returned upstairs and began striking a punching bag.
• Chen Chuan called Nian Fuli from a telephone booth and reported the attack, saying he was unharmed and had not brought his shoulder bag.
• Nian Fuli sent Xiao Wu and other patrol officers to Xigang District and called Lao Yu.
• Chen Chuan left the booth as his Second Self grew more solid and noted that enrollment was the next day.

Chen Chuan prepared to begin at Wu Yi University while his aunt urged him to stay with the family until he settled in. At the university, instructors discussed how powerful families controlled scholarships and assessment opportunities, leaving Gao Shi to review the list despite expecting it to be altered.

• Chen Chuan returned home, played with Nian Lu and Nian Mo, and accepted Yu Wan's offer to stay until he settled into the university dormitory.
• Chen Chuan counted his remaining money and realized he would need to keep spending on training and aim for a scholarship.
• Bian Feng and Yue Hong discussed rising enrollment and noted that few students would pass Wu Yi University's retest.
• Gao Shi criticized powerful families for taking scholarships meant to help ordinary students and warned that the School Board of Directors would alter the assessment list.
• Gao Shi took the list from Yue Hong and decided to review it despite expecting the committee to interfere.

After Chen Chuan injured his men, Dou Qi’s illegal fighting venue was raided by the Patrol Bureau, and the man identified as Tong Qianjiang escaped despite being shot. The patrol captain recognized Tong Qianjiang as a fugitive and rushed to report the sighting.

• Dou Qi learned that Lao Hei wanted expensive Blood Glue to treat his injured men and ordered him to treat them before payment.
• A masked man bought two boxes of Talled Corporation’s injectable anti-aberration medicine from a tall, thin seller while Dou Qi’s men ran the abandoned factory.
• Patrol Bureau officers surrounded the venue, arrested the crowd, and shot Dou Qi in the hands and feet after Officer Wu learned he had attacked a patrol officer’s family.
• The masked man broke through the officers and escaped; they identified him as Tong Qianjiang and suspected he wore a Protective Suit.
• The patrol captain recognized Tong Qianjiang as the fugitive Tong Baitao’s younger brother and went to report the sighting.

Chen Chuan received his provisional student ID and learned that Wu Yi University’s Mutual Aid Society offered exam help in exchange for agreements that could bind students to powerful backers. After Gao Ming explained the society’s practices and the university’s nearly inaccessible funding, Chen Chuan resolved to rely on his own ability to pass the second-round exam.

• Chen Chuan registered at Wu Yi University, received a provisional student ID, and decided to postpone moving into a dorm until after the second-round exam.
• A senior offered Chen Chuan Mutual Aid Society funding and five profiles of possible opponents, claiming members could predict who he would face if he joined; Chen Chuan declined for the moment.
• Dan Xiong and Liu Cai processed information for recommended students while Dan Xiong wondered why his associates had not reported back about Chen Chuan.
• Chen Chuan called Gao Ming, who revealed that the Mutual Aid Society used agreements to recruit talented students and transfer other students’ agreements to companies and law firms.
• Chen Chuan learned that university funding required lengthy approval and was rarely granted, then resolved to pass the exam through his own strength.

After refusing the Mutual Aid Society’s sponsorship, Chen Chuan took Yu Gang’s advice to seek more real combat experience and challenged a fighter at Xiu Jiang Boxing Club. He quickly knocked Senior Apprentice Yan down in their first exchange, and the spar continued.

• Chen Chuan told Yu Gang he had refused the sponsorship, and Yu Gang advised him to gain experience by challenging fighters at carefully chosen boxing clubs.
• Chen Chuan went to Xiu Jiang Boxing Club and asked to spar, where Senior Apprentice Yan volunteered to face him.
• Chen Chuan and Senior Apprentice Yan entered the ring without protective gear as the club’s fighters and trainees gathered to watch.
• Senior Apprentice Yan feinted a kick and launched a rear sweep, but Chen Chuan rushed in with Millstone Hand and slammed him to the ground.
• Chen Chuan backed away instead of following up, and Senior Apprentice Yan got back to his feet, determined to return the favor.

Chen Chuan studied Senior Apprentice Yan’s breathing and attack rhythm before disrupting it and knocking him down. Coach Gu then challenged Chen Chuan to spar, while Sheng Hai and Liang Tong watched and speculated about his background.

• Senior Apprentice Yan attacked while Chen Chuan defended and observed his breathing rhythm.
• Coach Gu arrived with Sheng Hai and Liang Tong, and Little Liang identified Chen Chuan as the young man who had split a punching bag.
• Chen Chuan disrupted Senior Apprentice Yan’s strength and breathing with a strike to the ribs, then knocked him down with an elbow.
• Coach Gu asked Chen Chuan about his boxing-club affiliation, then challenged him to a spar.
• Sheng Hai and Liang Tong watched as Coach Gu entered the ring to face Chen Chuan.

Chen Chuan fought Coach Gu at the Show General Fist Gym, learning firsthand how Coach Gu used Rippling Force while testing the Second Self and his own strength. The bout ended in a draw, and Chen Chuan left determined to train further, while Coach Gu privately revealed that Chen Chuan had badly bruised his chest and broken several ribs.

• Coach Gu opened the sparring match with Rippling Force, knocking Chen Chuan into the ropes with a punch and kick.
• Coach Gu sent Rippling Force through the ring floor, then nearly threw Chen Chuan before Chen Chuan reversed the grappling exchange and escaped.
• Chen Chuan realized he should rely on the Second Self’s physical advantages, charged Coach Gu, and endured his Rippling Force to land an Opening Door Elbow.
• Coach Gu stopped the match after the two exchanged a final clash, and Chen Chuan thanked him before leaving the gym.
• Coach Gu returned to his lounge and discovered that Chen Chuan’s strike had left him with at least two or three broken ribs.
• Chen Chuan reviewed the fight as he walked into the sunset, thinking he would seek more guidance from Coach Gu and continue training.

Chen Chuan strengthened his training for the Wu Yi University retest, learned grappling techniques, and followed Yu Gang’s advice to regain control of his improving body. Two days before the retest, he encountered Wei Dong, a fellow applicant, and defeated him in a rooftop match before they agreed to meet at Wu University.

• Chen Chuan measured his overlap time with his Second Self and found it had increased by more than twenty seconds, then decided to focus on conditioning and forceful attacks.
• Chen Chuan visited Turning Wave Boxing Club, where Coach Huang taught him about grappling and gave him a booklet of combat notes.
• Chen Chuan asked Yu Gang about the disharmony in his movements, and Yu Gang explained that his rapid physical improvement had left his body needing time to adapt.
• Chen Chuan slowed his drills while maintaining the Breathing Method and regained control of his body before the retest.
• Chen Chuan met Wei Dong near the site of his earlier attack and defeated him in a rooftop match.
• Chen Chuan discovered that Wei Dong was also taking the Wu Yi University entrance exam, and they said they would meet at Wu University.

Chen Chuan spent the last day before his retest training at home and sharing a meal with his family, then set out early for Wu Yi University. After passing the strict identity and belongings checks, he entered the academy, where the retest was about to begin.

• Chen Chuan practiced the Great Unrestrained Hands while Yu Wan made chicken soup and Nian Fuli told him the attack case had been handled.
• Chen Chuan ate with his family, reassured Nian Fuli and Yu Wan that he was confident, and checked how long he could remain merged with Second Self.
• Chen Chuan slept well, woke early, and left home with the items required for the retest.
• Chen Chuan rode to Wu Yi University and saw security personnel managing the crowds and directing candidates to park their bicycles.
• Chen Chuan queued at the side gate, passed the identity and belongings checks, and entered Wu Yi University.

Chen Chuan waited with the other candidates in Examination Room Four while the second-round examinations were delayed. Committee Member Jiang prioritized the recommended candidates at the Great Hall, then postponed the exams at the old buildings until after lunch, leaving Chen Chuan and the other candidates still waiting.

• Chen Chuan entered Examination Room Four, received number 421, and introduced himself to the nearby Fang Zhiming.
• A female instructor explained the examination rules and told the candidates to wait for their names to be called.
• Committee Member Jiang arrived, signed the list for the recommended candidates, and ordered their examinations to begin first.
• The recommended candidates completed their examinations, while Teacher Ning asked Committee Member Jiang to let the old-building exams begin.
• Committee Member Jiang chose to go to lunch, and Gao Shi told the instructors to continue their duties despite the waiting candidates.

The candidates endured a long wait before Wuyi Academy began the second round, where they would face senior students at assigned stations. Chen Chuan suspected the Academy had arranged the toughest matchups for candidates who had refused funding from the Mutual Aid Society.

• The candidates received a half-hour break, and Fang Zhiming told Chen Chuan about his training while Wei Dong left Exam Room Three after provoking another candidate.
• Committee Member Jiang signed the candidate list, allowing the second round to begin, and chose to observe all four exam rooms starting with Room One.
• In Exam Room Four, the female teacher called candidates by number and sent them to five stations, while injured candidates were carried out of the exam area.
• During a changeover, candidates read the senior students’ profiles and worried about facing powerful fighters such as Tai Dongwei, Zhou Xinrou, and Zhong Wu.
• Chen Chuan asked Fang Zhiming whether he had accepted funding from the Mutual Aid Society, then suspected that candidates who refused its money—including himself—had been assigned the toughest opponents.

During Wu Yi Academy’s second-round examination, Chen Chuan faced Zhong Wu, the senior student who had killed a candidate, and defeated him with a rapid series of Limit Breaking Strikes. The examiners declared Chen Chuan passed under academy rules, while Committee Member Jiang signed the result after losing his dispute with them.

• A candidate died at Examination Site Five, and Committee Member Jiang argued against removing Zhong Wu from examination duty; the chief examiners allowed Zhong Wu to continue under joint supervision.
• Candidates withdrew rather than face Zhong Wu, but Chen Chuan and Fang Zhiming went to Examination Site Five when they were assigned there.
• Zhong Wu ignored Fang Zhiming’s surrender and dislocated his arm before the examiners stopped him.
• Chen Chuan merged with the Second Self and struck Zhong Wu unconscious, then continued kicking him until Chief Examiner Gao Shi ordered him to stop.
• The examiners unanimously passed Chen Chuan under Wu Yi Academy’s rules, and Committee Member Jiang reluctantly signed his result.
• Chen Chuan thanked the teachers, left the examination hall, and ate beef jerky beneath the night sky.

Chen Chuan passed Wu Yi University's second examination after beating Zhong Wu, and returned home to celebrate with Nian Fuli and Yu Wan. Meng Shu learned of his success and left Yi Bo in Yangzhi to offer Chen Chuan support, while Gao Shi and Committee Member Jiang discussed protecting the promising student.

• Zhong Wu was carried out of the examination hall after emergency staff could not treat him, and the candidates celebrated his defeat.
• The female teacher concluded that Chen Chuan had beaten Zhong Wu, while Fang Zhiming realized what had happened and felt relieved.
• Meng Shu learned that Chen Chuan had passed the second examination and left Yi Bo in Yangzhi to offer him a choice when he needed help.
• Chen Chuan told Nian Fuli and Yu Wan that he had passed, and they celebrated with a family meal.
• Chen Chuan told his aunt and uncle that he planned to move into Wu University and asked them to keep some belongings for him.
• Gao Shi discussed Chen Chuan's promise with Committee Member Jiang, who agreed to protect him as long as it followed Wu Yi's rules.

After defeating Zhong Wu, Chen Chuan gained a major increase in his merging limit and prepared to leave for Wu Yi University. He shared his examination results with friends, received his university supplies, and said goodbye to Yu Gang and Lu Ke before school began.

• Chen Chuan saw his merging limit rise by more than two hundred and seventy seconds after his fight with Zhong Wu, then decided a new beginning awaited him.
• Chen Chuan told Ding Jiao and Gao Ming that he had passed Wu Yi University's second-round examination, and Ding Jiao arranged a gathering at Forget Home Abode.
• Chen Chuan received his Wu Yi uniforms, new student ID, university map, and dormitory key in a delivery.
• Chen Chuan visited Wei Dong, who said he had passed the second-round examination after several bouts with his opponent.
• Chen Chuan told Yu Gang that he had passed and thanked him for his guidance; Yu Gang ended his training and warned him about competition at Wu University.
• Lu Ke gave Chen Chuan four jin of Black Rat Meat from Yu Gang, and Chen Chuan waved goodbye to them as he left Fist Home.

On his first day at Wu Yi University, Chen Chuan was recruited for an off-campus assignment before he could attend the opening ceremony. He and commissioner Wei Changan headed to East City to pressure a Blood Scar Gang boss to surrender a lead connected to the fugitives who had attacked Chen Chuan.

• Chen Chuan said goodbye to Yu Wan and walked to Wu Yi University with his luggage.
• Wei Changan met Chen Chuan at the school gates, and lecturer Bian Feng told Chen Chuan to sign the forms authorizing his assignment.
• Wei Changan explained that the assignment followed the investigation into Dou Qi and fugitive Tong Qianjiang, who had sought Anti-Alienation Drug.
• Wei Changan said the Patrol Bureau needed Chou Huzi, a supplier protected by the Blood Scar Gang, and that they were going to negotiate with the gang's boss.
• Wei Changan explained that he had brought Chen Chuan partly to help his academic evaluations and certifications.

Wei Changan and Chen Chuan went to the Blood Scar Gang camp to retrieve Chou Huzi, but Fatty Guo forced Wei Changan into a fight and then let Chou Huzi flee. Chen Chuan chased after him despite Wei Changan's warning that Zhai Wu was dangerous, leaving Wei Changan trapped in the phone booth.

• Wei Changan and Chen Chuan entered the Blood Scar Gang camp to collect Chou Huzi under an arrangement with the Lu Commission Office.
• Fatty Guo demanded that Wei Changan fight one of his men in a locked phone booth before he would hand Chou Huzi over.
• Wei Changan defeated the lean fighter with a headbutt and demanded that Fatty Guo release Chou Huzi.
• Fatty Guo brought out Chou Huzi, who ordered two bodyguards to stop Wei Changan and ran toward a parked sedan.
• Chen Chuan chased Chou Huzi while Wei Changan remained trapped in the phone booth and warned him that Zhai Wu was with the fleeing man.

Chen Chuan pursued Chou Huzi, defeated his armed bodyguards, and helped Wei Changan capture him. After they drove away, Fatty Guo learned that Zhai Wu had been gravely injured in his fight with Chen Chuan.

• Chen Chuan knocked aside Chou Huzi’s two men and continued chasing him.
• Chen Chuan outmaneuvered Zhai Wu’s dagger defense and defeated him with a series of punches.
• Chen Chuan kicked in the sedan door, pulled Chou Huzi from the car, and Wei Changan arrested him.
• Chen Chuan and Wei Changan handcuffed Chou Huzi, locked him in the trunk, and drove away.
• Fatty Guo learned that Zhai Wu had suffered organ failure, and Doctor Liu said Chen Chuan’s strength and durability were extraordinary.

Chen Chuan completed his first assignment with Wei Changan, learned how Class A students could earn certificates and build experience, and returned to Wu Yi University. Bian Feng explained that the assignment would protect Chen Chuan from being held back, while Wei Changan warned him not to let the academy push him into the same situation as a student from two years earlier.

• Wei Changan explained that Chen Chuan could earn an Arms Certificate and other credentials through assignments, and described the different roles of Class A and Class B students.
• Chen Chuan signed the assignment reports at the Patrol Headquarters and received an officially sealed copy, which would contribute to his academic evaluation and earn him payment.
• Wei Changan drove Chen Chuan to the male student dormitory, where Chen joked that he should throw away the mop Captain Wei had hidden.
• Wei Changan delivered the assignment report to Bian Feng, who said it would make it harder for others to keep Chen Chuan confined to school and would help him gain support.
• Wei Changan asked Bian Feng not to push Chen Chuan into the same position as a student from two years earlier, and Bian Feng said they had learned from that mistake.

Chen Chuan settled into his dorm at Wu Yi Academy, then met Shu Han, the senior apprentice assigned to coordinate with him. Shu Han challenged him to a sparring match, and the chapter left them facing off on the practice ground.

• Chen Chuan received his Departure Form and went to his single dormitory overlooking Spring Autumn Lake.
• Chen Chuan read the dormitory handbook and prepared to go to the cafeteria.
• Shu Han confronted Chen Chuan for leaving him waiting and proposed testing Chen Chuan's level.
• Chen Chuan agreed to spar with Shu Han and followed him to the practice ground.
• Shen Shao introduced himself, teased Shu Han about his breakup, and urged both students to be careful.
• Chen Chuan loosened up as Shu Han took his position to begin the match.

Chen Chuan defeated Shu Han in a spar at Wuyi Academy, though he recognized that Shu Han had held back. Shu Han and Shen Shao took him to the cafeteria, where Shen Shao told him that his victory over Zhong Wu had influenced more students to pass the second examination.

• Chen Chuan charged through Shu Han’s technique with Mountain Crash Body and sent him flying.
• Shen Shao declared Chen Chuan the winner, and Shu Han admitted defeat while Chen Chuan noted that he had held back an injuring technique.
• Shu Han and Shen Shao accompanied Chen Chuan to the Class A cafeteria, where Chen Chuan explained that he had missed the morning because of an external assignment.
• The cafeteria broadcast promoted Longde Food and its Fu Neng Algae products as the three ordered food.
• Shen Shao told Chen Chuan that news of him defeating Zhong Wu had made examiners less ruthless, helping more students pass the second examination.