Chapter Summaries

Chen Chuan accompanied Ren Xiaotian on a dangerous commission to retrieve a mysterious object from men outside a village, then returned with him to deliver it. Ren Xiaotian completed the handoff and took Chen Chuan back to Wuyi Academy, where Chen Chuan spotted a familiar figure rushing into the dormitory building.

• Ren Xiaotian forced Lao Mi to reveal where the item was, and Chen Chuan's Second Self grew translucent when the box was opened.
• Ren Xiaotian took the box, threw Transaction Coupons to Lao Mi and his men, and drove away without entering the village.
• Ren Xiaotian told Chen Chuan that the box had been found in Jiao Mountain's garbage dump and said he would not take such commissions again.
• Ren Xiaotian avoided the original route, then delivered the box to two security-uniformed men in a parking lot near the city center.
• Ren Xiaotian drove Chen Chuan back to Wuyi Academy, where Chen Chuan saw a familiar figure dash into the dormitory building.

After returning from an assignment, Chen Chuan accepted Cheng Zitong’s advice to take more jobs and build experience, then reunited with Wei Dong and sparred with him. As rain fell over the school, other students trained and Xiao Ran prepared to begin the Breathing Method, while Chen Chuan returned to training to control his Mutated Tissue before the deadline.

• Chen Chuan reported back to Cheng Zitong, who promised him regular assignments and told him to save money for medicine.
• Chen Chuan found Wei Dong in Dormitory Two, learned he had moved in, and heard he was training under Teacher Guan.
• Chen Chuan sparred with Wei Dong and saw that his technique and endurance had improved.
• As heavy rain fell, an instructor made Class B students continue training, while Xiao Ran began preparations with Teacher Li to start the Breathing Method.
• Chen Chuan resumed practicing Righteous Unrestrained Hands and the Zhou Yuan Force Stance to contain his Mutated Tissue within the remaining time.

Chen Chuan joined Ren Xiaotian and Lin Xiaodi on a commission to bring An Qingqing home from the Blood Scar Gang’s underground arena. After An Qingqing challenged them to fight for her cooperation, Ren Xiaotian left her room and asked to meet the gang’s boss.

• Cheng Zitong told Chen Chuan that he was nearing mastery of the power technique and warned him to watch for renewed tissue growth after the First Limit.
• Ren Xiaotian picked up Chen Chuan and Lin Xiaodi for a commission to bring An Qingqing home from the Blood Scar Gang’s underground arena.
• The three entered the arena and learned that An Qingqing was in private room seven.
• An Qingqing refused to go home and offered to leave if one of them won a round-robin match, or if they defeated her bodyguard, Xiao Zhen.
• Ren Xiaotian sent Lin Xiaodi outside with instructions to wait, then showed a Blood Scar Gang member the client’s name card and asked to see the boss.

Ren Xiaotian and Chen Chuan secured An Qingqing’s release from the underground arena by threatening to draw the Patrol Bureau’s attention, then escorted her home and completed their assignment. Cheng Zitong confirmed Chen Chuan had completed his three-assignment target and told him to master force techniques next.

• Ren Xiaotian demanded that Fu Shouxin release An Qingqing and warned that firing his revolver would bring the Patrol Bureau down on the arena.
• Fu Shouxin weighed the risks and ordered his men to cancel An Qingqing’s private room and send her out.
• Ren Xiaotian, Chen Chuan, and Lin Xiaodi waited for An Qingqing, then convinced her to leave; Ren Xiaotian pointed his gun at Xiao Zhen when An Qingqing insisted on a fight.
• Ren Xiaotian and the others escorted An Qingqing to her family’s residential compound, where a butler signed the assignment receipt.
• Chen Chuan learned that Lin Xiaodi planned to apply to Wuyi Academy, then returned to the dormitory and called Cheng Zitong.
• Cheng Zitong confirmed that Chen Chuan had completed his target of three assignments and told him to master force techniques as soon as possible.

Chen Chuan mastered the Zhou Yuan Force Method after two months of training and discovered how his Mutated Tissue could coordinate with different force-generation methods. Cheng Zitong confirmed his breakthrough and explained that Chen Chuan’s next stage involved strengthening his bones and Mutated Tissue through training and combat.

• After an all-night practice, Chen Chuan broke through the barrier and mastered the Zhou Yuan Force Method as dawn arrived.
• Chen Chuan examined how his Mutated Tissue had grown through his fascia, muscles, and beneath his skin, then used it to burst a punching bag with a light touch.
• Chen Chuan tested imitations of several force methods and realized that the Zhou Yuan Force Method could develop multiple points of force generation as his Mutated Tissue grew.
• Chen Chuan called Cheng Zitong to report his breakthrough, and Cheng Zitong hurried to Dormitory Four to verify it.
• Cheng Zitong praised Chen Chuan’s progress and explained that he needed to strengthen his bones through the process called “building tendon bridges, raising bone beams,” using medicine, continuous training, and actual combat.

After mastering the Zhou Yuan Force Method, Chen Chuan attended his first Invitation Class, where wrestling assistant Qiu Xin singled him out for a demonstration and slammed him onto the platform. Chen Chuan stood back up unharmed and told Qiu Xin he had used too little force.

• Cheng Zitong advised Chen Chuan to strengthen his foundation, offered to prepare medicine, and urged him to monitor his Mutated Tissue and attend classes.
• Chen Chuan sensed that mastering the Zhou Yuan Force Method had increased his Second Self's overlap time by more than seven minutes.
• Chen Chuan chose to attend Xu Wei's Grappling Department Invitation Class and noticed Guan Xinyin among the students.
• Qiu Xin invited Chen Chuan onto the platform for a wrestling demonstration after Guan Xinyin offered to help.
• Qiu Xin used a Whirlwind Throwing Hand to slam Chen Chuan onto the platform, then called for medical staff.
• Chen Chuan rose without apparent injury, straightened his cuff, and said Qiu Xin had used too little force.

Chen Chuan defeated Qiu Xin in a force-endurance contest and met Guan Xinyin, who planned to challenge him after mastering force. Meanwhile, Cheng Zitong registered Chen Chuan’s mastery of the Zhou Yuan Force Method and learned that He Xiaoxing might return to teach him.

• Qiu Xin tried to control Chen Chuan with wrestling, but Chen Chuan’s repeated force-backed kicks kept him pinned and left him gravely injured.
• Chen Chuan called for medical staff, then left the training hall as the Class B trainees watched in awe.
• Guan Xinyin told Chen Chuan she had suspected Qiu Xin intended to target him and asked to spar with him after she mastered force.
• Cheng Zitong registered Chen Chuan’s mastery of the Zhou Yuan Force Method with Gao Shi.
• Gao Shi told Cheng Zitong that He Xiaoxing might return after learning Chen Chuan chose the Zhou Yuan Force Method, and Cheng Zitong said he would step aside if He Xiaoxing wanted to teach Chen Chuan.

After Qiu Xin’s attack was explained, Chen Chuan learned that he would soon take on independent assignments to prepare for his Arms Certificate examination. Cheng Zitong gave him a case involving the Urban Legend Well Child, and Chen Chuan began studying how to capture it.

• Teacher He told Chen Chuan that Qiu Xin had attacked him to avenge Zhong Wu and had been left bedridden after paying for his actions.
• Cheng Zitong warned Chen Chuan to strengthen his foundations while awaiting a potentially demanding Arms Certificate examination assignment.
• Cheng Zitong offered Chen Chuan assignment tasks for practical combat experience, and Chen Chuan agreed to take them.
• Cheng Zitong proposed an Urban Legend case and handed Chen Chuan his research on Well Child.
• Chen Chuan studied Well Child’s appearance pattern around old wells in northern Yangzhi City and praised the mystery of investigating the unknown.

Chen Chuan searched North City for the well where a Well Child might appear, but gang members mistook his visit for Patrol Bureau interference and confronted him. After defeating them, he found sealed packages hidden in the well and suspected they contained drugs.

• Chen Chuan borrowed Nian Fuli's watch, collected his bicycle and tools, and rode to North City to inspect old wells.
• Chen Chuan found a usable well and chose it as the likely place to wait for the Well Child that night.
• Tian Ge's men noticed Chen Chuan's Patrol Bureau shoulder bag and decided to move their planned deal to another location.
• Chen Chuan returned to the well after nightfall and encountered Tian Ge and several armed gang members in the alley.
• Chen Chuan defeated the gang members, then pulled several sealed packages from the well and suspected they contained drugs.

Chen Chuan captured a creature crawling out of a well and discovered that the drugs he had seized were Anti-Alienation Drugs. After calling Wei Changan, Chen Chuan fought off a group of attackers, and Wei Changan connected the drugs to a lead on Scarface and Tong Qianjiang.

• Chen Chuan lured the Well Child out of the well with beans and captured it in a waterproof bag.
• Chen Chuan recognized the seized medicine as Anti-Alienation Drugs and called Wei Changan after Tian Ge mistook him for Tong Dage.
• Chen Chuan tied up Tian Ge and defeated the group of men who rushed into the street to rescue him.
• Wei Changan arrived, questioned Tian Ge about Scarface, and concluded that Scarface was holding Chou Huzi's goods and planning a trade with Tong Qianjiang.
• Wei Changan took Tian Ge to pursue the lead on Scarface, while Chen Chuan declined to go with him.

Chen Chuan completed the Well Child assignment, then discussed Urban Legends and a possible Government Affairs Hall commission with Cheng Zitong. The next morning, Wei Changan called to say they had found Scarface’s hideout and was coming to pick him up.

• Chen Chuan handed the captured item to Mo Lan Company’s employees at Central Square and returned to Wuyi Academy.
• Chen Chuan told Cheng Zitong the assignment had gone smoothly and described his involvement with Tong Qianjiang’s matter; Cheng Zitong advised him to pursue the opportunity carefully and prioritize his safety.
• Chen Chuan had breakfast with Feng Xiaoqi and Luo Kaiyuan, and Feng Xiaoqi gave each of them a pair of Fist Wraps.
• Wei Changan called Chen Chuan at the dormitory and said they had found Scarface’s hideout, then told him to wait for his arrival.

Wei Changan and Chen Chuan went to Shouguan District to arrest Scarface, whose location had been revealed by Tian Ge. They planned a coordinated raid, with Chen Chuan assigned to guard an escape route as the arrest approached.

• Wei Changan told Chen Chuan that Tian Ge had confessed Scarface was hiding in Shouguan District and that the Patrol Bureau had assigned them to capture him alive.
• Wei Changan explained that Tian Ge’s connection to Scarface’s subordinate Fast Legs had helped reveal the hideout, and that surveillance was keeping Scarface’s group in place until noon.
• Wei Changan drove Chen Chuan to a safe house, where they met Cai Si and watched the building where Scarface was staying.
• Wei Changan described a plan to draw Scarface’s attention with firecrackers while the arrest team entered through the northern windows.
• Wei Changan assigned Chen Chuan to guard the northeastern road to the market with Cai Si and the others in case anyone escaped.

Chen Chuan helped Wei Changan’s team prepare an operation against Scarface, but unrest in the market forced the team to act early. Wei Changan broke into the building and came face to face with Scarface.

• Wei Changan praised Chen Chuan’s skill and judgment, then warned Cai Si that company members might sabotage the operation.
• Chen Chuan surveyed the trade market, noticed a trained-looking woman leaving the building, and returned to the team’s base.
• Wei Changan assigned Chen Chuan to call for the telephone lines to be cut at ten, and Chen Chuan carried out the order.
• When a disturbance erupted in the market before the planned attack, Wei Changan changed the approach and ordered the team to enter from the south immediately.
• Wei Changan fought his way through the building, learned Scarface was nearby, and saw the scar-faced man emerge through a shattered wall carrying a machete and an engineering hammer.

Chen Chuan and Cai Si captured Quick Legs Tian Yaozu as Wei Changan confronted Scarface, whose body proved to contain military-grade armor. The fight remained underway as Wei Changan’s gunfire revealed Scarface’s Military Implant Body.

• Chen Chuan spotted Tian Yaozu fleeing, and Cai Si moved to stop him while Chen Chuan blocked the escape route.
• Cai Si drove Tian Yaozu close with his belt, but Chen Chuan dodged his dagger strikes, seized his wrist, dislocated his arm, and subdued him.
• A blast tore open a fourth-floor wall, and Wei Changan emerged before Scarface smashed through the building and joined the fight.
• Cai Si stopped a disguised middle-aged woman from attacking the crowd, then defeated her after her flour ambush failed to pierce his stab-resistant clothing.
• Wei Changan fired at Scarface’s feet, exposing the black chitin beneath his clothes and identifying him as a Military Implant Body.

Wei Changan’s attempt to encircle Scarface failed as the man’s military-grade implants let him overpower the fighters and break through the crowd. As Scarface charged toward the trade market, Wei Changan prepared to intervene, while Chen Chuan stepped toward him from the rear.

• Wei Changan warned the arriving fighters that Scarface was dangerous, but three men attacked him and Scarface killed or incapacitated them.
• Wei Changan ordered Old Wu to find ropes and rallied the crowd to stop Scarface from reaching the trade market.
• Cai Si cleared the flour from his eyes and told nearby shopkeepers to pour oil across the street to slow Scarface.
• Scarface grew faster and stronger, knocking people aside and shrugging off crossbow bolts as Qu WeiTuo identified his implants and warned his men not to engage.
• Wei Changan moved to fight Scarface himself, while Chen Chuan stepped forward from the rear.

Chen Chuan fought Scarface in the street and defeated him despite his implanted combat functions. The street fell silent as Chen Chuan returned to Wei Changan and reported that the fish had been caught.

• Chen Chuan stopped Scarface’s charge with a jumping kick, then attacked him with a series of powerful strikes and a shoulder throw.
• Scarface rose again with his Rapid Oxygenation and Cardiac Resuscitation functions activated, and his speed and strength increased.
• Chen Chuan dodged Scarface’s hammer blows, countered his attacks, and used Curtain-Ripping Hand to tear flesh from his face.
• Chen Chuan broke Scarface’s legs with the engineering hammer, struck him across the head, and kicked him into an empty shop.
• Chen Chuan walked back to Wei Changan and said, “Brother Wei, the fish has been caught.”

After Scarface was captured, Wei Changan organized the rescue and thanked Chen Chuan for helping secure the operation. Chen Chuan learned that Scarface had Military Implant Bodies and decided to seek more information, while Cai Si warned him that the matter was dangerous.

• Wei Changan ordered the injured treated, told Cai Si to keep Scarface alive, and thanked Chen Chuan for saving him face.
• Cai Si found Scarface still breathing, arranged for him to be restrained, and discussed suspicions about Military Implant Bodies and Fang Dawei's group with Old Shen.
• Qu WeiTuo warned his companions that capturing Scarface might not lead them to Fang Dawei's group, despite Chen Chuan's success.
• Chen Chuan visited the injured Show General Fist Gym members and learned that Liang Tong and Sheng Hai had stayed behind because they were not skilled enough for the operation.
• Cai Si told Chen Chuan that the gym had sent fighters partly to prove it was not connected to the wanted criminals, then cautioned him that the Military Implant Bodies involved powerful interests.
• Chen Chuan asked Cai Si for information about Implant Bodies, but decided he would ask Wei Changan later after Cai Si discouraged him from getting involved.

After helping Wei Changan’s group capture Scarface, Chen Chuan returned to the academy and measured an increase in his Second Self’s overlap time before practicing with his blade. Meanwhile, Xiao Ran learned about advanced Implant Bodies and discovered that a Central City teacher was already guiding a recommended student at the academy.

• Old Wu told Cai Si that Scarface’s people had sent the woman who attacked him to watch the area, but the disabled phone lines and the group’s quick response had stopped her from warning Scarface.
• Wei Changan thanked Chen Chuan, said his group might need his help again, and had Cai Si drive him back to the academy.
• Chen Chuan called Cheng Zitong, then tested his Second Self’s overlap time and found it had increased by at least five minutes.
• Chen Chuan took the Snow Monarch Blade to the public training ground and practiced the Basic Blade Techniques Cheng Zitong had taught him.
• Xiao Ran defeated his practice partner and asked Teacher Feng how he could catch up with naturally talented students.
• Teacher Feng told Xiao Ran that advanced Implant Bodies in Central City could greatly accelerate training and revealed that a Central City teacher was already guiding a recommended student at the academy.

After returning to his training routine, Chen Chuan joined Wei Changan for the planned operation to capture Tong Qianjiang. The company had replaced Wei as the person in charge, and Chen Chuan arrived with him at the meeting site.

• Chen Chuan continued training and worried that his use of supplements would force him to find more commissioned work.
• Wei Changan called Chen Chuan to say Scarface had confessed and that they would lure Tong Qianjiang to a drug trade that night.
• Wei Changan told Chen Chuan that Hu Shiguang had taken charge of the operation and replaced Wei's team with company personnel.
• Wei Changan and Chen Chuan drove to an abandoned factory complex in Xigang District, then walked to the arranged meeting site.
• A team leader questioned Chen Chuan's identity at the door, and Wei Changan introduced him as his junior.

Wei Changan and Chen Chuan were kept out of an operation to arrest Tong Qianjiang, which failed when Hu Shiguang mistook a coerced decoy for his target. Hu Shiguang later revealed that his father had ordered him to sabotage the operation and warned him to stay away from a deeper matter.

• Hu Shiguang's assistant refused to share the operation details with Wei Changan, assigning him to guard an intersection with Chen Chuan instead.
• Wei Changan worried that Hu Shiguang's inexperience and pride would ruin the arrest, while Chen Chuan heard that a Central City teacher might offer a way to travel there without using a recommendation slot.
• A company member announced that the target had been caught, but Wei Changan discovered that the masked man was an ordinary passerby forced to act as a decoy.
• Wei Changan and Chen Chuan left after realizing Tong Qianjiang had likely escaped, while Hu Shiguang's search of the area found nothing.
• Hu Shiguang returned home and told his father he had followed his instructions, then questioned why he had been made to damage the company's reputation.
• Hu Shiguang's father told him to stay away from the matter and said his elder brother would not make things difficult for him if he knew his place.