Chapter Summaries

Qin Heng reassured Fang Lingxue after she worried over his battle wounds, then took her to school before returning to his duties at Heavenly Dao Martial Hall. At the school gate, he introduced himself to Liu Linxuan as Fang Lingxue’s fiancé and warned him about sending her love letters.

• Fang Lingxue treated Qin Heng’s wounds and pleaded with him to stop fighting, while Qin Heng insisted he had to become strong enough to protect their city.
• Qin Heng and Fang Lingxue reconciled, and he convinced her that his injuries would not prevent him from being intimate with her.
• The next morning, Qin Heng accompanied his parents on a walk, then walked Fang Lingxue to school and told her he would return to the Martial Hall.
• Liu Linxuan greeted Fang Lingxue at the school gate and asked whether Qin Heng was her brother.
• Qin Heng introduced himself to Liu Linxuan as Fang Lingxue’s fiancé and told him to send any future love letters to Qin Heng instead.

Qin Heng brought Wei Xiaoan’s greatsword to the Divine Medicine Group to return it to his family, where he met Wei Xiaoan’s grieving colleague He Jingyun. After hearing how Wei Xiaoan went missing, He Jingyun asked whether Qin Heng would be interested in information about a divine medicine.

• Qin Heng left Fang Lingxue at school and went home to retrieve the greatsword he had found in the wilderness.
• Qin Heng went to the Divine Medicine Group and told the security captain he had come to return Wei Xiaoan’s weapon.
• He Jingyun arrived, thanked Qin Heng, and explained that Wei Xiaoan had been missing for three months.
• He Jingyun recalled his long partnership with Wei Xiaoan and blamed himself for not accompanying him on his final search for divine medicine.
• Qin Heng said he had found the sword in the nest of a group of fast, coordinated Advanced Ferocious Beasts and claimed a powerful expert had accompanied him.
• He Jingyun offered to share information about a divine medicine, asking whether Qin Heng was interested.

Qin Heng learned that Divine Medicine Group wanted a Grandmaster to help harvest Nightmare Peony, and Heavenly Dao Martial Hall arranged to send one while Xu Yichen led a separate search for an Extreme Yang Earth Vein. He then returned Wei Xiaoan’s father’s weapon to his grieving family and told them what he had found.

• He Jingyun told Qin Heng that Nightmare Peony grew near a Beast King and asked him to find a Grandmaster to cooperate in harvesting it.
• The Grandmasters in Heavenly Dao Martial Hall’s group rejected a cash-only reward, while Wang Daoyi explained that an Extreme Yang Earth Vein might lie near the flower’s Extreme Yin Earth Vein.
• Xu Yichen told Qin Heng to agree to the cooperation and said he would lead a team to search for the Extreme Yang Earth Vein.
• Qin Heng told He Jingyun that a Grandmaster was interested, and He Jingyun said the harvest would take place after the Martial Arts Tournament, when the flower matured next month.
• Wei Xiaoan’s family arrived, and Qin Heng returned Wei’s weapon and told his wife and son that he had found it with Combat Suit fragments in an Advanced Ferocious Beast nest.

Qin Heng returned Wei Xiaoan’s greatsword to his family, then exchanged the Snow Elf with Old Bai for three million and a weapon. After receiving Individual First-Class Merit for his beast-tide kills, Qin Heng decided to enter the Martial Arts Tournament’s Advanced Stage.

• Qin Heng returned Wei Xiaoan’s greatsword to his widow, who chose to keep it, while her son vowed to train until he could inherit his father’s calling.
• Qin Heng went home, spent time with his parents, and arranged for Old Yu to escort them to visit their former neighbors in the Slum District.
• Qin Heng brought Old Bai the Snow Elf and received three million, then waited while Old Bai took the medicine to his grandson.
• Heavenly Dao Martial Hall awarded Qin Heng Individual First-Class Merit, Collective Third-Class Merit, fifteen hundred Energy Points, and three hundred thousand in cash for his beast-tide battle record.
• Qin Heng decided to register for the Martial Arts Tournament’s Advanced Stage.

Old Bai took Qin Heng to the Heavenly Dao Martial Hall’s Forging Workshop to commission a custom cold weapon. On the way, they discussed Qin Heng’s likely future in Central Plains, while the elders’ plans for him and Old Bai’s decision to upgrade his weapon remained in the background.

• Old Bai told Qin Heng that he would lead next month’s Divine Medicine Group expedition, and Qin Heng said he wanted to join Xu Yichen’s exploration team.
• Old Bai predicted that Qin Heng’s talent would attract Martial God Zhang’s attention and bring him to Central Plains after the Martial Arts Tournament, but Qin Heng worried about leaving his family behind.
• Qin Heng realized his exceptional aptitude might earn him a Martial God’s guidance and decided that moving to Central Plains could be worthwhile if he could bring his family.
• The Council of Elders discussed Qin Heng’s combat record and decided to give him enough Energy Points to last until the Martial Arts Tournament, expecting the headquarters to recruit him afterward.
• Old Bai drove Qin Heng to No. 2 Industrial Zone and led him to the Heavenly Dao Martial Hall Weapon Forging Zone.
• Old Bai asked Xiao Zhou to summon Master Liang so Qin Heng could explain his requirements for a custom cold weapon.

Qin Heng and Master Liang designed a custom Army Destroyer-style spear and chose D-Rank materials after Qin Heng revealed his unusual Space Battle Qi. The chapter ended with Qin Heng selecting Fallen Star Wood for the spear shaft, while Old Bai hurried off to report his discovery to the Council of Elders.

• Old Bai brought Qin Heng to meet Master Liang, who agreed to craft him a high-grade weapon as repayment for a favor to Old Zhang.
• Qin Heng chose a practical Army Destroyer Type 2 design, and Master Liang added a six-sided spear tip and two blood grooves.
• Old Bai and Master Liang took Qin Heng to the D-Rank Material room, where Qin Heng revealed that his Battle Qi was an unranked Space type.
• Old Bai was stunned by Qin Heng's Battle Qi and left to report the news to the Council of Elders.
• Master Liang recommended Fallen Star Wood for the spear shaft, and Qin Heng tested its Battle Qi conduction before choosing it.

Qin Heng chose costly materials for a new spear funded by the Heavenly Dao Martial Hall and learned about the Goddess of War’s S-Class weapon and inheritance. He returned to the hall with a new schedule that added battle energy application classes.

• Qin Heng selected Scarlet Cinnabar Sand for his spearhead and asked Master Liang to engrave “Qin Heng of Heavenly Dao Martial Hall” on the weapon.
• Master Liang estimated the spear would weigh over 800 jin, reach D2 to D3 grade, and cost about 30 million yuan in materials, then promised it would be ready in about a week.
• Old Bai told Qin Heng that the Goddess of War’s S-Class spear, Starshatter, was kept by the Heavenly Dao Martial Hall and explained how it had passed from the Second Martial God to Martial God Zhang.
• Old Bai explained that Curator Wang had learned three forms of the World Extinction Ninefold Calamity from the Goddess of War, while the location of her complete inheritance remained unknown.
• Qin Heng returned to the Heavenly Dao Martial Hall, where Old Bai told him to check his schedule and prepare for battle energy application classes starting the day after tomorrow.

Qin Heng tested his new Martial Master cultivation limits, greatly increased his Battle Qi, and planned to seek Teacher Xu Yichen’s guidance. After Chen Yu discovered his breakthrough, Qin Heng repaid her borrowed Energy Points, and she gave him the after-tax proceeds from selling his materials.

• Qin Heng tested his cultivation assistance and found he could absorb up to ten Energy Points efficiently, then cultivated through the night and strengthened his Battle Qi.
• Qin Heng decided to ask Teacher Xu Yichen for guidance and checked that he had over 3.53 million yuan and 2,077 Energy Points.
• Chen Yu sensed Qin Heng’s sharp aura, and he told her he had broken through to Martial Master after training in the wilderness and fighting in the beast tide.
• Chen Yu struggled to accept how quickly Qin Heng had advanced, while Qin Heng offered to repay the 300 Energy Points he had borrowed.
• Chen Yu accepted the original 300 Energy Points and transferred Qin Heng 102,080 yuan from the sale of his materials.

Qin Heng and the Elite Class students went to register for the Martial Arts Tournament, with five of them planning to compete across the three stages. When Qin Heng said he was entering the Advanced Stage as a Martial Master, the registration director was stunned.

• Qin Heng invited Chen Yu to breakfast, and she asked him to gather the other Elite Class students before registration closed.
• The group decided that Han Liang would enter the Beginner Stage, Ding Baishan and Zhao Chong the Intermediate Stage, and Chen Yu and Qin Heng the Advanced Stage.
• The ten Elite Class students walked to the administrative building, where their fellow students noticed and discussed their presence and Qin Heng's rapid rise.
• Ning Fan and Xue Qiang praised Qin Heng's talent, while Chen Yu and Ding Baishan teased him about surpassing his seniors.
• Ding Baishan, Zhao Chong, Han Liang, and Chen Yu gave their tournament details to the director, and Qin Heng said he was an Advanced Stage Martial Master.
• The director stopped in surprise and asked Qin Heng to repeat his name and the stage he was entering.

Qin Heng registered for the tournament’s Advanced Stage as a Martial Master, and Leng Qingxue approved his claim without hesitation. After she let Su Kuang and another student off for fighting, Qin Heng wondered why she had treated him with such favor.

• Qin Heng told the director he was a Martial Master and wanted to register for the Advanced Stage, and Ning Fan vouched for him.
• Leng Qingxue ordered the director to process Qin Heng’s registration, which he submitted.
• Su Kuang explained that he and another student had been caught fighting after he bragged about having once been stronger than Qin Heng.
• Leng Qingxue asked whether Su Kuang was Qin Heng’s friend, then dismissed both students with a warning.
• The Elite Class students teased Su Kuang about being outmatched, while Qin Heng wondered why Leng Qingxue had shown him favor.

After Qin Heng broke through to the Martial Master realm, Zhu Qianqiu taught him advanced force-generation techniques, and Xu Yichen introduced him to the basic uses of Battle Qi. The chapter ended with Qin Heng practicing how to heal injuries with his Battle Qi.

• Zhu Qianqiu taught Qin Heng how to combine Battle Qi with force-generation techniques, and Qin Heng mastered the fourth level of Python Mountain Force and began grasping Thousand Jun Breaker’s second level.
• Zhu Qianqiu taught Qin Heng the three realms of the Qi Burst Technique, and Qin Heng learned its first level in one morning.
• Xu Yichen brought Qin Heng to the Weapon Sparring Room, where several Elite Class students gathered to audit the Battle Qi lesson.
• Xu Yichen explained Battle Qi’s restorative, destructive, and tempering functions to Qin Heng and the students.
• Xu Yichen cut Qin Heng’s hand and taught him to use Battle Qi to heal it, then had Qin Heng practice recovering from minor injuries.

Qin Heng trained with Xu Yichen and the Elite Class, whose tests established that his Space Battle Qi ranked among the world’s top three, then spent a week improving his control. He collected his custom D-Rank spear, White Dragon, and prepared to test it.

• Qin Heng practiced Space Battle Qi with Xu Yichen, and the Elite Class students compared its strength against their own Battle Qi.
• Xu Yichen, Ning Fan, and the others ranked Space Battle Qi among the world’s top three and discussed how it might fare against Ji Lingyun’s Decline Battle Qi.
• Over the following week, Qin Heng attended classes and cultivated until he could control his Battle Qi with increasing ease.
• Old Bai called Qin Heng to the Military Affairs Building to collect his custom weapon, White Dragon.
• Qin Heng lifted and tested the heavy spear, learned its maintenance requirements, and carried it back to his residence.

Qin Heng tested his new White Dragon Spear and sparred with Zhong Wanshan, eventually earning one hard-fought victory. As the Martial Arts Tournament approached, he and his classmates waited for the organizers to release the group assignments.

• Qin Heng tested the White Dragon Spear and found that it could pierce a thick B5-grade alloy target block, giving him killing power at the peak of the Martial Master realm.
• Qin Heng sought sparring partners, but his classmates declined, so he challenged Zhong Wanshan instead.
• Qin Heng lost repeatedly to Zhong Wanshan but adapted quickly and won one match after more than twenty bouts.
• Qin Heng and his classmates discussed the delayed tournament group assignments, which the Council of Elders said would be released at 10:00 that morning.
• Qin Heng hoped to avoid Ji Lingyun and Chen Yu before the tournament finals.

Qin Heng reviewed the tournament schedule and mapped out a possible path to the championship, including a potential semifinal against Chen Yu. As they traveled home together, Chen Yu told him the tournament was an important test of her seven years of training.

• Qin Heng checked the tournament rules, prizes, and group assignments, finding himself in Grade A Group E and identifying Wang Jiye as a likely knockout opponent.
• Qin Heng calculated that he might face Wang Jiye in the Round of 16, Chen Yu in the semifinals, and Ji Lingyun in the final.
• After Battle Qi application class, Qin Heng prepared to leave the martial hall with his weapon, White Dragon.
• Chen Yu joined Qin Heng on the way home, and they rode a Shuttle Bus toward Heavenly Micro Courtyard.
• Chen Yu told Qin Heng that the tournament was the final test of her training over the past seven years.

Qin Heng and Chen Yu agreed to fight each other without holding back in the Martial Arts Tournament, while Chen Yu revealed she planned to graduate early. At home, Qin Heng and Fang Lingxue reviewed the tournament bracket, where she worried about his eventual match with Ji Lingyun.

• Qin Heng reassured Chen Yu that he was a worthy opponent, and they promised to fight fairly without complaining about the result.
• Chen Yu told Qin Heng she would graduate early and seek real combat experience, and they reflected on leaving Heavenly Dao Martial Hall for new futures.
• Qin Heng returned home to Fang Lingxue while his parents visited their old friends in District 7 Slums.
• Fang Lingxue showed Qin Heng his tournament bracket, and he declared that he would defeat his opponents and become champion.
• Fang Lingxue worried that Qin Heng could face Ji Lingyun in the final and silently hoped he would not be injured.

Qin Heng prepared for the Martial Arts Tournament, then arrived at the South Xia Martial Arts Center with his family for the opening day. There, he reunited with Xiao Yang, whose younger sister Xiao Yue accused Qin Heng of having cheats.

• Qin Heng spent the final night before the tournament resting and sharing dinner with his family.
• Qin Heng and Chen Yu rode the Heavenly Dao Martial Hall spectator shuttle to the venue with their families and neighbors.
• Qin Heng heard that important figures from the Four Great Martial Halls might attend the tournament.
• Qin Heng and Chen Yu arrived at the South Xia Martial Arts Center and entered with their families.
• Xiao Yang met Qin Heng and lamented that Qin Heng had advanced to the Martial Master realm while he remained an Elementary Martial Warrior.
• Xiao Yue called Qin Heng a cheater, apologized when her father scolded her, and entered the venue with the group.

Qin Heng met three prominent figures at the South Xia Martial Arts Center before the competition’s opening ceremony. Xu Qian praised him, Kerry gave him a valuable membership card, and Fan Yang tried to recruit him to the Dragon God Martial Hall, but Xin Yongquan said Qin Heng was likely headed for special training at the Central Plains headquarters.

• Chen Yu, Qin Heng, and Xiao Yang left the crowded rest area to head for the contestants’ audience seats.
• Xin Yongquan called Qin Heng over and introduced him to Xu Qian, who praised Qin Heng and looked forward to his competition performance.
• Kerry gave Qin Heng an MS Alliance Diamond Membership Card that entitled him to a ten-percent increase on his quoted price when selling Monster materials to MS Group.
• Fan Yang lamented that Qin Heng had joined the Heavenly Dao Martial Hall and tried to recruit him to the Dragon God Martial Hall.
• Xin Yongquan said Martial God Zhang had taken an interest in Qin Heng and that Qin Heng would likely receive special training at the Central Plains headquarters after the competition.

Qin Heng attended the tournament opening ceremony, learned his preliminary-round schedule, and prepared for his first match. After an exhibition bout stirred his competitive spirit, the group preliminaries began.

• Qin Heng spoke with Xu Qian, Xin Yongquan, and Fan Yang about his future, and Xu Qian praised his calm attitude.
• Qin Heng reunited with his family, told Fang Lingxue about meeting the Grandmasters, and shared an affectionate moment with her before Chen Yu warned them about the cameras.
• Wang Wei and Xue Qiang fought an exhibition match, and Xue Qiang won by a narrow margin.
• The tournament staff raised twelve smaller arenas, and the hosts announced how contestants would be called for their preliminary matches.
• Qin Heng found that his first match was scheduled for 10:05 on Small Arena No. 3 and went to the inner field to prepare.

Qin Heng won his first match in the Grade A competition after deliberately giving Wang Duan time to demonstrate his skills. He returned to his family and promised to finish his next match quickly, while Chen Yu pointed out that Ji Lingyun had taken the ring.

• Qin Heng watched Zhou Wen defeat an opponent in the opening match at Ring No. 3.
• Wang Duan asked Qin Heng to give him time to make an impression before graduation, and Qin Heng agreed to let him attack for one minute.
• Qin Heng calmly defended against Wang Duan's assault, while his family and friends watched from the audience seats.
• Qin Heng ended the match by knocking away Wang Duan's saber and stopping his spear at Wang Duan's throat.
• Qin Heng returned to his family, promised to settle his next match within three seconds, and heard Chen Yu announce that Ji Lingyun was on the ring.

Ji Lingyun impressed the crowd with his effortless victory, then spoke with Qin Heng about their powers and the possibility of facing each other in the finals. After Qin Heng won his second-round match, Ji Lingyun recognized Fang Lingxue beside him and realized why Qin Heng had been hostile toward him.

• Ji Lingyun casually defeated his opponent, while Fang Lingxue revealed her lingering hatred toward him and Qin Heng estimated his chances of beating Ji Lingyun.
• Chen Yu left to compete, and Qin Heng later headed to Ring No. 1 for his second-round match.
• Ji Lingyun told Qin Heng he was jealous of the attention Qin Heng received from the Martial Gods and proposed they test their powers in the finals.
• Qin Heng defeated Li Qiyun in one move and told Ji Lingyun he did not wipe people out root and branch, leaving Ji Lingyun puzzled.
• Ji Lingyun saw Fang Lingxue sitting intimately beside Qin Heng and realized she was the reason Qin Heng had been hostile toward him.