Chapter Summaries

Lu Chenzhou began his first day at Fang Mountain’s martial arts school and discovered how strong and well-supported his new classmates were. He settled in among them and met Huo Tianyu, who recognized his connection to Ji Feiyan.

• Lu Chenzhou introduced himself to Grade One and was welcomed by the powerful class monitor, Liu Huan.
• Lu Chenzhou attended a martial arts history lesson and resolved to catch up on the material he had missed.
• Liu Huan introduced Lu Chenzhou to his classmates and explained their cultivation levels and the school’s talented student population.
• Lu Chenzhou ate and studied with his classmates, called home to reassure his mother, and learned about the school’s meals and martial arts resources.
• Huo Tianyu asked Lu Chenzhou whether he knew Ji Feiyan, and he confirmed that he did and had her MicroChat.

Lu Chenzhou met his classmates, learned about their martial arts backgrounds, and attended his first lesson with Winged Tiger Hong Fu, who began teaching Mountain-Crossing Body. The chapter left Lu Chenzhou ready to learn from Hong Fu and prepare for next month's Martial Arts Academy Exchange Tournament.

• Lu Chenzhou told Huo Tianyu and the other students that he practiced Black Tiger Fist, and they shared their experiences with martial arts training and breakthroughs.
• Lu Chenzhou learned that Huo Tianyu and Yuan Zhigang came from prominent martial arts families and that Yuan Zhigang's father, Yuan Tianqi, taught Shi Ruyu at Pingjiang Martial University.
• The class went to the training ground, where the students learned about Form Imitation martial arts and their connection to different animal styles.
• Winged Tiger Hong Fu arrived and instructed students to specialize in one Form Imitation style before beginning a lesson on Mountain-Crossing Body.
• Winged Tiger asked the Black Tiger Fist practitioners to raise their hands, and twelve students, including Lu Chenzhou, identified themselves.

Lu Chenzhou learned the Mountain-Crossing Body at his new school and impressed Winged Tiger by reaching Initiation on his first attempt. He realized that the school’s instruction and combined training could accelerate his progress, and planned to ask Ji Xuantong to teach him the Swallow Return Fist.

• Winged Tiger welcomed Lu Chenzhou and offered to guide his Black Tiger Fist training.
• Hong Fu demonstrated the Mountain-Crossing Body and explained its connection to Black Tiger Fist and tiger-like movement.
• Liu Quanhai and other students practiced the movement skill before Lu Chenzhou completed a round on his first try, earning Hong Fu’s attention.
• Lu Chenzhou practiced the Black Tiger Fist and Mountain-Crossing Body after class, improving both skills by one percent.
• Lu Chenzhou decided to keep training the Sea-Skimming Body and ask Ji Xuantong to teach him the Swallow Return Fist.

Lu Chenzhou settled into life at Dragon City High School while students and martial arts halls trained for upcoming competitions. During a trip to the zoo to study tigers, he experienced Fortune-Touched Insight and rapidly improved his Black Tiger Fist, leaving him eager to understand the new phenomenon.

• Liu Huan found Lu Chenzhou training late, and he continued practicing after returning to his dormitory and answering messages from Qin Zheng and Shi Ruyu.
• Yu Zheng and Hong Fu discussed Lu Chenzhou's comprehension, perseverance, and potential to become a Martial Artist.
• Rien demanded a harder fight at Giant Elephant Combat Hall, while Liu Qingyuan, Wang Chong, Du Men, and others continued training toward their goals.
• Lu Chenzhou got up early to practice his stance, then joined Liu Huan and other students on a trip to the zoo to observe tigers.
• As Lu Chenzhou watched a Siberian tiger, he entered a deep state of insight, completed a round of Black Tiger Fist, and raised its proficiency from 11% to 13%.

Lu Chenzhou entered Fortune-Touched Insight while practicing Black Tiger Fist and made remarkable progress before the state ended. After returning to class and spending a week at school, he visited his parents and planned to ask Ji Xuantong and Ruyu to dinner.

• Lu Chenzhou practiced Black Tiger Fist at the zoo during Fortune-Touched Insight while Liu Huan and Yu Shan left him undisturbed.
• Chen Yuan stopped a student from disturbing Lu Chenzhou and waited nearby until the state ended.
• Lu Chenzhou's Black Tiger Fist reached 26% Minor Accomplishment, and Yu Zheng excused his lateness after hearing what happened.
• A week later, Lu Chenzhou returned home, where Li Xianghua told him Ruyu had visited to check on his parents.
• Lu Chenzhou agreed to ask Ji Xuantong and Ruyu when they could come to dinner.

Lu Chenzhou visited his family and returned to Flying Swallow Martial Hall, where his rapid improvement impressed his fellow students and teacher. After defeating Du Men in a spar, he asked Ji Xuantong to teach him Swallow Return Fist.

• Lu Chenzhou offered his scholarship money to Lu Guoping and Li Xianghua, but they told him to keep it unless he needed it.
• At Flying Swallow Martial Hall, the students praised Lu Chenzhou’s progress and discussed his admission to Dragon City University of Martial Arts.
• Lu Chenzhou reunited with Ji Xuantong, Shi Ruyu, Du Men, and the other students, then agreed to spar with Du Men on the wooden stakes.
• Lu Chenzhou used Mountain-Crossing Body and Black Tiger Fist to overwhelm Du Men and knock him off the stakes.
• Lu Chenzhou asked Ji Xuantong to teach him Swallow Return Fist, and Ji agreed.

Lu Chenzhou learned Swallow Return Fist from Ji Xuantong and quickly reached Initiation, then returned to Dragon City High School as students worried about the upcoming Summer Examination. The chapter left him preparing to train for the Martial Arts Academy Exchange Tournament and considering Old Zhang’s offer to promote his new app.

• Ji Xuantong taught Lu Chenzhou and the other students the principles and forms of Swallow Return Fist.
• Lu Chenzhou practiced the fist art on wooden stakes and reached Initiation in one afternoon, impressing Ji Xuantong and unsettling Du Men.
• Lu Chenzhou resolved to pursue the prize money at the Martial Arts Academy Exchange Tournament and considered Old Zhang’s offer of a hundred thousand yuan to promote his app.
• Lu Chenzhou returned to Dragon City High School, where classmates discussed the July Summer Examination and its consequences for students who failed.
• Lu Chenzhou received a message from Ji Feiyan encouraging him to train for the following year’s Fang Mountain Martial Arts Tournament.

Lu Chenzhou learned about rising cult activity and the Fang Mountain Martial Arts Tournament, then kept training toward the upcoming competitions. On April 20, Fortune-Touched Insight returned during his Black Tiger Fist practice, raising his skill to 77% Minor Accomplishment.

• Lu Chenzhou read a nationwide warning about cultists, urged his parents to stay alert, and learned the rewards and requirements for the Fang Mountain Martial Arts Tournament.
• Lu Chenzhou decided to focus first on the Dragon City Martial Arts Tournament and continued visiting Tiger Garden to study the Black Tiger.
• Huang Hao thanked Ji Xuantong for his guidance and left Flying Swallow Martial Hall, while Qin Zheng privately compared Huang Hao unfavorably with Lu Chenzhou.
• As April 20 arrived, Lu Chenzhou practiced Black Tiger Fist while watching the Black Tiger and entered Fortune-Touched Insight.
• Lu Chenzhou practiced for two hours as his Black Tiger Fist rose from 60% to 77% Minor Accomplishment, then stopped when the insight state vanished.

Lu Chenzhou continued studying tigers and advancing his martial arts while his teachers warned students about rising dangers in Su City. After learning that cultists had murdered a martial artist and that the Holy Lord Church had resurfaced, he reflected on the threat before going to sleep.

• Lu Chenzhou told Winged Tiger that he still had much to learn from observing tigers, and Winged Tiger let him continue.
• Yu Zheng warned students to stay at school during rest days when possible and to flee rather than confront cultists or other criminals.
• By April 27, Lu Chenzhou had opened his fifth aperture and brought Black Tiger Fist close to major accomplishment while improving his other martial skills.
• Lu Chenzhou read that cultists had killed a Fourth Stage student from Pingjiang Affiliated High School and that police had uncovered the Holy Lord Church in Su City.
• Lu Chenzhou reviewed Great Xia's list of cults and worried about the void realm and evil before deciding to sleep.

Lu Chenzhou broke through to Hidden Force while training Black Tiger Fist at the zoo, then continued practicing Mountain-Crossing Body after Fortune-Touched Insight appeared. That night, the zoo director noticed him still training and revealed an immense cultivation aura.

• Lu Chenzhou returned to Tiger Garden repeatedly to practice Black Tiger Fist, but Fortune-Touched Insight did not appear.
• On May 1st, Lu Chenzhou practiced Black Tiger Fist until his final palm strike cracked a tree trunk and he comprehended Hidden Force.
• Lu Chenzhou saw that Black Tiger Fist had reached Major Accomplishment and realized his vitality and blood were nearing the Fourth Stage.
• Lu Chenzhou noticed Fortune-Touched Insight had raised Mountain-Crossing Body proficiency to 90%, drank half a Qi-Nourishing No. 1 potion, and resumed training.
• Liu Huan visited Lu Chenzhou’s dormitory, found him absent, and admired his dedication.
• That night, the zoo director finished practicing the Dragon-Tiger Heaven Stance and noticed Lu Chenzhou still training on the hillside.

Wang Jidao discovered Lu Chenzhou’s rapid progress and considered recruiting him for Xinghe Martial University before meeting him on Fang Mountain. After Wang cautioned him about overtraining, Lu explained that an unusual state of insight had driven his practice.

• Wang Jidao watched Lu Chenzhou master Mountain-Crossing Body and noticed his near-breakthrough qi and blood, Hidden Force, and exceptional progress.
• Lu Chenzhou finished training, confirmed his Mountain-Crossing Body had reached mastery, and planned to test his qi and blood the next morning.
• Wang Jidao followed Lu Chenzhou from above and landed beside him after Lu mistook his sudden appearance for a possible Void Entity.
• Lu Chenzhou recognized Wang Jidao as a grandmaster and explained that he had stayed late to observe tigers and practice.
• Wang Jidao warned Lu Chenzhou against exhausting himself, then accepted his explanation that a sudden state of insight had fueled his training.

Wang Jidao considered recruiting Lu Chenzhou for Xinghe Martial University, while Lu weighed his university options and learned that a Magic City University student had tried to disrupt his training. Liu Huan identified the student as Ye Xiao and warned Lu that rivalry and sabotage were common in martial arts schools.

• Wang Jidao questioned Lu Chenzhou about his cultivation, then decided to find a subtle way to persuade him to apply to Xinghe Martial University.
• Lu Chenzhou returned to his dormitory and weighed Xinghe Martial University against Dragon City University of Martial Arts, whose Form-Emulation Fist program interested him.
• Liu Huan told Lu that Ye Xiao, a first-year student from Magic City University of Martial Arts, had tried to disrupt his zoo training and had been punished with a three-month cut to his martial arts supplements.
• Liu Huan explained that Senior Brother Chen Yuan had retrieved surveillance footage and likely reported Ye Xiao, and told Lu that Chen hoped to attend Dragon-Tiger Academy.
• Liu Huan warned Lu that Wudas competed fiercely for resources and talent, and urged him to stay alert to sabotage and internal rivalry.

After learning that Wang Jidao had helped stop Magic City High School from mishandling the incident, Lu Chenzhou recorded Ye Xiao’s name and recovered from pushing himself too hard. At a public class, he agreed to demonstrate Black Tiger Fist after seeing Liu Quanhai impress the students.

• Liu Huan told Lu Chenzhou that Dragon City’s principal had argued with Magic City High School over the incident until Wang Jidao intervened.
• Lu Chenzhou thanked Liu Huan, added Ye Xiao to an encrypted Special Attention folder, and vowed not to tolerate anyone ruining his martial arts opportunities.
• Lu Chenzhou rested, reviewed his compulsory studies, and bought expensive pills to replenish his depleted vitality.
• At public class, Lu Chenzhou found that his Black Tiger Fist had reached flawless Major Accomplishment while watching Winged Tiger teach.
• Liu Quanhai demonstrated his Black Tiger Fist and Mountain-Crossing Body progress, earning praise from Winged Tiger and admiration from other transfer students.
• Winged Tiger invited Lu Chenzhou to demonstrate, and Lu Chenzhou agreed.

Lu Chenzhou mastered Black Tiger Fist and impressed his classmates and teacher, Hong Fu, who planned to recommend him for the school's Priority Attention List. The chapter ended with Liu Huan reminding him that mastery of a third-rate martial art and Fourth Stage cultivation would let him apply to learn a second-rate martial art.

• Lu Chenzhou demonstrated his mastered Black Tiger Fist, astonishing his classmates and prompting Winged Tiger to summon him to the office.
• Hong Fu gave Lu Chenzhou his tiger painting and learned that an inspired flash and focused practice had accelerated his progress.
• Hong Fu said he would report Lu Chenzhou to Yu Zheng for the Priority Attention List, which could double his martial arts supplement benefits.
• Lu Chenzhou reflected on his progress and planned to hang Hong Fu's painting at home.
• Liu Huan and the others congratulated Lu Chenzhou at dinner, and Liu Huan reminded him to test his blood vitality and apply to learn a second-rate martial art once he met the requirements.

Lu Chenzhou reached the fourth Blood and Qi stage and was approved for the Priority Attention List, earning increased school resources and tutoring. After testing a Bone-Strengthening pill, he planned to qualify to wield a Void Blade before the Martial Arts Academy Exchange Tournament.

• Lu Chenzhou broke through to the fourth-stage standard after practicing the Basic Fist Art and visiting Black Tiger.
• Wang Jidao watched Lu Chenzhou practice and approved of his devotion to martial arts.
• Commissioner Wang approved Lu Chenzhou's Priority Attention List application while warning Yu Zheng that Lu might be a flash in the pan.
• Yu Zheng told Lu Chenzhou that his school supplements would be doubled and that he could receive five hours of weekly one-on-one tutoring.
• Lu Chenzhou received Qi-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening supplements, took a pill, and advanced his Dragon-Tiger Heaven Stance to sixteen percent of the sixth aperture.
• Lu Chenzhou measured his Blood and Qi at 2.081 and decided to take the Void Blade qualification test before the tournament.

Lu Chenzhou chose Tiger Form as his specialty and asked Hong Fu to teach him a second-rate Tiger Form martial art. Hong Fu recommended the difficult Tiger Venerable Fist, and the chapter ended as he began demonstrating its techniques.

• Lu Chenzhou reviewed his Martial Dao Tree and assessed his progress in Black Tiger Fist, Mountain-Crossing Body, Swallow Return Fist, Sea-Skimming Body, and Dragon-Tiger Heaven Stance.
• Hong Fu praised Lu Chenzhou for reaching the fourth rank and urged him to aim for the university genius class.
• Lu Chenzhou told Hong Fu that he had chosen Tiger Form because its balance of ferocity and agility suited him.
• Hong Fu described five second-rate Tiger Form arts and recommended Tiger Venerable Fist for its potential to break through the seventh rank and develop Transforming Force.
• Lu Chenzhou chose Tiger Venerable Fist, and Hong Fu began demonstrating it alongside Mountain-Crossing Body.

Lu Chenzhou learned the basics of the Tiger Venerable Fist from Hong Fu, then returned to Flying Swallow Martial Arts Hall and revealed that he had reached Fourth Stage. Ji Xuantong congratulated him and agreed to arrange a beginner Void Blade qualification assessment.

• Lu Chenzhou trained with Hong Fu for seven hours and mastered the basics of the Tiger Venerable Fist, reaching 4% beginner progress.
• Hong Fu told Yu Zheng that Lu Chenzhou had learned the fist in seven hours, and they discussed growing heretical activity in Su City.
• Lu Chenzhou returned to Flying Swallow Martial Arts Hall, where Qin Zheng learned he had reached Fourth Stage and the students marveled at his progress.
• Lu Chenzhou told Ji Xuantong that he had comprehended Black Tiger Hidden Force after a Fortune-Touched Insight, and Ji Xuantong praised his talent.
• Lu Chenzhou asked about the Void Blade qualification assessment, and Ji Xuantong said he could take the beginner assessment and would call his senior sister.

Lu Chenzhou began the Void Blade Possession Qualification Certificate assessment after reaching the Fourth Stage, entering a controlled maze containing Drift Grade Void Entities. He explored an eerie old residence and spotted a white shadow, but the assessment remained underway.

• Shi Ruyu explained the assessment’s combat, martial virtue, and Void Entity knowledge requirements after Ji Xuantong learned Lu Chenzhou had already joined the Priority Attention List.
• Lu Chenzhou arrived at the Void Suppression Bureau, registered with his guardian’s consent, and was escorted to the examination maze.
• An examiner explained that Lu Chenzhou had to cross the maze, where he could find low-grade civilian Void Blades and face controlled Drift Grade Void Entities.
• Lu Chenzhou entered the eerie residence, reacted to a sudden cold breeze with a strike, and found no one behind him.
• Lu Chenzhou spotted a white shadow beneath a bed, avoided looking under it, and picked up a pair of assessment gloves.

Lu Chenzhou passed the Void Blade assessment after overpowering its Void Entity prop, then received his permit and considered how to afford a better weapon. On his way home, he spotted two suspicious men near his neighborhood and called the anti-cult department to report them.

• Lu Chenzhou grabbed and relentlessly attacked the White Drifting Spirit until the examiner told him he had passed the practical assessment.
• Lu Chenzhou completed the remaining tests, received his Void Blade permit and two boxes of Qi-Nourishing No. 1, and encountered Lu Fang at the bureau.
• Lu Fang asked the staff whether Lu Chenzhou had passed and learned that he had nearly beaten the assessment prop to death.
• Lu Chenzhou told Qin Zheng and Li Linling that he had passed, then considered saving for Voidbreaker Gloves rather than accepting Qin Zheng's offer to lend him money.
• Lu Chenzhou saw two men handing out flyers near Shihu Garden and called the anti-cult department because he worried they might be connected to a cult.

After passing the assessment, Lu Chenzhou returned home, received a Voidbreaker glove Qin Zheng had bought for him, and continued his training ahead of the Martial Arts Academy Exchange Tournament. He learned that Su City’s Ghost-Headed Evil Tiger was a powerful Tiger Form Fist master and head of the Pingjiang Sub-Bureau.

• Lu Chenzhou told his parents he had passed the assessment, then reported suspicious street preachers to the police and discovered they were promoting a licensed cosmetic surgery hospital.
• Lu Chenzhou practiced Tiger Venerable Fist at the zoo, raising it from 6% to 7% beginner proficiency.
• Li Xianghua told Lu Chenzhou that Qin Zheng had mailed a Voidbreaker Type-I Civilian Glove to his parents’ home, and Qin Zheng said Lu could use it until he asked for it back.
• Lu Chenzhou had his mother forward the glove to the Fang Mountain Security Office, tested its durability, and began wearing it for protection.
• By May 20, Lu Chenzhou had continued training with Winged Tiger, who identified Lu Fang, the Ghost-Headed Evil Tiger, as Su City’s leading Tiger Form Fist master.