Chapter Summaries

After winning the Jiangnan Talents Tournament, Lu Chenzhou received prize money and rewards, advanced to Ninth Stage, and strengthened his Tiger Soul Divine Striking Fist. He learned what he needed to break the first shackle and left class preparing to study a stronger movement technique for future competitions.

• Old Tian congratulated Lu Chenzhou on his tournament victory and announced a three-day friendly team competition against Yellow Mountain University of Martial Arts on September 9.
• Lu Chenzhou received 6.5 million yuan, Great Merit, Hidden Dragon points, and Mind-Illuminating Potion, then repaid Qin Zheng's 600,000-yuan loan and sent his father 200,000 yuan.
• Lu Chenzhou cultivated through the end of August, reached the limit of Mastery in Tiger Soul Divine Striking Fist, and broke through to minor accomplishment and Ninth Stage.
• Lu Chenzhou tested at 5.31 blood vitality and reviewed the four conditions required to break the Flesh Shackle and become a Martial Artist.
• Lu Chenzhou demonstrated Tiger Soul Divine Striking Fist to Li Gui, who praised his General Sheds His Armor Force and promised to teach him Tiger Shadow Lost Track Step.

After winning the Jiangnan Talents Tournament, Lu Chenzhou returned to Su City Longwu, collected his rewards, and advanced to the Ninth Stage. He demonstrated his Tiger Soul Divine Striking Fist to Li Gui, who praised his Transforming Force and promised to teach him a first-rate movement technique.

• Old Tian congratulated Lu Chenzhou, and the Genius Class celebrated his championship before learning about a September team competition against Yellow Mountain University of Martial Arts.
• Lu Chenzhou received prize money, Great Merit, and Hidden Dragon points, repaid Qin Zheng's loan, and sent his father money for daily expenses.
• Lu Chenzhou advanced his Tiger Soul Divine Striking Fist to Minor Achievement and reached the Ninth Stage, with his blood vitality measuring 5.31.
• Lu Chenzhou explained the conditions for breaking the Flesh Shackle and resolved to become a Martial Artist before age twenty.
• Lu Chenzhou demonstrated Tiger Soul Divine Striking Fist for Li Gui, who tested his General Sheds His Armor Force and praised his defensive Transforming Force.
• Li Gui told Lu Chenzhou he would teach him Tiger Shadow Lost Track Step in the next fist art class to prepare him for stronger competitors.

Lu Chenzhou practiced Iron Crotch Skill, reached Ninth Stage, and rose to 788th on the Hidden Dragon Rankings. Li Gui began teaching him Tiger Shadow Lost Track Step and explained the Void Realm, leaving Lu Chenzhou training in a dangerous simulated forest.

• Lu Chenzhou practiced Iron Crotch Skill, saw his blood vitality rise to 5.44, and stayed up late punching to burn off the excess energy.
• Lu Chenzhou learned that his Hidden Dragon Rankings score had reached 7066 and his rank had risen to 788th, while Old Ji and his senior sisters congratulated him on reaching Ninth Stage.
• Chen Xiaoyun learned that Lu Chenzhou had advanced from the peak of Sixth Stage to Ninth Stage in half a year and worried that he would surpass her.
• Li Gui took Lu Chenzhou to a complex training room and explained that Tiger Shadow Lost Track Step taught movement through difficult terrain and adaptation to one's surroundings.
• Li Gui told Lu Chenzhou that Martial Artists and Gatekeepers defended humanity from the Void Realm while also obtaining resources from it.
• Li Gui demonstrated Tiger Shadow Lost Track Step in the mechanized training ground, then had Lu Chenzhou practice and urged him to reach the beginner stage before dinner.

Lu Chenzhou trained the Tiger Shadow Lost Track Step, learned that Old Tian had reached Tenth Stage, and received Li Gui’s old C8 Alloy fist blades, Mountain Lord. He tested the blades with his Tiger Form Fist techniques and prepared to use them in the coming Genius Competition.

• Li Gui coached Lu Chenzhou through five hours of Tiger Shadow Lost Track Step practice until he reached the basics.
• Lu Chenzhou practiced alone and raised the movement technique’s progress to four percent, then learned that Old Tian had advanced to Tenth Stage and Xiao He had reached Eighth Stage.
• Li Gui recommended fist blades for Lu Chenzhou and brought him home to give him his old C8 Alloy pair, Mountain Lord.
• Li Gui showed Lu Chenzhou the new Void Blade fist blades he had bought for himself and advised him to unsheathe Mountain Lord only when necessary during the Genius Competition.
• Lu Chenzhou practiced several Tiger Form Fist techniques with Mountain Lord and smashed apart a reinforced wooden dummy.

Lu Chenzhou traveled with Dragon City University of Martial Arts’s Genius Class to Yellow Mountain for a wilderness tournament against Yellow Mountain University of Martial Arts. After the contestants were dropped into the forest, he ambushed Zheng Shaocong near a checkpoint and caught up with him after Zheng tried to flee.

• Lu Chenzhou’s blood and qi rose to 5.60 as he trained with Tiger Shadow Lost Track Step, then he left home to join the Genius Class trip to Yellow Mountain.
• On the journey, Old Tian described Yellow Mountain’s contestants, including the powerful Li Kongkong, while teacher Wang Ling warned his own class to watch out for Lu Chenzhou and Tian Xingjian.
• The two schools met for dinner, where Li Kongkong challenged Lu Chenzhou to demonstrate his hard-qi training, and the next morning officials explained the checkpoint and team-battle rules.
• After the contestants were dropped across Yellow Mountain, Lu Chenzhou sensed a Void Entity near Nameless Cave and watched Zheng Shaocong defeat it and claim a jade token.
• Lu Chenzhou confronted Zheng Shaocong, who used flying stones and lime before fleeing; Lu Chenzhou caught up and smashed the tree Zheng had hidden behind.

Lu Chenzhou defeated Zheng Shaocong and later teamed up with Chen Xiaoyun to beat a powerful staff-wielding NPC, putting him atop the Jade Token Holder Rankings. The story left Lu Chenzhou and Chen Xiaoyun stunned by the announcement that Li Kongkong and Qu Ping had eliminated Wang Hongdao.

• Lu Chenzhou defeated Zheng Shaocong, took his token and nameplate, and learned that He Ling had been eliminated by Yin Shishi.
• Li Kongkong joined Qu Ping and set out to attack Wang Hongdao, while Chen Xiaoyun fled a Tenth Stage NPC who pursued her through the forest.
• Lu Chenzhou rescued Chen Xiaoyun, and the two worked together to disarm and defeat the black-clad staff fighter, gaining his token.
• The organizers announced that Lu Chenzhou ranked first among the Jade Token Holders, making him a likely target for Yellow Mountain's contestants.
• Lu Chenzhou and Chen Xiaoyun learned that Li Kongkong and Qu Ping had eliminated Wang Hongdao.

Lu Chenzhou and Chen Xiaoyun entered Wangwang Temple and fought the high-risk Stone Statue, a regenerating Void Entity hiding a jade token. They destroyed its heart and claimed the temple's tokens, while the Tiger Roar drew other students toward them.

• Chen Xiaoyun and Lu Chenzhou learned that Wang Hongdao had been eliminated, while their teachers encouraged them to keep fighting and trusted Lu Chenzhou to turn the competition around.
• Yao Sheng defeated a Void Entity in an abandoned village, collected a token, and headed for Bright Summit.
• Lu Chenzhou and Chen Xiaoyun entered Wangwang Temple and discovered that its statue was a powerful Void Entity that could regenerate unless its hidden heart was destroyed.
• Lu Chenzhou and Chen Xiaoyun fought the Stone Statue together, enduring its corrosive saliva, tail, and piercing scream as it repeatedly healed.
• Chen Xiaoyun exposed the Stone Statue's heart with her whip, and Lu Chenzhou seized and crushed it, destroying the monster.
• Chen Xiaoyun and Lu Chenzhou collected the jade tokens from the remains, and Chen Xiaoyun entrusted hers to Lu Chenzhou.

Lu Chenzhou’s team gained tokens and advanced toward Bright Summit as Yellow Mountain’s top fighters defeated or eliminated key opponents. The chapter ended with the five-versus-five final about to begin and Master Dingyuan watching, while officials discussed his Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Divine Skill.

• After escaping the Mountain God Temple, Chen Xiaoyun and Lu Chenzhou were ambushed by Yin Shishi, Liu Yang, and Jin Ling; Lu Chenzhou and his allies captured Jin Ling, while Yin Shishi escaped with Yellow Mountain’s tokens.
• Old Tian, Panther Woman, Chen Xiaoyun, and Lu Chenzhou regrouped, counted their badges and tokens, and headed toward Bright Summit, clearing checkpoints along the way.
• At Tiandu Peak, Li Kongkong fought Yao Sheng, who escaped down the mountain after using a packet of white powder; Yin Shishi’s team then eliminated Yao Sheng.
• Chen Daoke was eliminated by Lu Chenzhou, Tian Xingjian, and their allies, while Yao Sheng was eliminated by Yin Shishi, Qu Ping, and their allies, leaving Lu Chenzhou’s squad worried about Li Kongkong.
• At Bright Summit Arena, the officials prepared for the five-versus-five final as Master Dingyuan watched and discussed the Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Divine Skill.

Lu Chenzhou and Dragon City’s fighters battled Yellow Mountain University of Martial Arts on Bright Summit, overcoming their weapon and skill disadvantages to win. After defeating Li Kongkong and the remaining opponents, Lu Chenzhou stood exhausted as Panther Woman praised him.

• Lu Chenzhou and the others met Yellow Mountain’s five fighters at the arena, while Zhou Xingkong arrived from hiding and ambushed Zhuge Yang.
• Lu Chenzhou evaded Zhuge Yang’s hammer strikes, drove him to the railing, and knocked him off the arena; Sky Supporting Mendicant caught him and declared him eliminated.
• Lu Chenzhou and Old Tian fought Li Kongkong together, but Li Kongkong sent Old Tian out of the arena after Lu Chenzhou’s tiger roar briefly stunned him.
• Lu Chenzhou and Panther Woman teamed up to defeat Yin Shishi, who surrendered, then Qu Ping surrendered and Nie Qingshun was quickly beaten.
• Lu Chenzhou stood exhausted by the railing as Panther Woman praised him after Dragon City’s team defeated Yellow Mountain.

Lu Chenzhou led Dragon City to victory in the practical training match and received a perfect evaluation, earning major rewards and moving closer to special-grade martial talent. The chapter ended with his ranking rising to 560 on the Hidden Dragon Rankings, drawing admiration from Shi Ruyu and Ji Feiyan.

• Lu Chenzhou returned from Bright Summit after defeating Yellow Mountain’s fighters, and Zen Master Dingyuan praised his Buddhist martial arts and offered to guide him.
• Principal Wang approved a perfect evaluation for Lu Chenzhou after reviewing the match, and the school awarded him money and Great Merit rewards.
• The Genius Class received their evaluations, with Lu Chenzhou earning a perfect score and Tian Xingjian and Chen Xiaoyun receiving special-grade evaluations.
• Lu Chenzhou learned that reaching Tenth Stage before age eighteen could qualify him for special-grade martial talent and adjusted his cultivation priorities.
• Shi Ruyu checked the updated Hidden Dragon Rankings and found Lu Chenzhou at rank 560 with 9,100 points, prompting Ji Feiyan to congratulate him.

Lu Chenzhou used his tournament earnings to improve his equipment and thank Ji Xuantong, while continuing to teach Lin Ruojun and Lin Bin. At the police station, Lu Fang recruited him to assist in an operation against the Blue Lotus Society, whose new evil art could bypass protective suits.

• Lu Chenzhou planned to save money for a high-end protective suit, a Void Blade-style fist blade, and great medicine, then received his repaired suit and visited Ji Xuantong with gifts of Foundation No. 1 medicine.
• Lu Chenzhou taught Lin Ruojun and learned that Lin Bin wanted him to renew their lessons, so both students bought another hundred sessions.
• Chen Zhen invited Lu Chenzhou to assist with a cult operation and explained that the mission required school approval and could earn a reward of four hundred thousand to eight hundred thousand.
• Lu Fang arrived and revealed that the target was the Blue Lotus Society, whose new evil art could bypass protective suits but could be resisted by Hard Qi Training.

Lu Chenzhou completed Arhat Skill, gaining a powerful Golden Membrane and the Diamond Body Divine Seed. With his strength and defense greatly improved, he prepared to join the police operation scheduled for November 8.

• Lu Fang invited Lu Chenzhou to consider a mission against a Black Warriors branch stronghold and discussed recruiting him into the new Diamond Group if he proved suitable.
• Qingtian Cang approved Lu Chenzhou’s participation and asked Li Gui to secretly protect him during the operation.
• Lu Chenzhou trained Arhat Skill with Chen Jiu for two hours daily, advancing it to completion on November 8.
• Lu Chenzhou tested his Golden Membrane and found it could withstand ordinary blades, though the Mountain Lord Knuckle Blade tore it when he used half strength.
• The completed Arhat Skill produced the Tier Two Diamond Body Divine Seed, which improved his Buddhist martial arts comprehension, body-tempering talent, and ability to intimidate evil entities.

Lu Chenzhou reached mastery in Arhat Skill, advanced to 500th on the Hidden Dragon Potential Rankings, and prepared for a judicial assistance mission with several Hard Qi Training practitioners. The chapter ended with Wang Gang and the others inspecting Lu Chenzhou’s Golden Body at the Pingjiang Police Station.

• Lu Chenzhou’s master, Ji Xuantong, celebrated his mastery of Arhat Skill and advised him to recover before beginning the Eighteen Arhats Golden Body Art; Chen Jiu agreed to guide his future training for 50 Great Merit per month.
• Lu Chenzhou received a Hidden Dragon Top 500 achievement reward of 100 Great Merit, reached 500th place, and received a 500,000 transfer from Ji Xuantong.
• Ji Feiyan and Lu Chenzhou’s classmates congratulated him, while Li Gui noted that Lu Chenzhou’s Golden Body would make their judicial assistance mission safer.
• Lu Chenzhou met Wang Gang, Luo Gang, and Liu Ying at the Pingjiang Police Station for the mission, and Wang Gang eagerly examined Lu Chenzhou’s Arhat Golden Body.

Lu Chenzhou and other Hard Qi Training experts joined a police raid on a Blue Lotus Society hideout, where Wang Kang used a military prosthetic and mystical powers to escape through a river passage. The fugitives emerged by the river and split up, but Liu Ying attacked those trying to flee through the water as Lu Chenzhou watched from above.

• Lu Fang invited Lu Chenzhou, Wang Gang, Luo Gang, and Liu Ying to join Su City's newly formed Diamond Group, then Officer Ren briefed them on the mission to arrest Wang Kang.
• Wang Kang received a Silver Hand military prosthetic and consulted the Blue Lotus Society's Incense Master, who promised him deeper teachings if he found someone with Divine Wisdom.
• Officer Ren's team raided the factory, while Lu Chenzhou disarmed the shooters and subdued a cultist before the police blasted open the hidden basement entrance.
• Wang Kang attached the prosthetic, opened a secret passage, and fled with his followers after two core believers sealed the route behind them.
• Lu Chenzhou and Liu Ying waited by the river outlet, where Wang Kang's group emerged and split up; Liu Ying broke the leg of a cultist who tried to escape underwater.

Lu Chenzhou helped Officer Ren’s team defeat a Lotus cult operation and fought Wang Kang, whose prosthetic body and divine mutation made him a dangerous opponent. After destroying the transformed monster, Lu Chenzhou left with the police while Li Gui watched from afar and judged his training successful.

• Wang Kang attacked Liu Ying, while Lu Chenzhou ambushed and subdued Black Warriors and cultists before helping Officer Ren’s team.
• Lu Chenzhou wounded Wang Kang and severed the neural connection to his prosthetic claw, then defeated him after Wang Kang transformed into a lotus-headed monster.
• Lu Chenzhou tore away the monster’s petals until it burst into blue flames and vanished, leaving ashes and a cracked divine statue.
• Officer Ren confirmed the incident was over, and Lu Chenzhou left with the police for Pingjiang Police Station.
• Li Gui watched from the abandoned factory, praised Lu Chenzhou’s defensive training, and headed toward Stone Lake.

After completing a dangerous mission, Lu Chenzhou joined the newly formed Diamond Group and received a glimpse of the rare resources and body-tempering techniques reserved for its members. He began preparing for the Hidden Dragon Martial Tournament while considering how the group could support his cultivation.

• Lu Fang invited Lu Chenzhou, Liu Ying, and Luo Gang to join the Diamond Group after reviewing their mission performance, while Wang Gang planned to join after the college entrance examinations.
• Li Gui gave Lu Chenzhou a Black Tiger Mask and advised him to wear it during future combat missions to guard against retaliation.
• Lu Chenzhou received an 800,000 judicial assistance payment and planned to save for an advanced protective suit while awaiting the Hidden Dragon Martial Tournament.
• Qingtian Cang approved Lu Chenzhou's decision to join the Diamond Group and told him that real combat would help develop his martial arts.
• Lu Fang approved Lu Chenzhou's application, added him to the Diamond Group chat, and the group paid him a 500,000 annual base salary.
• Lu Chenzhou browsed the Diamond Group's resources, saw rare medicines and body-tempering arts including the True-Method-Grade Golden Bell Jade Drum Wisdom King Body, and wondered whether Divine-Grade techniques were available.

Lu Chenzhou entered the Dragon City University of Martial Arts tournament as a seeded contestant and defeated Lan Caier to advance to the top thirty-two. His next opponent was Xu Qing, a Tenth Stage Snake Form practitioner.

• Lu Chenzhou found that the Diamond Group offered the Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Divine Skill, but decided to focus on his training with Teacher Chen Jiu.
• The tournament began on Stone Lake, and Lu Chenzhou received a bye into the top sixty-four as a seeded contestant.
• Wang Hongdao and several Genius Class fighters advanced with decisive victories, while Xiao He was eliminated by Ji Feiyan.
• Lu Chenzhou defeated Lan Caier on a floating arena, using his footwork and strength to send her into the lake.
• Lu Chenzhou made the top thirty-two and learned that he would face Xu Qing, a Tenth Stage Snake Form expert.

Lu Chenzhou defeated tenth-stage Xu Qing in the top-sixteen matches, then learned he would face Yao Sheng in the next round. The chapter ended as Lu Chenzhou and Yao Sheng entered the arena for their highly anticipated fight.

• Lu Chenzhou overcame Xu Qing’s Green Snake techniques by activating Tiger Soul Divine Striking Fist, disrupting the arena and pressing his advantage until Xu Qing conceded.
• Ji Feiyan and Shi Ruyu won their matches and joined Lu Chenzhou among the top sixteen, while Chen Xiaoyun was eliminated.
• Lu Chenzhou met Huang Hao, agreed to spar with him in the future, and Huang Hao changed his personal signature after reflecting on his early elimination.
• The round-of-sixteen matchups paired Lu Chenzhou with peak ninth-stage Yao Sheng, prompting their supporters to cheer as both fighters arrived on the arena.

Lu Chenzhou defeated Yao Sheng and Panther Woman in the tournament, securing his place among the top four as the remaining elite matches began. The chapter ended with the author’s note that the rest of the tournament would be posted the next day.

• Lu Chenzhou overcame Yao Sheng’s Eagle Claw Technique and knocked him into the lake to win their match.
• Ji Feiyan and Shi Ruyu lost their matches but celebrated reaching the top sixteen, and the top-eight matchups were announced.
• Shentu Youshan arrived to watch his daughter Panther Woman compete, while Qingtian Cang noted that Lu Chenzhou still had techniques in reserve.
• Panther Woman opened with her strongest moves, but Lu Chenzhou weathered her attacks and countered with a knee strike that ended the match.
• Panther Woman conceded and jumped into the lake to recover after her exhausting battle with Lu Chenzhou.
• The author announced that the remaining tournament scenes would be posted the following day.

Lu Chenzhou defeated Old Tian in the semifinal after studying and countering his Horse Form leg techniques, securing a place in the championship match against Wang Hongdao. He admitted he had saved Sonic Wave Kill for Wang Hongdao, whose perfected Whale-Turning Over-Sea Fist made him a formidable opponent.

• Panther Woman's father praised her performance, while Lu Chenzhou's classmates and Hong Fu celebrated his progress at the tournament.
• Old Tian defeated Zhou Xingkong, and Wang Hongdao overwhelmed his Class Three opponent to advance through the semifinals.
• Wang Hongdao told his teacher Lan Tian that his Whale-Turning Over-Sea Fist had reached perfection, and Lan Tian warned him about Lu Chenzhou's strength.
• Lu Chenzhou faced Old Tian, evaded his relentless attacks, and used Tiger Form Hidden Force to throw him into the lake.
• After Old Tian conceded, Lu Chenzhou confirmed he had saved Sonic Wave Kill for his championship fight against Wang Hongdao.