Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yan bought an exceptional saber and spent days fighting the Void-Rending Weasel in the Combat Space, using repeated deaths to test his new Moment of Truth Trait. He eventually killed the beast, advanced to Blood Coagulation Late Stage, and gained Demon's Scale.

• Jiang Yan bought a heavy Horizontal Saber mixed with Radiant Gold and entered the Wilderness after messaging Uncle Wang.
• Jiang Yan repeatedly fought the Void-Rending Weasel, using Battle Saint Armor and Rebound to counter its attacks.
• Jiang Yan triggered Moment of Truth after his thousandth death and tested its chance of negating fatal attacks across two hundred deaths.
• Jiang Yan used his endurance and Rebound to wear down the Void-Rending Weasel, then killed it with Nine Consecutive Steps and Blade Momentum.
• Jiang Yan advanced to Blood Coagulation Late Stage, obtained the Demon's Scale Trait, and reviewed his Status Panel in an abandoned building.

Jiang Yan reached Blood Condensation Perfection after nearly a month fighting in Ruins No. 56, then left the Wilderness to return to Linjiang City before the College Entrance Exam. At the Exchange, a merchant tried to buy his rare treasures cheaply, but a short man in a black robe rushed in and told him not to sell.

• Jiang Yan kept fighting Ferocious Beasts, improving his physique, saber comprehension, and Battle Saint Armor until he broke through to Blood Condensation Perfection.
• Jiang Yan wondered how far he was from Blade Intent and recalled fleeing the Sky Devouring Cockroach, which was far beyond his strength.
• Jiang Yan packed his valuable materials and left Ruins No. 56 to return to Linjiang City before the College Entrance Exam.
• Wang Zhong worried at home because Jiang Yan had not replied to his messages for ten days.
• At the Exchange, a merchant offered Jiang Yan ten million for his rare treasures, while nearby Wilderness Hunters eyed his goods.
• A short man in a black robe pushed through the crowd and urgently told Jiang Yan not to sell the treasures.

Jiang Yan agreed to let Chen An help auction his rare materials and accompanied him to the Warrior Building, where he decided to test his talent rank. The chapter left Jiang Yan preparing for the test, wondering what rank his Battle Saint Armor would receive.

• Shorty urged Jiang Yan not to sell his rare goods cheaply and recommended auctioning them through the Warrior Chamber of Commerce.
• Jiang Yan silenced the merchants with his killing intent and asked Shorty about the auction’s requirements.
• Shorty revealed that his name was Chen An, explained that his mother needed half an Evergreen Green Plant, and offered his auction qualification in return; Jiang Yan agreed.
• Chen An told Jiang Yan about government rewards for high-ranking talents, prompting Jiang Yan to decide to test his talent at the Warrior Building.
• Jiang Yan wondered what rank the Battle Saint Armor held and followed Chen An to have his talent tested.

Jiang Yan brought half of the Evergreen Green Plant for Uncle Wang and went to the Warrior Building to have his talent tested. After Zhang Qiang showed off his 9000kg punch force and invited Jiang Yan for drinks, Jiang Yan stepped onto the Punch Force Tester.

• Jiang Yan gave Chen An half of the Life-and-Death Green Plant and asked him to sell the remaining materials from the black bag.
• Jiang Yan registered his talent as an all-around boost, and the registrar sent him to the testing instruments after apologizing for doubting him.
• Zhang Qiang struck the Punch Force Tester with 9000kg of force, showing off his strength after reaching Blood Condensation Perfection.
• Zhang Qiang invited Jiang Yan to drink, and Jiang Yan politely declined.
• Jiang Yan stepped onto the Punch Force Tester as Zhang Qiang watched.

Jiang Yan demonstrated overwhelming strength and maxed out every test at the Warrior Building, proving his all-round Talent was exceptional. After his results came in, Chen An arrived with the news that their goods had sold and they were about to make a fortune.

• Jiang Yan struck the Punch Force Tester with his bare strength and stunned Zhang Qiang, the staff, and the students with the reading.
• Jiang Yan activated Battle Saint Armor and Demon's Scale, then punched the machine again with even greater force.
• Jiang Yan asked to take the other tests and achieved the maximum result in speed, reaction, jumping, resistance to blows, and every other category.
• Jiang Yan teased Zhang Qiang about being a powerful warrior, and the staff member who had questioned his Talent was relieved he had apologized earlier.
• The test results came out, and Chen An came downstairs with a large black bag and told Jiang Yan that everything had sold.

Jiang Yan tested his Talent at the Warrior Building, and the Honor Roll ranked him first with an unnamed SS-rank Talent, drawing a crowd and spreading news across Linjiang City. A powerful man rushed down from the upper floors to find the newly revealed genius.

• Chen An told Jiang Yan that his materials had sold for at least thirty million and gave him a membership token.
• The Honor Roll began calculating Jiang Yan's Talent results as his name climbed past the top thirty and into second place.
• The screen declared Jiang Yan number one with an unnamed SS-rank Talent, shocking everyone in the hall.
• A man on the upper floors saw the SS-rank result, rushed down through a window, and headed for the first floor.
• The crowded hall surrounded Jiang Yan as Chen An said the news had gone viral, and a black figure landed before Jiang Yan asking who had awakened the SS-rank Talent.

After awakening an SS-rank Talent, Jiang Yan received rewards from Ma Shan, head of Linjiang City's Warrior Building, and learned how formidable the examinees from the Divine Capital and Modu were. The chapter ended with Ma Shan recognizing Jiang Yan's unwavering desire to fight them.

• Ma Shan rushed to Jiang Yan, confirmed his SS-rank Talent, and brought him to his office.
• Ma Shan gave Jiang Yan three bottles of Body Tempering Fluid and access to choose one Heaven-grade Martial Skill.
• Ma Shan learned Jiang Yan was eighteen, would take the College Entrance Exam in two days, and had reached Blood Condensation Perfection.
• Ma Shan explained that geniuses from the Divine Capital and Modu had exceptional resources and could defeat examinees from other provinces.
• Jiang Yan accepted the challenge of testing himself against stronger opponents, and Ma Shan sensed his towering Battle Intent.

Jiang Yan returned to Uncle Wang with an Evergreen Green Plant to treat his injuries, then chose a Heaven-grade saber skill and trained with it in the Divine Martial Space. After a night of combat and Body Tempering Fluid, he neared a breakthrough to Xiantian and looked forward to fighting the Two Capitals Prodigies.

• Jiang Yan gave Uncle Wang the Evergreen Green Plant and joked with him while settling back into his home.
• Jiang Yan selected the Heaven-grade saber skill "Abyssal Thunder Annihilation Slash" and discussed the upcoming College Entrance Exam with Uncle Wang.
• Jiang Yan drank all three bottles of Body Tempering Fluid and fought the Thousand Vine Flower Demon to improve his physique and practice his new skill.
• Jiang Yan emerged from a night of training with greatly enhanced strength and felt close to reaching Xiantian.
• Jiang Yan checked his Status Panel and looked forward to battling the Two Capitals Prodigies.

With one day remaining before the College Entrance Exam, Jiang Yan’s SS-rank talent made him famous in Linjiang City and prompted authorities to remove threats against him. As he prepared to enter the Alternate Space Exam Hall, elite examinees elsewhere dismissed him as an insignificant late awakener, while Fan Man declared that first place was his.

• Wang Zhong gave Jiang Yan space to rest as news of his SS-rank talent spread across Linjiang City and local television celebrated him.
• Liu Hair-Ren panicked over Jiang Yan’s fame, then collapsed into despair after the Provincial Investigation Bureau called about reports against him.
• Plainclothes officers arrested Chu Tianqin for hiring an assassin to murder Jiang Yan, while the assassin had already been captured and confessed.
• Jiang Yan reviewed the official exam information and learned that candidates would take the College Entrance Exam in an Alternate Space created by Space Martial Saints.
• Fan Man dismissed Jiang Yan’s file because he had opened his apertures at eighteen, ordered his secretary to investigate Hidden Families and sects, and claimed first place for himself.
• Jiang Yan immersed himself in battle as candidates and social media followed stories about exam prodigies.

Jiang Yan sensed qi for the first time and learned that absorbing his first strand would shape his cultivation, but he chose to rest rather than rush into a decision. The next morning, he entered the College Entrance Exam’s Alternate Space as Linjiang City prepared to watch his performance.

• Jiang Yan used Heaven Rewards Diligence to sense qi of every color in the Study Space, accomplishing in one day what many martial artists struggled to do for years.
• Jiang Yan considered the importance of choosing a suitable mother qi and how to absorb it, then decided to sleep and restore his energy.
• Old Wang gave Jiang Yan reminders before he left for the exam, where candidates gathered at the City Lord’s Manor.
• Jiang Yan followed the exam procedures, passed the inspection, selected an Alloy Long Blade, and completed identity verification.
• Jiang Yan entered the Alternate Space at ten in the morning, while Linjiang City TV began livestreaming his exclusive perspective under serial number 9527.

Jiang Yan entered the first round of the National College Entrance Exam, the Stairway to Godhood, and quickly outpaced the other candidates. Seeking first place, he combined his abilities and took flight up the stairway.

• Linjiang City's official livestream showed Jiang Yan entering the Alternate Space as viewers cheered for him.
• The exam announcer introduced the Stairway to Godhood and its time limit and point rewards.
• Candidates appeared in the wasteland, and the golden stairway emerged; most were crushed by the pressure on its first step.
• Jiang Yan endured the pressure, activated Nine Consecutive Steps, and raced past the struggling candidates.
• Jiang Yan combined Nine Consecutive Steps, Wind Rider, Battle Saint Armor, Demon's Scale, and his Blade Bearer boost, then took flight toward the summit.

Jiang Yan became the first candidate to reach the Stairway to Godhood summit, drawing widespread attention and earning special treatment before entering the Divine Martial Space to search for high-quality qi. As he meditated, a mysterious aura from beyond the starry sky resonated with him, and a golden meteor suddenly struck toward him.

• Jiang Yan stomped through the air to the summit and received 300 points as the first candidate to finish.
• Shang Xingren reached the summit second, received 200 points, and reacted with interest to Jiang Yan's achievement.
• Jiang Yan's flight went viral, and blogger Jiang Sheng celebrated as online doubters apologized.
• Wang Zhong watched Jiang Yan's replay in Linjiang City and cried with pride.
• Jiang Yan entered the Divine Martial Space and meditated to find the best possible qi rather than drawing in ordinary qi.
• Jiang Yan sensed an aura from beyond the domain, and a golden meteor shot toward him.

Jiang Yan broke through to become a Third-Rank Innate Martial Artist and selected Multiple Casting as his new Trait during the exam break. He tested his Geng Metal Mother Qi with a blade strike while viewers online analyzed his growing fame, and he waited for the Second Round Exam.

• Jiang Yan awakened after his breakthrough, named the golden energy in his body Geng Metal Mother Qi, and learned that five million candidates had advanced.
• During the two-hour break, Jiang Yan entered the Divine Martial Space and chose Multiple Casting from five available Traits.
• Jiang Yan returned to the exam grounds and used Geng Metal Mother Qi to send a blade strike through the air, carving a ravine and splitting a massive boulder.
• Viewers and netizens watched Jiang Yan's stream and circulated clips of his feats while he waited for the next round.

Jiang Yan entered the Second Round Exam, where examinees had to collect Martial-marked items and evacuate, and used his Wind Rider Trait to survey the ruined city. He robbed Li Wang of a Silver Token and University Pass, then waited in the air for other examinees to find more items.

• The officials announced the Second Round Exam rules, and Jiang Yan was teleported to an unfamiliar map.
• Jiang Yan rose above the ruined city using his Wind Rider Trait and surveyed its layout.
• Li Wang found a Silver Token and celebrated his good fortune.
• Jiang Yan demanded Li Wang's Silver Token, knocked him down, and took the token and his University Pass.
• Jiang Yan returned to the clouds to wait for examinees to find items, while livestream viewers argued over his robbery.

Jiang Yan gathered Marked Items at high speed and crossed paths with He Xiao, a Modu prodigy who wanted to force him out of the sky. After He Xiao provoked him, Jiang Yan descended, and the two began fighting.

• Jiang Yan killed a Black Blood Python, took the backpack beneath its tree, and continued collecting Marked Items.
• Jiang Yan robbed another examinee and reached three Marked Items within thirty minutes.
• He Xiao took a Marked Item from an examinee and injured him, while viewers urged He Xiao to confront Jiang Yan.
• He Xiao hurled a boulder at Jiang Yan, then taunted him with a middle finger to provoke him into descending.
• Jiang Yan flew down toward He Xiao, who ignited his body as their battle began.

Jiang Yan effortlessly defeated He Xiao, collected ten Marked Items, and became the first examinee to perfectly evacuate the map with a record 1,000 points. Back in the Divine Martial Space, he began his campaign to defeat the Thousand Vine Flower Demon.

• Jiang Yan defeated He Xiao with a single slash, took his Marked Items, and left him badly wounded.
• Jiang Yan hunted Fierce Beasts and gathered Marked Items until he had ten.
• Jiang Yan reached the evacuation exit first and earned 1,000 total points across the two exam rounds.
• The other examinees struggled to find Marked Items and evacuation points while the officials’ Air Wall blocked escape attempts.
• Jiang Yan returned to the Divine Martial Space and began fighting the Thousand Vine Flower Demon, searching for an opening to kill it in one strike.

Jiang Yan defeated the Thousand Vine Flower Demon, then cultivated his Geng Metal Mother Qi as the Second Round Exam ended. He topped the rankings, and observers realized he had mastered Blade Momentum.

• Jiang Yan used a perfected Abyssal Thunder Annihilation Slash to kill the Thousand Vine Flower Demon and gained the Flower Language Amidst Thickets and Premonition Traits.
• Jiang Yan studied the Geng Metal Mother Qi and used it to draw in matching qi, slightly increasing his Qi Absorption speed.
• The Second Round Exam ended, and officials announced that candidates who had evacuated would begin the final round in three hours.
• The officials released the rankings, placing Jiang Yan first with 1000 points, ahead of Shang Xingren, Xiao Ziming, and Lin Li, who each had 800.
• Viewers analyzed Jiang Yan's combat footage and concluded that he had mastered Blade Momentum, while Shen Donglin bragged about knowing him.

Jiang Yan entered the final College Entrance Exam round, where candidates earned points by killing Fierce Beasts or plundering scoreboards. After defeating a candidate and gaining 2.5 points, he considered waiting until the final days to take the leading candidate’s full score, but questioned whether he could win that fight.

• The examination announced that candidates would compete across a shrinking map for seven days, with scoreboard plundering granting half a victim’s points before the fourth day and all their points afterward.
• Jiang Yan appeared in a barren desert, surveyed the surrounding terrain, and decided to hunt Fierce Beasts first and target other candidates during the final three days.
• Jiang Yan killed a Second-Order Fire-Breathing Lizard, then confronted a woman who accused him of stealing her monster and demanded his scoreboard.
• Jiang Yan broke the woman’s whip, kicked her unconscious, and took her scoreboard, gaining 2.5 points from her total.
• Jiang Yan considered skipping monster hunts and trying to plunder the candidate in first place after the fourth day, but wondered whether he could defeat them.

The official exam broadcast followed top-ranked examinees Shang Xingren and Li Qingle as they fought beasts and climbed the rankings, while viewers wondered why Jiang Yan was absent. After the director switched the feed to Jiang Yan, the enormous audience fell silent.

• Shang Xingren killed Ai Ning’s Second-Order Ferocious Beast, struck Ai Ning down, and let him flee.
• Li Qingle defeated a mid-stage Third-Order Ferocious Beast with her spear and became a fan favorite.
• Shang Xingren, Li Qingle, and Xiao Ziming repeatedly traded places at the top of the live rankings while strong examinees held back and let others build up points.
• Viewers questioned why Jiang Yan, who had ranked first in the first two rounds, was missing from the top thousand and demanded to see him.
• The director switched the broadcast to Jiang Yan, and the live stream room fell silent.

After absorbing Geng Metal Mother Qi for four days, Jiang Yan broke through to Innate Mid-Stage and created a Breathing Technique of his own. He entered the shrinking exam zone, began taking other candidates’ scoreboards, and then targeted Ai Ning.

• Jiang Yan slept while absorbing Geng Metal Mother Qi, drawing disbelief from the commentators and viewers watching his live stream.
• Over four days, Jiang Yan continued cultivating as the exam battles intensified and the poison zone shrank.
• Jiang Yan woke after reaching Innate Mid-Stage, creating an unnamed Breathing Technique and advancing Abyssal Thunder Annihilation Slash to Subtlety.
• Jiang Yan knocked out a candidate, took his scoreboard, and flew off to search for more targets.
• Jiang Yan spotted Ai Ning, who tried to flee when he recognized him.