Arc 6The Xingjian Operation

Qin Shi inherited He Lanchán’s legacy, survived an attempt on his life during the Xingjian Operation, and defeated the Snake Mother Gang with Zhang Qiang’s help. After representing Tai'an at an Education Commission event, he strengthened his mind and heard a clearer resonance from the Netherworld.

  • The white-haired old man ordered Ren You to teach Qin Shi the Inner and Outer Divine Valiant Qi Technique before he began the Universe Furnace Secret Codex.
  • Qin Shi set a training-room record, sparred with Tan Cong, and received protective gear from Chen Yun, who warned him about the coming Xingjian Operation.
  • Qin Shi passed Xuanming’s Body Refining Furnace challenge by using Super Little He’s control and a grappling move that recalled He Lanchán’s style.
  • Yu Weiwei warned the white-haired old man that Qin Shi’s inheritance of He Lanchán’s legacy could provoke the forces behind their dojo’s past.
  • Qin Shi learned the Charging Step Martial God Kick through Mental Resonance, then killed Qin De and drove Zheng Que away during the Xingjian Operation.
  • Qin Shi took Jiang Zaiyue’s Level 6 Energy Liquid, raised his Life Force to fifty-two, and followed Jiang to the Snake Mother Gang’s slaughterhouse.
  • Qin Shi summoned Zhang Qiang, who broke the ritual portal while Qin Shi fought Fang Xin and ultimately beat him to death.
  • Qin Shi refined the weakened Snake Mother, survived the restricted zone, and was carried out holding a Perfect-Grade Electric Shock Saber.
  • Chen Ruofu asked Qin Shi to represent Tai'an and the Inspection Department in the Martial Arts New Star selection, and Qin Shi impressed students by coaching Xu Mo and defeating Zheng Yun with a mental shock.
  • Lin Yunqing revealed she had spent Qin Shi’s 150 million on cultivation resources and a meditation room, and Qin Shi strengthened his mind before hearing He Lanchán call someone “Teacher” through the Netherworld resonance.
Chapters 127–151 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 127Stars Dim, Revealing the Blazing Sun

After Qin Shi passed Ren You’s test, the white-haired old man discussed the Stellar Cup and the Ancient Sky Road, wondering how far Qin Shi might go. Qin Shi returned to his Talent Apartment, collected two bottles of Mineral Essence, and prepared to use the rare medicine to strengthen his body and spirit.

  • The white-haired old man learned that Qin Shi had passed the test and ordered Ren You to teach him the Inner and Outer Divine Valiant Qi Technique before he began the Universe Furnace Secret Codex.
  • The white-haired old man discussed the Stellar Cup, the extraordinary tide, and the Ancient Sky Road with Xuanming, and learned Qin Shi had a chance of reaching the Youth Division’s top ten.
  • Qin Shi met Zhao Yunzhu in the Talent Apartment lobby, then left with An Jingchu to collect his commendation banner and two bottles of Mineral Essence.
  • Zhao Yunzhu realized Qin Shi had received resources far beyond what she and Xu Mo could obtain, then went with Xu Mo to a study group for top students.
  • Qin Shi opened the Mineral Essence case and learned from Ren You how to take the medicine and use it to condense thought and form a Mental Phenomenon.

Ch. 128Ore Essence, Contest Strength

Qin Shi absorbed Mineral Essence, greatly improving his physique and spirit before visiting the Inspection Department at Tan Cong’s invitation. Tan Cong brought him to the training floor and challenged him to test their Contest Strength.

  • Qin Shi drank a third of the Mineral Essence and cultivated until his Life Seed could absorb no more, gaining an Iron Eater badge and boosting his physique and spirit.
  • Qin Shi woke from a dream, received Tan Cong’s invitation, and moved Ren You’s cultivation lesson to the afternoon.
  • Qin Shi set a new training-room record by scoring 9,900 points across every event under three times gravity.
  • Tan Cong welcomed Qin Shi at the Inspection Department and showed him around while praising his martial arts skill.
  • Tan Cong challenged Qin Shi to test their Contest Strength, and Qin Shi joined him on the ring.

Ch. 129Qin the Kirin, Tan Erhu

Qin Shi tested his Old Martial Arts against Tan Cong in a friendly spar at the Action Department, impressing the staff and matching the Professional Level instructor with his strength. Chen Yun took Qin Shi to collect protective gear and warned him that joining Nanhuang Dojo could draw trouble because of past clashes between Old and New Martial Arts.

  • Qin Shi and Tan Cong began a Contest Strength spar, and Tan Cong praised Qin Shi's physical ability and skill at redirecting force.
  • Qin Shi blocked Tan Cong's cannon-like strikes, then countered with Shocking Fist Strength that cracked the ring and left both men standing.
  • Tan Cong praised Qin Shi's talent and invited him to spar again, while concealing his swollen knuckles.
  • Chen Yun arrived, scolded Tan Cong for sparring with a beginner, promised Qin Shi protective gear, and took him away.
  • At a café, Qin Shi asked why Chen Yun called Tan Cong 'Tan Erhu,' and she explained that he was the second tiger beneath Chen Ruofu.
  • Chen Yun asked about Qin Shi studying at Nanhuang Dojo and warned him about trouble stemming from the bloody clashes between New and Old Martial Arts twenty years earlier.

Ch. 130Getting Equipment, the Body Refining Furnace

Qin Shi collected protective equipment from the Inspection Department and trained with Mineral Essence before returning to Nanhuang Dojo. There, Xuanming began teaching him the Body Refining Furnace and prepared to test his grasp of its basics.

  • Chen Yun took Qin Shi to the Equipment Department, where Old Huang issued him stab-resistant clothing and a third-grade bulletproof vest but refused him weapons without a permit.
  • Chen Yun told Qin Shi that Minister Chen was preparing the Xingjian Operation to sweep illegal areas in Tai'an's outer districts.
  • Qin Shi worked out at the Talent Apartment, absorbed Mineral Essence, and used Muscle Memory to train until his Life Seed filled again.
  • Qin Shi found that Ren You had removed Yuhai Construction from the dojo site, then met Xuanming in Nanhuang Dojo's temporary quarters.
  • Xuanming guided Qin Shi to a training room and told him to learn the Body Refining Furnace's basics within twenty minutes before beginning a challenge.

Ch. 131The Supreme Difficulty of Hell, a Martial God's Combat Awareness

Qin Shi studied Nanhuang Dojo’s Body Refining Furnace and fought its simulated gatekeeper, whose overwhelming combat awareness repeatedly countered him. After Super Little He took over through their spirit merger, Qin Shi used a grappling technique to smash the opponent’s virtual image, leaving the white-haired old man convinced He Lanchán had appeared.

  • Qin Shi quickly understood the Body Refining Furnace and began circulating his energy along its unusual route.
  • Qin Shi attacked the simulated gatekeeper but was countered and slammed into the ground, while a white-haired old man watched from a dark room.
  • Qin Shi realized the gatekeeper’s combat awareness far exceeded his own and asked Super Little He for a way to counter it.
  • Super Little He merged with Qin Shi and took control of his body.
  • Qin Shi deceived the gatekeeper with a grappling move, smashed his virtual image, and prompted the white-haired old man to recognize He Lanchán’s fighting style.

Ch. 132A Senior Brother and Senior Sister, Each with Their Own Specialties

Qin Shi passed the Nanhuang Dojo’s combat test with a perfect score, and the white-haired old man saw him as a potential inheritor of the Martial God’s legacy. After Qin Shi eagerly ate Yu Weiwei’s notoriously awful but highly nourishing meal, the old man was astonished that he wanted another serving.

  • The white-haired old man awarded Qin Shi full marks after he used the Void Meditation Method to separate his body and mind during combat, and he ordered Xuanming to prepare high-grade ingredients for him.
  • Qin Shi noticed his Overgrowth achievement was nearly complete, rested in a room with Mind-Nourishing Incense, and waited for his meal.
  • Ren You drove Senior Sister Gao toward Nanhuang Dojo as they discussed the master’s search for a final disciple and worried that Third Senior Sister Yu Weiwei might ruin the dojo’s food allocation.
  • Yu Weiwei served Qin Shi a blackened high-grade Nutritional Meal, and he ate it despite its appearance because his body was hungry.
  • The white-haired old man rushed to stop Yu Weiwei from poisoning Qin Shi, but he heard Qin Shi praise the meal’s nutrition and ask for another serving.

Ch. 133The Dust of History Would Eventually Bury Everything

Ren You found Qin Shi thriving after eating Yu Weiwei’s nutrient-dense cooking, while Jian Yuzhu arrived and introduced herself as another disciple of Nanhuang Dojo. Yu Weiwei learned that Qin Shi’s inheritance of He Lanchán’s legacy could draw the attention of the forces behind Second Senior Brother’s death, and the white-haired old man declared he had moved the dojo to see whether those forces would dare act again.

  • Ren You returned to Nanhuang Dojo and found Qin Shi happily eating Yu Weiwei’s cooking, then Yu Weiwei asked Qin Shi to taste-test her dishes in the future.
  • Jian Yuzhu revealed herself to Qin Shi, joked that they were soulmates from a past life, and was recognized as a famous idol.
  • Yu Weiwei visited the white-haired old man and said she had spent years investigating Second Senior Brother’s death, but he warned her that the case was tied to dangerous political history.
  • The white-haired old man explained that He Lanchán and Second Senior Brother had been erased because of connections to the deputy marshal of the Fourth Legion, and urged Yu Weiwei to stop investigating.
  • Yu Weiwei warned that Qin Shi’s inheritance of He Lanchán’s legacy was spreading through Central City and could provoke the same forces.
  • The white-haired old man said he had moved Nanhuang Dojo to challenge those forces to come after them again.

Ch. 134The First Whetstone—Could He Kill Them? (7K)

Yu Weiwei and the Nanhuang Dojo prepared Qin Shi for the Xingjian Operation, where Ren You told him he could kill hostile opponents under his law-enforcement authority. The white-haired elder recognized Qin Shi as a hidden killing machine, while Ying Lin began arranging obstacles for him through powerful families.

  • Yu Weiwei visited her dying master, who explained that Qin Shi’s inheritance, talent, and prospects would draw the Education Department’s attention.
  • Cui Zhi told Ying Lin that He Lanchán’s Void Meditation Method had chosen Qin Shi, and Ying Lin resolved to use the Xingjian Operation to wear him down.
  • Qin Shi reached forty-nine points of Life Force, discussed Spirit Bone Dual Cultivation with Old Liang, and learned about the upcoming Xingjian Operation.
  • Ying Lin investigated Qin Shi and called the Qin and Zheng families to enlist their help in pushing him into danger.
  • Ren You briefed Qin Shi on potential enemies in the Xingjian Operation and confirmed that Qin Shi could kill hostile people in the restricted zone.
  • The white-haired elder learned that Qin Shi had broken through his mental barriers by overcoming fear of killing, and said the boy took after him.

Ch. 135Who's More Dangerous, and Who's Stronger in Actual Combat

The white-haired elder reassured Old Liang that he would protect Qin Shi from the Ying family’s interference in Hengzhou, while Old Liang warned he would act if anything went wrong. After training, Qin Shi outclassed Lu Hui in Life Force Development and declined an invitation to watch a special operation, leaving Lu Hui convinced he could still surpass him in actual combat.

  • The white-haired elder explained that the Ying family’s younger generation was pursuing old grudges over the Void Meditation Method and assured Old Liang that no one in Hengzhou would harm Qin Shi.
  • Old Liang accepted the reassurance but warned that he would handle matters himself if Qin Shi were endangered, and the shadow bound within him retreated.
  • Jian Yuzhu drove Qin Shi back to the Talent Apartment after training and affectionately called him Little Ten.
  • Lu Hui asked Qin Shi whether he had broken forty in the Gravity Room, and Qin Shi replied that his score was forty-nine.
  • Lu Hui told Qin Shi about an upcoming Education Commission event featuring footage from a joint operation, but Qin Shi declined to attend.
  • After Qin Shi left, Lu Hui convinced himself that Qin Shi focused on Life Force Development because he was poor at actual combat.

Ch. 136Blood Rage: When It Hit, All Hell Broke Loose

Qin Shi prepared for the Xingjian Operation by training and assessing his cultivation, resources, and opponents. While resonating with the Void Meditation Method, he witnessed the white-haired man and Kou Yunchao fight and learned about a powerful technique.

  • Qin Shi reviewed the Xingjian Operation profiles, judged Zheng Que and Jiang Zaiyue dangerous opponents, and planned to improve his cultivation and defenses.
  • Qin Shi discovered that Advanced Achievement—Overgrowth gave his attacks a bleeding effect and advanced through lethal blows.
  • Qin Shi trained with the Body Refining Furnace, then entered his Inner Scenery and deepened his resonance with the Void Meditation Method.
  • Qin Shi overheard the white-haired man and Kou Yunchao trade insults and begin fighting along an ancient road among the stars.
  • The white-haired man used Hundred Forms Cultivating Momentum to unleash the Charging Step Martial God Kick, and Qin Shi watched Kou Yunchao fly backward before declaring he wanted to learn it.

Ch. 137High Schoolers Are Monsters—Even Giving It Everything, You Still Can't Beat Them (7K)

Qin Shi mastered He Lanchán’s charging-step technique and completed Nanhuang Dojo’s Internal and External Strengthening Qigong before joining the Xingjian Operation. After Qin De ambushed him in an abandoned gang hideout, Qin Shi killed him and turned toward Zheng Que.

  • Qin Shi studied He Lanchán’s charging-step technique through Mental Resonance and, after practicing through the night, mastered the four forces and unified his inner and outer strength.
  • Qin Renying met with Qin De, Zheng Que, and Jiang Zaiyue to plan Qin Shi’s death during the Xingjian Operation; Jiang revealed his eighty-point Life Force and promised to kill Qin Shi himself.
  • Qin Shi entered the restricted zone with Qin De, Zheng Que, Jiang Zaiyue, and Old Wang, while Chen Ruofu and Secretary Huo arranged safeguards outside.
  • Jiang Zaiyue went ahead alone, and the remaining group found the Blood Axe Gang’s hideout already cleared of its members.
  • Qin De attacked Qin Shi, but Qin Shi dodged, crushed Qin De’s arm, broke his spine, and killed him by smashing his skull against the ground.
  • Qin Shi gained the Revival effect for six hours and approached Zheng Que as Zheng Que drew his military dagger.

Ch. 138A Flower Bloomed with a Thought, the Witch Arrived

Qin Shi defeated Zheng Que, recovered evidence from the bar, and prepared to continue his mission in the restricted zone. In Central City, Yu Weiwei confronted Qin Xiaokang and warned the Qin and Ying families to keep away from Tai'an.

  • Qin Shi used his senses and strength to evade Zheng Que’s stiletto attacks, then broke Zheng Que’s chest and drove him fleeing from the bar.
  • Qin Shi confirmed Wang Yongjie was an ally, gave him a recording device containing evidence of the criminals’ plans, and noticed the Monument Panel activate Auto-Pickup.
  • Yu Weiwei stopped Qin Xiaokang’s speeding supercar with her Flower of Spirit ability and restrained him as his security team arrived.
  • Yu Weiwei destroyed the helicopters, threatened Qin Xiaokang’s father and Ying Lin over their involvement in Tai’an, and identified herself as Nanhuang Dojo’s Witch.
  • Yu Weiwei tore open Qin Xiaokang’s reinforced skin and looked toward Tai’an, wondering whether her master had found a big fish.

Ch. 139Who Stole My Level 6 Energy Liquid?

Qin Shi and Wang Yongjie fought their way through the restricted zone and reached the Wild Wolf Gang hideout, where they confronted the murderous Evil Warrior Jiang Zaiyue. As Qin Shi gained the upper hand, he accidentally picked up Jiang Zaiyue’s hidden Level 6 Energy Liquid.

  • Qin Shi killed the criminals lurking along the route while Wang Yongjie explained the Xingjian Operation’s rewards and weapon exchange catalog.
  • Qin Shi and Wang Yongjie found the Wild Wolf Gang hideout already devastated, and Jiang Zaiyue revealed that he had killed Zheng Que.
  • Wang Yongjie identified Jiang Zaiyue as an Evil Warrior, while Jiang Zaiyue threatened to kill Qin Shi and planned to use Level 6 Energy Liquid to break his seal.
  • Qin Shi activated all his Achievement Traits and struck first, driving Jiang Zaiyue to his knees despite his Dragon-Bone Form.
  • Jiang Zaiyue reached for his Level 6 Energy Liquid but discovered it was missing, while Qin Shi’s Auto-Pickup message confirmed he had picked up the bottle.

Ch. 140When in doubt, level up first—and wait for a flashy entrance

Qin Shi stole Jiang Zaiyue’s Level 6 Energy Liquid, broke through to fifty-two Life Force, and set out to hunt him and the Snake Mother Gang. Meanwhile, his master discussed Qin Shi’s progress and planned a dramatic first meeting, while Jiang began removing his inhibitor by force.

  • Jiang Zaiyue fled after Qin Shi punched him, not realizing Qin Shi had taken his Level 6 Energy Liquid.
  • Qin Shi absorbed the Energy Liquid, broke past his forty-nine-point bottleneck, and reached fifty-two Life Force before following the Hunter skill’s mark.
  • Jiang killed several criminals and began flushing out his inhibitor so he could raise his Life Force and complete his mission against Qin Shi.
  • Ren You told the white-haired old man that Yu Weiwei had gone to Central City and that Qin De and Zheng Que’s life signs had disappeared; the old man judged Qin Shi capable but planned a flashy entrance when they met.
  • Qin Shi learned that Jiang had wiped out two gang hideouts and persuaded Wang Yongjie to lead him toward the Snake Mother Gang, whose leader was Fang Xin.

Ch. 141The Tailless Snake Mother—A Sudden Curtain Rises

Yuan Zheng led a team into a slaughterhouse to hunt Fang Xin, hoping to earn a second-tier credential, but discovered Fang Xin had reached Saint Embryo Mid-stage and was preparing a ritual feast. As Fang Xin cornered Yuan Zheng, the bloodied Jiang Zaiyue stumbled into the slaughterhouse and recognized the Esoteric Cultist.

  • Yuan Zheng briefed Jiang Hao, Zhou Xiaogang, and Xu Lan on the mission to kill Fang Xin and earn him a second-tier credential.
  • Yuan Zheng's team found a slaughterhouse filled with living captives hanging from meat hooks, including members of the Xingjian Operation.
  • Fang Xin appeared with the badly injured Zhou Xiaogang and revealed his Saint Embryo Mid-stage cultivation.
  • Fang Xin attacked Yuan Zheng and Jiang Hao with Qi Serpents, paralyzing Jiang Hao and trapping Yuan Zheng.
  • Fang Xin told Yuan Zheng that he served a Netherworld creature and had accepted a job to kill a high school student.
  • Jiang Zaiyue crashed through the gate, and Fang Xin welcomed him as another feast offering before Jiang Zaiyue recognized the Tailless Snake Mother.

Ch. 142Something Huge Had Happened—I'd Gotten the Four Pillars Themselves Coming to Arrest Me!

Jiang Zaiyue was captured by Fang Xin at the Snake Mother Gang’s slaughterhouse, while Qin Shi arrived in pursuit and unknowingly terrified Fang Xin with his presence. Fang Xin mistook Qin Shi for a Four Pillars Crowned One sent to arrest him and began searching for a way to surrender.

  • Fang Xin attacked Jiang Zaiyue with Qi Serpents and Psionic auras, then captured him after exhausting his defenses.
  • Qin Shi reached the slaughterhouse with Wang Yongjie and told him to wait outside while he investigated alone.
  • Qin Shi sensed Fang Xin’s Psionic disturbance and identified him as a Psionicist inside the Snake Mother Gang hideout.
  • Fang Xin sensed Qin Shi’s presence and believed the Four Pillars had sent a Crowned One to arrest him.
  • Fang Xin panicked over his crimes and considered kneeling to Qin Shi in hopes of receiving a lighter sentence.

Ch. 143No More Need for Strength—Your Strength Is Here!

Fang Xin began a Snake Mother ritual while Qin Shi faced the threat inside the restricted zone and summoned help through the Four Pillars. The summoned follower, Zhang Qiang, rose from his wheelchair and promised Qin Shi that his strength was there.

  • Fang Xin dragged the paralyzed Jiang Zaiyue to the workshop, prepared a blood-and-bones offering, and opened a gap toward the Netherworld to summon the Snake Mother.
  • Qin Shi found Yuan Zheng paralyzed and learned that Fang Xin had advanced to the Saint Embryo Mid-stage and was performing a dangerous ritual.
  • Qin Shi chose to remain in the restricted zone and followed the Four Pillars' instructions to summon a powerful follower.
  • Ren You and Chen Ruofu discussed the missing teams as Ren You's teacher, the white-haired old man, warned about the Four Pillars' debts.
  • Qin Shi completed the summoning ritual, and the white-haired old man stood up from his wheelchair and revealed himself as Zhang Qiang.

Ch. 144I Joined Forces with a Grandmaster and Wreaked Havoc!

Qin Shi fought Fang Xin and the Serpent Mother’s mutated creatures while refusing the Serpent Mother’s offer of a trait. Zhang Qiang revealed his overwhelming strength and shattered the ritual’s portal, drawing the Serpent Mother’s apparition into reach so he could attack Her.

  • Zhang Qiang rose from his wheelchair and told Qin Shi to hold off the enemies for half a minute while he warmed up.
  • Qin Shi attacked the Serpent Mother’s animated creatures, then countered Fang Xin’s Qi Serpents with Wind Cry.
  • The Serpent Mother offered Qin Shi the Qi of Six Desires, but he rejected the trait and drew Her anger.
  • Zhang Qiang blocked Fang Xin’s attack, then battered the ritual’s portal until it shattered.
  • The Serpent Mother’s apparition crossed the barrier, and Zhang Qiang struck at Her with the Universe Furnace Secret Codex.

Ch. 145The Spirit Pillar Brought a Huge Reward! A Perfect-Grade Electric Shock Saber!

Qin Shi defeated Fang Xin while Grandpa Zhang battered the Snake Mother, then refined her and obtained a Perfect-Grade Electric Shock Saber. Zhang Qiang returned from the restricted zone and reported it cleared, and Qin Shi was carried out exhausted but clutching his reward.

  • Grandpa Zhang held the Snake Mother captive and taught Qin Shi to use his Body Refining Furnace as they fought.
  • Qin Shi broke Fang Xin’s Qi Serpents, endured the Blood-Melting Art, and beat him to death with repeated punches.
  • The Spirit Pillars granted Qin Shi their gazes, and Grandpa Zhang urged him to refine the weakened Snake Mother.
  • Qin Shi approached the Snake Mother to refine her, while Grandpa Zhang was sent back outside the restricted zone.
  • Zhang Qiang told Chen Ruofu and Secretary Huo that the restricted zone had been cleared and asked them to retrieve Qin Shi.
  • Qin Shi was carried out on a stretcher, exhausted and holding a Perfect-Grade Electric Shock Saber.

Ch. 146The Third Great Limit: Blood Production and Transformation!

After helping defeat the Snake Mother, Qin Shi received official praise and resources as he prepared to open his third great limit. Meanwhile, the white-haired old man and the Qin Family’s mirror-bound Old Ancestor considered the hidden conflicts around He Lanchán’s legacy, while Qin Shi began transforming in the hospital.

  • Chen Ruofu credited Qin Shi with helping expose the Snake Mother Gang’s plan and arranged an Action Department senior inspector’s resource allotment for him.
  • The white-haired old man praised Qin Shi’s progress and discussed how he should choose a martial body after opening his third limit.
  • Qin Renying reported the failed attack to a Central City Qin Family descendant, then heard the mirror-bound Old Ancestor explain why he had given He Lanchán’s Void Meditation Method to Chen Ruofu.
  • Qin Shi declined reporters’ interviews and drank Mineral Essence as he began opening his third limit, causing his bones, blood, and hair to transform.
  • Qin Shi checked his Monument Panel and found that two achievements had upgraded and he had received the lucky badge “Disaster Always One Step Behind Me.”

Ch. 147A Genius's Back Is Enough to Make Mediocre People Chase Him for a Lifetime!

Qin Shi reflected on the Old Martial Arts Faction’s limit-breaking path and continued cultivating after upgrading his perception and work-related abilities. Meanwhile, Xu Mo faced Lu Hui’s taunts at Yunzhou Cultivation Hall and resolved to keep improving ahead of an upcoming Inspection Department operation screening.

  • Qin Shi considered how the Old Martial Arts Faction’s Seven Great Limits could produce grandmasters quickly, then assessed his upgraded abilities and Disaster Always One Step Behind Me badge.
  • Qin Shi recalled Qin De, Zheng Que, Jiang Zaiyue, and others who had tried to kill him, vowed to settle those scores, and resumed cultivating with Mineral Essence.
  • Lu Hui boasted to Xu Mo and Zhao Yunzhu that his Life Force had reached thirty-five and argued that Xu Mo could not compete with Qin Shi or Zheng Yun for Martial Arts New Star.
  • After Lu Hui left, Xu Mo admitted that Lu Hui’s rapid progress had shaken his confidence, but resolved to keep working hard and try to catch up.
  • Xu Mo and Zhao Yunzhu discussed the next day’s screening of an Inspection Department operation, noting that Zheng Yun would attend while Qin Shi likely would not.

Ch. 148Martial Arts Supernova, Resource Scramble

Qin Shi received approval for his resource allotment and learned that the Martial Arts New Star selection would be a major contest over regional resources and a route toward the Stellar Cup. At the education committee’s activity, students watched footage of Inspection Department operations as they prepared for combat demonstrations and selection.

  • Dean Zhou told Chen Ruofu that Qin Shi was exceptionally healthy, disciplined, and well suited to the Martial Artist path.
  • Chen Ruofu informed Qin Shi that his resource allotment had been approved and asked him to represent Tai'an and the Inspection Department in the Martial Arts New Star selection.
  • Chen Ruofu described Central City’s rising-star program and said he would arrange for Tan Cong to teach Qin Shi how to use his new saber.
  • Chen Ruofu told Qin Shi that he would attend the education committee’s activity as an instructor and share his combat experience.
  • Xu Mo and Zhao Yunzhu watched Zheng Yun arrive at the Youth Palace, while Lu Hui also assessed the powerful student.
  • Education committee staff showed the students body-camera footage of operatives fighting criminals and escaping gang attacks.

Ch. 149Qin Shi: My cultivation speed is my least noteworthy talent!

Qin Shi joined an Elite Class combat session as an instructor after his role in the Xingjian Operation stunned the students. He demonstrated his combat judgment by coaching Xu Mo to defeat Lu Hui, then left the students convinced of his abilities as Zheng Yun asked him for pointers.

  • The students watched footage of real combat before Qin Shi and other operation participants arrived as instructors.
  • The Education Commission assistant and Yuan Zheng described Qin Shi's achievements in the Xingjian Operation, including killing Fang Xin and rescuing Yuan Zheng.
  • Lu Hui challenged Qin Shi, but Qin Shi declined to spar and instead chose Xu Mo to demonstrate combat fundamentals.
  • Qin Shi coached Xu Mo through Lu Hui's attacks, and Xu Mo countered by tackling Lu Hui to the ground.
  • Qin Shi explained Lu Hui's weaknesses and advised him to build a foundation in a basic combat class, convincing the students of Qin Shi's skill.
  • Zheng Yun asked Qin Shi to give him pointers.

Ch. 150The Immortal Brushes My Crown, and a Knuckle Strike Opens My Crown!

Qin Shi explained the Old Martial Arts Faction’s changing traditions before demonstrating his overwhelming strength against Zheng Yun’s River Flood Waters Momentum. Zheng Yun was knocked unconscious, and Qin Shi asked the class if anyone else wanted guidance.

  • Qin Shi told Zheng Yun that Old Martial Arts had adapted through different factions and would not simply be phased out.
  • Zheng Yun challenged Qin Shi with his River Flood Waters Momentum, which he had learned at White Dragon Dojo in Jingzhou.
  • Zheng Yun’s Mind Momentum pressured the students watching, but Qin Shi’s stronger presence shattered it immediately.
  • Qin Shi struck Zheng Yun with an invisible force that made him collapse unconscious.
  • Qin Shi told the students to carry Zheng Yun off to sleep, then asked whether anyone else needed guidance.

Ch. 151Splashing 150 Million, He Lanchán's Teacher!

Qin Shi discovered that Lin Yunqing had spent nearly all of his 150 million in sponsorship money on an exceptional meditation room and rare cultivation resources, which greatly strengthened his Mental Power. While meditating, he heard a voice from the Netherworld resonance identify He Lanchán as a teacher, contradicting what he had been told about He Lanchán never having a master.

  • Qin Shi explained that Zheng Yun had fainted from a mental shock, then impressed the Elite Class by demonstrating and teaching combat techniques.
  • Yuan Zheng thanked Qin Shi, exchanged contact information, and told him that Yunhai Security had a three-year contract with the mysterious Primal Energy Company.
  • Qin Shi noticed his balance rapidly falling, and Lin Yunqing revealed that she had spent his 150 million on rare cultivation resources and a meditation room at her villa.
  • Qin Shi cultivated with Seven-Leaf Agarwood Saplings, Yan Tongxuan's manuscripts, and Spirit Purifying Jade, strengthening his Mental Power and Inner Scenery.
  • Qin Shi tempered his mind against the imprisoned Snake Mother, then heard a clearer Netherworld resonance in which He Lanchán called someone 'Teacher.'
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