Chapter Summaries

Qin Shi explored the Great Universe Server, then learned from Super Little He that its Second Universe was a Subordinate World with fixed limits. Back at Nanhuang Dojo, Zhou Ning provoked Old Zhang by asking about Qi Wuxiang and He Lanchán, and Old Zhang dismissed Qi Wuxiang as confined to the virtual universe.

• Qin Shi explored the Great Universe Server, sampled food, changed clothes, and considered the different lives its world allowed.
• Qin Shi logged off and asked Super Little He about the difference between the virtual universe and reality.
• Super Little He explained that the Second Universe had weaker fundamental rules and could not naturally produce beings beyond the Specialized Domain.
• Qin Shi wondered how Marshal Qin could hope to become a Pillar when Subordinate Worlds could not produce beings who surpassed the Specialized Domain.
• At Nanhuang Dojo, Zhou Ning asked Old Zhang about his past fights with Qi Wuxiang and He Lanchán.
• Old Zhang said Qi Wuxiang was still alive but could only hide in the virtual universe.

Qin Shi traveled to Central City, reflecting with Kang Yun'er on how Old Factory Street shaped him and hoping his success would inspire other people from the border regions. After arriving, he joined the other Hengzhou Top 100 competitors, where the rising star from Old Factory Street drew everyone’s attention.

• Old Zhang praised Xiao Qin’s hard work to Zhou Ning and said Qi Wuxiang had been the strongest of the First Generation Ten Prodigies.
• On the train, Qin Shi told Kang Yun'er that people from places like Old Factory Street had helped him advance and urged her to spotlight their potential.
• Qin Shi arrived in Central City with Secretary Huo, while Kang Yun'er left without saying goodbye.
• Yu Weiwei explained that the Active Consciousness Body Tai Jun managed Central City, and Qin Shi reassured Xia Hong and Xia Ying as they waited for registration.
• Qin Shi met Qin Ge of the Smoke City Qin family and remained wary of him.
• Yan Ren reunited with Qin Shi, and the other Hengzhou Top 100 competitors arrived, focusing their attention on the champion from Old Factory Street.

Qin Shi noticed that Qin Ge seemed unnaturally perfect, then traveled with Yu Weiwei to the state guesthouse and learned that student Revival Societies were demanding political reform. The chapter ended with someone at the guesthouse disparaging Qin Shi and praising Yu Li.

• Holwen told Qin Shi that the Top 100 participants would travel to the state guesthouse, and Qin Shi offered Yan Ren a temporary pass to visit it.
• Qin Shi asked Xia Hong to assess Qin Ge, and she described him as a human with an unnaturally flawless presence.
• Qin Shi suspected the Qin Family was involved in darker affairs and decided to discuss his concerns with Old Chen.
• Yu Weiwei explained Central City's class structure and described Revival Societies whose members wanted to abolish the Grand Assembly system and establish an elected New Dongxia.
• Qin Shi and Yu Weiwei arrived at the state guesthouse, where an unknown person mocked Qin Shi and praised Yu Li.

Qin Shi watched Yu Weiwei frighten Chen Cai'er with her psionic power, then learned that her Specialized Domain trait could dominate others. When Qin Shi's Heart of Steel plundered Yu Weiwei's Mental Strength, he saw a strange figure within her.

• Chen Cai'er confronted Qin Shi, but Yu Weiwei used Sensory Tendrils to terrify her and warned her to leave him alone.
• Yu Weiwei demonstrated her Domination trait on Qin Shi, and he resisted its influence with the Void Meditation Method.
• Yu Weiwei tested Qin Shi's defenses again, but Super Little He erased her mental intrusion from his Inner Scenery.
• Qin Shi instinctively reached toward a mark above Yu Weiwei, triggering her mind-storm defense as Heart of Steel plundered nearly twenty units of her Mental Strength.
• Qin Shi's mind swelled with the stolen strength, and he saw a red-haired, golden-eyed figure bound to countless shadows in a void of black flames.

Qin Shi met Yu Weiwei’s volatile second personality, Yu Wei, and learned about the dangers of advancing along the Psionic Path. After arriving at the state guesthouse, he learned that the Ying Clan wanted to meet him, while Chen Cai’er was warned to avoid trouble amid the political tensions surrounding him.

• Yu Wei revealed herself to Qin Shi as Yu Wei, then returned to her usual personality and explained the risks of Psionic cultivation.
• Yu Wei offered to teach Qin Shi mental offense and defense while he was in Central City.
• Holwen told Qin Shi that the Governor’s Mansion would hold a commendation ceremony in two days and that the Ying Clan wanted to meet him.
• Chen Cai’er returned to her villa, where a white-clad young man warned her not to provoke Nanhuang Dojo or get involved in the turmoil around Qin Shi.
• The young man said the Ying Clan wanted to make peace with Qin Shi and revealed that Ying Lin had invited him as well.

Yu Li praised Qin Shi’s talent and looked forward to testing himself against him in the Stellar Cup, while Qin Shi considered the Ying Clan’s offer to meet. The chapter left Qin Shi weighing whether to make peace or pursue revenge for the Nanhuang Dojo and Senior Brother Shen.

• Yu Li told Chen Cai'er that Qin Shi’s breakthroughs, combat talent, and inheritance from He Lanchán made him an exceptional rising star.
• Yu Li said he hoped to meet Qin Shi through the Stellar Cup and believed the Ying Clan’s decision to seek peace was significant.
• Qin Shi learned from Xia Ying that the Ying Clan’s ship had arrived in Central City and saw online discussions about a meeting with him.
• Xia Hong explained that some New Martial Arts practitioners used quick-fix training and medication to earn credentials and make money livestreaming.
• Qin Shi trained in the State Guesthouse’s Meditation Room and reasoned that Ying Huang’s request to meet alone meant the Ying Clan was prepared to abandon Ying Lin.
• Qin Shi questioned whether he could make peace while serving the Nanhuang Dojo and owing Senior Brother Shen, as Super Little He sensed murderous intent within him.

Qin Shi studied Ying Huang’s background, then cultivated the Void Meditation Method and devised a way to advance his Psionic and Martial Paths together. Meanwhile, Ying Huang arrived in Central City and pursued reconciliation with Qin Shi, leaving plans to arrange a meeting if Nanhuang Dojo did not respond by the next day.

• Qin Shi learned that Ying Huang was a high-ranking Ying family heir and decided to follow Old Zhang’s guidance rather than involve himself in the family’s power struggle.
• Qin Shi used the Void Meditation Method to refine dimensional energy and realized it could help him advance both paths, though Super Little He warned that the process could trigger tribulations.
• Qin Shi proposed tempering his body with refined natural elements while advancing his mind, drawing confidence from He Lanchán’s example.
• Ying Huang arrived at the Second Aerial Garden and told Old Li that Qin Shi’s potential and record deserved respect and patience.
• Ying Huang said reconciliation was the best choice according to the family’s elders and Feipeng’s calculations, and he privately voiced hope that He Lanchán’s legacy might lead to a new emperor.
• Ying Huang told Old Li to ask the Governor’s Mansion to arrange a meeting if Nanhuang Dojo did not answer by the next day.

Qin Shi trained and prepared for a welcoming banquet while Ying Huang traveled to Central City with Zhou Yuanchen and asked about Qin Shi. In the Little Red House, Ying Lin agreed to stage a public assassination attempt against Qin Shi to prevent the Ying Clan from discarding him, whether or not the attempt succeeded.

• Qin Shi absorbed the medicinal bath’s nutrients, then learned from Holwen that Governor Feng Wuyang had arranged a welcoming banquet for him.
• Ying Huang offered Zhou Yuanchen wine during their flight to Floating Island One and asked what he knew about Qin Shi; Zhou praised Qin Shi’s exceptional, well-rounded abilities.
• Ying Lin raged over his treatment by the Ying Clan, then asked Luo Bing how he could avoid becoming a discarded pawn.
• Luo Bing advised Ying Lin to stage a conspicuous assassination attempt against Qin Shi, arguing that the Ying Clan could not hand Ying Lin over afterward.
• Ying Lin accepted the plan and promised Luo Bing a share of his future gains if he survived the ordeal.

Qin Shi and Yu Weiwei arrived at the Sky Giant Tree for a banquet celebrating the Top 100 Competition, while Zhou Yuanchen turned Qin Shi’s advice into a fundraising scheme and persuaded Zhou Shu to invest. The chapter ended with Qin Shi’s grand entrance being broadcast across Central City.

• Holwen explained the banquet schedule and told Qin Shi he would be introduced as the Top 100 Competition champion during a spotlight segment.
• Zhou Yuanchen decided to use fundraising to repay his debts and promoted himself as a rival to Qin Shi and Yu Li.
• Zhou Yuanchen convinced Zhou Shu to invest in the Everyone Invest platform, and Zhou Shu put in all his money.
• Qin Shi received a flood of transfers from the platform and reflected on Zhou Yuanchen’s growing fundraising success.
• Qin Shi and Yu Weiwei arrived at the Sky Giant Tree, where Yu Weiwei linked arms with him and announced that he would open the banquet.
• The Sky Giant Tree’s lights flared, and Qin Shi’s image appeared on screens throughout Central City.

Qin Shi arrived at Central City's banquet to widespread acclaim, where Yu Weiwei urged him to enjoy the attention rather than remain detached. After Lord Tai's formal speech, regional contestants converged on Qin Shi, leaving the banquet poised for a confrontation.

• Lord Tai's consciousness revealed Qin Shi across Central City as Qin Shi and Yu Weiwei made a spectacular entrance to the banquet.
• Yu Weiwei told Qin Shi that he should enjoy his honors and let himself experience the moment, and Qin Shi agreed.
• Zhou Yuanchen encountered his rival Zhang Hai, who boasted that he had entered the Specialized Domain and planned to defeat Qin Shi.
• Lord Tai delivered a brief speech on behalf of the absent governor, while Qin Shi nodded off in the front row.
• After the speech, contestants gathered around Qin Shi as Xia Hong, Xia Ying, Yan Ren, and Holwen reacted to the mounting tension.

At the banquet, Tai Jun stopped the supernovas from fighting and challenged Qin Shi to test new Military Grade Biological Armor, offering him a rare Divine Crystallization as a reward. Qin Shi sensed that consuming it could unlock the next stage of the Monument Panel, while Zhang Hai volunteered to face the challenge too.

• Zhou Yuanchen reluctantly approached Qin Shi as the gathered young competitors seemed ready to clash, but Zhang Hai stepped forward and challenged Qin Shi instead.
• Tai Jun intervened, urged the students to cooperate, then invited Qin Shi to test Biological Armor bought by the Security Department and offered a Divine Crystallization if he succeeded.
• Ying Huang and Old Li discussed Qin Shi’s resemblance to He Lanchán and speculated that he might choose the system or the legions.
• Xia Hong explained that Divine Crystallization could repair genetic defects and help Qin Shi advance, while Qin Shi’s Achievement Trait revealed its effects and his Monument Panel creature reacted hungrily to it.
• Qin Shi thanked Tai Jun and suppressed the urge to eat the Divine Crystallization, then Zhang Hai respectfully asked to take part in the challenge.

At a banquet, Tai Jun offered contestants a chance to test Santan Heavy Industry’s rare Divine Crystallization by facing its Beast-level Biological Armor, and Zhang Hai and Zhou Yuanchen volunteered. Tai Jun transported the gathering to the Ascending Dragon Arena and revealed three armors from the Twelve Beasts series.

• Tai Jun praised Zhang Hai for volunteering and invited the other contestants to try, prompting Zhou Yuanchen to volunteer as well.
• Tai Jun used a spatial technique to transport the banquet guests to the Ascending Dragon Arena.
• Xia Hong explained that Tai Jun was a powerful Active Consciousness Body, while Ying Huang described a Root Logic directive that forced such beings to self-destruct if they crossed forbidden boundaries.
• Tai Jun announced that Hengzhou New Star had purchased the latest Beast-level Biological Armor from Santan Heavy Industry and revealed three suits from its Twelve Beasts series.

Qin Shi watched Zhang Hai challenge Tai Jun’s Biological Armor and then stepped into the arena himself. After Zhang Hai damaged the Ox armor with a limit-breaking strike, Qin Shi met its advance with a punch powered by his limit-breaking path, leaving Zhang Hai stunned.

• Yu Weiwei explained the functions and risks of Tai Jun’s Rat, Ox, and Tiger Biological Armor suits.
• Tai Jun challenged the students to fight the suits himself, and Zhang Hai chose the Heavy Assault—Ox.
• Zhang Hai overwhelmed the Ox with Horizontal Clouds Hundred Strikes, then broke through his limits with one explosive punch that dealt forty-seven percent damage.
• After Tai Jun repaired the Ox armor, Qin Shi chose to fight it instead of Zhou Yuanchen.
• Qin Shi activated Hundred Bones Resonance and Four Limits Roar, then punched the advancing Ox armor as Zhang Hai watched in shock.

Qin Shi revealed overwhelming Life Force purity and crossed into the Professional Level during his fight against Tai Jun’s Biological Armor. He destroyed the Ugly Ox armor, then returned to Amateur Level, leaving the spectators stunned and Ying Huang convinced of his extraordinary potential.

• Qin Shi entered his second-phase state, and Xia Hong estimated that his Life Force purity had reached the Second Dimension while Ying Huang argued that his potential justified reconciliation.
• Qin Shi caught the Chou Niu Armor’s Gravity Hammer with his bare arm, then crushed the hammer and sent the armor crashing into the arena barrier with a punch.
• Qin Shi’s three punches failed to penetrate the Biological Armor’s defensive field, so he drew on the movements stored in his muscle memory and unleashed a technique resembling Horizontal Clouds Hundred Strikes.
• Qin Shi crossed into the Professional Level, shattered the armor’s defensive field, and destroyed the Ugly Ox armor with a massive attack.
• Qin Shi’s aura fell back to Amateur Level, and Ying Huang praised his combination of qualities associated with He Lanchán and Qi Wuxiang.

After defeating the remaining Biological Armors and receiving a Divine Crystallization, Qin Shi advanced the Monument Panel to the Infant Body stage and awakened the Life Magnetic Field trait. Ying Huang then approached him to discuss reconciliation between Qin Shi and the Ying clan, hinting at a coming generational upheaval.

• Qin Shi disabled the Rat and Tiger Biological Armors through the Mechanical Path, and Tai Jun praised his abilities before presenting him with a Divine Crystallization.
• Qin Shi absorbed the Divine Crystallization, advanced to the Infant Body stage, and unlocked the Life Magnetic Field trait.
• Qin Shi tested the trait and discovered that it let him sense nearby living beings and draw energy from his surroundings.
• Ying Huang introduced herself to Qin Shi and urged reconciliation with the Ying clan, promising that he would soon see her sincerity.
• Ying Huang spoke of a rising tide of change, leading Qin Shi to recall Senior Sister Yu's mention of the Revival Society.

Ying Huang revealed that he had joined the Revivalists and believed Qin Shi could serve as their public champion, while the movement’s secret leader was the Crown Prince. After Yu Weiwei and Qin Shi left the banquet, hired outsiders ambushed Qin Shi in Central City, and he prepared to test his enhanced strength.

• Ying Huang offered Qin Shi reconciliation, but Qin Shi rejected it and insisted Ying Lin and the Ying Clan members responsible for Shen’s death must face justice.
• Ying Huang told Old Li that he supported the Revivalists and hoped Qin Shi would become their warrior, while the Crown Prince was their hidden leader.
• Ying Huang warned Old Li that loyalty was of little value and ordered him to find and deal with three informants.
• Yu Weiwei told Qin Shi that the Nanhuang Dojo would not forgive Ying Lin’s blood debt, and they headed back from the banquet.
• Three outsiders disguised as maintenance workers set up an ambush on the First Transit Line to attack Qin Shi.
• Qin Shi stepped out to face the attackers and activated his Life Magnetic Field and Body Refining Furnace, raising his strength to the equivalent of a hundred horses.

Qin Shi defeated three Yingzhou attackers on the transit line, killing Jianyun City, the True God Style practitioner, and the Reverse Kill Flow assassin. Afterward, Ying Huang told someone she would leave Ying Lin to Qin Shi and said Ying Lin deserved a fair trial for trying to assassinate the Top 100 Competition’s first-place Hengzhou New Star.

• Qin Shi killed Jianyun City after the Life-Taking Flow disciple escaped his first attack with a Death Substitute Puppet.
• Qin Shi broke the flat-top man’s arms, destroyed the mind-born god he worshiped, and killed him.
• The hooked-nosed man revealed himself as a practitioner of the Reverse Kill Flow and attacked Qin Shi with Dragon Devour.
• Qin Shi overwhelmed the assassin with his mental force and killed him, explaining that Eastern Xia’s way of the assassin prized heroic sacrifice.
• Ying Huang told someone she would leave Ying Lin to Qin Shi and said Ying Lin deserved a fair trial for attempting to assassinate the Top 100 Competition’s first-place Hengzhou New Star.

Ying Huang turned Luo Bing against Ying Lin, while Qin Shi survived an assassination attempt and received Master Zhang’s authority to confront the Ying family. The chapter ended with Qin Shi heading toward Ying Lin, who was trapped in the Little Red Building and afraid to flee.

• Ying Lin watched Qin Shi defeat the Biological Armor, then learned from Luo Bing that assassins from Yingzhou had been sent to kill Qin Shi and implicate the Ying Clan.
• Luo Bing ended his alliance with Ying Lin and thanked Ying Huang, who offered him a place at a Xuyang Heavy Industry branch and explained how she identified potential traitors.
• Qin Shi reflected on his heart-force breakthrough after defeating the attackers, while the Central City Security Department arrived and began investigating.
• Master Zhang told Qin Shi to use his authority as Nanhuang Dojo’s successor and make Central City fear his name, and Qin Shi agreed to act in his place.
• Ying Lin discovered Luo Bing’s betrayal, realized the assassination had failed, and stayed inside the Little Red Building until someone announced that Nanhuang Dojo had come to pay him a visit.

Qin Shi entered the Little Red Mansion and confronted Ying Lin, while Mo Qihuan and Blackwater learned of the conflict’s consequences. The chapter ended as Nanhuang Dojo’s master arrived in a Divine Mecha to challenge Blackwater.

• Qin Shi broke into the Little Red Mansion, deflected Ying Lin’s bullets, and declared that Ying Lin had to pay for Nanhuang Dojo’s blood debt.
• Mo Qihuan learned Qin Shi had entered the mansion and ordered his secretary to bring Blackwater to Hengzhou to retrieve Ying Lin’s body.
• Blackwater’s crew received word that Ying Lin had died, and the bearded commander offered to take on Nanhuang Dojo.
• A Divine Mecha carrying Nanhuang Dojo’s white-haired master approached Blackwater, and he demanded to know who would stop him.

Old Zhang piloted the King Level Divine Mecha Hunyuan Dou Kui to Blackwater, where he seized Ying Xiao’s subordinates after discovering Ying Xiao was absent. Mo Qihuan learned that the mecha had left Hengzhou, while Qin Shi and Yu Weiwei discussed Old Zhang’s protection and the Nanhuang Dojo’s future.

• The Satellite Fortress personnel recognized Zhang Qiang’s King Level Divine Mecha and decided they could not stop it.
• Ying Xiao ordered Blackwater to abandon its cooperation with Mo Zhenting’s forces and withdraw from the Fourth Satellite Fortress.
• Old Zhang breached Blackwater, killed the bearded man, and forced the bald man to agree to take him to Ying Xiao.
• Old Zhang sealed Blackwater’s hull and dragged the damaged ship out of the Satellite Fortress into deeper space.
• Mo Qihuan learned that Hunyuan Dou Kui had crossed the blockade under an exemption and chose not to contact the Governor’s Mansion.
• Yu Weiwei explained that Old Zhang had dealt with obstacles threatening Qin Shi, and Qin Shi promised to carry the Nanhuang Dojo among the stars.