Chapter Summaries

Qin Shi joined Ren You and Old Liang in pursuing wanted criminals, then confronted Gray Viper at a drinks shop where the fugitives were planning a robbery. After Gray Viper’s hypnosis failed, Qin Shi struck him down and faced his psychic attack.

• Qin Shi returned to the dormitory and learned that Old Liang and Ren You had arranged training in both Spirit Bone Dual Cultivation and Nanhuang Dojo’s Heart Blood Refining Intent.
• Ren You asked Qin Shi to help execute three warrants, and Old Liang agreed that Qin Shi should test his new blade in the field.
• Wei Zheguang and Old Feng watched Ox Head and Snake Boy near Liton Jewelry, then discovered Gray Viper was with them and that Qin Shi had entered the drinks shop.
• Gray Viper revealed that the gang planned to rob a United Pharmaceuticals transport and ordered hypnotized customers wearing bombs to attack the vehicle’s guards.
• Gray Viper tried to hypnotize Qin Shi, but Qin Shi grabbed him and slammed his head against the table before Gray Viper launched a psychic assault.

Qin Shi used his Inner Scenery and combat skills to defeat Gray Viper, Ox Head, and Snake Boy in the drink shop. He emerged to meet Wei Zheguang and asked whether his victory would earn him a “Nemesis of Sin” banner.

• Qin Shi resisted Gray Viper’s Mind Blast, then used Instant Shadow to dodge Ox Head’s gunfire, disarm him, and knock him unconscious.
• Qin Shi fought Snake Boy, endured his deceptive attacks, and overwhelmed him with a sustained barrage of punches.
• Snake Boy blocked Qin Shi’s strongest punch but broke his arm, and Qin Shi activated Raging Surge for a finishing blow.
• Wei Zheguang arrived and found Qin Shi leaving the wrecked drink shop with the three criminals defeated.
• Qin Shi asked Wei Zheguang to arrange help for the injured and joked that the sub-bureau might award him a “Nemesis of Sin” banner.

Qin Shi defeated the Three Scourges, then used Gray Viper’s consciousness to strengthen his Mental Strength and obtain the Mind Blast technique. After the Inspection Department arrived, Tan Cong recognized Qin Shi’s achievement, while the Nanhuang Dojo’s teacher decided he was the right successor and prepared to begin Heart Blood Refining Intent.

• Qin Shi recovered after defeating Ox Head, Snake Boy, and Gray Viper, and Wei Zheguang asked to share credit for providing intelligence.
• Qin Shi discovered that the Four Pillars’ [Order] and [Punishment] emblems had granted him temporary statuses, then used [Heart of Steel] to draw Gray Viper into his Inner Scenery and destroy his consciousness.
• Qin Shi absorbed Gray Viper’s mental attributes and refined a light orb into the Psionicist skill Mind Blast.
• Tan Cong arrived with the Action Department, learned Qin Shi had taken down the Three Scourges, and thanked him for helping the Inspection Department.
• The Nanhuang Dojo’s teacher praised Qin Shi’s strength, and Ren You suggested preparing to teach him Heart Blood Refining Intent.

After Qin Shi’s successful fight against three wanted criminals, Ren You pointed out that Qin Shi relied on raw power and lacked precise control. He demonstrated Nanhuang Dojo’s training methods and offered to teach Qin Shi the Inner and Outer Divine Valiant Qi Technique.

• Wei Zheguang told Qin Shi that Tan Cong from the Action Department wanted to work with him, and Qin Shi accepted Tan Cong’s friend request.
• At the dormitory, Ren You praised Qin Shi’s performance but said his use of power was crude and poorly controlled.
• Ren You took Qin Shi to Nanhuang Dojo’s future site and showed him its training room, where the intelligence entity Xuanming created a realistic highway scene.
• Ren You demonstrated how to absorb and redirect a car’s momentum, explaining that Qin Shi had fierce and divine strength but lacked skillful and supple strength.
• Qin Shi asked Ren You to teach him, and Ren You offered to pass on Nanhuang Dojo’s Inner and Outer Divine Valiant Qi Technique.

Qin Shi sparred with Ren You to qualify for Nanhuang Dojo’s Inner and Outer Divine Valiant Qi Technique and mastered refined control of his strength during the fight. After landing a hit on Ren You, Qin Shi won the test, while the dojo’s white-haired elder recognized him as a genius like himself.

• Ren You relayed his teacher’s demand that Qin Shi demonstrate his ability in a spar before learning the technique.
• Qin Shi’s first powerful attack missed, and Ren You steadied his turbulent blood and Qi before explaining how to control his strength and breathing.
• After reflecting on the fight and repeated attempts, Qin Shi mastered a still inner breath and freely circulating Qi, completing his Sinew Gate transformation.
• Qin Shi used his improved control, Instant Shadow, and Raging Surge to keep up with Ren You and land a hit.
• Ren You conceded the test, and the white-haired elder sprang from his wheelchair, exclaiming that Qin Shi’s talent matched his own.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.