Chapter Summaries

Meng Chuan clashed with Zheng Chengcheng after refusing to join Yanhua, then returned to Gang Zi Club and broke the limit of his Duo-Mo Iron Leg. He ended the day considering how to advance his Human Stance, which had reached 97% proficiency.

• Zheng Chengcheng confronted Meng Chuan about refusing the Zheng Family's invitation to join Yanhua, and Meng Chuan provoked him by naming Sui Chunqiu as his teacher's master.
• Zheng Chengcheng struck at Meng Chuan, who countered with the Mountain-Collapsing Earth-Shaking Fist; their clash sent Zheng Tao flying, and Zheng Chengcheng later asked Xu Xiaorong to secure him a place in the Supernova Competition.
• Meng Chuan visited Gang Zi Club, greeted Chen Tie, promoted Duo-Mo Iron Crotch, and completed another grueling Pai Da session with Li Weigang.
• Meng Chuan's Duo-Mo Iron Leg broke its limit, giving him the Rock Leg trait and strengthening the Earth Vein Rock Sense of his Rock Arm.
• Meng Chuan checked that his Human Stance had reached 97% proficiency and wondered whether breaking its limit would reset his progress.

Meng Chuan trained to improve his martial skills before meeting Zheng Zhenzhen for dinner, where she warned him about her brother Zheng Chengcheng’s formidable abilities. Meng Chuan remained confident he could defeat him, while the chapter ended at the transformed Flood Dragon Demon’s Nest outside Yong'an City.

• Meng Chuan skipped weapons class, trained his hard skills and Running Thunder Scattered Hands, and saw his proficiency increase.
• Luo Guanyun told Meng Chuan to buy Five Elements Soup and promised to save for Zhenwu-class boxing gloves.
• Zheng Zhenzhen invited Meng Chuan to dinner and told him Lin Yue had transferred to Yanhua and was improving quickly.
• At the Yongfu Feast, Zheng Zhenzhen described Zheng Chengcheng’s Cloud Follows Dragon trait, great mastery of Buddha Vow Crosses Dragon, Ninth Gate cultivation, and skill with the Spirit Rhinoceros Nine-Section Sword.
• Meng Chuan rejected Zheng Zhenzhen’s suggestion that he join Yanhua and said he could beat Zheng Chengcheng.
• Outside Yong'an City, the chapter shifted to the Flood Dragon Demon's Nest, which had changed completely.

Li Xiao slaughtered Liu Jinglong and the other searchers in the Demon Nest while Lianhun ambushed Meng Chuan and Zheng Zhenzhen on the street. Meng Chuan fought Lianhun to a standstill and knocked the Hand Pestle away, leaving Lianhun disarmed and convinced he was doomed.

• Li Xiao killed Liu Jinglong and the soldiers with a single sword strike, then drained the blood of nearby living creatures with his lingering Baleful Intent.
• Lianhun told his boss he needed half an hour before meeting at the Node, then attacked Meng Chuan while he waited with Zheng Zhenzhen.
• Meng Chuan warned Zheng Zhenzhen to call the police and fought Lianhun, while Zheng Zhenzhen tried to help and was wounded by the Hand Pestle.
• Lianhun struck Meng Chuan in the chest, but Meng Chuan studied his pestle technique and began adapting to its attacks.
• Meng Chuan baited Lianhun into abandoning the Hand Pestle, kicked him, and punched the weapon nine meters away into a greenbelt.
• Lianhun realized he had lost his weapon and thought he could neither escape nor survive the fight.

Meng Chuan defeated Lianhun’s black-mist transformation with Zheng Zhenzhen’s help, but the small statue left behind attacked his mind before its presence vanished. After learning that Li Xiao had killed Captain Liu Jinglong, Meng Chuan and Zheng Zhenzhen went to the hospital, where she revealed the pestle head might be worth around a million.

• Lianhun transformed into a black-mist fiend and attacked Meng Chuan, who fought back with Zheng Zhenzhen’s Black Jade Pestle and destroyed the monster.
• The black mist dissipated, leaving a small statue that flooded Meng Chuan’s mind with whispers when he picked it up, but he resisted and the strange presence vanished.
• Luo Guanyun told Meng Chuan that the Demonic Path Grandmaster Li Xiao had killed Captain Liu Jinglong and other Police Station personnel searching the Demon Nest.
• Meng Chuan and Zheng Zhenzhen went to the Martial Practitioner Hospital to have their injuries examined, and Meng Chuan’s wound showed no serious problem.
• Zheng Zhenzhen identified the pestle head as likely Purple Prism Iron worth around a million.

Meng Chuan recovered from his fight and learned from Luo Guanyun that the Demon Summoning Hall’s statue carried the aura of Mountain Whisper, while the origins of Heavenly Demons remained uncertain. As the National Martial Arts Supernova Tournament approached, he resumed training and learned that Zheng Chengcheng aimed to win first place nationally.

• Meng Chuan stayed overnight at the hospital with Zheng Zhenzhen, checked his healing injury in the morning, and left before her brother arrived.
• Meng Chuan reported the attack at the Police Station and learned that Li Xiao had escaped into a Node with the Black Water remnants, while Venerables guarded the Flood Dragon Demon Nest entrance.
• Meng Chuan showed Luo Guanyun the Monster Statue, and his master identified it as a Faith Statue tied to Mountain Whisper and explained how Demonic Path practitioners could transform into Heavenly Demons.
• Luo Guanyun confirmed that Meng Chuan had resisted the statue’s aura and gained mental strength, then destroyed it and warned him against experimenting with Faith Statues.
• By the end of March, the officers had honored Liu Jinglong at his funeral, Yong'an prepared to host the Supernova Tournament, and Meng Chuan saw Zheng Chengcheng declare his goal of taking first place nationally.
• Meng Chuan resumed Pai Da after recovering and found that his Iron Cloth Shirt had advanced to 81% mastery.

Meng Chuan prepared for the Supernova Competition while deciding to hide his Rainbow Light Body Refinement from Principal Yin, who would judge the event. Meanwhile, Luo Guanyun investigated the Demonic Skill, and Zheng Chengcheng planned to face Meng Chuan in the competition.

• Meng Chuan practiced Iron Cloth Shirt and Running Thunder Scattered Hands with Luo Guanyun, who told him he would judge the competition for Yong'an Martial Arts Hall.
• After learning Principal Yin would judge for the universities, Meng Chuan suspected Yin Tianshou was watching him and resolved not to use Rainbow Light Body Refinement to enter the Second State.
• Luo Guanyun studied the turtle shell inscribed with the Demonic Skill and wondered whether it shared an ancient lineage with his family's Primordial Spirit Thunder Method.
• Zheng Zhenzhen called Meng Chuan from the hospital and asked him to visit, but he told her to watch him compete instead.
• Zheng Chengcheng told Zheng Zhenzhen he intended to show Meng Chuan what real Martial Dao looked like, while Zheng Zhenzhen urged him to go easy on Meng Chuan.

Meng Chuan prepared for the Supernova Competition as Luo Meng urged her disciple Chen Jingyi to aim for the national finals. On the first day, Meng Chuan arrived at the competition center and learned that Chen Jingyi was a leading contender.

• Meng Jiaolong visited Meng Chuan at Yugao High School and encouraged him to make the top ten despite doubting her own chances.
• Luo Meng trained Chen Jingyi, told her to target the national top three, and promised to teach her Luan Moon Phantom Pupils if she succeeded.
• On April 7, Meng Chuan set out for the competition while his uncle and aunt advised him to put friendship first, and he exchanged messages with friends including Xu Qingfeng.
• Meng Chuan arrived at the Provincial Martial Arts Competition Center with Luo Guanyun and joined the competitors in United University's area.
• Xu Qingfeng told Meng Chuan that Ninth Gate practitioner Chen Jingyi was a favorite, and Meng Jiaolong scolded Meng Chuan for staring at her.

Meng Chuan impressed the crowd and won his opening match at the National Martial Arts Supernova Competition. Afterward, Venerable Yin praised him to Luo Guanyun and hinted that he had noticed something unusual about Meng Chuan’s traits.

• Meng Chuan entered the competition with Meng Jiaolong, reassured her, and drew opponent number 109 for his Arena Six bout.
• The host highlighted Meng Chuan as a promising young contender, drawing cheers from spectators and people watching at Ping'an Middle School and home.
• Meng Chuan watched a Ninth Gate fighter win with Whale Form before facing number 109, a Seventh Gate competitor from Yong'an Martial Arts University.
• Meng Chuan controlled number 109’s charge for two minutes, then tossed him from the arena to win.
• Venerable Yin praised Meng Chuan to Luo Guanyun and said he had noticed something interesting about Meng Chuan’s traits.

Meng Chuan watched the Supernova Competition, learned that Luo Guanyun had deflected Yin Tianshou’s suspicions about his Trait, and completed his Iron Cloth Shirt training. The next day, he faced Xu Qingfeng in the tournament and quickly disarmed him, leaving the fight still underway.

• Meng Chuan won his opening match, while Xu Qingfeng also advanced and Meng Jiaolong, Fu Long, and others were eliminated.
• Meng Chuan watched the competition, including Zheng Chengcheng defeating an Eight Passes opponent with a single palm strike.
• Luo Guanyun told Meng Chuan that Yin Tianshou could not make sense of his Trait, and Meng Chuan felt relieved that his master had shifted the Principal’s attention away from him.
• Li Weigang treated Meng Chuan after training, and the next morning Meng Chuan completed his Iron Cloth Shirt and tested its greatly improved defense.
• Meng Chuan drew Xu Qingfeng in the tournament and met him in Ring Three, where he shattered Xu Qingfeng’s fan attack and drove him toward the edge of the ring.

Meng Chuan defeated Ninth Gate fighter Ma Ziyan in the tournament, then prepared for the matches that would decide the top ten. His victory drew the attention of Sui Chunqiu, who asked Yang Huan to send him Meng Chuan’s personal file.

• Meng Chuan quickly defeated Xu Qingfeng, then learned that his next opponent was Ma Ziyan, a Ninth Gate expert from United University.
• Meng Chuan countered Ma Ziyan’s Crane-Swallow Dual Form and whip techniques, endured her attacks with his hard-body skills, and defeated her after she conceded.
• The crowd celebrated Meng Chuan and gave him embarrassing nicknames; he then reviewed the remaining contestants ahead of the top-ten matches.
• Chen Jingyi greeted Meng Chuan and considered befriending him, while she recognized that Luo Meng and Luo Guanyun’s conflict was serious.
• Yang Huan told Sui Chunqiu that Meng Chuan had beaten Ma Ziyan, sent him the fight video, and forwarded Meng Chuan’s personal file at his request.

Sui Chunqiu told Yang Huan to prepare to admit Meng Chuan to Northern United University’s Grandmaster Class without an entrance exam, pending a vote in seven days. Meng Chuan then faced Tian Kang in the top-ten tournament, where their battle of lightning and earth forces remained unresolved.

• Sui Chunqiu instructed Yang Huan to watch Meng Chuan for two more matches and prepare his paperwork for the Grandmaster Class without an entrance exam.
• Meng Chuan brought his uncle and aunt to the tournament, where the draw matched him against Tian Kang.
• Tian Kang activated the Thunder Ape Fist’s Thunder Realm and attacked Meng Chuan with lightning-charged blows.
• Meng Chuan gathered Thunder Fire qi, used Heart Fire to control thunder, and raised Spleen Earth to shield himself from Tian Kang’s lightning.
• Meng Chuan and Tian Kang traded fierce attacks, and Tian Kang recognized Meng Chuan’s exceptional physical strength as the match continued without a clear winner.

Meng Chuan defeated Tian Kang in a brutal match and advanced, drawing national attention as the competition continued. As the afternoon round began, he waited to learn his next opponent while Yang Huan considered changing the Grandmaster Class admissions rules to recruit him.

• Meng Chuan knocked Tian Kang unconscious with a Spleen Earth technique, and the referee declared him the winner as the crowd cheered.
• Yang Huan praised Meng Chuan's performance and decided to challenge the rule that Grandmaster Class students had to pass an entrance exam.
• Zheng Chengcheng defeated Jing Huan with Dragon Form Fist, then tried to persuade Meng Chuan to choose Yanhua before Yang Huan intervened.
• Meng Chuan ate and rested with his family, received encouragement from Principal Zong, and saw his popularity grow online.
• Meng Chuan returned to the arena for the afternoon draw, where the host prepared to announce the matchups for the fifteen remaining competitors.

Meng Chuan faced Huo Yonglin, a spear expert from the renowned Huo Family, in the Sanqin Competition Arena’s opening match. After enduring Huo Yonglin’s relentless attacks, Meng Chuan forced his way through the spear formation, but the chapter ended with them locked in a close-range clash.

• Meng Chuan was drawn as the first competitor and learned that he would face Huo Yonglin, the wielder of a Tiger-Head Spear.
• Huo Yonglin and Meng Chuan introduced themselves before the match, and Meng Chuan activated his hard-body techniques as the referee and Luo Guanyun watched closely.
• Huo Yonglin gathered Lung Metal Qi and attacked with the Huo Family Spear Technique, driving Meng Chuan back and cutting him with Acquired Formless Sword Qi.
• Huo Yonglin unleashed his Killing Will and trapped Meng Chuan beneath a storm of spear strikes, but Meng Chuan waited for an opening and knocked the spearhead off course with his fist.
• Meng Chuan charged through the clouds of vapor as Huo Yonglin thrust toward his heart; when the clouds cleared, Meng Chuan’s bronze-colored body stood beside him, breathing heavily.

Meng Chuan defeated Huo Yonglin despite his injuries, securing a place in the Taihang second stage and earning nationwide attention. As he recovered, Sui Chunqiu and Yang Huan discussed his likely advancement and a possible exemption into the Grandmaster Class, while Yang Huan wondered whether he could claim next year’s Martial Extreme True Successor title.

• Meng Chuan defeated Huo Yonglin with a final punch, won the first ticket to Taihang, and became known across Great Chu for his ferocity.
• Ren Ping treated Meng Chuan’s spear wounds backstage as Xue Na, Meng Yongzhi, and Luo Guanyun checked on him; Luo advised him to rest instead of continuing to compete.
• Chen Jingyi watched Meng Chuan’s fight and decided she needed to get on good terms with him, while Zheng Zhenzhen and Meng Jiaolong relaxed after seeing him leave safely.
• The preliminary round ended, and organizers announced the Taihang finals and their twenty-million prize; Meng Chuan’s achievement also drew reporters to Ping'an Middle School and praise from students at Yugao High School.
• Sui Chunqiu told Yang Huan to prepare paperwork exempting Meng Chuan into the Grandmaster Class, predicting that Taihang would recruit him; Yang Huan agreed and asked whether Meng Chuan could win next year’s Martial Extreme True Successor title.

Sui Chunqiu and Yang Huan discussed Meng Chuan’s potential and the growing danger posed by Demon Nests, while Meng Chuan recovered from his injuries and prepared for the Taihang competition. He resumed training, strengthened his cultivation supplies, and continued advancing toward the Ninth Stage and becoming a Martial Artist.

• Sui Chunqiu cautioned Yang Huan that Meng Chuan’s prospects depended on his progress, and Yang Huan recalled Luo Meng’s defeat by Shang Ruyi in a past Martial Extreme True Successor contest.
• Yang Huan reflected on the growing threat of Demon Nests and his duties as principal of Yong'an Branch School.
• A week after his injuries, Meng Chuan celebrated his competition success with Xue Na and Meng Yongzhi, promised to be more cautious in Taihang, and agreed to spend time with Meng Yiyi there.
• Meng Chuan spent much of his prize money on Vajra Tendon-Strengthening Ointment and Five Elements Soup ingredients, then resolved to face Zheng Chengcheng in Taihang.
• Luo Guanyun urged Meng Chuan to prepare for Taihang, the martial arts exam, and the Grandmaster Class while first breaking through the Ninth Stage.
• At Gang Zi Club, Li Weigang praised Meng Chuan’s recovery and progress in Armor-Clad Skill and learned that his Human Stance was nearing completion.

After advancing in the Supernova Competition, Meng Chuan completed his Human Stance and made rapid progress with Running Thunder Scattered Hands. He sparred with Zheng Zhenzhen at the martial arts school, where his strength and defense proved far beyond hers.

• Meng Chuan celebrated his competition advancement with his friends and received a one-million-yuan reward from United University.
• Meng Chuan completed his Human Stance, but found that further practice did not trigger a limit break.
• At the martial arts school, Meng Chuan practiced Running Thunder Scattered Hands and raised its proficiency from 30% to 42%, increasing his qi and blood to 207.2.
• Zheng Zhenzhen arrived to spar with Meng Chuan after reaching the Eight Passes herself.
• Meng Chuan used the spar to practice his Five Aggregates Kidney Water Fist, then overcame Zheng Zhenzhen with his defense, Fist Momentum, and Huntian Qi Domain.

Meng Chuan learned from Luo Guanyun how to use Stake Technique to widen his meridians beyond their usual limit, while Luo Guanyun planned to secure him King Xiang’s Zhenwu. The chapter ended with Meng Chuan trying different stances at home to find one that could help him exceed 600 points of qi and blood.

• Zheng Zhenzhen knocked out two tigers, then felt flustered after Meng Chuan left without accepting her dinner invitation.
• Luo Guanyun confirmed that Meng Chuan had perfected Human Stance and explained how posture could affect meridian capacity.
• Luo Guanyun promised to obtain a Zhenwu for Meng Chuan and planned to pursue King Xiang’s Fist Blade when ancient weapons returned from overseas.
• Luo Guanyun refused to pay for Luo Meng’s new Zhenwu, while Ren Ping asked about weapons Meng Chuan might use.
• Meng Chuan returned home and experimented with different stances, seeking to widen his meridians beyond the normal 600-point limit.

Meng Chuan broke through the limit of his Stake Technique and gained a trait that increased his chances of martial arts epiphanies and let him study opponents' techniques. After an epiphany helped him master the water element of his fist technique, he showed Lu Zhuxiao the results while continuing his preparations for the martial entrance examination.

• Meng Chuan practiced the Suspended Foot Stance until an epiphany by the lake let him grasp the essence of the Layered Wave Rock-Shattering Fist and unleash a massive blade of water.
• Meng Chuan's Stake Technique broke its limit, granting him Morning and Evening Hearing the Dao and its two effects: Morning and Evening Enlightenment and Reverse Tracing Pattern Observation.
• Meng Chuan tried to trigger another epiphany through repeated practice but failed, then continued training at the Gang Zi Club and Yugao High School.
• Meng Chuan recorded a qi-blood value of 233.1, close to reaching the Ninth Gate, and saw that Running Thunder Scattered Hands still needed thirteen percent more progress for mastery.
• Lu Zhuxiao watched Meng Chuan demonstrate his newly strengthened Layered Wave Rock-Shattering Fist and learned that Meng Chuan had grasped the water element after an epiphany.

Meng Chuan practiced Kongtong Long Fist under Lu Zhuxiao’s guidance while considering which techniques might yield powerful limit-breaking traits. The next morning, he completed the first layer of Dragon Meditation, strengthening his mental defenses.

• Lu Zhuxiao praised Meng Chuan’s Kongtong Long Fist and advised him to improve his thrusting technique, while Meng Chuan chose to keep training both fist techniques and hard techniques.
• Meng Chuan gained 10% proficiency in Kongtong Long Fist and reflected on how different kinds of fist techniques produced different limit-breaking traits.
• Meng Chuan ruled out seeking Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown through fist techniques and decided to search for core traits among hard techniques.
• After failing to catch Morning and Evening Enlightenment at sunset, Meng Chuan continued his training the next morning with Medicinal Paste and Dragon Meditation.
• Meng Chuan completed the first layer of Dragon Meditation and felt his mental shield grow stronger.

Meng Chuan acquired the Wudang hardening manual Qingming Dragon-Locking Body and continued building his body and movement skills. After accepting Tian Kang’s friend request, he met Lu Zhuxiao, who prepared to help him master Eight-Step Cicada Chasing.

• Meng Chuan practiced Dragon Meditation but remained at 100% proficiency in its first layer, then checked his Qi-Nurturing Armor-Clad Art and found it near perfection.
• Li Weigang showed Meng Chuan two Shaolin manuals, which he rejected, before giving him a rubbing of the Wudang Classified Manual Qingming Dragon-Locking Body.
• Meng Chuan studied the technique’s breathing and body-tempering methods, and Li Weigang advised him to ask a Daoist expert about its Spiritual Essence.
• Meng Chuan practiced Pai Da with Li Weigang, who noticed his Armor-Clad Art was nearly perfected and was surprised by how quickly he mastered Duo-Mo Iron Crotch.
• Meng Chuan accepted Tian Kang’s friend request and advised him to use less medicine while practicing hardening techniques.
• Lu Zhuxiao met Meng Chuan at Yugao High School and began guiding him toward mastering Eight-Step Cicada Chasing.