Chapter Summaries

Meng Chuan borrowed Tiger Roar Lung Forging and joined the school's hard-techniques group after Qiming discovered he was a Grandmaster Class student. Back at his villa, he broke through Iron Cloth Shirt and gained the Suppleness Trait, then went to join Xu Qingfeng and Meng Jiaolong for the Demon Nest livestream.

• Meng Chuan chose the Tiger Roar Lung Forging manual and added Qiming to his contacts, joining the hard-techniques group.
• Qiming recognized Meng Chuan as a Grandmaster Class student, and the group welcomed him as Meng God.
• Meng Chuan returned to his villa and told Meng Jiaolong he would arrive late because he was about to make a breakthrough.
• Meng Chuan submerged himself in the hot spring and Limit Broke Iron Cloth Shirt, gaining the Suppleness Trait and shedding his old skin.
• Meng Chuan examined the Trait’s defensive effects and decided to focus on Great Chu Hard Skill.
• Xu Qingfeng opened the door and exclaimed that Meng Chuan looked more handsome after practicing.

Meng Chuan discovered that feeding his Dragon Demon a Heavenly Demon Core produced Essence Qi, trained in Tiger Roar Lung Forging, and considered how to find a blood-related hard-body skill. He joined Xu Qingfeng on a mission to apprehend Xu Linlin, and the chapter ended as she realized the police had come for her.

• Meng Chuan found that a Shadow Demon Core had yielded duller Heart Fire Essence Qi, checked the costly higher-tier cores, and learned that Principal Yang Huan needed to submit his records before he could be ranked.
• Meng Chuan practiced his hard-body skills with Dong Yue, learned Tiger Roar Lung Forging, and began considering the university's ancient martial arts research laboratory as a source for a blood-related skill.
• Meng Chuan accepted a mission to help Xu Qingfeng apprehend Xu Linlin, a Hundred Flavors Fragrance Group director suspected of practicing Candlelight Deification.
• Meng Chuan and Xu Qingfeng climbed the tower as police officers secured the building, while Luo Guanyun watched from a nearby rooftop.
• Xu Linlin heard the commotion below and realized she was in danger.

Meng Chuan captured Xu Linlin, a Demonic Path practitioner who used corpse-oil incense, and completed the mission before returning to school and resuming his training. As his qi-blood neared the Martial Artist threshold, he wondered whether Principal Yang would return before he advanced.

• Xu Linlin tried to destroy her scented candles, but Meng Chuan caught her and used his roar to dispel her soul-bewitching aura before incapacitating her.
• Meng Chuan handed Xu Linlin to the police, earned twenty-five credits alongside Xu Qingfeng, and returned home with Luo Guanyun.
• Luo Guanyun praised the secret art Meng Chuan had given him and promised to study how to complete it so Meng Chuan could cultivate it too.
• Meng Chuan resumed training at True Dragon Pavilion, sparred with Li Tong and Chu Yanhu, and measured his qi-blood at 527.2, Level 9.
• Meng Chuan wondered when Principal Yang would return, since he was close to becoming a Martial Artist.

Meng Chuan attended a Martial Theory lecture, trained, and prepared to speak at Yong'an Campus’s sixth anniversary celebration. Yang Huan returned from the Demon Nest, and Meng Chuan’s speech celebrating his championship won over the gathered students and staff.

• Meng Chuan listened to Chen Qiushui explain the balance of Jing-Qi-Shen and resolved to avoid the Demonic Path.
• Chen Qiushui told Meng Chuan that Yang Huan had specifically chosen him to give a speech at Yong'an Campus’s anniversary celebration.
• Yang Huan returned from the Demon Nest with visible injuries and addressed the assembled students and teachers.
• Shi Ying introduced Meng Chuan as the Northland champion, and he delivered a speech crediting his teachers and fellow students for his progress.
• Students and staff praised Meng Chuan’s potential, while teachers discussed helping him advance and compared him with Wu Hong.

Yang Huan used his divine ability to examine Meng Chuan’s future and advised him to build up his qi and blood, then learned Meng Chuan had taken second place on the Earthly Fiend Ranking behind Wu Hong. Meng Chuan accepted Wu Hong as a formidable rival and resolved to keep improving.

• Shi Ying brought Meng Chuan to Principal Yang, who examined his meridians with his vertical eye and found much of them empty despite his vigorous blood qi.
• Yang Huan used [Holy Eye Revealing Truth] to peer into possible futures and told Meng Chuan to cultivate his qi and blood until it overflowed.
• Yang Huan revealed that the headquarters review had been completed and told Meng Chuan to check the Earthly Fiend Ranking the next morning.
• Xu Qingfeng showed Meng Chuan the updated ranking, where Wu Hong was first and Meng Chuan was second.
• Xu Qingfeng read that Wu Hong had nearly defeated the First Great Limit Martial Artist Tong Baicheng, and Meng Chuan recognized him as a major obstacle before the Martial Extreme True Successor battle.

Meng Chuan limit-broke his Duo-Mo Iron Crotch Skill and gained the Rock Pivot trait while preparing for a competition in Modu. The chapter also introduced a Celestial Master Mansion swordsman who expected a near-certain victory but identified the north as the source of uncertainty, as Great Chu faced an unusually harsh winter.

• Meng Chuan received Earthly Fiend Ranking rewards and planned to spend credits on Pai Da lessons while training his movement technique.
• Meng Chuan limit-broke Duo-Mo Iron Crotch Skill in a hot spring, gained the Rock Pivot trait, and learned its defensive and Earth Vein perception effects.
• A swordsman at the Celestial Master Mansion told an elder he had nine chances out of ten to win, with the variable lying in the north.
• As severe winter weather spread across Great Chu, Meng Chuan checked in with his uncle and said he would leave for Modu the next day for a competition.
• Meng Chuan advanced Qingming Dragon-Locking Body to Mastery and suspected the Dragon Demon had been stealing energy during his training.

Meng Chuan perfected Eight-Step Cicada Chasing before leaving for the Supernova Competition finals in Modu, then watched a powerful third-grade Zhenwu sell for 350 million. Teacher Luo called afterward to reveal that they had obtained Meng Chuan’s Zhenwu, leaving him worried about who had paid the enormous price.

• Meng Chuan advanced the Shaolin Iron Crotch Skill and trained the Dragon Demon while preparing for the finals.
• With Zhao Chun’s guidance, Meng Chuan perfected Eight-Step Cicada Chasing and decided to save it as a trump card against Luo Qin.
• Meng Chuan declined Zhao Chun’s offer to teach him Shenxing Baibian, finished training, and packed for his trip to Modu.
• Meng Chuan read Grandmaster Shen’s travel arrangements, spoke with Teacher Luo, and spent most of his remaining money on cultivation supplies.
• Meng Chuan watched the auction for Moon Over the Bridge of Helplessness end at 350 million and wondered who had paid that much.
• Teacher Luo called Meng Chuan excitedly and told him they had obtained his Zhenwu, prompting him to suspect his master had bought it.

Meng Chuan arrived in Modu with Luo Guanyun for the competition, where Shen Shuo and Bai Zhifeng welcomed them and assured him that Hanhai would support him. After meeting Eastern champion Luo Qin, Meng Chuan prepared for the coming matches and remained wary of Venerable Yin’s unusual interest in his Trait.

• Meng Chuan learned that his master had bought him valuable historical claw blades and resolved to repay her.
• Meng Chuan and Luo Guanyun arrived in Modu, where a Hanhai employee welcomed them and asked Meng Chuan to autograph his boxing gloves as “Yong'an Steel Spear.”
• At Skyward Pavilion, Shen Shuo introduced his wife Bai Zhifeng, the Phoenix King, and told Meng Chuan that a Hanhai director would attend the finals and sign his Dawn Voyage contract if he won.
• Luo Guanyun explained that Shen Shuo had used the banquet to show his faction’s influence and reassure Meng Chuan that Hanhai’s internal politics would not trouble him.
• Meng Chuan encountered Eastern champion Luo Qin at the hotel and judged him to be his greatest obstacle, while believing he could now defeat Zheng Chengcheng and Wang Ye.
• Meng Chuan received encouragement from Lu Ang and recalled Venerable Yin’s probing questions about his Trait, renewing his suspicion of the man’s excessive curiosity.

Meng Chuan prepared for the National Martial Arts Supernova Competition final against Luo Qin, learning that winning would qualify him to apply for the National Talent Database. As Heavenly King Zhao Yingchun watched from the judges' section and the crowd roared, Meng Chuan stepped onto the stage ready to fight.

• Meng Chuan practiced and watched online as supporters debated whether he or Luo Qin would win the final.
• Meng Chuan turned down advertising offers to focus on training, then learned from Li Fu that winning would secure his eligibility to apply for the National Talent Database.
• Meng Chuan put on Hanhai's sponsored protective suit and worried about returning to United University in it.
• Heavenly King Zhao Yingchun attended the final, urged the audience to respect both victor and loser, and watched Meng Chuan with pride.
• Zheng Zhenzhen appeared in the stands to cheer for Meng Chuan as he and Luo Qin were introduced for the final.
• Luo Guanyun encouraged Meng Chuan, who steadied himself and strode onto the stage with his battle intent blazing.

Meng Chuan and Luo Qin entered the final match of the Martial Dao Supernova Competition, where the random battlefield draw gave Luo Qin a major advantage in the Extreme Cold Heaven. After entering the frozen arena, Meng Chuan began searching for Luo Qin, but killing a pair of Ice Bats triggered a frenzy among the creatures on the mountain.

• Heavenly King Zhao drew Extreme Cold Heaven as the final battlefield, a setting that favored Luo Qin’s icy martial arts.
• Luo Qin’s supporters celebrated the draw while Meng Chuan’s support fell, and Shen Shuo’s master said Meng Chuan could still earn an opportunity by fighting brilliantly.
• Meng Chuan and Luo Qin entered the virtual battlefield and were placed far apart across its vast frozen terrain.
• Meng Chuan endured the freezing conditions and headed toward the tallest snow mountain to find Luo Qin before the worsening blizzard overwhelmed the land.
• Meng Chuan killed two attacking Ice Bats, triggering Blood Feud Resonance and sending the mountain’s nest colonies into a frenzy.

Meng Chuan defeated Luo Qin in the virtual Extreme Cold Heaven by having his Dragon Demon devour Luo Qin’s Crane Dao Child, then claimed the national tournament championship. After Shengong Yue examined Meng Chuan’s manifestation creature and warned him to keep to the righteous path, Meng Chuan faced Luo Qin’s challenge to fight again after becoming a Martial Artist.

• Meng Chuan survived an avalanche and a swarm of ice bats, then buried himself near the collapsed snow mountain to ambush Luo Qin.
• Luo Qin countered Meng Chuan’s ambush with his wind-and-snow-boosted Fist Momentum and his Crane Dao Child’s Sword Qi.
• Meng Chuan’s Dragon Demon swallowed the Crane Dao Child and one of Luo Qin’s arms, leaving Luo Qin mentally injured and unconscious.
• Meng Chuan returned to the arena as the national champion, and the crowd celebrated his victory over the ancient sects’ representative.
• Shengong Yue examined Meng Chuan’s Dragon Demon, explained how he could refine its Essence Qi, and warned him against letting it grow through unrighteous plunder.
• Luo Qin challenged Meng Chuan to a future showdown at the Celestial Master Mansion, and Meng Chuan told him to come to Northern United University instead.

After winning the Supernova Martial Arts Tournament, Meng Chuan received one hundred points of special merit and temporary access to the Merit Armory. Meanwhile, Li Xiao reported to the demon tree Qimu, and Meng Chuan began using his martial imprint to study the Xiangxing Sect’s Crane Soaring Above Technique.

• Zhao Yingchun told Meng Chuan that the Heaven-Tilting Great Sage believed he had the makings of a Great Sage, and Meng Chuan delivered Hanhai’s prepared advertising lines at the ceremony’s close.
• Meng Chuan transferred his twenty-million competition prize to Luo Guanyun and received a Great Chu Special Merit Card containing one hundred special merit points.
• A staff member activated Meng Chuan’s temporary Merit Armory access, and Meng Chuan saw Luo Guanyun’s battle merit record before the staff member explained the twenty-four-hour exchange limit.
• In an unknown Demon Nest, Li Xiao reported to Qimu that his task was complete and promised to finish the plan to help the demon tree descend through the Node.
• Meng Chuan recalled Luo Qin’s Fist Momentum and practiced the Crane Soaring Above Technique, but the Kidney Water force stalled at crucial points in his meridians.

After entering Luo Qin’s Crane Soaring Above Technique Imagery World, Meng Chuan infused his Kidney Water Fist Momentum with extreme cold and realized he could fuse it with the crane technique. He then used his new Martial Artist permissions to claim a Small Creation White Bone Pill, hoping it would improve his innate constitution.

• Meng Chuan practiced Luo Qin’s Crane Soaring Above Technique, entered its frozen Imagery World, and gained an icy intent for his Kidney Water Fist Momentum.
• Meng Chuan struck a wooden post with the new fist momentum, freezing its splinters, and realized that fusing the two Fist Momenta could surpass the crane technique alone.
• Luo Guanyun showed Meng Chuan the Merit Armory and explained the Hundred Victories Abdominal Armor, its protection, and its distress signal for recovering fallen Martial Artists.
• Meng Chuan browsed the Special Battle Merit Zone, saw its rare resources and the costly Dawn Divine Sword, then claimed a Small Creation White Bone Pill.
• Luo Guanyun noted that Meng Chuan’s championship rewards had funded a pill more precious than the Zhenwu Fist Blade he had bought for him.

After winning the national championship, Meng Chuan learned more about elixir grades, caught up with people from his old school, and traveled with Teacher Luo to Hanhai headquarters to sign the contract for Dawn Voyage. There, Shen Shuo hinted at Hanhai’s plans for promising young Martial Practitioners, and Meng Chuan showed he was willing to cooperate with him.

• Meng Chuan reviewed the four grades of elixirs, practiced Dragon Meditation, and reflected on how secret arts might have uses beyond gaining proficiency.
• Principal Zong told Meng Chuan he was leaving his role at Ping'an Middle School for the publicity department, while encouraging him to keep working hard.
• Meng Chuan sent red envelopes to his Martial Practitioner Grandmaster Class group after members congratulated him on winning the championship.
• At the Central Military Special Grade Martial University, Colonel Liu and Secretary Xue regretted not recruiting Meng Chuan, while Chen Xuewu admired his achievement.
• Meng Chuan and Teacher Luo arrived at Hanhai headquarters, where Shen Shuo welcomed them and showed them around before the contract signing.
• Shen Shuo told Meng Chuan that Hanhai was planning new programs for promising young practitioners, and Meng Chuan signaled that he was open to working with him.

After winning the national championship, Meng Chuan signed Hanhai’s generous Dawn Voyage contract and met Guardian Lu Ang, who kept his offer of support open. He returned home to celebrate with his family, then resumed training with the goal of becoming a Martial Artist before the Martial Extreme True Successor struggle.

• Meng Chuan asked Shen Shuo to help him find a blood-cultivation hard-body art, and Shen Shuo agreed to ask Hanhai’s ancient martial arts researchers.
• Meng Chuan toured Hanhai’s Alchemy Workshop and learned that ordinary Martial Artist potions were refined from medicinal residue, while Luo Guanyun explained their value to poorer practitioners.
• Meng Chuan reviewed and signed the Dawn Voyage contract, gaining yearly funding, treasured pills, and product benefits in exchange for limited company obligations.
• Shen Shuo drove Meng Chuan and Luo Guanyun to the airport, and Meng Chuan met Lu Ang, who reaffirmed that Meng could request his promised help later.
• Meng Chuan returned home to celebrate with Meng Yongzhi and Xue Na, then practiced the Five Aggregates Kidney Water Fist and resolved to become a Martial Artist before the successor struggle.

Meng Chuan returned to training after winning the national championship, settled on “Infinite Fist” as his possible martial title, and received 800 university credits. During an extended Pai Da session, he absorbed pale-blue Essence Qi from the Dragon Demon and discovered it produced a strange sensation, while Fengtian’s Wu Hong prepared to pursue the Martial Extreme True Successor title.

• Meng Chuan trained with Luo Guanyun, discussed his upcoming return to United University, and rejected several suggested titles before considering “Infinite Fist.”
• Meng Chuan received 800 credits for winning the national championship and planned to save them for Martial Artist resources and access to varied True Techniques.
• At the Fengtian headquarters, Wu Hong told Shang Ruyi he intended to claim the title [Fierce Tiger King] and vowed to win the Martial Extreme True Successor title next year.
• Meng Chuan noticed the Dragon Demon was hiding stored energy and asked Dong Yue to extend his Pai Da session to force it to release its hoard.
• As pale-blue Essence Qi flowed into Meng Chuan’s muscles and bones, he felt an unusual sensation but found no change in his spiritual Sea of Consciousness.
• Dong Yue explained that Yong'an Branch School’s teachers had arranged discounted training for Meng Chuan to help him win the Martial Extreme True Successor title.

Meng Chuan learned that his new Essence Qi let his physical attacks shake an opponent’s mind, then received and tested King Xiang’s powerful Zhenwu, Moon Over the Bridge of Helplessness. With Lu Zhuxiao watching, he prepared to take the Small Creation White Bone Pill and learned how its lingering Heavenly Demon True Spirit worked.

• Dong Yue explained that the Dragon Demon’s Essence Qi replenished Meng Chuan’s body rather than his mental power, then confirmed that his punches carried a mental attack.
• Meng Chuan bought a Lower-Rank Water Wraith Core to test whether its attribute would produce the same effects.
• Luo Guanyun brought Meng Chuan King Xiang’s Zhenwu and the Small Creation White Bone Pill before leaving for a meeting.
• Meng Chuan tested Moon Over the Bridge of Helplessness, and Lu Zhuxiao taught him how to use and care for the fist blades.
• Lu Zhuxiao examined the Small Creation White Bone Pill and explained that its True Spirit would break through physical blockages, though it could linger if Meng Chuan already had top-tier innate physical aptitude.

Meng Chuan took the Small Creation White Bone Pill under Lu Zhuxiao’s guidance, reshaped his bone structure, and gained confidence in advancing toward Martial Artist. Meanwhile, Qimu’s true form moved beneath the Chencang Demon Nest as Demon Nests gathered around mysterious Nodes, and students assembled for Grandmaster Chen’s lesson.

• Lu Zhuxiao explained that pills made from Heavenly Demon materials carried the risk of eroding a Martial Artist’s will, then gave Meng Chuan a Small Creation White Bone Pill.
• Meng Chuan endured the pill’s pain as it cleared blockages in his bones and muscles, greatly improving his bone structure and making his Five Aggregates Fist flow more smoothly.
• Meng Chuan practiced in the Starry Soup and found that his fist proficiency had increased, leading him to expect he could reach his qi-blood limit sooner.
• Military Martial Practitioners sweeping the Chencang Demon Nest felt an unexplained tremor while discussing Nodes and the possibility of the Ultimate Darkness awakening.
• Qimu’s true form, transferred beneath the Chencang Demon Nest, sensed the surface through its roots and prepared for another eruption.
• Martial Practitioner Class students gathered in classroom C985 at Wude Building to wait for Grandmaster Chen.

Meng Chuan returned to class as the Demon Nest crisis escalated and learned that Wu Hong had become United University's first Martial Daoist. Determined to catch up and challenge him, Meng Chuan sparred with Lu Zhuxiao, who regained his confidence while watching Meng Chuan unleash his powerful fist techniques.

• Chen Qiushui warned the class that Martial Daoists were being mobilized to fight the Demon Nest crisis and announced that she would lead a team starting the next day.
• Meng Chuan explained the path to the Martial Daoist realm to Meng Jiaolong and Xu Qingfeng, then learned Xu had entered the Earthly Fiend Ranking at number one after Wu Hong left the list.
• The campus announced that Wu Hong had become United University's first Martial Daoist, earning the title Fierce Tiger King.
• Meng Chuan considered how his abilities and combat advantages might let him challenge Wu Hong despite being behind in cultivation.
• Meng Chuan practiced with Lu Zhuxiao, whose confidence returned as he saw Meng Chuan's formidable fist momentum, and the two began sparring.

Meng Chuan trained with Lu Zhuxiao and Shi Ying as he advanced his Five Skandhas Universe Fist. After briefly entering the Five Skandhas Imagery World but failing to move within it, he completed Five Qi Organ Nourishment and raised his fist technique to 70% proficiency.

• Lu Zhuxiao sparred with Meng Chuan, taught him to spread Sharpness of Xin Metal through his palm, and urged him to focus on building his foundation.
• Yang Huan reassured the teachers that Meng Chuan was bound to beat Wu Hong, despite privately being unable to see the outcome.
• Half a month later, Meng Chuan sparred with Shi Ying and learned that her mutated Guanyuan Acupoint strengthened her stamina and endurance.
• After their spar, Meng Chuan entered enlightenment while practicing the Five Skandhas Universe Fist and leaped into its Imagery World, but could not move before the world crumbled.
• Meng Chuan continued practicing outside the True Dragon Pavilion, completed Five Qi Organ Nourishment, and raised his Five Skandhas Universe Fist proficiency from 57% to 70%.