Chapter Summaries

Bai Xiaowen spent three months training his combat and swordsmanship specialties while streaming to maintain his fame, and his control of summoned creatures improved. As June arrived, he was ready to take the National College Entrance Examination, though his swordsmanship progress had stalled at the limits of his Agility.

• Bai Xiaowen raised his Combat Specialty and Shield Equipment Specialty to Level 2, learning to control the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier's blocks more effectively.
• Bai Xiaowen used the Shadow Assassin's memories to reach Level 3 Advanced Combat Specialty, while he and Li Shuyi practiced swordsmanship together and both eventually hit Agility-related limits.
• Bai Xiaowen learned from Rageclaw's combat memories and improved the combat power of his summoned creatures.
• Bai Xiaowen raised his Meditation Specialty to Level 4, gaining greater spell power and trajectory correction for offensive spells.
• Bai Xiaowen's streaming fame and Guild Contribution Points rose, while the fan Proud Princess continued sending lavish gifts and urging him to rest.
• After three months of training, Bai Xiaowen reached June and the National College Entrance Examination began.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi arrived at Jinghai No. 1 High School to take the National College Entrance Examination, where Xiao Jinsheng hoped they could earn Silver List honors. Before the exam began, students from Jinghai No. 1 High School injured Cheng Xiaoqin and clashed with Chihuo No. 1 High School students, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi met Xiao Jinsheng at the school gates, and he asked whether they had practiced with the Virtual Examination Helmets.
• Bai Xiaowen greeted his classmates and chatted with Jiang Wen, who joked about his long absence and invited him to a meal.
• A group of Jinghai No. 1 High School boys rode mountain bikes through the crowd, and one of them struck Cheng Xiaoqin, bruising her leg.
• Chihuo No. 1 High School boys blocked the riders and demanded an apology, but the white-haired leader threw two of them aside so A-Fei could proceed.

At the entrance to the National College Entrance Examination venue, Bai Xiaowen defused a confrontation between Chihuo No. 1 High School students and Xiang Hui, an Awakened student from Jinghai No. 1 High School. Xiang Hui later rejected Zhou Yi’s scheme to tamper with Bai’s exam helmet, then learned from his uncle that Zhou Yi was being kept around for access to his money.

• Xiang Hui confronted Xiao Jinsheng after his companion knocked Cheng Xiaoqin down, then agreed to make the companion apologize when Bai Xiaowen appeared.
• Xiang Hui challenged Bai Xiaowen to compete for first place in the entrance examination before leaving with his group.
• Bai Xiaowen explained that he had held back because he recognized Zhou Yi and suspected Xiang Hui had backing from the Radiance Guild.
• Zhou Yi urged Xiang Hui to tamper with Bai Xiaowen’s Virtual Examination Helmet, but Xiang Hui angrily refused.
• Xiang Hui told his uncle about Zhou Yi’s suggestion, and his uncle said he planned to remove Zhou Yi after extracting money from him.

Bai Xiaowen completed the General Knowledge examination and entered the Combat examination, where he faced his first virtual examiner. The chapter left his combat test about to begin.

• Bai Xiaowen entered the virtual examination system and began the General Knowledge paper.
• Bai Xiaowen completed the basic and additional papers, then submitted his answers.
• Bai Xiaowen learned that General Knowledge required manual grading while the other four subjects would be scored by computer.
• Bai Xiaowen entered the afternoon Combat examination and set his personal attributes to display mode.
• Bai Xiaowen accepted the Combat examination rules, and a male examiner appeared before him.

Bai Xiaowen completed the National College Entrance Examination’s combat, meditation, and practical combat subjects, finishing practical combat ahead of schedule. He and Xiao Jinsheng waited for the scores, which were due before noon on June 9.

• Bai Xiaowen defeated thirty Basic Combat examiners and completed the combat subject’s basic section in twenty-one minutes.
• Bai Xiaowen continued into the additional combat section, earning 23 points against Advanced Combat Level 4 examiners and 12 points against Level 5 examiners.
• Bai Xiaowen completed the meditation examination with ease, including its hardest linked-configuration questions.
• Bai Xiaowen used his summoned creatures, Desert Eagle, and Talisman Switching to defeat all thirty virtual examiners in the practical combat examination.
• Bai Xiaowen finished the examinations an hour early, and Xiao Jinsheng asked how they had gone.
• Bai Xiaowen said they had gone well and noted that the scores would be released before noon.

After finishing the National College Entrance Examination, Bai Xiaowen faced Xiang Hui, who challenged his prospects and invited him to join the Radiance Guild. Bai Xiaowen refused, and the exam ended with scores set to be posted online.

• Li Shuyi left the exam early after failing to defeat the higher-level practical combat examiners, and Bai Xiaowen predicted he would become the Top Scholar.
• Xiang Hui approached Bai Xiaowen, claimed he would take first place in Jinghai City, and tested Bai Xiaowen with a sudden punch before deciding not to bet.
• Xiang Hui told Bai Xiaowen he was no longer taking Zhou Yi along and invited him to join the Radiance Guild, but Bai Xiaowen refused because he planned to stay with the Super God Guild.
• Xiang Hui left before the results were announced, saying he did not want reporters to use him as Bai Xiaowen's backdrop.
• The examination ended, and a message on the plaza screen announced that scores would be uploaded to the official website in stages.

Bai Xiaowen’s score remained unreleased while other examinees, including Li Shuyi and Xiang Hui, received high scores. National examination officials reviewed Bai Xiaowen’s papers and recordings, confirmed there were no issues, and prepared to release his score, which the chapter did not reveal.

• Li Shuyi received 1,125 points, while Jiang Wen received 344 and decided to transfer to a regular class and study spiritual energy cuisine.
• Bai Xiaowen could not find his score online, and Li Shuyi received the same notice that it had not yet been released.
• Xiang Hui scored 1,176 points, surpassing the other announced scores and making Jinghai No. 1 High School students celebrate.
• Shen Xihua and Qin Gang reviewed Bai Xiaowen’s written answers and praised his unconventional analysis of the Qi-Chu Alliance.
• Clerk Chen brought the recordings, and Shen Xihua and Qin Gang confirmed Bai Xiaowen’s examination had no issues before ordering his score released.

After Bai Xiaowen received a record-breaking 1,445 on the National College Entrance Examination, he drew national media attention and saw his World Fame rise. Ye Xing reacted bitterly to the news and chose Jiangnan University, while Bai Xiaowen received an opportunity to draw a Spirit Realm Ticket.

• Bai Xiaowen confirmed that his verified exam score was 1,445, the highest in National College Entrance Examination history.
• Jiang Wen, Li Shuyi, Xiao Jinsheng, and Xiang Hui reacted to Bai Xiaowen's record score as reporters gathered around him.
• Ye Xing smashed his phone over the news, then told Su He he would attend Jiangnan University.
• Bai Xiaowen granted numerous media interviews and instructed Han Bin to prioritize qualified outlets offering prominent placement.
• Bai Xiaowen's World Fame climbed to C-Tier, and he used the Spirit Realm Ticket draw opportunity he had just received.

Bai Xiaowen used his D-Tier roulette draw and received 986 Psionic Points, then learned that he had ranked first in the National College Entrance Examination and earned unique honors and four attribute draws. He ended with nine bonus attributes, raising his Strength and Agility to 11 and planning to improve his Fighting and Swordsmanship.

• Bai Xiaowen spun the Black Iron Roulette and received 986 Psionic Points instead of a ticket or the unknown black-section prize.
• Li Shuyi checked the official rankings and confirmed Bai Xiaowen had placed first, 239 points ahead of Ye Xing.
• Bai Xiaowen received the National Exam Top Scholar and Strongest Top Scholar in History achievements, the Ultimate Academic Ace title, and four attribute draws.
• Li Shuyi told Bai Xiaowen she had placed 68th nationally and gained 3 Strength from her attribute draw.
• Bai Xiaowen drew 1 Spirit, 1 Constitution, 3 Agility, and 4 Strength, bringing his basic Strength and Agility to 11.

After a nightmare, Bai Xiaowen was awakened by an emergency alarm announcing a monster invasion of Jinghai City. Assigned to patrol Chihuo Plaza with Li Shuyi, he discovered a Spatial Rift opening nearby as the chapter ended.

• Bai Xiaowen told He Zhiqing to take Xiao Jun to the underground Sanctuary while he and Li Shuyi prepared to fight.
• Old Demon reported that more than ten medium or larger Spatial Rifts had appeared south of Jinghai City, including two in the Buffer Zone.
• Li Beihai stayed behind to guard Chihuo District while Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi received temporary combat numbers and patrol assignments.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi patrolled around Chihuo Plaza in an off-road vehicle and sensed a disturbance in their Psychic Fields.
• Bai Xiaowen spotted a two-meter Spatial Rift opening at a street corner, with a dense red glow and scorching heat inside.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi fought off Flame Imps emerging from a Small Spatial Rift at Chihuo Plaza, then joined forces with Zang Yang, Chen Guowei, and Xiang Hui. As Bai Xiaowen’s unease grew and the group prepared to guard nearby intersections, the rift began releasing a new barrage of fiery objects.

• A Small Spatial Rift opened at Chihuo Plaza and released ordinary and Elite Flame Imps, which Bai Xiaowen identified as they emerged.
• Bai Xiaowen summoned his creatures while Li Shuyi and the summoned fighters killed the imps.
• Zang Yang and Chen Guowei arrived to help, and Xiang Hui joined them after Bai Xiaowen called him down from a streetlamp.
• Bai Xiaowen learned that command wanted them to monitor the rift and that another rift near Chihuo No. 1 High School had released monsters.
• Bai Xiaowen told the group to split up and guard the intersections, but the rift suddenly surged with heat and sent fiery objects raining down.

Bai Xiaowen and the awakened ones fought Horned Demons at Chihuo Plaza while the battle was broadcast to Jinghai City shelters. As stronger elites and a Horned Demon Chieftain emerged from the Spatial Rift, the Chieftain charged straight at Bai Xiaowen.

• Bai Xiaowen identified the level 2 Horned Demons and shared their attributes, prompting the team to attack as the still-open Spatial Rift continued releasing monsters.
• Xiao Jun and He Zhiqing watched the battle footage in an underground shelter, and Xiao Jun excitedly spotted Bai Xiaowen fighting alongside Zang Yang.
• Bai Xiaowen held the line with his summoned creatures while Zang Yang fought at the front; Xiang Hui rescued Bai Xiaowen from a Horned Demon and helped kill the attackers.
• Three Elite Horned Demons and a Horned Demon Chieftain emerged, and Bai Xiaowen ordered everyone to fall back after recognizing the Chieftain's overwhelming strength.
• The Chieftain's shockwave slowed Zang Yang and the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldiers, then it knocked Zang Yang aside and charged at Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen and his allies killed the Horned Demon Chieftain and the remaining demons, but the shrinking Spatial Rift revealed a bloodshot eyeball just as they thought the battle was over.

• Bai Xiaowen stunned the charging Horned Demon Chieftain with a Heart-Confounding Talisman, allowing Li Shuyi and Xiang Hui to wound it.
• Rageclaw pinned the chieftain while Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, Xiang Hui, and the skeleton soldiers attacked it.
• The Horned Demon Chieftain broke free and killed one Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier with a Cleave, but Bai Xiaowen finished it with a shot between the brows.
• Bai Xiaowen and his allies joined Zang Yang and Chen Guowei to defeat the remaining Horned Demons.
• Bai Xiaowen noticed the Spatial Rift shrinking, then a bloodshot eyeball appeared beyond it.

Bai Xiaowen was targeted by a powerful Flame Demon Arm that forced its way through a Spatial Rift, but he used a Deception Talisman to avoid its attack. Three dispatched experts severed the arm and took it away as the rift began to close.

• A Flame Demon Arm forced its way through the Spatial Rift and reached for Bai Xiaowen, while the sight of it terrified Xiao Jun and the others in the underground Sanctuary.
• Command headquarters detected a psionic fluctuation above level 20 and sent powerful experts to Chihuo Plaza.
• Bai Xiaowen used a Deception Talisman on the Flame Demon Arm, then ran as it hesitated and continued pursuing him.
• A female expert Tethered the Flame Demon Arm with a chain, weakened its elbow, and had Old Zhong and a tall, thin expert attack it.
• Old Zhong severed the Flame Demon Arm, and Bai Xiaowen declined to claim a drop of Flame Demon Marrow that landed on him.
• The Flame Demon Arm shrank after being severed, and the three experts took it away by helicopter as the Spatial Rift closed.

After powerful strangers rescued Bai Xiaowen’s group from the High Demon, the party distributed loot from their chests according to Kill Contribution. Bai Xiaowen drew a dark crimson scythe from one of the ordinary chests.

• The purple-haired powerhouse and her companions discussed the Flame Demon Arm they had severed and decided to have the Awakened Association investigate the High Demon.
• Bai Xiaowen checked that Li Shuyi, Xiang Hui, Zang Yang, and Chen Guowei were safe, then explained the rules for distributing loot among Awakened ones.
• Bai Xiaowen used appraisal-based sales to distribute the Golden Treasure Chest; Li Shuyi bought the Bone Gauntlet and Savage Charge, while Bai Xiaowen bought the Lesser Chaos Demon Core.
• Li Shuyi drew a Legion Soldier's Dog Tag from the Silver Treasure Chest.
• Bai Xiaowen drew a dark crimson scythe from one of the remaining ordinary chests.

After the monster invasion ended, Bai Xiaowen upgraded Summon Angerclaw and learned that Li Shuyi was ready to level up in the Spirit Realm. His fame surged after Sister Yan publicized his role in the city defense, but the chapter ended with Awakened Association officers arriving to take him in for questioning.

• Bai Xiaowen bought the Scorching Scythe and upgraded Summon Angerclaw to Lv2.
• The Spatial Rifts closed, the authorities declared the invasion a C-Tier threat, and citizens returned to the surface.
• Xiao Jun vowed to work toward becoming an Awakened, and Li Shuyi told Bai Xiaowen that she had enough combat experience to level up.
• Sister Yan told Bai Xiaowen that footage of him killing a Boss Tier enemy had made him popular in the Virtual Community.
• Two Awakened Association officers asked Bai Xiaowen to accompany them for an investigation.

Bai Xiaowen was forcibly brought to the Jinghai City Awakened Association for questioning, but he resisted the officials’ intimidation and livestreamed their treatment of him. President Xiang Tian then explained that Vice President Fu Yiping had ordered the investigation into the demon arm incident, and the chapter ended with Xiang Tian threatening to inspect Bai Xiaowen’s equipment and Storage Space.

• Bai Xiaowen drove away two uniformed officers, then had Li Shuyi contact the president and messaged Sister Yan.
• Chu Yuanbin arrived with the officers and took Bai Xiaowen to the Jinghai City Awakened Association despite Bai Xiaowen warning that he would tell the media.
• At the interrogation room, Bai Xiaowen refused to surrender his devices, smashed a desk, disarmed two officers, and crushed their pistols.
• President Xiang Tian arrived, and Bai Xiaowen revealed that his Psionic Camera was livestreaming the encounter.
• Xiang Tian said Vice President Fu Yiping had ordered questions about the demon arm and warned that the Association might inspect Bai Xiaowen’s equipment and Storage Space.

Bai Xiaowen refused an unsupported search and waited at the Awakened Association while its guild leaders argued over whether he posed a threat to Jinghai City. Fu Yiping demanded a sweeping investigation and the surrender of a suspected dangerous item, but the Association’s military commander called for Bai Xiaowen to be brought in so he could hear his opinion.

• Bai Xiaowen invoked the Awakened Convention’s privacy protections and refused Xiang Tian’s proposed inspection.
• Xiang Tian left to attend a meeting, and Bai Xiaowen decided to stay and meditate rather than leave before the matter was resolved.
• Li Beihai defended Bai Xiaowen at the Association meeting, while Wu Chonglian accused him of possibly attracting the spatial rift attack.
• Fu Yiping demanded long-term supervision, disclosure of Bai Xiaowen’s personal information, a physical examination, and the surrender of the item suspected of attracting the demon.
• Xiang Tian warned that searching Bai Xiaowen without evidence could undermine Awakeneds’ trust in the Association.
• The military commander ordered Bai Xiaowen brought in so he could ask for his personal opinion.

Bai Xiaowen refused the Awakened Association leaders’ demand to investigate him, accusing Fu Yiping of using public safety as an excuse to seize a supposed treasure. A public demonstration and reporters forced the leaders to offer a limited scan instead, and Bai Xiaowen agreed while demanding compensation if he passed.

• Yang Yongkang asked Bai Xiaowen to cooperate with an investigation, but Bai refused to disclose his personal information.
• Fu Yiping accused Bai Xiaowen of hiding a dangerous item and insisted that his sudden rise to Hero Class was suspicious.
• A female inspector reported that ordinary citizens and reporters had gathered outside the Awakened Association to support Bai Xiaowen and seek interviews.
• Fu Yiping ended the flood of reporters’ calls, and Xiang Tian proposed scanning Bai Xiaowen with an offline Psionic Camera.
• Bai Xiaowen agreed to the scan and demanded compensation if it found nothing, while Fu Yiping also required a physical examination.

Bai Xiaowen cleared his name when the Psionic Camera found no High-Order Psionic Particles on him, and he used his livestream to expose the Awakened Association officials’ treatment of him. A protest formed outside, and a superior ordered the Jinghai Association to handle the matter differently, leaving Fu Yiping and Wu Chonglian visibly shaken.

• Bai Xiaowen let the Psionic Camera scan him, and it detected High-Order Psionic Particles only among the Flame Demon Marrow he had stored before finding nothing in his body.
• Li Beihai and Yang Yongkang accepted that Bai Xiaowen had not lured the demon to the city, while Bai Xiaowen said he had sacrificed a precious A-Tier item to protect others.
• Bai Xiaowen told the officials that the Association had treated him unfairly as protesters gathered outside after learning about the meeting through his livestream.
• Bai Xiaowen read supportive messages from viewers and urged them not to keep coming, while mocking Fu Yiping for pointing at him.
• Yang Yongkang received a call from the Chief, who criticized the Association for arresting Bai Xiaowen after he defended the city and ordered it to change its approach.
• After the call, Yang Yongkang asked Bai Xiaowen to turn off the livestream, while Fu Yiping and Wu Chonglian looked pale.