Chapter Summaries

After discovering that his headaches had led him to transmigrate into the world of Swallowed Star, Yang Yu realized the Grand Nirvana was approaching and decided to focus on martial arts training. He ended the night reviewing his cultivation knowledge, newly confident in his sharpened mind.

• Yang Yu recovered from a familiar headache and reviewed his new life as a Grade 11 student raised by his grandfather.
• While studying the original owner's memories, Yang Yu recognized the R Virus outbreak as the prelude to Swallowed Star's Grand Nirvana.
• Yang Yu recalled that the RR Virus would emerge in January 2015 and that monster attacks would follow later that year.
• Yang Yu decided that martial arts training and becoming stronger were his best chances of surviving the coming crises.
• Yang Yu began recalling martial arts theories and found that even difficult material seemed clear to him.

After suspecting that his headaches signaled an unawakened Spirit Reader talent, Yang Yu began preparing for the coming RR Virus and Grand Nirvana by meditating and training. He left the park practicing martial arts, where a girl questioned whether he still intended to get into Jing University with her.

• Yang Yu connected his headaches and improving fitness to the possibility that he was a Spirit Reader and decided to focus on martial arts.
• He meditated overnight using the Dantian Breathing Method and sensed mysterious energy entering his mind and strengthening his body.
• Yang Yu told Grandpa Yang he would exercise before breakfast, then went to the neighborhood park.
• After jogging, Yang Yu practiced the Siming Internal Martial Arts and reflected that his own strength would matter most in the coming crisis.
• A girl saw Yang Yu practicing his fists and wondered whether he still wanted to get into Jing University with her.

Yang Yu trained before school, then went to class and reunited with his friend Wang Lin. He focused on strengthening his body to withstand his powerful Spiritual Force and survive the dangers ahead.

• Su Yu watched Yang Yu train and mistakenly decided he was working hard to impress her.
• Yang Yu finished his martial arts routine, ate breakfast prepared by his grandfather, and jogged to Jiangnan No.1 High School.
• Wang Lin greeted Yang Yu in class and asked whether he had exercised or gotten a girlfriend over the summer.
• Yang Yu dismissed Wang Lin’s teasing and worried about the Grand Nirvana and the dangerous headaches caused by awakening as a Spirit Reader.

Yang Yu focused on preparing his body for Spiritual Force awakening while reconnecting with his friend Wang Lin at school. On his way home for lunch, he saw a Yellow-Haired Punk harassing a girl from his school and moved to intervene.

• Yang Yu reflected on his meditation and martial arts practice during class and remembered how Wang Lin had once carried him to the hospital during a headache attack.
• Yang Yu and Wang Lin joked about dating before Chinese class, while Yang Yu privately reviewed martial arts theories from his previous life.
• Yang Yu declined Wang Lin's lunch invitation and jogged home to keep his promise to his grandfather.
• Yang Yu passed a park and found a Yellow-Haired Punk pressuring a female student from their school to give him her QQ contact.
• Yang Yu decided to step in and help the girl.

Yang Yu rescued Meng Ran from the Yellow-Haired Punk, then returned home and reflected on his training and the coming Grand Nirvana. He left for school determined to grow stronger, where Su Yu noticed his late arrival and he thought about his close friend Wang Lin.

• Yang Yu grabbed the Yellow-Haired Punk and forced him to stop harassing Meng Ran, though the punk secretly planned to seek revenge with Green-Haired Punk Big Brother.
• Meng Ran thanked Yang Yu and asked for his contact information, but he gave the name Lei Feng and left without sharing it.
• Yang Yu ate lunch with Grandpa Yang, then reviewed his progress in Neijiaquan and recalled the Double R Virus and Grand Nirvana timelines.
• Yang Yu decided to train to his limits and become a powerful Martial Artist, then rode his bicycle to school.
• Su Yu noticed Yang Yu had arrived late again, while Yang Yu recognized Wang Lin as the only classmate he truly acknowledged.

Yang Yu explained to Wang Lin that he was pursuing the Martial Way to seek freedom and control over his fate despite his Chronic Headache Condition. Wang Lin agreed to train with him, but their plans were interrupted when Yellow-Haired Punk and a group of thugs confronted them.

• Yang Yu spent several days intensifying his training, adding Xingyiquan to his practice and quickly regaining his previous Martial Way level.
• Wang Lin confronted Yang Yu about neglecting his studies, and Yang Yu took him to a secluded spot outside Xingfu Park.
• Yang Yu told Wang Lin about his Chronic Headache Condition and his dream of mastering the Martial Way to face life and death without fear.
• Yang Yu invited Wang Lin to train with him, and Wang Lin agreed after recalling his own childhood Wuxia Dream.
• Yellow-Haired Punk arrived with a green-haired hoodlum and seven or eight other thugs, interrupting the friends' conversation.

Yang Yu confronted a gang of thugs who blocked his way with Wang Lin, while Su Yu summoned bodyguards to help. After the Green-Haired Punk attacked, Yang Yu shattered his baseball bat with a single punch, leaving the gang stunned.

• Wang Lin wanted to call the police, but Yang Yu stopped him and said he would handle the thugs himself.
• Su Yu spotted Yang Yu at Xingfu Park and called Uncle Li to bring ten bodyguards.
• Yang Yu warned the Green-Haired Punk and his crew to apologize and leave, but the Green-Haired Punk refused and swung his bat at him.
• Yang Yu dodged the attack and punched the bat, breaking it in front of the watching crowd.
• The Green-Haired Punk stared at the broken bat as Yang Yu's punch shattered his dream of becoming a jianghu tough guy.

Yang Yu sent the punks away after making them clean up the broken bat, then invited Wang Lin home and agreed to teach him martial arts. After dinner, Yang Yu and Wang Lin headed to a gym owned by Wang Lin’s family.

• Yang Yu warned the punks to stay away and made them pick up the shattered bat before they fled.
• A First High School student named Xiao Lan asked Yang Yu for his contact information so she could learn martial arts, but he refused and left.
• Su Yu left with her driver and bodyguards, while Yang Yu invited Wang Lin to dinner at Grandpa Yang’s home.
• Yang Yu explained Xingyiquan to Wang Lin, lent him a book, and promised to teach him the basics after dinner.
• After dinner, Yang Yu and Wang Lin went to a branch gym owned by Wang Lin’s family.

Yang Yu brought Wang Lin to his family’s gym, taught him the basics of training, and tested their strength with barbells. Yang Yu lifted two hundred kilograms with ease and estimated that his limit might be around two hundred and fifty kilograms.

• Wang Lin got Yang Yu a Supreme VIP Card and led him into the gym’s exclusive training room.
• Yang Yu explained how Wang Lin should build his fitness before learning martial arts, then taught him the Breathing Method and Meditation Method.
• Wang Lin struggled to lift a fifty-kilogram barbell overhead and estimated that his limit was around forty kilograms.
• Yang Yu easily lifted fifty kilograms, then raised one hundred and two hundred kilograms overhead.
• Wang Lin checked the weightlifting record on his phone and told Yang Yu that he had already surpassed the record for the seventy-three-kilogram weight class.

Yang Yu and Wang Lin trained at the gym as Yang Yu assessed his rapid physical improvement and prepared for the approaching Double R Virus. After returning home, Yang Yu reflected on the dangers of a Spirit Reader’s awakening and hoped his grandfather would survive the coming crisis.

• Wang Lin learned that Yang Yu had achieved extraordinary strength and began basic exercises under Yang Yu’s guidance.
• Yang Yu tested his strength with gym equipment and considered how Cosmic Energy and Spiritual Force were accelerating his improvement.
• Grandpa Yang supported Yang Yu’s choices and resumed morning exercise, while Yang Yu worried about his grandfather surviving the Double R Virus.
• Yang Yu and Wang Lin trained until late at night, and Yang Yu promised to teach Wang Lin Neijiaquan at Xingfu Park the next morning.
• Yang Yu returned home, reassured his grandfather, and reflected that a Spirit Reader’s periodic Spiritual Force eruptions could strengthen the body or kill someone too weak to endure them.

Yang Yu continued strengthening himself through meditation, Neijia breathing, and Xingyi training while preparing for the Double R Virus. He taught Wang Lin the basics of Xingyiquan, then rediscovered his mastery of Cannon Fist as Wang Lin watched in awe.

• Yang Yu meditated through the night and woke at five thirty to make breakfast before heading to Xingfu Park.
• Wang Lin told Yang Yu that he had managed the Meditation Method and felt refreshed despite sleeping only four or five hours.
• Yang Yu taught Wang Lin the San Ti Shi and Five Element Fist, then continued practicing Zhan Zhuang and Neijia breathing.
• Yang Yu completed his morning routine and began practicing Cannon Fist as the sun rose.
• Yang Yu's powerful punches reminded Wang Lin of the baseball bat he had shattered, leaving Wang Lin convinced a blow could crush his bones.

Yang Yu continued refining his Xingyiquan and strength training while explaining the path from martial arts mastery to grandmaster-level ability. After lunch, he lifted a 270-kilogram barbell and looked forward to further growth as he prepared to return to afternoon classes.

• Yang Yu practiced the Five Element Fist and Twelve Form Fist, favoring Tiger Cannon Fist and Roaming Dragon Crushing Fist.
• Yang Yu told Wang Lin that their forms still lacked spirit and explained how full-body control distinguished grandmasters from ordinary practitioners.
• Yang Yu reflected on his goal of combining Neijiaquan mastery with Genetic Origin Energy to reach the Planetary Level.
• Yang Yu and Wang Lin ate lunch, then went to the gym for basic strength training.
• Yang Yu lifted a 270-kilogram barbell and tested the gym equipment until he had mastered his increased strength, stopping near the start of afternoon classes.

Yang Yu decided that school was wasting time he could devote to the Martial Way, and Wei Hai approved his application to suspend his studies. After leaving First High School, Yang Yu headed to Dong's Dojo to find equipment suited to his growing strength.

• After a day of mock exams, Yang Yu told Wang Lin he would stop attending school and focus on martial arts, while Wang Lin said his father would not let him suspend his studies.
• Yang Yu told Wei Hai he wanted to suspend his studies, and Wei Hai approved the application while reminding him to take the college entrance exam.
• Yang Yu advised Wei Hai to exercise more, then left First High School and ran through the city at night.
• Yang Yu arrived at Dong's Dojo, hoping its training equipment would meet his needs.

Yang Yu toured Dong's Dojo and tested his punching force and running speed, assessing how far he needed to improve before the Grand Nirvana. He left with a 400-kilogram punch and a speed of 15 meters per second, still determined to train harder.

• Yang Yu visited Dong's Dojo, inspected its training equipment, and decided to wait until after observing the Vice Dojo Master's class before signing up.
• Yang Yu used the dojo's Punch Strength Tester and recorded 333 kilograms with an ordinary punch, then 400 kilograms with the Tiger Cannon Fist's Force Application Technique.
• Yang Yu judged that he needed to reach the 900-kilogram Martial Artist Assessment standard before the Grand Nirvana and refused to rely on an uncertain Spirit Reader awakening.
• Yang Yu tested his running speed on the dojo's fifty-meter track and reached 15 meters per second using techniques from Crushing Fist and Dragon Style Fist.

Yang Yu tested his physical abilities at Dong's Dojo, attended Dong Qinghong's Baguazhang lecture, and chose not to study the style. He paid for three months of gym access and devoted the day to strength training as the Grand Nirvana approached.

• Yang Yu left the dojo after testing his punching force and speed, ran home, and planned to attend Dong Qinghong's lesson the next morning.
• Yang Yu trained with Wang Lin at the park, told him he would mostly stop attending school while still taking the college entrance exam, and went to Dong's Dojo.
• Yang Yu listened to Dong Qinghong explain Baguazhang and decided its style and six-month tuition were not worth pursuing.
• Yang Yu paid 9,000 Huaxia Currency for a three-month access card and decided to focus on Xingyiquan and strength training.
• Yang Yu trained at the dojo until six in the evening before heading home.

After suspending his studies, Yang Yu accepted his grandfather’s support and devoted himself to intensive martial arts training. Two and a half months later, he had reached the Xingyiquan Master Realm, with his strength and speed greatly increased.

• Grandpa Yang supported Yang Yu’s decision to suspend his studies and gave him a bank card containing one hundred thousand yuan for martial arts training.
• Yang Yu began training each day with Wang Lin in the mornings, at the martial arts gym during the day, and alone on Nanshan at night.
• Yang Yu practiced Xingyi Five Elements Fist, Twelve Form Fist, and San Ti Shi on a secluded mountainside, refining his techniques and building his Martial Foundation.
• Over two months, Wang Lin entered the beginner stage of Xingyiquan while Yang Yu’s progress continued to outpace his.
• Yang Yu broke through a bottleneck and reached the Master Realm in Xingyiquan after two and a half months of training.
• Yang Yu’s punching force reached eight hundred kilograms, his speed reached twenty-two meters per second, and his neural reflexes let him recall his movements perfectly.

Yang Yu trained to improve his chances of surviving the coming Grand Nirvana and protecting his grandfather, while developing a personal Martial Way system. He left the chapter nearing the Martial Artist threshold, with his fists and Soaring Dragon Footwork advancing toward grandmaster-level skill.

• Yang Yu visited the martial arts gym, greeted Jiang Fang, and focused on training rather than pursuing her.
• Yang Yu reflected on the dangers of the Grand Nirvana and resolved to protect his grandfather if he survived the Double R Virus.
• Yang Yu trained through the night in the mountains, practicing Xingyiquan and lifting stones to refine his control over his body.
• Yang Yu combined martial arts theories from many schools to shape his own Martial Way system and brought his Tiger Cannon Fist close to the grandmaster realm.
• Yang Yu developed the Soaring Dragon Footwork, which raised his top speed from 23.5 m/s to 30 m/s.

Yang Yu sought weapons to complement his fighting skills and prepare for the dangers of the Great Nirvana Period, then visited the Mo Family Weapon Workshop to place a custom order. He left after choosing a heavy War Blade, gauntlets, and flying daggers and completing the required blade-collection paperwork.

• Yang Yu praised Wang Lin's progress in Xingyiquan and encouraged him to keep training toward the Master Realm.
• Yang Yu asked Wang Lin about weapon-forging shops, and Wang Lin found a card for the Mo Family Weapon Workshop.
• Yang Yu decided to order a War Blade, gauntlets, and flying daggers so he could supplement his fist techniques and later use his Spiritual Force.
• Yang Yu visited the Mo Family Weapon Workshop and chose a narrow War Blade made with the best materials, weighing thirty kilograms.
• Yang Yu ordered gauntlets and twenty sharpened flying daggers, then completed the form and fingerprint requirement for a blade-collection permit.

Yang Yu collected his weapons and spent the remaining time before the Double R Virus outbreak mastering martial arts and developing blade techniques. After two months of training, he reached the Human Body Limit and completed his Five Elements Thunder Blade and Five Elements Soaring Dragon Footwork.

• Yang Yu collected his war blade, gauntlets, and flying daggers, then took them to Nanshan to test them.
• Yang Yu added blade practice to his training and adapted his Xingyi Five Elements Fist forms into five blade techniques, beginning with the Thunderbolt Blade.
• Yang Yu refined the Tiger Cannon Blade, Galloping Thunder Blade, Shadowless Blade, and Drilling Thunder Blade, then named the set the Five Elements Thunder Blade.
• Yang Yu perfected and renamed his movement technique the Five Elements Soaring Dragon Footwork.
• Yang Yu reached the Human Body Limit, with a 1,200-kilogram ordinary punch, a 5,000-kilogram full-power punch, and speeds of 30 meters per second or 40 meters per second using his footwork.

As the Double R Virus spread worldwide, Yang Yu cared for Grandpa Yang through his illness and later caught the virus himself. After recovering from its ultimate mutation, Yang Yu discovered that his body could grow stronger beyond its former limits and that he could sense Cosmic Energy.

• Yang Yu urged Grandpa Yang and Wang Lin's family to stay home and stockpile supplies as the Double R Virus spread.
• Grandpa Yang became ill, and Yang Yu stopped training to care for him until he recovered a week later with improved physical fitness.
• On February 5th, the virus mutated to its most troublesome stage, and Yang Yu developed a fever and lost consciousness.
• Yang Yu woke the next morning fully recovered and sensed that his body had changed dramatically.
• Yang Yu found he could build strength beyond his previous physical limit and faintly sense Cosmic Energy, then went to reassure Grandpa Yang.