Recaps

Qin Yan and Gao Ming traveled to Magic Capital Martial Arts University and discovered that the mysterious girl on their train was Xiao Wangshu, the top-ranked freshman. After she entered campus, a dean appeared and whisked her away.

• Qin Yan met Gao Ming on the nearly empty train, and Gao Ming was stunned to learn Qin Yan was ranked 59th among the incoming freshmen.
• Gao Ming warned Qin Yan that the girl seated ahead had emitted such powerful blood-and-vitality pressure that he could not approach her.
• Qin Yan noticed a fleeting silver crescent mark in the girl's eyes when she turned toward the train exit.
• Qin Yan, Gao Ming, and the girl entered Magic Capital Martial Arts University, where Qin Yan saw her admission notice identify her as Xiao Wangshu, student number 01.
• A dean wearing a Golden Diamond Badge appeared before Xiao Wangshu and vanished with her in an instant.

Qin Yan and Gao Ming registered at Magic Capital Martial University and learned about its ranked dormitories and competitive system for allocating resources. Li Feng brought them to the luxurious Yellow Grade Dormitory Area, where they were left to settle in.

• Qin Yan and Gao Ming registered and received assignments to rooms in the Yellow Zone.
• Sister Li asked Li Feng to escort the freshmen to their dormitories, and he paid Qin Yan special attention.
• Li Feng showed Qin Yan and Gao Ming the library and explained that access, privileges, and resources depended on students' strength and talent.
• Li Feng led them across the vast campus and introduced the Yellow Grade Dormitory Area, a landscaped district of three-story townhouses.

Qin Yan settled into his temporary dorm at Magic Capital Martial University, where his Martial Artist roommates treated him with indifference because he had not yet broken through. At the freshman orientation, he saw that 87 of the roughly 1,000 new students were already Martial Artists.

• Li Feng showed Qin Yan and Gao Ming to the freshman dormitory area, where they found their assigned rooms.
• Qin Yan entered room 15 and met three Martial Artist roommates, who ignored him after sensing that he had not yet broken through.
• Qin Yan cleaned his room, ate a free meal at the Yellow Zone cafeteria, and learned how the university's Credit Points could be spent.
• Qin Yan followed the freshmen to No. 3 Stadium and lined up for the orientation meeting.
• Qin Yan surveyed the freshmen and estimated that 87 of the roughly 1,000 students had reached the Martial Artist realm.

At Magic Capital Martial University’s freshman ceremony, Dean Su Zhiming warned the freshmen that survival and success depended on fighting for strength and resources. Back in his dorm, Qin Yan activated his Smart Bracelet and named its aloof female AI Xiao Shu.

• Su Zhiming introduced himself as dean of the First Academy and warned the freshmen that Magic Martial University respected only strength earned through effort.
• Su Zhiming explained that classmates could become comrades or mortal enemies and introduced the mentors from the Six Academies.
• The lead mentors introduced themselves as Peak Sixth Grade experts, and Su Zhiming told the freshmen to prepare for the Freshman Trial in three days.
• Qin Yan saw Xiao Wangshu speaking with another female student as he left the ceremony, then returned to his dormitory.
• Qin Yan bound his Smart Bracelet, named its Personal Assistant AI Xiao Shu, and set her personality to aloof.

Qin Yan studied the freshman mentors and the Murloc Warrior he would face in the trial, then spent his Skill Points raising his Spear Technique to Level Three. He headed to the Public Martial Arts Hall to practice, aiming to earn a place in the Earth Zone, but a laser scanned him at the entrance.

• Qin Yan reviewed the mentor profiles and selected several potential mentors, including Xiao Huo and Luo Cheng.
• Qin Yan studied the Murloc Warrior and concluded that the trial would test his endurance, adaptability, and combat technique as well as his potential.
• Qin Yan spent all 91 Skill Points and raised his Spear Technique to Level Three (17%).
• Qin Yan left his dormitory for the Public Martial Arts Hall to practice and prepare for the Freshman Trial.
• A gentle laser swept over Qin Yan as he approached the hall entrance.

Qin Yan spent three days preparing after being denied entry to the Public Martial Arts Hall, then arrived at Arena No. 1 for the Freshman Trial. The trial began with Lin Dong surrendering in panic, and many of the freshmen who followed him also quickly lost to the Fishman Warrior.

• Qin Yan was denied access to the Public Martial Arts Hall because he was an unassigned non-martial artist, so he returned to his dorm and practiced basic boxing forms for three days.
• Qin Yan arrived at Arena No. 1 and saw that the gathered freshmen included many martial artists, while upperclassmen placed bets on the trial.
• Su Zhiming warned the freshmen that fighting the Fishman Warrior could cause injury or death, but none withdrew.
• Su Zhiming began the trial, freed the Fishman Warrior from its shackles, and called Lin Dong as the first contestant.
• Lin Dong panicked and fell when the Fishman Warrior charged, then surrendered just before its Sea Halberd struck him.
• Su Zhiming eliminated Lin Dong, and more than half of the nearly hundred freshmen who followed soon lost after panicking against the Fishman Warrior.

Qin Yan entered the arena against the Murloc Warrior despite not yet being a Martial Artist and used his Third-Stage Spear Technique to fight it evenly. He unleashed Spear Force to disarm his opponent and seized the opening with a rapid follow-up attack.

• Qin Yan chose a silver spear in the passage and felt his Third-Stage Spear Technique connect him to the weapon.
• Qin Yan overcame his fear and faced the charging Murloc Warrior as spectators doubted he could last more than a few moves.
• Qin Yan met the Murloc Warrior's Sea Halberd with a precise strike, and the two fighters were driven back evenly.
• Qin Yan pressed forward, exchanged blows with the Murloc Warrior, and refined his spear technique through combat.
• Qin Yan unleashed Spear Force, knocked the Sea Halberd from the Murloc Warrior's grasp, and rushed in with seven swift spear thrusts.

Qin Yan killed a First-Rank Fishman Warrior with his Third-Stage Spear Technique, drawing the attention of Magic Capital Martial University’s mentors. As the freshman trial continued, the top-ranked students displayed overwhelming strength, and the chapter ended after the third-place student defeated a Murloc Warrior with his staff.

• Qin Yan killed the Fishman Warrior with seven spear strikes, then suppressed his nausea and returned to the waiting area after Su Zhiming declared his victory.
• The freshmen who fought after Qin Yan wounded Fishman Warriors but failed to kill one until the contestants reached the top ten.
• Jin Gang, ranked tenth, overpowered a Murloc Warrior with his fists and killed it with Cannon Fist.
• Qin Yan watched Jin Gang’s display and realized he would likely be crushed if they fought.
• The top freshmen demonstrated their strength, including a fourth-place woman who killed her opponent with a massive hammer and a third-place man who broke his opponent’s bones with a staff.

Xiao Wangshu defeated a First-Rank Fishman Warrior in two moves, revealing swordsmanship powerful enough to impress the academy’s instructors. Dean Su Zhiming confirmed that she belonged to the Demon Capital Xiao Clan, then ended the Freshman Trial and criticized most of the freshmen’s performances.

• Xiao Wangshu used two strands of sword force to disarm and behead the First-Rank Fishman Warrior in two moves.
• Qin Yan realized that Xiao Wangshu’s swordsmanship surpassed his own, while the instructors praised her talent and wondered about her background.
• Su Zhiming revealed that Xiao Wangshu’s family was connected to the Second Academy Dean and the Demon Capital Xiao Clan, ending the instructors’ hopes of taking her as a disciple.
• Lu Youyou praised Xiao Wangshu and admitted she disliked using a warhammer, though it was the weapon that suited her best.
• Su Zhiming announced the end of the Freshman Trial and said most of the freshmen had performed abysmally.

After Su Zhiming warned the freshmen to keep improving, mentor selection began at Magic Capital Martial University. Qin Yan rejected Zhang Qiming's offer, hoping to find a mentor better suited to his goals.

• Su Zhiming reprimanded freshmen who performed poorly and reminded the class that the Martial Path would grow more difficult.
• Lin Jian explained that mentor choices were generally final and invited the freshmen to approach the mentors they favored.
• Qin Yan examined the mentors' requirements and saw that nearly all the Sixth-Rank Mentors required students to be formal Martial Artists.
• Zhang Qiming offered to make Qin Yan his First Disciple and promised to devote resources to him after a hoped-for breakthrough to Fifth Rank.
• Qin Yan politely declined Zhang Qiming's offer, and others at the venue noticed his rejection.

Qin Yan sought Xiao Huo as a potential Alchemy instructor despite meeting neither of his recruitment requirements, and tried to win him over with praise and enthusiasm. Xiao Huo acknowledged Qin Yan’s sincerity but warned that learning alchemy would take years and distract him from becoming a Martial Artist.

• Luo Cheng approved of Qin Yan’s Spear Technique talent but thought he could not make an exception to recruit him.
• After rejecting Zhang Qiming’s offer, Qin Yan approached Xiao Huo instead of a Spear Technique instructor.
• Xiao Huo dismissed Qin Yan because he had no alchemy skills and failed the listed recruitment requirements.
• Qin Yan praised Xiao Huo’s achievements and explained his interest in studying alchemy, gradually winning Xiao Huo’s approval.
• Xiao Huo and Lu Youyou explained how long alchemy training took, and Xiao Huo warned Qin Yan to focus on breaking through to Martial Artist.

Qin Yan refused to abandon his ambition to study alchemy, so Xiao Huo accepted him as an Intern Disciple for a one-year trial. Qin Yan met fellow disciple Lu Youyou and learned how accomplished she was, while several Spear Technique instructors watched him choose Xiao Huo.

• Qin Yan thanked Xiao Huo for his advice but insisted he wanted to try the Alchemy Path.
• Lu Youyou suggested Xiao Huo take Qin Yan on as an Intern Disciple for a one-year trial.
• Xiao Huo offered Qin Yan the internship, promising guidance and support, and Qin Yan accepted.
• Xiao Huo introduced Lu Youyou as Qin Yan's fellow disciple, and the two greeted each other.
• Qin Yan learned about Lu Youyou's skills and cultivation, then resolved to work harder.
• Several Spear Technique instructors saw Qin Yan stand behind Xiao Huo and realized he had chosen him as his mentor.

After Qin Yan was assigned to Class 3, Xiao Huo took him to the Sixth Academy and explained the process and risks of becoming a Martial Artist. Xiao Huo concluded that Qin Yan should learn a spear-based Body Tempering Martial Art, but Qin Yan had not yet begun his breakthrough.

• The mentors assigned Qin Yan to Class 3 because he was a non-Martial Artist.
• Xiao Huo brought Qin Yan to his private chamber in the Sixth Academy and granted him access.
• Xiao Huo explained that Qin Yan needed to condense his Blood Qi into qi and use it to temper his entire body to become a First-Rank Martial Artist.
• Xiao Huo warned Qin Yan that a first breakthrough could cause severe injury without an experienced instructor's supervision.
• Xiao Huo recommended a spear-based Body Tempering Martial Art because Qin Yan had reached the third stage of Spear Technique.

After becoming Xiao Huo’s disciple, Qin Yan returned to his dorm and began training, while his roommates tried to befriend him after his Freshman Trial performance. The next morning, he learned he had placed 11th overall and earned residence in Heavenly Manor 111, then headed to the Heavenly Zone to move in.

• Xiao Huo agreed to find Qin Yan suitable spear-type Body Tempering Martial Arts and warned him not to rush his breakthrough.
• Qin Yan’s three roommates praised him and tried to grow closer, but he politely dismissed them and returned to his room.
• Qin Yan trained through the night, aiming to earn another Skill Point.
• The school notified Qin Yan that he placed 11th overall and was granted residence in Heavenly Manor 111.
• Qin Yan packed his belongings and followed his Smart Bracelet’s directions toward the Heavenly Zone.

Qin Yan met Lu Youyou and Xiao Wangshu in the Heavenly Zone before settling into Estate No. 111. After exploring its luxurious rooms and well-equipped Cultivation Room, he eagerly began practicing with a spear.

• Qin Yan met Lu Youyou and Xiao Wangshu, and learned that Lu Youyou lived in Estate No. 104 while Xiao Wangshu lived in the top freshman's Estate No. 101.
• Xiao Wangshu entered her manor, and Lu Youyou said goodbye to Qin Yan at her own estate.
• Qin Yan found Estate No. 111, verified his identity, and entered his new home.
• Qin Yan explored the manor's spacious living areas and discovered its large Cultivation Room, weapons, and Battle Puppets.
• Qin Yan picked up a spear and began practicing in the Cultivation Room.

After practicing spear techniques, Qin Yan reviewed four spear-based Body Tempering Martial Arts that Instructor Xiao Huo had selected for him. He considered two Top Grade options that matched his Spear Technique proficiency but had not yet chosen one.

• Qin Yan finished more than two hours of spear practice and noticed Instructor Xiao Huo had sent him several Body Tempering Martial Arts options.
• Qin Yan reviewed the Exquisite Grade Flood Dragon Python Shedding Skin Spear and Blazing Sun Melting Snow Spear, but neither seemed to fit the Spear Intent he sought.
• Qin Yan examined the Top Grade Mystic Ice Spear Technique, which required Third-Stage Spear Technique proficiency and offered defensive and slowing effects.
• Qin Yan read about the Top Grade Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear, which promised tough skin and fascia, resistance to impacts, and strengthening Counter-Shock Qi.
• Qin Yan weighed the difficulty of mastering Top Grade Martial Skills against their stronger foundations and effects, but made no decision.

Qin Yan chose the difficult Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear, and Xiao Huo obtained university approval and sent him the technique. After training long enough to earn nine Skill Points, Qin Yan invested them all in the martial art, receiving its first-revolution knowledge as the chapter ended.

• Qin Yan rejected the Exquisite Grade skills and chose the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear for its strength and style.
• Xiao Huo warned Qin Yan that few students mastered the demanding technique, but Qin Yan reaffirmed his choice.
• Xiao Huo applied for university approval to teach Qin Yan the Top Grade Body Tempering Martial Art.
• While waiting for the technique, Qin Yan practiced the Basic Spear Technique for more than four hours and earned another Skill Point.
• Xiao Huo sent Qin Yan the technique, and Qin Yan read about its three chapters and the nine revolutions in each.
• Qin Yan spent all nine Skill Points on the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear and received the first revolution’s cultivation knowledge.

Qin Yan completed the first revolution of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear’s Flesh and Skin Chapter and cultivated a faint strand of qi. He chose to delay telling Instructor Xiao Huo about his rapid progress so he would not attract excessive attention.

• Qin Yan saw that he had reached 90% mastery and worried about the Skill Points required for later stages before resting and accepting Lu Youyou’s invitation to the Heavenly Zone cafeteria.
• Qin Yan joined Lu Youyou and Xiao Wangshu for a medicinal meal, which Lu Youyou bought to celebrate becoming fellow disciples.
• Qin Yan returned to Estate No. 111 and trained for four more hours until his final Skill Point arrived.
• Qin Yan spent the Skill Point on the first revolution, broke through the bottleneck, and sensed a faint strand of qi within his body.
• Qin Yan decided to wait three to five days before visiting Instructor Xiao Huo, hoping to avoid scrutiny while presenting himself as a Spear Path prodigy.

On his first day of classes at Magic Capital Martial University, Qin Yan learned the principles of becoming a Martial Artist before training and studying spiritual herbs at home. The vastness of the herb guide left him with a demanding new assignment and less than one-thousandth of its contents read.

• Qin Yan attended Professor Wang Qi's Basic Theory of Martial Artists lecture and learned more about qi, breakthrough precautions, and the measures of each rank.
• After class, Qin Yan trained at Estate No. 111, noticed his endurance had improved, and speculated that the thread of qi inside him was nourishing his body.
• Qin Yan opened the Complete Guide to Low-Grade Spiritual Herbs at Xiao Huo's instruction and began learning about First-Rank Spiritual Herbs.
• After an hour of study, Qin Yan had grasped some herbs' effects and learned that spiritual herbs had nine ranks, but he had read less than one-thousandth of the guide.

Qin Yan used his Skill Points to advance his alchemy knowledge and the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear, then went to Instructor Xiao Huo to ask him to guard his breakthrough to the Martial Artist realm. Xiao Huo examined Qin Yan, discovered he had condensed qi in just six days, and agreed that his progress was astonishing.

• Qin Yan spent one Skill Point on the Complete Guide to Low-Grade Spiritual Herbs and raised his knowledge progress to 2.1%.
• Qin Yan trained and studied for five days, earning eleven Skill Points and reaching 77% of the spear art’s Second Revolution.
• Qin Yan finished his morning spear practice and went to Xiao Huo’s Pill Chamber to ask him to stand guard during his breakthrough.
• Xiao Huo finished refining ten pills, then examined Qin Yan and learned he had condensed qi and advanced the spear art in only six days.
• Xiao Huo praised Qin Yan’s progress and lost his concerns about the difficulty of the Martial Skill.

Qin Yan used the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear and Xiao Huo’s guidance to temper his flesh and skin, breaking through to become an Early First-Rank Martial Artist. After returning home, he checked his improved status and realized he still had many rounds of tempering ahead before reaching the First-Rank Peak.

• Xiao Huo gave Qin Yan Blood Qi Pills and Body Tempering Pills and guided him through his first full-body tempering.
• Qin Yan endured the pain as his qi and the pill’s power tempered his flesh and skin, completing the process under Xiao Huo’s protection.
• Xiao Huo congratulated Qin Yan on becoming a First-Rank Martial Artist and told him to consolidate his realm while continuing his martial and alchemy studies.
• Qin Yan returned to his estate, washed away the impurities from his breakthrough, and checked his System Panel.
• Qin Yan saw that his blood qi had reached 110 Cal and reflected that he was far behind Lu Youyou’s progress through the First Grade Realm.

After learning that the Monthly Exam would determine who kept a Heavenly Zone residence, Qin Yan discovered that becoming a First-Rank Martial Artist doubled the Skill Points he earned from training. He joined Class 1 and approached the empty seat beside Jin Gang, drawing the other students’ curious attention.

• Qin Yan read the notice for the upcoming Monthly Exam and resolved to train hard to keep his Heavenly Zone residence and earn Credit Points.
• After breaking through to First-Rank Martial Artist, Qin Yan confirmed that each four-hour training session earned him 2 Skill Points instead of 1.
• Qin Yan followed his updated timetable to Class 1, where the school had transferred him after his breakthrough.
• Lu Youyou greeted Qin Yan, impressed by how quickly he had learned Body Tempering Martial Arts and become a martial artist.
• Qin Yan headed for an empty seat beside Jin Gang, prompting his classmates to watch with eager anticipation.

Qin Yan clashed with Jin Gang after refusing to give up his seat, but Jin Gang proved stronger in a direct exchange. Lu Youyou defended Qin Yan and overwhelmed Jin Gang, then Sun Kong, the third-ranked freshman and Jin Gang’s fellow disciple, arrived.

• Jin Gang ordered Qin Yan to leave the seat beside him, and Qin Yan refused.
• Jin Gang punched Qin Yan, who met the attack head-on and was knocked back several steps.
• Lu Youyou confronted Jin Gang to defend Qin Yan and sent him stumbling backward with a single punch.
• Lu Youyou warned Jin Gang not to bully Qin Yan again and threatened to beat him during the Monthly Exam.
• Sun Kong arrived, and Lu Youyou told Qin Yan that the seat had been saved for Sun Kong, who ranked third among the freshmen.

After Lu Youyou and Sun Kong were stopped from fighting in the classroom, Qin Yan resolved to grow stronger before the Monthly Exam. After class, he returned to his manor and opened the campus resource exchange to look into the Golden Body Herbal Bath, a method that could speed up his cultivation.

• Lu Qingfeng stopped Lu Youyou and Sun Kong from fighting in the classroom and directed them to spar at the Martial Arena instead.
• Lu Youyou challenged Sun Kong to settle things at the Monthly Exam, then joined Qin Yan in finding a seat.
• Qin Yan resolved to improve his strength before the Monthly Exam, while Lu Qingfeng reflected on Xiao Wangshu's influence over the class.
• An elderly professor taught the class about humanity's martial history, beginning with the meteor, the arrival of Alien Races, and the awakening of Qi.
• Qin Yan declined Lu Youyou's invitation to eat on the cafeteria's second floor and ate a nutritious meal alone downstairs.
• Qin Yan returned to his manor and searched the campus resource exchange for the Golden Body Herbal Bath method recorded in the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear.

Qin Yan bought herbs for the Golden Body Medicine Bath and used them to strengthen his skin and flesh before practicing the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear. His Golden Body Counter-Shock Qi began to take shape, and he learned that the First Grade Flesh Realm’s killing move was Ninefold Qi Shock.

• Qin Yan searched the Logistics Department database and found that Iron Bone Flowers cost 1 Credit Point each while Golden Scale Grasses cost 9.
• Qin Yan exchanged 100 Credit Points for ten of each herb, leaving 50 Credit Points, and received the delivery from a Smart Robot.
• Qin Yan brewed one Iron Bone Flower and one Golden Scale Grass into a medicinal bath and soaked until his skin and flesh absorbed the medicine.
• Qin Yan practiced the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear and noticed that his Spear Force had grown more solid and pale golden Counter-Shock Qi had appeared around him.
• Qin Yan learned that the Flesh Realm’s killing move was Ninefold Qi Shock, which converted Golden Body Counter-Shock Qi into destructive Spear Qi.