Recaps

Qin Yan spent nearly all his Credit Points on cultivation resources and trained hard, then spent half a month hunting wanted criminals while continuing to improve. By November 20, he had reached the Second-Rank Mid Stage, with 62 lower limb bones and 5 upper limb bones tempered.

• Qin Yan bought Mind-Clearing Tea, Tiger-Elephant Bone-Forging Pills, and other cultivation resources, then tempered seven bones in one night of training.
• Qin Yan spent the following weeks hunting Early Second-Rank Cultists and lawbreaking Martial Artists while training with his resources.
• Qin Yan was badly wounded by a wanted criminal with 35 tempered bones and had to use Spear Qi to kill him.
• Qin Yan recovered at school, then fought more cautiously and steadily gained combat experience and Credit Points.
• By November 20, Qin Yan had advanced to the Second-Rank Mid Stage, raised his Blood Qi to 317 Cal, and reached the Fourth Revolution of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear.

Qin Yan considered the limits of his progress and the pressure to secure a place in the National Collegiate Exchange Tournament. Wen Ning asked him about a mission targeting an Evil Cult cell led by Wang Guang, but Qin Yan said he had not accepted it because the danger was too great for the reward.

• Qin Yan reflected that his mental power had stalled at 61 hertz and decided to focus on improving his physical strength before the tournament selection.
• Qin Yan weighed his resources and advantages against the powerful family support enjoyed by other students at Magic Capital Martial University.
• Wen Ning called Qin Yan to ask whether he had seen a mission to destroy an Evil Cult organization led by Wang Guang.
• Qin Yan searched the Mission System and found details of a mission targeting the 'Abyss of Vast Sea' cell and its members.
• Qin Yan told Wen Ning he had seen the mission but had not accepted it because its risks and rewards were not proportional.

Qin Yan rejected a dangerous mission to eliminate an Abyss of Vast Sea hideout, but Wen Ning insisted she could help and persuaded him to meet her. They met for breakfast outside the Yangpu District Investigation Bureau, where Wen Ning thanked him for saving her at Sanwan Recycling Station before the conversation turned back to her promised support.

• Qin Yan decided that the mission's rewards were not worth the risk of fighting the hideout's many members and declined it.
• Wen Ning urged Qin Yan to give her a chance to prove that she could help, and he agreed to meet her at the Yangpu District Investigation Bureau the next morning.
• On November 21, Qin Yan arrived at the bureau, where Wen Ning met him and invited him to breakfast nearby.
• Wen Ning treated Qin Yan to breakfast and sincerely thanked him for killing Zhang Tu at Sanwan Recycling Station.
• Qin Yan brushed off her gratitude, explaining that he had acted while completing his own mission.

Wen Ning demonstrated her mysterious ability to Qin Yan by locating him hidden inside an abandoned factory. Qin Yan recognized it as a form of Mental Detection, and Wen Ning explained its limited range and severe mental strain.

• Qin Yan told Wen Ning he was confident he could defeat Wang Guang and had an eighty percent chance of killing him.
• Wen Ning brought Qin Yan to an abandoned industrial complex and asked him to hide while she waited three minutes.
• Wen Ning used her ability to map the factory and detect Qin Yan's blood qi, then found him behind an abandoned machine tool.
• Qin Yan asked whether Wen Ning's ability was Mental Detection, and she described its limited range and exhausting effects.

Qin Yan verified Wen Ning’s spiritual perception ability and accepted the mission to destroy Wang Guang’s Evil Cult stronghold. They infiltrated the hideout and began eliminating its leaders, leaving two of the three Early Second Grade Martial Artists dead.

• Qin Yan tested Wen Ning’s ability to locate him in concealed places and confirmed its accuracy.
• Qin Yan and Wen Ning accepted the Investigation Bureau’s mission to destroy Wang Guang’s stronghold.
• Wen Ning detected the guards and guided Qin Yan through a concealed gap in the factory district’s perimeter wall.
• Qin Yan ambushed and killed an Early Second Grade Evil Cult minor leader as he opened his door.
• Qin Yan and Wen Ning used the same method to find and kill the other two Early Second Grade Martial Artists.

Qin Yan and Wen Ning eliminated three of Wang Guang’s strongest subordinates, then launched a surprise attack on the Evil Cult leader. Qin Yan revealed a fourth strand of Spear Force as he pressed Wang Guang, while Wen Ning fought off the other cult members.

• Qin Yan killed the three sleeping initial Second Grade Evil Cult members with Wen Ning’s help.
• Wen Ning recovered briefly before accompanying Qin Yan to Wang Guang’s room.
• Wang Guang sensed the danger, armed himself, and realized his three subordinates were not answering their communicators.
• Qin Yan smashed through Wang Guang’s door and attacked him, while Wen Ning blocked the other Evil Cult members.
• Wang Guang’s Mountain-Splitting Strike collided with Qin Yan’s spear, and the impact forced Wang Guang back against a wall.
• Qin Yan condensed a fourth strand of Spear Force, shocking Wang Guang.

Qin Yan killed Wang Guang and joined Wen Ning in defeating the Evil Cult members at the factory stronghold. They submitted their kill proofs and divided the rewards, leaving Qin Yan with 2,500 Credit Points and Wen Ning with 330.

• Qin Yan pierced Wang Guang’s heart with his spear, killing the leader.
• Qin Yan joined Wen Ning outside and helped rout the remaining Evil Cult members.
• Qin Yan and Wen Ning photographed their kills with their Smart Bracelets as mission proof.
• Qin Yan assigned himself Wang Guang’s and the three Second Grade Martial Artists’ proofs, while Wen Ning submitted proofs for eleven First-Rank Martial Artists.
• The Mission System deposited 2,500 Credit Points into Qin Yan’s account and 330 into Wen Ning’s.

After completing a dangerous mission, Qin Yan and Wen Ning parted on good terms, and Qin Yan returned to Magic Capital Martial University to focus on cultivation. As the national Academy Exchange Tournament approached, he learned that the school was helping its top students conceal their strength, while he prepared for the November Monthly Exam.

• Wen Ning thanked Qin Yan for working with her and hoped they would undertake missions together again, and Qin Yan agreed.
• Qin Yan returned to Magic Capital Martial University, washed up, and fell asleep after the mission.
• Magic Capital Martial University students intensified their training for the national Academy Exchange Tournament, which would affect the school's prestige and future resource quota.
• Qin Yan spent the days before the Monthly Exam using his mission rewards and Alchemy earnings on cultivation resources, rapidly improving his Second Grade strength.
• Lu Youyou told Qin Yan that Lin Jian had instructed the top three students to hide their full strength and that the school had lent her a Concealment Pendant.

Qin Yan defeated Leng Feng again in the Monthly Exam and secured a place among the ten students chosen to represent Magic Capital Martial University in the National Collegiate Exchange Tournament. At the new team training ground, Lu Youyou explained that her family had supplied her with resources to prepare for the competition, while Qin Yan wondered why his mission Credit Points had ranked first.

• Qin Yan defeated Leng Feng in fewer than ten moves, reaffirming his fourth-place ranking.
• Lin Jian announced that the top ten students would represent the university in the National Collegiate Exchange Tournament.
• Qin Yan received 1,000 Credit Points for ranking first in the Key Class's off-campus mission points.
• All ten team members gathered at the university's intensive training ground, where Sun Kong was noted for rising to sixth place.
• Qin Yan asked Lu Youyou why her mission points were lower than his, and she said she had focused on training with resources from her family.

Qin Yan learned that the National Top Universities Exchange Tournament would be held at Magic Capital Martial University, where the school aimed to win the championship. After receiving a daily cultivation subsidy, he considered dedicating his freed-up mornings to spear practice.

• Qin Yan understood that leading students had used their family resources to cultivate instead of earning mission Credit Points.
• Lin Jian announced that Magic Capital Martial University had directly qualified for the Top 100 Tournament, which would begin on December 25 at the school.
• Fang Yan explained the arena challenge format and urged the freshmen to improve their strength while concealing their abilities and trump cards.
• Fang Yan said he would lead the team to challenge other strong martial universities in Magic Capital University Town for experience.
• Qin Yan received a daily subsidy of 300 Credit Points and considered spending his mornings practicing his Spear Technique.

Qin Yan spent ten days cultivating intensively before joining Magic Capital Martial University's team on a visit to Pearl Martial University for a warm-up sparring match. At the gate, Pearl instructor Fang Hua was astonished by Qin Yan's formidable vitality and blood.

• Qin Yan reviewed his progress and committed to twelve hours of daily spear training with abundant resources before the match against Pearl Martial University.
• For ten days, Qin Yan trained intensely in the manor, steadily increasing his strength.
• On December 11, Instructor Fang Yan led Magic Capital Martial University's ten contestants to Pearl Martial University.
• Fang Yan reunited with his longtime friend Fang Hua, who assessed the visiting team's fighters and recognized several potential standouts.
• Fang Hua sensed that Qin Yan's vitality and blood exceeded 400 Cal and realized he had advanced deep into the Bone Forging Late Stage, leaving Fang Yan with a helpless smile.

At Pearl Martial University’s arena, Fang Yan assigned Qin Yan to serve as Magic Capital Martial University’s public vanguard, while Fang Hua chose Li Pao to open Pearl’s match against Li Mu. The freshman sparring match began with Li Pao charging at Li Mu with his battle axe.

• Fang Hua and Fang Yan assessed Qin Yan’s rapid improvement and considered how to protect or deploy his strength.
• At Pearl Martial University’s packed arena, Fang Yan told Qin Yan he would lead Magic Capital Martial University as its vanguard in the friendly match and the competition.
• Qin Yan accepted the vanguard role, recognizing that it would bring greater responsibility and more chances to compete.
• Fang Hua selected Pearl’s third-ranked freshman, Li Pao, for the first match and quietly gave him instructions.
• Magic Capital Martial University sent out ninth-ranked Li Mu, and the two students exchanged salutes before Li Pao attacked with his battle axe.

Li Pao defeated Li Mu and taunted Magic Capital Martial University, prompting Fang Yan to send Qin Yan to face Pearl Martial University's Wang Gu. The match began with both fighters moving at once.

• Li Pao overwhelmed Li Mu with a storm of axe attacks and won after knocking away his saber and injuring him.
• Li Pao mocked Magic Capital Martial University, while Pearl Martial University's students celebrated his victory.
• Fang Hua praised Li Pao and sent Pearl Martial University's second-ranked Prodigy, Wang Gu, to fight next.
• Fang Yan chose Qin Yan to face Wang Gu and told him to end the match quickly.
• Qin Yan carried Ink Trace onto the stage, and the match began as Wang Gu sensed the pressure of Qin Yan's steady aura.

Qin Yan defeated Wang Gu with one spear strike, leading Magic Capital Martial University to win six of seven sparring matches against Pearl Martial University. Back at the manor, Qin Yan decided to prioritize raising his Spear Technique Skill to Fourth Rank for a major increase in combat power.

• Wang Gu unleashed his Mountain-Shaking Heavy Fist, but Qin Yan pierced through it with a spear strike and sent him flying off the arena.
• Qin Yan left the arena without gloating, while Mentor Fang Hua was stunned by the gap between him and Wang Gu.
• Magic Capital Martial University won its next five matches, while Bai Gu stayed in the waiting area, giving the team a six-wins-in-seven record.
• Mentor Fang Yan praised the team and told them to prepare for a sparring match against Demon City Jiaotong University in three days.
• Qin Yan returned to the manor and decided to invest Skill Points in his Spear Technique, aiming to reach Fourth Rank and develop Spear Light.

Qin Yan completed three days of intensive training, bringing his Spear Technique to its current stage limit, then joined Magic Capital Martial University’s team at Demon City Jiaotong University. There, he exchanged a brief greeting with Wen Ning while Lu Youyou noticed their connection, and the teams prepared for their one-on-one sparring tournament.

• Qin Yan spent three days training, raising his Spear Technique to 100% progress and increasing his strength.
• Qin Yan arrived with the Magic Capital Martial University team at Demon City Jiaotong University for the tournament’s second stop.
• Wen Ning spotted Qin Yan and greeted him with a smile, while Zhao Hao watched her reaction in surprise.
• Lu Youyou noticed Qin Yan and Wen Ning’s exchange, asked about their relationship, and subtly blocked their line of sight.
• Instructor Fang Yan announced that Jiaotong would send third-ranked Zhao Hao to compete and told the team to show restraint.

Magic Capital Martial University defeated Demon City Jiaotong University six matches to one, with Sun Kong’s dominant performance alarming Jiaotong’s hidden aces. After Wen Ning received a reward for her victory, Qin Yan returned to campus with little interest in further friendly matches.

• Magic Capital Martial University won six of the seven matches, and Sun Kong defeated three opponents in succession, including Zhao Hao.
• Wen Ning narrowly defeated Li Mu with her swordsmanship, giving Demon City Jiaotong University its only win.
• Chen Hanshan and Lin Qingyin estimated their chances against Sun Kong, while Wen Ning wondered how strong Qin Yan must be.
• Mentor Chen Jin transferred 1,000 Credit Points to Wen Ning as a reward for her performance.
• Qin Yan returned to Magic Capital Martial University and showed little interest in more friendly matches.

Qin Yan withdrew from the remaining warm-up sparring matches to train, then broke through to Fourth-Rank Spear Technique and advanced his Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear to the Eighth Turn. He continued cultivating toward the Ninth Turn and the upcoming Exchange Tournament.

• Qin Yan asked Instructor Fang Yan to let him skip the remaining warm-up matches for closed-door training, and Fang Yan approved; Lu Youyou, Xiao Wangshu, and Lu Qingfeng stayed to train as well.
• Fang Yan insisted that Leng Feng participate in the sparring matches, and Leng Feng agreed to represent Magic Capital Martial University alongside reserve members.
• Qin Yan spent the following days cultivating while Fang Yan led Leng Feng's team to spar with other Martial Universities in Demon City.
• On December 16th, Qin Yan used his Skill Points to raise his Spear Technique to Fourth Rank and fused six Spear Forces into a powerful golden Spear Light.
• Qin Yan focused on the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear and broke through to the Eighth Turn on December 21st, then continued training with abundant resources.

Qin Yan perfected the tempering of all his torso bones and prepared to begin the dangerous skull-tempering stage ahead of the National Collegiate Exchange Tournament. During a call with his old friends, he promised Zhou Yuan a ticket to the tournament, then greeted Zhao Bin and Zhou Nan.

• Qin Yan tempered his final torso bone, bringing all fifty-one torso bones to Perfection and raising his Base Blood Qi to 478 Cal.
• Qin Yan reviewed his formidable combat strength and considered the two killing moves he had developed for the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear.
• Qin Yan decided it was time to temper his skull bones, believing his advanced spear cultivation reduced the risk.
• Zhou Yuan asked Qin Yan for help getting a tournament ticket, and Qin Yan promised to provide one and meet him in Demon City.
• Zhou Yuan teased Lin Yang for using his only ticket himself, while Lin Yang explained that his university had limited internal tickets.
• Qin Yan turned his attention to Zhao Bin and Zhou Nan, who appeared in the group call.

Qin Yan told his friends he had reached Second Grade, stunning them, then arranged to meet them in Demon City and reassured his family without mentioning the Exchange Tournament. On December 24, he picked up Zhou Yuan, Lin Yang, Zhao Bin, and Zhou Nan at the high-speed rail station, where Zhou Yuan noticed something strange about the atmosphere.

• Zhao Bin proudly told Qin Yan he had reached Late First Grade, and Qin Yan concealed that he was already Second Grade.
• At Zhou Nan's urging, Qin Yan revealed his strength, leaving Zhou Yuan, Lin Yang, Zhao Bin, and Zhou Nan shocked.
• Qin Yan learned Zhou Nan had reached First-Rank Peak and arranged to show his friends around Magic Capital Martial University after they arrived.
• Qin Yan called his parents and younger sister Qin Xiaoxi, reassured them he was safe, and kept the National Exchange Tournament from them.
• On December 24, Qin Yan drove to the high-speed rail station and met Zhou Yuan, Lin Yang, Zhao Bin, and Zhou Nan.
• Zhou Yuan hurried over to greet Qin Yan, then noticed the atmosphere seemed strange.

Qin Yan picked up his friends and brought them to Magic Capital Martial University, where they sensed how much he had grown. He gave Zhou Yuan a Gold Front-Row Ticket, then revealed he had three more for the others.

• Lin Yang, Zhao Bin, and Zhou Nan sensed Qin Yan's powerful, restrained aura and realized he had reached Second Grade, while Zhou Yuan noticed nothing unusual.
• Qin Yan kept quiet about being an official competitor for Magic Capital Martial University and drove his friends to the university.
• During the drive, Zhou Nan observed Qin Yan's new confidence and composure.
• At the university gates, Qin Yan gave Zhou Yuan a Gold Front-Row Ticket for the National Collegiate Exchange Tournament, astonishing his friends.
• Qin Yan handed out his remaining three Gold Front-Row Tickets, prompting his friends to marvel at the university's student benefits.

Qin Yan gave Lin Yang, Zhou Nan, Zhou Yuan, and Zhao Bin four Golden Tickets, then showed them around Magic Capital Martial University and his luxurious residence. As they left for their hotel, Zhou Nan suspected Qin Yan was one of the university’s Exchange Tournament competitors, and she wished him luck for tomorrow.

• Qin Yan gave his friends four Golden Tickets and offered to let Lin Yang repay him by selling their Bronze Tickets.
• Qin Yan drove the group around Magic Capital Martial University and showed them Heavenly Manor No. 110, where he lived alone.
• Zhao Bin asked about the tournament competitors, and Qin Yan hinted that the group had already met one of them.
• Qin Yan toured the campus with his friends and took them to try the university’s specialty food, while avoiding Zhao Bin’s questions about the competitors.
• Qin Yan drove the group to their hotel, where Zhou Yuan, Lin Yang, and Zhao Bin said goodbye and Zhou Nan wished him luck for the competition.

Qin Yan went to Magic Capital Martial University’s tournament training base, where Mentor Lin Jian introduced the silver-haired Anya as the team’s new healer. When Fang Yan revealed that Anya was a Grandmaster, the students’ disdain turned to shock and respect.

• Qin Yan drove to Magic Capital Martial University’s training base after Zhou Yuan and the others left.
• Lin Jian briefed the tournament team on the upcoming opening ceremony, draws, and match lineups.
• Lin Jian introduced Anya, who said she would protect the competitors by healing even severe injuries.
• Several students looked down on Anya because they thought healing support was inferior, but Qin Yan sensed she was extraordinary.
• Fang Yan revealed that Anya was a Grandmaster, stunning the team and replacing their disdain with reverence.

At the Hidden Dragon Assembly training base, Lin Jian prepared the students for the tournament and promised Anya that Hua Country and Magic Capital Martial University would support her in a crucial match. After returning home, Qin Yan trained through the night, strengthened his spear skill, and assessed his chances against the tournament’s top freshmen.

• Lin Jian warned the students that injuries could be healed but expended Blood Qi, mental energy, and physical strength could not be restored immediately, then assigned Lu Qingfeng to draw lots for Demon Capital University.
• Lin Jian and Fang Yan praised the freshmen to Anya, and Lin Jian pledged Hua Country and Magic Capital Martial University's help in the Hidden Dragon Assembly.
• Qin Yan returned to Heavenly Manor No. 110 and trained until early morning, earning eight Skill Points and investing them all in the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear.
• Qin Yan checked his status and found his Blood Qi at 490 Cal and his Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear at Eighth Turn, 18%, while his Spear Technique had reached Fourth Rank, 1%.
• Qin Yan compared his strength with past tournament records, guessed Xiao Wangshu was preparing to condense Jade Bone, and remained confident in his rare Fourth-Rank spear skill.

The national Exchange Tournament opened at Magic Capital Martial University, drawing prominent figures and crowds to its elaborate four-level arena. Zhou Nan and her friends entered the Core Zone and discovered their golden seats offered Ink Smart Glasses for viewing matches across every level.

• On December 25, the Exchange Tournament began as prominent martial artists and guests arrived at Magic Capital Martial University.
• Zhou Nan, her roommate, Lin Yang, Zhao Bin, Zhou Yuan, and the others gathered without Qin Yan, then entered through the spectator security and ticket checks.
• The group saw the arena’s four stacked competition levels beneath a protective barrier, supported by pillars said to come from a Seventh-Rank Grandmaster-level East Sea Mystic Turtle.
• Zhou Nan and her friends found their golden seats and discovered the Ink Smart Glasses could switch between arena views and zoom in on the matches.

The National Top-Tier Martial Arts Exchange Tournament opened, and Magic Capital Martial University drew Demon City Jiaotong University for its first match. Li Mu faced Wen Ning and lost again, leaving the rest of the match unresolved.

• A powerful Martial Artist opened the tournament and ordered the spectators to keep quiet.
• Xiao Shan oversaw the freshman draw and glared at Lu Qingfeng when he represented Magic Capital Martial University instead of Xiao Wangshu.
• Lu Qingfeng drew a first-round match between Magic Capital Martial University and Demon City Jiaotong University.
• Fang Yan chose Li Mu, Su Wan, and Qin Yan as the first three fighters, with Li Mu leading the lineup.
• Li Mu faced Wen Ning, who disarmed him and knocked him off the arena in three minutes.