Chapter Summaries

In the weeks before the Gaokao, Qin Yan used Wan Xueping’s final resources to strengthen himself and help his friends improve, reaching 99 Cal of Blood Qi and High Second Stage Spear Technique. The Gaokao began on June 7, with Qin Yan escorted to First High School by his family.

• Qin Yan returned home after drinking with Zhou Nan and Qin Yan, and his sister Qin Xiaoxi teased him about smelling of a girl.
• Wan Xueping praised Qin Yan’s Martial Arts Skill and Blood Qi, then gave him a final box of resources.
• Qin Yan guided Lin Yang and Zhou Yuan to the Third Layer of Stance Training, and later helped Zhao Bin reach the fourth layer.
• Qin Yan found thirty Blood Qi Pills in Wan Xueping’s box and used them to temper his Blood Qi, eventually accumulating sixty-five pills in total.
• On the eve of the Gaokao, Zhou Nan measured 88 Cal of Blood Qi, while Qin Yan’s System Panel showed 99 Cal and High Second Stage Spear Technique.
• The Gaokao began on June 7, and Qin Yan’s parents and Qin Xiaoxi accompanied him to the First High School examination venue.

Qin Yan received exceptional Gaokao results that qualified him for a Top Martial University, thrilling his family and school leaders. He compared Magic Capital and Capital Martial Universities’ admission standards and ended the chapter hearing Wan Xueping praise his place among the country’s top candidates.

• Qin Yan completed his cultural and martial arts exams, bringing his years of preparation to an end.
• Qin Yan checked his results with Qin Xiaoxi and saw 99 Cal Blood Qi, 100 points in Spear Technique, and 81 points in cultural subjects.
• Qin Yan reviewed Magic Capital Martial University’s and Capital Martial University’s admission standards and realized he could safely qualify for Magic Capital Martial University.
• Qin Xiaoxi and Qin Yan’s parents celebrated his chance to enter a Top Martial University.
• Qin Yan showed his results to Wan Xueping and Wu Ming, who celebrated the benefits his achievement could bring them and First High School.
• Wan Xueping praised Qin Yan as one of the nation’s top candidates, surprising Qin Yan.

Wan Xueping explained the path to becoming a Martial Artist and encouraged Qin Yan to attend a top university. Qin Yan chose Magic Capital Martial Arts University, received its admission letter, and became a sensation in Linhai City.

• Wan Xueping told Qin Yan that becoming a Martial Artist required 99 Cal Blood Qi, a Body Tempering Technique, and protection from a Mid-Rank Martial Artist, then explained the nine ranks and the benefits of Martial Universities.
• Qin Yan learned that Magic Capital Martial University was considered a better choice for talented students without powerful connections, and he submitted it as his first choice.
• An admission letter from Magic Capital Martial University arrived at Qin Yan's home on June 20, bringing joy to his family.
• The Linhai City Education Bureau announced Qin Yan's 99 Cal Blood Qi, full marks in Martial Arts Skill, and admission, prompting citywide excitement and admiration.
• Relatives began calling and visiting Qin Yan's family to congratulate them.

After Qin Yan was admitted to Magic Capital Martial University, Wan Xueping brought him a one-million-Huaxia-Coin reward and a villa from the city government. Qin Yan’s family moved into their new home, and he read about the university’s Six Great Academies before Zhou Nan invited him to meet up.

• Qin Yan’s family discussed repaying Qin Rou’s kindness, and Wan Xueping arrived to congratulate Qin Yan on his admission.
• Wan Xueping gave Qin Yan a one-million-Huaxia-Coin reward and the keys to a villa in Green Water Orchid Pavilion.
• Qin Yan reassured his parents that they could accept the rewards, and the family moved into the villa the next day.
• Qin Yan read his Magic Capital Martial University admission notice and learned about its Six Great Academies and their Eighth-Rank Grandmaster deans.
• Zhou Nan video-called Qin Yan, congratulated him, and invited him to meet up with Zhao Bin and their friends.

Qin Yan bid farewell to his friends and family before leaving Linhai to enroll at Magic Capital Martial University in Demon City. He arrived at the university’s reception hub and boarded a maglev train bound for campus.

• Qin Yan celebrated with Zhao Bin, Zhou Nan, Lin Yang, and Zhou Yuan, who thanked him for helping them enter their chosen Martial Universities.
• Qin Yan spent his remaining days with his family and repaid his aunt’s family for their past help, adding money to thank them.
• Qin Yan left Linhai by high-speed train after promising his tearful sister Qin Xiaoxi that he would call and return home during winter break.
• Qin Yan arrived in Demon City and presented his admission notice at the Magic Capital Martial University reception passage.
• A guard verified Qin Yan’s admission and escorted him to the university’s futuristic transportation hub, where Qin Yan boarded a maglev train to campus.

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.