Chapter Summaries

After Qin Yan defeated Liu Ruyan and secured Magic Capital Martial University's place in the Winners' Bracket, Anya healed his injuries, and he returned to training. Over the next three days, the Losers' Bracket fought fiercely for eight remaining advancement spots.

• Qin Yan returned to the preparation area, where Lu Youyou worried over his badly injured hand after his duel with Liu Ruyan.
• Anya used her Emerald Light to heal Qin Yan's hand and other battle injuries in seconds.
• Fang Yan praised Qin Yan's Spear Force and announced Magic Capital Martial University had secured a Winners' Bracket spot, while Lin Jian regretted Qin Yan's focus on Alchemy.
• Qin Yan left the arena, ate at the cafeteria, and returned to Manor No. 110 to train.
• Over the next three days, martial universities in the Losers' Bracket fought through brutal matches for eight advancement spots.

The final Grand Round-Robin began, with twenty Martial Universities competing to determine their rankings and resource allocation. Qin Yan and his teammates entered the tournament under Fang Yan’s orders to conserve their strength for a decisive clash with Capital Martial University.

• The final Losers' Bracket playoffs ended, and Qin Yan received the list of eight advancing schools, including Longhua Martial University and Demon City Jiaotong University.
• Qin Yan reviewed his growing strength and regretted that he lacked another week to finish tempering his skull bones before the final stage.
• Fang Yan told Qin Yan, Lu Youyou, and Leng Feng to rotate between fighting and resting so they would be ready to face Capital Martial University.
• The schools drew their first-round opponents, and battles erupted across all ten arenas as the Grand Round-Robin began.

During the Exchange Tournament, Qin Yan avenged Sun Kong’s brutal defeat by overpowering Beiyue Martial University’s Shi Meng. Magic Capital Martial University won the match, but Sun Kong was ruled unable to fight again that day.

• Sun Kong lost to Shi Meng, who severed his left arm and knocked him unconscious.
• Anya reattached Sun Kong’s arm but warned him not to fight again until its Blood Qi circulation recovered.
• Fang Yan sent Qin Yan into the next match and told him to avoid serious injury.
• Qin Yan unleashed twelve streams of Spear Qi, shattered Shi Meng’s axe, and blasted apart his left arm.
• The referee declared Qin Yan the winner, and Qin Yan left the arena without looking back.

After Magic Capital Martial University's reserve members were ruled out, Qin Yan's team faced Kunlun Martial University in the afternoon. Qin Yan defeated four opponents in a row, leaving the match still underway against Kunlun's remaining mainstays.

• Fang Yan told the five uninjured main team members to rest and prepare for the afternoon matches.
• Qin Yan reviewed Fang Yan's threat assessment, which identified Magic Capital Martial University, Capital Martial University, Kunlun Martial University, and Sifang Martial University as the strongest contenders.
• Lu Youyou drew Kunlun Martial University as Magic Capital Martial University's opponent, and Fang Yan sent Qin Yan out as the vanguard.
• Qin Yan defeated Kunlun's wounded first and second contestants with one strike each.
• Qin Yan used Stacked Qi to defeat Kunlun's third and fourth mainstays in one strike apiece.

Qin Yan fought Cang Yue, Kunlun Martial University's captain and final competitor, in a fierce exchange of spear and fist techniques. As their battle continued, Lu Youyou told Instructor Fang Yan that she was more than seventy percent confident she could defeat Cang Yue.

• Cang Yue entered Ring No. 8 and challenged Qin Yan to avenge his defeated teammates.
• Cang Yue opened with a powerful punch enhanced by five streams of Fist Force and ten Dark Gold Light Orbs, but Qin Yan met it with his Ink Trace Spear.
• Qin Yan and Cang Yue exchanged dozens of fast, forceful attacks, and Qin Yan assessed the strength of Cang Yue's dark-golden enhancements.
• Instructor Fang Yan asked Lu Youyou how confident she was against Cang Yue, and she answered that she had more than seventy percent confidence in victory.

Qin Yan overwhelmed Cang Yue in their decisive clash, revealing a far more advanced level of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear. Cang Yue lost his right arm and fell unconscious, leaving the match decided.

• Qin Yan proposed settling the fight with one move and began stacking his Spear Qi beyond his previous limits.
• Cang Yue resolved to fight on for Kunlun Martial University and gathered fifteen layers of Fist Force for his Kunlun Collapse.
• Qin Yan unleashed twenty-four strands of Spear Qi, overpowering Cang Yue's punch and shattering his right arm.
• Cang Yue crashed onto the arena edge, praised Qin Yan's Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear, and lost consciousness.

Qin Yan swept Kunlun Martial University five to zero, prompting Capital Martial University to assess his strength and prepare tactics. Magic Capital Martial University then drew Capital Martial University as its next opponent, bringing the anticipated championship clash forward.

• Qin Yan defeated Cang Yue and completed a one-against-five sweep of Kunlun Martial University.
• Fang Xiang and Li Li admitted they would struggle against Qin Yan as Capital Martial University's mentor organized tactics for their upcoming match.
• Lin Qingyue and Chen Tian reluctantly joined the tactical discussion after their mentor called them over.
• Fang Yan praised Qin Yan for reaching the Eighth Turn of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear and mastering the second level of Stacked Qi.
• Qin Yan rested to recover his Blood Qi while Magic Capital Martial University awaited its next opponent.
• Lu Youyou revealed that Magic Capital Martial University had drawn Capital Martial University in Arena No. 10.

Lu Youyou led Magic Capital Martial University against Capital Martial University and quickly defeated its first fighter in seven hammer strikes. She then clashed head-on with Li Li, whose growing strength kept the second match even through the first ten blows.

• Instructor Fang Yan chose Lu Youyou to lead Magic Capital Martial University's next match because Qin Yan needed time to recover and Leng Feng was a less suitable choice.
• Lu Youyou overwhelmed Capital Martial University's first contestant with her Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique and knocked him unconscious with her seventh strike.
• Capital Martial University's mentor sent Li Li to fight Lu Youyou, hoping he would drain her strength before the later matches.
• Lu Youyou and Li Li opened their match with a fierce hammer clash, using the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique and Mountain-Shaking Eighteen Hammers.
• Their first ten blows left them evenly matched as Lu Youyou's strikes grew faster and stronger.

Lu Youyou defeated Li Li with the nineteenth form of her Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique, then faced Lin Qingyue, whose Tide Domain weakened her. The chapter ended as Lin Qingyue launched a Tidal Sword attack and Lu Youyou countered with an underpowered twentieth hammer form.

• Lu Youyou overwhelmed Li Li with successive hammer strikes, shattered his defenses, and knocked him unconscious with her nineteenth form.
• The referee declared Lu Youyou the winner of the second match at Arena No. 10.
• Lin Qingyue entered the arena, and Lu Youyou recognized her as an innate anomaly with a powerful Tide Domain.
• When the match began, Lu Youyou charged, but Lin Qingyue's Tide Domain slowed her, weighed down her hammer, and suppressed her Blood Qi.
• Lin Qingyue attacked with six streams of sword force, and Lu Youyou met her strike with the twentieth form of her Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique before she could build momentum.

Lin Qingyue defeated Lu Youyou with her Tide Domain and advanced to face Lu Qingfeng, who attacked immediately but found his strength suppressed. Lu Qingfeng committed to a decisive strike, leaving the outcome of their match unresolved.

• Lin Qingyue overwhelmed Lu Youyou with her Tide Domain, wounded her arm, and won after Lu Youyou lost consciousness.
• Anya healed Lu Youyou, while Fang Yan explained Lin Qingyue's Tide Domain and warned Lu Qingfeng and Qin Yan to avoid a prolonged fight.
• Fang Yan sent Lu Qingfeng to fight next and told Qin Yan to continue recovering.
• Lu Qingfeng opened with a powerful heavy-sword strike, but Lin Qingyue's domain weakened and deflected it.
• Lu Qingfeng unleashed a barrage of Heavy Mountain Sword Art moves, then gambled everything on the finishing technique Sever Sea.

Lin Qingyue defeated Lu Qingfeng, leaving Qin Yan to face her next on Arena No. 10. After revealing to Fang Yan that he had mastered a Fourth-Rank Martial Arts Skill, Qin Yan opened the match with his Stacked Qi technique at its second stage.

• Lin Qingyue blocked Lu Qingfeng’s strongest sword attack with her Tidal Second Sword and continued suppressing him with her Tide Domain.
• Fang Yan told Qin Yan to prepare to face Lin Qingyue, and Qin Yan revealed that he had mastered a powerful Martial Arts Skill, prompting Fang Yan to change his plan.
• Anya overheard their whisper and was surprised that Qin Yan had reached a Fourth-Rank Martial Arts Skill in the Bone Forging Realm.
• Lin Qingyue struck Lu Qingfeng in the chest, and the referee declared him defeated before he was carried from the arena.
• Qin Yan stepped onto Arena No. 10 and began his match against Lin Qingyue by activating the second stage of Stacked Qi, unleashing six Spear Force streams and twenty-four Spear Qi streams.

Qin Yan fought Lin Qingyue under the suppression of her Tide Domain and concealed his Golden Spear Glow until she tried to deflect what seemed like an ordinary thrust. He severed her right arm and struck her unconscious, leaving him victorious as her domain faded.

• Qin Yan calculated that his hidden Spear Light could give him a slight edge over Lin Qingyue’s strongest attacks, but knew he had to finish the fight quickly.
• Qin Yan charged Lin Qingyue with twenty-four strands of Spear Qi while her Tide Domain suppressed his Blood Qi.
• Lin Qingyue used the first two swords of her Tidal Sword to deflect Qin Yan’s attacks, and they clashed for a dozen breaths without her being injured.
• Qin Yan suddenly extended a foot-long Golden Spear Glow from his spear as Lin Qingyue moved to deflect his seemingly ordinary thrust, severing her right arm.
• Qin Yan struck Lin Qingyue in the abdomen, knocking her unconscious, and her Tide Domain dissipated.

After Qin Yan defeated Lin Qingyue with his hidden Fourth-Stage Spear Technique, Capital Martial University sent Chen Tian to face him. Chen Tian revealed his own Fourth-Stage swordsmanship and activated all ten marks of the Prairie Fire Sword Art as the next battle began.

• Qin Yan won his match against Lin Qingyue and sat down to regulate his breathing.
• Lin Qingyue received emergency treatment and her mentor blamed Magic Capital Martial University for concealing Qin Yan's strength.
• The mentor sent Chen Tian to fight, and Chen Tian vowed to avenge Lin Qingyue's defeat.
• Chen Tian's training and tournament preparations had given him Fourth-Stage swordsmanship and a condensed Sword Glow, though his Base Blood Qi was 547 Cal.
• Qin Yan and Chen Tian charged into battle with their Golden and crimson glows, and Chen Tian activated all ten marks of the Prairie Fire Sword Art.

Qin Yan and Chen Tian fought a brutal, evenly matched duel, but Qin Yan’s earlier exertion left him unable to sustain his power. Chen Tian gained the advantage and carved several deep wounds into Qin Yan as the battle continued.

• Chen Tian and Qin Yan collided with their strongest attacks, and Qin Yan edged ahead by a narrow margin.
• Qin Yan and Chen Tian exchanged relentless attacks, accumulating severe wounds as their Sword Glow and Spear Light faded.
• Both fighters paused at a distance, battered and exhausted, with Qin Yan having only six Spear Qi and Chen Tian retaining three sword patterns.
• Chen Tian overpowered Qin Yan in their next exchange and pressed his advantage, inflicting several deep wounds on Qin Yan.

Qin Yan and Chen Tian impaled each other and collapsed, ending their brutal match in a draw. Anya healed Qin Yan, who recovered from his wounds but remained exhausted, and then asked how he planned to thank her.

• Chen Tian pierced Qin Yan's abdomen, but Qin Yan grabbed the sword and drove his spear through Chen Tian's abdomen before both fighters collapsed.
• Spectators learned that the tournament's brutal matches prepared elite martial artists for deadly battles against foreign races and affected universities' future resources.
• Anya used her healing power to restore Qin Yan's wounds and reattach his severed left hand.
• Qin Yan thanked Anya and told Lu Youyou that he felt better but had little strength left.
• Anya asked Qin Yan how he would thank her, leaving him at a loss for an answer.

Magic Capital Martial University defeated Capital Martial University and dominated the freshman round-robin tournament, while Qin Yan stayed out of the remaining matches to protect his reattached hand. The chapter ended with Magic Capital Martial University claiming first place with a perfect record, as Mentor Fang Yan announced that the third-year students had won their division as well.

• Xiao Wangshu defeated Fang Xiang, securing Magic Capital Martial University's victory over Capital Martial University.
• Instructor Anya warned Qin Yan not to fight again because using his reattached hand could leave a dangerous weakness, and he sat out the remaining matches.
• Magic Capital Martial University defeated its remaining opponents, with Lu Qingfeng beating Sifang Martial University's captain after the captain had defeated Leng Feng.
• Magic Capital Martial University finished the freshman round-robin stage with nineteen wins in nineteen matches, ahead of Capital Martial University in second place.
• Mentor Fang Yan announced that Magic Capital Martial University's third-year students had also won their division.

Magic Capital Martial University celebrated its Exchange Tournament championship, with Qin Yan honored at the center of the team photo. After the tournament ended, Qin Yan reunited with old friends and asked Zhou Yuan to keep the brutality of his arena fights from his family.

• Grandmaster Xiao Shan invited Magic Capital Martial University's champions onstage, and Qin Yan stood at the center of the commemorative photo with his teammates.
• The tournament ended, and organizers prepared a traditional gathering for the young competitors while instructors considered Princess Anya's situation.
• Qin Yan walked with Zhou Yuan and his old friends to the university gates, where they struggled to reconcile his arena performance with the Qin Yan they knew.
• Qin Yan asked Zhou Yuan not to tell his family about the bloody fights, hoping to spare his parents and younger sister worry.

After winning the Exchange Tournament, Qin Yan resumed earning Credit Points and training while preparing to attend a celebration with Lu Youyou and Xiao Wangshu. On the way, Lu Youyou told him about the school’s generous rewards and advised him to save his resource-selection opportunity until he had chosen a cultivation art.

• Qin Yan returned to his manor, rested his injured wrist, and slept instead of training.
• Qin Yan made two batches of high-grade first-rank pills, earned 64 Credit Points, and then trained until evening.
• Lu Youyou and Xiao Wangshu met Qin Yan, and the three set off for a gathering at the Haoting Hotel.
• Lu Youyou told Qin Yan that tournament participants would receive at least 3000 Credit Points and access to the Preliminary Resource Repository.
• Lu Youyou advised Qin Yan to wait until he had chosen a breakthrough cultivation art before selecting a resource that could serve as its medium.

After the tournament, Qin Yan, Lu Youyou, and Xiao Wangshu attended a gathering for the top competitors, where Qin Yan drew attention as the champion and the debate over who was the strongest first-year student continued. Qin Yan made a warm impression on the other students, while Lin Qingyue remained angry about her loss and Chen Tian approached him with admiration.

• Qin Yan, Lu Youyou, and Xiao Wangshu arrived at the gathering on Haoting Hotel's thirty-third floor, where the tournament's top competitors had assembled.
• The students continued to debate whether Qin Yan, Lin Qingyue, Chen Tian, or Xiao Wangshu was the strongest first-year student.
• Qin Yan greeted the other competitors and spoke with them courteously, drawing a lively crowd around him.
• Lu Youyou easily joined conversations, while Xiao Wangshu kept her distance with brief replies.
• Lin Qingyue saw Qin Yan smiling and felt anger and resentment over her defeat and the tactics she believed he had used.
• Chen Tian carried his wineglass over to Qin Yan and regarded him with relief and admiration.

At a banquet after the arena battles, Qin Yan befriended Chen Tian and spoke with Liu Ruyan, whose seductive manner contrasted sharply with her cold demeanor in combat. Lu Youyou warned Qin Yan that Liu Ruyan might have two personalities linked to a Forbidden Incident and that her strength and fighting style could change with them.

• Qin Yan and Chen Tian praised each other's performance in the arena, exchanged contact information, and agreed they would be glad to spar again.
• Qin Yan continued drinking and talking with the gathered Prodigies at the banquet.
• Liu Ruyan approached Qin Yan in a charming manner, toasted him, and praised his bearing and spear techniques.
• Qin Yan noticed that Liu Ruyan's alluring demeanor was strikingly different from her cold, decisive arena persona.
• Lu Youyou told Qin Yan that Liu Ruyan might have split personalities after a Forbidden Incident, possibly connected to the Old Dean of Longhua Martial University.
• Lu Youyou warned Qin Yan that Liu Ruyan's strength and fighting style could change with her personality, and urged him to keep his distance.