Chapter Summaries

After waking from a three-day coma, Chen Yuan learned that he had crossed into the world of Swallowed Star and taken over the body of a young Martial Artist. As he weighed his ambitions against his poor aptitude, a mysterious system appeared before him.

• Chen Yuan woke in a hospital, and Qin Zhan told him the Iron-Haired Wild Boar had ruptured his organs before urging him to reconsider becoming a Martial Artist.
• Chen Yuan realized he had crossed over during the original Chen Yuan's battle and identified the world as Swallowed Star in Earth Calendar 2077.
• Chen Yuan recalled his simple family ties and resolved to act like the withdrawn original owner around Qin Zhan's family.
• Chen Yuan concluded he needed to reach Planetary Level to pursue life beyond Earth, but worried his ordinary aptitude left him few ways to improve.
• A beep sounded in Chen Yuan's mind, and a screen of light appeared after he tried calling for a system.

While recovering in the hospital, Chen Yuan learned that his System Panel could optimize secret arts using Kill Points. He tailored the optimization of Five Hearts Toward Heaven to himself, and the completed technique left him astonished.

• The doctor told Qin Zhan that Chen Yuan’s internal organs were damaged and recommended at least three months of rest, so Qin Zhan chose to keep him hospitalized.
• After Qin Zhan left, Chen Yuan studied his System Panel and discovered that it displayed his condition without changing it, and that killing creatures granted Kill Points.
• Chen Yuan found that optimizing Five Hearts Toward Heaven normally required 200 Kill Points, but tailoring it exclusively to himself reduced the cost to two.
• Chen Yuan established the optimization task, and three hours later the panel converted Five Hearts Toward Heaven into Hibernation Method: Crystal Meditation.
• Chen Yuan read that Crystal Meditation could boost recovery, slowly increase physical strength, and improve cosmic energy absorption, and his pupils contracted in surprise.

Chen Yuan successfully cultivated the optimized Hibernation Method, using Deep Sleep to absorb cosmic energy and rapidly increase his strength while healing his injuries. After a week of training, he was fully recovered and prepared to leave the hospital.

• Chen Yuan tested whether the system could optimize aptitude-improving methods, but his attempt to use the Muscle Tendon Changing Classic failed because he lacked a suitable carrier and enough information.
• Chen Yuan studied the optimized Hibernation Method and entered Deep Sleep after half an hour of practice.
• Chen Yuan found that an hour of Deep Sleep increased his strength by more than ten kilograms, and further training showed he could absorb cosmic energy for up to three hours a day.
• Chen Yuan spent a week meditating and cultivating, raising his strength to 2264.58 kilograms and advancing his secret arts.
• Chen Yuan's injuries healed completely, and he decided to leave the hospital.

After returning to Jinling City, Chen Yuan used the Limit Home network and his system to optimize a basic training manual. The system transformed it into a C-rated secret art that could improve his aptitude, comprehension, and Brain Domain Width.

• Chen Yuan reassured Qin Zhan that his injuries had healed and said he intended to pursue martial arts to the highest levels.
• Chen Yuan and Qin Zhan arrived in Jinling City, where Qin Zhan invited him to lunch and Chen Yuan continued to his villa in Mirror Lake Residential District.
• Chen Yuan logged into Limit Home, reviewed his finances, and bought several inexpensive manuals for improving aptitude.
• Chen Yuan read the manuals and free materials on the Muscle Tendon Changing Classic and Marrow Cleansing Classic, then instructed his system to optimize the Thirty-Six Bone Forging Forms for him.
• The system transformed the Thirty-Six Bone Forging Forms into the C-rated Muscle-Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing Classic, which could improve physical aptitude, comprehension, and Brain Domain Width.

Chen Yuan began cultivating the Muscle-Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing Classic, hoping to raise his Brain Domain Width from 15 to 18 and qualify for Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 9. After one session, his panel showed 9.85% progress, leading him to expect he could complete the technique in about a month.

• Chen Yuan checked his panel and learned his Brain Domain Width was 15, with the classic able to raise it to a maximum of 18.
• He considered entering Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 9 for its Elite Passage and secret techniques, but knew he first needed to reach War God Level strength.
• Chen Yuan bought herbs and a standing bath barrel, prepared ten days of medicinal ingredients, and practiced the manual’s painful twelve movements.
• He entered a Deep Sleep while practicing the breathing and standing posture in the medicinal bath, then discovered the classic had reached 9.85% progress.
• Chen Yuan concluded that Deep Sleep had accelerated his cultivation and anticipated completing the classic in a little over a month, increasing his Brain Domain Width by three points.

Chen Yuan practiced the Spirit Wind Sword Art and discovered that its Guiding Technique seemed connected to his other secret arts, helping his cultivation progress. After following an intensive training plan for several days, he went to Qin Zhan's home for lunch and found an unexpected guest there.

• Chen Yuan practiced the Spirit Wind Sword Art, reflecting on its history and wondering whether his family's aptitude explained why others could not comprehend it.
• Chen Yuan trained the sword art's Fierce Wind Guiding Technique, then woke from Deep Sleep and noticed his strength and secret-art progress had increased.
• Chen Yuan decided to meditate instead of sleep and established a daily routine combining cultivation, medicinal baths, stance work, sword practice, and Deep Sleep.
• Chen Yuan followed his plan on September 22 and 23, gaining strength and improving all three secret arts each day.
• Qin Zhan called Chen Yuan on the morning of September 24 to remind him about lunch, and Chen Yuan hurried to his home.
• Chen Yuan arrived at Qin Zhan's home and found an unexpected person there.

Chen Yuan visited the Qin family for dinner, where Qin Wei treated him coldly and tried to belittle him while boasting about her dojo prospects. He left without taking offense and resolved to train harder that night.

• Chen Yuan recognized Qin Wei as Qin Zhan's daughter and decided to avoid indulging the affection his predecessor had felt for her.
• At dinner, Qin Zhan tried to bring Chen Yuan and Qin Wei closer, but Qin Wei remained silent while Chen Yuan conversed with her father.
• Qin Wei mocked Chen Yuan for losing to an Iron-Haired Wild Boar, but he calmly acknowledged his inexperience and turned her criticism into a warning.
• Qin Wei boasted that she might soon become an Advanced Trainee at Limit Dojo and earn a Special Training contract, but Chen Yuan's mild praise angered her.
• Qin Zhan stopped Qin Wei when she rose in anger, and she left the table; Chen Yuan later thanked Qin Zhan and went home.
• Chen Yuan dismissed the dinner and Qin Wei's behavior, then decided to train extra hard that night.

Qin Wei pushed to join Qin Zhan’s Wilderness Zone squad after becoming an Intermediate Warrior and buying Thunder Blade, while the squad arranged for Chen Yuan to leave. Chen Yuan accepted being removed and continued training, reaching new milestones by October 21.

• Qin Wei argued with Qin Zhan about entering the Wilderness Zone, insisting she would soon become an Intermediate Warrior and needed real combat to practice Thunder Blade.
• Yang Fan and Wang Meng told Chen Yuan that the squad wanted him to leave, and Chen Yuan agreed without objection.
• Yang Fan suspected Chen Yuan’s easy agreement was unusual, but Wang Meng explained that Qin Wei had asked not to be teamed with Chen Yuan, so the squad had chosen to remove him.
• Chen Yuan learned the squad had departed for the Wilderness Zone without contacting him and continued training on his own.
• On October 16, Chen Yuan advanced the Hibernation Method beyond beginner proficiency and mastered the second stage of Deep Sleep.
• On October 21, Chen Yuan perfected the Muscle-Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing Classic.

Chen Yuan completed the Muscle-Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing Classic with a Perfect Transformation, raising his gene level and strength. He gathered equipment and prepared to enter the Wilderness Zone to earn Kill Points.

• Chen Yuan discovered that completing the secret art within thirty days had raised his gene level to 1.1, increased his Brain Domain Width, and boosted his strength.
• Chen Yuan learned that the Perfect Transformation had stimulated his hidden potential and credited his improved Deep Sleep for helping him finish in time.
• Chen Yuan retrieved the Streamer Type 1 A6 sword and Series D7 combat suit that his father, Chen Ji, had left him.
• Chen Yuan ordered the remaining supplies and equipment from Limit Home, spending nearly all his savings.
• Chen Yuan received his gear, equipped himself, and left Mirror Lake Residential District for the Wilderness Zone.

Chen Yuan entered the Wilderness Zone alone and easily slew Monsters as he traveled deeper, seeking opponents strong enough to improve his skills. At midnight, he reached a ruined county town, where eighteen Tiger Mastiff Dogs surrounded him and offered a chance to break through his footwork bottleneck.

• Chen Yuan declined Zhou Jie’s offer to find him a squad and accepted his business card before leaving the military garrison.
• Chen Yuan killed an Iron-Haired Wild Boar with one sword strike, overcoming his lingering fear of the Monster and continuing deeper into the Wilderness Zone.
• Chen Yuan fought off Monsters that ambushed him after dark, including a Shadow Cat, while honing his swordsmanship.
• Chen Yuan reached a ruined county town and encountered eighteen Primary Beast Soldier Tiger Mastiff Dogs, including three stronger leaders.
• Chen Yuan checked his secret arts’ stalled proficiency and decided to use the Tiger Mastiff Dogs to improve his footwork.

Chen Yuan fought the Tiger Mastiff Dog pack and, under mounting pressure, comprehended the Conception of wind within the Spirit Wind Sword Art. He used his newfound power to defeat the pack’s leaders and saw his sword art advance to Proficient.

• Chen Yuan attacked the Tiger Mastiff Dogs, killing several while their three leaders organized a counterattack that forced him to fight defensively.
• As Chen Yuan dodged the pack’s attacks, his Footwork proficiency rose, and the surviving dogs began to retreat after losing many of their companions.
• Chen Yuan chased the fleeing dogs to provoke them into attacking again, seeking the inspiration he needed to break through.
• Under the renewed assault, Chen Yuan grasped the Conception of wind and used it to escape the encirclement, increasing his movement and sword-drawing speed.
• Chen Yuan killed the remaining dogs and their three leaders, then checked his panel and found the Spirit Wind Sword Art at Proficient 5.98%.

Chen Yuan optimized the Spirit Wind Sword Art into the Ultimate-ranked Gale Sword Art, a secret art tailored to his body that enhanced speed, force exertion, and affinity with the Wind Law. After realizing the Chen Family’s bloodline carried special genes tied to Wind affinity, he set out to cultivate his new secret art.

• Chen Yuan spent the night hunting Monsters in County 0247, gaining 474 Kill Points while alternating between fighting and cultivation.
• The Spirit Wind Sword Art optimization finished, producing an unnamed Ultimate combat secret art with a maximum Force Exertion Level of 5 and benefits for comprehending Domain and the Wind Law.
• Chen Yuan concluded that the Chen Family had hidden gene fragments that made its members naturally closer to the Law of Wind and explained their ability to master the Spirit Wind Sword Art.
• Chen Yuan named the optimized secret art Gale Sword Art and learned that perfecting it would further increase his movement and sword-drawing speed and improve his neural reactions.
• Chen Yuan reset the art’s progress and left the apartment building to begin cultivating Gale Sword Art.

After slaughtering Monsters across County-level City No. 0247, Chen Yuan improved his Gale Sword Art and questioned whether true force exertion came from controlling the body rather than stacking hidden force. He headed back to the estate where an Intermediate Beast General-level Lion Mastiff had driven him away, determined to settle the score before leaving.

• Chen Yuan spent five days and nights hunting Monsters, killing more than two thousand as many others fled his growing bloody aura.
• After waking, Chen Yuan checked his progress and found that the Gale Sword Art had reached Proficient, raising his sword speed and potential movement speed.
• Chen Yuan concluded that the Gale Sword Art's body-control approach to force exertion might be more correct than the hidden-force method, and considered seeking further knowledge in Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 9.
• Chen Yuan packed his belongings and set out toward the southeast of the city to confront the Lion Mastiff pack that had previously forced him to retreat.
• Chen Yuan reached the estate and observed the pack of more than a hundred Lion Mastiffs, led by an Intermediate Beast General-level Monster.

Chen Yuan lured the Lion Mastiff Leader into chasing him after slaughtering most of its pack, using his speed and endurance to outlast the Beast Soldiers. He stopped at a ruin-filled area he had chosen as the Lion Mastiff Leader’s burial ground, setting the stage for their fight.

• Chen Yuan decided to make the Lion Mastiff pack his final test in County 0247 and rushed into its gathering place, killing several Lion Mastiffs.
• The Lion Mastiff Leader ordered its pack to surround Chen Yuan while holding back, hoping the Beast Soldiers would exhaust him.
• Chen Yuan evaded the pack and slaughtered its members, relying on his second-stage Deep Sleep to sustain his endurance.
• After the pack had lost seventy percent of its numbers, the Lion Mastiff Leader charged, and Chen Yuan retreated toward the urban district.
• The Lion Mastiff Leader pursued Chen Yuan across the city, believing his speed had slowed from exhaustion.
• Chen Yuan stopped among the ruins he had chosen as the Lion Mastiff Leader’s burial ground.

Chen Yuan used the ruined buildings to trap and weaken the Lion Mastiff Leader, then killed it and wiped out the remaining Lion Mastiffs. While searching for treasures, he encountered a willow tree he recognized as a Spirit of Vegetation.

• Chen Yuan lured the Lion Mastiff Leader into the ruins, where the rubble hampered its movement and prevented it from building up speed.
• Chen Yuan revealed his Double-Force Technique, wounded the Lion Mastiff Leader with repeated sword strikes, and killed it by piercing its head.
• Chen Yuan recovered with Deep Sleep, removed the Lion Mastiff Leader’s fangs, and returned to the pasture to kill the surviving Lion Mastiffs.
• Chen Yuan searched the area for treasures and reached a forest, where an enormous willow tree attacked him with its branches.
• Chen Yuan recognized the willow tree as a Spirit of Vegetation.

Chen Yuan identified a willow as a Spirit of Vegetation and, after estimating it held a Five-Hundred-Year Willow Heart, defeated it by repeatedly cutting its branches and chopping down its trunk. He drank the Willow Heart’s essence in a secluded basement, and his strength surged to the Peak Elementary War General Level.

• Chen Yuan compared the willow with information on Limit Home and estimated it could produce a Five-Hundred-Year Willow Heart.
• Chen Yuan evaded the willow’s attacks and severed its branches over about an hour and a half.
• Chen Yuan chopped down the willow, found its jade-green Willow Heart, and carried it to an abandoned villa’s basement.
• Chen Yuan broke the Willow Heart’s shell and drank the liquid inside.
• Chen Yuan’s strength rose to 14,728.63 kilograms, bringing him to the Peak Elementary War General Level.

After using the Willow Heart, Chen Yuan reached Elementary War General Level and planned to join the Elite Training Camp to gain access to valuable resources. A month later, he had reached Intermediate War General Level and killed an Elementary Overlord Level Monster, then checked his progress.

• Chen Yuan calmed his excitement after realizing how dramatically the Willow Heart had increased his strength, and resolved to build his foundation without sacrificing his potential.
• Chen Yuan decided to raise his strength to Intermediate War General Level before returning to the Jinling City Limit Dojo and seeking entry to the Elite Training Camp.
• Chen Yuan spent a month training in the Wilderness Zone, improving his combat ability and preparing to demonstrate his strength.
• Chen Yuan fought and killed an Elementary Overlord Level Fire-Scaled Trident Boar in Prefecture-level City No. 067, though the battle badly damaged his Streamer Battle Sword.
• Chen Yuan retrieved his sword, judged that his month of training had reached a satisfying conclusion, and opened his panel to examine his progress.

After a month of training, Chen Yuan greatly improved his strength and techniques, then returned from the Wilderness Zone with a valuable haul. At the Northern Military Region encampment, Zhou Jie welcomed him, hoping to secure his business.

• Chen Yuan's strength rose to 17,423 kilograms, and his Gale Sword Art and Crystal Meditation both reached Great Accomplishment Level.
• Chen Yuan killed thousands of Beast Soldier-level Monsters, 337 War General-level Monsters, and one Overlord-level Monster, raising his Kill Points above 40,000.
• Chen Yuan dismantled the Fire-Scaled Trident Boar's materials and set out to sell them and buy new manuals.
• Three days later, Zhou Jie waited at the Northern Military Region encampment, turning away other clients as he awaited Chen Yuan.
• Chen Yuan arrived, and Zhou Jie hurried to greet him and welcome him back from the Wilderness Zone.

Chen Yuan brought a large batch of Monster materials to Zhou Jie for appraisal and agreed to sell the assessed materials for 7.5 billion. The final scan revealed that the scale armor and horn were from an Overlord Level Monster.

• Zhou Jie welcomed Chen Yuan, arranged a VIP villa for him, and prepared equipment to appraise his materials.
• Chen Yuan washed up, changed clothes, and joined Zhou Jie to have more than a hundred Monster materials examined.
• Zhou Jie identified 130 Intermediate Beast General materials and 48 Advanced Beast General materials, then offered 7.5 billion for the batch.
• Chen Yuan checked current HR Alliance prices, accepted Zhou Jie's offer, and asked him to appraise the scale armor and horn separately.
• Zhou Jie scanned the scale armor and horn and was shocked to find they were Overlord Level materials.

Chen Yuan sold Monster materials, then went to the Limit Dojo branch in Jinling City to certify his battle record as an Intermediate War General and draw attention to his talent. After his records were updated, Yu Rong reported him to the Pavilion Master.

• Zhou Jie appraised Chen Yuan's Fire-Scaled Trident Boar materials and paid him 10.3 billion Huaxia Coin for the materials he sold.
• Chen Yuan kept two Beast General-level materials for battle record certification and returned by train to Jinling City.
• Chen Yuan visited the Jinling Branch Dojo of the Limit Dojo and applied for Intermediate War General assessment with Sister Yu.
• Sister Yu updated Chen Yuan's Martial Artist records and paid him 6.6 million Huaxia Coin and 3,400 Contribution Points for the materials.
• Chen Yuan asked to train at the branch dojo and announced that he was going to the second floor.
• After Chen Yuan left, Sister Yu called the Pavilion Master to report him.