Recaps

Xia Ping and the Tianshui City examinees arrived in Huajing City ahead of the Yanhuang University entrance exam and learned about a gathering for examinees from across the Yang Province District. The chapter ends as night fell and Xia Ping prepared to attend the Genius Banquet.

• Xia Ping teased Qin Muyang, proposed marriage to Nangong Wu, and called Chu Rong his mistress, while Feng Hetang praised his skill with women.
• The battleship arrived in Huajing City, where a soldier told the examinees they would stay at the Huajing Grand Hotel and head to the airport early the next morning.
• Qin Muyang asked about the Genius Banquet, and the soldier confirmed that the Huajing City government was hosting it for examinees from the Yang Province District.
• Xia Ping and the others traveled to the Huajing Grand Hotel, where Xia Ping found his invitation, a suit, and shoes prepared for the banquet.
• Night fell, and Xia Ping headed toward the luxurious estate hosting the Genius Banquet.

At the Genius Banquet, Xia Ping and his companions watched candidates from across Yang Province District gather before the powerful Jinghua City group arrived. Xu Yang looked down on the other candidates and joined his peers in discussing their plans to pursue the women at the banquet.

• Xia Ping, Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, and Nangong Wu discussed the exam’s danger and the strength of candidates from Jinghua City.
• More than a thousand candidates from Jinghua City arrived, and the other attendees were impressed by their cultivation and status.
• The candidates identified Xu Yang as a powerful heir of the Xu Family and heard that his cousin Xu Yuntian was the strongest candidate in the district.
• Xu Yang insulted candidates from other cities, while his companions mocked them and joked about pursuing the women at the banquet.
• Xu Yang surveyed the crowd, spotted beautiful candidates, and decided the banquet offered a chance to pick up women.

At a banquet for Yanhuang University examinees, Xia Ping ignored the Huajing City heirs until he saw them preventing Nangong Wu from leaving. He knocked down their strongest fighter and rescued her, but she collapsed unconscious in his arms after Chu Rong realized she had been drugged.

• Qin Muyang led Tianshui City's family heirs to socialize with the Huajing City examinees, while Xia Ping, Jiang Yaru, and Chu Rong stayed behind to eat.
• After hearing a scream, Xia Ping and the others found Nangong Wu surrounded and trying to leave.
• A tall Huajing City examinee blocked Xia Ping, so Xia Ping struck him with a single punch and sent him crashing into several others.
• Xia Ping ignored Qin Muyang's protests, pulled Nangong Wu away from the crowd, and stood beside her.
• Nangong Wu collapsed unconscious against Xia Ping, and Chu Rong recognized that she had been drugged.

Xia Ping and Jiang Yaru confronted Huajing City examinees over Nangong Wu’s suspected drugging, but Qin Muyang denied the truth under pressure. When Xu Yang’s group threatened them for trying to call the police, Xu attacked Chu Rong and Xia Ping intercepted him.

• Xia Ping and Jiang Yaru accused the Huajing City examinees of drugging Nangong Wu, but they claimed she had merely drunk too much.
• Qin Muyang falsely backed their story because he feared his family would suffer, while the other examinees stayed silent.
• Jiang Yaru threatened to call the police and have a doctor test Nangong Wu, alarming the Huajing City examinees.
• Xu Yang’s group surrounded Xia Ping and his companions and threatened them for trying to expose the incident.
• Xu Yang attacked Chu Rong, and Xia Ping met his strike with a punch, causing a violent clash that cracked the marble floor.

Xia Ping confronted Xu Yang and the Huajing City examinees after demanding they reveal who had drugged a woman. He left the group stunned after using a single roar to defeat three attackers and challenged the rest to fight him.

• Xu Yang discovered Xia Ping had reached the Second Heaven of Martial Artist Realm, while Qin Muyang, Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, and the other examinees marveled at his rapid progress.
• Xia Ping demanded that Xu Yang hand over the person who had drugged her and warned him not to cross him again.
• Three Second Heaven of Martial Artist Realm examinees from Huajing City rushed Xia Ping, angered by his insults.
• Xia Ping used Lion's Roar to injure the three attackers, leaving them unable to fight and damaging the surrounding area.
• Xia Ping mocked the Huajing City examinees and challenged them all to attack him.

Xia Ping fought Xu Yang after the Huajing City examinees challenged his arrogance, defeating him despite Xu Yang’s higher cultivation and Grandmaster martial art. He left Xu Yang with both legs broken as the shocked examinees watched.

• Xu Yang attacked Xia Ping with the Xu Family God-Connecting Hand’s Thunder Break, while the Huajing City examinees predicted he would win.
• Xia Ping countered with the Ten Thousand Beasts Fist’s Rending Bear Hand and overpowered Xu Yang, breaking both his arms and sending him crashing into the examinees behind him.
• Xia Ping stomped on Xu Yang’s right leg and broke it as Xu Yang lay in a crater.
• Xia Ping reminded Xu Yang that he had promised to cripple him, then kicked and broke his left leg too.

After Xia Ping broke Xu Yang’s legs for allegedly drugging Nangong Wu and insulting him, Huajing City examinees threatened to have Xia arrested and ruin his exam prospects. Feng Hetang defended Xia and revealed that Xia was an official member of Giant Corporation, then challenged them to call whoever they wanted.

• Xu Yang roared at Xia Ping after Xia broke both his legs.
• The organizers arrived and accused Xia Ping of attacking Xu Yang, but Xia said he had punished Xu Yang for targeting Nangong Wu and warned that he would have killed him in the wilderness.
• Huajing City examinees threatened to call the police and use their connections to prevent Xia Ping from taking the Yanhuang University exam.
• Feng Hetang stepped forward, defended Xia Ping, and told the examinees that Xia was an official member of Giant Corporation.
• Feng Hetang challenged the Huajing City examinees to bring their fathers and call whoever they wanted.

Feng Hetang used Xia Ping’s membership in Giant Corporation to intimidate the Huajing City examinees, while Xia Ping agreed to end the conflict after Chen Hai intervened. The injured Xu Yang and the others were taken away, and Xia Ping, Jiang Yaru, and Chu Rong returned to the hotel with the unconscious Nangong Wu.

• Feng Hetang challenged the young man in yellow over his threats and slapped him when he continued to argue.
• Chen Hai arrived with soldiers and asked Xia Ping to let the dispute go so it would not affect the Yanhuang University entrance exam.
• Xia Ping agreed to Chen Hai’s request, and Chen Hai ordered his subordinates to take the injured examinees away for treatment.
• Xu Yang glared at Xia Ping as he was carried away, humiliated by the fight.
• The banquet broke up, and Xia Ping, Jiang Yaru, and Chu Rong took the unconscious Nangong Wu back to the hotel.

Xia Ping claimed he could cure Nangong Wu’s drugged state by sleeping with her, prompting Jiang Yaru and Chu Rong to try to stop him. Nangong Wu woke before he could act and learned what had happened at the banquet.

• Jiang Yaru questioned Xia Ping about bringing Nangong Wu to the hotel, and he claimed the drug could not be counteracted at a hospital.
• Xia Ping said he was the antidote and began undressing, insisting that sleeping with Nangong Wu was a medical procedure.
• Jiang Yaru and Chu Rong accused Xia Ping of trying to take advantage of Nangong Wu and refused to leave the room.
• Nangong Wu woke up confused and asked why everyone was in her room.
• Jiang Yaru and Chu Rong explained that someone had drugged Nangong Wu at the banquet, and Nangong Wu clenched her fists in anger.

After Nangong Wu recovered from being drugged, the powerful Huajing City families pressured her family to bury the incident, while Xu Yang demanded revenge on Xia Ping for breaking his legs. The Xu Clan weighed its response after learning Xia Ping belonged to the Giant Corporation.

• Nangong Wu thanked Xia Ping, Chu Rong, and Jiang Yaru for rescuing her, and Chu Rong confirmed that the sedative had worn off.
• Nangong Wu learned that the Xu Family and other Huajing City families had pressured her father to cover up the attack, so she agreed to protect the Nangong Family.
• At the Xu Family estate, Xu Yang told Xu An that advanced nutrient fluid would let him recover in time for the exam and demanded revenge on Xia Ping.
• Xu An vowed that Xia Ping would pay for humiliating Xu Yang and insulting the Xu Clan.
• An elder warned Xu An that Xia Ping was a certified member of the Giant Corporation and that provoking him could bring disaster upon the Xu Clan.

The Xu Family decided to kill Xia Ping during the Yanhuang University entrance exam, where the Giant Corporation could not retaliate. Xu Yang took a Life Potion to heal and grow stronger, while Xu An assigned Xu Yuntian to help him attack Xia Ping the next day.

• Xu Yang resented Xia Ping for joining the Giant Corporation and humiliating him after stopping his attempt to drug a woman.
• Xu An proposed killing Xia Ping during the Yanhuang University entrance exam, where deaths would be treated as part of the exam.
• Xu An gave Xu Yang a Life Potion worth five billion Federal Coins, which could heal his injuries and help him reach the Fourth Heaven of Martial Artist Realm.
• Xu An ordered Xu Yuntian, the Xu Family's strongest genius, to work with Xu Yang and kill Xia Ping during the exam.
• Xu Yuntian agreed confidently, and Xu Yang vowed to kill Xia Ping the next day.

Xia Ping prepared to travel to Yanhuang University’s entrance exam after learning that members of the Xu Family had developed murderous intent toward him. Aboard the Super Warship, he discovered Xu Yang had advanced to the Fourth Heaven and was traveling with Xu Yuntian, the Xu Clan’s top prodigy, who also threatened him.

• The system told Xia Ping that he had earned 23,456 Hate Points and that six people had developed murderous intent toward him, including Xu Yang and members of the Xu Family.
• Xia Ping met Jiang Yaru, Nangong Wu, Feng Hetang, and the others at the hotel, where Feng Hetang teased him about spending the night with Nangong Wu.
• Feng Hetang warned Xia Ping that the Xu Family might retaliate, but Xia Ping said he would focus on the Yanhuang University entrance exam.
• Xia Ping and the other candidates boarded a Super Warship at Huajing City Airport to travel to the exam.
• Xia Ping sensed Xu Yang and a young man in white glaring at him, then recognized the young man as Xu Yuntian, the Xu Clan’s top expert at the Fourth Heaven of Martial Artist Realm.
• Xu Yang sent Xia Ping a threat through true qi transmission, promising to settle their conflict during the exam.

Xia Ping and the other examinees learned that Yanhuang University’s entrance exam required them to survive for thirty days in the harsh Wild Sand Ruins without food or water. After the warships entered the ruin space, the Yang Province District examinees were dropped into the desert and left behind.

• Miao Dongsheng announced the thirty-day survival exam in the Wild Sand Ruins and warned that examinees who died would not be admitted to Yanhuang University.
• Miao Dongsheng prohibited firearms, food, and water, allowing only cold weapons, phones, and student chips, and threatened severe punishment for cheating.
• The warship reached the desert, where examinees saw warships carrying competitors from the other continents and discussed prominent geniuses such as Xu Yuntian and Mu Bancheng.
• Nine portals appeared over the desert, and the warships entered separate portals into the Wild Sand Ruins.
• The Yang Province District examinees were ejected from their landed warship in scattered groups, and the ship departed through its portal.

The examinees arrived in the Wild Sand Ruins, where Xia Ping discovered that its extreme heat let him cultivate faster. Xu Yang and a group of Huajing City examinees then surrounded Xia Ping and his companions, intent on revenge and threatening the women.

• The examinees landed in the Wild Sand Ruins and reacted to its scorching days, freezing nights, and three suns.
• Xia Ping absorbed the sun's power with the Pure Yang Indestructible Art and found he could cultivate ten times faster than on Yanhuang Planet.
• Xu Yang led twenty or thirty examinees to surround Xia Ping, Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, Nangong Wu, and Feng Hetang.
• Xu Yang blamed Xia Ping for humiliating him, while Jiang Yaru reminded him that he had tried to drug Nangong Wu.
• Xu Yang and the other young masters threatened Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, and Nangong Wu, and Feng Hetang feared their group was outmatched.

Xu Yuntian attacked Xia Ping during the Yanhuang University entrance exam, confident that the Wild Sand Ruins would shield the Xu Family from retaliation. Xia Ping blocked his first Thunder Sound Sword Technique strike and provoked him, leaving Xu Yuntian enraged and launching the technique’s second form.

• Xu Yang and the Huajing City young masters threatened Xia Ping, revealing their plan to kill him during the exam.
• Xu Yuntian declared that he would eliminate Xia Ping for offending the Xu Family and attacked with Thunder Sound Sword Technique, First Form: Ten Thousand Thunders Piercing the Sky.
• Xia Ping blocked Xu Yuntian’s strike with the Northern Underworld Body Protection Art, while the collision injured nearby examinees.
• Xia Ping taunted Xu Yuntian and recognized that the powerful attack had brought him close to opening his third acupoint.
• Xu Yuntian flew into a rage and attacked with Thunder Sound Sword Technique, Second Form: Thunderous Roar Piercing the Ears.

Xia Ping advanced to the Third Heaven of Martial Artist Realm during his fight with Xu Yuntian, awakening more of the Nine-Turn Foundation Pill’s power. He overwhelmed Xu Yuntian as Xu Yang and the others rushed to join the battle, leaving Xu Yuntian captured by the neck.

• Xu Yuntian’s Thunder Sound Sword Technique struck Xia Ping’s chest but could not pierce his protective true qi.
• Xia Ping thanked Xu Yuntian for forcing him to awaken the pill’s power, then broke through to the Third Heaven of Martial Artist Realm.
• The watching examinees and Chu Rong were stunned by Xia Ping’s breakthrough during combat.
• Xu Yuntian ordered Xu Yang and the others to attack Xia Ping together, but Xia Ping charged first with Savage Bull Crash.
• Xia Ping shattered Xu Yuntian’s fist, injured him internally, and grabbed him by the neck.

Xia Ping killed Xu Yuntian and overwhelmed Xu Yang after the Huajing City heirs threatened him. As Xu Yang fled, a charging pack of beasts approached the examination group.

• The Huajing City heirs tried to stop Xia Ping from choking Xu Yuntian, but Xia Ping snapped Xu Yuntian's neck and killed him.
• Xu Yang threatened revenge on behalf of the Xu Family, and Xia Ping vowed to destroy the family once he reached the King Realm.
• Xu Yang attacked Xia Ping after advancing to the Fourth Heaven of Martial Artist Realm, but Xia Ping's Rending Bear Hand crushed his fist and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Xu Yang dodged Xia Ping's killing blow and fled, while a roaring pack of beasts charged toward them through the yellow sand.

A pack of Desert Rats charged toward the examinees, but Xia Ping focused on killing Xu Yang before he could escape. After Xia Ping defeated the Huajing City examinees who tried to stop him, he knocked Xu Yang down and left him unable to run.

• Thousands of Desert Rats approached, and Xu Yang saw their arrival as a chance to escape Xia Ping.
• Xia Ping pursued Xu Yang and struck him, but Xu Yang kept running and called on the Huajing City young masters for help.
• The young masters attacked Xia Ping, but his Northern Underworld Body Protection Art blocked their blows as Xu Yang gained distance.
• Xia Ping used Lion's Roar to kill five attackers, frightening the remaining young masters into fleeing.
• Xia Ping struck Xu Yang with a punch from afar, sending him crashing to the ground too injured to run.

Xia Ping killed Xu Yang after rejecting his threats, then stayed behind to face the approaching Desert Rat horde while Jiang Yaru and the others fled. He intended to use the danger to consolidate his newly reached Third Heaven of Martial Artist Realm.

• Xu Yang threatened Xia Ping with the Xu Family, and Xia Ping killed him with a single strike.
• The candidates discussed the deaths of Xu Yang and Xu Yuntian and feared the consequences for the Xu Family.
• Jiang Yaru warned Xia Ping and the others that a huge horde of Desert Rats was approaching.
• Xia Ping told his companions to flee while he stayed behind to train against the horde.
• Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, Nangong Wu, and Feng Hetang accepted his offer and ran for safety.

Xia Ping survived a massive Desert Rat swarm and caught up with Jiang Yaru and the others, who were struggling in the desert’s extreme heat. He led them toward an oasis he had detected, though he did not explain how he knew it was there.

• Thousands of Desert Rats attacked Xia Ping, but his Northern Underworld Body Protection Art killed five thousand and helped him absorb the Nine-Turn Foundation Pill’s effects.
• The remaining Desert Rats feared Xia Ping and gave him room to escape, while several examinees who had not fled quickly enough were killed.
• Xia Ping used the Kunpeng Step to catch up with Jiang Yaru and the others, who were relieved to see he had survived.
• Nangong Wu warned that the heat from the three suns was rapidly exhausting them, while Xia Ping said he felt comfortable in the warmth.
• Xia Ping told the group that an oasis lay several dozen miles away and led them toward it, having detected its water vapor with his Ten Thousand Mile Tracking Technique.

Xia Ping and his companions reached a desert oasis, where examinees from Jizhou District barred them from the lake and threatened them. Xia Ping warned that the water was deadly, but the hostile examinees dismissed him, and he led his group aside without entering the oasis.

• Xia Ping, Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, Nangong Wu, and Feng Hetang ran for hours before reaching a lush oasis and lake.
• Feng Hetang rushed toward the water, but examinees from Jizhou District appeared and stopped him.
• The Jizhou examinees mocked the group from Yang Province District and claimed the oasis for themselves, demanding that the women spend the night with them to gain access.
• Jiang Yaru and Chu Rong challenged the Jizhou examinees' right to claim the lake, but the Black-Clad Examinee threatened to kill anyone who entered.
• Xia Ping warned that the water would kill them, but the Jizhou examinees refused to believe him.
• Xia Ping led Jiang Yaru and the others aside without entering the oasis.

Xia Ping warned the Jizhou District examinees that the lake was dangerous, but they ignored him and were killed by the creatures living in it. The Black-Clad Examinee and the survivors watched in terror as a swarm of Desert Venom Scorpions devoured everyone near the water.

• The Black-Clad Examinee ordered his people to fetch water while Xia Ping warned Jiang Yaru and the others that the lake held a danger worse than poison.
• The Jizhou District examinees drank and bathed in the lake, dismissing Xia Ping’s warning as a scare tactic.
• Several examinees began screaming as parasites burst from their stomachs, and a swarm of black creatures dragged swimmers beneath the water.
• Nangong Wu identified the creatures crawling from the lake as Desert Venom Scorpions, whose venom could kill a martial artist within moments.
• The Desert Venom Scorpions swarmed the examinees gathered by the lake and killed them all, leaving the Black-Clad Examinee and his companions too terrified to intervene.

Xia Ping and his companions watched the Jizhou District examinees flee the lake after parasites killed those who drank from it, while Xia Ping and Feng Hetang taunted the survivors. When Desert Venom Scorpions surrounded them from both the lake and the desert, Xia Ping led his group into the Oasis as their only chance to escape.

• The Black-Clad Examinee and the surviving Jizhou District examinees fled the lake after parasites killed several of their companions.
• Jiang Yaru, Nangong Wu, and Chu Rong realized the Oasis lake was unsafe to drink from, while Feng Hetang and Xia Ping mocked the Jizhou District examinees for ignoring their warning.
• Feng Hetang continued insulting the Jizhou District examinees, who grew furious but held back from attacking because the scorpions threatened them.
• More Desert Venom Scorpions emerged from the desert, surrounding the examinees and cutting off their escape route.
• Xia Ping ordered his companions to charge into the Oasis, and Jiang Yaru, Nangong Wu, Chu Rong, and the others followed him.

Xia Ping led the exhausted examinees through the Oasis, using his tracking skills to steer them toward food while the Desert Venom Scorpions stayed outside the forest. He found a Treasure Meat Tree bearing valuable Gem Fruits, and the examinees gathered around it in excitement.

• The examinees entered the Oasis to escape the Desert Venom Scorpions, which stopped at the forest's edge.
• Xia Ping led Feng Hetang, Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, and Nangong Wu northeast through the forest, with the Black-Clad Examinee and the remaining Jizhou District examinees following them.
• After hours of travel, Xia Ping said he could smell food and led the group toward it.
• Xia Ping brought the examinees to a Treasure Meat Tree covered in Gem Fruits, which a Jizhou District examinee identified as a rare, energy-rich food worth millions of Federal Coins per pound.
• The examinees stared eagerly at the Gem Fruits, hoping to replenish their strength and improve their cultivation.

Xia Ping found a Treasure Meat Tree guarded by Thorn Trees and dodged their deadly barrage to collect two Gem Fruits. As he tried to return, the Black-Clad Examinee ordered Jizhou District examinees to shoot him.

• Xia Ping stopped his companions from approaching the Treasure Meat Tree and tested its defenses with a rock, triggering the Thorn Trees to smash it apart.
• Nangong Wu explained that the Thorn Trees guarded the Treasure Meat Tree and used its fruit to lure prey to its death.
• Xia Ping entered the trees’ attack range and used the Kunpeng Step to evade their thorns.
• Xia Ping reached the Treasure Meat Tree and picked two Gem Fruits.
• The Black-Clad Examinee ordered several Jizhou District examinees to shoot Xia Ping, and they fired more than ten arrows at him.
• Jiang Yaru shouted in outrage as Chu Rong, Nangong Wu, and Feng Hetang reacted furiously.