Chapter Summaries

Xia Ping and his group were overwhelmed by a much larger crowd from Tianshui City No. 1 Middle School, so Xia Ping used tokens and deception to turn the gathering into a chaotic fight over them. He ended by urging the crowd to eliminate the First High School students, putting them at risk of being attacked by their supposed allies.

• A student from Tianshui City No. 1 Middle School condemned Xia Ping for using several people against one, and the angry crowd charged at Xia Ping's group.
• Xia Ping led his group into the brawl, but the three hundred attackers gradually forced Han Shan and the others backward.
• Xia Ping tossed tokens into the crowd and pretended to surrender, prompting students to flee with the tokens and provoking the crowd to chase them.
• Xia Ping secretly stirred up suspicion against First High School and struck one of its students in the knee with a stone.
• The crowd beat the wounded First High School student senseless and took his token, while Xia Ping urged them to attack the rest of the First High School students.

Xia Ping secretly ambushed students from First High School, turning the gathered students against them and disrupting their fighting. Qin Muyang and his classmates were overwhelmed and beaten, while Qin Muyang recognized Xia Ping as the attacker and remained trapped in the crowd.

• Xia Ping urged the gathered students to attack First High School, and two of its students struck first, beating several people.
• Xia Ping threw stones that disrupted the two fighters' true qi, allowing the crowd to beat them down.
• Qin Muyang and the six remaining First High School students charged into the crowd and knocked many students aside.
• Xia Ping threw more stones at First High School, striking their knees and briefly preventing them from moving.
• The students surrounded and beat Qin Muyang, who spotted Xia Ping and blamed him for the ambush.

Xia Ping slipped away from the chaotic battle and slept through the night, confident that his token had secured his place in the top sixteen. The next morning, he received notice that the competition had ended and headed to the District Eight city gate.

• Xia Ping escaped the melee while Qin Muyang and the First High School students remained surrounded and under attack.
• Nangong Wu stopped the Xiulan Middle School girls from pursuing Xia Ping, judging him too dangerous to provoke.
• Chu Rong and Jiang Yaru joined forces with other neutral contestants, planning to take tokens from the exhausted fighters.
• Xia Ping found a hotel room and slept through the night without anyone disturbing him.
• Xia Ping received a message that the competition had ended, then left for the District Eight city gate.

Xia Ping emerged from the tournament uninjured while the other students, including Qin Muyang, were battered and blamed him for provoking the previous night’s fighting. The referee sent the most seriously injured students for treatment, and Qin Muyang and the others backed down rather than risk disqualification.

• Xia Ping reached District Eight’s city gate and found the other students leaving badly injured.
• The students resented Xia Ping for having avoided the fighting, and he jokingly called their gathering a gathering of the disabled.
• Qin Muyang confronted Xia Ping, who failed to recognize him beneath his bandages and swollen face.
• First High School students accused Xia Ping of ambushing them, saying six had been eliminated and four seriously injured.
• A referee ordered the injured students to receive medical treatment, and Qin Muyang and the others refrained from attacking Xia Ping to avoid disqualification.

Xia Ping recovered in the sports city and met Jiang Yaru and Chu Rong before the top-sixteen matches. When Qin Muyang threatened him and attacked Jiang Yaru, Xia Ping blocked the blow and confronted him.

• Xia Ping emerged from a high-grade nutrition pod and felt his strength approaching the peak of Martial Apprentice Ninth Heaven.
• Xia Ping went to breakfast and encountered Jiang Yaru and Chu Rong, who challenged his claim that he had been badly injured.
• Qin Muyang and the students from Tianshui City No. 1 Middle School entered the restaurant and confronted Xia Ping.
• Qin Muyang threatened to defeat Xia Ping in the ring and break his legs, while Xia Ping questioned whether he could do it.
• Qin Muyang attacked Jiang Yaru, and Xia Ping stepped in front of her and blocked his palm with a punch.

Qin Muyang confronted Xia Ping and threatened to crush him in the competition, while Xia Ping recognized that Qin had reached the Martial Artist Realm. Afterward, Qin and his classmates mistook Xia Ping’s recent breakthrough for a deliberate attempt to hide his strength, and Qin vowed to take revenge in the ring.

• Qin Muyang attacked Jiang Yaru, but Xia Ping blocked him before a security guard warned them not to fight in the restaurant.
• Qin Muyang threatened to defeat Xia Ping in front of Tianshui City, then left with students from Tianshui City No. 1 Middle School.
• Jiang Yaru and Chu Rong worried that Qin Muyang had advanced to the Martial Artist Realm, while Xia Ping judged that he could still face Qin without fear.
• Qin Muyang told his classmates that Xia Ping had reached the Martial Apprentice Ninth Heaven, and they wrongly accused Xia Ping of falsifying his cultivation records.
• Qin Muyang dismissed Xia Ping’s strength as a mere trick and vowed to make him suffer for the defeat in the preliminaries.

Xia Ping rejected Liu Liang’s offer to make him an attendant and bluffed that the Xia Family could destroy the Liu Family. After Liu Liang left, Chu Rong and Jiang Yaru warned Xia Ping about his strength and reputation, while Xia Ping remained confident.

• Xia Ping met Liu Liang in the restroom, where Liu Liang introduced himself as the deputy mayor’s son and offered Xia Ping protection and wealth if he became his attendant.
• Xia Ping mocked Liu Liang’s demand and refused to serve him, prompting Liu Liang to threaten him with the Liu Family’s and Gao Family’s wrath.
• Xia Ping claimed that his own reclusive Xia Family could wipe out the Liu Family, making Liu Liang uncertain before he left.
• Chu Rong and Jiang Yaru approached Xia Ping, and Jiang Yaru warned him that Liu Liang was a powerful, vindictive Martial Apprentice Ninth Heaven contestant known as Viper.
• Xia Ping dismissed their concern and declared that he would one day become a clan powerful enough to flatten the Liu Family.

The Round of 16 contestants gathered as spectators debated whether Qin Muyang or Xia Ping would win. Xia Ping learned he would face Liu Liang first, and the chapter ended with Liu Liang vowing to seriously injure him in the match.

• Spectators praised Qin Muyang as the favorite and mocked Xia Ping as a schemer who lacked fighting strength.
• The Round of 16 contestants assembled in the lounge, where a staff member posted the matchups.
• Xia Ping saw that Liu Liang was his first opponent, and Liu Liang threatened to make him pay on the platform.
• Liu Liang recalled investigating Xia Ping's supposedly powerful family and discovering it was ordinary, which made him furious at being tricked.
• Qin Muyang, Chu Rong, Jiang Yaru, Nangong Wu, and Feng Hetang reacted to the hostility between Xia Ping and Liu Liang.
• A bell rang, signaling that the competition was about to begin.

Xia Ping faced Liu Liang, a powerful Second High School fighter, in the tournament ring and overwhelmed him despite Liu Liang's belief that Xia Ping was hiding his true strength. The fight ended with Liu Liang slammed into the ring floor, while Xia Ping stood over him.

• Spectators watched Xia Ping and Liu Liang enter the ring and discussed Liu Liang's reputation and Spirit Snake Four Absolute Hands.
• Liu Liang threatened Xia Ping before the referee rang the bell to start their match.
• Liu Liang attacked with the first form of Spirit Snake Four Absolute Hands, but Xia Ping blocked him with a palm and sent him staggering backward.
• Liu Liang accused Xia Ping of pretending to be weak, then launched the second form of Spirit Snake Four Absolute Hands.
• Xia Ping used his mental power to anticipate Liu Liang's attack and struck him on the head, smashing him into a crater in the ring.

Xia Ping defeated Liu Liang with a single palm strike, then knocked him unconscious when he tried to attack again. His victory put him in the tournament’s top eight, while spectators and students argued over his hidden strength and chances against Qin Muyang.

• Xia Ping taunted Liu Liang after defeating him and warned him to stop looking for trouble.
• Liu Liang forced himself up and lunged at Xia Ping, who struck him across the face and knocked him unconscious.
• The referee declared Xia Ping the winner, and doctors carried Liu Liang away for treatment.
• Spectators and First High School students accused Xia Ping of hiding his strength, while predicting Qin Muyang would defeat him.
• Students from Tianshui City No. 95 Middle School celebrated Xia Ping’s historic run, and Qiu Xue recalled his ambition to enter Yanhuang University.

Before the quarterfinals, Xia Ping learned that the betting company offered ten-to-one odds on him winning the tournament and wagered forty million Federal Coins on himself. The betting company’s executives dismissed the bet, unaware that Xia Ping might still win despite Qin Muyang’s Martial Artist Realm strength.

• Xia Chuanliu called Xia Ping and said he planned to bet on his son after learning the championship odds were ten-to-one.
• Xia Ping checked the betting company’s website, realized it knew Qin Muyang had reached the Martial Artist Realm, and decided the long odds were a chance to make a fortune.
• Xia Ping registered with the betting company and placed a forty-million-Federal-Coin bet on himself to win the championship.
• The betting company’s employees and boss discussed the large wager and learned Xia Ping had placed it himself.
• The boss and other executives mocked Xia Ping’s bet, confident Qin Muyang would win because he was a Martial Artist Realm expert.

Xia Ping faced Jiang Yaru in the quarterfinals, while his remarks sparked outrageous rumors that she was his pregnant girlfriend. Jiang Yaru attacked with Thousand Buddha Hands of Tathagata, but her full-power strike failed to hurt him, leaving her stunned.

• Xia Ping met Jiang Yaru in the quarterfinals and urged her to concede, saying he needed the prize money to support his family.
• Spectators misinterpreted Xia Ping's words and spread rumors that Jiang Yaru was his pregnant girlfriend, angering her.
• Jiang Yaru unleashed the advanced martial skill Thousand Buddha Hands of Tathagata and struck Xia Ping with overwhelming force.
• Jiang Yaru's palm hit Xia Ping, but he redirected its force without being harmed, astonishing her.

Jiang Yaru unleashed her ultimate Thousand Buddha Hands technique against Xia Ping, but his defenses remained unbroken. He stopped her before she exhausted herself further, leaving her held in his arms as spectators speculated about what had happened.

• Jiang Yaru struck Xia Ping with her strongest attacks, but his Northern Underworld Body Protection Art left him unharmed.
• Jiang Yaru used Buddha Point Thousand Lamps, draining nearly all her true qi as she hammered Xia Ping with a thousand palms.
• Xia Ping caught Jiang Yaru's final strike and pulled her into his arms, stopping her before she could further damage herself.
• Xia Ping scolded Jiang Yaru for forcing out a technique her strength could not support, and she felt guilty about losing control.
• The spectators saw Jiang Yaru in Xia Ping's arms and joked about how he had supposedly calmed her down.
• An older spectator claimed Xia Ping had kissed Jiang Yaru, then recalled his own disastrous romantic past as the others pressed him for details.

Xia Ping defeated Jiang Yaru after she forfeited, then advanced to the tournament final when Nangong Wu forfeited their semifinal. The chapter ended as Xia Ping and Qin Muyang prepared to compete for the championship.

• Jiang Yaru forfeited her quarterfinal match against Xia Ping, and the referee declared Xia Ping the winner.
• Xia Ping learned that Nangong Wu would be his semifinal opponent, while Qin Muyang defeated Chu Rong.
• Nangong Wu forfeited before fighting Xia Ping, saying she wanted to see him face Qin Muyang.
• The audience accused Xia Ping of rigging the tournament and complained that their bets on Nangong Wu had lost.
• Qin Muyang won his semifinal, setting up the championship final against Xia Ping.

Xia Ping faced Qin Muyang in the final, but Qin Muyang revealed that he had reached the Martial Artist Realm, leaving the spectators convinced Xia Ping would lose. The match had not yet begun, and Xia Ping remained on the arena facing the newly exposed threat.

• Qin Muyang confronted Xia Ping and recalled the humiliations that had made him wait eagerly for their final match.
• Xia Ping calmly declared that he would win, prompting Qin Muyang to unleash his aura and project true energy.
• Spectators realized Qin Muyang had reached the Martial Artist Realm and predicted that Xia Ping would be crushed.
• Gamblers who had bet on Xia Ping cursed the bookmakers, while the bookmakers celebrated their winnings.
• Chu Rong, Jiang Ya Ru, Qiu Xue, and Xia Ping’s former tormentors reacted to Qin Muyang’s strength, with the former group expecting Xia Ping to lose and the latter relieved that someone might stop him.

Qin Muyang revealed his Martial Artist Realm cultivation and attacked Xia Ping with the Five Absolutes Killing God Hand, expecting an easy victory. Xia Ping remained unharmed and struck Qin Muyang in the chest, leaving the match's outcome unresolved.

• In a VIP room, Mayor Qin Fei and the clan heads praised Qin Muyang's Martial Artist Realm cultivation, and Elder Fang acknowledged his talent.
• Qin Muyang boasted that he would crush Xia Ping and win the championship before the spectators and Nangong Wu.
• After the referee started the match, Qin Muyang unleashed Lingchi World-Slicing, but Xia Ping stood unharmed after taking the attack.
• Qin Muyang frantically struck Xia Ping dozens of times, but Xia Ping did not move or suffer injury.
• Xia Ping told Qin Muyang to get lost and slammed his palm into Qin Muyang's chest.

Xia Ping defeated Qin Muyang, a Martial Artist Realm expert, and won their match despite being only at the Martial Apprentice Ninth Heaven. The stunned spectators recognized the victory as unprecedented, while Qin Muyang fainted outside the ring.

• Xia Ping struck Qin Muyang hard enough to break his ribs and asked him to surrender, but Qin Muyang refused.
• Qin Muyang forced himself up to attack, and Xia Ping slapped him out of the ring, knocking out several teeth and breaking more bones.
• Qin Muyang fainted from his injuries and rage, and the referee declared Xia Ping the winner.
• The spectators were shocked that Xia Ping had overwhelmed a Martial Artist Realm expert and called the match a legendary first for Tianshui City.

Xia Ping defeated Qin Muyang to win the championship, shocking the spectators and devastating the Tianshui City Betting Company with its enormous payouts. Elder Fang decided to meet Xia Ping after the awards ceremony, while Mayor Qin Fei watched the opportunity he had hoped for his son slip away.

• Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, Qiu Xue, and Xia Ping’s classmates reacted to his victory, with Chu Rong vowing to grow strong enough to challenge him again.
• The Tianshui City Betting Company’s executives realized Xia Ping’s win would cost them at least a billion Federal Coins and accepted that they had to pay.
• Elder Fang asked to meet Xia Ping after the awards ceremony, prompting the VIP lounge’s bigwigs to speculate that he would recruit him.
• Mayor Qin Fei resented Xia Ping for taking the attention Elder Fang might have given Qin Muyang, but he stayed silent.

After Xia Ping won the Tianshui City High School Fighting Tournament, his parents celebrated while Meng Fei and Wang Dachui planned to use his victory to promote their TV adaptation. Zhou Quan suspected Xia Ping was connected to his brother and nephew’s deaths and ordered his men to watch the family and kill Xia Ping if they found anything suspicious.

• Xia Chuanliu and Huang Lanxin celebrated Xia Ping’s tournament victory, and Xia Chuanliu decided to tell their relatives and friends.
• Meng Fei watched news of Xia Ping’s win and praised his martial arts and writing talent.
• Wang Dachui told Meng Fei the TV series was finished and proposed revealing Xia Ping’s identity to promote it, despite Meng Fei’s concern that Xia Ping might object.
• Zhou Quan’s men reported Xia Ping’s rapid cultivation, his conflict with Zhou Tai'an, and the deaths of Zhou Ding and others after they targeted Xia Ping’s family.
• Zhou Quan decided Xia Ping was likely involved in the deaths and ordered his men to monitor Xia Ping’s family and kill him if they found suspicious activity.

Xia Ping learned that his System permissions upgrade let him identify enemies bearing murderous intent, and he discovered Zhou Quan was plotting revenge. After winning the championship and meeting Elder Fang, Xia Ping punched him at the elder’s request, but his attack had no effect.

• The System told Xia Ping he had reached one hundred thousand Hate Points and could spend points to learn enemies’ identities, basic information, and locations.
• Xia Ping spent one thousand Hate Points to identify Zhou Quan as the man who wanted to kill him, then resolved to eliminate him after the awards ceremony.
• Xia Ping accepted the championship trophy while Qin Muyang remained in emergency treatment and missed the ceremony.
• A man in black invited Xia Ping to meet an important figure, and Xia Ping agreed after sensing no hostility from him.
• The man in black brought Xia Ping to Elder Fang, who asked him to throw a punch; Xia Ping struck with Dragon Fist, but Elder Fang absorbed the force without moving.