Chapter Summaries

Fang Ru, the person in charge of Giant Corporation’s Yang Province District, discovered Xia Ping’s extraordinary spiritual power and invited him to join the corporation. Xia Ping considered the rare training and guidance the organization could offer.

• The White-Clothed Elder recognized that Xia Ping had cultivated spiritual power while still in the Martial Apprentice Realm.
• Xia Ping said his spiritual power reached about a hundred and twenty meters, astonishing the elder and the men in black.
• The elder introduced himself as Fang Ru, the person in charge of Giant Corporation’s Yang Province District.
• Fang Ru invited Xia Ping to join Giant Corporation and described its rare treasures, martial arts manuals, and guidance from Grandmaster and King Realm experts.
• Xia Ping reflected on the immense benefits of joining Giant Corporation.

Xia Ping agreed to join the Giant Corporation, signed its employment contract, and learned that his trial would begin in a week. After leaving the hall, he was approached by Tianshui City officials, including Feng Hetang’s father, who greeted him warmly.

• Fang Ru explained that Xia Ping could attend university while joining the Giant Corporation and described the required trial.
• Xia Ping decided the corporation’s support and resources were worth joining and accepted Fang Ru’s offer.
• Xia Ping read and signed the Giant Corporation’s contract, officially becoming a member pending his trial.
• Fang Ru told Xia Ping the trial would start in a week, last about a month, and not interfere with the College Entrance Exam.
• At the hall’s entrance, Feng Shan introduced himself as Feng Hetang’s father and warmly greeted Xia Ping.

Tianshui City's powerful families courted Xia Ping after he joined Giant Corporation and invited him to a reception for the Fighting Tournament finalists. After accepting, Xia Ping left with killing intent and planned to kill someone.

• Feng Shan introduced Xia Ping to Mayor Qin Fei, Deputy Mayor Liu Jianghe, several councilors, and Nangong Hai, head of the Nangong Clan.
• Xia Ping called Nangong Hai "Dad" and then "future father-in-law," angering Nangong Hai, who decided to keep him away from Nangong Wu.
• Feng Shan invited Xia Ping to a reception at Tianshui Grand Hotel the following evening for the sixteen Fighting Tournament finalists.
• Xia Ping accepted the invitation and left, intending to kill someone rather than go home.

Zhou Quan prepared to kidnap Xia Ping’s family, but Xia Ping found his hideout and killed his men. Xia Ping confronted Zhou Quan and attacked him, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Zhou Quan and his men planned to abduct Xia Ping’s family and eliminate him without leaving evidence.
• Zhou Quan dismissed a subordinate’s concerns and ordered his men to carry out the plan without failure.
• Xia Ping suddenly appeared in the warehouse and killed all of Zhou Quan’s subordinates with flying stones.
• Xia Ping confronted Zhou Quan about plotting against his family, and Zhou Quan demanded to know how he had learned of the plan.
• Xia Ping attacked Zhou Quan with the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Art, and Zhou Quan surged with true qi to meet him.

Xia Ping defeated and killed Zhou Quan in the abandoned warehouse, then found three valuable Qi Condensation Pills on his corpse. He left with the pills, hoping they would help him reach the peak of the Martial Apprentice Realm and advance to the Martial Artist Realm.

• Zhou Quan attacked Xia Ping, but Xia Ping blocked his punch with the Northern Underworld Body Protection Art.
• Xia Ping struck Zhou Quan’s chest with Viper Piercing Heart and crushed his heart.
• Xia Ping used Corpse-Dissolving Water to erase the bodies and discovered a porcelain bottle Zhou Quan had left behind.
• Xia Ping found three Qi Condensation Pills in the bottle and took them before leaving the warehouse.

After taking a Qi Condensation Pill, Xia Ping attended a lavish banquet at the Tianshui Grand Hotel, where he drew attention as the Fighting Tournament champion. He left Jiang Yaru and Chu Rong exasperated as he flirted with admirers and boasted about his hard work and humility.

• Xia Ping felt the Qi Condensation Pill greatly increase his true energy and strength, bringing him closer to the peak of the Ninth Heaven of Martial Artist Realm.
• Xia Ping arrived at the Tianshui Grand Hotel banquet and met Jiang Yaru and Chu Rong, who doubted his claim that the mayor had personally invited him.
• Xia Ping complimented Jiang Yaru and Chu Rong’s outfits, then suggested he would prefer them to wear transparent clothes, making them blush and call him a pervert.
• A group of girls recognized Xia Ping as the Fighting Tournament champion and crowded around him, pushing Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, and the other students aside.
• Xia Ping credited his success to diligent training, then claimed that humility and martial arts talent were simply part of his nature, leaving Jiang Yaru and Chu Rong irritated.

Xia Ping teased a group of girls by claiming he and Nangong Wu had only been playing along, then Nangong Wu confronted him for spreading lies about their relationship. She drove the girls away and warned him to stop, leaving Xia Ping complaining that she had spoiled his evening.

• Xia Ping hinted that he had secret martial arts training tricks and invited the girls to discuss them in private after the banquet.
• The girls suggested meeting at a private club, and Xia Ping told one girl that having a boyfriend would not matter as long as he did not find out.
• When the girls asked about Nangong Wu, Xia Ping claimed they had been playing along and each gotten what they wanted.
• Nangong Wu overheard Xia Ping's claim, angrily sent the girls away, and warned him to stop spreading rumors about her.
• Xia Ping complained that Nangong Wu had ruined his fun, while Jiang Yaru and Chu Rong sympathized with her.

At a banquet, Qin Muyang’s fellow heirs resented Xia Ping for attracting the young women and urged Qin to confront him. Qin approached Xia Ping and declared that his privileged birth would eventually put him above the common-born champion.

• The young heirs complained about Xia Ping and asked Qin Muyang how to deal with him.
• A fellow heir warned Qin that Nangong Wu might fall for Xia Ping, and Qin led the group over to confront him.
• Xia Ping mocked Qin’s swift recovery from his injuries, angering Qin and the heirs around them.
• Qin told Xia Ping that the wealthy were born above others and could rise to the Grandmaster Realm easily, while commoners like Xia were destined to serve them.

At a banquet, Qin Muyang tried to humiliate Xia Ping by showing him former tournament champions reduced to serving as Qin Family bodyguards and then ordering him expelled. The White-Clad Butler hesitated because the mayor had ordered Xia Ping to be treated with respect, but Qin Muyang insisted on his authority.

• Qin Muyang summoned three Qin Family bodyguards and revealed that each had once won the Tianshui City High School Fighting Tournament.
• A bald bodyguard warned Xia Ping that talent alone could not overcome the need for resources, but Xia Ping replied that their failures did not prove every champion would fail.
• Qin Muyang ordered the White-Clad Butler to throw Xia Ping out of the banquet hall.
• The White-Clad Butler hesitated because Xia Ping was an honored guest whom the mayor had specifically ordered him to treat with respect.
• Qin Muyang threatened to dismiss the White-Clad Butler if he refused, and the butler nodded.

Liu Liang and the heirs of Tianshui City's great families joined Qin Muyang in demanding that Xia Ping leave the banquet, while his friends could only watch. As Qin Muyang ordered him out, a commanding voice suddenly intervened.

• Liu Liang sided with Qin Muyang and urged the banquet guests to drive Xia Ping out.
• More than a dozen young heirs joined the demand, and the crowd predicted Xia Ping's talent would not save him from the great families' hostility.
• Jiang Yaru wanted to defend Xia Ping, but Chu Rong stopped her, while Nangong Wu said she could not risk offending the great families.
• The White-Clad Butler reluctantly asked Xia Ping to leave, and Qin Muyang threatened to have him thrown out and make him leave Tianshui City.
• As Qin Muyang waved Xia away, an authoritative voice demanded to know who had ordered Mr. Xia to leave.

Mayor Qin Fei arrived at the banquet and revealed that Xia Ping was his honored guest and a new member of the Giant Corporation. Qin Muyang and the other young masters realized the danger of offending Xia Ping as Qin Fei demanded his son kneel and beg forgiveness.

• A young master threatened the person interrupting the attempt to drive Xia Ping out, but was stopped when someone identified Mayor Qin Fei.
• Qin Fei arrived with Deputy Mayor Liu Jianghe, Councilor Feng Shan, and other officials, while the young masters' fathers confronted their sons.
• Qin Fei reprimanded Qin Muyang for joining the effort to humiliate Xia Ping, whom he had personally invited as an honored guest.
• Qin Fei ordered Qin Muyang to kneel and kowtow to Xia Ping, threatening to expel him from the Qin Family if Xia Ping refused to forgive him.
• Feng Shan revealed that Xia Ping had joined the Giant Corporation, leaving Qin Muyang, Liu Liang, and the other young masters shocked and afraid.
• The three bodyguards in black regretted having underestimated Xia Ping after learning he had joined the Giant Corporation.

The city’s influential figures revealed that Xia Ping had joined Giant Corporation, leaving the young heirs who had insulted him with no choice but to submit. Xia Ping made Qin Muyang, Liu Liang, and the other heirs kneel and apologize at the banquet.

• Nangong Wu, Chu Rong, Jiang Yaru, and Feng Hetang realized Xia Ping’s calmness made sense after Feng Shan revealed he had joined Giant Corporation.
• Qin Muyang knelt and apologized to Xia Ping, who repeatedly made him speak louder and admit that he had been blind to Xia Ping’s greatness.
• Vice Mayor Liu Jianghe ordered Liu Liang to apologize, and Liu Liang dropped to one knee and begged Xia Ping’s forgiveness.
• Feng Shan demanded that the young heirs apologize, and they knelt one by one to ask Xia Ping to forgive them for trying to drive him away.
• Feng Hetang, Nangong Wu, and the Qin Family bodyguards watched in shock as Xia Ping humbled Tianshui City’s great families.

After Qin Muyang resented being forced to kneel and apologize to Xia Ping, Qin Fei explained that the Giant Corporation had once destroyed a powerful family for killing one of its members. Qin Muyang accepted that the Qin Family could not risk opposing Xia Ping, but he remained determined to seek revenge if he ever reached the King Realm.

• Qin Muyang confronted Qin Fei over being forced to kneel and apologize to Xia Ping.
• Qin Fei warned Qin Muyang that the Giant Corporation protected its members and would destroy anyone who attacked them.
• Qin Fei recounted how the Giant Corporation had wiped out the Huang Family after its scion killed one of its geniuses.
• Qin Muyang realized that trying to kill Xia Ping could bring disaster upon the entire Qin Family.
• Qin Fei told Qin Muyang to reach the King Realm before seeking revenge, and Qin Muyang clenched his fists in resentment.

Xia Ping learned that Wang Dachui had completed the ten-episode TV series and authorized him to handle its publicity. As Xia Ping prepared for Giant Corporation’s trial, he discovered at school that news about his novel and its adaptation had spread across the internet.

• Wang Dachui told Xia Ping he had finished filming and editing all ten episodes and asked to promote them.
• Xia Ping let Wang Dachui manage the publicity campaign and focused on cultivating for his upcoming Giant Corporation trial.
• After a night of cultivation, Xia Ping went to school and found classmates whispering about him.
• A classmate told Xia Ping that news about his novel and its TV adaptation was circulating online, and Xia Ping found a prominent headline about himself on Penguin News.

Xia Ping discovered that news outlets had exposed his identity as Teacher Bai Rong, the young author of an erotic novel, and had published details about his school and class. As fabricated rumors about his private life spread online, he suspected that Wang Dachui had leaked his identity to promote an upcoming TV drama.

• Xia Ping saw sensational headlines revealing that he was Teacher Bai Rong and learned that the news named his school and class.
• Readers flooded the novel’s comments with surprise that Xia Ping was an eighteen-year-old high school student and a fighting tournament champion.
• People claiming to know Xia Ping posted fabricated stories accusing him of abusing and deceiving girls.
• Netizens repeated and embellished the accusations, while Xia Ping realized the rumors were impossible to dispel.
• Xia Ping wondered how his identity had leaked and suspected Wang Dachui, whose TV drama was about to air.

Xia Ping learned that Wang Dachui had spread stories about his erotica novel online, then chose to let the publicity continue after it earned him 5,000 Hate Points. As rumors about his supposed relationships with beautiful students and Teacher Qiu Xue swept through his school, Wang Dachui pushed the story into a full-blown internet sensation.

• Xia Ping called Wang Dachui and learned that he had sent stories about Xia Ping to online news outlets without asking first.
• The system awarded Xia Ping 5,000 Hate Points, so he told Wang Dachui to continue the publicity but not go too far.
• Students at Tianshui City No. 95 Middle School spread rumors that Xia Ping had written his novel from personal experience and had gotten together with Teacher Qiu Xue.
• The students angrily discussed Xia Ping’s alleged relationships and considered reporting him, but they were afraid to confront him.
• Wang Dachui leaked more sensational stories the next day, and the affair caused an uproar across the internet.

Wang Dachui's sensational reports claimed Black-Hearted Wolf was financing a TV adaptation and had sexually coerced actress Lin Meikong, igniting online outrage and gossip. At 95th Middle School, students spread rumors that Xia Ping might recruit male students to act for free, and several volunteered to infiltrate his production crew.

• Wang Dachui released sensational stories alleging Black-Hearted Wolf was producing a TV adaptation and had sexually coerced Lin Meikong.
• Netizens reacted to reports of Black-Hearted Wolf's wealth and argued over his rumored motives for financing the series.
• Online commenters condemned Black-Hearted Wolf and urged others to boycott Xia Ping's work.
• Students at 95th Middle School became outraged and jealous over rumors that Xia Ping would work with Lin Meikong.
• A student claimed Xia Ping might recruit male students to act for free, prompting several boys to volunteer to join his crew and report back.

Wang Dachui’s adaptation of Xia Ping’s novel became an overnight hit, earning huge view counts and bringing in millions of Federal Coins. As the series and novel surged in popularity, fans tracked down Xia Ping and Bai Rong, prompting Tianshui City No. 95 Middle School’s leaders to call an urgent meeting.

• Wang Dachui told Xia Ping that the first episode had received over thirty million views in seven hours and earned ten million Federal Coins in advertising.
• Xia Ping saw the series’ rising view count and enthusiastic online comments, then told Wang Dachui to keep filming and make a hundred episodes, with a raise.
• Wang Dachui released the remaining nine episodes over two days, and the ten episodes surpassed a billion views and topped the platform’s trending list.
• The show’s popularity brought new readers to Xia Ping’s novel and led fans to investigate Xia Ping and Bai Rong.
• Fans visited Tianshui City No. 95 Middle School hoping to see Bai Rong, so the school leaders called a meeting.

Tianshui City No. 95 Middle School’s leaders debated whether to expel Xia Ping over rumors about his writing and film company, while fans disrupted the school. The principal revealed Xia Ping had joined Giant Corporation as a reserve member, then removed the director of student affairs from his duties and ended the discussion.

• The director of student affairs urged the principal to expel Xia Ping, accusing him of damaging the school’s reputation and behaving improperly.
• The principal refused, noting that the accusations were rumors and that Xia Ping was the Fighting Tournament champion.
• The director accused Xia Ping of coveting Teacher Qiu Xue, while the principal and teachers reacted to his claims.
• The principal revealed that Xia Ping had joined Giant Corporation as a reserve member, making expelling him too risky.
• The principal temporarily removed the director of student affairs from his duties and told the school leaders to stop discussing Xia Ping’s scandal.

Qiu Xue struggled with the unwanted online attention caused by rumors about her and Xia Ping, and decided to confront him. Xia Ping advanced to the Martial Artist Realm and headed for the outskirts of Tianshui City to test his new strength.

• Qiu Xue complained to her best friend that crowds and online rumors were disrupting her teaching, then decided to talk to Xia Ping the next day.
• Xia Ping cultivated until his true qi reached the peak of the Martial Apprentice Ninth Heaven and sensed that he was close to a breakthrough.
• Xia Ping’s true qi surged through the Baihui point, and he broke through to the Martial Artist Realm.
• Xia Ping gained inner vision, stronger body and true qi, and spiritual awareness extending 250 meters.
• Xia Ping decided to take the day off and went to the outskirts of Tianshui City to test his strength.