Recaps

Chen Lie corrected Shen Miaowei’s stagnant Sea of Consciousness and agreed to give her a Star Soul Tempering Vine. While she waited at his home, she met his sister Chen Xingyao and gave her a crystal bracelet as a gift.

• Shen Miaowei learned that her dead-sea Sea of Consciousness threatened her future as a Divine Sense Master, and Chen Lie offered to help her correct it.
• Chen Lie guided Shen Miaowei’s Mental Power for over half an hour, restoring the flow of her Sea of Consciousness and improving its purity.
• Chen Lie invited Shen Miaowei to his home to collect the Star Soul Tempering Vine, and she helped carry in the Spirit Nourishing Flower and Martial Dao Rare Treasures.
• While Chen Lie went to retrieve the vine, Chen Xingyao arrived and asked why Shen Miaowei was in her house.
• Shen Miaowei explained that she had come to see Chen Lie and gave Chen Xingyao her crystal bracelet as a first-meeting gift.

Chen Lie exchanged the Star Soul Tempering Vine for Shen Miaowei’s rare treasures and prepared to cultivate a Blood-Qi Stage martial arts secret method. After hearing about a mysterious teenager with a Blood Qi Value of two thousand Ka, Chen Lie continued his visualization practice, and his Communicator chimed the next morning.

• Shen Miaowei gave Chen Xingyao an Outer Star Crystal Stone bracelet, and Chen Lie handed Shen Miaowei the Star Soul Tempering Vine before she left.
• Chen Lie told Chen Xingyao that he and Shen Miaowei had traded items, and that her bracelet might be worth at least a million Star Dollars.
• Chen Lie gathered seven Martial Dao Rare Treasures and planned to combine them with resources from the Dongchuan Martial Arts Hall to cultivate a Blood-Qi Stage martial arts secret method.
• At dinner, Chen Xingyao told Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan that the Martial Arts Hall had closed after a teenager registered a Blood Qi Value of two thousand Ka.
• Chen Lie saved his Spirit Nourishing Flower and cultivated the Star Constellation Visualization Method; the next morning, his Communicator chimed.

Chen Lie prepared to practice the Flood Dragon Rebirth Technique, a powerful Blood-Qi Stage secret technique, at Dongchuan Martial Arts Hall. He entered a Beast Blood medicinal bath stocked with rare treasures and was poised to begin cultivating.

• Chen Lie arranged for Dongchuan Martial Arts Hall to prepare a medicinal bath with Tier 2 Exotic Beast essence blood and Beast Cores.
• Chen Gequn told Chen Lie that the family would attend a banquet for Chen Ying, who had become a Martial Artist with a Blood Qi Value above 900 cards.
• Chen Lie told his father that catching up to Chen Ying would be easy, then ate breakfast and took his Martial Dao Rare Treasures to the hall.
• The Xu Family Steward showed Chen Lie the prepared medicinal bath, and Chen Lie added Starwood to it after swallowing six rare treasures.
• Chen Lie entered the bath and chose to attempt the Flood Dragon Rebirth Technique, a closely guarded technique said to let a perfected practitioner fight a flood dragon bare-handed.

Chen Lie cultivated the Flood Dragon Rebirth Technique, stabilizing and refining his blood qi while learning how its mastery could lead to the Blood-Qi Stage’s three Ultimate Realms. After ranking among the Elite Student Top 100 and registering for the campus competition, he returned home and found Lu Qingchan and her father visiting Chen Gequn.

• Chen Lie endured the pain of cultivating the Flood Dragon Rebirth Technique and reached its entry level, while resolving to protect his family and attain the Blood-Qi Stage’s third Ultimate Realm.
• Chen Lie measured his Blood Qi Value at 93.58 Ka and his Strength Value at 497.93 jun, five times his Blood Qi Value.
• Chen Lie received messages confirming he had taken Zhang Hun’s No. 98 place on the Elite Student Top 100 Ranking, earned a first-entry reward, and registered for the December 22 Campus Martial Arts Competition.
• Chen Lie returned home and found Chen Gequn speaking with Lu Qidong, with Lu Qingchan standing behind her father.

Chen Lie’s family discussed Lu Qingchan’s planned return to the Lu Family for martial arts support, while Feng Yuelan tried to match her son with her. At dinner, Lu Qingchan and Chen Xingyao learned that Chen Lie’s Blood Qi Value had reached 40 Ka, leaving them astonished by his rapid progress.

• Feng Yuelan told Chen Lie that Lu Qidong planned to take Lu Qingchan back to the Lu Family so she could receive the resources needed for Genius Training Camp, then suggested Chen Lie pursue her.
• Chen Lie rejected his mother’s matchmaking attempt and said he wanted to focus on martial arts before considering romance.
• Lu Qingchan studied Chen Lie’s changed demeanor and recalled Li Muge’s messages describing him as a powerful, strength-hiding figure.
• Chen Xingyao joined the family dinner and discussed the Elite Students Martial Arts Competition and its prize money with Lu Qingchan.
• Lu Qidong regretted leaving the Lu Family and said his pride had held Lu Qingchan back, while Chen Gequn reassured him that she could catch up.
• Chen Gequn revealed that Chen Lie’s Blood Qi Value had reached 40 Ka, astonishing Lu Qidong, Chen Xingyao, and Lu Qingchan.

Chen Lie rejected Lu Qidong’s attempt to match him with Lu Qingchan, while Chen Xingyao’s bracelet revealed that Chen Lie had traded with a powerful martial arts prodigy from Cloud River Province. After his family learned about the gift, Chen Lie returned to cultivating and considered how far his Mental Power might advance.

• Lu Qidong suggested Chen Lie and Lu Qingchan spend more time together, but Chen Lie said he was unworthy of her and asked Lu Qidong not to play matchmaker.
• Chen Xingyao revealed that Chen Lie had brought a girl home, then noticed her bracelet matched Lu Qingchan’s; Lu Qingchan tested it and recognized it as a valuable crystal from the Outer Stars.
• Chen Xingyao said the girl had given her the bracelet, and Chen Lie explained that he had traded with her; Chen Gequn identified the girl as a powerful young heir to the Lingfeng Group.
• After Lu Qidong left with Lu Qingchan, Chen Lie told Chen Xingyao to keep wearing the bracelet and returned to his room.
• Chen Lie cultivated the Lingguang Divine Refining Chapter through the night as a second star in the Ghost Constellation began to glimmer.

After witnessing a universe-level battle, Chen Lie cultivated the Lingguang Divine Refining Chapter with five jin of Spirit Nourishing Flowers and greatly strengthened his Mental Power. He then went to school to claim his Elite Student Top 100 reward, where Wang Chen told him Instructor Hong Chengshuo wanted to see him.

• Chen Lie received four jin of Spirit Nourishing Flowers from the East River Province Martial Arts Resource Control Bureau, bringing his supply to five jin.
• Chen Lie consumed all five jin while cultivating, lighting the first five constellations of the Seven Mansions of the Southern Sky and the first star of the Wing Constellation.
• Chen Lie found that his Mental Power had become far purer and stronger after the cultivation session.
• Chen Lie went to school and saw a banner congratulating him for making the Elite Student Top 100 Ranking.
• Wang Chen showed Chen Lie the school's displays and told him Instructor Hong Chengshuo had asked to see him.

Chen Lie tested at 93.58 Ka Blood Qi and a Strength Value of 359.46 Jun, impressing Hong Chengshuo and Director Li with his refined Blood Qi and unusual strength. He refused to transfer to Elite Class 1, while Hong Chengshuo sought to double his ranking reward; Director Li compared Chen Lie’s potential to former student Hao Shaoyang.

• Hong Chengshuo tested Chen Lie and found his Blood Qi Value was 93.58 Ka.
• Chen Lie recorded a Strength Value of 359.46 Jun, nearly four times his Blood Qi, and explained that he had focused on refining his Blood Qi and training his body.
• Hong Chengshuo offered Chen Lie a transfer to Elite Class 1, but Chen Lie declined because it provided no additional martial arts resources.
• Hong Chengshuo took Chen Lie to Director Li and asked to double his reward for making the Elite Student Top 100 Ranking.
• Director Li questioned Chen Lie about his rapid progress, then praised his discipline and recounted how Hao Shaoyang had advanced to the Provincial Youth Genius Group and Blue Star University.

Chen Lie received an increased reward for ranking 98th on the Elite Student Top 100 Ranking and used the resources to raise his Blood Qi Value to 121.19 Ka. He realized that mastering the Flood Dragon Rebirth Technique made further growth much more resource-intensive.

• Director Li verified Chen Lie’s test results, tripled his first-time ranking reward, and urged him to raise his Blood Qi for the upcoming training camp.
• Director Li told Hong Chengshuo that Chen Lie might have a chance at the Provincial Youth Genius Group, whose current requirements included over 1,000 Ka Blood Qi and strength at least three times that value.
• Chen Lie collected ten jin of Tier 2 Exotic Beast Meat and a hundred-year-old Blood Ginseng from the Academic Affairs Office after Teacher Wang approved the director’s note.
• Chen Lie ate the meat and ginseng at Dongchuan Martial Arts Hall and absorbed their energy through the Flood Dragon Rebirth Technique.
• Chen Lie measured his Blood Qi at 121.19 Ka and concluded that the technique’s increased resource demands explained his smaller-than-expected gain.

Chen Lie and his family prepared to attend Chen Ying’s martial artist banquet, while Chen Xingyao celebrated her rapid progress in martial arts. The chapter ended with the family arriving at the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel, where Chen Ying’s banquet was being held.

• Chen Lie tested his strength and confirmed it remained five times his blood-essence value, then agreed with his parents to give Chen Ying 100,000 star dollars as a banquet gift.
• Chen Xingyao told Chen Gequn she had mastered the Sky-Piercing Fist and reached a blood-essence value of 0.93 card, and Chen Gequn said he had ordered Sunflare blood-essence solution for her.
• Chen Lie reflected that his sister had advanced sooner than she had in his previous life, when their family’s lack of resources had held back her development.
• Chen Lie’s family left for Chen Ying’s banquet and stopped at his uncle’s courtyard, where Chen Ye said his unstable blood essence had recovered after receiving Bloodmist Flowers and supplements.
• Chang Guirong explained that Chen Ying and her parents had gone to visit military leaders and the Dongchuan Lu family, so both families traveled together to the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel.
• Chen Lie arrived at the hotel with his family and saw a sign congratulating Chen Ying on becoming a martial artist.

Chen Lie and his family attended Chen Ying’s Martial Artist Banquet, where they reunited with relatives and met Jiang Qiongqiong, who had recently joined the Elite Class. As Chen Ying’s biographical video played, the family waited for her to arrive and greet them.

• Yang Huiqin welcomed Chen Lie’s family to the banquet and explained that she was receiving guests while Chen Chaoqun and Xiaoying visited military leaders.
• Chen Lie’s family met Chen Ruoqun, Jiang Wentao, and Jiang Qiongqiong, who had passed the Elite Student assessment and joined the Elite Class.
• Chen Ruoqun introduced Jiang Qiongqiong to Chen Lie, Chen Ye, and Chen Xingyao, and encouraged Qiongqiong to ask Chen Ye for martial arts advice.
• The families sat together as Chen Ying’s biographical video traced her progress from martial arts student to Ranked Martial Artist.
• Yang Huiqin told the relatives that Chen Ying would arrive soon and come over to greet them.

At Chen Ying’s Martial Artist Banquet, Chief Lu arrived with his granddaughter Lu Qingchan and her friend Li Muge, and learned that a young martial arts genius had surpassed 2,600 Ka in Blood Qi Value. Chen Ying reaffirmed that she wanted to join the military, then went to greet her relatives, while Jiang Qiongqiong hoped to ask her for guidance.

• Chen Chaoqun welcomed Chief Lu, commander-in-chief of the Dongchuan Military Region, and arranged a quiet place for him and his granddaughter, Lu Qingchan.
• Chief Lu criticized Lu Qingchan’s absent father for leaving her outside the family and delaying her martial arts training, then promised to celebrate grandly when she became a ranked Martial Artist.
• Lu Qingchan asked about her cousins’ Blood Qi Values, and Li Muge said she had seen a peer exceed 2,600 Ka at the Dongchuan Martial Arts Hall.
• Chief Lu explained that the youth’s rumbling blood qi and oppressive presence indicated the Blood-Qi Ultimate Realm, a level distinct from Blood Qi Value and associated with strong prospects of becoming a Grandmaster.
• Chief Lu asked Chen Ying why she had applied to Dongchuan Military Academy instead of Blue Star University, and she said she wanted to join the military.
• Chen Ying went to greet her relatives, and Jiang Qiongqiong eagerly planned to ask her cousin for martial arts guidance.

At Chen Ying’s Martial Artist Banquet, she agreed to guide her younger cousins in martial arts and noticed Chen Lie’s striking change. Chen Lie reunited with Lu Qingchan and learned that she was curious about his constitution, while the banquet began with the emcee welcoming the guests and honoring Elder Lu Cangshan.

• Chen Ying greeted her relatives, noticed Chen Lie’s changed bearing, and agreed to give guidance to Chen Ye, Jiang Qiongqiong, Chen Lie, and Chen Xingyao that afternoon.
• Chen Xingyao and Chen Lie found Lu Qingchan and Li Muge, who discussed Lu Qingchan’s family and Chen Lie’s growing reputation among martial arts figures.
• Lu Qingchan congratulated Chen Lie and asked whether his Pseudo-Nutrient Saturation Constitution was real; he confirmed that it was.
• Li Muge teased Lu Qingchan about being a good match for Chen Lie, and Lu Qingchan told her that Chen Lie’s Blood Qi Value was lower than hers.
• Chen Lie and Chen Xingyao returned to their family’s table as the emcee began the banquet and introduced Elder Lu Cangshan.

At Chen Ying’s banquet, Lu Qingchan delivered Lu Cangshan’s gift: an appointment making Chen Ying a junior officer. After the guests left, Chen Lie confronted Chen Chaoqun for disrespecting Chen Gequn, then joined Chen Ying’s martial arts guidance session, which began with her teaching Jiang Qiongqiong the basics of Wind Force Fist.

• Lu Qingchan gave Chen Ying an oil-paper-wrapped letter from Lu Cangshan, and Chen Ying’s parents discovered it was a junior officer appointment.
• Chen Lie ate from the banquet’s innermost food ring, while the family warned younger guests to choose dishes suited to their Blood Qi Values.
• As Lu Cangshan and the other guests departed, Chen Lie accused Chen Chaoqun of looking down on Chen Gequn and treating him disrespectfully.
• Chen Chaoqun admitted he was wrong, apologized to Chen Gequn, and accepted the gift money for Chen Ying.
• Chen Ying invited the younger relatives to martial arts practice, and Chen Lie reluctantly joined after his family urged him to go.
• Jiang Qiongqiong demonstrated Wind Force Fist, and Chen Ying began teaching her ten basic moves to improve her technique.

Chen Ying coached Jiang Qiongqiong, Chen Xingyao, and Chen Ye before discovering that Chen Lie’s martial arts and blood qi were far beyond what she expected. The chapter left Chen Ying acknowledging that Chen Lie needed little guidance, while his relatives questioned why she had spent so little time helping him.

• Chen Ying taught Jiang Qiongqiong ten basic boxing moves and corrected Chen Xingyao’s Void-Breaking Fist until she performed it flawlessly.
• Chen Ye told Chen Ying his blood qi had become unstable after he used the Blood Mist Flower, and she taught him a circulation method to help delay the damage.
• Chen Ying examined Chen Lie’s pulse and found his blood qi unusually robust, orderly, and refined after he demonstrated his Army-Breaking Fist.
• A young woman visiting Chen Ying identified Chen Lie as an extraordinary martial arts genius with a ferocious aura, though Chen Ying rejected her suggestion that he had mastered an A-Rank Martial Art.
• Feng Yuelan and Chang Guirong questioned why Chen Ying had spent so little time advising Chen Lie, and Chen Ying explained that his martial arts and blood qi were already in excellent condition.

Chen Lie’s family discussed his hidden martial arts strength and his relationship with Chen Ying, while Chen Lie agreed to attend his sister’s school event and cultivated through the night. At school, he met Wang Peixian, who revealed that the Blue Star Divine Sense Master Association had come because of Chen Lie’s exceptional Sea of Consciousness score and warned that forces from the Outer Stars might target him.

• Chen Ying told Chen Chaoqun that Chen Lie had hidden his strength and was at least as strong as Chen Ye, then criticized her father for looking down on their relatives.
• Chen Lie’s family returned home, where Chen Xingyao invited him to attend an event at her school; Chen Lie agreed and then cultivated through the night.
• Hong Chengshuo took Chen Lie to the principal, who explained that influential visitors from other provinces, including government representatives, wanted to meet him.
• Wang Peixian introduced himself as head of the First Team at the Blue Star Divine Sense Master Association headquarters and confirmed Chen Lie’s examination score of 2,765,000.
• Wang Peixian explained that Chen Lie ranked ninth on Blue Star’s Apprentice Divine Sense Master Sea of Consciousness Ranking and warned that forces from the Outer Stars might try to kill him before he grew stronger.

Wang Peixian warned Chen Lie that Dark Moon targeted Blue Star’s gifted Divine Sense Masters and urged him to conceal his talent, then offered him a place in Blue Star University’s Mental Power Department. Chen Lie refused to focus solely on mental power, collected resources, and learned from the news that a Grandmaster-level Exotic Beast had appeared in the Kunlun Ruins.

• Wang Peixian told Chen Lie about Dark Moon’s assassinations, warned him to hide his exceptional Divine Sense talent, and explained the gag order protecting his identity.
• Wang Peixian invited Chen Lie to join the Blue Star Divine Sense Master Association and study mental power at Blue Star University, but Chen Lie refused because he wanted to develop martial arts and mental power together.
• Wang Peixian gave Chen Lie five jin of Spirit Nourishing Flower and said he would speak with Chen Lie’s parents later that day.
• Chen Lie returned to Elite Class 5, agreed to take a direct spot in the upcoming Campus Martial Arts Competition, and collected his monthly training resources.
• Chen Lie consumed the Tier 2 Exotic Beast Meat and Energy Potions, but his Blood Qi increased by less than ten calories.
• Chen Lie watched the news and heard that Huang Huaixin and three military Grandmasters had killed a Grandmaster-level Exotic Beast in the Kunlun Ruins.

Chen Lie’s family learned that he had become an Apprentice Divine Sense Master, and Wang Peixian warned them that revealing his mental-power talent could make him a target for assassins. Chen Lie refused the association’s offer of special admission to Blue Star University, while Chen Xingyao quietly wondered whether his new abilities explained his rapid martial arts progress.

• Chen Lie watched a report about the growing threat of Exotic Beasts in the Kunlun Ruins, and Chen Xingyao told him their family was far from the northwest.
• Wang Peixian visited Chen Lie’s parents and revealed that Chen Lie had passed the Apprentice Divine Sense Master assessment and received an association invitation.
• Wang Peixian offered Chen Lie resources and direct admission to Blue Star University, but Chen Lie refused because he wanted to prioritize martial arts cultivation.
• Wang Peixian warned the family that an organization backed by the Outer Stars targeted gifted people, especially those talented in mental power, and urged them to keep Chen Lie’s ability secret.
• Chen Lie explained that an Outer Stars figure had given him a mental-power cultivation method, and Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan agreed not to discuss his Divine Sense Master status.
• At dinner, Chen Xingyao realized her brother was a Divine Sense Master and wondered if that explained his sudden improvement in martial arts.

Chen Lie completed the seven mansions of the Southern Sky in his Consciousness Sea World and learned that his next goal was to form the first Star God. He then visited Yang Shen’s shop, inscribed dozens of Martial Arts Crystal Cards, and left with 1.53 million Star Dollars to buy martial cultivation resources.

• Chen Xingyao found extra Nutrient Solution and a blood-qi supplement, and Chen Lie explained that they were his Elite Student resource allowance.
• Chen Lie used five pounds of Spirit Nourishing Flowers to light all fifty-nine stars across the seven mansions of the Southern Sky, completing his Consciousness Sea World.
• Chen Lie realized he needed more resources to cultivate the Star Gods and decided to focus on martial cultivation before visiting the Martial Artist Market.
• Yang Shen told Chen Lie that officials had warned his daughter Xixi to keep secret what happened at the Dongchuan Martial Arts Hall.
• Chen Lie inscribed eight sets of Army-Breaking Fist cards and twenty sets of Void-Breaking Fist cards, earning 1.53 million Star Dollars from Yang Shen.
• Chen Lie left Yang Shen’s shop and headed to the Martial Arts Student Department Store to buy martial cultivation resources.

Chen Lie bought costly Blood Qi resources, tested his improved strength, and reaffirmed his goal of winning the School Martial Competition to secure better resources. At the Martial Arts Hall, Chen Xingyao learned Li Xianyu had paid Chen Lie to teach her Cloud Smoke Steps, while Chen Lie received Wei’s message confirming the Blue Star Divine Sense Master Association had ordered his identity kept secret.

• Chen Lie bought a ninety-year-old Blood Bodhi and ten portions of Blood Qi Powder, then used them with other resources to raise his Blood Qi Value to 143.01 and test his Strength at 727.12 jun.
• Chen Lie decided to pursue first place in the School Martial Competition and later advance through the Genius Training Camp toward the provincial martial arts title.
• Chen Lie met Chen Xingyao and her classmates at the Martial Arts Hall, where Li Xianyu praised him as a powerful Elite Student.
• Chen Xingyao questioned Li Xianyu about her relationship with Chen Lie, and Li Xianyu explained that Chen Lie had taught her Cloud Smoke Steps for 100,000 Star Dollars.
• Wei thanked Chen Lie for his help and told him the Blue Star Divine Sense Master Association had ordered Wei and Shen Feixue to keep Chen Lie’s identity secret.

Chen Lie advanced directly through Elite Class 5’s competition, then stunned his classmates by testing at 142.31 ka in the school-wide Martial Arts Grand Competition. The tournament began with Chen Lie assigned to the First Competition Zone, while the opening match started between Meng Xiangyang and Ning Shanshan.

• Chen Lie received the class competition’s top-ten reward after Director Zheng approved his direct advancement, then consumed the exotic beast meat and energy potions at home.
• Chen Lie told Chen Xingyao that his blood qi was in the triple digits, and she confirmed he ranked ninety-eighth on the elite student top 100 list.
• Chen Lie attended the school-wide competition and tested at 142.31 ka, surprising the staff, Hong Chengshuo, and the students of Elite Class 5.
• The school divided competitors into two zones based on an eighty-ka threshold, and Chen Lie was assigned to the First Competition Zone.
• The school announced the competition’s start, and Meng Xiangyang and Ning Shanshan took the arena for the opening match.

Chen Lie advanced through the martial competition with a one-punch victory and a forfeit, then faced Liu Hengyu in the challenge stage. He defeated Liu Hengyu and defended his place among the top twenty.

• Meng Xiangyang defeated Ning Shanshan with Mountain Collapse Peak Break Fist.
• Chen Lie knocked Wu Anzhao out with one punch, stunning the school leaders and students.
• Lu Qingchan defeated Sun Chang with a gentle palm strike, and Yang Xixi forfeited her match against Chen Lie.
• After the Revival Match, Liu Hengyu chose Chen Lie as his challenge-stage opponent, hoping to claim his top-twenty place.
• Chen Lie blocked Liu Hengyu's Flying Sky Kick with a punch, then kicked him off the platform.

Chen Lie and Yang Xixi won their challenge matches and returned to the competition’s top twenty. Chen Lie then defeated Jiao Guangming to advance to the top ten, while Lu Qingchan and Zhou Tianhong also advanced after their opponents forfeited.

• Chen Lie defeated Liu Hengyu in two moves, prompting spectators to predict he could rank among the Elite Student Top 100’s top ten.
• Yang Xixi defeated Wang Qiankun and returned to the competition’s top twenty, then told Chen Lie she hoped to reach the top ten.
• Lu Qingchan realized Chen Lie was the Divine Sense Master she had added on Green Bubble after repeatedly rejecting his earlier requests for her contact.
• Lu Qingchan advanced to the top ten when Gao Zhiyuan forfeited, and Chen Lie advanced by defeating Jiao Guangming despite reporting a Blood Qi Value of only 142.31 ka.
• Li Muge forfeited against Zhou Tianhong, allowing him to advance to the top ten.

Chen Lie advanced through the Top Ten Competition by defeating Du Nuanxue and knocking out Lu Qingchan in one strike. He reached the finals against Zhou Tianhong, while Lu Qingchan woke in his arms and angrily confronted him.

• Chen Lie defeated Du Nuanxue by restraining her in close combat and advanced to the next round.
• Zhou Tianhong and Lu Qingchan defeated Dong Qingfeng and Li Pinliang, while Chen Lie received a bye to the final three.
• Chen Lie faced Lu Qingchan and knocked her out with a palm strike before she could react.
• Chen Lie caught Lu Qingchan as she fell, then carried her off the arena after his victory was announced.
• Lu Qingchan woke in Chen Lie's arms, shoved him away, and reacted in disbelief when he told her he had knocked her out.

Chen Lie defeated Zhou Tianhong with his mastery of Phantom Steps and won first place in the Campus Martial Arts Competition. After the school began investigating his short student record, Chen Lie declined to offer remarks in a televised interview.

• After knocking out Lu Qingchan, Chen Lie entered the final against Zhou Tianhong, and both stated their Blood Qi Values.
• Zhou Tianhong attacked with powerful C-Rank Martial Arts, but Chen Lie deflected his strikes and held his ground.
• Zhou Tianhong used Roaming Dragon Eight-Ridge Fist, and Chen Lie countered with Transcendent-level Phantom Steps and afterimages.
• Chen Lie appeared behind Zhou Tianhong and knocked him unconscious, earning first place as the arena erupted in applause.
• The principal and Director of Education reviewed Chen Lie's brief student file and realized he had spent nearly three years in an Ordinary Class before joining an Elite Class.
• Chen Lie declined to give a speech or appear on television when a reporter interviewed him at the podium.