Recaps

Chen Lie accompanied his family to meet Wei Hongye and help Wei Ranran secure a vouch for the Provincial Youth Genius Group assessment. At dinner, Wei Ranran learned that Chen Lie was a Grandmaster Seed with a Blood Qi Value over 2,000 Ka.

• Wei Hongye invited Feng Yuelan and Chen Xingyao to his office and asked Chen Lie to vouch for Wei Ranran, then arranged a celebratory meal.
• Wei Ranran underestimated Chen Lie after hearing he had joined the Provincial Youth Genius Group only a month earlier, and took Chen Xingyao and Chen Lie to the military training ground.
• At the training ground, Chen Lie ran into Xu Congjin and Lu Qingying, who threatened to settle their rivalry now that they were outside the Genius Training Camp.
• Wei Hongye brought Chen Lie's family to the Military Banquet Hotel, where Hu Weixia and Zhou Yunshu joined them for lunch.
• Zhou Yunshu revealed that Chen Lie had been named a Grandmaster Seed, and Chen Lie confirmed his Blood Qi Value was over 2,000 Ka, shocking Wei Ranran.

Chen Lie helped Wei Ranran secure the three Genius Group guarantors required for her application to join the Provincial Youth Genius Group. The administrator verified their identities and was surprised that all three guarantors were Grandmaster Seeds.

• Wei Hongye explained that East River Province had a fixed limit of thirty Genius Group members and urged Wei Ranran to raise her Blood Qi Value and pass the assessment soon.
• After the meal, Wei Hongye took Chen Lie and Wei Ranran to the Martial Artist Association to arrange the guarantee, but the first two candidates were unavailable.
• Chen Lie contacted Luo Zhixun, who came to help and then summoned Tang Jiu'er when Mo Sheng failed to arrive.
• Chen Lie, Luo Zhixun, and Tang Jiu'er signed the guarantee forms and handed over their Identity Badges for verification.
• The administrator confirmed that Wei Ranran’s application would pass review and revealed that all three guarantors were Grandmaster Seeds.

Chen Lie helped Wei Ranran secure a place in the Provincial Youth Genius Group, bringing the Wei and Chen families closer. When Chen Ye’s mother demanded an introduction to the expert she believed had transformed Chen Lie, Chen Lie refused and criticized Chen Ye’s training.

• Chen Lie’s three Grandmaster Seed friends guaranteed Wei Ranran’s application, and the Martial Artist Association approved it for review.
• Wei Hongye drove Chen Lie home, explained his close bond with Chen Lie’s parents, and encouraged Wei Ranran to spend time with Chen Lie.
• The next morning, the Wei family visited with gifts, while Wei Hongye suggested the families meet more often.
• Chang Guirong brought Chen Ye to the Chen home and claimed an expert had healed Chen Lie and rapidly raised his martial arts results.
• Wei Ranran challenged Chang Guirong’s account, arguing that martial arts had no shortcuts and Chen Lie’s rise could not have happened as described.
• Chen Lie refused to reveal any expert and told Chang Guirong that Chen Ye’s average talent and corner-cutting would make him difficult to help.

Chen Lie set a challenge for Chen Ye and his mother, who hoped to gain access to the expert they believed had guided him. After cultivating and reviewing his goal of reaching the legendary fifteenfold Strength Value, Chen Lie went to the Provincial Youth Genius Group’s monthly competition, where instructor Gu Tian announced two new members.

• Chen Lie challenged Chen Ye to reach two hundred cards of Blood Qi Value within half a month while maintaining a threefold Strength Value, and Chang Guirong accepted.
• Chen Ye privately worried that his Blood Qi Value was declining, but Chang Guirong urged him to train so they could demand Chen Lie honor his promise.
• Wei Hongye’s family arranged for Wei Ranran to attend the Provincial Youth Genius Group’s evaluation and asked Feng Yuelan to have Chen Lie look out for her.
• Chen Lie cultivated with a Martial Dao Rare Treasure and resolved to protect his Strength Value as he pursued the legendary fifteenfold level.
• Chen Lie read that the group’s monthly sparring competition would choose its April martial leader, then traveled to the training ground.
• Instructor Gu Tian announced that two new members were joining the Provincial Youth Genius Group.

Gu Tian announced the rules and rewards for East River Province’s All-Member Martial Competition, and Chen Lie concealed his true Blood Qi Value during testing. The competition began the next morning with the venue packed, leaving Chen Lie poised to compete for first place.

• Gu Tian announced that the competition would determine East River Province’s contenders for the Three-Province Martial Tournament and offer doubled points and special resource searches to the top three.
• Luo Zhixun revealed that she had reached the sixth stage of body cultivation and was nearing the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm, while Chen Lie secretly adjusted his reading to 2374.66 during testing.
• Wei Ranran and Lu Qingying reacted to Chen Lie’s unexpectedly high Blood Qi Value, and Gu Tian announced the competition would start the next morning.
• Tang Jiu'er challenged Chen Lie to prove himself in the competition, while Luo Zhixun asked to discuss martial arts with him after their meal.
• Chen Lie told Wei Ranran he intended to aim for first place, then arrived at the crowded competition venue on April 1.

Chen Lie attended the public competition for the East River Province Youth Genius Group and learned that companies were seeking members as product endorsers. After the Longyue Group rejected him because it wanted the Provincial Martial Leader, Jiang Minghua approached him about a possible endorsement.

• Martial Arts High School instructors told Elite Students about the competition and promised that Chen Lie's instructors would give pointers to two students afterward.
• Li Shumin introduced the Genius Group members at the public competition, and Chen Lie went with a Martial Artist Association official to the Council Hall.
• Gu Tian explained the endorsement opportunities and led the members to company booths offering fees from tens of millions to hundreds of millions of Star Dollars.
• Chen Lie asked about Longyue Group's 200-million-Star-Dollar offer and met its branch president, Yang Ningbing, who said headquarters required the endorser to be the Provincial Martial Leader.
• Chen Lie left the Longyue Group booth, and Jiang Minghua, owner of Changsheng Pharmaceutical Company, approached him and offered his business card.

Chen Lie negotiated an endorsement contract with Jiang Minghua, then attended the East River Province Genius Group’s All-Member Martial Competition. As the early matches revealed both unexpected victories and East River’s weakness against rival provinces, the competition continued with Lu Qingying defeating Wei Ranran.

• Chen Lie learned Jiang Minghua was his uncle by marriage and agreed to endorse Changsheng Pharmaceutical Company for 120 million Star Dollars upfront, with bonuses tied to winning martial titles; they signed the contract.
• Chen Lie gave Jiang Minghua his phone number and went to the Waiting Room as the province-wide broadcast opened the competition.
• Qi Yunxiao defeated Zhao Jingchen, knocking her off the Duel Platform after a fast exchange of attacks.
• Ning Xingchen defeated Grandmaster Seed Cui Jinyang by enduring his counterattack and landing his A-Rank Blood Light Shadow Sweep.
• Feng Shuangshuang defended Chen Lie when Wu Qianqian questioned whether he might be an overrated Grandmaster Seed, while Luo Chengfeng worried East River might fail to place in the top five at the Three-Province Martial Tournament.
• Lu Qingying forced Wei Ranran off the platform and won the third match.

The provincial martial competition advanced from the First Competition Zone finals into the Top Ten and Top Five competitions, where Chen Lie demonstrated overwhelming strength. Chen Lie defeated Tang Jiu'er to secure a place in the top five, but she protested that he had not released her after she surrendered.

• Ning Xingchen won the First Competition Zone final against Qi Yunxiao and advanced to the Top Ten Competition.
• Jiang Minghua promised Chen Lie an additional eighty million Star Dollars if he made the top three, while Wang Dongting’s sponsor confirmed his 250 million Star Dollar payment.
• Tang Jiu'er defeated Hou Qinglin in one swift attack, then Chen Lie knocked Ning Xingchen off the platform with a single punch.
• After the Revival Match, the top ten competitors were confirmed and the Top Five Competition began.
• Chen Lie overpowered Tang Jiu'er, dislocated her right arm with a grappling technique, and won after she surrendered; Tang Jiu'er then complained that he had not let go.

Chen Lie advanced to the top five and faced Xu Yuanhao in the opening match of the Top Three Tournament. Their first clash shattered the Duel Platform, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Chen Lie defeated Tang Jiu'er by dislocating her arm, while Wang Dongting, Luo Zhixun, and Xu Yuanhao won their matches to advance to the top five.
• Song Yixuan deliberately lost to Luo Zhixun, and Xu Yuanhao defeated Liu Wan in a friendly spar.
• Jiang Mingyue beat Guan Qi, then defeated Tang Jiu'er in the Revival Match by exploiting her injured arm.
• The top five were announced as Wang Dongting, Luo Zhixun, Xu Yuanhao, Chen Lie, and Jiang Mingyue, with Chen Lie matched against Xu Yuanhao in the Top Three Tournament.
• Chen Lie and Xu Yuanhao exchanged powerful attacks, and their clash split the Duel Platform with dozens of enormous cracks.

Chen Lie defeated Luo Zhixun to reach the final of the Provincial Youth Genius Group Martial Competition, where he faced reigning Provincial Martial Leader Wang Dongting. The chapter ended as both finalists agreed to compete cautiously, with the title still undecided.

• Chen Lie defeated Xu Yuanhao by effortlessly stopping his S-Rank attack, while Luo Zhixun beat Jiang Mingyue and Xu Yuanhao won their revival match.
• Wang Dongting defeated Xu Yuanhao with a single palm, advancing to the Top Three Tournament.
• Chen Lie defeated Luo Zhixun after enduring her full Prajna Palm, and Luo Zhixun surrendered.
• Luo Zhixun defeated Xu Yuanhao, confirming Wang Dongting, Chen Lie, and Luo Zhixun as the top three.
• Li Shumin introduced the final between Chen Lie and Wang Dongting and asked them to hold back; both agreed.

Chen Lie defeated Wang Dongting to become East River Province's new Provincial Martial Leader, then received his medal and turned down business representatives seeking endorsements. The chapter ended with Yang Ningbing offering him a deal from Longyue Group despite his saying he had already signed with another company.

• Chen Lie revealed that he had reached the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm and used his Flood Dragon martial art to defeat Wang Dongting, winning the Provincial Martial Leader title.
• Jiang Minghua celebrated Changsheng Pharmaceutical's chance to promote its brand through Chen Lie, while Yang Ningbing regretted Longyue Group's earlier rejection of him.
• Chen Lie accepted congratulations, told young viewers that persistence mattered, and received the Martial Leader Medal from Governor Luo Chengfeng.
• Chen Lie declined Li Shumin's interview invitation and turned down the business representatives who approached him about endorsements.
• Yang Ningbing apologized for Longyue Group's earlier decision and offered Chen Lie three hundred million Star Dollars for an endorsement, but he said he had already signed with another company.

After becoming East River Province’s Martial Leader, Chen Lie arranged a potential bonus for his endorsement deal and learned he would represent the province at a gathering with West River and Yunchuan in three days. He agreed to give guidance to two talented students from his former high school.

• Yang Ningbing rejected the idea of using her connections to reconcile with Chen Lie and planned to pursue Yunchuan’s Martial Leader for an endorsement instead.
• Jiang Minghua offered to pay Chen Lie 250 million Star Dollars, but Chen Lie proposed an additional 200 million if he won the Three Rivers Martial Tournament; Jiang agreed to the verbal terms.
• Zhao Jinglan congratulated Chen Lie and invited him to visit Sunlight Group, then an association employee summoned him to meet Xu Tianchuan and Gu Tian.
• Chen Lie told Gu Tian he had reached the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm a week earlier, had a Strength Value of about 4.5 times, and suspected his Outer Star martial art was SS-rank.
• Xu Tianchuan told Chen Lie he would represent East River Province at a friendly exchange with West River and Yunchuan in three days, and urged him to use his competition reward to prepare.
• Ren Hongguang asked Chen Lie to guide two talented students from Provincial Key High School, and Chen Lie agreed.

After becoming Provincial Martial Leader, Chen Lie chose Zhu Yining and Wang Tianci for martial arts guidance, helping Zhu Yining begin tempering her Blood Qi while Luo Zhixun taught Wang Tianci Army-Breaking Fist. He later encountered Zhu Yining again at a Flying Bus stop and rode beside her toward the bank.

• Ren Hongguang recommended Zhu Yining, a poor but hardworking student, and Chen Lie selected her alongside Hong Chengshuo's recommendation, Wang Tianci.
• Chen Lie spoke with Feng Shuangshuang and Qin Siyu, then returned to the Genius Group, where Tang Jiu'er and Luo Zhixun reacted to his strength.
• Chen Lie taught Zhu Yining a method for tempering her Blood Qi, while Luo Zhixun guided Wang Tianci in Army-Breaking Fist.
• Luo Zhixun told Chen Lie that the top three competitors could use a special resource-search opportunity and that he had earned two million points.
• Chen Lie went to catch a Flying Bus to open a Star Dollar account, accepted a spare mask from Zhu Yining, and found her sitting beside him on the bus.

Chen Lie opened a Star Dollar account, received a two-hundred-million-Star-Dollar endorsement fee, and gave Zhu Yining one million to support her martial arts training. After returning home as East River Province’s new Martial Leader, he surprised his family with the news and declared that he would aim to win the Three-Provinces Martial Tournament.

• Chen Lie accompanied Zhu Yining to a Blue Star Bank branch, opened an account, and received two hundred million Star Dollars from Jiang Minghua.
• Chen Lie recognized Zhu Yining as the An Ning who had helped him and Chen Xingyao in his previous life, then gave her one million Star Dollars as an investment in her potential.
• Wang Mei told Feng Yuelan that Chen Lie had won the Provincial Youth Genius Group competition and become East River Province’s Martial Leader, prompting Feng Yuelan to rush home.
• Chen Xingyao and Feng Yuelan congratulated Chen Lie at home, and he revealed his confidence that he would win the Three-Provinces Martial Tournament.
• Chen Gequn returned home, confirmed Chen Lie’s victory, and heard his son say that becoming Martial Leader was only the beginning; the family planned to celebrate at the Starlight Hotel.

Chen Lie settled into his new role as East River Province’s Martial Leader, accepted the captaincy of its Genius Group, and prepared for the Three-Province Martial Tournament. News of the three provincial Martial Leaders—Gu Yang, Chen Lie, and Ji Lingxuan—sparked fierce debate online as the group prepared to travel to Cloud River.

• Chen Lie told his parents he had earned two hundred million Star Dollars from an endorsement, and they agreed to use the money for the family.
• Chen Lie asked to delay a celebratory banquet until after the Three-Province Martial Tournament, when he hoped to place in the top three.
• Gu Tian appointed Chen Lie captain of East River Province’s Genius Group and said the three provincial groups would gather in Cloud River before the tournament.
• Chen Lie requested Dragon Gold Crystal for his future Tendon Refining cultivation and paid 570,000 points for the Martial Artist Association to search for it.
• Wang Dongting told Chen Lie that he was no weaker, but Chen Lie answered that martial arts were part of a fighter’s strength.
• East River Province’s official media announced Chen Lie’s captaincy and named him alongside Gu Yang and Ji Lingxuan as one of Chuanzhong’s three martial arts giants, prompting provincial arguments online.

Chen Ye lashed out at Chen Lie online, then admitted he was struggling to meet Chen Lie’s blood-qi training condition. Meanwhile, Chen Lie received an airship, advised Chen Xingyao to conceal her abilities, and used his resources to strengthen his blood qi as he pursued the Third Stage Blood-Qi Extreme Realm.

• Chen Ye criticized Chen Lie on East River Province’s official media page, but angry readers identified him and drove him to delete his posts and account.
• Chen Ye told Chang Guirong that his blood qi had barely improved because raising it caused his Strength Value to fall, and she suspected Chen Lie knew about the problem when he set his condition.
• Chen Xingyao told Chen Lie that their parents had bought him an airship and that the Blue Star Divine Sense Master Association wanted her to travel to Shangjing; Chen Lie warned her to hide her cultivation methods and strength.
• Chen Lie collected four eight-hundred-year-old spirit herbs and used four search opportunities to order two more that improved blood-qi purity and two that improved blood-qi strength.
• Chen Lie ate two herbs at the training center and measured a Blood Qi Value of 1,084.39 cards, then left the Cultivation Room without testing his Strength Value because he had previously broken a detector.

Chen Lie trained, helped Song Yixuan understand the Starry Sky Body Refining Technique, and shared a Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine Meal with her. The next morning, he led the East River Province Genius Group to Yunchuan for the Three Provinces Gathering, where they were greeted by a local reception officer.

• Chen Lie tested his strength at 11,194.27 jun, and Song Yixuan praised his progress before asking him to explain the Starry Sky Body Refining Technique.
• Chen Lie explained the technique to Song Yixuan, then accepted her offer of a Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine Meal and ate most of it.
• Chen Lie read Gu Tian's message about the Three Provinces Gathering and agreed to meet the group at the Martial Artist Association plaza the next morning.
• At the plaza, Chen Lie noticed Luo Zhixun had entered the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm, and Luo Zhixun revealed that Chen Lie was a Divine Sense Master.
• Jiang Xiaodong briefed the Genius Group on the gathering and warned them to prepare for negotiations, possible tests, and media coverage.
• Chen Lie led the East River Province Genius Group off their airship in Yunchuan, where a reception officer welcomed them.

At the Three Provinces Gathering, Chen Lie publicly guaranteed he would place in the top three, then fought Inspector Bao Yongchai alongside Gu Yang. The tournament was set for the twentieth of the month, and Chen Lie accepted Ji Lingxuan’s Resource Gold Booklet in exchange for advice after the competition; the provincial teams then gathered for sparring.

• Chen Lie told a Yunchuan TV reporter he was confident he would place in the top three of the Three-Province Martial Tournament, and Tang Jiu'er warned him about making the boast publicly.
• Inspector Bao Yongchai tested Ji Lingxuan, Gu Yang, and Chen Lie, then judged Chen Lie to have strong combat experience but less strength because he had only recently entered the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm.
• Chen Lie sensed Gu Yang probing him with Divine Sense during the test, then joined Ji Lingxuan and Gu Yang to set the tournament date for the twentieth of the month and agree on brackets for competitors of different strengths.
• Chen Lie was astonished by the tournament’s first-place prize and agreed to identify Ji Lingxuan’s Tendon Refining weaknesses after the tournament in exchange for a Resource Gold Booklet.
• Chen Lie went to the second floor, where members of the three provincial Genius Groups were sparring on the Duel Platform.

Gu Yang discovered that Ji Lingxuan could repel his Divine Sense, while Chen Lie briefed the East River Provincial Genius Group about the upcoming tournament. Zhang Nannan challenged Wei Ranran over their old rivalry, and the chapter ended as the two faced off on the Duel Platform.

• Gu Yang probed Ji Lingxuan with his Divine Sense, but she repelled it and warned him to challenge her openly if he wanted to test her strength.
• Zhang Wujiang proposed provoking East River and West River, and Zhang Nannan offered her dispute with Wei Ranran as a pretext.
• Chen Lie told the East River Provincial Genius Group that the Three-Province Martial Tournament would be held on the twentieth and explained its rewards.
• Wei Ranran told Chen Lie that she had lost to Yunchuan and West River fighters, and Chen Lie encouraged her to keep improving.
• Zhang Nannan taunted Wei Ranran and challenged her to spar, so Wei Ranran stepped onto the Duel Platform as Chen Lie promised to intervene if Zhang Nannan tried to hurt her.

Wei Ranran turned the tables on Zhang Nannan after Chen Lie took control of her movements, but a Yunchuan fighter interrupted the match. Chen Lie then sent Song Yixuan to challenge Zhou Jinlun, who she defeated with a single strike, leaving both provincial groups stunned by her hidden strength.

• Zhang Nannan defeated Wei Ranran and mocked her until Chen Lie mentally controlled Wei Ranran, enabling her to dislocate Zhang Nannan's arm and leg.
• A Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group member knocked Wei Ranran off the platform and challenged East River, prompting Chen Lie to confront him.
• Chen Lie asked Song Yixuan to represent East River against Zhou Jinlun and promised to share insights into Organ Refining if she won decisively.
• Song Yixuan dodged Zhou Jinlun's attacks and knocked him unconscious with a single finger strike.
• Chen Lie invited Song Yixuan to fight again, but she claimed she had given everything and withdrew as both groups wondered why she had hidden her strength.

Chen Lie and East River’s fighters faced challenges from Yunchuan and West River at the Three-Province Gathering, while Chen Lie’s mental-power secret remained known only to Wei Ranran. After the matches ended, reporters and inspector Bao Yongchai gathered for the tournament’s pre-event broadcast.

• Zhang Wujiang challenged East River’s fighters, and Tang Jiu'er drew with Yunchuan’s Chen Jiaqi in a fierce match.
• Shen Miaowei declined to fight Chen Lie, saying she had sparred with him and was no match for him, so Yunchuan’s challengers dispersed.
• Chen Lie told Wei Ranran to keep his mind-control technique secret, then declined Shen Miaowei’s invitation to visit the Yunchuan Shen Family.
• Song Yixuan asked Chen Lie to help her with Organ Refining after the gathering, and Chen Lie agreed.
• Yunchuan lost three matches to West River before Gu Yang defeated Zhang Wujiang and salvaged West River’s standing.
• Reporters and camera operators assembled around the Duel Platform as inspector Bao Yongchai appeared and reporter Li Shumin began the broadcast.

Bao Yongchai assessed the three provincial Martial Leaders, and the leaders scheduled the Three-Province Martial Tournament for ten days later. Chen Lie exchanged contact information with Ji Lingxuan and later found Cui Jinyang surrounded by Yunchuan students after he pressed Shen Miaowei to meet with him.

• Bao Yongchai praised Ji Lingxuan and Gu Yang while describing Chen Lie’s combat skill and fighting spirit, and the three Martial Leaders posed for a group photo.
• The provincial reporters announced that the Three-Province Martial Tournament would be held on the twentieth, and Chen Lie added Ji Lingxuan as a friend.
• Ji Lingxuan thanked Chen Lie for the Blood Qi Circulation Method, while Wei Ranran joined Chen Lie and accompanied him to lunch.
• Luo Zhixun and Tang Jiu’er praised Chen Lie’s role in East River’s matches, while Lu Qingyun complained about him from a distance.
• Cui Jinyang repeatedly asked Shen Miaowei to discuss Mental Power cultivation, but she rejected him, prompting Yunchuan students to confront Cui and challenge him to fight.

At the Three-Province Gathering, Chen Lie intervened when Cui Jinyang provoked the Yunchuan group, then slapped him after Cui insulted him. The gathering ended with the tournament set for May 20, and hostile media reports about Chen Lie began circulating before the East River group returned home.

• Yunchuan members challenged Cui Jinyang over his behavior toward Shen Miaowei, and Chen Lie arrived with East River members to defuse the dispute.
• After Chen Lie helped Cui leave, Cui insulted him, so Chen Lie slapped him and warned him to watch his words.
• The gathering ended, and the reception steward announced that the Three-Province Martial Tournament would begin in ten days.
• Media outlets reported on the gathering, with some accusing Chen Lie of rigging his victory and using the video of his slap as evidence.
• Jiang Xiaodong dismissed the East River group after they returned, and Chen Lie declined Wei Ranran's offer of a ride home.

Chen Lie collected the martial resources he had earned and used them to complete Tendon Refining, then measured his improved strength and assessed his chances in the upcoming Three-Province Martial Tournament. He told Xu Tianchuan and Gu Tian that two thousand-year-old spirit medicines would let him reach the top three, leaving them doubtful about his confidence.

• Wei Ranran boarded her family's airship with Wei Hongye, who learned that Chen Lie had defended her during a sparring match.
• Liu Wanwan and Tang Jiu'er told Chen Lie that media reports blamed Cui Jinyang's public defiance for damaging East River Province's reputation, and the Martial Artist Association investigated Cui.
• Gu Tian stripped Cui Jinyang of his Grandmaster Seed status, suspended his monthly basic points for two months, and ordered him to apologize to Chen Lie.
• Chen Lie collected the Dragon Gold Crystal and four spirit medicines, completed Tendon Refining with the Flood Dragon Rebirth Technique, and recorded a Blood Qi Value of 1273.95 cards and a Strength Value of 13,338.45 jun.
• Chen Lie told Xu Tianchuan and Gu Tian that two thousand-year-old spirit medicines would secure him a top-three finish, despite their warning that Cloud River Province had three competitors above three thousand cards of Blood Qi.

Chen Lie used two Mental Power Treasures to advance to First-Rank Divine Sense Master and form the First Star God, Jing Wood Tapir, while preparing for the Three-Province Martial Tournament. He then met Song Yixuan, who asked him to help complete Kidney Refining, and told her he would only help after the tournament if she intended to contend for first place.

• Chen Lie agreed to place in the top three at the Three-Province Martial Tournament after Xu Tianchuan warned that the Martial Artist Association would confiscate his reward if he failed.
• A senior officer from the Guannei Province Divine Sense Master Association delivered two Mental Power Treasures to Chen Lie, and Chen Lie met his sister Chen Xingyao and her classmate Zhu Yining.
• Chen Lie used the treasures to form Jing Wood Tapir, advanced to First-Rank Divine Sense Master, and resolved to use his new Mental Power as support rather than rely on it entirely in the tournament.
• Chen Lie bought training resources, raised his Blood Qi Value to 1,400 Ka, and found that his Strength Value had slipped slightly to a little over 10.4 times his baseline.
• Song Yixuan reminded Chen Lie that she had followed his instructions at the Three Provinces Gathering and asked him to help complete Kidney Refining; Chen Lie said he would help after the tournament if she planned to contend for first place.