Chapter Summaries

Yu Lei, Liu Xin, and Du Qionghua began their new jobs at Imperial Martial University, while Chen Yan and Yu Qingmeng joined the Grandmaster Class. At the class’s arena, Chen Yan met Grandmaster Wang Anguo and sensed that the white-haired elder with him possessed a pressure comparable to the Beast Emperor’s phantom.

• Yu Lei became a teaching assistant, Liu Xin became an administrator of the martial arts rooms, and Du Qionghua took charge of Chen Yan and Yu Qingmeng’s daily needs.
• Du Qionghua told students who had gathered around the children that Chen Yan and Yu Qingmeng had joined the Grandmaster Class.
• Mei Qiaoer led Chen Yan, Yu Qingmeng, and Du Qionghua to the class’s dedicated Martial Arts Arena, where older students were waiting.
• Wang Anguo arrived with a white-haired elder and told Du Qionghua that Chen Kefa was close to becoming a grandmaster after his success in Black Wind Valley.
• Wang Anguo introduced the elder to Chen Yan, whose instinct warned him not to probe the man with Spirit Control.
• The elder looked at Chen Yan, who struggled under pressure like the force he had felt from the Beast Emperor’s phantom on Thunder Roar Mountain.

Xu Guangzong tested the children with psychic pressure and recognized Yu Qingmeng’s extraordinary psychic talent, giving her a psychic sword before disappearing. Wang Anguo began teaching the class how to turn True Qi into Gang Qi and gave Yu Qingmeng a different task: learning to put away her sword.

• Xu Guangzong’s psychic pressure overwhelmed many of the children, but Yu Qingmeng instinctively resisted it with the golden glow in her eyes.
• Xu Guangzong asked Yu Qingmeng what she saw, and she described countless swords pointing at everyone.
• Xu Guangzong laughed with delight and gave Yu Qingmeng a tiny psychic sword before vanishing.
• Wang Anguo comforted Yu Qingmeng and promised Chen Yan a gift after class, while Chen Yan secretly sensed Xu Guangzong still watching them.
• Wang Anguo taught the students how to turn True Qi into Gang Qi and told them to practice condensing it.
• Wang Anguo told Yu Qingmeng to practice putting away Xu Guangzong’s sword instead of joining the others’ cultivation.

Chen Yan helped Yu Qingmeng claim Xu Guangzong’s telekinetic sword, earning an Invisible Needle as cashback before she vanished with the grandmaster. He then practiced in the Martial Arts Arena and stunned the other students when his energy repelled an older boy’s grab.

• Chen Yan told Yu Qingmeng to claim the little sword by treating it like she was writing her name on it.
• Yu Qingmeng spoke to the sword, completed a spiritual imprint, and made it fly into the space between her brows.
• Chen Yan received the telekinetic weapon Invisible Needle as a reward, and Yu Qingmeng vanished as Xu Guangzong took her away.
• Chen Yan noticed other talented children, including Li Mu and Jiang Xixi, then began practicing the Mountain-Suppressing Yellow Fist.
• An older boy confronted Chen Yan for making noise, but Chen Yan’s energy repelled his hand and left him staggering.

Chen Yan impressed Wang Anguo with his cultivation and received the Grandmaster’s unlimited-resource permission card after calling him his grandmaster. Wang Anguo explained the threats facing humanity and revealed that Yu Qingmeng had been taken by Xu Guangzong for an exceptional opportunity, while Grandmasters could live up to two hundred years.

• Nearly half the children in the Grandmaster Class formed faint True Qi barriers, while Chen Yan spent the morning practicing punches.
• Wang Anguo praised Chen Yan’s talent and privately warned him that humanity faced ferocious beasts, other races, and Evil Gods.
• Chen Yan called Wang Anguo his grandmaster, and Wang Anguo gave him a university permission card with unlimited credits for cultivation resources.
• Chen Yan asked about Yu Qingmeng, and Wang Anguo said Xu Guangzong had taken her for an extraordinary opportunity.
• Wang Anguo explained that Xu Guangzong had awakened the Spirit Eye Physique and pioneered the Psychic Master cultivation system.
• Wang Anguo told Chen Yan that reaching the Grandmaster realm could extend a martial artist’s lifespan to two hundred years.

After learning about the possibility of Evil God Cultists, Chen Yan focused on using his new access to Imperial Martial University’s resources and making plans to strengthen his mother. He got permission to skip cultural classes as long as he ranked in the weekly exam’s top five, then headed for the public Martial Arts Arena.

• Chen Yan wondered whether Miao Ye’s attack and the Devour Authority were connected to a hidden group of Evil God Cultists, but resolved to focus on reaching the Grandmaster realm.
• Chen Yan and Du Qionghua toured the Grandmaster Class facilities, and Chen Yan used Wang Anguo’s Black Gold Card to order expensive Tier 6 ferocious beast food.
• Chen Yan encouraged Du Qionghua to try a Crimson Blood Fruit and privately planned to strengthen her with Life Law energy and find her a Youth-Preserving Pill.
• Chen Yan asked Mei Qiaoer to approve his absences from cultural classes, explaining that he had already studied the material; she agreed on the condition that he place in the weekly exam’s top five.
• After Du Qionghua went shopping with Liu Xin, Chen Yan decided to visit Imperial Martial University’s public Martial Arts Arena.

Chen Yan trained in Imperial Martial University's Martial Arts Arena, using the energy from a meal to temper the bones in his skull. He accidentally cracked a vibranium punching post with one punch and asked Yuan Bin how much it would cost to replace.

• Chen Yan arrived at the Martial Arts Arena, where Yuan Bin showed him around its training facilities.
• Chen Yan practiced punches and directed the energy from his meal toward tempering his skull to complete the first layer of the Hundred Bones Body Forging Technique.
• Students gathered as Chen Yan's punches bent the No. 7 Vibranium Pile, and they realized he was wielding the concept of the Army-Breaking Seven Kills saber technique with his fists.
• Chen Yan unleashed a final punch that cracked the vibranium post and left the watching students stunned.
• Yuan Bin hurried over, and Chen Yan sheepishly asked how much it would cost to replace the post.

Chen Yan damaged a Vibranium Stake while training, revealed his Black Gold Card, and continued practicing to advance his skills. He returned to the dormitory area, where Du Qionghua confronted him for skipping culture class, but his explanation eased her anger and she took him home.

• Chen Yan offered to pay for the cracked Vibranium Stake with his Black Gold Card, but Yuan Bin explained that the military-grade alloy would repair itself.
• Chen Yan resumed training, learned that his current fist techniques were no longer effective for tempering his bones, and brought two skills close to completion.
• Chen Yan left the arena and found Du Qionghua waiting outside the dormitory building after Teacher Mei told her he had skipped culture class.
• Chen Yan claimed he had already learned the class material and was following Grandmaster Wang's advice to train, and Du Qionghua accepted his explanation enough to take him home.

Yu Qingmeng showed her parents the sword she had learned to control after meeting an old man, while Chen Yan’s clone completed bone tempering and advanced his fist technique to Selflessness. After accidentally wrecking the Scroll World with a single punch, Chen Yan restored the mountain using the Myriad Phenomena Painting Brush.

• Yu Qingmeng demonstrated how she controlled the silver-white sword for Liu Xin and Yu Lei, then admitted that an old man had taught her and given her snacks.
• Chen Yan’s clone practiced fist techniques in the Scroll World until he completed the first layer of the Hundred Bones Body Forging Technique and tempered his skull.
• Chen Yan’s clone advanced No Moves to Selflessness (Beginner) and discovered that a gentle punch could punch a vast hole through a distant mountain.
• Chen Yan’s clone realized his fist had also damaged the sky and panicked over his painting.
• Chen Yan used the Myriad Phenomena Painting Brush to restore the ruined mountain and surrounding landscape.

After the Radiant Sun returned to the Scroll World, Chen Yan tested the Invisible Needle and considered the next stage of his cultivation. He resolved to help humanity once he became invincible.

• The Radiant Sun appeared in the Scroll World, nourishing Chen Yan and making its plants and trees flourish.
• Chen Yan tested the Invisible Needle and watched it pierce and destroy a massive boulder from a thousand meters away.
• Chen Yan considered the Muscle Forging Realm and worried that the Hundred Bones Body Forging Technique followed a different path from mainstream martial arts.
• Chen Yan decided to ask Wang Anguo about his cultivation path when he saw him the next day.
• Chen Yan reflected on humanity's sacrifices and resolved to help people once he became invincible.

Chen Yan attended his first practical combat class at Imperial Martial Academy, where he watched Li Mu fail to break through Hou Ze's defense. Instructor Mei Qiaoer announced a group competition whose winners would earn a chance to study the Diagram of Ten Thousand Source Laws, the treasure that had helped Zhao Wuji comprehend a technique beyond True Technique Rank.

• Du Qionghua escorted Chen Yan to campus and warned him not to respond to strangers because she feared he might be kidnapped.
• Chen Yan watched Li Mu attack Hou Ze relentlessly, but Hou Ze blocked every strike without injury until Instructor Mei Qiaoer separated them.
• Chen Yan learned that Li Mu had challenged Hou Ze after failing all night to grasp True Qi to Gang and being mocked for it.
• Mei Qiaoer announced a team-based ring competition, promising the winning group medicinal ointment and a chance to study the Diagram of Ten Thousand Source Laws.
• Mei Qiaoer explained that Zhao Wuji, the Martial Saint of humanity, had once comprehended a technique beyond True Technique Rank from the Diagram of Ten Thousand Source Laws.

The Grandmaster Class learned that the Diagram of Ten Thousand Source Laws was linked to Martial Saint Zhao Wuji, then split into groups for practical battles to earn a chance to study it. Bai Lingshuang’s group began its match with a decisive victory, while Chen Yan was assigned to fight last.

• Instructor Mei Qiaoer divided the students into two groups, naming Li Mu and Hou Ze as leaders and placing Chen Yan in Hou Ze’s group.
• Bai Lingshuang proposed that her group fight in order of cultivation and told Chen Yan to go last, doubting his age and experience.
• Ji Junyu attacked Bai Lingshuang, but she froze him with her Mystic Ice Jade Body and knocked him off the arena with a precise strike.
• Bai Lingshuang’s one-move victory lifted her group’s morale, and Chen Yan acknowledged her skill.

Bai Lingshuang won three matches before Zhou Lie exhausted her with his fire-based saber techniques and defeated her. As the groups’ numbers dwindled, Li Mu suddenly entered the ring and unleashed the full heat of his Nine Yang Fire Body, challenging Hou Ze.

• Bai Lingshuang defeated two more Group Two students with her Ice Ring Domain, but her repeated use of extreme cold left her pale and exhausted.
• Zhou Lie used a crimson saber and his fire-based Prairie Fire technique to counter Bai Lingshuang’s ice, defeat her, and then beat two more Group One students.
• Hou Ze prepared to face Group Two’s strongest fighters as Zhou Lie left the ring and the teams’ remaining numbers stood at seven in Group One and six in Group Two.
• Li Mu questioned Teacher Mei’s team arrangements while the groups exchanged fighters, and the next match ended with both contestants leaving the ring from exhaustion.
• Li Mu crashed into the ring, activated his Nine Yang Fire Body, and challenged Hou Ze as his scorching domain filled the Martial Arts Arena.

Li Mu defeated Hou Ze in a fierce arena fight, overcoming his damage-absorbing Spirit Fat and Dragon Cicada Art with the Nine Yang Fire Body. Group One was left discouraged and under pressure to continue competing.

• Li Mu attacked Hou Ze with a relentless barrage of blazing punches, forcing him to rely on his defensive Spirit Fat.
• Chen Yan learned that Hou Ze could redirect damage and use his Spirit Fat as stored energy, and watched Hou Ze grow thinner as he fought.
• Hou Ze burned through his reserves, advanced against Li Mu, and was ultimately struck in the chest and defeated.
• Mei Qiaoer caught the injured Hou Ze as Group Two cheered Li Mu's victory and Group One despaired.
• Students from Group Two taunted Group One and demanded that another fighter enter the arena.

Li Mu defeated Group One’s challengers and broke through to True Gang during his fight with Sun Yi, leaving Chen Yan as the team’s last member. When Li Mu attacked Chen Yan, Chen Yan dodged the punch and slapped him across the face.

• Shi Han and Zhao Xun challenged Li Mu in succession, but he defeated both with ease.
• Jiang Xixi gave Li Mu a difficult fight, but he traded injuries with her and won his third match.
• Sun Yi held out against the exhausted Li Mu, who broke through to True Gang and defeated him with his newly strengthened defense.
• Li Mu taunted Chen Yan, the last member of Group One, and charged at him with a scorching punch.
• Chen Yan evaded Li Mu’s punch and appeared beside him, leaving a loud slap and five marks on Li Mu’s face.

Chen Yan defeated Li Mu with a slap and a precise uppercut, leaving the audience stunned by his martial skill and strength. Mei Qiaoer treated Li Mu and discovered that Chen Yan’s punch had left an overpowering trace of fist intent in his consciousness.

• Chen Yan slapped Li Mu across the face, enraging him and drawing shocked reactions from the students.
• Li Mu attacked Chen Yan at close range, but Chen Yan caught his wrist and countered with a seamless upward punch aimed at his throat.
• Chen Yan’s punch shattered Li Mu’s crimson True Gang and sent him flying unconscious.
• Mei Qiaoer caught Li Mu, gave him healing medicine, and found that his injuries were not serious.
• Mei Qiaoer discovered a faint but overbearing trace of fist intent in the depths of Li Mu’s consciousness.

After Chen Yan decisively defeated Li Mu, Li Mu accepted the loss and strengthened his martial will. Chen Yan went on to defeat the remaining second-group fighters, and the chapter ended with a student asking Mei Qiaoer about Chen Yan’s constitution.

• Mei Qiaoer used the Mystic Meditation Method to wake Li Mu after Chen Yan knocked him unconscious.
• Li Mu admitted defeat and showed a newfound calm after realizing how wide the gap in strength was.
• Chen Yan received a Dao Heart Pill for helping Li Mu’s martial will grow, then accepted Li Mu’s acknowledgment.
• Chen Yan defeated Fang Ping with a single finger flick, and the final second-group member surrendered.
• The first group celebrated as Chen Yan was lifted into the air, while a student asked Mei Qiaoer what constitution he had.

After Chen Yan defeated Li Mu, the Grandmaster Class learned that Chen Yan’s physique trait was Rapid Speed and debated whether he or Bai Lingshuang was stronger. At lunch, Chen Yan and Hou Ze bonded over their enormous appetites until the dining hall manager begged them to stop eating.

• Hou Ze asked Mei Qiaoer about Chen Yan’s physique, and she revealed that his trait was Rapid Speed.
• The students debated whether Chen Yan or Bai Lingshuang was the strongest, while Jiang Xixi wondered how Chen Yan’s speed had exceeded what she could follow.
• The Grandmaster Class students began approaching Chen Yan after his performance, and Mei Qiaoer gave Group One its promised medicinal ointments.
• Chen Yan and Hou Ze ate together in the private dining hall, ordering huge quantities of high-energy food and admiring each other’s appetite.
• The dining hall manager rushed over and pleaded with Chen Yan and Hou Ze to stop eating.

Chen Yan reunited with Yu Qingmeng, who eagerly clung to him and showed off her new sword-flying skill. The Grandmaster Class Group One then studied the Diagram of Ten Thousand Source Laws, and Bai Lingshuang emerged with a True Technique Rank sword art.

• Chen Yan saw Hou Ze restore his body by replenishing the Spirit Fat used by his Dragon Cicada Art.
• Yu Qingmeng jumped onto Chen Yan, told him she had learned a secret technique that let her fly a sword, and playfully ate a pastry crumb from his mouth.
• The next day, Mei Qiaoer led Group One to study the Diagram of Ten Thousand Source Laws as their reward for winning the practical combat class.
• Bai Lingshuang viewed a profound sword technique in the diagram and understood a True Technique Rank sword art.

Bai Lingshuang and the other students tested their ability to comprehend the Diagram of Ten Thousand Source Laws, which Mei Qiaoer explained also tested their martial will and inner demons. Hou Ze succeeded after resisting a mountain of tempting food, and Chen Yan was left to take his turn.

• Bai Lingshuang described seeing a woman in white demonstrate a sword technique in a snowy expanse, though hours passed for her while only minutes passed outside.
• Shi Han endured a battlefield illusion filled with attacking monsters and managed to comprehend a fist technique.
• Mei Qiaoer explained that the diagram shaped trials from each person's inner thoughts and tested both comprehension and martial will.
• The remaining students tried the diagram, with one failing and two others comprehending martial arts suited to them.
• Hou Ze resisted an illusion of a mountain of food and succeeded in comprehending a martial art.
• Mei Qiaoer called Chen Yan forward as the last student to try.

Chen Yan overcame the Diagram of Ten Thousand Source Laws’ heart-demon test with the help of the Dao Heart Pill and comprehended the Five Viscera Nourishment method and Five Aggregates Fist. He awakened the Fire Law Stele’s power in his heart, then emerged from the test and declared his technique was beyond true techniques.

• Chen Yan faced heart demons drawn from his past life, including family pressure and the Spirit Race invasion, but used the Dao Heart Pill to steady his resolve and shatter the illusions.
• A soul-image identical to Chen Yan passed on memories of the Five Viscera Nourishment method and the Five Aggregates Fist.
• Chen Yan sensed that the Five Aggregates Fist complemented the Hundred Bones Body Forging Technique.
• The Fire Law Stele drew fire-element qi into Chen Yan’s heart, strengthening it and giving him a surge of power.
• Chen Yan returned to the quiet room, saw the students staring at him, and said, “Beyond true techniques!”