Chapter Summaries

Candidates faced second-tier goblins in the martial exam, while Lin Yu encouraged Zhang Ming to recognize the potential of his Shadow Control ability. The exam reached Banyan City No. 1 High School, and its students prepared to take the stage.

• The first-round candidates fought goblins, and most ended their assessments early after shattering their barrier cards.
• Zhang Ming asked Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui whether they could defeat a goblin and complained that his A-rank Shadow Control seemed weak.
• Lin Yu explained ways Zhang Ming could use shadows to restrain or attack enemies, leaving Zhang Ming excited to study his ability.
• The examiner called Banyan City No. 1 High School to prepare, and the old principal rallied its students before their martial exam.

Zhu Fugui entered the martial arts exam arena and killed a goblin with his Taotie transformation and abilities, impressing the observers. He returned to Lin Yu as Yu Sisi and Zhang Ming also completed their assessments.

• Jun Tianyu and Chen Jun discussed the students from Banyan City No. 1 High School and Lin Yu’s potential.
• Zhu Fugui eagerly entered the arena after receiving his barrier card.
• Zhu Fugui transformed into Taotie, knocked the goblin back, blocked its club with Water Shield, and restrained it with Water Binding.
• Zhu Fugui used Devour Heaven and Earth to kill the goblin in 1 minute 09 seconds and received a score of 145.
• Zhu Fugui rejoined Lin Yu and praised Yu Sisi and Zhang Ming after they each killed a goblin in just over two minutes.

Zhu Fugui, Zhang Ming, and Yu Sisi impressed the school with their victories over second-rank goblins, encouraging the other students before Lin Yu’s assessment. As Lin Yu headed to the arena amid loud cheers and attention from students at other schools, he sensed hostile looks and wondered if troublemakers were nearby.

• Zhang Ming used shadow control to kill a goblin, and Yu Sisi defeated another with a single kick in her Moon Rabbit form.
• The old principal praised the three students and used their performance to inspire the rest of the candidates.
• Many students fought harder, though the principal accepted that not everyone could defeat a goblin within the assessment.
• The principal and Xue Tianhua discussed Lin Yu as the school’s trump card for the upcoming Eight-District Martial Tournament.
• Lin Yu was called to the arena, and students from his school cheered as students from other schools debated his strength and admired his looks.
• Lin Yu sensed envious, resentful gazes and spread his Observation Haki, wondering if there were troublemakers nearby.

Lin Yu entered the martial examination arena and chose to face a goblin that began advancing instead of leaving. After the goblin reached the third tier and charged him, Lin Yu released a powerful aura, and the chapter ended before their fight was shown.

• Martial University instructors admired Lin Yu's composure and discussed trying to recruit him from First Martial University.
• Lin Yu received a barrier card and entered the central arena for his examination.
• The goblin began advancing, prompting the chief examiner to offer Lin Yu a replacement opponent.
• Lin Yu insisted on staying in the arena and waited for the goblin to finish advancing.
• Lin Yu saw that the goblin had reached the third tier, then released a powerful aura as it charged him.

Lin Yu revealed overwhelming strength during his assessment, killing a goblin with one attack that shattered the arena’s barrier and nearly broke through the chief examiner’s defenses. The venue erupted in disbelief as the assessment ended with Lin Yu’s power drawing stunned reactions from students and instructors.

• Chen Jun and Jun Tianyu watched Lin Yu’s aura surge, and Chen Jun struggled to believe a high school student could possess such strength.
• Lin Yu used Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack to destroy the goblin and shatter the fifth-rank barrier.
• The chief examiner blocked the attack with Earth Triple Shield, though the fist phantom nearly broke through all three walls.
• The assessment announcer declared that Lin Yu had slain the goblin in twenty seconds, leaving the students and instructors stunned.
• Chen Jun slapped his thigh, confirmed that he was not hallucinating, and questioned how a student could launch such a powerful attack.

After Lin Yu’s overwhelming performance, the martial exam concluded and the students began leaving the arena. As Lin Yu agreed to a class gathering, Jun Tianyu and another powerful old man approached with several instructors.

• Chen Jun realized Jun Tianyu had known about Lin Yu’s strength and vowed to compete for him, while Jun Tianyu remained confident in his offer.
• Lin Yu returned to Banyan City No. 1 High School, where the principal praised him and his classmates celebrated his performance.
• Lin Yizhong restored order among the students, and the chief examiner announced that the martial exam had ended.
• Zhu Fugui and Zhang Ming proposed a gathering, and Lin Yu agreed before Zhang Ming went to speak with Yu Sisi.
• Lin Yu sensed Jun Tianyu, another powerful old man, and several instructors approaching the school group.

Jun Tianyu invited Lin Yu to visit First Martial University and experience the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm, hoping to secure his enrollment. Chen Jun then tried to recruit Lin Yu for Demon Capital Martial University, offering to match any resources First Martial University could provide.

• Jun Tianyu and Chen Jun followed Jun Tianyu toward Banyan City No. 1 High School as instructors from other universities worried about competing with them for Lin Yu.
• Principal Murong brought Lin Yu to Jun Tianyu, who congratulated him on his martial arts exam performance and invited him to visit First Martial University and the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm.
• Lin Yu accepted Jun Tianyu's invitation and exchanged contact information with him.
• Chen Jun introduced himself as the principal of Demon Capital Martial University and invited Lin Yu to enroll there.
• Lin Yu apologized and said he had already agreed to enroll at First Martial University, but Chen Jun insisted he could match its offers and provide any resources Lin Yu wanted.

Jun Tianyu secured Lin Yu’s commitment to First Martial University by promising him unrestricted access to the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm, defeating Chen Jun’s recruitment offer. After the two principals left, mentors from other universities swarmed Lin Yu with offers.

• Chen Jun tried to recruit Lin Yu by offering him anytime access to Demon Capital Martial University’s Spirit Gathering Array.
• Jun Tianyu revealed he had promised Lin Yu unrestricted access to the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm, and Lin Yu confirmed it.
• Chen Jun conceded that he could not match the offer but told Lin Yu he could still join Demon Capital Martial University if First Martial University broke its promise.
• Lin Yu stopped Jun Tianyu and Chen Jun from escalating their argument, and Chen Jun departed after reaffirming his offer.
• Jun Tianyu left to visit Lin Yu’s teacher, then mentors from other martial universities rushed to recruit Lin Yu.
• Lin Yu called for the mentors’ attention, and they stopped to listen.

Lin Yu declined competing Martial University mentors after his overwhelming examination performance became the talk of the examinees. Meanwhile, a disguised mentor named Thousand Faces contacted Ghost Shadow and revealed that he had found the dual-talent SSS-rank awakened one sought by the Vice Cult Leader.

• Lin Yu thanked the Martial University mentors but reaffirmed his promise to Principal Jun and left to rejoin his classmates.
• Zhu Fugui congratulated Lin Yu as students from other venues gathered to learn about his examination performance.
• A student described how Lin Yu waited for a magic beast to advance, killed it with one strike, and shattered the arena barrier, spreading his fame among the examinees.
• After leaving the arena, Thousand Faces called Ghost Shadow using a disguised voice and reported finding the person sought by the Vice Cult Leader.
• Ghost Shadow realized Thousand Faces meant the dual-talent SSS-rank awakened one.

Ghost Shadow received Thousand Faces’ video of Lin Yu’s martial exam and hurried to the Eternal Night Temple to report the SSS-grade awakened student to the Deputy Church Leader. He reached the Church’s secret-realm headquarters and learned that the Deputy Church Leader was praying in the central hall.

• Thousand Faces told Ghost Shadow that he had recorded Lin Yu’s martial exam and sent the video through an encrypted channel.
• Ghost Shadow watched Lin Yu shatter a barrier and nearly break a sixth-rank Guardian’s shield, then copied the video and left for the Deputy Church Leader.
• Ghost Shadow left Banyan City by transforming into a black crow and entering a hidden opening in a primeval forest.
• An Exalted Envoy admitted Ghost Shadow into the Eternal Night Temple, where a Temple Guard directed him to the central hall.

Ghost Shadow reported footage of an SSS-rank awakened one to the Divine Church’s Vice Leader, who ordered Thousand Faces to approach the target and told Ghost Shadow to gather information on the Eight-District Martial Tournament. At God-Burying Peak, a cloaked figure entered the secret realm despite the eight Emperor-rank experts guarding it.

• Ghost Shadow waited for the Vice Leader to finish praying, then showed him footage of the SSS-rank awakened one’s martial arts examination.
• The Vice Leader revealed that the Right Protector had died after the Federation captured him in Banyan City, and he ordered Thousand Faces to try recruiting the awakened one.
• The Vice Leader told Ghost Shadow to gather information about the Eight-District Martial Tournament and promised him a place in the Divine Church.
• After Ghost Shadow left, the Vice Leader muttered that he wanted to sacrifice the awakened one and the Federation’s young geniuses to the Goddess.
• A black-cloaked figure emerged from a spatial rift inside God-Burying Peak’s secret realm and mocked the eight Emperor-rank guards.

Aen Wilson, the Eternal Night Church’s Pope, visited the Beast King and revealed that humanity’s first SSS-grade talent had awakened. He proposed using the Federation’s Eight-District Martial Tournament to kill young human geniuses, and the Beast King showed interest in cooperating.

• Aen Wilson approached the Beast King’s cave and revealed himself after the Beast King threatened him for hiding his face.
• Aen told the Beast King that an SSS-grade talent had appeared among humanity, provoking its surprise and questions.
• Aen explained the Federation’s Eight-District Martial Tournament and proposed destroying its new generation of geniuses, especially the SSS-grade awakened one.
• Aen said the church had infiltrated one district and would place high-ranking personnel among the examinees while the Beast King’s beasts distracted Federation experts.
• The Beast King warned Aen against manipulating it but asked to hear more, then fell silent before responding.

Aen Wilson secured the Beast King's agreement to help the Eternal Night Church infiltrate the Freedom Federation, while Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui talked about their dreams after a class reunion. The chapter left Lin Yu determined to protect his loved ones and longing to return to his old home and see the director again.

• Aen Wilson agreed to let the Beast King's subordinates infiltrate the Federation alongside the Eternal Night Church, and the Beast King warned him not to betray their agreement.
• After their class reunion in Banyan City, Zhu Fugui asked Lin Yu about his dreams as they walked home drunk.
• Lin Yu remembered promising the director that he would grow up to become someone like him.
• Zhu Fugui told Lin Yu that his dream was to cultivate hard enough to keep up with him and never be seen as a useless brother.
• Lin Yu reassured Zhu Fugui that they would both reach the peak and privately wished to protect his loved ones and return to the director's courtyard.

Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui prepared to travel to Longhua No. 1 Martial University after Jun Tianyu invited them to train in the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm. They arrived in Upper Capital and reached the university, where Zhu Fugui was awed by its imposing entrance.

• Lin Yu told both families that he planned to take Zhu Fugui to Longhua No. 1 Martial University, and Jun Tianyu approved the early visit by phone.
• Jun Tianyu arranged flights and drove to pick up Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui the next morning after they said goodbye to their parents.
• Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui flew to Upper Capital with Jun Tianyu, learning that the plane's barrier could withstand seventh-rank attacks.
• Jun Tianyu's driver picked them up at the airport and drove them through prosperous Upper Capital toward the university.
• Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui arrived at Longhua No. 1 Martial University's grand entrance, and Zhu Fugui exclaimed in awe.

Jun Tianyu took Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui through First Martial University's imposing entrance and gave them a tour of the vast campus before promising to show them the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm. Students watching the principal with Lin Yu recognized the famous SSS-grade talent and wondered if he had come to enroll.

• Lin Yu admired First Martial University's entrance and its Qilin sculpture as Jun Tianyu led him and Zhu Fugui inside.
• Jun Tianyu explained that the university occupied about one-tenth of Banyan City and gave Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui a tour.
• Students at a teahouse noticed Jun Tianyu chatting warmly with the two newcomers and wondered who they were.
• Lu Yao, Zhuge Zhen, and Wu Xinggang recognized Lin Yu from his unusual eyes and online fame as Banyan City No. 1 High School's dual-talent SSS-grade genius.
• Ji Mingming asked whether Lin Yu had come to enroll, and Lu Yao pointed out that students like them chose First Martial University for its reputation.

Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui were admitted to the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm after Jun Tianyu arranged an early opening. They entered, with Zhu Fugui warned to remain near the outskirts while Lin Yu could explore deeper.

• Zhuge Zhen, Ji Mingming, Lu Yao, and Wu Xinggang watched Lin Yu from a loft and realized he had noticed them.
• Lin Yu sensed Wu Xinggang's fighting spirit, acknowledged the group as strong, and continued with Zhu Fugui and Jun Tianyu.
• Jun Tianyu treated Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui to lunch and gave them pills for their stay in the secret realm.
• Jun Tianyu brought them to the guarded entrance, where Lin Yu used his appraisal technique and discovered that Old Chen was an Emperor-realm expert.
• Old Chen opened a rift into the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm and warned Zhu Fugui to stay near the outskirts; Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui entered.

Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui entered the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm to cultivate, and Lin Yu rapidly gained five levels before the realm expelled him. He reunited with Zhu Fugui outside, where Jun Tianyu and Old Chen waited.

• Jun Tianyu arranged for Old Chen to guard the secret realm while Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui spent two days inside.
• Lin Yu flew to the realm’s center and cultivated in its dense spiritual energy while Zhu Fugui transformed into Taotie and cultivated nearby.
• Lin Yu gained five levels, reaching level 45, and increased his Sage Body development progress by one point.
• The secret realm’s spiritual mist surged and forcibly pushed Lin Yu out; he activated his intangibility and reappeared beside Zhu Fugui, Jun Tianyu, and Old Chen.
• Lin Yu told Zhu Fugui that his intangibility came from his eyes, while Jun Tianyu and Old Chen chose not to question him.

After leaving the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm, Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui returned to Banyan City and prepared to check their martial exam results. Lin Yu discovered limits to his long-distance teleportation techniques, then headed to school with Zhu Fugui as the results were about to be released.

• Jun Tianyu explained that the secret realm expelled people when its two-day opening ended, and Zhu Fugui revealed he had risen six levels to level 19 while Lin Yu had gained five.
• Lin Yu recalled that 9527 had hinted Zhu Fugui's talent might be more than S-rank, but the system could not investigate it until it upgraded.
• Jun Tianyu arranged flights for Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui, staying behind to oversee the tournament roster and follow up on the Spark Plan.
• Lin Yu tested Flying Thunder God and Kamui over the long distance to Banyan City, found both techniques unreliable, and considered leaving extra marks to teleport in stages.
• After returning to Banyan City, Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui went to school the next morning, where Zhang Ming reminded Zhu Fugui that their scores would help determine the Eight-District Martial Tournament roster.

Lin Yu and his classmates checked their martial exam results, and Lin Yu ranked first with a record-breaking score. The principal explained that Lin Yu’s performance had led the Education Bureau to raise the martial exam’s maximum score to 200.

• Yu Sisi showed the class her score of 291.8 and district rank of 52.
• Zhang Ming checked his results and ranked 78th, while Zhu Fugui scored 299.9 and ranked 16th.
• Lin Yu’s results appeared: 373.6 points and rank 1, with 100 talent points and 200 martial exam points.
• The principal and Lin Yizhong arrived and confirmed that the martial exam’s maximum score had been raised to 200.
• The principal told Lin Yu that his martial exam performance had prompted the Education Bureau to change the scoring limit.

Lin Yu celebrated becoming the college entrance examination top scorer before learning that the Education Bureau wanted top students to choose whether to enter the Eight-District Martial Tournament. After accepting a dangerous system mission to represent the Dragon Glory Special District, he and his friends decided to participate.

• The students congratulated Lin Yu after the official website announced his top score of 373.6, and Zhu Fugui offered to treat the class to dinner.
• Lin Yizhong sent Lin Yu, Zhu Fugui, Yu Sisi, and Zhang Ming to meet the principal about the Eight-District Martial Tournament.
• The principal explained that the four could choose whether to participate, and Lin Yu received and accepted the Blue Star's Glory mission from his system.
• Lin Yu warned his friends that the tournament could bring injury or death, and Zhu Fugui, Yu Sisi, and Zhang Ming chose to join him.
• The principal agreed to submit the students' names for the tournament.