Chapter Summaries

Lin Yu arrived at First Martial University’s gathering with the other students, while Principal Murong Hongchen gained attention for leading the academy of the entrance exam’s top scorer. An arrogant SS-ranked student decided to challenge Lin Yu after training camp, and Lin Yu sensed his hostility.

• Jun Tianyu welcomed Murong Hongchen and Chen Yihai, then directed Lin Yu and the other students to join the gathered students.
• Wang Mo and the other principals focused on Murong Hongchen because Lin Yu’s success had connected Banyan City No. 1 High School with First Martial University.
• A hedgehog-haired student and an arrogant young man named Brother Lei eyed Shangguan Ya, Luo Jiuer, and Lin Yu with jealousy and hostility.
• Brother Lei recognized Lin Yu as the SSS-ranked top scorer and resolved to test him after training camp rather than provoke him in front of Jun Tianyu.
• Lin Yu sensed Brother Lei’s malice, dismissed him as a troublesome fly, and Luo Jiuer understood that someone had provoked him.

Lin Yu and the other students entered the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm to prepare for the Eight-District Martial Tournament. Lin Yu headed for the center to cultivate, while his friends settled in the outer area.

• Jun Tianyu warned the students about meridian damage, distributed pills, and instructed them to cultivate within their limits.
• Old Chen opened the secret realm, and the students entered one at a time, keeping their distance in the outer area.
• Jun Tianyu gave Lin Yu a box of Qianyuan Pills and told him to find a spot in the center.
• Lin Yu told Luo Jiuer and the others that he had reached level forty-five after gaining five levels during his previous visit.
• Lin Yu used Soru to reach the center, while Zhu Fugui and the others began cultivating nearby.
• Lin Yu sat down and began circulating Heaven-Defying Break, drawing in the realm’s spiritual energy.

Lin Yu left the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm and reunited with Zhu Fugui, who had reached Tier Three after training with him. When Ji Wei and an arrogant lightning-talented youth picked a fight with Zhu Fugui, Lin Yu intervened and struck the youth.

• Lin Yu emerged from the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm after advancing three levels and told Zhu Fugui he had reached Tier Three.
• Luo Jiuer and the others realized Zhu Fugui had entered the secret realm with Lin Yu and received his help.
• Ji Wei mocked Zhu Fugui, who insulted him and rejected the arrogant youth's warning.
• The arrogant youth used his lightning talent to rush Zhu Fugui, but Lin Yu appeared beside him and struck through the youth's lightning.

Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui defeated Ji Yunlei, Ji Wei, and their companions after they tried to attack them. Old Chen barred Ji Wei from entering after he attacked again despite being ordered to stop.

• Lin Yu knocked Ji Yunlei unconscious, while Zhu Fugui pinned Ji Wei and Zhang Ming and Shangguan Ya restrained the others.
• After Old Chen ordered them to stop, Ji Wei launched a surprise attack on Zhu Fugui with Flowing Wind Flash.
• Zhu Fugui dodged the slash and bit Ji Wei's talent-formed saber in half, impressing Old Chen.
• Old Chen sent Ji Wei before his teacher and declared that Ji Wei would not be allowed in.
• Ji Wei admitted he was wrong and pleaded with his teacher.

Old Chen expelled Ji Wei from First Martial University after Ji Wei insulted him, then gave Lin Yu a Realm-Breaking Pill and warned him not to rely on it. Lin Yu left to rejoin his friends, while Old Chen wondered how far his talent would take him.

• Ji Wei begged his teacher to help him reenter the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm, then angrily protested Old Chen’s punishment and insulted him.
• Old Chen unleashed his aura, terrifying Ji Wei and his teacher, then ordered them to leave with Ji Wei and the unconscious Ji Yunlei.
• Old Chen dismissed the other students and asked Lin Yu to stay behind to discuss his progress and remaining cultivation pills.
• Old Chen gave Lin Yu a Realm-Breaking Pill, cautioned him to use it only when necessary, and told him to seek help from Jun if he needed anything.
• Lin Yu left to rejoin his friends, and Old Chen wondered how far he would go.

Lin Yu and his friends agreed to spend a day exploring First Martial University before returning to the secret realm. As they headed to the student shopping street with Yoru, their group attracted attention and a stranger offered to guide the girls.

• Lin Yu told his friends that Old Chen had only asked him about cultivation in the secret realm, and they agreed to explore First Martial University the next day.
• Luo Jiuer and Shangguan Ya woke Lin Yu early, and the group set out after he showered and met Zhu Fugui and Zhang Ming.
• Yoru emerged from Lin Yu's sleeve and joined the group as they headed to the student shopping street for breakfast.
• Students stared at the group and commented on the girls, Lin Yu, and Yoru; Zhang Ming offended the girls with a remark about inner beauty, then apologized.
• A stranger approached the group and offered to show the girls around the shopping street.

Lin Yu and his friends confronted Shi Jianfeng and his companions after they harassed Luo Jiu'er, Shangguan Ya, and Yu Sisi. Lin Yu agreed to settle the dispute with one move against everyone, and Shi Jianfeng opened his fan to attack.

• Shi Jianfeng introduced himself as a candidate for First Martial University's second-year chief seat and demanded to meet the girls, but Luo Jiu'er told him to move aside.
• Luo Jiu'er led the girls behind Lin Yu, and Zhu Fugui insulted Shi Jianfeng's group before retreating behind Lin Yu.
• Shi Jianfeng demanded that Zhu Fugui apologize, but Lin Yu said they were not the victims and refused.
• Shi Jianfeng challenged Lin Yu to withstand one move, and Lin Yu countered that the whole group could attack him in one move.
• Shi Jianfeng opened his folding fan and swept it toward Lin Yu.

Lin Yu effortlessly blocked Shi Jianfeng’s attack, then used a giant earth dragon to defeat him and the others at First Martial University. After confirming they were only unconscious, Lin Yu left with his friends, while the watching students wondered whether he would rule the university as a freshman.

• Shi Jianfeng attacked Lin Yu with spiritual-power petals, but Lin Yu absorbed them with his Sealing Technique Absorption Seal.
• The students recognized Lin Yu as the top scorer in this year’s college entrance exams, and Shi Jianfeng realized he had underestimated him.
• Lin Yu summoned a giant earth dragon that swept up Shi Jianfeng and the others and buried them in the ground, knocking them unconscious.
• Lin Yu reassured Zhu Fugui and Shangguan Ya that everyone was unharmed, then left with his group.
• The watching students speculated that Lin Yu might enroll at First Martial University and become its dominant freshman.

Jun Tianyu decided to use Lin Yu’s arrival to spur First Martial University’s complacent students into action, while Lin Yu’s decisive defeat of Shi Jianfeng spread across campus. As the upperclassmen discussed Lin Yu’s strength, they anticipated that he would soon disrupt the university and possibly draw senior students into competition.

• Jun Tianyu told Lu Haoran that First Martial University’s students had grown complacent and asked him to draft plans to restore their sense of urgency.
• Jun Tianyu revealed that Lin Yu had likely used less than a tenth of his strength against Shi Jianfeng and ordered the injured students sent to the medical department.
• Lin Yu and his companions walked around First Martial University as students watched them but kept their distance after hearing that Lin Yu had defeated Shi Jianfeng in one move.
• At a teahouse, Wu Xinggang said he would not challenge Lin Yu before the Dragon Glory competition, and Zhuge Zhen, Lu Yao, and Ji Mingming discussed Lin Yu’s strength.
• Zhuge Zhen suggested that senior-year students might confront Lin Yu if he swept through the underclassmen, and the group agreed they would learn more once he enrolled.

Jun Tianyu told Lin Yu that District Chief Qin wanted to meet him after intensive training, and Lin Yu agreed. The next day, Lin Yu entered the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm and trained at its center, reaching tier six two days later.

• Jun Tianyu interrupted Luo Jiuer's plans with Lin Yu and invited Lin Yu to meet District Chief Qin after intensive training.
• Lin Yu agreed to meet District Chief Qin, while Luo Jiuer and Shangguan Ya joked about their plans to explore together.
• The next day, Lin Yu and the others entered the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm, and Lin Yu headed for its center.
• Lin Yu trained for two days at the secret realm's center and advanced to tier six.

After reaching the sixth rank, Lin Yu learned that the Monkey Demon King would awaken with tenth-rank potential and considered recruiting more summoned beasts. The training camp ended with the students having grown stronger, and Jun Tianyu sent them to consolidate their cultivation before the Eight-District Martial Tournament.

• Lin Yu reached the sixth rank and learned from 9527 that a new world would refresh and the Monkey Demon King would awaken the next day.
• Lin Yu inspected the Monkey Demon King's information, confirmed its tenth-rank potential, and planned to recruit more summoned beasts.
• Lin Yu left the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm and reunited with Luo Jiuer, who had reached the third rank, while Shangguan Ya, Zhu Fugui, Zhang Ming, and Yu Sisi had also advanced.
• Jun Tianyu praised the students' progress and told them to consolidate their cultivation before the Eight-District Martial Tournament in two days.

Lin Yu prepared to enter the Legend of the Divine Weapons world and used an Advanced Robbery Token to obtain Chiyou’s Divine Weapon Tiger Soul. He decided to fuse it with Black Blade Yoru, which would raise the weapon to SSS grade.

• Jun Tianyu confirmed that Lin Yu had reached the sixth rank and arranged to pick him up the next morning.
• After midnight, Lin Yu chose the Legend of the Divine Weapons world from the worlds available for refresh.
• Lin Yu asked 9527 to use an Advanced Robbery Token, and it obtained Chiyou’s Divine Weapon Tiger Soul and the Seven Limits of Swallowing Heaven and Extinguishing Earth.
• 9527 told Lin Yu that fusing Tiger Soul into Black Blade Yoru would cost one billion energy points and raise the weapon to SSS grade.
• Lin Yu agreed to spend the energy points and ordered 9527 to fuse Tiger Soul into Black Blade Yoru.

Lin Yu fused Tiger Soul into Black Blade Yoru without inheriting Tiger Soul’s harmful side effects, then learned the Seven Limits blade techniques. The next morning, he left First Martial University with Jun Tianyu to meet the District Chief.

• Lin Yu had 9527 fuse Tiger Soul into Black Blade Yoru after confirming the fusion would remove Tiger Soul’s dangerous side effects.
• Lin Yu received Black Blade Yoru (SSS), which could transform into an Azure Dragon, extend and retract, resist destruction, and grow stronger by absorbing enemies’ flesh and blood.
• Lin Yu absorbed the Seven Limits blade techniques and learned that Enma had awakened and could be summoned.
• Lin Yu checked his remaining resources and decided to await the martial exhibition, where he expected formidable opponents.
• Luo Jiuer and Shangguan Ya took Lin Yu and the others to breakfast, and Jun Tianyu later arrived to escort Lin Yu to meet the District Chief.
• Jun Tianyu reassured Lin Yu during the drive, and they arrived at the District Chief’s complex in Upper Capital.

Lin Yu accompanied Jun Tianyu to Central Heaven Palace and encountered its strict security when Black Blade Yoru triggered an alarm. After District Chief Qin cleared them to proceed, they reached his office, where he was waiting to meet them.

• Jun Tianyu presented his identification and led Lin Yu through Central Heaven Palace's gates, where a security alarm sounded as Lin Yu entered.
• Guardians surrounded Lin Yu and Jun Tianyu, but Lin Yu revealed that Black Blade Yoru had triggered the alarm by carrying a large store of spiritual energy.
• Jun Tianyu vouched for Lin Yu, and District Chief Qin spoke into their minds to let them enter.
• Jun Tianyu led Lin Yu to Purple Star Pavilion, where Xiao Li escorted them to District Chief Qin's office.
• Lin Yu and Jun Tianyu entered the office to meet District Chief Qin.

Lin Yu met Qin Wangyan, who urged him to embrace his growing fame and become a symbol for Dragon Glory and the Freedom Federation. Lin Yu affirmed his attachment to Dragon Glory, and Qin Wangyan promised to protect his family and friends, leaving Lin Yu free to pursue greater strength.

• Qin Wangyan welcomed Lin Yu and Jun Tianyu, then heard Jun Tianyu report that the intensive training had prepared the other trainees well for the martial exercise.
• Qin Wangyan examined Lin Yu and was shocked by the spiritual power behind his apparent sixth-tier strength.
• Qin Wangyan told Lin Yu to let his reputation grow and said Dragon Glory wanted him to become a benchmark for the new generation.
• Lin Yu said he cherished his home, family, relatives, and friends in Dragon Glory and would not let anyone destroy their happiness.
• Qin Wangyan promised that no one in Dragon Glory would harm Lin Yu's family or friends, and Lin Yu thanked him.

Lin Yu received Dragon Glory’s protection and resources ahead of the martial tournament, while the Eternal Night cult prepared a plot to seize an SSS-rank awakener and kill the tournament’s participants. Two days later, Jun Tianyu led the group out for the tournament.

• Qin Wangyan gave Lin Yu a Dark Token and arranged Dark Guards to protect his family and intervene if Lin Yu faced an overwhelming enemy.
• Qin Wangyan promised Dragon Glory would supply Lin Yu’s resources, and Lin Yu returned to First Martial University with Jun Tianyu.
• Lin Yu met Luo Jiuer and Zhu Fugui, who invited him to tell them about Central Heaven Palace over hot pot.
• In the Eternal Night Temple, Aen Wilson learned that Left Protector and others had infiltrated the tournament teams and ordered them to capture an SSS-rank awakener, killing magical beasts if needed.
• Aen Wilson and the vice cult leader confirmed their plan to activate a Void Beast’s Beast Crystal and barrier device to lock down space for an hour and sacrifice the tournament’s geniuses.
• Two days later, Jun Tianyu ordered the assembled group to set out.

Lin Yu and the Dragon Glory contestants traveled to the Beautiful Special District for the Eight-District Martial Tournament and studied the other districts’ seeded contenders. The chapter left them watching battle footage and preparing for the competition.

• Luo Jiuer complained about Dragon Glory having to travel, and Jun Tianyu explained that the Beautiful Special District had secured the tournament through an alliance and a vote.
• Jun Tianyu warned the contestants not to underestimate the other districts and described Paul Jones’s Six-Winged Angel abilities.
• Jun Tianyu showed the seeded contenders’ profiles, including Lin Yu’s unknown strength and the leading contestants from the other districts.
• The contestants reacted to Lin Yu’s record of instantly killing a third-rank goblin and felt relieved that he was on their team.
• Jun Tianyu had the shadow guards play the other contenders’ entrance-exam battles while the contestants studied their abilities.

Jun Tianyu brought Dragon Glory’s martial tournament team to Los Angeles, where Smith welcomed them and discovered Lin Yu’s overwhelming strength. The team stayed at a hotel overnight and headed toward the secret realm the next morning for the tournament.

• Jun Tianyu rallied the team as their plane arrived in Los Angeles.
• Smith greeted Jun Tianyu at the airport and joked that Dragon Glory would make the Beautiful Special District regret its choices.
• Smith asked where Dragon Glory’s dual-talent awakened one was, then was stunned when he saw Lin Yu.
• Smith took the team to a hotel and told them to stay inside until the tournament.
• Jun Tianyu led the team out of Los Angeles the next morning toward the secret realm.

On the way to the martial competition, Lin Yu warned Jun Tianyu and his companions that something unexpected would happen, though he could not explain why. After arriving, Jun Tianyu went to consult Dragon Glory’s Emperor Taishan, while Lin Yu told his friends to stay close to him.

• Lin Yu told Zhu Fugui, Luo Jiuer, and the others that his bad feeling meant they should stay alert and run to him if anything seemed wrong.
• Jun Tianyu asked Lin Yu whether he could protect himself, and Lin Yu said he could but could not guarantee anyone else’s safety.
• Jun Tianyu decided to seek advice from Senior Emperor Taishan, Dragon Glory’s Emperor-realm barrier master.
• After arriving at the wilderness venue, the group followed Smith to Dragon Glory’s rest area, where Jun Tianyu left to find Emperor Taishan.
• Lin Yu told Zhu Fugui and the others to stay with him, while Jun Tianyu explained Lin Yu’s warning to Emperor Taishan.

Emperor Taishan prepared protective barrier tokens for the Dragon Glory contestants after Jun Tianyu warned him of Lin Yu’s premonition. At the tournament plaza, Robert Jones explained the points and equipment rules and officially began the Eight-District Martial Tournament.

• Jun Tianyu told Emperor Taishan that he trusted Lin Yu’s premonition, so Emperor Taishan prepared extra safeguards for the Dragon Glory contestants.
• Emperor Taishan gave Jun Tianyu one hundred barrier tokens that could withstand eighth-rank attacks, warning that anyone who used one would withdraw from the tournament.
• Jun Tianyu distributed the tokens to the Dragon Glory contestants and explained their use and consequences.
• Jun Tianyu led the contestants to the plaza, where Boer and Abe Shinji watched Lin Yu and assessed the Dragon Glory group.
• Robert Jones announced the tournament’s points system and equipment rules, then declared the Eight-District Martial Tournament begun.