Chapter Summaries

Madam Wen Yue’s fierce Landlady performance turns a filming session into a chaotic spectacle, and Wei Yenwu becomes the target of a brutally convincing beating scene. The chapter leaves the cast and onlookers stunned by her forceful performance and hints that her anger toward Wei Yenwu had been building for years.

• Madam Wen Yue erupted at the tenants over unpaid rent and water use, berating Shang Zhong, Tai He, Waai Fu, and Zuo Le before confronting Wei Yenwu.
• Hoshiguma revealed to Chen Huijie and Talulah that she had raced Madam Wen Yue many times and never beaten her, while the Rat King confirmed that Wenyue had always been formidable.
• Madam Wen Yue joined Wei Yenwu’s scene and scolded him as he pretended to watch for bathhouse peepers, while Sixth Auntie pointed him out and his lipstick mark went unnoticed.
• Chen Qi ended the long take and handed filming supervision to Talulah and Nian as Madam Wen Yue and Wei Yenwu headed upstairs for the next scene.
• Madam Wen Yue beat Wei Yenwu, threw him through a window, and dropped a flowerpot onto him, leaving the onlookers shocked by the realistic scene.
• The observers learned that this was the first time Madam Wen Yue had actually hit Wei Yenwu, though she had long wanted to strike him over his past actions.

Chen Qi filmed himself as a cowardly petty thug in Kung Fu Hustle, then endured repeated real blows from Wenyue during a scene. His willingness to suffer for the film helped bring Talulah and Chen Huijie closer to Wenyue and the Lungmen family.

• Wei Yenwu recovered after Wenyue beat him for a scene, while Chongyue and the others discussed Chen Qi's role in Kung Fu Hustle.
• Xi worried that Nian understood Chen Qi better and was more essential to the crew, leaving Chongyue to notice her growing attachment to Chen Qi.
• Chen Qi appeared as a petty thug who tried to extort the Rat Stronghold, but his timid bluster and failed challenges made the neighbors' hidden martial arts skills clear.
• Wenyue chased and struck Chen Qi with her slipper after Zuo Le reported his blackmail, and Chen Qi stopped the take to insist she hit him harder next time.
• Chen Qi accepted Wenyue's concern after the take and resolved to endure more beatings if doing so helped Talulah and Chen Huijie reconnect with the Lungmen family.

Chen Qi filmed the Axe Gang’s arrival and the start of Kung Fu Hustle’s first major fight, while the onlookers debated why the Landlady fled instead of confronting the gang. After Zuo Le and Waai Fu accidentally injured Jaye during a take, Chen Qi prepared protective measures for the extras before filming the next fight, which would showcase Waai Fu’s martial arts.

• Madam Wen Yue beat Chen Qi through repeated takes, then fled to the third floor when Jaye’s Axe Gang members confronted the slum.
• Xi used her Originium Arts to paint dark clouds over the set as Jaye’s gang approached, and the Rat King explained why the Landlady chose to protect the residents by retreating.
• Zuo Le struck Jaye’s arm when Jaye raised his axe, and Waai Fu accidentally kicked Jaye in the forehead while trying to save him.
• Chen Qi arranged for the Rat King and Lin Yuxia to use their sand-based Originium Arts to protect the extras during the upcoming fight scene, with Chongyue also offering help.
• Chen Qi called the actors to their places for the fight scene as Huai Tianpei watched Waai Fu prepare to demonstrate her martial arts.

Eureka accidentally livestreamed a fight on Chen Qi’s Kung Fu Hustle set, where Waai Fu, Tai He, and Shang Zhong defeated the Axe Gang extras before Talulah caught her. Back with the crew, Eureka learned that clips of the fight had already spread online, and Chen Huijie moved to have them removed.

• Waai Fu stood up to Lee and fought off the Axe Gang with the Twelve-Routine Tan Kicks, while Huai Tianpei and Chongyue watched.
• Eureka spotted the staged fight, began livestreaming it, and drew over a thousand viewers.
• Tai He and Shang Zhong joined Waai Fu, and together they defeated the Axe Gang as the Rat King and Lin Yuxia used their Originium Arts.
• Talulah caught Eureka, burned her phone, and brought her to Chen Qi’s crew for questioning.
• Saria warned Chen Qi that clips of the fight had already reached ten thousand views, and Chen Huijie offered to contact the Lungmen Guard Department’s cybersecurity division to take them down.

Chen Qi turned Eureka’s leaked footage into publicity for Kung Fu Hustle, while Theresia revealed why she collected his signed belongings and used them to study people connected to him. Filming then continued in Lungmen, where Chen Huijie reflected on the protagonist’s disillusionment with justice.

• Chen Qi recruited Eureka as the crew’s guest contributor and had her interview him about the leaked Kung Fu Hustle footage.
• Chen Qi’s interview raised expectations for the film among Yan’s public and foreign observers.
• Theresia admitted that Theresis had started the rumors about her collecting Chen Qi’s autographed items, and she explained that she used those objects to read their former owners’ feelings and perceptions.
• Theresia read Amiya’s message, decided to support Theresis, and wondered whether Chen Qi still thought of her.
• After filming resumed, Chen Huijie learned that Chen Qi’s protagonist had abandoned his dream of becoming a martial hero after being deceived and humiliated.

Chen Qi filmed a comic scene in which his character’s failed attempt to murder Madam Wen Yue left him repeatedly stabbed and tangled in snakes. As Nian and Xi made the snake scene more frightening for him, Chen Qi reluctantly tried Hung’s advice and began whistling.

• Chen Qi and Hung’s characters tried to kill Madam Wen Yue to join the Axe Gang, but Chen Qi’s knife bounced into his shoulder and Hung accidentally stabbed him with another.
• Hung threw a knife handle at Madam Wen Yue, then pulled a blade from Chen Qi’s arm and put it back when Chen Qi cried out.
• Hung raised a cage of venomous snakes, causing several snakes to coil around Chen Qi as he tried to crawl away.
• Nian and Xi noticed Chen Qi’s fear of snakes, and Xi remotely made two painted cobras flare their hoods at him.
• Chen Qi swallowed his fear and began whistling after Hung promised that music would keep the snakes from biting.

Chen Qi filmed the fight between Waai Fu’s group and the internal martial arts masters played by the Rat King and The Emperor, while Huai Tianpei arranged for the scene to make his daughter feel the gap in their abilities. The Rat King and The Emperor prepared to show their skill at the Rat Stronghold, as Chongyue remained wary of his missing brother’s plans.

• After Chen Qi and Madam Wen Yue recovered from their two-hour chase, Chen Qi told them the footage was usable and described the next fight scene as a clash between internal and external martial arts masters.
• Huai Tianpei asked Chen Qi to have the Rat King and The Emperor overwhelm Waai Fu in the fight so she would recognize her need to learn internal martial arts from him.
• Chen Qi filmed his protagonist using Buddha’s Palm to expel the snake venom, while the Landlady drew the worst possible lot and Lee’s Axe Gang arranged to hire Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Defect.
• The Rat King and The Emperor appeared as the blind and deaf assassins, and their dialogue introduced Huai Tianpei’s character, the Fire Cloud Evil God.
• After Chen Qi called the take, The Emperor complained that Chen Qi had cut his martial arts performance short, while the Rat King and The Emperor looked forward to showing their fighting skills at the Rat Stronghold.

Waai Fu filmed her defeat at The Emperor’s hands and learned how far her perception lagged behind a true internal martial arts master. The filming moved on to Tai He and the Rat King, whose increasingly genuine fight left Tai He struggling against the Rat King’s speed and power.

• Waai Fu reflected on her earlier sparring match and decided she needed to improve her martial arts without relying on her father, Huai Tianpei.
• The Emperor silently tested Waai Fu with invisible sound-wave attacks, and she failed to notice the first three before reacting to the fourth and collapsing during the staged scene.
• The Emperor warned Waai Fu that her internal martial arts and perception were inadequate, while Chen Qi explained that Xi would add effects to make internal martial arts visible to audiences.
• The Rat King began filming as Earthly Deficient and attacked Tai He after Tai He covered his mouth with black cloth to prevent him from reading lips.
• Chongyue and Huai Tianpei discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the fighters as the Rat King’s Tiger Claw Hand overwhelmed Tai He’s Iron Wire Fist.
• The Rat King targeted Tai He’s unstable lower body and landed a vicious kick.

Wei Yenwu and Madam Wen Yue revealed the power of their martial arts while rescuing Shang Zhong and Tai He from the Rat King and The Emperor. As filming continued, Wei Yenwu prepared to demonstrate Tai Chi for the observers assessing whether Kung Fu Hustle could be released.

• The Rat King and The Emperor overwhelmed Tai He with their zither attacks, while The Emperor broke his Iron Wire Fist and sent him flying.
• Shang Zhong charged the pair with a spear, but they shattered his weapon and knocked him back; Chongyue secretly protected him from serious injury.
• Madam Wen Yue unleashed her Lion's Roar Technique, snapping the guzheng strings and blocking the pair's sonic blades while Chongyue shielded the crew.
• Wei Yenwu landed silently and pinned the Rat King and The Emperor, impressing the martial artists watching the filming.
• Wei Yenwu recognized that Zuo Le, Tai He, and the lurking Sui were observing his and Madam Wen Yue's skills, and he prepared to show the power of the Tai Chi Chen Qi had taught him.

Wei Yenwu and Wenyue demonstrated their formidable martial arts while filming, leaving their friends and onlookers terrified. The second brother chose Huai Tianpei as a potential way to approach Chen Qi, while Wenyue and Wei Yenwu warned Aak and Lee to stay away.

• Wei Yenwu used Tai Chi to deflect the Rat King and The Emperor’s attacks, then defeated them in their staged fight.
• Wenyue unleashed the Lion’s Roar Technique, destroying the Rat King and The Emperor’s ghostly attack and sending them fleeing.
• The second brother decided to use Huai Tianpei as a stepping stone to reach Chen Qi and copy his authority.
• Wenyue and Wei Yenwu confronted Aak and Lee, and Wenyue warned them not to bother the couple again.
• Aak declared that he wanted to become a woman as powerful as Madam Wen Yue.

The emperor of Yan heard how powerful the Lion's Roar Technique was and ordered it and Tai Chi restricted to top martial academy students, then watched Wei Yenwu and Wenyue's plea to end their cycle of revenge. In Lungmen, Chen Qi celebrated the success of "To the Moon," saw that it had won over Rhine Lab figures including Kristen, and learned that Leithania's Twin Empresses wanted to approach him.

• The emperor of Yan learned from Zuo Le and Tai He's report that Wenyue had mastered the Lion's Roar Technique in months and considered using it to prepare against Feranmuts.
• The Grand Tutor warned the emperor that the technique could cause chaos if spread too widely, so the emperor reserved the Lion's Roar Technique and Tai Chi for the top winner of the martial academy's five-year examination.
• The emperor watched Wei Yenwu and Wenyue's filmed appeal to end the cycle of revenge and began considering how to repair his relationship with his older brother.
• Chen Qi received the successful settlement for "To the Moon" and learned that Leithania's Twin Empresses were interested in him and that relations with Leithania were friendly.
• Chen Qi and Saria reviewed Rhine Lab's reactions to "To the Moon," including Kristen's reflection that the film had made her reconsider how to pursue her dream of reaching the stars.

Chen Qi filmed the Fire Cloud Evil God's entrance in Kung Fu Hustle while Saria, Nian, and Xi worried about Second Brother's plan to possess him. Huai Tianpei's performance impressed the crew, and Chongyue went to the set after growing uncertain whether his brother's transformation was merely acting.

• Saria promised to assist and protect Chen Qi, provoking jealous glares from Talulah, FrostNova, Nian, and Xi.
• Second Brother planned to possess Chen Qi during the final fight, when Chen Qi would be too weakened to resist.
• Chen Qi filmed the Fire Cloud Evil God's entrance, and Huai Tianpei appeared in a shabby old-man outfit that surprised the crew.
• Chongyue explained to Nian that the ominous imagery foreshadowed the Fire Cloud Evil God's murderous nature, while Xi resolved to stay with Chen Qi if he survived the danger.
• Huai Tianpei portrayed the Fire Cloud Evil God as a deranged martial arts obsessive, astonishing the crew and unsettling Waai Fu and Chongyue.
• Chongyue left for the set as Aak asked the Fire Cloud Evil God to demonstrate his martial arts.

Huai Tianpei demonstrated the Fire Cloud Evil God's terrifying physical prowess, caught an etched bullet between two fingers, and declared that speed could not be broken. The lesson inspired Great Yan's martial artists, and Huai Tianpei then challenged Wei Yenwu and Wenyue, whose fight with him began as the chapter ended.

• Huai Tianpei endured Big Bob's punches and caught a fired etched bullet between two fingers, then declared that only speed could not be broken.
• Chongyue and the other martial artists took Huai Tianpei's words to heart, while Waai Fu felt encouraged to continue her speed-focused training.
• Huai Tianpei smashed through a wall and confronted Wei Yenwu and Wenyue, who agreed to fight him.
• Wenyue kicked at Huai Tianpei, who caught her foot, then Wei Yenwu kicked him without effect.
• Wei Yenwu and Wenyue built momentum and struck Huai Tianpei together, but he remained standing.

Madam Wen Yue used an ancient bell to amplify her Lion's Roar Technique, overwhelming Huai Tianpei and wrecking the filming set. After the crew recovered and filming resumed, Second Brother hid his injured remnant soul and planned to possess Huai Tianpei while he was vulnerable.

• Huai Tianpei dominated Wei Yenwu and Madam Wen Yue in their staged fight, then endured her unamplified Lion's Roar Technique.
• Madam Wen Yue struck the ancient bell and used it to unleash a Lion's Roar Technique powerful enough to shatter the protections around Huai Tianpei and devastate the building.
• Chongyue confirmed that Saria and he had protected the crew, while Huai Tianpei had suffered only superficial injuries.
• Second Brother retreated with an injured remnant soul and decided to possess Huai Tianpei while he recovered, intending to use him against Chen Qi.
• Chen Qi comforted the shaken crew, and Wei Yenwu praised Madam Wen Yue before the group continued filming.

Chen Qi and the others planned to use the final fight with Huai Tianpei to expose Second Brother’s possession and help Huai Tianpei confront his inner demon. After a half-month recovery, filming resumed with Chen Qi appearing bloodied before Wei Yenwu and Madam Wen Yue.

• Huai Tianpei returned home injured, where Second Brother appeared in his form and urged him to unleash the corrupt martial arts he had learned.
• Second Brother possessed Huai Tianpei and planned to amplify his obsession with mastering martial arts.
• Chen Qi discussed Second Brother’s next move with Chongyue, Wei Yenwu, and the others, then proposed drawing him out during the final fight.
• After the crew and actors recuperated, Chen Qi finished other scenes with Nian and the second unit.
• Wei Yenwu and Madam Wen Yue returned to film the scene in which they rescued Chen Qi, whose face Rob Rata had made look bloodied and severely injured.

Chen Qi fought the possessed Huai Tianpei on the Rat Stronghold set, using his newly amplified strength to defeat the Axe Gang and gain the upper hand. Second Brother pushed Huai Tianpei into unleashing a toadlike martial art, leaving Chen Qi battered as Chongyue recognized the move as a distorted version of the Toad Technique he had created.

• Chen Qi and his allies secretly prepared the Rat Stronghold set to confront Second Brother while keeping Huai Tianpei unaware that he was possessed.
• Chen Qi equipped the [Lost "Sui"] title, underwent a startling surge in strength, and easily defeated the painted Axe Gang members as he practiced his martial arts.
• Chen Qi struck Huai Tianpei and gained the advantage, while Second Brother urged him to fight without restraint.
• Second Brother exploited Huai Tianpei's resentment at being surpassed, deepening his possession until Huai Tianpei's eyes were nearly filled with black energy.
• Huai Tianpei transformed, rammed Chen Qi through nearly ten walls, and began using a toadlike technique that Chongyue identified as unlike the Toad Technique he had created.

Chen Qi used Buddha's Palm to defeat Second Brother's possession of Huai Tianpei and then spared the soul fragment, while his teachings helped Huai Tianpei overcome his inner demon. The martial artists thanked Chen Qi, and Chongyue felt his own martial realm begin to loosen.

• Chen Qi let Huai Tianpei's Toad Technique launch him into the sky, while Talulah held the others back from intervening.
• Chongyue sensed Chen Qi descending beneath a Buddha-shaped cloud and realized the strike reached beyond ordinary martial arts.
• Chen Qi used Buddha's Palm to pin Huai Tianpei and force Second Brother to surrender, then stopped before destroying the soul fragment.
• Second Brother tried a concealed weapon, but Chen Qi's second palm strike destroyed the Rat Stronghold behind him and made Second Brother submit.
• Chen Qi offered to teach Huai Tianpei Buddha's Palm, prompting Huai Tianpei to overcome his inner demon and lose Second Brother's possession.
• Huai Tianpei, Chongyue, and the gathered martial artists saluted Chen Qi, while Chongyue felt his martial realm begin to advance.

After Chen Qi helped Huai Tianpei overcome his inner demon, Wei Yenwu approved of Chen Qi and Talulah’s relationship, while Huai Tianpei and Waai Fu reached a new understanding before he left to travel Great Yan. Chongyue reunited with second brother, who suspected Chen Qi shared a connection with the Sui siblings and asked to borrow his blood.

• Wei Yenwu told Chen Qi that he supported his relationship with Talulah and entrusted Talulah to his care.
• Huai Tianpei told Lee he planned to travel Great Yan, collect martial arts, and take his work to Jade Gate, while Waai Fu accepted his choice and felt proud of him.
• Chongyue spoke with Nian and Xi about their plans to stay with Chen Qi, and second brother appeared to ask for their help concerning Chen Qi.
• Chen Qi explained to second brother and Chongyue that Tathagata was not a name and that Buddha could exist in anyone’s heart.
• Second brother asked Chen Qi for a drop of blood, and Chen Qi realized the Sui siblings might have sensed the Blood of Sui in him.

Chen Qi’s blood test convinced Chongyue, Nian, Xi, and the second brother that he was Sui’s thirteenth fragment, and the siblings welcomed him as family. After Kung Fu Hustle premiered, leaders across Terra watched it to assess Great Yan’s martial prowess, but its opening in Lungmen’s slums surprised them.

• Chen Qi reluctantly gave a drop of blood, and the five drops merged, prompting the second brother and the others to recognize him as their thirteenth sibling.
• The second brother explained his plan to use Sui’s revival as leverage against Great Yan, then left while Chongyue, Nian, and Xi welcomed Chen Qi into the family.
• Chen Qi’s Lost Sui title became a golden honor, and he asked Chongyue to reprise the old beggar for the final scene of Kung Fu Hustle.
• Chen Qi and the crew finished Kung Fu Hustle and released it across Great Yan, while spies sent copies to leaders in other nations.
• Theresis, Manfred, the Bloodborne Archon, and the emperor of Great Yan watched the film to judge Yan’s combat abilities, but its opening in Lungmen’s slums surprised them.

The leaders of Terra watched Great Yan’s martial arts film and saw Wei Yenwu demonstrate Tai Chi before Wenyue unleashed the Lion’s Roar Technique. The roar alarmed the Sarkaz, leaving Theresis and his people worried that Great Yan’s martial art could counter their race.

• Great Yan’s audiences laughed at the film’s portrayals of Wei Yenwu, Wenyue, Zuo Le, and Chen Qi, while the emperor of Yan delighted in the scenes of Wei Yenwu being beaten.
• Waai Fu stepped forward to protect a mother and son from the Axe Gang, introducing the film’s chivalrous heroism to viewers and the emperor of Yan.
• The Bloodborne Archon dismissed Waai Fu, Tai He, and Shang Zhong’s fighting skills until the Rat King and The Emperor defeated them with inner arts.
• Theresis warned the Sarkaz leaders not to underestimate Great Yan, and Wei Yenwu then used Tai Chi to overpower the Rat King and The Emperor.
• Wenyue used the Lion’s Roar Technique to destroy the skeletal soldiers, and the Bloodborne Archon reacted as if facing a mortal threat.
• Theresis and the Sarkaz leaders concluded that the Lion’s Roar Technique could counter their race and that they needed to prepare for Great Yan.