Chapter Summaries

Lu Ren fought Corpse Demon Nura Rihyon, learning that it considered humans food and could regenerate from severe wounds. After bullets and sword strikes failed to kill it, he threw it off a thousand-meter cliff, but the demon later climbed back up.

• Lu Ren questioned Corpse Demon Nura Rihyon about its attacks, and it said gods needed food.
• Lu Ren shot Nura Rihyon repeatedly, dodged its laser-like eye beams, and fired fourteen special bullets that left it badly mangled.
• Lu Ren tried to finish Nura Rihyon with Wild Goose Style and the Longquan Sword, but its body resisted his attacks and damaged both blades.
• Lu Ren threw Nura Rihyon over the cliff and left after seeing it disappear into the river.
• Half an hour later, Nura Rihyon burst from the river, climbed the cliff, and returned to the top.

Lu Ren escaped Nurarihyon’s attack by using a bomb to kill the corpse demon, but the blast and their battle left him gravely injured. He returned through the Spatial Rift, was rescued by Xiao Chen and Zhang Li, and woke up seven days later in a hospital.

• Nurarihyon caught up with Lu Ren and attacked him with red laser beams that burned his shoulder and melted his sword.
• As Nurarihyon prepared to kill him, Lu Ren vanished and left behind a bomb that exploded and destroyed the corpse demon.
• The System rewarded Lu Ren for killing Nurarihyon and influencing events in the Netherworld, then he lost consciousness.
• Xiao Chen caught Lu Ren as he fell from the Spatial Rift, and Zhang Li ordered him taken to the hospital after finding his injuries and fractures.
• Lu Ren woke seven days later, realized he was back, and found himself wrapped in bandages.

After the Nurarihyon’s death earned Lu Ren a generous system reward, he allocated attribute points and experienced a major transformation when his Agility reached 20. He then spent all three Skill Points on Falcon Fist and realized advancing it to the next stage required two points.

• Lu Ren checked his Status Panel and found that killing the Nurarihyon had earned him a Skill Point, two free attribute points, and proficiency gains.
• Lu Ren raised his Agility to 20, enduring intense pain as his body transformed and his injuries healed.
• Lu Ren tested his new strength with a punch that sent a powerful rush of air into the wall.
• Lu Ren raised his Spirit to 15 and his Constitution by one point, gaining sharper senses and clearer thoughts.
• Lu Ren invested all three Skill Points in Falcon Fist and realized that advancing it to the next stage required two points.

After mastering Falcon Fist, Lu Ren discovered its Recovery trait and learned from Zhang Li that it might come from comprehending the art’s True Meaning. Zhang Li warned that Spatial Rifts were entering a calm period before becoming more violent, while Lu Ren returned home wondering whether Falcon Fist could push human ability beyond its apparent limits.

• Lu Ren spent two Skill Points on Falcon Fist, gained the Recovery trait, and found his physical attributes had increased dramatically.
• Zhang Li arrived and told Lu Ren he had recovered from near-fatal injuries in a week, then asked to examine whether he had awakened Falcon Fist’s hidden potential.
• Zhang Li explained that Falcon Fist practitioners who comprehend its True Meaning could develop unusual bodily changes, and she told Lu Ren to report to the Security Administration Bureau the following Monday.
• Zhang Li warned Lu Ren that Spatial Rifts had become temporarily stable but might grow more violent later, and she urged him to avoid falling into one again.
• At home, Lu Ren reflected on the limits of human strength and anticipated that Falcon Fist’s next stage would bring great mastery and perfection.

After reaching Great Completion of Falcon Fist, Lu Ren practiced its newly manifested Breathing Technique and unleashed a devastating burst of punches. He reflected on the threat of future Spatial Rifts and was surprised that the Martial Arts Research Institute had negotiated for the Netherworld martial arts manual instead of seizing it.

• Lu Ren's mastery of Falcon Fist gave him a deep understanding of the fist law, while authorities prepared the public for dangers connected to Spatial Rifts.
• Lu Ren practiced a peculiar Breathing Technique that had emerged with his Falcon Fist advancement and wondered whether it could eventually lead to internal force or true qi.
• At dawn, Lu Ren stomped the ground and delivered 120 rapid Falcon Beak punches, cracking a nearby floor-to-ceiling window.
• After his exertion, Lu Ren considered the limits of his current Falcon Fist mastery and recalled Li Ziqing's regard for Great Completion of Fist Law.
• Lu Ren realized the Netherworld martial arts manual had not been confiscated, and the Martial Arts Research Institute had come to negotiate for it after he recovered.

Lu Ren calculated that advancing his mastered Falcon Fist through ordinary training would take nearly twenty years, then discussed Li Shu’s progress and why true Martial Dao stayed out of public view. The chapter ended with Li Shu calling herself a Martial Daoist and Lu Ren silently questioning her nerve.

• Lu Ren calculated that gaining enough proficiency to advance Falcon Fist would require nearly twenty years of training.
• Lu Ren praised Li Shu’s improved vitality, and Li Shu said she had been working hard at martial arts.
• Li Shu told Lu Ren that after three months of training, she had only just reached the threshold of beginner-level Horse Stance.
• Li Shu admired the power of Lu Ren’s punches and asked why he did not publicly reveal the strength of Martial Dao.
• Lu Ren explained that Martial Dao pursued human limits and that various forces kept its practitioners mostly hidden, though its public emergence might be near.
• Li Shu called herself a Martial Daoist, and Lu Ren silently wondered who had given her the nerve.

Lu Ren went to the Shu Capital Security Administration Bureau hoping to find help advancing his martial training. Chen Lan showed him the Bureau’s scientific training facilities, where he considered the state of martial arts in an increasingly technological age.

• Lu Ren rebuked Li Shu for calling herself a Martial Daoist and explained that she was only an Apprentice Level Competitor.
• Lu Ren reflected on his progress in Falcon Fist and Emotionless Intent Sword, and decided to keep focusing his Skill Points on Falcon Fist.
• Lu Ren arrived at the Security Administration Bureau and was escorted inside by staff member Chen Lan.
• Chen Lan showed Lu Ren martial artists training on platforms equipped with instruments that monitored their muscle activity.
• Chen Lan described more advanced monitoring equipment in Kyoto, while Lu Ren acted unimpressed and she seemed disappointed by his reaction.

Lu Ren visited the Security Administration Bureau, where Zhang Li assessed his Falcon Fist and explained the voluntary mission and points system. After joining Team One and completing registration, he went to the cafeteria with Zhang Li and asked how often people there needed to use the bathroom.

• Chen Lan brought Lu Ren to meet Zhang Li, who invited him to demonstrate how much his kung fu had improved.
• Zhang Li concluded that Lu Ren had grasped the True Meaning of Falcon Fist and praised his talent and physical foundation.
• Lu Ren asked about his responsibilities, and Zhang Li explained that missions were voluntary and points could be exchanged for martial arts resources and other benefits.
• Lu Ren agreed to join Team One, completed his registration, and went with Zhang Li to the cafeteria.
• Zhang Li explained why the Martial Daoists preferred proper meals to High-Concentrate Nutrient Pills, and Lu Ren asked how often they went to the bathroom.

Lu Ren encountered He Liran, who insulted Falcon Fist and challenged him to a duel in the Security Administration dining hall. After Zhang Li knocked He Liran down for provoking Lu Ren, Lu Ren accepted the challenge, and He Liran tore off his shirt to show off his muscles.

• He Liran mocked Falcon Fist and tried to provoke Lu Ren, but Lu Ren calmly continued eating.
• He Liran demanded a duel, and Zhang Li punched him into the air when he insulted Lu Ren.
• After recovering, He Liran challenged Lu Ren again, and Lu Ren agreed to fight in the dining hall.
• Lu Ren walked over to He Liran, who refused to rest and tore open his shirt to display his muscles.

Lu Ren challenged the martial artists who had mocked him and overwhelmed them with his Falcon Fist. As Zhang Li recognized the depth of his skill, Lu Ren continued teaching the attackers a lesson.

• He Liran introduced himself and attacked Lu Ren with the Hundred Fierce Fists, but Lu Ren evaded him and knocked him down with one punch.
• The System rewarded Lu Ren with 10 Falcon Fist proficiency after his victory over He Liran.
• Lu Ren challenged the watching martial artists to defeat him, and Zhang Li failed to stop him when he slipped out of her grasp.
• Lu Ren dodged another attacker’s charge and sent him flying with a punch, then used two fingers to numb a third man’s arm and body.
• Zhang Li realized Lu Ren’s Falcon Fist had the bearing of a grandmaster, while Lu Ren restrained his force and launched a side kick at his opponent.

Lu Ren defeated the men who had mocked him, then faced Chen Daoli, whose sudden punch he evaded with an astonishing display of body control. Chen Daoli unleashed the Big Dipper Extermination Style as Zhang Li tried to intervene, leaving Lu Ren to confront the killing technique.

• Lu Ren knocked down three skilled attackers and then beat the remaining men, gaining Falcon Fist and Strength proficiency.
• Chen Daoli interrupted Lu Ren with a sudden cannon-like punch, but Lu Ren narrowly evaded it by bending and retracting his head.
• Chen Daoli recognized Lu Ren as a formidable fist master and intensified his power by driving his heart and blood into a surge.
• Lu Ren and Chen Daoli took their strongest stances as Chen Daoli charged with the Big Dipper Extermination Style.
• Zhang Li stepped forward and shouted at Chen Daoli to stop, but Chen Daoli's seven-strike attack was already underway.

Lu Ren fought Chen Daoli in the cafeteria, countering the captain’s Big Dipper Extermination Style with Falcon Fist and forcing the clash to end. The Shu Capital Security Administration learned that Division One had gained a formidable newcomer after his first-day confrontation with Team Three.

• Chen Daoli unleashed the Big Dipper Extermination Style, and Lu Ren realized he could not read the attacks.
• Lu Ren used Falcon Fist’s Falcon Beak to disrupt Chen Daoli’s rhythm and match his punches.
• Lu Ren seized Chen Daoli’s wrists, struck his vital points, and slammed him in the chest, sending him flying.
• Zhang Li stepped between them and ordered the fight to end, while Chen Daoli left with fractured ribs.
• The cafeteria crowd watched in disbelief, and word spread that Lu Ren had challenged Team Three and fought its captain to a draw.

After Lu Ren forced back Chen Daoli, Zhang Li praised his rapid progress in Falcon Fist and warned him that the world faced growing dangers from Spatial Rifts. She asked him to enter the special matches at a nationwide martial arts tournament, and he agreed.

• The Security Administration Bureau's internal network erupted with reactions to Lu Ren's fight, while Team Three complained about their defeat and drew mockery.
• Zhang Li questioned Lu Ren about his training, and he said he had practiced on his own for over three years before meeting Teacher Li Ziqing.
• Zhang Li told Lu Ren that higher-ups were preparing to reveal martial arts to the public because Spatial Rifts could bring severe dangers, possibly even real immortals.
• Zhang Li invited Lu Ren to compete in the nationwide tournament's special martial arts matches, and he accepted.
• As Lu Ren left, Zhang Li warned him that the people he had beaten belonged to powerful Fist Law Schools, while Lu Ren resolved to defend himself against anyone who targeted him.

Lu Ren continued training his Falcon Fist while Li Shu warned him that the Fist Law Schools he had humiliated might seek revenge. He dismissed her concerns and went to the abandoned Twin Towers at night for special training.

• Lu Ren practiced Falcon Fist daily as Li Shu watched and remarked on how powerful his fist intent appeared.
• Li Shu warned Lu Ren that the Fist Law Schools might retaliate for his defeat of their people, and revealed that Master Yan had asked her to caution him.
• Lu Ren said he understood the risks and trusted the Security Administration's support, while explaining that he needed dangerous situations to keep improving.
• Li Shu invited Lu Ren to an internet-famous hotpot restaurant, but he declined because he planned to do special training.
• Late that night, Lu Ren stood on the rooftop of the unfinished Twin Towers in Shu Capital's high-tech district.

Li Ziqing explained to Lu Ren how fist laws could cultivate the body and demonstrated the Big Dipper Mind-Intent Fist's explosive power. Lu Ren was astonished by the technique but noticed its air cannon lost force over distance.

• Lu Ren stood at a skyscraper's edge and gained a faint insight into breathing as Li Ziqing observed his progress in Falcon Fist.
• Li Ziqing warned Lu Ren that martial cultivation was more than seeking life-or-death battles and described the limits of minor fist styles.
• Li Ziqing explained that top first-rate fist laws possessed their own intent and described Chen Daoli's Big Dipper Mind-Intent Fist.
• Li Ziqing demonstrated how the Big Dipper Mind-Intent Fist focused his heartbeat and qi and blood into an explosive punch that cracked the ground.
• Lu Ren marveled at the fist's power but judged that its air cannon rapidly weakened beyond a short distance.

Lu Ren practiced Falcon Fist with Li Ziqing and discovered he could perform its dangerous Qi Blade technique, though the strain nearly overwhelmed his body. He spent the next half month training at a skyscraper’s edge, bringing his Falcon Fist close to Great Completion while Li Ziqing left to take other Security Administration missions.

• Li Ziqing explained that Great Completion of Fist Law pushed the body to human limits and warned that explosive techniques required a strong physique.
• Lu Ren unexpectedly produced a Qi Blade, then suffered ruptured capillaries and an uneven heartbeat from the effort.
• Li Ziqing admitted Falcon Fist lacked a meditation visualization and urged Lu Ren to train under life-threatening pressure.
• Lu Ren practiced Falcon Fist at the edge of a skyscraper and gained proficiency from his intense focus and fear of falling.
• Over the next half month, Lu Ren learned the rest of Falcon Fist and neared Great Completion while Li Ziqing returned to Security Administration missions.

Li Ziqing taught Lu Ren the complete Falcon Fist breathing method, boosting his training and adding endurance to his abilities. A month later, Lu Ren challenged himself on a tower crane during a storm, where a nearby programmer spotted him.

• Li Ziqing taught Lu Ren Falcon Fist’s final breathing techniques, increasing Lu Ren’s training efficiency and improving his abilities.
• Lu Ren spent a month focusing on Falcon Fist, then found his proficiency growth slowing after he had grown accustomed to practicing on a building’s edge.
• Lu Ren swallowed a High-Concentrate Nutrient Pill, leaped onto a tower crane, and began practicing his fist techniques above the open air.
• As rain fell and thunder rumbled, Gu Jun noticed Lu Ren on the crane jib, filmed him with his phone, and exclaimed that he had seen a ghost.

Lu Ren trained Falcon Fist on a tower arm through a violent thunderstorm, nearly slipping hundreds of meters above the ground but continuing as his System rewarded his practice. After days of rapid progress, Li Ziqing told Lu Ren he had taught him all he could and announced that he was leaving.

• Gu Jun and his coworkers watched Lu Ren practice on the tower arm as heavy rain and wind made it sway.
• Lu Ren slipped in the storm, regained his balance, and resumed practicing Falcon Fist despite the danger.
• After two hours, Lu Ren leaped from the tower arm onto the Twin Towers, shocking the watching coworkers and causing one to faint.
• Lightning struck the tower crane, while Lu Ren later continued training there and gained over a thousand proficiency points in a day.
• Li Ziqing praised Lu Ren's rapid mastery of Falcon Fist, and Lu Ren replenished his energy with a High-Concentrate Nutrient Pill.
• Li Ziqing told Lu Ren he had taught him everything he could and said he was leaving; Lu Ren accepted his decision.

Li Ziqing told Lu Ren about a dangerous ancient tomb inside a Spatial Rift and urged him to carry on Falcon Fist and protect others. Later, Lu Ren reunited with his former roommate Zhang Shengjie at a restaurant, where Zhang was astonished by how much Lu Ren had changed.

• Li Ziqing asked Lu Ren to preserve and pass on Falcon Fist, then explained that an ancient tomb rumored to hold traces of immortals had been found inside a Spatial Rift.
• Li Ziqing urged Lu Ren to keep advancing in martial arts and help the Security Administration Bureau protect people, while admitting he did not know whether immortals truly existed.
• Li Ziqing left, and Lu Ren resumed practicing before receiving a call from his old university roommate Zhang Shengjie, who invited him to meet.
• Lu Ren traveled to the Affection Gathering Pavilion on the outskirts of Shu Capital and entered Zhang Shengjie's private room.
• Zhang Shengjie greeted Lu Ren excitedly and marveled at his muscular build and increased height.

Lu Ren met Zhang Shengjie for a meal, but the reunion turned into an assassination attempt by two waitresses. He attacked the armed assassins and charged the short-haired one as gunfire erupted.

• Zhang Shengjie told Lu Ren that he had struggled after graduation and now worked as a regional purchasing supervisor.
• Lu Ren and Zhang Shengjie reminisced about sharing a bowl of noodles with Chen Tao and Zhang Jieran when they were students.
• A waitress disguised as a server dodged Lu Ren's sudden punch, which cut her throat, while her short-haired partner drew a pistol.
• Lu Ren flipped the table up as a shield and charged the short-haired assassin despite her gunfire.
• Lu Ren recognized the pistol as a Tokarev and prepared to fight the two professional assassins at close range.