Chapter Summaries

Zhou Fan used a free draw to obtain a genjutsu, then went to hunt Mutant Beasts and was confronted by Liu Kun, who wanted revenge. Zhou Fan overwhelmed Liu Kun’s Water Type allies and caught Liu Kun by the throat, asking if he thought he could fight too.

• Zhou Fan received a free draw after reaching 20,000 emotional responses and obtained the Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique.
• Zhou Fan decided to save his Emotion Points toward redeeming the Mangekyō Sharingan and left to hunt Mutant Beasts.
• Liu Kun confronted Zhou Fan at the city gate and attacked with a Great Fireball Technique, while his Water Type allies joined the fight to counter Zhou Fan’s fire.
• Zhou Fan unleashed Majestic Destroyer Flame, and his fire overwhelmed the Water Type Espers’ Water Formation Wall.
• Zhou Fan used the steam to surprise Liu Kun’s allies, then dodged Liu Kun’s Flame Fist with his Sharingan and lifted Liu Kun by the throat.

After defeating Liu Kun and hunting Mutant Beasts, Zhou Fan was summoned by Wang Daochuan alongside Lin Qianqian. Wang Daochuan tasked the two First Tier, four-star Espers with entering a Chaos Secret Realm near Tianhai City to stop a Beast King from being born.

• Zhou Fan used Sharingan Genjutsu to terrify Liu Kun, defeated his lackeys, and left the city to hunt Mutant Beasts.
• After killing about a dozen Mutant Beasts, Zhou Fan returned home, then accidentally punched Wang Daochuan when he opened his door the next morning.
• Wang Daochuan brought Zhou Fan to the principal's office, where Lin Qianqian was waiting; both Espers reported that they had reached First Tier, four stars.
• Wang Daochuan explained that the Southern District Esper Bureau had discovered a Chaos Secret Realm near Tianhai City that could produce a Beast King.
• Wang Daochuan asked Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian to help eliminate the incubating Beast King, since the realm's protective mechanism only allowed Espers below the second tier to enter.

Wang Daochuan took Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian to the Chaos Secret Realm, where Esper Bureau director Jiang Canghai explained the danger and restrictions on entering. The chapter left them preparing to enter a realm whose mutant beasts were no higher than second tier.

• Wang Daochuan explained why Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian were suitable recruits and took them out of Skysea City.
• Wang Daochuan introduced Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian to Jiang Canghai, a fifth-tier Esper and director of the Southern District Esper Bureau.
• Jiang Canghai questioned Zhou Fan's C-rank superpower, then accepted him after learning he was already first-tier, four-star.
• Jiang Canghai showed them the Chaos Secret Realm entrance and explained that Espers at second tier or above could trigger a collapse if they entered.
• Jiang Canghai revealed that the Beast King was still incubating and that no mutant beasts inside currently exceeded second tier.

Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian entered the Chaos Secret Realm to hunt the Beast King, with Jiang Canghai promising each of them an Essence Stone if they succeeded. As they crossed the desert and fought off weak mutant beasts, Lin Qianqian quietly resolved to prove the superiority of her S-Rank power.

• Zhou Fan asked Jiang Canghai for a reward, and Jiang offered an Essence Stone to each student if they eliminated the Beast King.
• Jiang Canghai gave Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian a tablet with a map and tracking function, and warned them to prioritize their safety.
• Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian entered the Chaos Secret Realm and found themselves in a scorching desert.
• Two Man-Killing Scorpions ambushed them, and Zhou Fan burned one while Lin Qianqian sliced the other apart with her Paper Blizzard: Moon Wheel.
• Lin Qianqian noticed Zhou Fan's skill with Fire Release and planned to show him the strength of her S-Rank superpower.
• As Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian continued through the realm, they fought repeated attacks from low-level mutant beasts, each battling alone.

Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian reached the Beast King's sand fortress and attacked the still-hatching creature. Their combined assault broke its defenses and cracked its shell, leaving them face-to-face with the newly emerged Beast King.

• Outside the secret realm, Jiang Canghai considered recruiting Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian, while Wang Daochuan refused to let him poach his students.
• Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian fought through waves of mutant beasts as they followed the map toward the Beast King's territory.
• At the sand fortress, Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian found the Beast King inside a giant shell, and it raised sand to block their attacks before hatching.
• Lin Qianqian and Zhou Fan combined their strongest attacks, broke through the sand defenses, and cracked the shell.
• A yellowish-brown tanuki with Cursed Seal markings emerged and threatened Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian.

Lin Qianqian and Zhou Fan fought the newly hatched Beast King Shukaku, but his sand and Wind Release overwhelmed them. As Shukaku prepared to kill them, Zhou Fan baited him into looking at his Sharingan and cast a genjutsu.

• Lin Qianqian and Zhou Fan saw that the newly hatched Beast King was named Shukaku and had reached Second Tier, 1 star.
• Lin Qianqian attacked Shukaku with paper techniques, but he dodged and countered with Sand Shuriken, wounding her.
• Zhou Fan joined the fight with Fire Release, but Shukaku countered with Wind Release and kept the pair on the defensive.
• Lin Qianqian and Zhou Fan launched powerful attacks together, but Shukaku blocked them with his Shield of Shukaku and trapped them in sand.
• As Shukaku tightened the sand around them, Zhou Fan asked whether Shukaku or the Nine-Tails was stronger, then met his gaze and cast Genjutsu: Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique.

Zhou Fan used his Sharingan to trap Shukaku in genjutsu and contracted the One-Tail as his Summoning Beast, completing the mission with Lin Qianqian. They emerged from the secret realm, where Wang Daochuan and Jiang Canghai celebrated their success and prepared to give them the promised reward.

• Zhou Fan trapped Shukaku in genjutsu and spent 9,999 Emotion Points to contract him as a Summoning Beast.
• Zhou Fan sent Shukaku to the Summoning Beast space, and Lin Qianqian asked how he had subdued the Beast King.
• Zhou Fan told Lin Qianqian that she lacked the aptitude to learn his method, angering her and earning him Emotion Points.
• Outside the secret realm, Jiang Canghai and Wang Daochuan saw the Beast King's marker disappear and realized the mission had succeeded.
• Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian emerged with minor injuries, and Wang Daochuan and Jiang Canghai congratulated them and offered the agreed reward.

After returning from the secret realm, Lin Qianqian felt pressured by Zhou Fan’s strength, but her system rewarded her with a cultivation-speed boost that restored her confidence. Zhou Fan wondered whether more tailed beasts existed in the world and went to bed looking forward to what came next.

• Jiang Canghai gave Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian Essence Stones and advised them to wait until First Tier, five stars, before using them.
• Zhou Fan told Jiang Canghai and Wang Daochuan that he and Lin Qianqian had defeated a Second Tier, one-star Beast King after struggling against it.
• Wang Daochuan noticed Lin Qianqian’s subdued mood, but Zhou Fan said he did not think anything had shaken her confidence.
• Lin Qianqian recalled Zhou Fan subduing Shukaku and felt pressured, prompting her system to grant her a 50% cultivation-speed boost until the first comparison was completed.
• Lin Qianqian grew angry at Zhou Fan for implying she could not subdue Shukaku, while Zhou Fan received her resentment and anger points without knowing why she was upset.
• Zhou Fan considered whether Two-Tails, Three-Tails, and Nine-Tails might exist, then showered and went to bed.

Zhou Fan took Shukaku to the Intermediate Mutant Beast Forest, where they hunted mutant beasts before returning to the beginner forest. There, Zhou Fan saved Fang Rou and her team from a deadly attack, then left without giving his name.

• Zhou Fan summoned Shukaku in the Intermediate Mutant Beast Forest, and Shukaku easily defeated three first-tier, five-star mutant beasts.
• Zhou Fan and Shukaku hunted through the forest, killing even second-tier, one-star beasts before turning back rather than venturing into the dangerous depths.
• Zhou Fan heard fighting in the beginner forest and found Fang Rou and four teammates surrounded by six mutant beasts.
• The Explosive Tiger knocked Fang Rou down and prepared to kill her, but Zhou Fan struck with fire ninjutsu and his blade, saving her and defeating the beasts.
• Fang Rou told Zhou Fan she was from Flowing Leaf City and asked his name, but he left, saying she did not need to know it.

Zhou Fan unlocked Hashirama Senju and received several Wood Release techniques, while Lin Qianqian demonstrated her newly learned Paper Explosion Technique during a hunt with Li Mengyao. Zhou Fan left to continue on his way, and Lin Qianqian and Li Mengyao began hunting mutant beasts together.

• Fang Rou and the others watched Zhou Fan leave, and their gratitude earned him Emotion Points and the Heartthrob achievement, which rewarded him with a Water Release Ninjutsu Gift Pack.
• Zhou Fan opened the gift pack and obtained five Water Release techniques, then spent 20,000 Emotion Points to unlock Hashirama Senju and received four Wood Release techniques.
• Zhou Fan learned that Hashirama Senju's other abilities required additional Emotion Points, complained about the rewards, and quickly took back his complaint after the system threatened to reclaim them.
• Lin Qianqian and Li Mengyao met up to hunt together after Li Mengyao advanced to first-tier three-star.
• Lin Qianqian used her Paper Explosion Technique to destroy a group of mutant beasts, impressing Li Mengyao.

Lin Qianqian hunted mutant beasts with Li Mengyao and resolved to defeat Zhou Fan, while Zhou Fan broke through to first-tier five-star and resumed livestreaming. His viewers were shocked when they saw his new level.

• Lin Qianqian carried Li Mengyao through the Mutant Beast Forest, defeating first-tier four-star and five-star mutant beasts with ease.
• Li Mengyao mentioned Zhou Fan as Lin Qianqian’s only possible rival, and Lin Qianqian vowed to crush him at the system’s first comparison.
• Zhou Fan absorbed Crystal Cores, broke through to first-tier five-star, and helped his summoned beast Shukaku reach second-tier two-star.
• Zhou Fan considered his goal of becoming the Southern District’s top college entrance exam scorer and decided to earn more emotion points by streaming again.
• Zhou Fan began livestreaming at the Mutant Beast Forest, and viewers were astonished to see that he had reached first-tier five-star.

Xia Qingran watched Zhou Fan’s livestream and discovered that he had reached First Tier, five-star. After Please Call Me Your Majesty showered him with gifts, Zhou Fan agreed to hunt twenty First Tier, four-star mutant beasts on stream, and the chapter ended after he killed the first one with a single slash.

• Xia Qingran noticed Zhou Fan had reached First Tier, five-star, breaking the second-fastest record among newly awakened Espers in Xia Country.
• Please Call Me Your Majesty sent Zhou Fan numerous Carnivals until he agreed to livestream a mutant beast hunt.
• Zhou Fan set a goal of killing twenty First Tier, four-star mutant beasts and promised to wash his hair while doing a handstand if he failed.
• Zhou Fan attached his phone to a wearable mount and began hunting in the Mutant Beast Forest as viewers doubted his challenge.
• Zhou Fan used the Sharingan to dodge a First Tier, four-star mutant beast’s attack and killed it with one slash, impressing the viewers and holding Xia Qingran’s attention.

Zhou Fan used both Fire Type and Water Type powers to hunt thirty mutant beasts, impressing his livestream viewers and Xia Qingran. After the stream, he connected with Xia Qingran on WeChat, and she invited him to attend Xinghai University.

• Zhou Fan revealed Water Release while fighting mutant beasts, shocking his viewers and Xia Qingran with his dual-type powers.
• Zhou Fan reached his goal of twenty kills, then kept fighting until he had hunted thirty mutant beasts and reached his limit.
• Xia Qingran tipped Zhou Fan ten Carnivals, and he ended the livestream after earning a record number of emotion points.
• Xia Qingran asked Zhou Fan for his WeChat ID, and he accepted her friend request.
• Xia Qingran learned Zhou Fan planned to take the Southern District college entrance exam and told him to come to Xinghai University.

Zhou Fan gained over twenty thousand emotion points after his livestream of hunting thirty mutant beasts spread online, and Xia Qingran urged him to apply to Xinghai University. Lin Qianqian watched his recording, compared it with her own hunt of thirty-five beasts, and remained confident she would beat him in their upcoming comparison.

• Xia Qingran promised Zhou Fan he would be admitted to Xinghai University if he applied, and Zhou Fan agreed to consider it after his exam results came out.
• Zhou Fan decided to focus on leveling up while recordings of his livestream continued earning him emotion points, bringing his daily total above twenty thousand.
• Lin Qianqian mastered the Paper Explosion Technique in one day and felt confident about the comparison scheduled for the day after tomorrow.
• Lin Qianqian watched Zhou Fan's livestream recording and confirmed he had killed thirty mutant beasts in a row.
• Lin Qianqian said she was stronger than Zhou Fan because she had killed thirty-five mutant beasts in a row.

Lin Qianqian and Zhou Fan both absorbed Crystal Cores and advanced to second tier, 1 star, gaining confidence in their growing strength. Zhou Fan also received a Wind Release Ninjutsu gift pack and believed he could defeat an Esper of his tier within five exchanges.

• Lin Qianqian absorbed more than thirty Crystal Cores, advanced to second tier, 1 star, and unlocked Paper Transformation, which made her immune to physical attacks while her spiritual energy lasted.
• Lin Qianqian grew confident that her offense and defense would let her defeat Zhou Fan in their upcoming comparison.
• Zhou Fan woke to find that his Emotion Points had risen by 5,000 and unlocked the A Thousand Charms achievement, earning 15,000 more points and a Wind Release Ninjutsu gift pack.
• Zhou Fan learned Gale Palm, Wind Cutter, Vacuum Sphere, and Great Breakthrough, then absorbed the thirty Crystal Cores he had collected the day before.
• Zhou Fan advanced to second tier, 1 star, and concluded that his range of powers would let him beat an Esper of the same tier within five exchanges.

Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian trained separately outside the city, each displaying powerful abilities. Lin Qianqian believed she would win their comparison tomorrow and leave Zhou Fan behind, while Zhou Fan decided to focus on improving his Sharingan Genjutsu.

• Zhou Fan met Lin Qianqian at the city gates, and they exchanged greetings before heading in different directions.
• Lin Qianqian tested [Paper Transformation] against First Tier, 5-Star mutant beasts and found that it made her immune to physical attacks.
• Lin Qianqian defeated the beasts with Paper Explosion Technique and declared that she expected to win tomorrow’s comparison and outpace Zhou Fan.
• Zhou Fan fought a group of mutant beasts using elemental techniques and Wood Release, then immobilized attackers with Sharingan Genjutsu.
• Zhou Fan decided to spend the day honing his Genjutsu, which he considered his strongest weapon.

Zhou Fan returned from hunting Mutant Beasts, while Lin Qianqian prepared for their first comparison and confidently refused to postpone it. The simulated battles ended in a decisive loss for Lin Qianqian, who insisted the system had made a mistake.

• Zhou Fan killed dozens of Mutant Beasts, then returned early after the creatures avoided him.
• Lin Qianqian saw Zhou Fan at the city gate and thought their connection would end after the comparison.
• Lin Qianqian meditated until midnight, when the system began the first comparison with Zhou Fan.
• Lin Qianqian refused the option to postpone the comparison and confirmed that it should begin.
• The system reported that Zhou Fan won all ten simulated battles while Lin Qianqian lost all ten.
• Lin Qianqian told the system to correct the results, but it confirmed that she had lost.

Lin Qianqian rejected the system’s comparison results and used both personal combat attempts to challenge Zhou Fan, only to lose almost instantly each time. After the system confirmed her first comparison failure, it began preparing her penalty.

• Lin Qianqian disputed the results after all ten simulated battles showed Zhou Fan defeating her in under a minute.
• Lin Qianqian used her first personal attempt, but Zhou Fan defeated her with Body Flicker Technique and Cutting Sprigs in ten seconds.
• Lin Qianqian tried Paper Transformation in her second attempt, but Zhou Fan defeated her with Genjutsu: Sharingan in five seconds.
• The system said Lin Qianqian had used all her personal attempts and that the first comparison had officially ended in her failure.
• The system announced that Lin Qianqian’s failure penalty would begin shortly.

After losing the comparison, Lin Qianqian reluctantly accepted a system punishment that required her to cultivate with Zhou Fan and give him homemade treats for three days. She tried to learn to bake chocolate cookies, but her first attempts were disastrous.

• Lin Qianqian lost the comparison and the system offered her punishments involving Zhou Fan.
• Lin Qianqian chose to seek Zhou Fan's cultivation guidance for three days and give him a handmade treat each evening while speaking affectionately.
• The system promised her a High-Grade Spirit Stone if Zhou Fan rated her treats highly enough.
• Lin Qianqian searched for a chocolate-cookie tutorial and confidently attempted to bake.
• Lin Qianqian repeatedly failed to make cookies, producing crumbly dough and charred lumps.

Lin Qianqian visited Zhou Fan and asked him for cultivation advice, though she secretly wanted to challenge him and test the system’s claim that he had beaten her. Zhou Fan agreed to spar with her so they could look for weaknesses.

• Lin Qianqian hesitated at Zhou Fan’s door, and Zhou Fan shut it after seeing her before reopening it and inviting her inside.
• Lin Qianqian asked Zhou Fan for cultivation advice, surprising him because she had an S-rank superpower and he had a C-rank one.
• Lin Qianqian offered Zhou Fan a gift and insisted that he was the most suitable person to help her.
• Lin Qianqian told Zhou Fan she felt too weak and asked to spar so he could identify what she lacked.
• Zhou Fan agreed to spar with Lin Qianqian, while she prepared to prove that she could beat him.