Chapter Summaries

Ji Zhixing refined Earth Core Spirit Liquid and planned to wait another day before leaving Stone Lake to avoid Gu Zheng and his companions. The next morning, a third-order Landwalking Ancient Whale surfaced and appeared to present its Water Lice for him to remove.

• Ji Zhixing recognized Liu Qing's bottle as Earth Core Spirit Liquid, refined a drop, and felt his gene source force grow denser.
• Ji Zhixing resolved to upgrade his Three-Inch Stone Monkey Gene before attempting to advance, then ate and continued refining the spirit liquid through the night.
• After waking, Ji Zhixing decided to stay on Lake Center Island one more day in case Gu Zheng and his companions were still watching Stone Lake.
• A third-order Landwalking Ancient Whale surfaced near Ji Zhixing, leaving him too frightened to flee or move.
• The Landwalking Ancient Whale came ashore and exposed a mass of Water Lice beneath its flipper, leading Ji Zhixing to suspect it wanted his help removing them.

Ji Zhixing was forced by a Landwalking Ancient Whale to remove its Water Lice, then followed it into an underwater cave where it kept him among a group of Giant-Footed Frogs. There he discovered a pool of Earth Core Spirit Liquid, but remained trapped under the whale’s watch.

• The Landwalking Ancient Whale threatened Ji Zhixing with flying stones until he removed the Water Lice from its body.
• After Ji Zhixing finished cleaning it, the Landwalking Ancient Whale forced him to follow it into the lake and through a submerged tunnel.
• The Landwalking Ancient Whale led Ji Zhixing into an underground chamber occupied by a dozen or so Giant-Footed Frogs.
• The Landwalking Ancient Whale drove Ji Zhixing to join the huddled frogs, then settled in the cave’s depths.
• Ji Zhixing spotted a pool of Earth Core Spirit Liquid but realized that escaping the cave would be difficult.

While Ji Zhixing remained trapped in an underground cavern with the Landwalking Ancient Whale, he trained, refined Earth Core Spirit Liquid, and followed the whale out into the lake. He discovered the whale would help him hunt Petrified Crabs, and the fifth crab yielded a Stone Skin Gene Potion, leaving Ji Zhixing hopeful but still planning to escape.

• Ji Guodong and Zhang Yulan worried over Ji Zhixing’s disappearance, while Ji Zhiyu reassured them that her brother would return safely.
• Ji Zhixing practiced the Stonewall Staff Technique and refined Earth Core Spirit Liquid as he waited in the cavern under the Landwalking Ancient Whale’s watch.
• The Landwalking Ancient Whale led Ji Zhixing out into the lake, where he spotted Petrified Crabs and attacked one with his Yellowstone Staff.
• The Landwalking Ancient Whale smashed the crabs Ji Zhixing fought, allowing him to collect and refine their remains.
• After refining the fifth Petrified Crab, Ji Zhixing found a Stone Skin Gene Potion and followed the whale, still hoping to escape with some Earth Core Spirit Liquid.

Ji Zhixing spent his days trapped in the Underground Water Cave, training and hunting Petrified Crabs with the Landwalking Ancient Whale, while Rain City No. 3 High School learned that Li Qiang had died and Ji Zhixing remained missing. After using twelve bottles of Stone Skin Gene Potion, Ji Zhixing finally refined another one and hoped it would unlock the Stone Skin gene ability.

• Ji Zhixing followed the Landwalking Ancient Whale through Stone Lake, hunted Petrified Crabs, and returned with it to the Underground Water Cave.
• Zhao Gang returned to Rain City No. 3 High School and told He Yanbing that Li Qiang had been killed and Ji Zhixing had jumped into the water after Gu Zheng's group forced them to lure the Twin-Wing Thousand-Steel Python.
• Ji Zhixing practiced until he could use Bedrock intent in every staff strike, and he realized the Landwalking Ancient Whale might eat him if he stopped being useful.
• The Landwalking Ancient Whale swallowed a Giant-Footed Frog, reminding Ji Zhixing of the danger it posed, then later climbed onto the shore to bask in the sun.
• Ji Zhixing used the whale's sunbathing break to write his predicament in the sand, then followed it back into the lake and refined a Petrified Crab into a Stone Skin Gene Potion.

Ji Zhixing developed the Stone Skin ability while trapped in the Underground Water Cave with the Landwalking Ancient Whale. After the military found his message and kept Stone Lake under surveillance, Ji Zhixing signaled a drone and was rescued by a winged military officer.

• Ji Zhixing drank his twelfth Stone Skin Gene Potion and successfully developed the two-star Stone Skin ability.
• Ji Zhixing realized the ability could not protect him from the Landwalking Ancient Whale, and he continued cultivating while trapped in the cave.
• A military drone patrol discovered Ji Zhixing's message on Lake Center Island, and an officer ordered Stone Lake kept under constant surveillance.
• The next day, Ji Zhixing spotted a military drone while following the Landwalking Ancient Whale through Stone Lake and hurled a Gene Source Stone toward it.
• A military officer with illusory black wings flew to Ji Zhixing, scooped him from the water, and carried him toward shore.

Ji Zhixing was rescued after spending eighteen days trapped in the Underground Water Cave and returned home, believing he had missed Rain City University's admissions window. At his apartment, he found his parents confronting noisy neighbors, and he stepped in when their son insulted the Ji family.

• An officer carried Ji Zhixing away from the Landwalking Ancient Whale and told him that eighteen days had passed since the Otherworld Secret Realm appeared.
• Ji Zhixing chose to go home, and soldiers dried his clothes before driving him back to Rain City.
• Ji Zhixing arrived at Rain-Listening Garden and heard his parents arguing with the sixth-floor neighbors over their late-night noise.
• The neighbors' son mocked Ji Zhixing and his parents, and Ji Zhixing came upstairs and confronted him.

After returning home from eighteen days trapped underground, Ji Zhixing reunited with his family and confronted neighbors who had mistreated them. He planned to return the Yellowstone Staff to Sun Dajun and pursue the Gigantification Gene Potion, while wondering why gene potions affected him differently.

• Ji Zhixing reassured his parents, then beat and threatened the teenager and his family for their behavior toward his parents.
• At home, Ji Zhiyu tearfully welcomed Ji Zhixing, who told his family he had been rescued from an underground water cave but concealed the Earth Core Spirit Liquid and hematite.
• Ji Zhixing called He Yanbing and Sun Dajun to tell them he had returned and arranged to visit school to return the Yellowstone Staff.
• Ji Zhixing researched gene potions and found that, unlike other users, he had experienced no stiffness from the Stone Skin Gene Potion and had needed only thirteen bottles to develop the ability.
• Ji Zhixing rested and planned to sell the hematite, buy the Gigantification Gene Potion, and eventually evolve the Three-Inch Stone Monkey Gene.

After returning home, Ji Zhixing visited his teachers and revealed that he had developed the two-star Stone Skin ability. He learned about Rain City University's self-recommendation route and left to sell his hematite ore and pursue gene evolution.

• Ji Zhixing visited Sun Dajun, returned his Yellowstone Staff, and told him briefly about his time in the Otherworld Secret Realm.
• Ji Zhixing visited He Yanbing, demonstrated his Stone Skin ability, and learned that Rain City University admitted cultivators who evolved their genes to the second order before age twenty through self-recommendation.
• Ji Zhixing told He Yanbing he planned to develop the Gigantification Gene Ability and evolve his Three-Inch Stone Monkey Gene into the Pikeman Stone Monkey Gene.
• Sun Dajun lent Ji Zhixing the school's Tidehearing Staff so he could practice the Tide-Listening Staff Technique.
• Ji Zhixing said goodbye to Sun Dajun and took a taxi to South Mountain Street.

Ji Zhixing sold his hematite ore for 1.5 million Gene Coins and bought thirteen Gigantification Gene Potions. After avoiding Chen Wenjie and catching up with Liu Qifan, he returned home and prepared to develop the gigantification gene ability for a chance at Rain City University’s self-recommendation route.

• Ji Zhixing sold his hematite ore to the Tianle Equipment Shop owner for 1.5 million Gene Coins after negotiating the price upward.
• Ji Zhixing bought thirteen Gigantification Gene Potions for 1.3 million Gene Coins at a potion shop.
• Ji Zhixing spotted Chen Wenjie, a member of Gu Zheng’s team, and left South Mountain Street to avoid him.
• Ji Zhixing bought groceries for his younger sister and met Liu Qifan, who invited him to join his uncle’s Gene Beast hunting team; Ji Zhixing declined.
• Ji Zhixing returned home, took out a bottle of Gigantification Gene Potion, and prepared to develop the ability for a chance to enter Rain City University through self-recommendation.

Ji Zhixing studied the Gigantification ability, practiced the Tide-Listening Staff Technique, and spent ten days improving his skills. After mastering the technique, he planned to develop his ability and evolve his Three-Inch Stone Monkey Gene.

• Ji Zhixing drank a Gigantification Gene Potion and repeatedly observed his Three-Inch Stone Monkey use Gigantification, gaining insights but not yet developing the ability.
• After resting, Ji Zhixing practiced the Tide-Listening Staff Technique with his refined Tidehearing Staff and explored how its sounds could unsettle an opponent.
• Zhang Yulan and Ji Zhiyu returned home, and Ji Zhixing told his mother that he would take responsibility for buying groceries.
• Ji Zhixing followed his daily routine of cultivation, gene development, and staff practice for ten days.
• Ji Zhixing mastered the Tide-Listening Staff Technique and decided to return the staff to Teacher Sun before focusing on his gene ability and evolution.
• A woman from the residential complex avoided Ji Zhixing's gaze as he walked home.

Ji Zhixing continued developing the Gigantification gene ability while preparing to evolve his gene and enroll at Rain City University. After taking another potion, he felt he was close to success and fell asleep, hoping to develop the ability within the next few days.

• Ji Zhixing read that Cao Zhenxing had fused with a fifth-tier gene and learned he had ten days to evolve his gene if he wanted to enroll at Rain City University.
• A woman who lived upstairs mocked Zhang Yulan and Ji Zhixing, but Ji Zhiyu stood up for her mother and the woman retreated.
• Wang Yan told his parents that a classmate would bring his older brother to confront Ji Zhixing once Rain City University started.
• Ji Zhixing told Zhang Yulan and Ji Zhiyu to ignore the neighbors and continued planning to enter Rain City University through self-recommendation.
• Ji Zhixing drank a Gigantification Gene Potion, practiced the ability in his consciousness, and felt he was only one step away from developing it before exhaustion sent him to sleep.

Ji Zhixing used another bottle of Gigantification Gene Potion while pursuing his gene evolution, and spent the day with his friends before trying again. After returning home, he finally mastered the Gigantification ability, breaking through the barrier to evolving his gene.

• Ji Zhixing failed to evolve his gene after using his last bottle of potion, then rested and reflected on reaching the peak of tier one and wanting to enter Rain City University.
• Ji Zhixing bought another bottle of Gigantification Gene Potion and met Liu Qifan, Zhang Haocheng, Luo Yongguang, and Xie Jia for a graduation meal, where they discussed their plans for the future.
• Ji Zhixing encountered Huang Yu, Yu Zhirou, Qi Xingzhou, and other students who had fused with tier-two genes; he exchanged greetings with Huang Yu while Yu Zhirou avoided engaging with him.
• Ji Zhixing returned home and drank the potion, immersing himself in the Three-Inch Stone Monkey's repeated use of Gigantification.
• Ji Zhixing broke through the barrier and felt that he had fully mastered control over his body's growth.

Ji Zhixing tested Gigantification, discovered it rapidly drained his gene source energy, and realized he needed adaptable battle clothing. After selling a refined short saber, he found a mall challenge for tier-one cultivators and considered entering to earn money for equipment.

• Ji Zhixing used Gigantification to grow over two meters tall, confirmed his refined Tidehearing Staff grew with him, and found he could sustain the ability for only three to five minutes.
• Ji Zhixing concluded that his Three-Inch Stone Monkey Gene was preparing to evolve and expected its first evolution before classes began at Rain City University.
• Ji Zhixing traveled to South Mountain Street and sold the Wind-Splitting Short Saber for ninety-five thousand gene coins.
• Ji Zhixing discovered a mall challenge offering a fifty-thousand-gene-coin voucher for each opponent defeated and considered entering.

Ji Zhixing visited a gene-equipment mall to assess its safety and find clothing suited to his Gigantification ability. After Zhou Yuan learned that Ji Zhixing had developed all three gene abilities needed for his upcoming evolution, he showed him the Golden Chapter, which could make ordinary clothes grow or shrink with him.

• Ji Zhixing watched a mall arena fight and saw a third-tier referee and healer ensure the defeated challenger was safely treated.
• Ji Zhixing decided the arena was safe enough to try, then went to the second floor to look for a suitable combat suit.
• Ji Zhixing ran into Zhou Yuan, who recommended Tiger Battle Armor, but Ji Zhixing explained that he needed equipment compatible with Gigantification.
• Ji Zhixing told Zhou Yuan he had also developed Stone Skin and expected his genes to evolve within days, leaving Zhou Yuan astonished.
• Zhou Yuan led Ji Zhixing to the special-items section and showed him the Golden Chapter, which could adapt ordinary clothing to his changing size.

Ji Zhixing entered the mall’s Glory Challenge hoping to win the Golden Chapter and defeated his first opponent with a decisive staff strike. A second defender known for his tiger-roar attack stepped onto the arena, and Ji Zhixing prepared to test whether his mental resolve could withstand it.

• Ji Zhixing registered for the Glory Challenge, paying the nonrefundable entry fee despite the registration official’s doubts about his chances.
• After watching three challengers fight, Ji Zhixing chose the bald defender with a shield and saber as his first opponent.
• Ji Zhixing overwhelmed the bald defender with a flurry of staff strikes and won by stopping Thunderclap just short of his throat.
• The crowd cheered as Ji Zhixing accepted the next bout against a dark-skinned defender known for stunning opponents with his tiger roar.
• Ji Zhixing recalled his Stone Heart and staff mastery, then took a defensive stance to prepare for the sonic attack.

Ji Zhixing won six consecutive matches in Radiance Mall’s Glory Challenge, using his staff techniques and Stone Heart ability to overcome varied opponents. After the mall offered him one million gene coins and an item worth up to two hundred thousand if he won four more matches, he asked to fight all four remaining defenders at once.

• Ji Zhixing defeated the burly defender by resisting his Tiger Roar and countering with his Tidehearing Staff.
• Ji Zhixing used the Tidehearing Staff Technique to disrupt and defeat the speed-type third defender.
• Ji Zhixing defeated the fourth, fifth, and sixth defenders in succession, while Zhou Yuan watched from the crowd.
• The young master ordered the mall manager to give Ji Zhixing time to rest and arrange for the remaining defenders to lose discreetly, then offered him a doubled reward and a mall item if he reached ten wins.
• Ji Zhixing accepted the challenge and asked to face all four remaining defenders together.

Ji Zhixing challenged the four remaining arena defenders at once and used Gigantification and his staff techniques to defeat them. The crowd erupted in cheers as he secured ten consecutive wins and the promise of one million gene coins plus equipment, though he was left exhausted.

• Ji Zhixing insisted that the four remaining defenders fight him together, and the organizer agreed.
• The sword-wielding woman attacked first, but Ji Zhixing parried her strike and challenged all four to come at him together.
• The four defenders attacked simultaneously, and Ji Zhixing used Gigantification and Sweep Through a Thousand Armies to knock three of them down.
• Ji Zhixing used Raging Waves to subdue the sword-wielding woman, ending the fight with all four defenders defeated.
• Ji Zhixing released Gigantification and, nearly out of gene source power, heard the crowd cheer his ten consecutive wins and the rewards he had earned.

After winning ten consecutive Glory Challenge matches, Ji Zhixing collected his prize and met Radiant Mall owner Qin Xiaoran, who filmed proof of his Three-Inch Stone Monkey Gene before it evolved. Ji Zhixing left the mall with Zhou Yuan, who was still waiting for permission to post his recording in their class group.

• Ji Zhixing received one million Gene Coins and chose the Golden Chapter as his prize for winning ten consecutive matches.
• Ji Zhixing changed clothes, reunited with Zhou Yuan, and agreed that Zhou Yuan could post his fight video in their class group.
• A staff member brought Ji Zhixing to meet Qin Xiaoran, the owner of Radiant Mall and a fourth-year student at Rain City University.
• Ji Zhixing told Qin Xiaoran he planned to attend Rain City University and confirmed his tier-one gene would likely evolve within days.
• At Qin Xiaoran's request, Ji Zhixing activated his Three-Inch Stone Monkey Gene while a camera recorded it as proof of his current gene tier.
• Ji Zhixing and Zhou Yuan left the mall, and Zhou Yuan asked whether he could finally post his recording.

After Ji Zhixing’s arena victories spread through his class, he sensed that his Three-Inch Stone Monkey Gene was about to evolve and hurried home to complete the transformation. The video also reached Yu Zhirou, who was shaken by his progress but believed he still needed Stone Skin to qualify for Rain City University.

• Zhou Yuan posted a video of Ji Zhixing winning ten matches at Radiant Mall, including a final fight against four opponents, in their class group chat.
• Ji Zhixing noticed his gene aperture pulsing and sensed that his Three-Inch Stone Monkey Gene would evolve that day after his battle and the relief he felt at his classmates’ reactions.
• Zhang Yulan called after hearing about the video, and Ji Zhixing reassured her that he was unharmed without revealing his impending evolution.
• Ji Zhixing hurried into Rain-Listening Garden, focused on finding a quiet place to complete his gene’s transformation.
• Huang Yu urged Yu Zhirou to watch the video, and she was shocked by Ji Zhixing’s strength but convinced he still needed to develop Stone Skin to gain Rain City University admission through self-recommendation.

After Ji Zhixing’s arena victory went viral, his mother saw the video and gained new respect from her coworkers. Ji’s Three-Inch Stone Monkey Gene completed its evolution, and he began planning his next steps before receiving an excited call from his teacher.

• Zhang Yulan watched Ji Zhixing’s arena fight go viral, and her supermarket coworkers praised his strength.
• The supermarket owner’s wife watched the video, changed her attitude toward Zhang Yulan, and sent her home early with full pay.
• Ji Zhixing’s Three-Inch Stone Monkey Gene evolved into the Pikeman Stone Monkey Gene.
• Ji discovered that his staff heart and Stone Skin had risen to three-star quality and his stone heart to two-star, while Gigantification remained unchanged.
• Ji planned to seek admission to Rain City University, pursue a breakthrough, and eventually evolve his gene into the Twelve-Foot Stone Monkey Gene.
• He Yanbing called Ji after watching Zhou Yuan’s video and asked whether he had developed Gigantification and could soon evolve his gene.