Chapter Summaries

Tang Yan broke through during waterfall training and demonstrated the power of his seventh punch. When he went to confront the Wolf King, he found Wan Fei and Chang Ying battling the poisoned wolf pack, only for Green Wolf and five armed companions to arrive and challenge them over the prey.

• Tang Yan shattered the waterfall with his fifth punch, then used the Thousand Mountains Fist to blast a crater with his seventh punch.
• Tang Yan judged that his new strength could let him fight a profound tier first grade expert and decided to test it against the Wolf King.
• After hearing anguished howls, Tang Yan found Wan Fei and Chang Ying fighting wolves weakened by Essence-Scattering Powder, while the Wolf King lay poisoned.
• An unseen archer shot the Wolf King and the surrounding wolves, leaving the Wolf King wounded in the throat.
• Green Wolf arrived with five companions, and Wan Fei challenged him for trying to steal her prey.

Tang Yan interrupted Qing Lang's gang as they threatened Wan Fei and Chang Ying, then took the White Wolf King's Beast Core and mocked Qing Lang. When Qing Lang sent Third to seize him, Tang Yan swiftly broke Third's wrist and both knees.

• Qing Lang threatened Wan Fei and said Chang Ying could leave, but Wan Fei had to stay with his gang.
• Tang Yan emerged from the shadows, claimed the White Wolf King as his pet, and extracted its Beast Core.
• Tang Yan mocked Qing Lang by pointing out that people had surely taken things from him before, while Wan Fei resented being called an auntie.
• Qing Lang ordered Third to grab Tang Yan, and Third charged at him.
• Tang Yan broke Third's right wrist and left knee, then shattered his right kneecap and forced him onto both knees.

Tang Yan crippled Third Brother and three more members of the Blue Wolf Group after demanding thirty million taels for the White Wolf King. With Blue Wolf still preparing to fight, Tang Yan urged the injured Wan Fei to attack him.

• Tang Yan broke Third Brother’s hands and feet, then kicked him between the legs and knocked him unconscious.
• Tang Yan demanded thirty million taels from Blue Wolf as compensation for the White Wolf King, which he claimed had been his pet.
• Blue Wolf ordered his men to attack Tang Yan, Wan Fei, and Chang Ying.
• Tang Yan defeated Second Brother, Fourth Brother, and Fifth Brother with swift punches, leaving Blue Wolf and Sixth Brother as the remaining opponents.
• Tang Yan asked Blue Wolf to pay and encouraged Wan Fei to exploit an opening on Blue Wolf’s right.

Tang Yan helped Wan Fei defeat Green Wolf and Xiao Liu, then received a map of the Cangyun Mountain Range in exchange for giving Wan Fei and Chang Ying the White Wolf King's pelt. The map showed nearby spirit beasts and gave Tang Yan new places to find training opponents.

• Tang Yan called out Green Wolf's openings, and Wan Fei killed him and Xiao Liu.
• Wan Fei thanked Tang Yan, then angrily protested when he repeatedly called her an auntie.
• Chang Ying explained that he and Wan Fei were mercenaries who had come to Cangyun Mountain for the White Wolf King.
• Tang Yan agreed to let them take the wolf pelt, and Chang Ying gave him their sheepskin map of the Cangyun Mountain Range.
• Tang Yan recognized the map's accurate markings of spirit beasts, including the area where he had encountered the Nether Leopard.

Tang Yan left Wan Fei and Chang Ying, then traveled deeper into Cangyun Mountain to find stronger opponents. He began fighting a troop of Fire Apes, overpowering one in single combat before the troop charged him together.

• Tang Yan told Wan Fei to return after completing her mission and hurried away, while Wan Fei and Chang Ying praised his strength and speculated they might meet him at the Eastern Region Tournament.
• Tang Yan studied the map, chose a peak inhabited by Fire Apes, and trained beneath the waterfall for three more days before setting out.
• Tang Yan reached the Fire Apes’ territory and strode toward the troop, ignoring their warnings.
• Tang Yan traded punches with one Fire Ape and knocked it back twice, making it realize it could not defeat him alone.
• The Fire Ape howled for help, and the rest of its troop rushed at Tang Yan.

Tang Yan repeatedly fought the Fire Apes, fleeing to recover between bouts and steadily improving his combat skills. After disrupting their usual day-and-night routine for ten days, he returned at dawn to find them assembled as a powerful Fire Ape watched him.

• Tang Yan nearly fell to the Fire Apes after exhausting his stamina, but used the Heaven-Earth Creation Flame to create an opening and escape.
• Tang Yan rested, reviewed his mistakes, and returned to Fire Ape Peak, where he fought the troop for four hours before withdrawing to recover.
• Tang Yan resumed battling the Fire Apes after healing and restoring his stamina, managing to counterattack more effectively before escaping again.
• Tang Yan repeatedly fought and fled for ten days, disrupting the Fire Apes' customary schedule as his fighting ability improved.
• Tang Yan arrived at Fire Ape Peak at dawn and found the Fire Apes waiting in formation, with a more powerful Fire Ape standing behind them.

After Tang Yan fought the Fire Apes and escaped the coordinated attacks directed by their king, he reflected on his recent battles and entered the combat realm. He began fighting by instinct, displaying a wide range of unorthodox techniques.

• Tang Yan battled the Fire Apes until their king began coordinating their attacks, leaving him nearly out of true qi.
• After taking a blow and facing a combined assault, Tang Yan stayed down, slipped through a gap, kicked an ape, and escaped.
• Tang Yan returned to his resting place, swallowed a pill, and tried to recover from the fight.
• As he reviewed more than ten days of near-death battles, Tang Yan’s close-quarters fighting became instinctive.
• Tang Yan suddenly sprang up and fought in a clearing, entering the combat realm.

Tang Yan entered the Combat Realm, broke through to Profound Tier, and learned more about controlling the Heaven-Earth Creation Flame. He returned to Fire Ape Peak and fought the Fire Ape King after defeating most of the Fire Apes.

• Tang Yan broke through to Profound Tier and planted a seed of combat within himself after entering the Combat Realm.
• The Heaven-Earth Creation Cauldron revealed advanced instructions for strengthening and using the Heaven-Earth Creation Flame.
• Tang Yan returned to Fire Ape Peak, where the Fire Apes attacked him under the Fire Ape King's command.
• Tang Yan injured eight of the thirteen Fire Apes, prompting the Fire Ape King to enter the battle.
• Tang Yan fought the Fire Ape King for nearly an hour, then seized an opening and unleashed the Thousand Mountains Fist.

Tang Yan completed his two-month training journey by defeating a Fire Ape King, refining his combat skills, and mastering Flame Burst Palm beneath a waterfall. He returned to Cloud City at Profound Tier and entered the Pill Room to prepare medicine for himself and Tang Ling.

• Tang Yan defeated and killed the Fire Ape King with Thousand Mountains Fist, then refined its Beast Core in the Heaven-Earth Creation Cauldron as the other Fire Apes fled.
• He spent six days hunting three third-tier spirit beasts while challenging himself to fight with less strength than he possessed.
• Tang Yan trained beneath a forty-meter waterfall, advancing from three punches of Thousand Mountains Fist to five.
• On the final day, Tang Yan successfully used Flame Burst Palm beneath the waterfall and blasted the entire curtain of water apart.
• Tang Yan returned to the Tang Family compound before dawn and resolved to treat Tang Ling's damaged meridians.
• He entered the Pill Room to refine pills for Tang Ling and a new batch suited to his own cultivation.

Old Master Tang waited anxiously for Tang Yan, who had been gone for two months, as Cloud City began selecting its representatives for the Eastern Region Tournament. While rumors spread about Tang Yan’s absence and the selection opened, Tang Yan returned to the Tang Family residence, where Xiao Cui barely recognized him.

• Old Master Tang worried that Tang Yan had not returned and agreed with Uncle Mo to send the Tang Family's elite forces to Cangyun Mountain if he remained missing another day.
• Old Master Tang and Uncle Mo went to the Cloud Platform, where the crowd speculated about Tang Yan's absence and repeated rumors that he was afraid, injured, or dead.
• City Lord Lin Xiao announced that Cloud City would select three representatives for the Eastern Region Tournament and that anyone from the city could enter the selection.
• Tang Yan finished refining pills, cleaned up, and returned to the Tang Family residence.
• Xiao Cui saw Tang Yan and exclaimed in surprise, and he asked irritably whether she no longer recognized him after only two months.

Tang Yan returned to Cloud City and interrupted the Eastern Region Tournament selection, challenging the proposed rules and demanding a direct fight with Liu Zhi. City Lord Lin Xiao approved the match, leaving Tang Yan and Liu Zhi about to battle on the Cloud Platform.

• Xiao Cui told Tang Yan that Old Master Tang had been waiting at the gate for him, then said his grandfather had gone to watch the tournament at the Cloud Platform.
• Tang Yan arrived at the Cloud Platform, greeted Old Master Tang, and objected to the selection rules announced by Lin Xiao.
• Tang Yan said Liu Zhi, Wu Feiming, and Qin He were unqualified for the reserved contestant spots and proposed that Lin Dongxue and he qualify automatically while everyone else competed in the arena.
• Liu Zhi challenged Tang Yan to a fight, offering to enter the arena selection if Tang Yan won.
• Tang Yan accepted and requested a battle with Liu Zhi, and Lin Xiao approved the match on the Cloud Platform.

Tang Yan fought Liu Zhi on the Cloud Platform and revealed he could contend with a stronger opponent through swift attacks and the Thousand Mountains Fist. The chapter ended as Liu Zhi launched another powerful punch and Tang Yan’s aura suddenly surged again.

• Tang Yan entered the match against Liu Zhi, who intended to kill him and avenge his earlier humiliation.
• Tang Yan used swift, shifting punches to contend with Liu Zhi’s yellow tier ninth grade strength, impressing Lin Xiao with how relaxed he remained.
• Liu Zhi revealed that he had reached the profound tier, alarming the crowd and leaving them convinced Tang Yan would lose.
• Tang Yan raised his strength to yellow tier seventh grade and struck Liu Zhi with the fifth punch of the Thousand Mountains Fist, whose power Lin Xiao recognized as a low-grade profound tier cultivation method.
• After Liu Zhi prepared a stronger follow-up attack, Tang Yan’s aura suddenly surged higher.

Tang Yan defeated Liu Zhi in the selection tournament and claimed the title of Cloud City's Number One of the Younger Generation. Lin Xiao changed the tournament rules, but nobody stepped forward to challenge Liu Zhi or Lin Dongxue.

• Tang Yan advanced to Yellow Tier Ninth Grade and struck Liu Zhi with the seventh punch of the Thousand Mountains Fist, wounding him and forcing him back.
• Tang Yan asked whether Liu Zhi was convinced, and Liu Zhi refused, prompting Tang Yan to attack again.
• Tang Yan broke through Liu Zhi's defenses and kicked him off the platform, leaving him gravely injured and unconscious.
• Liu Wuhui threatened Tang Yan, but Tang Yan argued that Liu Zhi had accepted the risks of the duel, and Liu Wuhui restrained himself.
• Lin Xiao announced that the selection winner could challenge Liu Zhi or Lin Dongxue for a place in the Eastern Region Tournament, but no one challenged either of them.

After defeating Liu Zhi, Tang Yan secured a place in the Eastern Region Tournament and revealed to Old Master Tang that he had already reached Profound Tier First Grade. He gave his grandfather pills to repair his meridians and stabilize his Dantian, then planned to remove threats to the Tang Family before entering Azure Dragon Academy.

• Lin Xiao provisionally selected Tang Yan, Lin Dongxue, and Liu Zhi to represent Cloud City at the Eastern Region Tournament and told Liu Wuhui to gather them in ten days.
• Old Master Tang questioned Tang Yan about his breakthrough and the Thousand Mountains Fist, and Tang Yan revealed that he had reached Profound Tier First Grade.
• Tang Yan told Old Master Tang about his training and gave him Meridian-Moistening Spirit Pills, an Essence-Suppressing Pill, and a Yang Pill to help restore his meridians and Dantian.
• Old Master Tang hurried into seclusion after returning to the Tang Family, leaving Tang Yan alone in the carriage.
• Tang Yan resolved to eliminate threats from the Liu, Wu, and Qin Families before seeking a place at Azure Dragon Academy and looking for his parents.

Tang Yan strengthened the Tang Family while Old Master Tang recovered from his injuries and advanced to Earth Tier. After arranging pills and strategy for the family, Tang Yan left for the Eastern Region Tournament, where the City Lord warned that Profound Tier Third Grade contestants would compete.

• Tang Yan supplied pills and rewards that drove the Tang Family Guards to improve rapidly and raised his standing among them.
• Old Master Tang healed his lingering injuries and broke through to Earth Tier, while Tang Yan concealed his master's name.
• Tang Yan and Old Master Tang agreed that the Tang Family should follow a moderate path while responding decisively to attacks.
• Tang Yan stocked the family with pills and instructed Old Master Tang on how to supply the guards and elite forces during his absence.
• Tang Yan said farewell to the Tang Family and rode to the City Lord's Residence, where he met Liu Zhi and Lin Dongxue.
• The City Lord showed Tang Yan, Liu Zhi, and Lin Dongxue a map of the Eastern Domain and warned them that Profound Tier Third Grade contestants would attend the tournament in Fang City.

Tang Yan learned that the Eastern Region Tournament would feature multiple third-rank Profound Tier geniuses and planned to travel to Fang City alone to temper himself. Lin Dongxue insisted on joining him, so they set off together through the dangerous Cangyun Mountain route while Lin Xiao took Liu Zhi with him.

• Lin Xiao told Tang Yan, Liu Zhi, and Lin Dongxue about the tournament’s powerful competitors and planned to take them to the Slaughter Tower in Fang City.
• Tang Yan asked to travel alone and agreed to meet Lin Xiao’s delegation at the Ten Thousand Directions Tower in ten days.
• Lin Dongxue insisted on accompanying Tang Yan despite his warnings about the route and the dangers of Cangyun Mountain.
• Lin Xiao entrusted Lin Dongxue to Tang Yan and took Liu Zhi along to guide his martial arts.
• Tang Yan and Lin Dongxue rode toward Cangyun Mountain while Lin Xiao and Liu Zhi set off separately.

Tang Yan and Lin Dongxue traveled together to Cangyun Mountain, where they agreed to race over their competing claims about whose footwork was faster. The race was underway, and Lin Dongxue was startled to discover Tang Yan had been running beside her without her sensing his aura.

• Lin Dongxue refused to return to the main road and insisted on accompanying Tang Yan to Cangyun Mountain.
• Liu Zhi discreetly gave a note to a Liu Family guard and ordered him to deliver it to the old master.
• Tang Yan warned Lin Dongxue about dangerous spirit beasts on their route, but she challenged him to a race and offered a kiss if he won.
• Lin Dongxue started running before Tang Yan was ready and soon believed she had left him far behind.
• Tang Yan appeared beside Lin Dongxue, surprising her with his speed and his ability to conceal his aura.

Tang Yan outran Lin Dongxue, who fulfilled her wager by kissing him, and then rescued her from a Red-Striped Tiger. After she defeated the beast, Tang Yan explained how she could have won far faster, leaving her eager to practice fighting again.

• Tang Yan pulled ahead of Lin Dongxue at the end of their race, winning their wager.
• Lin Dongxue kissed Tang Yan to fulfill her promise, leaving them both embarrassed.
• A Second Tier Red-Striped Tiger attacked while Lin Dongxue was distracted, and Tang Yan intercepted it.
• Tang Yan let Lin Dongxue fight the Red-Striped Tiger, which she defeated after a prolonged battle.
• Tang Yan pointed out her combat mistakes, and Lin Dongxue realized she wanted to find another Spirit Beast to practice on.

Tang Yan trained Lin Dongxue on Cangyun Mountain and demonstrated his combat skill against a third-tier Flying Rhino. Watching him fight shattered Lin Dongxue’s belief that martial techniques reigned supreme.

• Tang Yan gave Lin Dongxue thirty High Spirit Pills and assigned her to fight second-tier spirit beasts while he handled stronger ones.
• Over the next three days, Tang Yan guided Lin Dongxue as her combat skills improved and they entered territory frequented by third-tier spirit beasts.
• A Flying Rhino charged at Tang Yan, and he stepped in front of Lin Dongxue to fight it while she watched.
• Tang Yan dodged and counterattacked the Flying Rhino, revealing Profound tier first grade strength and gaining the upper hand.
• Lin Dongxue studied Tang Yan’s fluid combat movements and realized that his techniques overturned her belief that martial techniques reigned supreme.

Tang Yan defeated the Flying Rhino, but a powerful masked man appeared and attacked him and Lin Dongxue. Tang Yan used his heaven-earth creation flame to confront the Profound Tier Fifth Grade enemy and tried to give Lin Dongxue time to escape.

• Tang Yan knocked the Flying Rhino off balance, struck its belly, defeated it, and extracted its Beast Core.
• Lin Dongxue praised Tang Yan for being fast, while he misunderstood her and told her to call him amazing instead.
• Tang Yan sensed a masked man approaching and ordered Lin Dongxue to flee, but she refused to leave him.
• The masked man revealed his intent to kill them and attacked Tang Yan, who evaded his blows with Phantom Shadow Steps.
• Tang Yan summoned his heaven-earth creation flame, urged Lin Dongxue to run, and collided his enhanced fist with the masked man's palm.