Recaps

Chen Jue rapidly advanced in Supreme Ultimate Fist and Tai Chi Thirteen Stances, then maxed out the Twelve Forms of the Muscle-Tendon Change Classic. Its breakthrough consumed all his Shaolin Mighty Pills and transformed his body, leaving him seven centimeters taller with eight new teeth emerging.

• Chen Jue raised Supreme Ultimate Fist and Tai Chi Thirteen Stances to Lv2 through morning practice, then studied different Tai Chi schools over lunch.
• Chen Jue continued practicing and lifting weights in the afternoon, bringing both Tai Chi skills to Lv2 (323/500) and his free attribute points to 0.50.
• Chen Jue chose to spend his free attribute points on the Twelve Forms of the Muscle-Tendon Change Classic and maxed out its proficiency.
• The completed skill triggered an intense drain as Chen Jue's bones and tendons changed, forcing him to swallow more than a dozen Shaolin Mighty Pills.
• Chen Jue measured himself and discovered he had grown to 185 cm, while eight new teeth had begun emerging.

After completing the Muscle-Tendon Change Classic, Chen Jue tested his transformed body and trained Supreme Ultimate Fist underwater at the reservoir. His fist technique and stance advanced to Lv3, and his practice stirred a powerful whirlpool before he surfaced.

• Chen Jue weighed himself, saw his body fat scale read 7%, and checked his improved attributes after completing the Muscle-Tendon Change Classic.
• Chen Jue ate a large meal, ran up the mountain with seventy kilograms of weights, and gained 0.01 agility around the reservoir.
• Chen Jue rowed to the whirlpool, dove underwater, and practiced Supreme Ultimate Fist and the Tai Chi Thirteen Stances by feeling the currents.
• Chen Jue's fist technique and stance both broke through to Lv3, raising his constitution, strength, and agility by 0.03 each.
• Chen Jue's underwater movements enlarged the whirlpool until it swept his boat in circles, and he surfaced when his air ran low.

Chen Jue used his breakthrough in Hidden Strength to set a new training record, then sprinted six kilometers to Panlong Town in just over ten minutes. After dismissing his smartwatch’s warning about his extreme heart rate, he enjoyed a late-night meal by the Yun River.

• Chen Jue discovered he could launch most of his body above the water, vaulted onto the boat, and carried his weighted gear down the mountain.
• Chen Jue found that his Lv3 Supreme Ultimate Fist and stance training needed 2,000 proficiency points to advance, while his free attribute points had reached a new record of 0.11.
• Chen Jue ran six kilometers to Panlong Town in 10 minutes and 9 seconds, then saw that his peak heart rate had reached 220 beats per minute.
• Chen Jue dismissed his smartwatch’s medical warning and bought snacks at the night market.
• Chen Jue ordered rice vermicelli, beer, grilled food, and beef ribs, then relaxed beside the Yun River.

After building his strength with late-night sprints and underwater training, Chen Jue decided to travel to the coast to practice Hidden Strength in stronger currents. He left for Dongdao County with a 200-kilogram dumbbell, sharing breakfast with his rideshare driver on the way.

• Chen Jue sprinted home from Panlong Town, slept for less than six hours, and woke feeling refreshed.
• Chen Jue jogged to Chen Village Reservoir and trained underwater, earning 0.1 free attribute points and finding its currents too gentle for his Hidden Strength practice.
• Chen Jue decided to train in seawater near Dongdao County and packed clothes and a 200-kilogram dumbbell for the trip.
• Chen Jue booked a rideshare with driver Zhu, whose minivan sagged under the dumbbell’s weight.
• Chen Jue and Zhu stopped at Lin Family Village for breakfast before continuing toward Dongdao County.

Chen Jue traveled to Dongdao County with Mr. Zhu and found a seaside guesthouse where he could stay and practice. The chapter ended with Chen Jue checking into a private villa while Mr. Zhu remained baffled by the weight of his travel bag.

• Mr. Zhu struggled with unusually high fuel consumption because Chen Jue and his travel bag weighed about 280 kilograms.
• Chen Jue woke on the sea-crossing bridge and admired the tidal flats and coastal scenery with Mr. Zhu.
• Mr. Zhu recommended a guesthouse and gave Chen Jue its owner's business card.
• Chen Jue reached Dongdao County, then asked Mr. Zhu to drive him to the guesthouse instead of getting out at the original destination.
• Chen Jue rented an entire villa for three days and said goodbye to Mr. Zhu, who kept glancing at his heavy travel bag.

Chen Jue settled into his island villa, enjoyed a seafood meal, and drew attention on the beach with his exceptional physique. He tested himself against the sea before returning to the villa to train with a 100-kilogram dumbbell.

• Chen Jue checked into a small villa, then took a taxi to a seafood restaurant and ate a large meal.
• Chen Jue bought a diving mask and swimming trunks, returned to the villa, and headed to the beach after a nap.
• Tourists admired Chen Jue’s muscular physique, and several women approached him to ask for his WeChat.
• Chen Jue swam out to the safety barrier, where a lifeguard warned him about the deep water and strong waves.
• Chen Jue quickly swam back to shore, relaxed in the sea, then returned to the villa and trained with a 100-kilogram dumbbell.

Chen Jue practiced martial arts underwater at night, but strong currents and waves forced him out of the sea. After earning attribute points from the difficult session, he found a stone ball to use as a stabilizing weight for future training.

• Chen Jue admired the sunset, posted photos to Moments, and ate seafood for dinner in Dongdao County.
• Chen Jue avoided the crowded beach and went to a rocky shore to practice Supreme Ultimate Fist and Thirteen-Style Stake Training on the seabed.
• A powerful wave disrupted Chen Jue’s balance, forcing him to surface and scramble back onto the rocks.
• Chen Jue returned to the guesthouse, saw that the brief seabed practice had earned him 0.12 free attribute points, and wished he had brought his Weighted Vest.
• Chen Jue carried a fifty-kilogram garden cobblestone into the villa and practiced rolling it over his arms and shoulders with Supreme Ultimate Fist techniques.

Chen Jue trained underwater with a heavy stone ball and gained attribute points, then decided to strengthen his Shaolin Body Conditioning Skill. He bought a year’s supply of tonic medicine and left the shop planning to use it for his upgrade.

• Chen Jue cleared his flood of Tieba messages and friend requests, then wondered whether twenty or thirty meters underwater truly counted as the seabed.
• The next morning, Chen Jue practiced Supreme Ultimate Fist and Thirteen-Style Stake Training underwater with the stone ball and earned 0.21 free attribute points.
• Chen Jue found cuts on his feet and considered upgrading his Shaolin Body Conditioning Skill, but postponed it because he had no tonic medicine.
• After eating a hearty breakfast in the county town, Chen Jue went to Ye Tong Ren Tang and ordered thirty doses of Ten-Ingredient Tonic Decoction.
• Chen Jue collected the medicine and left, planning to decoct it and upgrade his Shaolin Body Conditioning Skill.

Chen Jue simmered a concentrated Ten-Ingredient Tonic Decoction and used it to perfect his Shaolin Body Conditioning Skill. The breakthrough strengthened his body and granted a new training buff, but left him hungry and his clothes too tight as he headed out for lunch.

• Chen Jue borrowed a clay pot from the guesthouse owner and simmered three packets of Ten-Ingredient Tonic Decoction.
• After sunbathing and practicing the Twelve Forms of the Muscle-Tendon Change Classic, Chen Jue maxed out his Shaolin Body Conditioning Skill with free attribute points.
• Chen Jue drank several liters of the decoction and practiced the Impact-Conditioning Skill as his body grew stronger and tougher.
• Chen Jue gained the Shaolin Bronze Man buff, which increased his bodily defense and accelerated progress in Thirteen Guardians Horizontal Training.
• Chen Jue found his muscles had grown so much that his sports jacket no longer fit, then headed into town to buy new clothes and get lunch.

Chen Jue extended his stay on the island and began practicing the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Skill, which quickly gained proficiency with help from his existing skills. He postponed teaching the soldiers of the XX Regiment until after his half-month training stay.

• Chen Jue bought properly fitting sportswear and flip-flops, then ate a large seafood lunch after his breakthrough increased his appetite.
• Chen Jue negotiated a rate of 800 yuan per night for at least half a month and paid the guesthouse owners in advance.
• After a nap, Chen Jue researched the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Skill and began practicing it in the villa.
• Chen Jue's existing Shaolin skills helped him raise the new skill to Level 0 (80/100) in half a day.
• Chen Jue replied to Commissar Yao and postponed teaching martial arts to the XX Regiment until half a month later.

Chen Jue pushed his underwater training deeper and perfected the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Skill, toughening his body enough to endure boiling water. He ended the chapter soaking his feet in freshly boiled water while watching a nature documentary.

• Chen Jue trained on the dark seabed with a stone sphere, enduring the pressure and cold as his martial arts proficiency increased.
• He wedged the stone sphere between rocks, then found thorns had pierced his thighs on his run back to the villa and resolved to keep practicing hard-body skills.
• Chen Jue practiced the Muscle-Tendon Change Classic, drank Ten-Ingredient Tonic Decoction, and recovered before continuing his training.
• He leveled up the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Skill, which made his frame larger and his skin tougher.
• Chen Jue tested his tougher skin with a thorny switch, then soaked his feet in boiling water and poured in more when the water cooled.

After contemplating the mysteries of the world, Chen Jue renewed his resolve to develop his abilities and uncover its secrets. During underwater training the next morning, he spotted three wild large yellow croakers and caught the biggest one.

• Chen Jue watched a documentary about the Mariana Trench and imagined what training his body to survive its depths might require.
• Chen Jue reflected on life, the ocean, and space before resolving to keep improving his attributes and explore the world's secrets.
• After a good night's sleep, Chen Jue returned to the coast with his stone ball to train underwater.
• Chen Jue spotted three golden-scaled wild large yellow croakers swimming nearby and recognized their value.
• Chen Jue launched himself from the stone ball and grabbed the largest croaker by its tail.

Chen Jue caught a huge wild yellow croaker while diving and hurried to preserve it on ice. The guesthouse owner arranged to take him to a fish dealer in the county town, where they hoped to sell the valuable catch.

• Chen Jue caught the largest yellow croaker and left his stone ball marked on the seabed for his next dive.
• Chen Jue rushed the fish to his villa, packed it in ice, and took it to the guesthouse owner.
• The guesthouse owner carefully repacked the fish in an insulated box and offered to introduce Chen Jue to a fish buyer.
• The guesthouse owner drove Chen Jue toward the county town and explained how wild yellow croaker prices and fish dealers worked.

Chen Jue sold an enormous yellow croaker at the county market and used the proceeds to buy fish maw for nourishment. After the sale and purchase, he left the seafood shop with the guesthouse owner.

• Chen Jue and the guesthouse owner brought the freshly caught yellow croaker to Bucktooth Sun's seafood shop.
• Bucktooth Sun weighed the fish at eight jin and two liang, negotiated with the guesthouse owner, and agreed to pay 13,000 yuan per jin.
• Chen Jue signed a sales agreement and received 106,600 yuan for the fish.
• Chen Jue noticed the shop's fish maw and decided to buy some to support his practice.
• Chen Jue bought five jin of fish maw, and Bucktooth Sun added several packets of stewing ingredients before Chen Jue left with the guesthouse owner.

After selling a large yellow croaker, Chen Jue repaid Uncle Yu’s help by extending his stay at the guesthouse and accepting meals with the family. He trained while preparing fish maw, then used the nutrients to fuel a major boost after leveling up his Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Skill.

• Chen Jue offered Uncle Yu twenty thousand yuan for helping sell the fish, but Uncle Yu refused, so Chen Jue booked another half month at the guesthouse instead.
• Uncle Yu took Chen Jue to a seafood noodle shop, and Chen Jue learned about Uncle Yu’s well-off family on the drive back.
• Uncle Yu’s wife welcomed Chen Jue to join the family for meals, and Chen Jue paid for another half month’s stay.
• Chen Jue soaked fish maw and trained with dumbbells and the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Skill while it softened.
• Chen Jue used free attribute points to raise the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Skill to Lv2, then ate a pot of stewed fish maw.
• Chen Jue’s constitution, agility, and strength increased after eating, and he wondered how powerful the skill’s later upgrades would be.

Chen Jue refined his training routine while enjoying meals and quiet time at the guesthouse, then continued practicing underwater at night and before dawn. The guesthouse uncle warned him that a typhoon was coming in a few days and asked whether he still planned to stay.

• Chen Jue learned from the guesthouse auntie how to prepare fish maw to reduce its fishy smell and paid her for groceries.
• Chen Jue practiced the Twelve Forms of the Muscle-Tendon Change Classic and the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Skill, then ate a large dinner at the guesthouse.
• Chen Jue practiced Supreme Ultimate Fist underwater at night and watched a documentary about Antarctic krill afterward.
• Chen Jue woke before six, practiced underwater again, and joined the guesthouse couple for breakfast.
• The guesthouse uncle told Chen Jue that a typhoon was expected in a few days and asked whether he wanted to keep staying.

With a typhoon approaching, Chen Jue stocked up on food and continued his training, while Uncle Yu prepared to welcome his son home from offshore fishing. During a nighttime dive, Chen Jue attracted the attention of a returning fishing boat.

• Chen Jue decided to stay through the typhoon and sent Uncle Yu money to buy extra ingredients for him.
• Chen Jue trained through the morning and afternoon, increasing the dumbbell’s weight to 125 kg.
• Uncle Yu told Chen Jue that his eldest son was returning from offshore because of the typhoon and wanted to introduce them.
• Chen Jue ate dinner in town, bought rice wine and ginger, then went diving at the rocky shore with a stone ball.
• A returning fishing speedboat detected a conspicuous red dot near the rear cliff, and the young man at the helm wondered who was still diving.

Chen Jue practiced diving at night beneath the rear cliff and narrowly avoided being noticed by a passing fishing boat. The boat’s young helmsman later learned that Chen Jue was the tourist who caught a huge yellow croaker, and he planned to investigate the unexplained sonar sighting.

• A fishing boat’s sonar detected a moving person diving about forty meters underwater near the rear cliff, but the young men decided not to approach.
• Chen Jue heard the boat’s propeller, waited for it to pass, and decided to watch for boats before practicing underwater in the future.
• The young helmsman returned home, where Uncle Yu told him that Chen Jue had caught a wild large yellow croaker weighing over eight jin.
• The young helmsman learned that no one had been conducting research dives near the rear cliff and decided to check the area the next morning.

Chen Jue practiced his martial arts and trained underwater as rough weather pushed his skills close to a breakthrough. He declined Yu Yue’s invitation to fish but agreed to join the courtyard barbecue, while planning another dive that night.

• Chen Jue practiced the Muscle-Tendon Change Classic and Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Skill, hoping to advance toward the marrow-changing realm.
• Chen Jue dived in rougher currents, increasing his proficiency in Supreme Ultimate Fist and Thirteen-Style Stake Training to (1916/2000).
• Chen Jue prepared Fish Maw and went to the guesthouse for breakfast, where he met Yu Yue and added him on WeChat.
• Yu Yue invited Chen Jue to fish with his friends, but Chen Jue declined because of the strong wind and rough sea.
• Yu Yue invited Chen Jue to a courtyard barbecue at noon, and Chen Jue agreed to come.

Chen Jue perfected the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Skill, gaining the Unrivaled Taibao enhancement and a major boost to his attributes. After testing his new strength, he joined Yu Yue and his friends for a grilled seafood feast.

• Chen Jue practiced the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Skill until its proficiency was nearly full, then spent 0.14 free attribute points to perfect it.
• Chen Jue experienced a full-body transformation and developed the Unrivaled Taibao enhancement, which greatly increased the cultivation speed of horizontal hard-body arts while primordial yang remained intact.
• Chen Jue ate his prepared Fish Maw, checked his increased attributes, and lifted a fully weighted 200-kilogram dumbbell with one hand.
• Chen Jue joined Yu Yue and his friends in grilling freshly caught sea fish in the guesthouse backyard.
• Chen Jue ate the grilled fish, then finished three large plates of stir-fried noodles and a bottle of cola.

After resting through the afternoon, Chen Jue noticed suspicious bodyguards at the neighboring villas and learned that a wealthy man had arrived by yacht to shelter from the typhoon. The young man next door ordered Jun to investigate Chen Jue, whose sharp reactions had drawn their attention.

• Chen Jue chatted with Yu Yue and the fishermen, then went upstairs for an afternoon nap after they cleaned up lunch.
• Chen Jue woke around four, checked the approaching typhoon, and spotted a wary bodyguard on the neighboring villa’s roof.
• Chen Jue asked Yu Yue about the neighbors and learned a wealthy man had moored his yacht at the village pier and booked both villas.
• The young man next door asked Jun whether anything was happening nearby, and Jun reported that Chen Jue seemed trained and had quickly noticed him.
• The young man told Jun to check Chen Jue’s background, then returned to reading an antique copy of the Can Speak Form-Intention Fist Classic.

Chen Jue trained Boat Boxing on a storm-tossed fishing boat and perfected the skill, unlocking the deadly grappling move Laughing Eight Immortals. He left the chapter with the move’s perilous, mutually destructive nature understood, while the tycoon next door continued watching him.

• Chen Jue went to Uncle Yu’s home for dinner and heard the Yu family discuss the wealthy newcomer staying next door.
• After dinner, Chen Jue noticed someone watching him from the neighboring villa but returned home and headed to the shore to train.
• Chen Jue leapt onto the moored fishing boat and practiced Boat Boxing as the approaching typhoon rocked it.
• Chen Jue filled Boat Boxing’s progress bar and perfected the skill amid the waves.
• Chen Jue unlocked Laughing Eight Immortals, a close-range grappling move that disoriented an opponent before dragging both fighter and target into the sea.

While Chen Jue practiced at sea, A Jun and two bodyguards secretly searched his villa and found evidence that made A Jun suspect he was a martial artist. A Jun reported to the young master that Chen Jue seemed harmless, but the 200-kilogram dumbbell in his living room left the young man speechless.

• Chen Jue left his villa to practice aboard a fishing boat, and A Jun sent bodyguards to search the empty house.
• A Jun found Chen Jue’s ID, medicinal tonics, and an enormous dumbbell marked 200KG that he could barely roll.
• A Jun concluded that Chen Jue was likely a martial artist, while the other bodyguards found no suspicious equipment or belongings upstairs.
• A Jun reported to the young master that Chen Jue was a local who had rented the villa before the wealthy family arrived.
• The young master asked how heavy the dumbbell was, and A Jun said it weighed 200 kilograms and he could not lift it.

After learning that Chen Jue’s dumbbells weighed two hundred kilograms, the wealthy young man feared the unknown martial artist and hurried his family back to Magic City. Chen Jue returned from training, mistook the guesthouse auntie’s cleaning for the cause of the changes in his villa, and never realized the wealthy family had searched the house and recorded his identity details.

• The young man heard that Chen Jue’s one-handed dumbbells weighed two hundred kilograms and ordered his family to leave for Magic City that night.
• The wealthy family packed their belongings and departed the seaside village in several minivans.
• Chen Jue perfected Boat Boxing, then practiced Supreme Ultimate Fist underwater until his skills reached 1999/2000 proficiency.
• Chen Jue returned to the villa and found the lights on and his wallet and phone missing, but the guesthouse auntie explained she had put them away while cleaning.
• Chen Jue saw that the wealthy family had left, took a hot shower, and failed to notice that they had searched his villa and recorded his identity details.

Chen Jue searched for Daoist hard skills and began learning Tiger's Roar Golden Bell Shield, whose training suited his existing status bonuses. Elsewhere, a wealthy young man called his senior brother and was alarmed by the man's blood-red eyes.

• Chen Jue posted on Tieba asking for recommendations for authentic Daoist horizontal training skills, and Little Wudang Daoist suggested several options.
• Chen Jue searched online, chose Tiger's Roar Golden Bell Shield, ordered an illustrated manual, and began practicing from video tutorials.
• With his status bonuses, Chen Jue reached Level 0 in Tiger's Roar Golden Bell Shield in under five minutes, then went to sleep after his tiring underwater training.
• On a Mercedes-Benz speeding along the Shenhai Expressway, a wealthy young man called his long-uncontacted senior brother.
• The wealthy young man saw his senior brother's blood-red eyes and asked what had happened to them.