Chapter Summaries

Li Changjiang, Jiang Changbin, and Sun Fenghou watched Zuo Xiaoduo’s team advance into the top twenty and remembered their late teacher’s wish for Phoenix City Second High School. As the tournament continued, the students meditated while Hu Ruoyun and Luo Lie were mobbed by High Martial Arts Academy teachers eager to recruit them.

• Li Changjiang, Jiang Changbin, and Sun Fenghou watched the livestream and wept over their late teacher’s wish, then stopped when Li Changjiang pointed out that the students had only reached the top twenty.
• Li Changjiang, Jiang Changbin, and Sun Fenghou resumed watching the tournament after teasing and threatening one another.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and the others waited as the remaining top-twenty places were decided, then returned to their rooms to meditate; Li Chenglong joined Zuo Xiaoduo despite his protests.
• Hu Ruoyun and Luo Lie were surrounded by High Martial Arts Academy teachers asking about the students and trying to recruit them.
• Hu Ruoyun redirected the crowd’s questions to Luo Lie, who became the center of the teachers’ attention.

Luo Lie introduced the six talented students to the High Martial Academy teachers, hoping to find them suitable schools. Luo Yanling singled out Yu Moyan and promised Yuyang High Martial Arts School would cover his expenses and provide extensive support.

• Luo Lie described Zuo Xiaoduo as the team's captain and praised his character and leadership, while Hu Ruoyun struggled not to laugh at his introduction.
• Luo Lie introduced vice-captain Li Chenglong as a resourceful heir to the Ancient Martial Li Family.
• Luo Lie praised Wan Lixiu's talent and diligence, then revealed that she and Long Yusheng were engaged.
• Luo Lie explained that Yu Moyan came from a poor family and asked the schools to take special care of him.
• Luo Yanling promised Yu Moyan free tuition, a scholarship, a wealthy teacher, and further support from Yuyang High Martial Arts School.

Luo Lie introduced his students to recruiters from High Martial schools, who praised their talent and recommended them for top recruitment authorization. The top twenty teams were decided, but the three most prestigious schools had not approached Zuo Xiaoduo and the others, and Phoenix City Second High School was ranked only fifth among the championship favorites.

• Luo Lie described Li Changming’s background and potential, then refused to reveal how many times his students had suppressed their cultivation breakthroughs.
• A teacher asked about Zuo Xiaoduo’s Iron Fist Young Master nickname, and Luo Lie explained that his fists were powerful enough to earn it.
• High Martial recruiters sent recommendations for the students, while Hidden Dragon, Cloud, and Ancestral Dragon High Martial made no offers.
• After the top twenty were decided, Zuo Xiaoduo complained that the three prestigious schools had not recruited him.
• Luo Lie warned that Phoenix City Second High School ranked fifth among the favorites because its team had not yet faced the strongest opponents.

Luo Lie and Hu Ruoyun warned Zuo Xiaoduo and his teammates that rival contestants might hide great strength, but Zuo Xiaoduo rallied the group to face the tournament with confidence. The next morning, both teams encountered each other outside the hotel before heading to the matches.

• Luo Lie cautioned the six students that powerful Lineages could secretly strengthen their heirs and urged them not to underestimate opponents.
• Hu Ruoyun described how the Blue Sword Young Master’s Lineage had sacrificed elders’ power and used other extreme methods to support his cultivation.
• Zuo Xiaoduo joked about being scared, then urged his companions to fight, and the six students cheered and went to rest.
• Hu Ruoyun told Luo Lie that his warning had sounded too grave, and Luo Lie worried that it might undermine the students’ performance.
• The next morning, Hu Ruoyun and Luo Lie led their team outside and encountered Teacher Li of Fenghai Thirteenth High School and his team at the hotel entrance.

Phoenix City Second High School and Fenghai Thirteenth High School clashed verbally after both teams reached the top twenty, reviving their old feud. Zuo Xiaoduo mocked the opposing captain and students, and Teacher Li challenged them to settle matters in the arena.

• Teacher Li taunted Hu Ruoyun about the injury that had once crippled her, and Luo Lie condemned him.
• Fenghai Thirteenth High School's captain insulted Zuo Xiaoduo and invoked Phoenix City Second High School's dead former principal.
• Zuo Xiaoduo responded with crude insults toward the captain and the two white-clad girls, provoking them to draw their weapons.
• Hu Ruoyun defended Zuo Xiaoduo while rebuking the captain for insulting the dead former principal.
• Zuo Xiaoduo, Li Chenglong, Li Changming, and Yu Moyan continued mocking the two girls, and Teacher Li ended the exchange by challenging them to meet in the arena.

Hu Ruoyun told her students how Li Chengqiu had crippled her during a school exchange, beginning the feud between Phoenix City Second High School and Fenghai Thirteenth High School. Zuo Xiaoduo and the others promised not to risk themselves over the older generation’s grievance, though Zuo still vowed to make the visiting students leave injured.

• Wu Yuntian challenged Zuo Xiaoduo to a Life-and-Death Arena bout, and Zuo mocked him before accepting the challenge.
• Wan Lixiu recognized that Li Chengqiu had caused Hu Ruoyun’s past injury and vowed not to let him leave South Ji City.
• Hu Ruoyun explained that Li Chengqiu had crippled her dantian after she rejected his advances, sparking a lasting feud between the two schools.
• Hu Ruoyun warned the students to stay out of the older generation’s feud, and Zuo Xiaoduo promised that at least four of the six visitors would be carried back.
• Li Chenglong asked why Zuo Xiaoduo had not read the visitors’ faces, and Zuo said he had been afraid they would sully his eyes.

Zuo Xiaoduo arranged for Yu Moyan to fight South Ji City Third High School while saving himself for the hoped-for match against Fenghai City's Thirteenth High School. The opponent conceded after Yu Moyan won one exchange, and the team waited for the next round while cultivating and leaving Zuo Xiaoduo with unpaid debts for four Space Rings.

• Zuo Xiaoduo warned Yu Moyan that Wu Yuntian had reached the Embryonic Breathing Realm and insisted that he would fight after Fenghai City's Thirteenth High School had called him out by name.
• After drawing South Ji City Third High School as their opponent, Zuo Xiaoduo kicked Yu Moyan onto the stage and told him to defeat the team.
• Yu Moyan drove back South Ji City Third High School's first fighter with a punch, and the team conceded the match to preserve its strength for the next round.
• While waiting for the next match, Zuo Xiaoduo and his teammates cultivated with star soul jade, and Zuo Xiaoduo fumed over the four IOUs Long Yusheng and the other boys had given him for Space Rings.

Zuo Xiaoduo framed Wu Yuntian as having insulted Teacher Ma, turning their tense encounter into a public dispute before the lot drawing. The referees believed the evidence and ordered the draw to continue, while Wu Yuntian remained furious and unable to clear his name.

• Zuo Xiaoduo mocked Wu Yuntian with his eyes as they faced each other before drawing lots.
• Wu Yuntian curled his lip as he passed Zuo Xiaoduo, who loudly accused him of insulting the referees.
• Zuo Xiaoduo claimed Wu Yuntian had insulted Teacher Ma, and the judges ordered the surveillance footage reviewed.
• The blurry footage appeared to show Wu Yuntian making a contemptuous expression, prompting the judges to look at him unfavorably.
• Teacher Ma told Wu Yuntian to let the matter go and draw lots, while Zuo Xiaoduo continued denouncing him for supposedly calling Teacher Ma ugly.

Zuo Xiaoduo maneuvered Wu Yuntian into appearing guilty of insulting Teacher Ma, then drew Fenghai Thirteenth High School as his next opponent. Wu Yuntian challenged him to the Life-and-Death Arena, while Zuo Xiaoduo acted as though he had no idea what that meant.

• Wu Yuntian demanded that Zuo Xiaoduo repeat the alleged insult, but Zuo Xiaoduo refused and urged everyone to draw lots.
• Teacher Ma ordered the contestants to hurry up, and the Fenghai team’s Teacher Li fumed while Hu Ruoyun and Luo Lie celebrated.
• Zuo Xiaoduo drew Fenghai Thirteenth High School, and Wu Yuntian laughed that they would meet in the next round.
• Wu Yuntian accused Zuo Xiaoduo of scheming and challenged him to sign up for the Life-and-Death Arena.
• Zuo Xiaoduo pretended not to know what the Life-and-Death Arena was, and the referees rebuked Wu Yuntian for his anger.

Zuo Xiaoduo provoked Wu Yuntian into sealing a life-and-death match with him in front of the crowd. The chapter ended with their oath irrevocable, while Teacher Ma warned Zuo Xiaoduo to survive and rejected Wu Yuntian as a candidate for Huayang Advanced Martial Arts.

• Wu Yuntian repeatedly taunted Zuo Xiaoduo to sign a life-and-death oath, and Zuo Xiaoduo acted furious and reluctant before accepting the challenge.
• Zuo Xiaoduo denounced Wu Yuntian for insulting a teacher and declared that he would settle who lived and died with him.
• Wu Yuntian demanded that they seal the oath with three claps, and Zuo Xiaoduo clapped his palms with him before Teacher Ma could stop them.
• Teacher Ma scolded Zuo Xiaoduo for losing his temper, and Zuo Xiaoduo defended his decision as a matter of principle.
• Teacher Ma urged Zuo Xiaoduo to survive the trial and consider Huayang Advanced Martial Arts, then told Wu Yuntian that the school would never accept him.

Zuo Xiaoduo’s schemes provoked a confrontation that left Fenghai Thirteenth High School disgraced and Wu Yuntian demanding a Life-and-Death Arena. Zuo revealed that he had been building a public case to justify killing Wu and deter retaliation, and the chapter ended with the decisive fight still ahead.

• Li Chengqiu insulted Huayang Advanced Martial Arts, so Teacher Ma flew over and beat him before barring Fenghai Thirteenth High School students from his school.
• Teachers from other schools condemned Li Chengqiu, while the students from Fenghai Thirteenth High School were left humiliated.
• Wu Yuntian blamed Zuo Xiaoduo and demanded that he sign a life-and-death waiver, insisting their confrontation would be a Life-and-Death Arena.
• Long Yusheng, Wan Lixiu, and the others admired Zuo Xiaoduo for trapping the opposing school, while Zuo explained that he wanted witnesses to see him act justly before killing Wu.

Zuo Xiaoduo prepared to face Fenghai City Thirteenth High School in an afternoon Life-and-Death Arena match, confident he had secured the moral high ground. Both schools briefed their fighters, with Hu Ruoyun and Luo Lie warning Zuo Xiaoduo to protect his life and Li Chengqiu cautioning his team not to underestimate him.

• After the lots were drawn, Phoenix City Second High School was scheduled to face Fenghai City Thirteenth High School in an all-member Life-and-Death Arena match, drawing huge crowds and livestreamers.
• Hu Ruoyun advised Zuo Xiaoduo not to hesitate in a fight and to jump off the platform if his life was in danger; Luo Lie also reminded him to stay safe.
• Li Chengqiu told Fenghai City Thirteenth High School's fighters to reveal their concealed cultivation and strike decisively, while warning them about Zuo Xiaoduo's fist techniques.
• Gao Yan'er insisted that she and Gao Ping'er fight Zuo Xiaoduo to avenge their humiliation, despite Li Chengqiu doubting they could defeat him.
• The Thirteenth High School teachers told their students to kill when victory was possible but to retreat from the platform if they faced imminent defeat.

Zuo Xiaoduo and Wu Yuntian signed a Life-and-Death Contract and began the arena match, while Zuo Xiaoduo’s teachers prepared for trouble and Teacher Luo Yanling kept watch for Yu Moyan. The match had officially started, but Zuo Xiaoduo stayed on the platform and began asking the referee teachers questions.

• Li Chengqiu worried that the incident involving Zuo Xiaoduo had damaged Fenghai City Martial School’s standing, while another teacher urged him to focus on winning the competition.
• Teacher Luo Yanling stood by the arena, prepared to intervene if Yu Moyan was in danger.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Wu Yuntian signed the Life-and-Death Contract, making the match official.
• Wu Yuntian returned to his team to arrange tactics, believing Zuo Xiaoduo’s presence on the platform gave his side an advantage.
• Zuo Xiaoduo introduced himself to the spectators as the Iron Fist Young Master and then asked the referee teachers to clear up his questions.

Zuo Xiaoduo secured the judges’ promises to uphold the Life-and-Death Arena rules and made a public declaration accepting the consequences of the match. He left Gao Yan’er fuming as he asked that his belongings be returned to his family if he died.

• Zuo Xiaoduo asked the judges whether he would face revenge if he killed his opponent, and Teacher Ma assured him that the arena’s rules forbade it.
• Zuo Xiaoduo requested the teachers’ contact information in case anyone broke the rules, and they readily gave him their numbers.
• Zuo Xiaoduo thanked the teachers while Hu Ruoyun and Luo Lie hid their embarrassment and Long Yusheng and the others admired his performance.
• Gao Yan’er waited angrily as Zuo Xiaoduo continued speaking with the judges, then snapped at him to finish.
• Zuo Xiaoduo declared that his school would accept defeat and death without seeking revenge, then asked that his belongings be given to his family if he died.

Zuo Xiaoduo faced Gao Yan'er in a life-and-death duel, winning over the spectators with his formal manners before fighting her with his iron fists. He held his own against her superior cultivation and movement technique, but Gao Yan'er unleashed a storm of Sword Qi to encircle and kill him.

• Zuo Xiaoduo bowed to the four directions, addressed the crowd, and formally saluted Gao Yan'er before taking his fighting stance.
• Gao Yan'er attacked with her longsword, but Zuo Xiaoduo struck its tip aside with his gauntleted fist and drove her back.
• Gao Yan'er accused Zuo Xiaoduo of cheating for wearing gauntlets, and he defended them as fitting his Iron Fist Young Master reputation.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Gao Yan'er exchanged blows as she used her Embryonic Breath cultivation and nimble movement technique to evade his powerful fists.
• Gao Yan'er unleashed Sword Qi from all sides, surrounding Zuo Xiaoduo with attacks aimed at his vital points.

Zuo Xiaoduo killed Gao Yan'er in a desperate reversal, then instinctively killed Gao Ping'er when she launched a surprise attack. The arena was left stunned by the two deaths and by the skill Zuo Xiaoduo had mastered.

• Zuo Xiaoduo broke through Gao Yan'er's sword attacks, trapped her blade between his shoulder and head, and punched her head apart, killing her.
• Zuo Xiaoduo apologized for killing Gao Yan'er as he retreated, wounded by her sword.
• Gao Ping'er rushed out and stabbed at Zuo Xiaoduo, prompting Teacher Ma to condemn the sneak attack.
• Zuo Xiaoduo used the Starry Sky Step and a rapid series of kicks to kill Gao Ping'er, then collapsed from exhaustion.
• Teacher Ma recognized Zuo Xiaoduo's instinctive use of the Dragon Gate Leg and Starry Sky Step, while the venue fell silent.

After Zuo Xiaoduo killed two Fenghai Thirteenth High School students in the Life-and-Death Arena, Phoenix City Second High School condemned their opponents for a supposed sneak attack. Wu Yuntian provoked the shaken Zuo Xiaoduo into another bout, and Zuo Xiaoduo accused him of being responsible for his classmates’ deaths.

• Zuo Xiaoduo returned to his side of the arena while Li Chenglong and the others loudly accused Fenghai Thirteenth High School of a shameless sneak attack.
• Teacher Ma offered Zuo Xiaoduo a chance to rest, but Wu Yuntian taunted him and challenged him to continue fighting.
• Zuo Xiaoduo accepted Wu Yuntian’s challenge despite the judges warning him not to be provoked.
• Wu Yuntian blamed Zuo Xiaoduo for killing his classmates, and Zuo Xiaoduo retorted that Wu Yuntian had caused their deaths by forcing the Life-and-Death Arena matches.

Zuo Xiaoduo defeated Wu Yuntian in the Life-and-Death Arena by blinding him with hidden weapons and battering him with Dragon Gate Leg until his body shattered. The fight went viral, and viewers fixated on Zuo Xiaoduo’s crotch-kicking technique.

• Wu Yuntian drew his sword and charged at Zuo Xiaoduo with Body and Sword as One.
• Zuo Xiaoduo used hidden weapons to injure Wu Yuntian’s eyes, then rushed in with Starry Sky Step.
• Zuo Xiaoduo struck Wu Yuntian repeatedly in the crotch with Dragon Gate Leg, killing him and shattering his body in midair.
• Teacher Li Chengqiu accused Zuo Xiaoduo of a despicable sneak attack, while Luo Lie defended his actions in the Life-and-Death Arena.
• The fight appeared on a livestream, and online viewers praised and joked about Dragon Gate Leg as a crotch-kicking technique.

After winning his third Life-and-Death Arena match, Zuo Xiaoduo revealed that he had fought wearing roughly fifteen thousand jin of weights, astonishing the judges. He then showed them his hidden weapons, but their unimpressive appearance left the teachers questioning how they had helped him win.

• Teacher Ma announced Zuo Xiaoduo's victory and called him forward to speak with the judges.
• A female teacher asked whether Zuo Xiaoduo had worn weights, and he admitted that he had forgotten to remove them before the fight.
• Zuo Xiaoduo explained that his weights totaled nearly fifteen thousand jin, including a pair of five-thousand-jin bracers, leaving the teachers stunned.
• Teacher Ma tried to praise Zuo Xiaoduo, but another teacher stopped him, insisting the Life-and-Death Arena was not over.
• Ding Xiulan introduced herself and asked about Zuo Xiaoduo's hidden weapons and leg technique.
• Zuo Xiaoduo displayed small, decorative jade objects as his hidden weapons, and a teacher doubted they could do much damage.

After Zuo Xiaoduo explained that his hidden weapons and Dragon Gate Leg were his ways of staying alive, the teachers praised him and vowed to keep his fighting methods secret. When Li Chengqiu accused him of murder over the deaths in the Life-and-Death Arena, Ding Xiulan and other teachers defended Zuo Xiaoduo and pledged to protect the Phoenix City students from retaliation.

• Zuo Xiaoduo told the teachers he used less-lethal hidden weapons as a transitional weapon and kept Dragon Gate Leg as his true trump card.
• Ding Xiulan asked the teachers to keep Zuo Xiaoduo's life-saving methods secret, and Zuo Xiaoduo reassured them that he trusted them because they were respected elders.
• Li Chengqiu accused Zuo Xiaoduo of murder and threatened that Fenghai City's Thirteenth High School would never let him off.
• Ding Xiulan challenged Li Chengqiu to acknowledge that his side had proposed the Life-and-Death Arena, signed the contract, and accepted its rules.
• Ding Xiulan vowed to fight anyone who attacked Zuo Xiaoduo or the Phoenix City students, and teachers from other schools publicly supported her and the rules of the Martial Dao.