Chapter Summaries

Luo Ji attacked Chu Tiannan after Chu ignored his threats, but Instructor Zhang Yongquan stopped their fight before they could clash. Zhang let Chu and Luo'er leave, then hinted that the academy's higher-ups had asked him to keep an eye on Chu.

• Liu Hai watched as Luo Ji grew angry when Chu Tiannan walked away with Luo'er.
• Luo Ji launched a flying kick at Chu, who blocked it and retreated several steps before preparing to strike back.
• Zhang Yongquan intervened and ordered Chu and Luo Ji to lower their fists.
• Chu and Luo Ji both claimed they had only been discussing punching power, and Zhang allowed Chu and Luo'er to leave.
• Zhang warned Chu to report future trouble and wondered why the higher-ups had asked him to watch the young man.

Chu Tiannan learned that he could activate the Heaven-Deriving Sword only after reaching Martial Master level, then went to his part-time job at Jiajiale Moving Company. At a wealthy client’s villa, he noticed something that made his expression change.

• Luo Ji angrily blamed Chu Tiannan for humiliating him and told Butler Li to find him two girls.
• Chu Tiannan failed to activate the Heaven-Deriving Sword, and the system explained that he needed to reach Martial Master level first.
• Chu Tiannan went to the training grounds, then left the academy to work a moving job with Hai Gaopeng and the crew.
• Hai Gaopeng warned Chu Tiannan to follow his instructions at the villa, whose owner was wealthy and had a Martial Artist brother.
• Chu Tiannan entered the villa and fixed his gaze on a particular spot, his expression shifting.

Luo Ji recognized Chu Tiannan among the workers moving furniture at his uncle’s villa and plotted to make trouble for him. He caused a worker to fall while carrying a huge porcelain vase, and it shattered before Chu Tiannan could save it.

• Luo Ji spotted Chu Tiannan working at his uncle’s villa and decided to toy with him.
• Butler Li called Chu Tiannan and the other workers inside to carry the remaining expensive porcelain.
• Luo Ji flicked a pebble into a worker’s calf, making him lose his footing.
• The worker’s fall left Chu Tiannan unable to steady the large vase, which crashed to the floor and shattered.

Chu Tiannan exposed Luo Ji’s role in the vase breaking, but Luo Ji ordered his bodyguards to attack him. The chapter left Chu Tiannan facing two swinging batons.

• After a porcelain vase shattered, Hai Gaopeng’s worker Dachengzi said his leg had suddenly cramped.
• Luo Ji blamed the movers, threatened to punish them, and ordered Butler Li to call the moving company.
• Chu Tiannan picked up a small green stone and suggested it had caused Dachengzi’s leg to cramp.
• Luo Ji ordered his bodyguards to seize Chu Tiannan and Dachengzi, and one bodyguard struck Dachengzi with a baton.
• When two more bodyguards swung at Chu Tiannan, he prepared to fight back and said Luo Ji had forced him to act.

Chu Tiannan defeated Luo Ji’s two bodyguards and knocked Luo Ji into a wall after Luo Ji continued to provoke him. When police arrived, Chu Tiannan accepted responsibility and agreed to go with them.

• Chu Tiannan broke one bodyguard’s ribs with a single punch and knocked the second bodyguard down when he attacked.
• Chu Tiannan punched Luo Ji into a wall, leaving him unable to speak, while Butler Li rushed to help him.
• Police officers entered the villa, and Butler Li accused Chu Tiannan and the others of being robbers.
• Captain Old Yuan ordered his officers to take everyone away, and Chu Tiannan raised his hands and said he would cooperate.

Chu Tiannan was arrested after injuring Luo Ji, while the Luo family used its influence to pursue charges against him. Three days later, Luo Ji arranged for Brother Qing to cripple Chu Tiannan, who remained in custody and considered how to reveal his martial artist strength to the outside world.

• Chu Tiannan reassured Hai Gaopeng before police took him away, and Hai learned the moving company had decided to fire him.
• Luo Ji fainted from his injuries, so Butler Li called an ambulance and asked Old Yuan to help with the case.
• During questioning, Chu Tiannan said Luo Ji's bodyguard had attacked first and refused to say more despite the officers warning him about the charges and Luo Ji's martial artist father.
• After three days, Luo Ji asked Brother Qing to cripple Chu Tiannan, and Brother Qing agreed to help.

Chu Tiannan was imprisoned after assaulting Luo Ji, while the Eastern District Martial Hall identified him as a Martial Artist and arranged to retrieve him. As police officers rushed to the Eastern District Prison, its warden ordered inmates to attack Chu Tiannan without killing him.

• A prison warden ordered guards to have inmates teach Chu Tiannan a lesson, but not kill him.
• Luo'er and Wang Jinhai went to the Southern District Public Security Bureau to retrieve Chu Tiannan.
• Captain Yuan learned that Chu Tiannan had been transferred to the Eastern District Prison and that Wang Jinhai was an Advanced Martial Artist.
• Captain Yuan ordered officers to go to the Eastern District Prison and pick up Chu Tiannan.
• Wang Jinhai told Luo'er he could handle matters in the Eastern District if Chu Tiannan truly had Martial Artist strength.

Chu Tiannan fought off a group of inmates sent by Brother Qing, but a hidden attacker used a flying blade to wound and corner him. At the moment the blade threatened his martial-arts career, a voice offered him the chance to activate the controller weapon Heavenly Sin Mingshe.

• More than a dozen inmates surrounded Chu Tiannan in the prison yard, intending to teach him a lesson on Brother Qing's orders.
• Chu Tiannan broke an attacker's sharpened toothbrush and swiftly knocked down the entire group without seriously injuring them.
• The bald leader called for Rat to kill Chu Tiannan, and Rat sent a blade flying through the air that pierced Chu Tiannan's arm.
• Chu Tiannan dodged repeated attacks from the airborne blade until it cornered him beside the flower bed.
• A voice told Chu Tiannan that he had attained the tenfold soul strength foundation and asked whether to activate the controller weapon Heavenly Sin Mingshe.

Chu Tiannan awakened Heavenly Sin Mingshe just as a blade threatened his life, then collapsed from the strain of using his soul power. After recovering in a nursing room, he tested the weapon and saw it destroy a massive rock.

• Chu Tiannan activated the Devouring System’s new ability, Heavenly Sin Mingshe, as a flying blade closed in on him.
• A streak of black light shattered the blade, and Chu Tiannan collapsed from exhaustion when Luo'er reached him.
• Chu Tiannan woke in a nursing room and learned from the system that overusing his soul power could damage his soul or leave him asleep forever.
• Chu Tiannan summoned Heavenly Sin Mingshe and controlled it to pierce a large rock outside the window, which then cracked and exploded.

Chu Tiannan tested the Heavenly Sin Mingshe, discovered its formidable power, and concealed it from Luo'er. Wang Jinhai offered him early admission to the East District Martial Arts Hall as a way to gain recognition as a Martial Artist and confront the case against him, and Chu Tiannan accepted after Luo'er told him to trust her.

• Chu Tiannan tested the Heavenly Sin Mingshe and was impressed by its combat power, though controlling it drained his soul power.
• Luo'er visited Chu Tiannan in the hospital, and he thanked her for getting him out of prison without revealing the sword's existence.
• Wang Jinhai introduced himself as the East District Martial Arts Hall's chief instructor and explained that he had reviewed Chu Tiannan's records and witnessed his strength in prison.
• Wang Jinhai offered Chu Tiannan early admission to the martial arts hall so the Martial Artist Alliance could intervene in his legal case.
• Chu Tiannan recalled that someone, likely Luo Ji, had tried to kill him and feared what could happen if he remained an uncertified Martial Artist.
• After Luo'er silently told him to trust her, Chu Tiannan agreed to join the martial arts hall.

Chu Tiannan accepted the East Martial Arts Hall’s recruitment and learned that the Hall was investigating Luo Ji’s attempt to have him harmed. Liu Qing warned Luo Ji that Chu Tiannan was a junior Martial Master, leaving Luo Ji terrified and abandoned by his ally.

• Wang Jinhai gave Chu Tiannan a Martial Artist System wristband and said he would complete the assessment formalities despite already being a junior Martial Master.
• Wang Jinhai told Chu Tiannan and Luo'er that the East Martial Arts Hall was investigating Luo Ji and others connected to the prison plot.
• At a restaurant, Liu Qing confronted Luo Ji for involving him in the scheme against Chu Tiannan.
• Liu Qing revealed that the East Martial Arts Hall had recruited Chu Tiannan and that Chu Tiannan was a junior Martial Master, then left Luo Ji alone.
• Luo Ji turned pale and trembled as he realized Chu Tiannan was a Martial Master.

Luo'er visited Chu Tiannan in the Martial Artist Hospital after his trouble with Luo Ji was resolved, then left to return home. She revealed that she belonged to neither the East nor North Martial Arts Hall, but kept her actual affiliation secret.

• After hearing about Chu Tiannan's situation, Luo Ji panicked and called his uncle for help.
• Chu Tiannan and Luo'er joked together in the hospital ward, and he said he would plan how to deal with Luo Ji.
• Luo'er told Chu Tiannan she was leaving and that they could keep in touch through their smart bracelets.
• Chu Tiannan asked whether Luo'er belonged to the East or North Martial Arts Hall, and she said she belonged to neither.
• Luo'er left without revealing her affiliation, then leaned outside the ward with a delighted smile.

Chu Tiannan summoned the Heaven-Deriving Sword and learned that its owner came from the cosmos, while realizing his past-life memories had been tampered with. After witnessing a colossal demon beast attack the base city's defenses, he decided to keep the sword's power secret, prepare for next month's martial artist assessment, and deal with Luo Ji.

• Chu Tiannan summoned the Heaven-Deriving Sword, and the Devouring System confirmed its owner came from the cosmos but refused to identify them.
• Chu Tiannan realized his memories of the cosmos and everything beyond it had been sealed, and vowed to return stronger than martial god level.
• Chu Tiannan grasped the Heaven-Deriving Sword, felt its immense power, and hid it so no one would covet it.
• A gigantic two-headed bird struck the base city's protective barrier, failed to break through, and disappeared.
• Chu Tiannan decided to keep the sword's devouring effect secret, focus on passing next month's martial artist assessment, and settle matters with Luo Ji.

Luo Ji told his uncle Luo Peng how he had provoked Chu Tiannan, a Martial Master, and learned that his father Luo Meng would handle the dispute. Meanwhile, Chu Tiannan studied the Heaven-Deriving Sword and discovered mysterious patterns he could not yet activate.

• Luo Ji recounted his conflict with Chu Tiannan to Luo Peng, who warned him that the matter was beyond a businessman’s control.
• Luo Peng called Luo Meng, who said he could handle the dispute and would return home in a week.
• Luo Ji apologized to Luo Meng and felt relieved that his father would help him.
• Chu Tiannan studied the Heaven-Deriving Sword, noticed mysterious patterns he could not activate, and watched dawn break.

Chu Tiannan discovered that Luo'er had given him an expensive grade B combat suit and found that combat manuals in the Martial Artist Shop cost far more than he could afford. After a message arrived from an unknown sender, he smiled, ready to see what they wanted.

• Chu Tiannan used his smart bracelet to learn that Luo'er's coat, trousers, and boots formed a grade B combat suit worth a fortune.
• Chu Tiannan checked the Martial Artist Shop and saw that grade A and grade S combat suits cost 80 million and 800 million Earth dollars, respectively.
• Chu Tiannan searched the combat manuals for a way to learn techniques like Luo'er's sword strike and found that even a basic sword guide cost 500,000 Earth dollars.
• Chu Tiannan realized he could not afford the techniques and suspected that joining a martial hall would offer benefits.
• Chu Tiannan received a message from an unknown sender and smiled after reading it.

Chu Tiannan met Liu Qing at an extravagant VIP suite, where Liu Qing apologized for arranging an attack on him in prison and offered money to settle the matter. The chapter ended with Liu Qing presenting Chu Tiannan five million Earth Currency as an apology gift.

• Chu Tiannan arrived at Haotai Gelin and was escorted to the VIP area after confirming Liu Qing’s reservation.
• A receptionist led Chu Tiannan to the suite in Block A, where Liu Qing greeted him warmly.
• Liu Qing confessed that he had arranged for people to deal with Chu Tiannan in prison and apologized, blaming Luo Ji for ruining him.
• Chu Tiannan said he had accepted Liu Qing’s invitation to settle the matter privately and agreed to hear his offer.
• Liu Qing opened a metal case containing five million Earth Currency and asked Chu Tiannan to show him mercy.

Chu Tiannan accepted five million Earth dollars from Liu Qing to settle their dispute, then learned that his martial artist assessment was half a month away. Meanwhile, the Martial Artist Academy learned that East Martial Arts Hall had recruited him and planned to intervene before he was certified.

• Liu Qing told Chu Tiannan that Luo Ji had been arrested, and Chu Tiannan accepted the five million Earth dollars to settle the matter.
• Liu Qing gave Chu Tiannan his business card and extended his stay in Building A by a month before leaving.
• Chu Tiannan had an attendant arrange to deposit the money into his virtual bank account and thought about his upcoming martial artist assessment.
• Zhang Yongquan told the Martial Artist Academy’s dean and officials that Chu Tiannan’s whereabouts were unknown and that East Martial Arts Hall had recruited him.
• The dean said North Martial Arts Hall would try to change Chu Tiannan’s allegiance before he passed the martial artist assessment and received certification.

After a month at Haotai Gelin, Chu Tiannan left the hotel to register for the Martial Artist assessment and spent most of his compensation on technique manuals and recovery agents. He arrived at the East Martial Arts Hall, ready to begin the assessment process.

• Chu Tiannan avoided Luo Meng’s attempt to confront him, telling Wang Jinhai that he was training for the Martial Artist assessment.
• Chu Tiannan left Haotai Gelin after learning that another month would cost one million Earth coins.
• Chu Tiannan bought the sword technique manual Flowing Shadow, the movement technique manual Treading Snow, and ten D-grade superior recovery agents.
• Chu Tiannan took a taxi to the East Martial Arts Hall and marveled at its vast grounds and imposing building.

Chu Tiannan visited the East Martial Arts Hall and was escorted by A Lai to Instructor Wang’s office. After seeing the hall’s facilities and learning how it served Martial Artists, he reached the office and was invited inside.

• Chu Tiannan marveled at the East Martial Arts Hall and the many Martial Artists entering and leaving it.
• A Lai recognized Chu Tiannan from Instructor Wang’s description and took him by electric cart to the office building.
• A Lai explained the hall’s residential area, amenities, and role as a headquarters for South China Base City’s eastern and western districts.
• Chu Tiannan explored the high-tech building and noticed the varied weapons and auras of its Martial Artists.
• Chu Tiannan followed his smart bracelet’s map to Instructor Wang’s office, where the system verified his identity and told him to enter.

Chu Tiannan read the East Martial Arts Hall’s unusually generous contract and chose to join it. He left the meeting having secured elite status, substantial funds, training support, a genetic modification agent, and a villa.

• Wang Jinhai welcomed Chu Tiannan and explained that the hall’s higher-ups had decided to treat him differently because of his strength and talent.
• Wang Jinhai gave Chu Tiannan a contract offering fifty million in Earth Currency, promotion to Elite-Level Martial Artist, elite-area training and a dedicated instructor, a Grade A Genetic Modification Agent, and a villa.
• Chu Tiannan compared the offer with ordinary Martial Artist benefits and was especially relieved that the starting funds could cover his expenses.
• Wang Jinhai worried that the North Martial Arts Hall might make a better offer and recruit Chu Tiannan instead.
• Chu Tiannan signed on with the East Martial Arts Hall, declaring that he chose it.