Chapter Summaries

Chu Tiannan and Qing Yu tied for the top battle record, prompting the military to settle first place with a fight. After fifteen minutes to prepare, the winner would claim half of the loser's battle record and take the top ranking.

• Chu Tiannan received a battle record of 1,850, tying Qing Yu and shocking the examinees.
• Qing Yu accused Chu Tiannan of cheating, but the examiner said the military only judged battle records.
• Chu Tiannan teased Qing Yu about their identical scores, while Li Dongjie praised Chu and the North Martial Arts Hall's instructors grew angry.
• The purple-robed Deputy Hall Master promised to guide Qing Yu regardless of the fight's outcome.
• A sergeant major summoned Chu Tiannan and Qing Yu and announced that they would fight in fifteen minutes, with the winner taking half the loser's battle record and first place.

Chu Tiannan and Qing Yu fought for first place in battle merit, with their victory also carrying honor for the East and North Martial Arts Halls. After Chu Tiannan wounded him, Qing Yu revealed that he had been holding back and charged in with a stronger technique.

• Li Dongjie encouraged Chu Tiannan and promised him double the military reward if he won.
• Chu Tiannan and Qing Yu entered the arena, where a sergeant major set the rules and started their match.
• Chu Tiannan and Qing Yu exchanged dozens of sword strikes, and Lan Di admitted he could not match either fighter.
• Chu Tiannan gained the advantage and cut Qing Yu's arm, but Qing Yu evaded a follow-up attack.
• Qing Yu's aura surged, and he attacked Chu Tiannan with greater speed and force after declaring he would use his technique.

Qing Yu revealed his hidden strength and overwhelmed Chu Tiannan with a powerful sword technique, sending him crashing to the edge of the ring. As Qing Yu charged in to finish the fight, Chu Tiannan ignored calls to surrender and closed his eyes.

• Qing Yu unleashed a sharp, forceful sword technique and suppressed Chu Tiannan's attacks with his strength and speed.
• Chu Tiannan recognized that Qing Yu had reached the Intermediate Martial Master level and relied on Flowing Shadow to evade and defend.
• Qing Yu merged several sword currents into a stronger strike, which broke through Chu Tiannan's sword shadows and sent him flying into the ring's edge.
• Chu Tiannan spat blood but noticed he had glimpsed the essence of Qing Yu's sword technique.
• Qing Yu charged at the injured Chu Tiannan as Lan Di and others urged him to surrender, but Chu Tiannan closed his eyes.

Chu Tiannan turned the fight around against Qing Yu with a sudden, unseen counterattack and won the duel. Qing Yu was left badly injured and unable to fight as Chu Tiannan moved to cripple him.

• Qing Yu attacked Chu Tiannan with three streams of white sword light while Chu Tiannan kept his eyes closed.
• Chu Tiannan opened his eyes and unleashed a sharp cold gleam that broke through Qing Yu’s sword lights.
• Qing Yu tried to defend himself, but the impact broke two of his ribs and sent him flying to the edge of the arena.
• The watching Martial Artists were stunned by Chu Tiannan’s victory, while Lan Di and the others congratulated him.
• Chu Tiannan withdrew the cold gleam, then swung his sword at Qing Yu and said he would cripple him first.

Chu Tiannan won the Martial Artist combat ranking match against Qing Yu after secretly using soul power to turn the fight around. A military bracelet stopped him from crippling Qing Yu, and Chu Tiannan passed out from exhausting his soul power.

• Chu Tiannan attacked Qing Yu after gaining the upper hand, and Qing Yu tried to surrender before Chu’s sword cut off his words.
• The purple-robed man from the North Martial Arts Hall tried to intervene, but Li Dongjie blocked him and insisted the match continue until Qing Yu surrendered.
• A surge of electricity from Chu Tiannan’s bracelet subdued both fighters and ended the battle before Chu could strike Qing Yu.
• The control console announced Chu Tiannan as first place in the round’s Martial Artist combat rankings and deducted half of Qing Yu’s combat points.
• Mo He and Chi Hao supported Chu Tiannan, while Li Dongjie praised his decisive move without exposing his secret.
• Chu Tiannan realized Li Dongjie knew he was a Controller, then passed out after exhausting his soul power.

After waking from a half-month coma following his assessment battle with Qing Yu, Chu Tiannan resolved to raise his Martial Artist level so he could master Heavenly Sin’s Mingshe form. He tried to carry the sleeping Luo'er to the bed, but she woke and fixed him with a calm, dangerous gaze.

• Chu Tiannan woke in the hospital ward and recalled how his battle with Qing Yu had exposed the need to temper his soul.
• Devour told Chu Tiannan to raise his Martial Artist level, and he decided to reach Martial Grandmaster so he could master Heavenly Sin’s first-stage Mingshe form.
• Chu Tiannan found the Heaven-Deriving Sword and saw Luo'er sleeping beside his bed after caring for him during his half-month coma.
• Chu Tiannan checked his wristband, saw that he was registered as a Martial Artist, and carefully lifted Luo'er to move her onto the bed.
• As Chu Tiannan began lowering Luo'er, he sensed killing intent and realized she was awake, watching him calmly.

Chu Tiannan was caught holding Luo'er when she woke up, and she mistook his actions for something improper. Lan Di left them alone to sort it out, while the others waited outside.

• Luo'er woke up in Chu Tiannan's arms and accused him of enjoying holding her.
• Luo'er ignited her lightsaber and held it beside Chu Tiannan's neck as he tried to explain.
• Lan Di entered the nursing room, saw the two of them, and was ordered by Luo'er to leave.
• Lan Di left a fruit basket, shut the door, and told Mo He, Chi Hao, and Xiao Lin not to go inside.
• Lan Di and Mo He concluded that Chu Tiannan was dealing with something personal and left him to handle it.

Luo'er accused Chu Tiannan of having improper intentions, but he insisted the incident had been a misunderstanding and nearly proved his sincerity by taking his own life. After Luo'er stopped him and admitted she had misjudged him, she left the room without telling him where she was going, secretly amused by his worry.

• Luo'er confronted Chu Tiannan with her light sword and said she wanted to pretend they had never met.
• Chu Tiannan pleaded for a chance to explain, but Luo'er demanded that he prove his innocence with his death.
• Chu Tiannan raised the Heaven-Deriving Sword to strike his own neck, and Luo'er knocked it away with sword qi.
• Luo'er admitted she had misjudged Chu Tiannan and told him not to be angry, while he sulked on the floor.
• Luo'er started to leave without revealing where she was going, and Chu Tiannan protested that he needed to know how to find her.
• Luo'er left without answering, privately smiling at Chu Tiannan's concern.

Chu Tiannan left the hospital after recovering, and Li Dongjie personally took him to the East Martial Arts Hall. Li Dongjie announced an expanded reward for Chu Tiannan’s first-place assessment result and warned him to keep his identity as a Controller secret until he reached Martial Grandmaster.

• Chu Tiannan reunited with Lan Di and the others after leaving the hospital, then greeted Li Dongjie and An Liena when they arrived.
• Li Dongjie picked Chu Tiannan up personally and congratulated him on taking first place in the Martial Artist assessment’s combat record rankings.
• Li Dongjie announced that the East Martial Arts Hall had raised Chu Tiannan’s cash reward to one hundred million Earth Currency and offered him the first three volumes of a peerless secret manual of his choice.
• Li Dongjie replaced Chu Tiannan’s Grade A Genetic Modification Agent with a Grade S Genetic Enhancement Agent, since Chu Tiannan already had a Grade B combat suit.
• Li Dongjie told Chu Tiannan that the martial arts hall would keep his Controller identity secret and advised him not to reveal it before reaching Martial Grandmaster.

Chu Tiannan met An Liena, who set strict conditions for joining her combat team and urged him to leave his past achievements behind. After resolving to prove his strength, he examined the substantial rewards delivered by the East Martial Arts Hall, including an S-grade gene enhancement serum and three secret manuals.

• An Liena told Chu Tiannan to train hard and report to her in half a month, warning that she could remove him from her combat team if he slacked off.
• Chu Tiannan said he had hunted Demon Beasts and asked An Liena not to look down on him because he came from East China Base City.
• An Liena said East China Base City was gone and told Chu Tiannan to stop relying on past achievements, then left him to reflect on her words.
• Chu Tiannan resolved to prove his strength and remain focused on becoming stronger.
• After A Lai and his friends congratulated Chu Tiannan and left, he opened the East Martial Arts Hall's reward cases and found an S-grade gene enhancement serum, three secret manuals, and other rewards.

Chu Tiannan used a Grade S Genetic Enhancement Agent in a bathtub and endured its agonizing effects. After collapsing from exhaustion, he dreamed of being carried through mist and saw a huge black shadow rushing toward him.

• Chu Tiannan poured the enhancement agent into hot water and soaked in the bathtub.
• After initially feeling nothing, Chu Tiannan was overwhelmed by intense pain as the agent seeped into his body.
• Chu Tiannan endured the pain until it ended, then stayed in the bathtub and fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Chu Tiannan dreamed that his soul was flying through a hazy mist and heard a rumbling sound.
• Chu Tiannan saw an enormous pitch-black shadow sweep toward him and crash down.

After the enhancer transformed Chu Tiannan, he tested his abilities and reached intermediate Martial Master strength. He chose the first three volumes of the Thunder Qilin Combat Method to improve his speed, then opened the case containing the manuals and reacted with surprise.

• Chu Tiannan woke from a bizarre dream and discovered that the enhancer had improved his body, eyesight, and hearing.
• Chu Tiannan tested his strength and confirmed that he had advanced to intermediate Martial Master.
• Chu Tiannan decided to pursue both the strength-based Martial Artist path and the Controller path, aiming to become a Martial God.
• Chu Tiannan chose the first three volumes of the Thunder Qilin Combat Method instead of redeeming Sword Intent because he still needed to improve his speed.
• Chu Tiannan opened the metal case containing the twenty-billion-worth manuals and wondered what was inside.

Chu Tiannan received the first three volumes of the Thunder Qilin Combat Method and watched Lei Hai explain the peerless art’s demands. The Devouring System then deduced the first volume and announced that Chu Tiannan had mastered it.

• Chu Tiannan verified his identity to open the case and memorized the three passwords for the silver-pen voice recorder.
• The recorder transmitted its information and self-destructed, nearly stunning Chu Tiannan with its flash.
• Chu Tiannan projected the first volume and watched Lei Hai describe the Thunder Qilin Combat Method’s emphasis on speed and soul control.
• Chu Tiannan struggled to understand the method until the Devouring System deduced its first volume and declared him its master.

Chu Tiannan discovered that the Devouring System could instantly teach him combat methods, then bought Luo’er's Shadowless Sword manuals and several Controller books. Meanwhile, Luo’er took charge of reception at a luxurious hotel as part of her family’s test.

• Chu Tiannan used the Devouring System to learn the first two volumes of the Thunder Qilin Combat Method by watching their video explanations.
• Chu Tiannan called Luo'er and asked about the sword technique she had used when they first fought, and she gave him its Martial Artist Shop manual number.
• Luo'er rejected a maid's offer to take over reception work, insisting she had to handle it herself as part of her family's test.
• Chu Tiannan found manual 135, identified it as the five-part Shadowless Sword technique, and bought the complete set for 70 million Earth Currency.
• Chu Tiannan bought several Controller cultivation manuals for another 50 million Earth Currency and prepared to begin learning with the Devouring System.

After eight days away from the matter, Chu Tiannan was reminded by An Liena that he still needed to settle his business with Luo Ji and his father, Luo Meng. An Liena took him to negotiate with Luo Meng, promising to keep him from bullying Chu Tiannan.

• An Liena went to Chu Tiannan's villa and called him out after finding him watching a sports broadcast rather than cultivating.
• Chu Tiannan remembered his unresolved business with Luo Ji, and An Liena said Luo Ji's father, Luo Meng of the North Martial Arts Hall, had waited long enough.
• Chu Tiannan came out dressed in black, and An Liena noticed he had advanced to Intermediate Martial Master using the S-rank enhancement serum.
• An Liena told Chu Tiannan she was accompanying him to keep Luo Meng from bullying him, and he thanked her before they set off together.

Chu Tiannan and An Liena arrived at Haotai Gelin Hotel to meet the Fire Dragon Battle Team before setting out. Chu met Yang Li, who promised to help protect him from Luo Meng, and the chapter ended as their other visitors arrived.

• Chu Tiannan and An Liena went to Heaven Room One, which An Liena had booked for a hundred years.
• An Liena led Chu Tiannan to the hotel’s artificial rainforest, where Yang Li greeted them.
• Yang Li introduced himself to Chu Tiannan and welcomed him to the Fire Dragon Battle Team.
• Chu Tiannan told Yang Li about his grudge with Luo Meng, and Yang Li and An Liena promised Luo Meng would not dare harm him.
• An Liena spotted the approaching visitors and announced that they had arrived.

Chu Tiannan met Luo Meng to negotiate a private settlement over Luo Meng’s son, but he rejected Luo Meng’s attempt to pressure him into accepting a smaller payment. The meeting ended with Chu Tiannan openly challenging Luo Meng’s standing.

• Luo Meng introduced himself and acknowledged that his son had provoked Chu Tiannan, then asked him to settle the matter privately.
• Chu Tiannan demanded ten million Earth Currency and said he would take the matter to court if Luo Meng refused.
• A burly man beside Luo Meng threatened Chu Tiannan, but the silent middle-aged man with Chu Tiannan challenged him and made him fall quiet.
• Luo Meng released his violent aura and offered one million Earth Currency, warning Chu Tiannan to be sensible.
• Chu Tiannan rejected Luo Meng’s appeal to give him face and asked what face Luo Meng had.

Chu Tiannan forced Luo Meng to pay ten million Earth Currency to free his imprisoned son, then received a warning that Luo Meng would seek revenge outside the base city. An Liena reassured Chu Tiannan that the Fire Dragon Battle Team would support him and announced their next hunt.

• Chu Tiannan rejected Luo Meng's attempt to intimidate him and demanded ten million Earth Currency to release Luo Meng's son.
• An Liena warned Luo Meng to speak politely, while Yang Li backed Chu Tiannan's demand.
• Luo Meng transferred ten million to Chu Tiannan, then threatened him before leaving with the burly man.
• Yang Li and Wu Hao praised Chu Tiannan, and An Liena cautioned him that Luo Meng might target him outside the base city.
• An Liena told the team to rest for a week before they went to hunt Demon Beasts.

Chu Tiannan waited with the Fire Dragon Battle Team at the Commercial Alliance building before their planned departure into Demon Beast territory. As the team settled down to rest, a familiar voice made Chu Tiannan open his eyes in surprise and delight.

• An Liena, Yang Li, Wu Hao, and Chu Tiannan arrived at the Commercial Alliance building and ordered tea while they waited to leave the base city.
• Yang Li and Wu Hao warned Chu Tiannan that drinking was forbidden before entering Demon Beast territory because carelessness could mean death.
• Li Dong and Zhao Hua joined the team, and Yang Li told Chu Tiannan that the pair could challenge even An Liena when they fought together.
• An Liena told the team to rest for another hour before entering Demon Beast territory after dark.
• A familiar, lively voice called out nearby, and Chu Tiannan opened his eyes in surprise and delight.

Chu Tiannan recognized Luo'er, the Lin Family's exceptionally gifted chief steward, and walked over despite warnings that she rejected every admirer. Luo'er recognized him and greeted him with a smile, leaving the watching Martial Artists stunned.

• Chu Tiannan learned from Yang Li and Wu Hao that Luo'er was a prodigy of the Lin Family and had rejected many suitors.
• Chu Tiannan walked toward Luo'er while Yang Li, Wu Hao, Li Dong, and Zhao Hua wagered that she would not acknowledge him.
• Luo'er heard Chu Tiannan call her by name and turned to face him.
• Luo'er smiled at Chu Tiannan and said, "You're here!"