Recaps

Jiang Fan’s neighbors and relatives flocked to congratulate him after learning he was Fortress No. 31’s martial exam top scorer, while Chen Wenhua tried to reverse his eviction. At the Jiang Family home, Jiang Hongyuan and Jiang Chengyuan urged their parents to focus on Jiang Youtian instead of seeking Jiang Fan’s return.

• Tang Fugui’s parents, Wang Shuqin’s parents, and the neighbors brought gifts and praised Jiang Fan after learning of his exam results.
• Chen Wenhua learned Jiang Fan was a late-stage first-rank martial artist and begged the family to stay, offering them the house.
• Jiang Fan refused Chen Wenhua’s offer and left with Tang Fugui and the others to celebrate and look for a new home.
• At the Jiang Family home, Jiang Hongyuan argued that Jiang Youtian could surpass Jiang Fan at martial university.
• Jiang Chengyuan agreed that the family should put its hopes in Jiang Youtian and said Jiang Fan would not return even if they begged.

Jiang Fan heard Wei Cangyue’s invitation to join his squad but postponed his decision until after reporting to martial arts school. Meanwhile, the Church of Justice plotted to attack Fortress No. 31, and Jiang Fan’s mother asked him to pick up Duoduo in Xijiao City.

• Jiang Qifeng encouraged Jiang Youtian to work hard and try to catch up with Jiang Fan, and Jiang Youtian thanked his family.
• Wei Cangyue invited Jiang Fan to join his squad, promised to keep his Spirit Master identity secret, and said he would leave the next morning.
• Jiang Fan’s family watched news reports praising him as the martial arts exam’s top scorer and a late-stage first-rank martial artist.
• Two Church of Justice members decided to attack Fortress No. 31 with beast-luring powder to avenge their destroyed base and target Jiang Fan.
• Wang Shuqin told Jiang Fan that Duoduo’s holiday began the next day and asked him to pick her up in Xijiao City.

Jiang Fan traveled to Tang Duo’s university to bring her home and found Zhou Shunming trying to impress her with his sports car. When Zhou confronted Jiang Fan, his lackeys recognized him as the top scorer in Fortress No. 31’s martial exam.

• Jiang Fan went to Xijiao City to pick up Tang Duo after his mother worried about her journey and reports of cult activity.
• Zhou Shunming offered Tang Duo a ride in his sports car and tried to win over her family, but she said someone was coming to get her.
• Jiang Fan arrived, greeted Tang Duo warmly, and took her suitcase while Zhou Shunming questioned their relationship.
• Tang Duo claimed she liked younger men and linked arms with Jiang Fan to deter Zhou Shunming, who became furious and threatened to fight him.
• Zhou Shunming tried to attack Jiang Fan, but his lackeys restrained him and pointed out that Jiang Fan was the top scorer in Fortress No. 31’s martial exam.

Jiang Fan reunited with Tang Duo and calmly intimidated Zhou Shunming, who had mistaken him for a rival before realizing he was the martial exam champion. As Jiang Fan and Tang Duo shared a meal, a beast tide gathered beyond the fortress walls.

• Jiang Fan refused to fight Zhou Shunming and left with Tang Duo, while Zhou Shunming confirmed his identity from a photo and panicked.
• Zhou Shunming chased after Jiang Fan to apologize and assure him he would not compete for Tang Duo.
• Tang Duo took Jiang Fan to a restaurant and stood between him and Zhou Shunming when he arrived.
• Zhou Shunming learned that Tang Duo called Jiang Fan her own little brother, then offered to pay for their meal.
• Jiang Fan told Zhou Shunming to leave, and Zhou Shunming promptly moved to another table.
• Demonic beasts gathered beyond the fortress walls as a beast tide quietly formed.

A beast tide struck early, forcing Jiang Fan to reveal his psychic abilities as he flew with Tang Duo toward Ancheng to save her family. In Ancheng, Tang Fugui, Wang Shuqin, and Tang Guo were shut out of a shelter while a demonic beast approached, and Jiang Youtian’s defenders silenced objections by pointing to the unconscious principal.

• A beast tide breached the fortress gates, and Jiang Fan vowed to protect Tang Duo and get back to her family in Ancheng.
• Jiang Fan removed his grade-E alloy weight rings, flew using his psychic power, and carried Tang Duo toward Ancheng, shocking Zhou Shunming and his lackeys.
• In Ancheng, demonic beasts overran the streets as Tang Fugui, Wang Shuqin, and Tang Guo hurried toward a shelter.
• Jiang Youtian ordered the shelter doors closed, leaving Tang Fugui, Wang Shuqin, Tang Guo, and others outside as a flying demonic beast returned.
• Lu Yi and Wei Qi condemned Jiang Youtian, but Jiang Qifeng defended him, citing the danger of letting the one-star demonic beast inside and the principal’s grave injuries.

Lan Shengxue tried to open the shelter for the people trapped outside, but Jiang Youtian and others blocked her until Yang Xiaoqiang and the studio group rescued Tang Fugui’s family from a demonic beast. The family entered safely, and Tang Guo confronted Jiang Youtian over abandoning them.

• Lan Shengxue demanded that Jiang Youtian open the shelter door, but Tong Shuyao, Qi Huai, and other fearful residents stood in her way.
• A demonic beast killed someone outside and turned toward Tang Fugui’s family, while a young man desperately pounded on the locked door.
• Lan Shengxue threatened Qi Huai, but Yang Xiaoqiang wounded the beast outside, and Zhou Xiaoyan, Wang Jiangang, Miao Xi, and the studio group helped kill it.
• Jiang Youtian and the others opened the shelter door, and Yang Xiaoqiang urged Tang Fugui’s family inside.
• Tang Guo accused Jiang Youtian of abandoning her family, and Tang Fugui and another resident condemned him for his response.

Wei Qi confronted Jiang Youtian, while the Tang Family worried about Jiang Fan and Tang Duo as Jiang Fan brought her back to Ancheng. The chapter ended with Old Wu and Xiao Qian pursued through the city by a Golden One-Horned Lion.

• Wei Qi mocked Jiang Youtian for bullying the weak, but Jiang Qifeng intervened before the two could fight and urged everyone to focus on surviving.
• Jiang Qifeng and Jiang Youtian cursed Jiang Fan and hoped demonic beasts had killed him, while Tang Guo worried that Jiang Fan and Tang Duo were still in Xijiao City.
• Lan Shengxue reassured the Tang Family that Jiang Fan was strong and recalled his skill with a bow, close combat, and evasive footwork.
• Jiang Fan carried Tang Duo toward Ancheng on an E-grade alloy weight ring, and they saw the devastated city below as he tried to reassure her that her family was safe.
• Old Wu drove a police car through Ancheng with Xiao Qian as a Golden One-Horned Lion chased them, and Xiao Qian asked if they were going to die.

Jiang Fan rescued Old Wu and Xiao Qian by killing the Golden One-Horned Lion, then learned his parents and Guoguo had evacuated to the shelter. As they hurried there, they saw a two-star four-armed giant bear attacking the shelter doors.

• Old Wu and Xiao Qian fled from the Golden One-Horned Lion but chose to lead it away from the shelter.
• The lion caught up and was about to kill Xiao Qian when Jiang Fan arrived and severed its claw.
• Jiang Fan dodged the lion’s attack and split it in two, earning 50 points from his system for killing a beast and doing a good deed.
• Old Wu told Jiang Fan that he had sent Jiang Fan’s parents and Guoguo to the shelter, so Jiang Fan and Old Wu hurried there.
• A two-star four-armed giant bear battered the shelter doors while Jiang Youtian watched in fear.

As the Four-Armed Giant Bear battered the shelter doors, Tong Shuyao tried to secure protection from the martial artists and was rebuffed. Jiang Fan appeared on the screen, racing toward the shelter alone, while Jiang Youtian questioned whether he could defeat the two-star beast.

• Yang Xiaoqiang and the studio members prepared to defend the shelter entrance as Wang Shuqin comforted Tang Guo.
• Tong Shuyao offered to repay Yang Xiaoqiang for protection, then approached Zhou Xiaoyan, who bluntly said he would use her as a shield if danger came.
• Yao Lingling condemned Tong Shuyao, who returned to Wei Qi and tried to make amends; Wei Qi saw through her act.
• The Four-Armed Giant Bear repeatedly struck the dent in the shelter's alloy doors, making the people inside tremble.
• Someone spotted Jiang Fan on the screen as he ran toward the shelter carrying a saber, and Tang Guo insisted he would save them.
• Jiang Youtian criticized Jiang Fan for facing the beast alone, and Yang Xiaoqiang and the others stayed silent when asked if they could kill it.

Jiang Fan fought the Four-Armed Giant Bear in front of the shelter and killed it despite being only a late-stage first-rank martial artist. His victory left the spectators stunned and confirmed to Zhou Xiaoyan that Jiang Fan was Tang Fan.

• Lan Xinyu praised Jiang Fan's appearance, while Tong Shuyao mocked his decision to fight the Four-Armed Giant Bear.
• Lan Shengxue defended Jiang Fan, and Wei Qi rejected Tong Shuyao when she tried to cling to him.
• Jiang Fan dodged the bear's kick, leaped onto its foot, and slashed one of its eyes.
• Jiang Fan evaded the bear's attacks and hacked at it until it fell dead.
• Zhou Xiaoyan realized Jiang Fan was Tang Fan, while Tang Duo and Tang Guo celebrated his victory.
• Jiang Youtian and Jiang Qifeng's family remained in disbelief as the crowd stared at Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan confronted Jiang Youtian for refusing to let the Tang family into the shelter, but Lan Shengxue intervened and slashed Jiang Youtian’s mouth. Jiang Youtian was carried away, seething with jealousy, while Jiang Qifeng abandoned any hope that his son could surpass Jiang Fan.

• Tang Guo told Jiang Fan that Jiang Youtian had shut the shelter doors on her and her parents while demonic beasts chased them.
• Jiang Fan confronted Jiang Youtian and pressed his saber to his throat, but Jiang Youtian dared him to strike and invoked his ties to the Tang family.
• Lan Shengxue offered to act in Jiang Fan’s place, then slashed Jiang Youtian’s mouth when he called her Shengxue.
• Jiang Youtian silently vowed revenge as Jiang Qifeng and the others took him away for treatment.
• Jiang Qifeng watched Jiang Fan and realized Jiang Youtian could never match his strength or talent.

With Fortress No. 31 cut off during a beast tide that Jiang Fan and Lan Shengxue believed had been deliberately triggered, Lan Shengxue revealed that communications equipment at her house might restore contact with the outside. Jiang Fan agreed to accompany her to retrieve it, also hoping to find Crazy Old Man.

• Jiang Fan thanked Yang Xiaoqiang and the others for rescuing his family, and Yang Xiaoqiang reminded him that Jiang Fan had saved them before.
• Jiang Fan concluded that the beast tide was not ordinary because communications had been down for nearly two hours, and Lan Shengxue agreed it was likely deliberate.
• Old Wu said the Police Bureau could not contact reinforcements, while Jiang Fan warned him against going outside to rescue people recklessly.
• Lan Shengxue explained that equipment in her house's safe might restore communications, but only she could open the safe.
• Lan Shengxue decided to go retrieve the equipment, and Jiang Fan offered to accompany her so he could protect his family and search for Crazy Old Man.

Jiang Fan analyzed the unusual beast tide while Yan Tianyang discussed Master Li’s grief on the anniversary of his family’s death. Later, Jiang Fan shared food with the hungry survivors, revealing his spatial ring and drawing everyone’s attention.

• Li Zhe worried that Tang Fan might be in danger, while Jiang Fan hurried away after hearing him ask about Tang Fan.
• Jiang Fan concluded that the beast tide was man-made and wondered what had happened to Crazy Old Man.
• At Fortress No. 1, Yan Tianyang declined Wei San’s suggestions to contact Master Li or Jiang Fan on Master Li’s family death anniversary.
• Jiang Fan gave bread and milk to Tang Guo, Tang Duo, Tang Fugui, Wang Shuqin, and Yang Xiaoqiang’s group from his spatial ring.
• Zhou Xiaoyan recognized Jiang Fan’s spatial ring, and the crowd noticed it, including Jiang Youtian, who looked at it with a calculating gleam.

After Zhou Xiaoyan exposed Jiang Fan’s spatial ring, Yang Xiaoqiang helped deter the shelter’s residents by suggesting a powerful figure had given it to him. Later, Jiang Qifeng demanded that Jiang Fan share his food, and Jiang Fan offered provisions to Old Wu and Constable Qian instead.

• Zhou Xiaoyan accidentally drew attention to Jiang Fan’s spatial ring, then apologized, while Jiang Fan warned off anyone who might try to take it.
• Yang Xiaoqiang pointed out how rare the ring was and implied Jiang Fan had an important backer; Jiang Fan confirmed it was a gift from an extraordinarily important figure.
• As the shelter’s residents grew hungry, Jiang Youtian sent Jiang Qifeng to ask Jiang Fan to share his food with everyone.
• Zhou Xiaoyan condemned Jiang Qifeng for pressuring Jiang Fan after he had saved the shelter from the Four-Armed Giant Bear.
• Jiang Fan gave food to Old Wu and Constable Qian, but Old Wu worried that Jiang Fan’s ring could not hold enough supplies.

Jiang Fan distributed food to the refugees and made Jiang Qifeng’s family trade valuables for their portions. He gave Jiang Qifeng’s watch to Tang Fugui, leaving Jiang Qifeng furious as the Jiang Family reluctantly paid for food.

• Jiang Fan gave food to Wei Qi and told him to distribute the rest, while Wei Qi quietly acknowledged that he knew Jiang Fan was Tang Fan.
• Jiang Fan told Wei Qi to charge Jiang Qifeng and the Jiang Family for food, and Jiang Qifeng protested that they had no money with them.
• Jiang Fan demanded Jiang Qifeng’s watch in exchange for food, then gave the watch to Tang Fugui as a birthday present.
• Jiang Qifeng traded the watch for one portion of milk and bread, and the other Jiang Family members exchanged jewelry for food.
• Jiang Youtian’s wound split open when he tried to eat, while Tong Shuyao complained that Jiang Fan was unfilial.

Jiang Fan and Lan Shengxue retrieved the communications-restoration equipment from the Lan Family villa, where Jiang Fan sensed a nest of Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquitoes in the basement. They continued to the cemetery to find Crazy Old Man, whom Jiang Fan discovered asleep in a vat of alcohol.

• Wei Qi took Tong Shuyao's food and defended Jiang Fan from her criticism.
• Jiang Fan and Lan Shengxue left their shelter at dawn and reached the Lan Family villa.
• Lan Shengxue opened the safe and put the communications-restoration equipment into her spatial ring, while Jiang Fan identified a mosquito nest beneath the villa.
• Jiang Fan and Lan Shengxue killed awakened demonic beasts on the way, and Jiang Fan struck down one that Lan Shengxue was about to kill to earn points.
• At the cemetery management office, Jiang Fan found Crazy Old Man in an alcohol-filled vat and tried to wake him before hitting him on the forehead.

Jiang Fan carried Crazy Old Man toward the shelter with Lan Shengxue, rescued survivors from a demonic beast, and refused to delay their mission to search for the survivors’ missing companions. He left Wang Zheng stunned after declaring himself the god who had saved them.

• Jiang Fan hurt his hand striking Crazy Old Man, while Lan Shengxue wondered whether the old man was the legendary expert and asked about his relationship with Jiang Fan.
• Jiang Fan carried Crazy Old Man away, then rushed toward cries for help and killed a one-star demonic beast to rescue several people.
• Jiang Fan told the rescued group he had to return to the shelter with communications equipment, but Wang Zheng demanded that he search for his missing companions.
• Wang Zheng insulted Crazy Old Man and threatened to damage Jiang Fan’s prospects, so Lan Shengxue defended Jiang Fan’s urgent mission.
• Jiang Fan told Wang Zheng that Crazy Old Man was worth more than scum like him, then called himself the god who had saved the survivors.

Jiang Fan and Lan Shengxue left Wang Zheng and the others behind as the Church of Justice’s beast tide continued to threaten Fortress No. 31. Tens of thousands of Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquitoes broke through the shelter wall, leaving the defenders facing an overwhelming attack.

• Jiang Fan and Lan Shengxue hurried away, while Wang Zheng and the others chased after them and argued over Wang Zheng’s earlier insults.
• Bing 9 and Bing 11 saw that many people remained alive in the shelter and wondered why the Four-Armed Giant Bear had not destroyed it.
• Bing 9 spotted tens of thousands of Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquitoes converging on the shelter and rejoiced that they would finish the survivors.
• Tang Duo tried to comfort Tang Guo as Yang Xiaoqiang, Zhou Xiaoyan, Wang Jiangang, Old Wu, and Xiao Qian prepared to defend the shelter; Wei Qi also volunteered to fight.
• Jiang Youtian panicked as the mosquitoes battered the walls, which finally collapsed and let the swarm pour into the shelter.

Jiang Fan returned to the shelter and used extraordinary archery to drive off the Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquitoes. After checking that his family was safe, he heard Yang Xiaoqiang thank him for risking his life to retrieve the communications equipment.

• A man trying to escape was killed by the Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquitoes, while Wei Qi fought Jiang Youtian for insulting Jiang Fan.
• Tang Duo announced that Jiang Fan had returned, and Jiang Youtian claimed he would still be overwhelmed by the mosquitoes.
• Jiang Fan took Lan Shengxue's E-grade alloy bow and shot through the mosquitoes with arrows, then rapidly fired without aiming until they retreated.
• Jiang Youtian recognized that Jiang Fan's archery was no fluke, while Old Wu learned from Zhou Xiaoyan that Jiang Fan had joined her studio.
• Jiang Fan reached Tang Guo and the others, confirmed his parents were safe, and heard Yang Xiaoqiang praise him for protecting Fortress No. 31.

Jiang Fan and the others fought the Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquitoes as a beast tide gathered around Fortress No. 31. After communications were restored and a distress signal was sent, a terrifying pressure swept over the battlefield, and Jiang Fan saw its source.

• Yang Xiaoqiang, Zhou Xiaoyan, Wang Jiangang, and the others attacked the giant Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito while Jiang Fan provided cover with his bow.
• The mosquitoes began devouring one another, and one advanced from one-star to two-star as Yang Xiaoqiang warned that they could grow stronger by feeding on their companions.
• Other demonic beasts arrived, so Yang Xiaoqiang led Zhou Xiaoyan and the others to break through while Jiang Fan, Lan Shengxue, and Old Wu's group protected everyone.
• Jiang Fan rescued Miao Xi and supported Zhou Xiaoyan as the demonic beasts overwhelmed them, while Xu Dai and Li Zhe worked to restore communications.
• Xu Dai restored communications and sent a distress signal, but an immense pressure suddenly swept across the battlefield, forcing weaker people to the ground as Jiang Fan turned toward its source.

After Fortress No. 31’s communications were jammed during a beast tide, Yan Tianyang learned that a three-star Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito threatened the fortress and flew there himself. As the others prepared to sacrifice themselves and evacuate the civilians, Jiang Fan attacked the beast to draw it away, leaving its response unresolved.

• Bing 9 and Bing 11 saw the Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito advance to three stars and expected Fortress No. 31 to fall.
• Wei San reported the beast tide to Yan Tianyang, who discovered a three-star beast on the fortress’s energy map and learned that Master Li might be incapacitated.
• Yan Tianyang flew to Fortress No. 31 to help Master Li and judge whether Jiang Fan could become his successor.
• Xu Dai, Li Zhe, Yang Xiaoqiang, and Old Wu urged Lan Shengxue and Jiang Fan to escape while they held off the beast.
• Jiang Fan said he would lure the beast away, then struck its abdomen with a second arrow after it blocked his first, drawing green blood.

Jiang Fan lured a Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito away from the survivors, then rescued Tang Guo from a goshawk and revealed his Spirit Master abilities. The chapter left Jiang Youtian badly wounded by a demonic beast as his family refused to save him.

• Jiang Fan pierced the Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito with an arrow and drew it away while Yang Xiaoqiang led the survivors to safety.
• A two-star goshawk snatched Tang Guo, and Jiang Fan killed it with an arrow that turned in midair.
• Jiang Fan flew on an E-grade alloy weight ring and caught Tang Guo, prompting Zhou Xiaoyan and the others to realize he was a Spirit Master.
• Jiang Youtian tried to flee, but a demonic beast tore off his arm while Wang Shuqin and the Jiang Family did not dare intervene.

Jiang Fan rescued Jiang Youtian from a demonic beast, then fought and nearly killed the Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito. Bing 9 injected the mosquito with Crimson Flame Phoenix essence blood, leaving its fate uncertain as Crazy Old Man woke.

• The demonic beast bit off Jiang Youtian’s leg, but Jiang Fan cut it in two and saved him before he could be swallowed.
• Jiang Fan reassured Wang Shuqin and Tang Fugui, then used spider silk and Psychic Power to badly wound the pursuing Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito.
• Bing 9 and Bing 11 watched Jiang Fan fight and revealed they had received Crimson Flame Phoenix essence blood from the Pontiff.
• Jiang Fan struck the nearly defeated mosquito with his blade, and Bing 9 threw the vial of essence blood into one of its wounds.
• Crazy Old Man woke from his drunken stupor, saw the battlefield, and asked what had happened.

After the dead Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito suddenly revived and rapidly grew stronger, Crazy Old Man tried to stop it but collapsed when his old injury flared up. The mosquito attacked immobilized Jiang Fan, leaving him close to death as his family and friends watched helplessly.

• Jiang Fan told Crazy Old Man about the beast tide, and Crazy Old Man warned that someone was manipulating events and that Jiang Fan would face trouble now that his Spirit Master identity was exposed.
• The dead Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito revived, grew golden feathers, and surged past six stars as its pressure pinned everyone down.
• Crazy Old Man recognized the mosquito's aura as resembling a mysterious bird and rose into the air to confront it, but he spat blood and fell when his old injury flared up.
• The mosquito flew behind Jiang Fan and immobilized him, while Bing 9 and Bing 11 eagerly hoped it would kill him.
• The mosquito plunged its mouthparts into Jiang Fan's neck and began draining his blood as Tang Duo, Tang Guo, Tang Fugui, Wang Shuqin, Lan Shengxue, and Li Zhe watched helplessly; Jiang Youtian celebrated.

Yan Tianyang arrived in time to kill the Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito and expose the Church of Justice’s role in the attack on Jiang Fan and Tang Guo. After dealing with the Church’s men, he offered Jiang Fan a Body Restoration Pill, but Jiang Fan hesitated to accept it without earning a reward.

• The Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito abruptly stopped draining Jiang Fan’s blood, collapsed in agony, and was killed by Yan Tianyang.
• Bing 9 and Bing 11 tried to flee, but Yan Tianyang subdued them and revealed their Church of Justice tattoos.
• Yan Tianyang identified the Church of Justice’s revenge plot and shattered Bing 9 and Bing 11 with a gesture.
• Yan Tianyang greeted Crazy Old Man as Master Li, then told Jiang Fan to follow him.
• Yan Tianyang offered Jiang Fan a Body Restoration Pill, and Jiang Fan refused to accept it without earning it.
• Yan Tianyang asked Jiang Fan if he wanted to be fed.