Chapter Summaries

Jiang Fan learned how beast tamers used soul power and soul thresholds to contract demonic beasts, then realized the battle on the train roof had begun. As the roof shook under the fighting, Wei San slipped away, and Jiang Fan suspected he was about to act.

• The fatty told Jiang Fan he was a same-year candidate admitted specially and explained that his large soul threshold let him contract the four-star Golden One-Horned Lion, Xiao Gang.
• The fatty explained that soul power grew with rank while a beast tamer's soul threshold was fixed, and that contracting several weaker beasts was generally less useful than contracting one stronger beast.
• Jiang Fan asked how to test for soul power, and the fatty said expensive testing instruments were available at martial schools and major families.
• The train shook as a fierce fight broke out on the roof, where the expert stationed on the train was likely fighting Blood Fang's boss.
• Wei San went toward the restroom, and Jiang Fan watched him go, suspecting he was finally going to make a move.
• The roof caved inward in places as the passengers listened anxiously, but no one dared go up to see who was winning.

Wei San rescued the train’s wounded defender by killing Blood Fang’s boss, then returned to bed without revealing his mission. Jiang Fan and Fatty reached Fortress No. 1, where they saw the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

• Blood Fang’s boss trapped the train defender’s leg in his shears and prepared to kill him, but Wei San kicked him away.
• Wei San offered Blood Fang’s boss a chance to surrender, but he tried to flee and was killed by an awl-shaped weapon.
• Wei San gave the injured defender a Body Restoration Pill and said he was on a mission before returning to sleep.
• Fatty told Jiang Fan about his strict family and how he had never been allowed to eat junk food.
• Jiang Fan and Fatty arrived at Fortress No. 1, where Fatty pointed out the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

Jiang Fan arrived at Fortress No. 1 and spoke with Tang Duo, who worried about him and asked whether he could find Yunlu Bay. Fatty reported to his ancestor that he had found no clues about Xiao Yan, and she suggested investigating Fortress No. 31; Fatty realized Jiang Fan had disappeared before he could ask him about it.

• Jiang Fan and Fatty received phone calls after leaving the station and went separate ways to answer them.
• Tang Duo checked that Jiang Fan had arrived and asked whether he could find Yunlu Bay, where the Tang Family had settled.
• Fatty told his ancestor he had investigated Fortresses No. 26 through No. 30 without finding useful information about Xiao Yan.
• Fatty's ancestor wondered whether the Crimson Flame Phoenix's aura might have appeared in Fortress No. 31, and Fatty decided to ask Jiang Fan about it.
• Fatty discovered Jiang Fan had left without saying goodbye and resolved to ask him about the clues when they met again at school.

A woman sent Xiao Sanjin into the Zhou Family Cultivation Secret Realm to investigate the Church of Justice’s alleged reincarnated Holy Lord and seize a Spirit Weapon if possible. Meanwhile, Jiang Fan arrived at Yunlu Bay, where a skeptical taxi driver watched as security stopped him at the gate.

• The woman told Xiao Sanjin that Zhou Lingxing had placed a Spirit Weapon in his secret realm, which admitted only martial artists below fourth rank, and ordered him to enter with Xiao Gang’s protection.
• She revealed that the Church of Justice’s Holy Son would enter the secret realm and had been declared the former Holy Lord’s reincarnation, then assured Xiao Sanjin that someone would help him confirm the claim.
• Jiang Fan took a taxi to Yunlu Bay, and the driver assumed he was merely visiting to admire the luxury community.
• Jiang Fan paid the fare, collected his suitcase, and walked toward Yunlu Bay’s main gate while the driver waited for him to return.
• A security guard stopped Jiang Fan and told him he could not enter without an access card.

Jiang Fan returned to Yunlu Bay, where Tang Guo and Tang Duo welcomed him, then prepared to enroll at Yuanwu and face its freshman trial in the Inner Wilderness Zone. At Yuanwu’s gates, he encountered a former acquaintance who was shocked that a top exam-ranked genius had chosen the dangerous school.

• Jiang Fan entered Yunlu Bay after Tang Guo recognized him and ran to greet him, and he reunited with Tang Duo as well.
• Xing Wu called Jiang Fan and reminded him to report to Yuanwu with his luggage, warning him to survive the Inner Wilderness Zone trial.
• Jiang Fan arrived at Yuanwu the next morning and considered earning points during the trial to improve his Psychic Power.
• Huang Ying eagerly waited to see Jiang Fan, while Li Zhichao questioned his courage and complained that good looks could not put food on the table.
• A chubby young man recognized Jiang Fan at the gates and asked in disbelief why a top martial entrance exam performer had chosen Yuanwu.

Jiang Fan arrived at Yuanwu and sparred verbally with Li Zhichao, who mocked him for being an untested genius. Jiang Fan deliberately flirted with Huang Ying to provoke Li, who finally attacked him.

• Jiang Fan learned that Fatty had joined Yuanwu because his family's ancestor wanted to toughen him up.
• Huang Ying introduced herself as a senior sent to welcome Jiang Fan, while Li Zhichao mocked him and warned him about the freshman trial.
• Jiang Fan retorted that Li must have cried or wet himself during his own trial, and Fatty joined in teasing him.
• Li Zhichao bragged about killing demonic beasts and called Jiang Fan a cowardly showpiece from Fortress No. 31.
• After Huang Ying apologized for drawing Li's hostility, Jiang Fan implied Li was jealous because he was pursuing her and teased her about his unsuitability.
• Li Zhichao roared at Jiang Fan and swung his fist toward his face.

Jiang Fan stood up to Li Zhichao at Yuanwu’s gates, and Xing Wu arranged for them to fight in a public match after the freshman trial. Li Zhichao then planned to get Jiang Fan assigned to his team in the Inner Wilderness Zone so he could attack him sooner.

• Li Zhichao stopped his punch short of Jiang Fan, then turned on Fatty until Xing Wu intervened.
• Jiang Fan criticized Li Zhichao for complaining instead of fighting, and Xing Wu praised him and proposed settling their dispute in the ring.
• After Fatty and Huang Ying warned that Li Zhichao had the advantage, Xing Wu offered to have him suppress his strength to Jiang Fan’s level, and Jiang Fan accepted.
• Xing Wu scheduled a public match for after the week-long freshman trial, and news of the fight spread through Yuanwu.
• Li Zhichao vowed to humiliate Jiang Fan, and his roommate Xu Yan suggested bribing the group administrator to put Jiang Fan on Li Zhichao’s trial team.

Jiang Fan and his roommate, the fatty, were awakened by a sudden order to begin the freshman trial in the Inner Wilderness Zone. After Xing Wu explained that demonic beasts had been growing restless, Jiang Fan discovered that Li Zhichao was leading his team, leaving him suspicious of the assignment.

• Jiang Fan realized the fatty was his roommate and listened as the fatty joked and bragged about his Golden One-Horned Lion.
• A nighttime broadcast ordered all freshmen to assemble immediately for the Inner Wilderness Zone trial.
• Xing Wu told the freshmen that demonic beasts had been moving toward cities and that the trial was meant to help them prepare for worsening danger.
• The freshmen checked their randomly assigned teams on a huge blue screen, and Jiang Fan saw that he and the fatty had been placed in different groups.
• Jiang Fan found that Li Zhichao was leading his team and noticed Li Zhichao smiling at him, while the fatty urged him to ask Xing Wu to switch the assignment.

Jiang Fan joined Li Zhichao’s team for the Inner Wilderness Zone, but after Li Zhichao provoked him, Jiang Fan chose to enter the red maple forest alone. He used the threat of his own safety to force Li Zhichao to face the consequences of his hostility.

• Fatty worried Li Zhichao would target Jiang Fan in the Inner Wilderness Zone, but Jiang Fan refused to ask Teacher Xing for help.
• Li Zhichao warned the freshmen about Red Maple Ant swarms and taunted Jiang Fan, who openly insulted him in return.
• Li Zhichao told Jiang Fan to act alone, and Jiang Fan immediately strode into the red maple forest.
• Zhou Ming warned Li Zhichao that he could be punished if Jiang Fan came to harm, so Li Zhichao called Jiang Fan back.
• Jiang Fan told Li Zhichao to beg him and gave him three seconds to bow and apologize before he entered the forest.

Jiang Fan left Li Zhichao’s team behind and hunted demonic beasts alone in the Red Maple Forest to earn points for Psychic Fruits. He turned down Huang Ying’s invitation to join her group and continued onward by himself, though Fatty tried to follow.

• Jiang Fan counted down and entered the Red Maple Forest, while Li Zhichao and Xu Yan decided he was bluffing and led the team away without him.
• Zhou Ming objected to leaving Jiang Fan behind, but Li Zhichao insisted Jiang Fan would follow once the team was far enough away.
• Jiang Fan hunted demonic beasts and earned points, aiming to collect 100000 points for a Psychic Fruit and strengthen his Psychic Power.
• Jiang Fan killed a group of Red Maple Ants and encountered Huang Ying’s group, including Fatty.
• Huang Ying invited Jiang Fan to join her group after learning he had split from Li Zhichao, but Jiang Fan refused and continued alone.
• Fatty offered to follow Jiang Fan, but Jiang Fan told him to go back.

Jiang Fan’s former companions were surrounded by a huge swarm of Red Maple Ants while he hunted nearby. As they ran out of strength, Jiang Fan spotted their predicament and eagerly headed toward the swarm.

• Jiang Fan tricked Fatty into turning around and slipped away alone.
• After three days, Li Zhichao’s group had killed three Red Maple Ants, leaving most of the freshmen wounded and exhausted.
• Li Zhichao and Zhou Ming argued over Jiang Fan’s disappearance and whether Li Zhichao would be held responsible if he died.
• A massive swarm of Red Maple Ants surrounded the group, covered one freshman until he died, and drove the others into panic.
• Li Zhichao and Xu Yan tried to break through the swarm while refusing to rescue the other freshmen, and Xu Yan said he had an idea.
• Jiang Fan detected the swarm with his Psychic Power and became excited at the chance to gain many points.

Li Zhichao and Xu Yan tricked Zhou Ming and the freshmen into drawing the Red Maple Ant swarm’s attention so they could escape, but Jiang Fan arrived and began slaughtering the ants with astonishing archery. The chapter left Li Zhichao stunned by Jiang Fan’s skill as the freshmen watched their rescue unfold.

• Li Zhichao told the freshmen to charge west while he and Xu Yan covered their retreat, then fled in the opposite direction once Zhou Ming led the group into the swarm.
• Zhou Ming condemned Li Zhichao and Xu Yan for abandoning them, while Li Zhichao claimed they were retreating to fetch help.
• The exhausted freshmen lost hope until Jiang Fan fired an arrow that pierced three Red Maple Ants and revealed his presence in a tree.
• Jiang Fan repeatedly fired arrows with incredible speed and accuracy, killing waves of Red Maple Ants and stunning the freshmen.
• Li Zhichao watched Jiang Fan’s performance in disbelief and staggered back, his pride crushed by the freshman’s mastery of archery.

Jiang Fan continued killing Red Maple Ants while his classmates mistook his actions for selfless protection and showered him with system points. When the Red Maple Ant King attacked, Li Zhichao and Xu Yan tried to turn it against Jiang Fan, but Jiang Fan killed it with one sword strike, leaving everyone stunned by his strength.

• Jiang Fan's classmates counted his kills and praised him for risking his life to protect them, earning him repeated system points.
• Li Zhichao criticized Jiang Fan as a vulnerable archer, but a Red Maple Ant King uprooted the tree Jiang Fan stood on.
• Li Zhichao and Xu Yan blamed Jiang Fan for killing the Ant King's subjects and urged the beast to attack him.
• The Red Maple Ant King charged Jiang Fan, who drew his broadsword and cleaved it in two with a single strike.
• The students stared in shock as they realized Jiang Fan had reached middle-stage second rank and effortlessly killed a same-level beast.

Jiang Fan killed the Red Maple Ant King and earned points while the students he rescued mistakenly praised his selflessness. After the swarm fled, Fatty and Huang Ying arrived and realized that Li Zhichao’s group could not have defeated the king.

• Zhou Ming rallied the students to fight the Red Maple Ants, but Jiang Fan shouted at them to leave one ant for him.
• The students joined the battle, and Jiang Fan received system points from their contributions.
• After Jiang Fan killed the Red Maple Ant King, the leaderless swarm burrowed away, and he walked deeper into the maple forest.
• Fatty, Huang Ying, and the others arrived and were shocked by the Red Maple Ant corpses and the dead king.
• Fatty angrily confronted Li Zhichao for kicking Jiang Fan out of the team, while Huang Ying noticed the king’s single fatal saber wound and doubted that Li Zhichao’s group had killed it.

Zhou Ming revealed that Jiang Fan had killed the Red Maple Ants and their king with his exceptional archery, shocking the students and frustrating Li Zhichao. After the seven-day freshman trial ended, teachers waited for the students to return, but Jiang Fan's team had not yet emerged.

• Zhou Ming told the students that Jiang Fan had killed the Red Maple Ants and their king, and explained that Jiang Fan had reached middle-stage second rank and displayed masterful archery.
• Fatty bragged about Jiang Fan and taunted Li Zhichao over their upcoming arena match, prompting Li Zhichao to threaten Fatty.
• Jiang Fan checked his system panel and found he had earned 33,271 points, still short of the 100,000 needed for a Psychic Fruit.
• After the seven-day trial, Yuanwu's teachers waited anxiously as teams of seniors led freshmen out of the Inner Wilderness Zone.
• The teachers noticed that Jiang Fan's team had not returned with the others.

Xing Wu feared Jiang Fan had died after Li Zhichao's team returned battered from a swarm of Red Maple Ants and a Two Star Red Maple Ant King. Jiang Fan emerged unharmed, revealed he had reached middle-stage second rank, and left Xing Wu asking whether he had studied archery.

• Li Zhichao told Xing Wu that the team had encountered tens of thousands of Red Maple Ants and a Two Star Red Maple Ant King, and that several students, including Jiang Fan, were missing.
• Xing Wu feared Jiang Fan had died until Jiang Fan emerged from the forest completely unharmed.
• Fatty claimed Jiang Fan had slaughtered the ants with his bow and split the Red Maple Ant King in half with one slash.
• Jiang Fan revealed that he had advanced to middle-stage second rank, shocking Xing Wu and the other teachers.
• Xing Wu asked Jiang Fan whether he had studied archery before.

Jiang Fan demonstrated his exceptional archery and pressed Li Zhichao to settle their arena match, prompting Li Zhichao to concede. News of Jiang Fan’s advancement spread across the elite martial schools, and Shenwu principal Li Heng confronted Zhou Yi over her earlier failure to recruit him.

• Jiang Fan shot three wild geese through the mouth with three arrows at once, astonishing Xing Wu and the assembled teachers and students.
• Jiang Fan asked Xing Wu to settle his arena match with Li Zhichao, who admitted he was no match and conceded.
• Li Zhichao resented Fatty for mocking him and privately resolved to kill him after returning to school.
• News that Jiang Fan had become a middle-stage second-rank martial artist spread through Yuanwu and the other four elite martial schools.
• Li Heng reprimanded Zhou Yi for mishandling the attempt to recruit Jiang Fan and described surviving an encounter with two nine-star demonic beasts in the Inner Wilderness Zone.

Lan Shengxue asked to cultivate in the Dragon Abyss Secret Realm after Jiang Fan’s rapid progress made her eager to grow stronger, while her grandfather mistook her motivation for romantic interest. Lan Mingxi grew wary of Jiang Fan after Lan Xinyu declared she would marry him, and the chapter ended with Fatty teasing Jiang Fan about Senior Huang Ying.

• Li Heng dismissed Zhou Yi and wondered whether Jiang Fan had a hidden secret that explained Yan Shuai’s regard for him.
• Lan Shengxue asked Lan Mingxi for permission to cultivate in the Dragon Abyss Secret Realm so she could improve her strength quickly.
• Lan Xinyu revealed that Jiang Fan’s rapid advancement had spurred Lan Shengxue to train harder, and Lan Shengxue insisted that she and Jiang Fan were only friends and comrades.
• Lan Mingxi joked about an outsider stealing his family’s “cabbage,” then grew resentful when Lan Xinyu said she would marry Jiang Fan if Lan Shengxue did not.
• Jiang Fan sneezed while Fatty teased him that Senior Huang Ying was interested in him.

Jiang Fan dismissed Fatty’s warning that Li Zhichao might target him, while Lan Shengxue set out for the Dragon Abyss Secret Realm and Lan Xinyu revealed her wish to become strong enough to stand beside Jiang Fan. Ye Qizhen advanced to martial artist, but after learning Jiang Fan had reached middle-stage second rank, Yan Tianyang warned him not to compare himself to Jiang Fan.

• Fatty speculated that Li Zhichao might plot against Jiang Fan, who said he was not afraid of him.
• Lan Shengxue insisted on entering the Dragon Abyss Secret Realm that night, and Lan Mingxi secretly sent two experts to protect her.
• Lan Xinyu told Lan Mingxi she wanted to cultivate so she could someday stand beside Jiang Fan, leaving him furious with Jiang Fan.
• Ye Qizhen broke through to become an early-stage first-rank martial artist, and Yan Tianyang asked whether Jiang Fan had motivated him.
• Ye Qizhen learned Jiang Fan had reached middle-stage second rank and resumed cultivating, while Yan Tianyang told him not to compare himself to Jiang Fan.

Ye Qizhen accepted Yan Tianyang’s offer to train with a Divine Wind Guard squad in the Inner Wilderness Zone, while Jiang Fan arrived at Yuanwu’s school sign-up and went to test his Soul Power for the Beast Tamer School. The test line drew Li Zhichao’s taunts, but Fatty summoned a Golden One-Horned Lion, attracting attention across campus.

• Yan Tianyang asked whether Ye Qizhen would dare join a Divine Wind Guard training expedition into the Inner Wilderness Zone, and Ye Qizhen agreed without expecting special treatment.
• Yan Tianyang told Ye Qizhen that Lan Shengxue had entered the Dragon Abyss Secret Realm, and Ye Qizhen suspected she was responding to Jiang Fan’s rapid progress.
• At Yuanwu, Fatty asked which school Jiang Fan would choose, and Jiang Fan looked toward the Beast Tamer School’s Soul Power test line.
• Li Zhichao mocked Jiang Fan for thinking he could become a Beast Tamer, and Fatty challenged him to stop belittling Jiang Fan.
• Fatty struck the ground and formed a summoning formation, bringing out a Golden One-Horned Lion whose roar drew the attention of students, teachers, and the principal.