Chapter Summaries

Tang Fugui tried to persuade Jiang Qifeng to take Jiang Fan back, saying Jiang Fan had become an early-stage martial apprentice, but Jiang Qifeng refused and had him thrown out. Jiang Fan arrived, broke both bodyguards’ wrists, and confronted Jiang Qifeng before Jiang Hongyuan, Jiang Chengyuan, Jiang Huangyuan, and Jiang Lüyuan attacked him; Jiang Youtian blocked Tang Fugui as he tried to intervene.

• Tang Fugui told Jiang Qifeng that Jiang Fan had become an early-stage martial apprentice and begged him to take Jiang Fan back, but Jiang Qifeng mocked him and ordered the guards to throw him out.
• Jiang Fan arrived after the bodyguards hurled Tang Fugui outside, checked that his injuries were minor, and broke both bodyguards’ wrists.
• Jiang Qifeng accused Jiang Fan of attacking members of the Jiang Family and tried to slap him, but Jiang Fan knocked his hand aside and said he was the Tang Family’s son.
• Jiang Hongyuan, Jiang Chengyuan, Jiang Huangyuan, and Jiang Lüyuan rushed over and began attacking Jiang Fan while Tang Fugui pleaded for them to stop.
• Jiang Youtian blocked Tang Fugui as he tried to reach Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan defended himself from Jiang Hongyuan and her sisters, then tried to leave the Jiang Family with Tang Fugui. When Jiang Qifeng ordered his guards to attack them, the police arrived, and the Jiang Family accused Jiang Fan of starting the violence.

• Jiang Youtian restrained Tang Fugui as Tang tried to stop Jiang Hongyuan and her sisters from bullying Jiang Fan.
• Jiang Fan flung the four sisters away, called them a pack of rabid dogs, and agreed to leave with Tang Fugui.
• Jiang Qifeng ordered his guards to surround Jiang Fan and Tang Fugui and break Jiang Fan’s legs.
• Old Wu and Xiao Qian arrived in response to Jiang Fan’s call to the police.
• Old Wu asked who had attacked Jiang Fan, but Jiang Hongyuan and the others blamed Jiang Fan and demanded that he be arrested.

After Jiang Fan gave Old Wu a video showing his family attacking him, he challenged Jiang Qifeng and Jiang Youtian to settle whether Jiang Youtian had falsely accused him of forcing him to jump off an overpass. Jiang Qifeng agreed to a public apology and to disown Jiang Fan if the lip-reading experts confirmed the truth, and the experts began presenting their findings.

• Jiang Fan showed Old Wu a video of Jiang Qifeng's family attacking him while he protected Tang Fugui.
• Jiang Fan explained that surveillance footage showed Jiang Youtian had jumped off the overpass himself, and suggested using a lip-reading expert to verify what they had said.
• Jiang Fan and Jiang Qifeng wagered that whoever was proven wrong would kneel and apologize in a livestream, and Jiang Fan demanded to leave the Jiang Family for good.
• Jiang Qifeng summoned three lip-reading experts, who reviewed the footage and announced they had finished translating it.
• One expert began explaining the results and said Jiang Fan had spoken first.

The Jiang Family learned from the lip-reading experts that Jiang Youtian had framed Jiang Fan and planned to fake his own death to get Jiang Fan expelled. Jiang Youtian confessed, but after revealing he had reached middle-stage martial apprentice, he tried to leave, and Jiang Qifeng refused to let him go.

• The lip-reading expert revealed that Jiang Youtian had called Jiang Fan and the family lowlifes and admitted he intended to blame Jiang Fan for pushing him off an overpass.
• Jiang Hongyuan and the others challenged the translation, but the other two experts confirmed it was accurate.
• Jiang Qifeng and Xue Ping confronted Jiang Youtian, who confessed to framing Jiang Fan and said fear of losing his place in the family had driven him.
• Jiang Youtian revealed he had broken through to middle-stage martial apprentice that day and tried to leave the Jiang Family.
• Jiang Qifeng held Jiang Youtian and told him he would not let him leave.

After Jiang Qifeng publicly severed the Jiang Family’s ties with him, Jiang Fan left with Tang Fugui to recover from his injuries. Old Wu and Xiao Qian learned of a new lead in the burglary at Chen Wenhua’s house.

• Jiang Fan demanded that Jiang Youtian kneel and apologize, but Jiang Qifeng refused and insulted him for having only 19 N of qi and blood.
• Jiang Fan reminded Jiang Qifeng that he had promised to publicly sever their ties, and Jiang Qifeng livestreamed an announcement expelling Jiang Fan from the Jiang Family.
• Jiang Fan warned Jiang Youtian that he still owed him a kowtow and an apology, then asked Tang Fugui to take him home.
• Old Wu gave Jiang Fan bureau-issued wound ointment and drove him and Tang Fugui home, where he advised them to let Jiang Fan rest.
• Xiao Qian received a message reporting a lead in the burglary at Chen Wenhua’s house.

Jiang Fan returned home injured after the events at the Jiang Family residence, then visited the cemetery caretaker and earned points by cooking for him, cleaning his home, and giving him a massage. The caretaker suspected Jiang Fan had been sent by Yan Tianyang, while Jiang Fan focused on collecting more points.

• Old Wu dismissed Xiao Qian's guess that Jiang Fan was the thief and continued investigating gold shops for leads.
• Tang Guo and Wang Shuqin worried over Jiang Fan's injuries, and Tang Fugui declared that Xiao Fan was his only son.
• Jiang Fan heard Tang Fugui and Wang Shuqin's conversation and vowed to make them proud.
• Jiang Fan visited Crazy Old Man, cooked him a meal, and earned points for caring for him.
• Jiang Fan cleaned Crazy Old Man's rubbish-filled room and earned more points.
• Jiang Fan massaged Crazy Old Man and gained another 1,000 points while the old man questioned how long he could endure.

Jiang Fan trained through the night, then went to register for the martial exam despite everyone believing he had only 19N of blood vitality. The chapter ended as he struck the blood vitality tester in front of Lan Shengxue.

• Jiang Fan exchanged points to raise his blood vitality by 1N, then spent the rest on psychic power.
• Tong Shuyao ended her engagement with Jiang Fan after he was expelled from the Jiang Family, and he accepted without concern.
• Jiang Fan joined the line to register for the martial exam, drawing mockery from Wei Qi and the other students.
• Mu Feng silenced a student who mocked Jiang Fan, and the line grew quiet.
• Lan Shengxue questioned Jiang Fan's attempt to register despite his supposed 19N blood vitality, then watched him punch the tester.

Jiang Fan shocked Lan Shengxue by registering for the special training class after revealing a blood qi reading of 81N. His successful registration stunned his classmates, while Jiang Youtian feared the Jiang Family might try to bring him back.

• Jiang Fan struck the blood qi tester and registered a reading of 81N, leaving Lan Shengxue wondering how he had advanced so quickly.
• Jiang Fan refused to explain his progress, returned the notebooks Lan Shengxue had lent him, and wrote “family” as his reason for practicing martial arts.
• Wei Qi, Tong Shuyao, and Jiang Youtian mocked Jiang Fan outside the office, convinced he had failed to sign up.
• Lan Shengxue told Jiang Fan that his parent had to come Friday to sign the paperwork and that his family needed to bring a hundred thousand yuan for registration and training.
• The students were stunned by Jiang Fan’s successful registration, while Jiang Youtian feared the Jiang Family would use his new strength to lure him back.

Jiang Fan celebrated his special training class admission with the Tang family and paid the registration fee himself, while Jiang Youtian and Wei Qi dismissed his success as a lie. After Jiang Fan inspired Lan Shengxue to break through, he received a system reward as she reached 200N.

• Wei Qi claimed Lan Shengxue had lied about Jiang Fan passing, and Jiang Youtian felt relieved as others mocked Jiang Fan.
• Jiang Youtian told the Jiang Family he had joined the martial track, and Jiang Qifeng promised to attend the paperwork signing and celebrate the news.
• Jiang Fan told Tang Fugui and the others about his admission, then transferred him the hundred-thousand-yuan registration fee.
• Jiang Fan explained that he might take safe studio missions later to earn money and improve his combat skills, though he planned to wait until he grew stronger.
• Jiang Fan farmed 3,000 points with the Crazy Old Man and trained at Plow Mountain while Lan Shengxue cultivated and struck the testing machine at 200N.
• Jiang Fan received 100 system points for inspiring Lan Shengxue to break through, and wondered what had happened.

Jiang Fan learned that Lan Shengxue had become a Martial Artist and realized she had earned him a large number of points. At school, reporters interviewed students about her achievement while Wei Qi mocked Jiang Fan, who eventually left the crowd and went to sleep.

• Jiang Fan saw the news that Lan Shengxue had become a Martial Artist and realized she had earned him 100 points.
• Wei Qi and Tong Shuyao discussed Lan Shengxue’s achievement, and Wei Qi accused Jiang Fan of pretending to qualify for the special training class.
• Guo Rou interviewed Jiang Fan about Lan Shengxue, but he only called her achievement impressive.
• Zeng Hualing redirected Guo Rou to interview Wei Qi, who praised Lan Shengxue and boasted about his talent.
• Jiang Fan left the reporters and returned to the empty classroom to sleep.

Jiang Fan stole two gold bars from Chen Wenhua's home, but investigators nearly caught him when he went to sell them. With the gold shop under police scrutiny, he worried about money and his plans to work at a studio, while Jiang Qifeng arrived at the school gates and spotted Tang Fugui hauling garbage.

• Jiang Fan broke into Chen Wenhua's safe with his Psychic Power and took two gold bars, then went to a gold-buying shop the next morning.
• Old Wu and Xiao Qian questioned the shop owner, who identified Jiang Fan as a young customer, and Jiang Fan fled when the owner recognized him.
• Jiang Fan used his Psychic Power to misdirect Old Wu and Xiao Qian with his hoodie, escaped through the alleys, and buried the hoodie at Plow Mountain.
• Old Wu and Xiao Qian reviewed surveillance footage but found no useful leads, while Jiang Fan realized he could not sell his gold and might need to start working at a studio sooner than planned.
• Jiang Qifeng arrived at the school gates to receive parents' praise for Youtian and spotted Tang Fugui riding a garbage-loaded electric cargo tricycle.

At school, Tang Fugui defended Jiang Fan’s candidacy for the special training class while Jiang Qifeng mocked him. As the principal read out the nineteen eligible students, the teachers discovered an unexpected candidate from Class Eight, and Lu Yi suspected it was Lin Chengyi.

• Tang Fugui told Jiang Qifeng that Jiang Fan was a candidate for the special training class, but Jiang Qifeng laughed and followed him into the school to watch him be embarrassed.
• The principal announced that nineteen students had qualified for the special training class, prompting teachers to wonder who the unexpected extra student was.
• The principal read out the names of several qualified students, including Lan Shengxue, Mu Feng, Jiang Youtian, and Tong Shuyao.
• When the principal reached Class Eight without naming Hu Jie, Qi Huai and the other teachers realized that the remaining candidate had to be from Lu Yi’s class.
• Lu Yi reasoned that Lin Chengyi, whose previous test result was 68 N, might have hidden his strength and become the dark horse.

After Jiang Fan was revealed as an early-stage martial apprentice, the principal and teachers reacted with shock, and Lu Yi defended his prospects against Qi Huai. Jiang Fan then headed to the lecture hall for special training class candidates, leaving his classmates stunned when Lu Yi confirmed his breakthrough.

• The principal read the special training list and announced that Jiang Fan was an early-stage martial apprentice, surprising everyone in the office.
• Lu Yi celebrated Jiang Fan’s progress, while Qi Huai questioned whether Jiang Fan would get into a martial arts school and drew criticism from the principal and other teachers.
• Wei Qi showed off to his classmates as he waited for his father, then left for the lecture hall after the school broadcast summoned approved candidates.
• Wei Qi tried to stop Jiang Fan from going to the lecture hall, but Lu Yi arrived and told them to go.
• Lu Yi asked Jiang Fan when he had broken through to early-stage martial apprentice, and the students reacted with disbelief.

Jiang Fan attended the special training class meeting, where the principal confirmed he had reached the early-stage martial apprentice standard and revealed the training fee and risks. The meeting ended with Jiang Fan nearly exposing his psychic power before he restrained it, and he headed home with Tang Fugui.

• Lu Yi brought Jiang Fan and Wei Qi to the lecture hall, where Jiang Qifeng challenged Jiang Fan's right to attend.
• The principal announced that Jiang Fan's blood vitality had risen from 19N to 81N, confirming his place in the special training class.
• The principal explained that the three-month training would cost one hundred thousand and warned students about the possibility of breakdown, injury, disability, or death.
• The students declared they were ready to face the training without regrets, and Jiang Fan's psychic power nearly leaked out before he regained control.
• Tang Fugui told Jiang Fan he would cook him a celebratory feast, and Jiang Qifeng caught up with them as they left.

Jiang Fan rejected Jiang Qifeng’s attempt to bring him back into the Jiang Family after revealing that he was an early-stage martial apprentice. He left to celebrate with his real family while Jiang Qifeng and the others dismissed his future and tried to celebrate Jiang Youtian instead.

• Jiang Qifeng questioned Jiang Fan about hiding his strength and asked him to return to the Jiang Family, but Jiang Fan reminded him of the family’s past disbelief and refused.
• Jiang Fan told Jiang Qifeng to stop bothering him and said Jiang Youtian still owed him a kowtow and an apology, then left to celebrate with his real dad and family.
• Jiang Qifeng left with Jiang Youtian as bystanders criticized him for casting out Jiang Fan, while Tong Shuyao watched Jiang Fan depart with resentment and regret.
• Wei Qi dismissed Jiang Fan’s chances of making further progress, and Tong Shuyao tried to reassure herself that Jiang Fan would not catch up with her.
• Xue Ping and the four sisters learned of Jiang Fan’s advancement, but Jiang Hongyuan and Jiang Lüyuan urged the family to ignore him and celebrate Jiang Youtian instead.
• Jiang Qifeng agreed that Jiang Fan no longer had anything to do with the family and declared that Jiang Youtian’s admission to a martial arts school was assured.

Jiang Fan struggled to find ways to grow stronger before a beast tide threatened Fortress No. 31, then received an unexpected gift from Crazy Old Man. The chapter ended with Jiang Fan realizing Crazy Old Man had effortlessly lifted a box filled with alloys ranging from F-grade to A-grade.

• Jiang Fan exchanged points to raise his blood vitality to 83N, then used more points to increase his psychic power until the system no longer allowed further gains.
• Jiang Fan recalled the beast tide that would strike Fortress No. 31 in a year and how Jiang Youtian had crippled him during his escape, so he resolved to grow strong enough to protect the Tang Family.
• Crazy Old Man stopped Jiang Fan from leaving and insisted on giving him a gift in return for looking after him.
• Crazy Old Man rummaged beneath his bed, throwing out trash before placing a long wooden box on the table.
• Jiang Fan opened the box and found a full row of F-grade through A-grade alloys, but Crazy Old Man stopped him from trying to lift the A-grade alloy.
• Jiang Fan realized Crazy Old Man had lifted the heavy box with one hand and set it on the table with ease.

Crazy Old Man gave Jiang Fan F-grade alloy weight rings and watched him rapidly adapt to their weight. Motivated by his determination to protect his family, Jiang Fan climbed Plow Mountain, leaving Crazy Old Man excited by his progress.

• Crazy Old Man explained that the alloy weight rings could strengthen Jiang Fan’s physique and gave him the F-grade pair, which had been made for his deceased grandson.
• Jiang Fan struggled to walk in the weight rings, but kept going despite Crazy Old Man’s expectation that it would take him hours to adapt.
• Jiang Fan said he did not want his family buried in the cold earth, reminding Crazy Old Man of his son, daughter-in-law, and grandson in the cemetery.
• Jiang Fan adapted to the weight rings in less than two minutes and left to climb Plow Mountain.
• Crazy Old Man watched Jiang Fan go up and down the mountain and became excited by the boy’s progress.

Jiang Fan began special training at No. 9 Middle School under Wei Cangyue, a Divine Wind Guard, while the students introduced themselves and revealed their cultivation levels. Wei Cangyue tried to recruit Lan Shengxue, and the chapter ended as he began the class’s first lesson with a map of Great Xia.

• Jiang Fan found that he could exchange points for vitality again and gained 1N after training with the alloy weight rings.
• Wei Cangyue introduced himself as an instructor from the Divine Wind Camp, and the students took turns reporting their names and abilities.
• Lan Shengxue revealed that she was an early-stage first-rank martial artist with 202N vitality, but twice refused Wei Cangyue’s offer to join the Divine Wind Camp.
• Mu Feng said he wanted to join the Divine Wind Camp, and Wei Cangyue told him he still had to prove himself.
• Jiang Fan reported that he was an early-stage martial apprentice with 81N vitality, and Wei Cangyue moved on without acknowledging him.
• Wei Cangyue began the first lesson with general knowledge and displayed a map of Great Xia.

Wei Cangyue explained Great Xia’s fortress system and distributed Qi and Blood Raw Stones to the students. Jiang Fan used Wei Qi’s jealousy to sell two stones at a huge markup, leaving Wei Qi enraged before Jiang Youtian offered to buy one cheaply.

• Wei Cangyue described the 49 fortresses, the wilderness zones, and the dangers faced by outer-ring Fortress No. 31 before ending class.
• Wei Cangyue gave each student preparing for the martial exams one Qi and Blood Raw Stone, and Jiang Fan decided he could give his to Tang Guo for her birthday.
• Wei Qi offered Jiang Fan money for his stone, and Jiang Fan provoked him into agreeing to pay five hundred thousand.
• Jiang Fan bought another student’s stone for three hundred thousand and told Wei Qi that the two stones would cost him one million, with seven hundred thousand going to Jiang Fan.
• Wei Qi shouted in fury, and Jiang Youtian offered Jiang Fan thirty thousand for his stone.

Jiang Fan challenged Jiang Youtian to an arena match over the Qi and Blood Raw Stone, then gave the stone to Tang Guo as a birthday present. Later, he overheard Wei Cangyue visiting Crazy Old Man to recruit promising talent for the Sharp Edge Squad, and learned Lan Shengxue was one candidate.

• Jiang Fan rejected Jiang Youtian's thirty-thousand offer and agreed to fight him in the gymnasium the next day for the Qi and Blood Raw Stone.
• Jiang Fan gave Tang Guo the Qi and Blood Raw Stone for her birthday and convinced Tang Fugui and Wang Shuqin that it would help strengthen her health.
• Jiang Fan went to Crazy Old Man's home and heard Wei Cangyue arrive with liquor to visit his former teacher.
• Wei Cangyue explained that he was scouting promising recruits for the Sharp Edge Squad and named Lan Shengxue as a potential recruit.
• Crazy Old Man asked whether Lan Shengxue was from the Lan Family of Fortress No. 1.